EKETAHUNA RACES.
(ET ;.;CpB,riES£ONDENT.), Ekstchuna, Februnrv 13 ThV... annual ''nicotine- "'of j the • Ekotahuna : rpiju'ty:--<Ha'ckng; : Olub"was held ;'t<Majr. Viiere -' n.'nlodcrato '.'attendance of spoc- ' :'tat6rj£biit]tfe;o%^^ ; scratohings;;_bomg! .'aumeroiis;["• ' Bookmakers attended 'in largo, .:iiumlM;s ; /'>tfully^^ 'dtadlock -waS'.'eausal/.'carly. in: 'the day,: as ; 'th<?y.pfiffi&l-£6 ; pa& 'feo:por maiuled by- tho-Club.- Tho Club later, lowcied ■; it's^fo©t^ifrpeivm^ 'tran'sformM .theriiselvds i.'.inta. a"- co-operative • straight:.out.- -. This 'was;,'refused; , and after two. races had : been >'run-tho. Club acceptcd/an offer of £I>. pel- headland' eight paid up;-. 1 The-Eketahuna. course is possibly-umqun -- of balf-Trtilo' circular •:tr«c'k ; in'a ' There/aro.'iiq buildings <# \any. 1 , ; ;'•'there'.iis rerv little' conveniehea'.'fbr, the public; -Tile course'to-day. was soft,--. : sad-tho elay. "."dust $hfss3'a 'source- of ■■ much ::discoinfovt" to
: tho jockovs and horses. • It is hardly possibls .that tho ■ Club': 'can/ survive; unloss', it' obtains : a . ;dcal-of • intoi'^;;^i»o^,-^jaM i fiddj„' i ..Cla^abdle', : ' wHp;sh%!^^^. ; Pahiatua niceiiing'^ l^wbn"^ a-'ubublo^a3' did-•'Lucretius.; . , won . 'pno r'ato jClanibello.'had'no'difficulty •.vhat- .- /ever;M-wjwing;-thp :a y .hot favounte..; .-' ; v . Tlib t; .for.^the; ! .meetin leor etary, cMr. : H:<Ai>Wal^Ji?ajidUl»ieicellent .committee . .-■' and 'following--arp';'tho -details': : ' MAIDEN' ; H.iCK !; RA'6E! . Seven. furlongs. '■ ; : ;'COTH'bBlle/'.' ! .Bst}" 111b.. (J. -; ;■ Ruso'6n)V;2 p ; Lidy.;'StOi ; iri,- Bst. 'i11b.,. ;2 i. Sea-; .'■ "li'all? ?Bst : :''Ul'lß, 3>-'r'i\Vt>n • 'l"na•' ; i ; - ' ; Mr,.- ■ Safe, i- 21b. (M'Grfigor). 1.; Colossus,;■■Bst:y■■2. -lie only '. * starton 1 by ;;; length.. ; /Timo, lmm. 6see. . ; - IjKETAHUNA HANDICAP Ono mile .: ahdi''. , a* , :[gdafter.'-^^lr:' i :A'.'jjßest's ;blk..„ in. 1 Clarabolle; oyrs;," Bst:' 121b.- and 21b. over (RussolDv-vl-^'Refine,";9st: (and 31b: over), 2; -.-Mr; • J»vlambess's..'Mnsson,- :.Bst: 71b.-, 3. Also -• Btarted: Seawall, Bst..: Clarahello and • Refino ••le(l-{aH.=diIxo.vwttyf:-Mri*- Best's .maro eventually ' winnmßreasilv.by a/length'and a.half.- Timo, 2-ssee DISTRICT 'HANDICAP Ono mile -Mr 8.. A:. Vile's .b, ■ m:/ Molly- Fisher; 9st.,(and, •s 1 st.' 41b.' ovor) '.(Creamer), 1;; l'aparoa, fist.; 2; i DolaSi- 9st., .3:. ' .Also -started : Shoilah, '■ (aiid4lb;. pVer) ; j, Seawall, -;*9st;j tj.-.
FLYING HANDICAP Seven fuilongs- • Mr.,; -„R:.-: .-Knox's" .Lucretius; - 9st: 31b. :-(M'Gregor),. lßefine, ■ 9st.y-.2: -The' only vßtartera.w-/.VWbn easily, r Time, lmin. 37seo. . EKETAHUNA WELTER. ■ One mile.—Mr.• M. Holland's Refino,' lOat. (Crawford), ,~1; Mnssen, 9st. 71b., .2; Otus, 9st. 31b., 3. Only,startors. 1 Won.easily by three lengths. Timo ( lmm SOscc .'SADDLE.iRACEj Six furlongs.—Mr. E. Murrell's Dqlas (W- ■ Awdrey), 1; Paparoa, 2 ;. Mollyi.-Rshc)-,- 3. > ;Also, started: Sneilah, Leithj -Rouierj Alva, i. Doreen, . M ild ■ Rose. Won: by, a. neck. :/rimo,.lmin. 27sec. :
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 121, 14 February 1908, Page 9
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358EKETAHUNA RACES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 121, 14 February 1908, Page 9
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