RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.
EGMONf R.C. WINTER MEETING,
Eawera, May 5. The Winter Meeting of the above club opened to-day. Results: First Handicap Hurdles. —Swift, 1 ; Natation, 2 ; Storm King, 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 4min 2G 2-ssec. Dividends, £>l 18s and 17s. Handicap Hack Hurdles. —King of the Downs, 1; Starlight, 2; Alam, 3. Time, 3min 4-ssoc. Dividends, =£4 Ids and JB2 6 s Hawera Stakes Handicap.—Light, 1 ; Marino, 2 ; Australian, 3. Won by a length. Time, 2min 31 2 ssec. Dividends, £2 Gs and <£2 16s. Eqmont Steeplechase. The Friar, 1 ; Mozel, 2 ; Kingswood, 3. Dromedary and Dick fell. Won by half a length. Time, Gmin 4G 3-osec. Dividends, £(j 13s and .£8 2s. First Handicap hack Flat. Guardfish, 1; Telephone, 2; Dona Fide, 3. Won easily by two lengths Time, lmin 18 i-ssec. Dividend, £3 13s and <£2 4s. Stewards’ Stakes Arquebus, 1 ; Marino, 2 ; Austrahna, 3. Won by a length. Time, lmin 34 l-ssec. Dividends, <£3 3s and £1 7a. Hawera. May G. The results of the second day’s races ace : Second Handicap Hurdles, ono miloand three - quarters.—Napoleon, lOst 91b, 1 ; Storm King, 9st, 2 ; Natation, 9st, 3. The only starters VVon easily by two lengths, Time, 3min 35iscc. Dividends, -Cl 17s nml .£1 3s. Manaia Handicap, ono mile and a distance. —Marino, 9st, 1 ; Man-o’-War, 7«t slb, 2; Arquebus, Bst 51b, 3. Won oanily by a
length. Time, 2min 3 2-sseo. Dividends, JS2 8s and .£1 ss. Hawera Handicap Steeplechase, two miles and a half. —Dromedary, lost olb, 1 ; Levanter, 12st, 2; Dick, 9st 71b, 3. Won by six lengths. Kingswood fell. Time, 6min 35sec. Dividends, £8 10s and .£6 10s Second Hack Flat. —Starlight, 7st 51b, 1 ; Emerald, 7st 111 b, 2 ; Tolanthe, Bst 31b, 3. Won by a length. Time, 2min 17 4-ssec. Dividends, .£23 10s and .£ls 14s. High-weight Handicap. —Australina, 1 ; Angler, 2 ; Ascot Vale, 3. Won by a length. Time, 2min 22sec. Dividends, .£2 93 and £1 4s. Final Steeplechase. — Claymore, 1; Kingswood, 2; Bradshaw, 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 4min 31 l-sseo. Dividends, .£6 10s and £2 6s.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18970513.2.71.6
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Mail, Issue 1315, 13 May 1897, Page 25
Word Count
351RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1315, 13 May 1897, Page 25
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in