GREY-MOUTH JOCKEY CLUB
GEEYMOUTH, Jan. 2. There was excellent weather for the second day's races. About 3500 people were present, and over ,£BOOO went through the totalisator, which breaks all records for Greynioutb. The racing was good. Insults: — > THE FLYING HANDICAP, of 45 soys; Bis furlongs.—Slaiden 1, Silver Bose 2, Gloire de Dijon 3. Won by a nose. Time— lmin 21sec. Dividend-\ £1 17s. THE HACK EACE, of 25 fovs ; seven furlongs.—Surrey 1, Benmore 2, Taipari 3. Won easily. Time— lmin 35>sec. Dividend— £s 15s. THE GBEY VALLEY HANDICAP, of 150 soys ; one mile and a quarter.— Arquebus 9st 61b, 1; Banner 7st 121 b, 2; Bloomsbury 7st 101 b. 3. Johnny Fa a aud Home Bule also ran. Won easily. Time— 2min lessee. Dividend— £3 Bs. THE HANDICAP HUBDLE BACE, of 60 soys ; one mile and a half.-Eegalia 1, Minerva 2, .Crawley 3. These were the only starters. Won easily. Time— omin SJsec. Dividend— £2 13s. THE HACK BACE, of 25 soys ; one mile.— Miss Charm 1, Tonganui 2, Cyrus 3. Time— lmiu 50Jsec. Dividend— £2 l6s. THE PUBLICANS' HANDICAP, of 100 soys; seven furlongs.— Arquebus lOat 31b, 1; Eeturn 7st 101 b, 2 j Marino list 21b, 3. Time— lmiu 32* sec. Dividend— £B. THE FABEWELL HANDICAP, of 30 soys ; one mile — Banuer 1, Seabreeze 2, Home Bule 3. A gift to Banner.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5761, 4 January 1897, Page 4
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