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Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1916, Page 4

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WELLINGTON RACES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. , Wellington, Last Night. For the concluding day of the Wellington meeting the weather was hot. There was a large attendance, and the totalisator handled £40.001, compared with £4.'t,10() on the third day last year. The total registered for the meeting was £123,888; last year it was £124,029, Results: WALLACEVILLE WELTER. Comely, 1; 1 Tango. 2; 3 Moulu, !!. Scratched: Heel-top and Rowland. Won by a good length, Moulu three lengths iiwav. Time, lmin 2" 3-i>sec. MELROSE WELTER—2 Sea Lord, 1: 3 Combustion. 2; 7 Botanist. .1. Scratched: Moulu, Black Ada. Won by a length, a length and a half between. second and third. Time, lmin 27'4-fisec. HOPEFUL STAKES.—2 Tino Atua, J; 4 Hyllns, 2; 2 Carlatonr, 3. Scratched: Sarah Grand. Won by half a length, third horse a length away. Time, 48 2-."> see. SUMMER HANDICAP—I Chortle, 1; 3 Gold Soult, 2; "i Rewi Potn. 3. Scratched: Emperador and Wishful. ■Won by two lengths. Gold Soult a neck in front of Rewi Poto. Time, lmin 39 3-ssee.

KELBUPN PLATE.—:3 Egypt, 1; 1 Nones, 2; 2 Hyttus, !!, Scratched; Desert Gold. Won'by half a length. Time, 47 2-osce. KAITOKR HANDICAP.-2 Hydrus, ■1; 1 Limpet, 2; ~> Martyress, .1. Scratched: Mandoline, Sea Down, and Heel-tap. ■Won by three-quarters of a lengtli, a length and a half between seeond and third. Time, lmin lsee. CONSOLATION HANDICAP.—B Sir Alba, 1; "> Square Deal, 2; 4 Wishful, 3. Scratched: First Glance, Chortle, Re.wi Poto and Tangihou. Won by a neck, a head separating second and third ■horses. Time, 2min G3-ssee. CITY HANDICAP.—3 Centre, It 2 Tetc-a-Tete, 2; 5 Sea Lord, 3. Scratched -. Panmure, Bimeter, Wishful, and Findhorn. Won by a neck. Time, luiifl 12 4-3 sec.