FOXTON RACES.
The Autumn meeting of the Foxton Racing Club was held yesterday. The weather was- glorious, but. the attendance was very small, (mly about 800 persons being: present. Speculation was brisk, about £1400 passing through the machine. Appended are the results :— Hukdle Rack, of 25 bovb.— Drover, 11-0, 1 ; Gaspirini, 9-18, 2. Rere, Dangerous and Kimberley also ran. Won ■ hard held. Dividend, £2 7s. Hack Hurdles, of 15 sovs.— Delphine, 9-4, 1 ; Crofton, 9-0, 2 ; Songster, 9-0, 8. Seven others ran. Won easily. Dividend, £3 Bs. " , ; Autumn Handicap, of 50 soys; 1 T miles.— Mr Scally's Lady Ledger, 6-7* 1;. Mr C. O'Donoghne- The Drover, 7-0, 2. Cruiser and Akatea also rah. Won with ridiculous ease. Dividend, d£2 los. Hack Flat, of 15 soys ; T mile.— TheDream, 7-7, 1; Jupiter, 8-4, 2. Right others started. Splendid race between, the first two. Diyidend, £8 7s. . Publicans' Handicap, of 80 soys ; L mile.— Lady Ledger, 7-0, 1 ; Cruiser* 748, 2. Akatea and The Drover ala» started. Another easy victory-' fcr laty Ledger. Dividend, £1 12sA - Hack Flat, of 15 soys; $-_e_le.-— Creeping Jane, 1 ; Jupiter- 2; Qeklands, 8. Nine others ran. This was* tiie best race of the. day, Creeping Jane* winqingby ahead from Josephine, who weighed m short. Dividend, £6 9s. A
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 129, 24 April 1890, Page 2
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