GOLD CUPS STOLEN
MR. W..T. HAZLETT'S LOSS
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, This Day. On Sunday thieves entered Burwood Station, the property of Mr. W. T. Hazlett, a member of the well-known family of racehorse owners, and stole three gold cups valued at £750. Mr. Hazlett and his family were in Christchurch for the Grand National Meeting and maids were left in charge. ■ Detectives found footmarks outside a window through which it is supposed entry was effected. One of the cups was engraved VEpsom Gold Cup, Melbourne. Won by W. T. Hazlett's Sir Simper," and the second, "Riverton Gold Cup, won by W. T. Hazlett's Ruling Light." The third was the G. G. Stead Memorial Cup. So far no arrest has been made.
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Evening Post, Issue 37, 12 August 1936, Page 11
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122GOLD CUPS STOLEN Evening Post, Issue 37, 12 August 1936, Page 11
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