SPORTING NEW S.
About 3,000 persons attended the Wellington Jockey Club (Steeplechase- Meeting on Saturday. Early Bird (lOst. 61b.) easily won the big event, Wideawake (lOst.) being second, and Jumbo (lOst. ) thi rd. Coaoher, Black Doctor, Tarnell, Surrey, and Home Rule also started. Coacher was the favourite, but fell at the post and rail fence the second time round, and was injured so severely that he had to be destroyed. The Sessions Handicap fell to Pilgrimage, who beat eight others ; and Blackbird won the Selling Steeplechase. £1,200 passed through the totalisator. Wellington, July 12. It is doubtful if tho Wellington Jockey Club Steeplochaso Mooting cau be hold today owing to wet weather. The stewards hold a mooting this morning Uo decide. Later. — It has been deci' ied to proceed with the races. Clarence and King Arthur have been scratched for the big event,, and Surrey for the Maiden Steeplechase. Maiden Stjsei-lkohase. Jumbo t Homo Rule t Blackbird 3 t Dead heat, Reuter cables that Dirk Hatteraick and Sardius have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup, At the bouth Canterbury Jockey Club Stoeplecha&e Meeting yesterday, Mr T. Sheenan's The Lad Avon the J.C. and Handicap Steeplechases, Mr P. Butler's Mustard the Hurdles, and Mr Hobbs's Mcody tho Consolation.
1 The Melbo arne Cup Weights. < Fuosr Australian, papers to hand to-day, ' wo learn that the Melbourne Cup weights , were cabled hora pretty correctly. The £ following are t ne errors :-— Claptrap's weight should be 7s 41b, Brown and Hose 7s 31b, £ Camerine 7st 21b, Kathleen 7st lib, Beed- \ wax, 7at, Hill Top, G&t 131b, Lord Clifden c Gst 121b, Cairngorm list 111b, Bonne For- s tune 6'st 101b, Anchorite, Gst 91b. Despot's t impost is 7st 121b. } :
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Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 59, 19 July 1884, Page 3
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284SPORTING NEWS. Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 59, 19 July 1884, Page 3
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