Sporting News.
WELLINGTON RACES. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, Novr. 20. The following are the results after we went to press yesterday : — Maiden Plate, 1 mile and a distance — Leda 1, Mystical 2, Streamlet 3. Won by a head. Time, 2m in 6 4-ssec. Dividend, £'6 15s. Spring Handicap, 1£ miles — The Miser 1, The Shrew 2, Brooklet 3. Won by a length. Time, 2min 42 2 ssec. Dividend, £11 12s. Hnrdle Handicap — Couranto 1, Lord Vivian 2, Auroa 3. Won by a length. Time, 3min 271 sec. Dividend, £1. Flying Handicap — Warringtonl, Kent 2, King's Bowman 3. Won by a neck from Kent. Time, lmin 18 l-ssec. Dividend, £ 6 10s. Welter Handicap— Prince Cole 1, Sea Serpent 2, Mystical 3. Won easily. Time, 2min 3£sec. Dividend, £7 15s. Shorts Handicap— King's Bowman 1, Warrington 2, Ben Varrey 3. Won by a length. Time, 50 4 ssec. Dividend, £4 16s. Hack Race Tutanekai beat nine others. Time, limn 49sec. Dividend, £12 Is. F. Kingan, who had been engaged to ride The Miser (6st 71b) in the Spring Handicap, and then refused on the ground that he could not ride the weight, but subsequently rode Senator (6st 101 b) in the same race was called before the Stewards and disqualified for the meeting. Melbourne, Nov. 20. The owners of Trenton are likely to regret the refusal of the offer made by Mr Wilson, son of Sir Samuel Wilson, for £7000. He subsequently declined to repeat the offer, and another gentleman with whom the syndicate was negotiating has since declined the terms asked. I The horses training in Feilding at present are : —Mr J. Wilson's team which consists of Roll Call, Finesse, Wild Vixen, Sylphine, Eve and the Torpedo — Bay Leaf filly, all of whom are looking well. Since Turf Boy's demise Mr McGrath's team consists solely of Spreydon. H. Honor has Bloonisbury and a full sister to Seabreeze in work. R. Kingan has Leander, Auroa, Sweet Sleep, and Mystical in work. Mr K. Sheehy has Acme (Somnus - Souvenir) in work, and he is promising to be a splendid horse.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 122, 21 November 1895, Page 2
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