Wellington Races

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 99, 5 February 1885, Page 2

Wellington Races

[PKB UNITED PEEBS ASSOCIATION. J , Wellington, This Day./ The weather is fine, and 3,000 people aro present. - "-.:■?- ~J!

Kilbirnie Stakes. — Rubina, 1 ; Talebearer, 2 : Slave, 3.

Hurdles.— Secretary, 1 ; USLwood, 2; Macaronie, 3. Cribbage; .* Shaftrock, Sepeculation, and Ingomar also ran. At the first hurdle SKamrdßk fell, and unseated' his jockey* who quickly remounted, but the horseJatad got too far behind. Coining ''doiijrn. the straight, linwood ran into, fiitet place, with Secretary close up, when a splendid race ensued betweenwood and Secretary. They took \the last hurdle together, and, after an exciting race, the latter won by two lengths. Dividend, inside, £11 2s; outside, £17 18s. V ,' Gold Cup. — Administrator, 1 ; Sou'wester, 5; Lady Evelyn, 8. '' : Black Rose, Fusileer, Ugly Buck, Tigredia, Armourer, and Gaiters also ran. Mocker and Wandered ;w^ro scratched. The betting .was 2^t& 1 against Tigredia, Black Rose" and Sou'-wester 7 to~l, Ugly. Buck,. Administrator, Gaiters, and Armourer, 20 to 1 . After one or two false- starts the horses were sent away- to aby no means good start, -Administrator having all the best of" it, and Ugly Buck the worst. "When rwithin about eighty yards of the winning post Sou'wester came with a sudden rush, and passing both Lady Evelyn and Tigredia challenged Administrator, when a most exciting .race topk^place. Clifford rode a most resolute race, but could never get on level terms with. Administrator, who had led from the start, and he was landed a winner sby5 by a short head, Lady Evelyn a good third, half a length in rear of> Sou'wester, Tigredia fourth, Ugly Buck fifty, BlackEpsesixthjQiaiters seventh, Armourer eighth. Fusileer was pulled up and walked in. Time, 3min lQ£flec. Dividends: lawn, (L2 snares), L29 15s; outside, L9 15s. This race is admitted as one of the best ever run on a Wellington course and the excitement was intense. J In the Hack Race, Rocket,, a Southern horse, beat 10 others, doing the mile in lmin 47£se. Dividend £5. Te Aro Plate.— Rubina, 1 ; Pafeha, 2; Minerva, 3. Rally, Normbanby, Clogs, Trickster, and Putarigitangi also ran. Ugly Buck, Sou'-wester, and Talebearer were scratched. Rubina was the favourite at 2 to I, Pasha and Minerva 3 to 1, and Clogs 3 {d 1.