The Wellington R.C. Meeting
Second Day.. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 23. The weather was fine for the second day's races, and the attendance satisfactory. The' sum of .£22,318 was put through the'totalisator for the meeting, as compared with £20,029 for last years Spring Meeting. Results: — , Petone Handicap. — Aide-de-camp 1, Muscovite 2, Keg-ret 3. Won by a head. Time, lmin 44sec. Dividend, JB6 16s. Hack Welter.— Hokio 1, Gipsy Jack 2, „ Wingle 3. Won by two. lengthjS. Time,, lmin COsec. Dividends, £2 4s 6d and £1 10s. Pearce Handicap. — Cannie Chiel 1, The Shannon and Fashion dead heatfor 'second place. Won by ' threequarters of a length. Time, lmin 59sec. 'Dividends — Cannie Chiel £4 Ss Gd, Shannon 13s, and Fashion XI ,19s. _ Juvenile Handicap. — Sunfish 1, Optimist 2, Drakcnsberg 3. Won-by threequarters of a length. Time, 49 l-ssec. Dividends, £11 6s and £1 16s 6d. Second Welter. — Regret 1, Calceolaria 2, Stockade 3. Won by a length and a half. > Time, lmin 32 1-Ssec. Dividends, £12 5s and £1 8s 6d. Hutt Park. Spring Handicap. — Goldenmere 1, Fakir 2, Palaver 3. Won by three lengths: Time, lmin 30 2-5 sees. Dividends, £2 3s and £1 19s 6d. Hack Flying.— Reclaimer 1, Blackwing 2, Pure Silver 3. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 16 3-ssec. Dividends, £4 9s and £2 6s 6d. ' , Nai Nai Handicap. — Ringlet 1, Torowai and Muscovite dead heat for second place. Won easily. Time, lmin 42sec. Dividends — Ringlet £6 ss, Muscovite 8s 6d, and Torowai 15b 6d. Several previous records " were fractured during the currency of the late V.R.C. spring meeting. ja.haki's '3niin. 2eec. is now the best Australian record for one mile and three-quarters. Drummer's time, 6min. 28 J sec, is the fastest
in which the Steeplechase, of about three miles, have ever been run ; whilst Hautvillers knocked no less than 2sec. off ' the previous Derby- record. The Musket blood once more asserted itself at the V.R.C. spring meeting. Trenton sired Revenue and Wakeful, who won £5175 between them. Niphetos is from a granddaughter of the Toxopholite horse; Beanba, the Oaks winner, claims Carbine's best son as her sire. Independence also is by Wallace, and boasts of the St. Simon cross, her dam, Elsie, being a daughter of the great Galopin horse.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10502, 25 November 1901, Page 1
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376The Wellington R.C. Meeting Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10502, 25 November 1901, Page 1
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