EGMONT RACING CLUB.
HAWEEA, Feb. 13. It is windy and rain is threatening for the second day's races, but the attendance is again large. Eesults : — FLYING HANDICAP, of 80 soys; Bix furlong's -St Laura Bst 91b, 1; Umslopogaas 7st l_lb, 2; Orion Bst 51b, 3. All started. St Laura came with a rush in the straight and won by the shortest of heads. Time—lmin 174 sec. Dividend— £tj 14s. SECOND HANDICAP HUBDLE BACE, of 80 soys ; one mile and three-quarters— Strayshot 9st 81b, 1; Canard 9st, 2; Auroa lOst 101 b, 3. Won comfortably. Time— Smin 2715e0. Dividend— £6 138. SECOND HANDICAP HACK HUBDLES, of 40 sovs; one mile and a half— Egmont 9st 131 b, 1; Conscript 10st51b, 2; Kaitoa 9at 51b, 3. Won by a length. The winner was under the whip for half a mile. Time— Smin. The jockeys are wearing a black band on the arm out of respect to young Hammond.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5488, 13 February 1896, Page 3
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156EGMONT RACING CLUB. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5488, 13 February 1896, Page 3
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