WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE MEETING. WANGANUI Thursday.
Notwithstanding threatening weather in the morning, there must have been fully 2,500 on the cour.se ab the time the big steeplechase was decided, the ladies conbubuting largely to the gathering. The course not so heavy as might have been expected. The jumping, taking it all tluou»h, «di very good, but there were ne\eral spills The 1 exults aie as follow? : MUOLN S'L'l hrLI.OHASK 01 G'OSO\S. — Kangaroo, 1; Dick Turpin, 2 ; Promotion, 3 Tlnce other* ran. Kangaroo got the be^t ot the staifc, and held it all the way, winning easily. Time, 9min 45aec. DivideiuN, £2 5t and 1"2 os. I'iaim; Stakl-> Hanjucai" or oCKovs. — Rulu-, 1 ; Hi mil, 2 ; Marlborough, 3. Kufus jumjied away with the lead, and maintained it all the way, winning comfoitabl). Time, lmin 20sec. Dividends, 113 5s and £14 11?. W'vm. wn Haxdicai 1 Sti:epllcilase of 200=0\.-.—Kangaroo, 1 ; Faugh-a-ballagh, 2: Tenganui, 3. Orangeman, Waitangi, Allcuio. and Clarice also started. A good start was eii'ected, Allegro taking the lead, but falling attheiirhtjump, leaving Tenganui in thelead, followed by Waitangi, Promotion and Kangaioo. doing into the cucket ground Promotion fell, cutting his knees, and Claiice also tell at the same jump, her rider (Potto) getting his arm bioken and jau hint. After the waterjump had been cleared Waitangi took the lead, but .soon fell, when Kangaroo came up and led to che finish. Time, 7min 46bcc. Dividends, i.12 15s and £10 7s. Wiviir Oats Hamjicav of 100 soys — Alailboroupli, 1; Armourer, 2; Camomile, 3. The (Jem, RLnu, Kuapehu, Escapade, Wanda, and Rufn.s al&o t-tarted. Rufus led I)a?t the stand the rir>t time, Escapade and Marlhoiou»h next. The last-named then came up and managed to get in first. Time, 2min 49Uec. Di\ idends, £2 12s and £3 15&! C'ONsOLVTIOX 11 \\ 1)10 U 1U 1 STi:EPLKCHAsr< of 20mivs.—Allegro, 1; Orangeman, 2 ; Dick Turpin, 3. (Jlarice alhOstarted. Dividends, t'2 12& and C 2 16s.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 268, 30 May 1888, Page 6
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318WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE MEETING. WANGANUI Thursday. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 268, 30 May 1888, Page 6
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