Second Day's Waikato Races.
Flying Stakes of 20 soys. ; f-mile :— McGee's Luna, Bst 131bs (Hudson), 1 ; Martyn's Memento, Sst .13lbs, 2. Late in the Field (Sst lib), and Lennard s Venus (7st 121bs), also ran. Luna was favourite, and in spite of a false start, she gotgwell away, and won easily. Ladies' Purse of 25sovs. ; welter weights 1 mile and distauce.— Queen Mab walked over. , Consolation Handicap. — Edgar's Don, Sst 71bs (Taylor), 1 j Count, 2 ; Late m the Field, 3. The Don came in with a big rush at the finish, and won by half a length. ►•'•?-SellinggHack Race, of 20 soys. ; 1 milej winner to be sold for 20 soys. —Lennard s Rally, 1 ; Thorpe's Nettle, 2; Garland's Marigold, 3. Nine started, and the winner came in easily. He was sold for £29, and Late in the Field for £31. A Hurry Scurry brought the meeting to an end.
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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2465, 15 February 1878, Page 3
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