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WELLINGTON CLUB WINTER MEETING OPENED. STEWARDS TO AMIGO. (By Telegraph—Press Association.! TRENTHAM. This Day. The Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting opened today in fine but uncertain weather, and before a large attendance of the public. The track is heavy after steady rain last night. There are large fields in the various events. Results: — MARIRI STEEPLECHASE, about 2£m. 1 1 Bridegroom, 10.7 (A. Jenkins) 1 3/3 Rapa Waiata. 9.13 (Kerr) 2 2/2 Lactose. 9.7 (Lord) 3 Scr. —Silver Sight, Cottingham, Chile, Kikiroki. Won by three lengths: 21 lengths. WOBURN HANDICAP. 61. 8/8 Blonde Princess, 8.3 (L. Dulieu) 1 10/10, Lucullus Boy. 8.11 (Morris) .... 2 6/6 Viracious, 8.6 (McKenzie) 3 Scratched: Phenomenal, White Gold, Te Ore. Night Eruption. Won by 11 lengths; a head. Time, 1.21.’. VITTORIA HURDLES. 11 miles. 6/ 4 Jewelled Girdle. 9.12 (Maria) 1 10/10 Toper, 9.3 (Hawkings) 2 8/ 5 Vantoon 9.5 (Richards) 3 Scratched —Fireguard. Erebus, De Friend, Misurina, All Blood, Sunbeam, Tutor, Whakao. Won by half a length; eight Jengths. Time 3.1 5. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP. 6f. Amigo. 9.11 1 Fleet Street, 8.9 2 Sporting Gift, 8.2 3 Scratched: Solaria, Strip, Jan Ridd. Amigo was a 1/2 favourite, Fleet Street 5/5, and Sporting Gift 4/4. Amigo, ridden by L. J. Ellis, won by a neck, with Sporting Gift 11 lengths further back. Time, 1.21. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE, about 3.’,m. Survoy, 9.13 1 Power Chief, 9.13 2 Gold Wren, 9.10 3 All started.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 July 1939, Page 6
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