WELLINGTON RACES.
[BY TBIEGEAPH.j Wellington, December 1
The Wellington Racing Club's spring meeting took place yesterday on the Hutt course, which was iv splendid order. The weather was fine. The public made a determined stand against police interference with the sweeps while the totalisators and bookmakers were not interfered with, and to afford a test case the stewards, including Sir William Fitzherbert and his son, Mr H. D. Bell, barrister, and the Hon. John Martin, drew a bat sweep in the presence of the detectives, who were invited to witness it. All the names were taken down, but after this the sweeps were not interfered with. Altogether about 40 names were taken down. hatlway stares. Hilda (Newman) 1 Grand Duchess (Taylor) 2 Danebury 3 —Randwick, Sir George, Soukar, and Rore also started. HURDLE BACE. Angler, lOst 41b (Murtagh) 1 Clarence ... ..t ... ••• 2 Shamrock 3 —Grey Momus and Hero also started. Time, 6min. ssecs. HOTT SPRING HANDICAP. Grand Duchess (Taylor) 1 Hilda (Newman) 2 Randwick (Wattie) 3 —Sir George, Senorita, and Rore also ran. Time, 3min. 2f>secs. COHSOIATION. Randwick, Bat 101b (Wattie) 1 Soukar, 7st 2 Hero, 6st 3 Betting—6 to 4on Randwick. Time 2mia. 36secs.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3250, 1 December 1881, Page 4
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