GEEYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB.
GREYMOUTH, Jan. 2. Thero was excellent weather for the second day's races. Ahout 3500 people were present, and over .£BOOO went through the machine, which breaks all records for Greynioutb. Tho racing was good, liesuits : — FLYING HANDICAP ; six forlonsrs.— Slaiden 1, Silvor Eose 2, Gloire de Dijon 3. Won by a nose. Time— lmin 21sec. Dividend— £l l7s. HACK EACE ; seven furlongs. — Surrey 1, Ben More 2, Taipari 3. Won easily. Time— lmin 35|sec. Dividend — £5 15s. GEEY VALLEY HANDICAP ; one mile and a quarter. — Arquebus 9st 61b, 1; Banner 7st 121 b, 2; Bloomsbury 7st 101 b, 3. Johnny Faa and Home Eule also ran. Won easily. Time— 2min 16} sec. Dividend— £3 Ss. • HUEDLES ; one mile and a half.— Eegalia 1, Minerva 2, Crawley 3. These were the only starters. Won easily. Time— Smin 3£sec. Dividend £2 13s. HACK EACE ; six furlongs.— Miss Charm 1, T onganui 2, Cyrus 3. Time— lmin 50jsec. Divi-dend-£2 16s. PUBLICANS' HANDlCAP.— Arquebus 10at 31b, 1 ; Eetnrn 7st 101 b, 2 ; Marino list 21b, 3. Time— lmin 32? sec. Dividend— £B. FABKWELL HANDICAP. - Banner 1, Seabreeze 2, Home Eule 3. A gift to Banner.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5760, 2 January 1897, Page 5
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