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Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1521, 2 January 1879, Page 2

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<> THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB’S CHAMPION MEETING. BY SUBMARINE CABLE. Melbourne, January 2. The weather was splendid, and the attendance large, THE CHAMPION RACE. Wellington 1 Warlock ... . . ... ... 2 Bos worth 3 Nine started, Wellington won easily. Hurdle Race—A handicap sweepstakes of of 5 eovs each, h ft, with 100 added. About three miles. Mr J. Coughlin’s b g Pioneer ... 1 Mr Johnson Boe’s g g Abdallah, aged ... ... ... 2 Mr Whitby’s b g Larrikin, aged 3 Seven started. It was a good race. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. South Hamilton ... ... ... 1 Geide Olgathach ... ... ... 2 Queen Bee... ... ... ... 3 Fourteen started, and the finish was close. £IOO Pi att, for three-year-olds and upwards; weight for ago. Entrance I sov. One mile. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs. No selling allowance. Mr A, Saqui’s b h Aconite, 5 yrs 1 The race was won easily. Midsummer Handicap, a sweepstake of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 204 added. For three-year-olds and upwards. One mile and threequarters. Mr A. Sacui’s b h Aconite, 5 yrs 1 Mr Fermeily’s b h Drum Major, 4 yrs ... ... ... ... 2 Mr Power’s bl h Savanuka, 4 yrs 3 A good race, won by two lengths. MARTON AND RANGATIKEI RACES. Bulls, January 2. At the Mart on and Raugitikei races yesterday the attendance was large, the weather fine, and the races fair. The following are the results of the principal events : Hurdle Race—£lo. Uria 1 Awahao 2 Junius 3 Produce Stakes—£so. Carlyle... 1 Rangatira ... ... 2 Zephyr... ... ... 3 Flying Stakes—£3o. Stanley... 1 Expectation 2 Gladys 3 Railway Handicap— £IOO. One and threequarters miles. Marit-ana 1 Ottawa 2 Jasper 3 Tamouri and Jasper bolted two miles before the flag fell to start. Maritana won easily, hard hi Id.