MANAWATU MEETING.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 764, 29 December 1908, Page 4

MANAWATU MEETING.

[PER PBEBB ASSOCIATION.! Palmerston North, December 28. The weather is fine for the concluding day of the Manawatu Racing Club's Summer meeting. The attendance, which is very good, includes Lord Plunket and party. Results : — „ . , Whitmore Hack Hurdles.— Aotea 1 Coy 2, Don Carlos 3. All started. The winner led all the way and won by two lengths. Time, 2mins 481-5 sees. Enquiry held into the running of Aotea was adjourned till toU1 Clandeboye Welter— Sandetream 1, Probability 2, Aboriginal 3. All started. Won by a head. lime, ll Ohrittni'aJ e ]Aack Welter Handicap, of 100 soys; 7 fiwloags.— l. Ol\eils Sclogue, 8.13 (G. Vv**),J I „<>»*s 8.9 (Oliver), 2; North East /./. (1 • Cross) 3. Also started : Roosevelt, sLwuian Lass, Paione, Fnmesseur. Won by half a length North East a length away. Time, 1.29 l-sth. Hurdles of 130 sovs; U miles —A Hal's Lull, 11.4 (H. leiord) lfTonderghie. 9.7, 2; Capulet, 10.10 (Young), 3 Won easily. Time, ' President's Handicap, of 400 soys., lii m .cs.-W. F. Mcßeth's CrucuieUa SA (It. G. King), 1; Trugfaauaii, 7.2 (T. Carroll), 2; V.a3a, 7.3 (E. Lowe), . 3. Also started: Apa, W.aitapu, Moloch. Won by a length. Tame, 2.9 ~ALaiia\vutu Siros' Produce Stakes, oi iUUO; U iuiluHgs.— iii. J. WaU» uori Jvmg. S.o (<Mivw), l; Kiiwmsi.U (6 JioiUj, 3 Also started: Ddybeaiu and void mattery \\ aa by tbiee and a Halt lenguns. Xune, I.lb. \S cstbury ilaclc Uamiioap, iu^ sots, o rurloiigs.— Jaa. M. J ohuston s Oute 81U (ia. Teliord), 1 ; Longner, 8.10 (JN. Campbell;, V; Aberbrotdiock, b.l, <\V. Ayres), 3. Also started : Heamia, Carditt, Uou Glittei-s, Bravery, iiexcola. wan by 'half a head. Tune, l.d. Ivawau Stakes Handicap, 200 soys; (3 fiurlongs.— lioss Alkun's Baliilanat, G. Price), 1; Rangipapa, 9.4 (S. •Uoiid;, 2; Godden Eaigie, 7.10 ..(1 f. Cress), 3. Also started: Tumut. Won by a iiead. Time, 1.10 4-sths. The total put through the machine for the three days amounted to about £37,042, against £50,774, a decrease of £13,732, but about £800 was received from bookmakers' fees, about douWio the amount of last year.