WELLINGTON.
' ... •: Tuesday.'", After the ■ Wellington Cup 'Handicap the only other race of any consequence was the Provincial Plate of 125 soys.* a mile aad a-half. There were seven en-
tries—Phoenix, Premier, Princess Mary, G-lenary, Voltarine, "Voltaire, Flora McDonald. Phcßnix at once went to the front at a rattiityj pace, the others in a cluster behind. Wrincess Mary made an effort jg getjn the f frpn|, bi|| was,weighted |hcem|j s^ilf kepf thef&ipf itb^||tap|^ W& cld^e beh^dlj^d^Flo^a Donald^thi^d,• rfinnin^'"wfelt wi^inh^ In the last half-mile Flora worked into the first place, and maintained it to the winning post, fiuishing^ a well contested racd by a couple of lengths ahead ,of Premier, who was about a length in front of Phcenix anil Glenary. It rained heavily all the afternoon.
v ;,, M ..,.:-' This day. ; There -was a-tremendousgale-andheaTy rain all night and it is still unabated; The Hutt races are postponed in consequence until the weather clears up. A couple of boats and-sevjepal .persqns are
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2162, 8 December 1875, Page 2
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159WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2162, 8 December 1875, Page 2
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