SPORTING NEWS
WELLINGTON RACES BEAU CAVALIER’S VICTORY. Electric TeTecrapt;— Association WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Wellington Racing Club’s Winker meeting concluded at Trenthem yesterday in fine bright weather before a very large attendance. The course was sticky after heavy frost. Beau Cavalier won the Winter Hurdles from end to end. The tote put through £68,978 as against £66,395 lOs for the third day last year. The total for the meeting was £157,300 compared with £147,973. last, an increase of £9327. Remaining results
Winter Hurdles, of 1000 sovs., 2J miles: 2 Beau Cavalier 1. 3 Reel Fuchsia 2, 4 Gaze 3. Won comfortably bv six lengths from Red Fuschia, who beat Gaze by four lengths. Time 4.32. Winter Oats: 4 Fairy Herald 1, 8 Green Arch 2, lO Kilmiss 3. Won by five lengths with Kilmiss a further three lengths back. Time 1.50. July Steeplechase: 2 Kawini 1, 4 Tnki 2, 3 Matu 3. Won by half a length each way. Time 6.48.
Onslow Handicap: 2 Duke Abbey 1, 4 Chelone 2. 1 King Lu 3. Won by a head, two lengths between second and. third. Time I.IBJ.
Kia Ora Handicap. 2 Callanmore 1, 6 Meadow Lark 2. 3 Mark Mint 3. Won by two lengths, on© length. Time, 1.5£.
VICTORIAN GRAND STEEPLECHASE.
MELBOURNE, July 15. The Victorian Grand National Steeplechase, three miles, resulted: Namera, 10.1 (Warner) 1 Nyangay, 11.7 (M'lnnes) ... 2 Oral Treaty, 9.3 (Tait) 3
There were twelve starters. Coming to the last fence Nyangay led the field from Oral Treaty, Namera being two lengths behind. Turning into the straight Namera passed Oral Treaty and was on equal terms with Nyangay. Here the latter appeared to slip and collide with Namera. The latter, however, lost little ground. Inside the distance it was a wonderful fight, the two horses racing head and head until within thirty yards from the finishing post. Nyangay then weakened and Namera drew away to win by half a neck, with Oral Treaty four lengths away third. Time. 6.114. a course record. Doutta Galla Hurdles, 2 miles. Valbee, 10.6 1 Henare, 10.10 2 Nobility, 9.5 —*. 3 Ten starters. Won by half a length. Time 4.104-
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10888, 16 July 1928, Page 5
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