AUCKLAND RACES.
May 26.
The conclusion of the Auckland races and other news did not reach Wellington till nearly 11 o'clock last night, owing to the telegraph wires being blown down. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Perfume 1 Butcher Boy ... ... ... 2 M'G-ce declared to win with Perfume. Connaught Ranger and Don went away with the lead, but refused the water jump. They had a lead of about 1000 yards. Butcher Boy took the hurdles the second time of asking, but at the made fence one of the rider's stirrup-irons gave way, and Stephens (the jockey) rode the remainder of the distance with one stirrup - iron. Perfume won by about three quarters of a mile. AUTITsIX i lANDIOAP. Hippocampus... ... ... 1 Eide-a-wee 2 Ariel ... ... ... ... 3 This was a splendid race, and was won by half a length. .Time, 3min. 7sec. SELLING RACE. Isaac Walton ... ... "... 1 Shawnee ... ... ... 2 Won easily by a length.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 340, 26 May 1877, Page 2
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