AUCKLAND RACES.
(rty TE[,ECKAPII. X>EK rilliSS AGENCY.) Auckland, December 20. The follpwir.g arc the results of the principal events :
Railway Plate, | mile. Isaac Walton ... ... ' Queen Slab - Perfume ... ... ... *lslimneHte and Chanticleer also ran. Isaac Walton won easily. Time—limn. 20aecs. AUCKLAND (TP. Lava 1 Elsa ■? Yenus Transit ... ... 3 The Baron was last. A good race, Lju'u winning rather easily at the fmi;;h, Hippocampus, Gillie Galium, and Ratcatcher were, scratched, HURDLE EACH. Wliitofont ... ... ••• l Tom Finn ... ... ... « Tui ... ... ... ••• «' P.nteher .13')}", Luna, Shanghraun, and The Don also ran. Whitefoot made the running from the start, closely followed by Tui and Luna, Tom Finn lying a few lengths behind. At about a mile and three-quarters Tui and Luna were done. A uood race then ensued between "\\ hitcfoot and Tom Finn, the former winning by about two lengths. Tui was about three lengths behind for third place. The Don refused the seeonil hurdle. MAII'KN HACK, Rosalie ... ... ... 1Queen Mab ... ... ... - Gillie CalUini... ... ... ■'! Chanticleer, Poll, ami Jessamine also ran. There was a good race between Queen Mab and Rosalie, the latter winning by about two lengths : Gillie Callum a moderate third : the rest nowhere.
'J'lio Hurry Sutirvy wan von by J.:« Belle, beating live others. The attendance was very good, there being fully three thousand present. The meeting passed oi; most successfully.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 517, 27 December 1877, Page 2
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