ARAMOHO SCHOOKING STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9430, 27 May 1879, Page 3

ARAMOHO SCHOOKING STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

. A public holiday and a bright clear day brought about a good attendance at Aramoho on Monday, about 500 wending their way up to that onco famous sporting trydt; " ' The' following events were de- . cided :— ' ■ • , Innkeepers Pubse, of £10. Mr J. W,. Jackson's Orlando ... . • 1 Mr H. Gibson's Little Thought Of ... 2 Mr W. H. Gibson's Harpoon 3 Mr W. H. Gibson's Bayen 0 The Don and Gay boy were scratched. Good jumping all through, Orlando Winning easily at the last. Aramoho Schooling Steeplechase Handicap, £15. Mr ,H i Gibson's The . Don, lOst 31bs (A. /Campion) j ... .... ... .. 1 ■ * ' Awabou list 61bs, (J. Higgie) ... 2 Mr J. Walker's Medora, i2st 61bs (J. Rae) 3 Gayboy arid Opossum were scratched. Won easily. Medora did not get round. Hack : Steeplechase, £10. -, Mr, Campion's Hollowback (Potto) ... 1 Mj Gibson's Shanks (Lynch) ... „. 2 liong'a York, Lumsden's .Charcoal, ' Sergeant's Silver Thread,- Harrison's ;'; ' Springbow, Roger's Eclipse, and'Broughton's Provincial also started. Capital • race between first two. Shanks was leading for the first half-mile, but missing the course lost ground, Flying Stakes, £5. Mr J, W. Jackson's Orlando '(Belcher) . . I Mr Q-. Morse's Crazy Jane 2 Mr Laing's Stanley 3 Quinlan's Pretty Jane, and Gardiner's Miss Toto also ran. Woo easily. A IOO yards flat race was won F. Sfcohr, and 160 yards handicap by O'Hara, 12 yards start.