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Uncle Sand Sets New Track Record at Race Meeting
Sporting the silks of Nat 8 Hurd and ridden by Hulcoat, Uncle Sand won the five furlong feature in 1 00 2.5, shaving a fraction off Wassoon's record on a heavy track. He led from the start and beat Mary G Lady Betty among others. Troben won the other flat race, Miss Peter Toddington captured the Class A trot, and Kate Glenn triumphed in the steeplechase, with Ray-O-Light rider Norman unseated after. Jockey Club meetings run every Wednesday through April.
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Nat
Hurd
Jockey Club
Hulcoat
Uncle Sand
Wassoon
Mary G
Lady Betty
F. L. Stevens
Troben
High Olympus
Old Gibb
Peter Toddington
Mike Kelly
Zaquilla
Kate Glenn
Melos
Ray-O’-Light
Ray-O’light
Ray-O 'Light
Norman