Storm Delays Jockeys
/From Our Own Reporter) WILLINGTON. a crowd of ears travelled through heavy rain to Trentham for the Bret day of ma Wellington winter meeting on Saturday. Late arrivals on th* course were several South Island people who spent several hour* of Saturday morning en an unscheduled harbour cruise. They were passengers in the ferry, Maori, which could not berth, even with the aid of a After several unsuccessful attempt* to draw alongside the Maori was taken to en oversea* wharf to disembark passenger* nearly Bvo hours hie. The passengers Included the irftjgsffi.'E.ttßSflsrM ths Whyte Handicap. They arrived with only about an hour to spare. Betting figure* were affected by tb* stormy weather. Oncourse investment* totalled 8118.7*2 IDs and were down f48,U7 on last year. Off-course betting dropped 8137* 15s.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31108, 11 July 1966, Page 4
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