Sporting MARTON-RANGITIKEI RACE MEETING.
The annual meeting of the MartonRangitikei Jockey Club was held, at the Bulls course yesterday under very favourauspices. The day was beautifully fine, and as it was a close holiday the attendance was the largest that has been seen for some time on the coarse, it being estimated that over 1000 spectators were present. The following are the results : — Handicap Hurdle Race of 50 soys — Rambler 1 , Totara 2, The Druid 3. Dividend, £2 17s. Hack Hurdle Race of 10 sovs— Aroha. 1, Waitangi .2, Slaughterman 3. Divir "dendr^l 16s. - Flying Stakes, handicap of "40 soys—: Hagar 1, Parvenu. 2, Ringleader 3. Divi- '■■ dend, £4165. 'r Maftoh-Rangitikei Handicap, of 200 soys — Vefa l,t Armourer 2, Gfermaine 3. . Speculation apd; Bayard also ran. After threei false starts $he field was got away" to ah" excellent start. Speculation led for a mile and a half, 'when Armourer and Vera went to- the front,.the latter coming yeryfast in the last 50: yards, and winning by half a length. Germaine was the favourite on the machine. Ther* were 662 investors on the machine, the winner having,72, 141 Speculation, 120 on Armourer, 75 on-Bay ard, and 254 on Germaine. Dividend 3EB ss.
Maiden Plate, of 40 soys— Goth 1, Lang Syne .2, Hagar .3. t)ividehdr £1
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 87, 2 January 1886, Page 2
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215Sporting MARTON-RANGITIKEI RACE MEETING. Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 87, 2 January 1886, Page 2
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