WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE MEETING. Wanganui, May 24.
The Steeplochase Meeting was well at tended. There was splendid weather £2, 556 was passed through the totulisafcor Results :—: —
Maiden Steeplechase, of 60sovs. Two miles. Mr Thuiston's Sir Garnet, by Southern Chief — Mayflower, 12st 31b (A. Cameion) . . . . . 1 Poiatatua (12&h 3lb) and Rossiter (list 121b) also started. The formei lost his weights, and though he finished first, could not weigh out llossiter did not finish. Time, smin M^sec. Dividend, £3 9s. Tho FiiYixo Stakes, of 50sov&, six fur" longs, was won by Mr Kennedy's Cyclone* by Somnub — Zephyr. Time, lmin 18] sec Dividend. s £2 12s and M Bs. WANCJANUI HANMOAP STEEPLECHASE, of 200sovs : second horse, 25sovs from stakes. 3 mile?. Mr E. MeElwain's Oddfellow, aged, by Painter—Silver Cloud, 9st 121b (Redwood) . . . . . . ... 1 Mr F. Gentry's Oiient, aged, list 71b (Gentry) .... .2 Mr Pollard's Glencoe, aged, 9st 111b (Tetle) * 3 Kangaroo (lOst 71b), Reform (9stlllb)> The Lamb (9st 71b), Kineraig and Clarice (9st 71b) also started. Oiient and Oddfellow were the only things in it, the others dropping, except Glencoe, before half the distance had been traversed. Underwood, the jockey of The Lamb, had a naoty fall, resulting in concussion of the braiu. Down the back stretch for the last time Oddfellow made the pace, and led Oiient through the cricket ground and back into the sttaight, ultimately winning clo\ erly by one and a halt lengths, in 7min 36sec (private watches make it a minute less). .Dividend, C 2 16s (in&ide and out). Winter Oat-?, of 100sov=. One mile and ahalf. Mr W. T. Owen's Leander (Natator— Fonm), 3yrs, 7&t (Colello) . ... 1 Mr J. A. Campion's Rewavewa, syrs, 6sfc (Bucekriclge) ... 2 Mr Kennys Cyclone, 4yrs, 7st (Friend)... 3 Strenuous (B.it sib), Camomile (7st 91b), Eclat (6st 71b), and Prudence (6sb 111b) were the other starters. Won by one and a-half lengths. Time, 2min 45 [sees. Dividends, -C 5 Is ; £6 18s. The Consolation Steeplechase fell to Porowata.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 372, 29 May 1889, Page 4
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324WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE MEETING. Wanganui, May 24. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 372, 29 May 1889, Page 4
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