WELLINGTON RACES.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 10, 12 July 1897, Page 2

WELLINGTON RACES.

The following races were rnn after we went to prcns on Saturday afternoon :— Huoters' Steeplechase —Rambler 1. Coastguard 2. Fleet wood also started. Fleetwood fell at tho second fence, Coastguard also fell but was caught and finished half a mile behind the winner. Time, JOmin 2sec. Dividend, £2. Trial Steeplechase — Redberry 1, Hun tingdon 2. Barman and Rhoderick Dhu also started, but both with Huntingdon, fall at the first fence. Cochrane, the rider of tho latter, irafturt. Redberry was cantered round alone. Huntingdon was caught and ridden in pursuit by MoMoran, one of the spectators, but the horse again fell, was r§.caught, and finished- Time, smin 50tec Dividend, £2 lls. Winter Oats —Voltaire 1, Mauser 2, Kaltnea 3. All started. Muscatel and Mauser were in the lead to the turn, when they were joined by Kalmia, but in the straight Voltaire shot up and snatched a victory by a neck. Time, lmin f>6sec. Dividend, Jt'l3 7s. Hunt Club Ladies' Bracelet—King of the Downes 1, Tricky Jack 2, Coastguard 3. Won very easily. Dividend, £1 Bs. Hack Race - Swordtish 1, The Guardsman 2, Vaseline 3. All started but Sundial, Awatere and Raupo 11, Won comfortably at the finish. Time, lmin 21sec. Dividend, .£5 9s. A protest was lodged that the borne is in the forfeit list. The protost against Swordfisb was dismissed. (Per Press Association.! Melbournk, July 10. The second day'a raciug of the Victoria Racing Club took place to day. The following is the rssult of the Grand National Steeplechase, 3 mile 9 - Hayseed 1- Vigil '2, Confidence 3. There were 12 starters. The post betting was :— 6to 1 agst Zouroff and Tituoni, 8 to 1 Woo uooke, Reveril and Hayseed, 10 to 1 to 20 to 1 others. Won by a couple of lengths. Woonooke who fell bad to be destroyed. Time, 6min 41Jsec.