HKATHCOTE RACES. (Per United Pbess Association.) Ckbistchuhch, December 28. There was but a small attendance at Heath cote races. Upwards of £2000 was passed through the totalisators. Results :— HURDLB RACK. Two miles. Gunpowder, 8»t 101b ... (Smith) 1 Aroha, list 21b (Sheenan 2 Meteor, list 21b ... ... (Murfitt) 3 Time, 4min 12seo. HEATHCOTE CUP, Of lOOsova. One and a-quarter mile. Galatea 7st 51b ... ... (White) 1 MirellK, jst ... ... (Flatmau) 2 Marlborough, 63t 81b ... (Moore) 3 Time, 2min 16sec. TIME TROT IN SADDLE ! Throe miles. Narrow Gauge. ssec ... (Kerr) 1 Tnbv,6osec (Kdwards) 2 Cockrobin, 20sec ... (Sutherland) 3 Time, Bmin 23 3-Ssee. I TWO-YEAR-OLD FLUTTER. Five furlongs. Lorraine, Bei 51b (White) 1 Vaultress, Bat ... ... (Smith) 2 Fillina.Sst ... (Macalister) 3 Time, lmin 7sec. FLYIN-G HANDICAP. Five furlongs. Meteor, 6st 21b ... ... (Dodd) 1 Conundrum, 7st lib ... (Jackson) 2 Hockft, Sat ... ... (Smith) 3 Time, lmin 6seo. WELTER HANDICAP. Ono mile. Marlborough, 9st 21b .„ (Pilbrow) 1 Archduke, 9st 31b... ...(Mitchell) a Temuka, Bst 8!b ... ... (White) 3 Time, lmin sOsec. The Hack Race was won by Lecston. Dnr ing the race Mr W. C. Webb's Buckthorne, who was the favourite, broke her fetlock and had to be destroyed.
