THE WELLINGTON RACES
' J (BY ELEblltiO, ' _-E_>_.6_t_-P__C.') - !
(FROTti^OUR^OWN CORESPONDENT.)
;V ' '"//, //^^i-'i^Q'^N, Frid^r.. i ' The annual ' race meeting '"was held' v oh Thursday andjFriday Jast, bgthj days being observed as a general holiday. The racing rdsulted as follows :— .A ' first day. • ' " , MAIDEN PI_ATE,VJof .75sovs, one mjliyind a-half. . •■• \ ? Merlin..,- .-.-..;.•,.... -; p...- {;-..., r- ... 1 King Quail .... „ ,••,; 2 Undine- ' ..; ' ' :'.'." ; v.: ' ... ... 3 HURDLE RACE, 50soys;"tWd miles- Sveight for age. "• * Agent ... 1 Harkaway. A...; ;! '.'..*■ ."-- i 2 Te Wh'etu 3 WELLINGTON GOLD CUP, a Goldfpup, value 100., sovs -,-i presented by the Club, with 500sovs' added ; second horse to receive .Osovs frorii the stakes. ; Two miles. . Mr Ray's Maretana, 9st 4-lbs . ...,,-... 1 Mr Knight's : Lara; : aged, Bst 2liia. /.'. .' ' - . . , 2 Mr Fr'aser's- Lohglandsj^yrs, 7st 121bs ''...' 3 ' Nine "ran."' ! '!"' ' • j • Betting : 5 to 2' against I_aer'teß^and Long- ! lands ;"3 to 1 against Lara\and Maretana';* 4 j to 1 against' Diver and Rata; "10 ' to: 1 the others. THE HUTTPAI-fe'sTilvES, 50aovs. One . mile. .-.• •■■;. ,-•• ''.-.••;'■" ■'•' '■'>'''-' JBribery A' ■ ,-.'.. ' .;•'-.-,[': ,••/ ... :i <-,- »' ••• 1 Saunteror '' *...;' ,'.,.."/..„' '../,., j .,, f . c :?>. 2 FLYING STAKES'' HANDICAP /. spjjy_, _of !a mile/ ' "" V .i.H)//_^ Ratcatcher :. 1 ! Otawa. ...'?" .A * .."' ':'■ 2 SECONP DAY. j WELLINGTON DERBY, a sweepstake of lOsovs each, with' 100! sdvfi'ladldljavlQni. mile and a-half. Closed with 24 ndfeniEa- | tions. ..,•■• • ••• . m Merlin... ... , ] Dundee • , ..... 2 HURDLE HANDICAP, T.wovs. Two milea. • ' Menus .. '...i ' •■> 1 Agent ... '. ... 2 WELLINGTON RACING CLUB HANDICAP, of 20.>_nvs. ; 2nd horse to receive __SoOVB from .the ntykes. . -Nominations 3 soys, on the night of genu, al-fcntry, Laertes ... J :'...'• .-..,' A..,- - ... 1 Otawa ... , ... . 2 Lady Ellen .-,.' -*•.:.-'-'.-■:::•' 3 EMPIRE PLATE; .W.;l%oys.<'*^EntMce, ssovs., >fi>r. ' agd*. i_ '- Second to receive '253pvJ; from athe!?j_tak<*.s/: t One mile and a-|.. Kducatidii' " ...■ ' •'... '■..-.', , ...-,'; 'A,' l Lars '.. -XA* •'■ ... -•"'■ ... 2 Otawa..; - .- . (.*,.-.:.;;' •;..'. ... 3 FREE HANDICAP, 50.-B'«?v*.; fiv'.e furlong. Laertes.'-- ' AAA "AA v :.. 1 bailor; ... ... .. ...... »..._.'_" ■.'.aiint-r.r ... ... ' .'.'. -'...' ' "..."3
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Bay of Plenty Times, 8 February 1879, Page 2
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281THE WELLINGTON RACES Bay of Plenty Times, 8 February 1879, Page 2
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