MOA FLAT AND ETTRICK DOMAIN RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1480, 27 March 1880, Page 20

MOA FLAT AND ETTRICK DOMAIN RACES.

Fikst Day— March 17th. These races took placo on Moa Flat, distant about eight miles from Roxburgh, and were well patronised. The waathar was all that could be deairsd. The rain that fell lately had the effect of laying the dust, which is always such anuisanca a!; these raoes. The ooly thing to mar thu c-jmfort of the day was caused by the sandfliep, which wero about in myriads during the forepart of ths day. A goodly sprinkling of the " talrat " wore pracent and appeared to be doing a roariug trnde at; " under and over," wheel of fortune, &c There waa no totalisat)r on the grouud, which was perhaps just a3 well, as aIL the evento proved t)bo foregone co'icluaioi>s. The following is tin result of th 3 first day :— MAIDEN PLATE, Of 8 soys. One mile. Weight for age. Mr Taylor's Dolly . . . . . . 1 Mr M'Pherson's Milita .. ..2 Mr Morgan's Red Bricn . . . . 3 Seven ran. DOMAIN HANDICAP, Of 25 soys. Two miles. Mr Chaafe's Atlantic, lOst .. ..1 Mr M'Pherson's Tom King, Bst 121b . . 2 Mr Gray's Kate Kelly, 63t Gib . . . . 3 Won by a leng L ,h.l (l our rau. Kate Kelly carried Bsi - , lvlr Gray not being able to procure a rider at Gst 6tb. MINERS' PURSE, Of 12 boy-5. One-mile heats. Mr Chaafe's Glengarry . . . . 1 Mr Wallace's Mountain Maid . . . . 2 Me B^resf.ird'fi St. Vinc<m% after running second tha first noan, was .scratched. IIA'CK rtA.CE, Of 10 guineas. 10 it. One and a-quarter milo. Mr Beresford's St. Vincent . . „ 1 Mr Taylor's Dolly .. .. ..2 Mr Gordon's Friction . . . . 3 Six ran. ETTIiICK TOWN PLATE. Value 10 guineas, presented by Messrs Armstrong and Gilligan. One and a-half mile. Sst 71b. Mr Chaafe's Glengarry „ „ I Mr Gray's Kata Relly „ „2

The Hospital Raca, for which over L 5 waa subscribed, waa wnn by Mr Baresfqrd's St, Vincen, Mr Moora'a Dolly Varden being second. Second Day.— Thursday, Mauuh 18th. ladies' purse, Of 10 guineas. One and a half-mile. Weight, lOst. Mr M'Phcrson's Tom King .. ..1 Mr M'Pherson's Glengarry .. ..2 Mr Bercsford's St. Vincent . . . . 6 Mr M'Paorson declared to win with Glengarry. Tom King was hard held until within a short distauce of the post, when he was let out and passed Glengarry with the greatest of ease. FARMERS' PLATE, Of 25 soys. Two miles. Mr Chaafe's Oberon, Ost 131b .. •> \ Mr Choafe's Atlantic, lOst .. •• * B Mountain Maid also ran, but running inside ths post immediately at the start, Ober on and Atlantic had it all their own way. Mr Ohaate declared to win with Oberon. HACK SELLING RACE, Of 10 soys. Mr Graham's Maritana baing the only entry, this race was passed over. HANDICAP RACE, Of 8 soys. One and a-half mile. Mr M'Pherson's Tom King, lOst . . 1 Mr Beresford's St. Vincont, Bst 71b . . 2 Mr Gray's Kate Kelly, 7st 81b .. . . 3 Mountain Maid also ran. Glengarry was scratched. HACK RACE. Of 7 soys. One mile. 10 stone. Mr Morgan's Red Brick . . . . 1 Mr M'Pherson's Mileta .. ..2 Mr M'Lelland's Stray . . . . 3 Five ran, and Red Brick won easily. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, Of 7 soya. One mile. Mr Wallace's Mountain Maid . . . . 1 Mr Gray's Kate Kelly .. -.2 Friction did not get away, having baulked and nearly thrown her riier at the start.