WAIPAWA RACES. Monday, December 27.
Maiden Plate, of 3030v5. One mile. — Lady L0me 7.11, 1 ; Hobart, 2 ; Ayesha, 3. Also started : Maire a^d Sheet Lightning. Wou easily by a length. Tune, liflin 50 3-ssec. Dividend, £2 3a. J'm«L Hurdles, r.f 35-ovs. One mile and three-quart> rs. — Capon Rouge, 10.7, 1. Tapi-rua also started, but ran rouud the hurdle opposite the stand. Time, 4min 17-ec. Dividend, £1 3?. W.C.R.C. Handicap, of 80aovs. Oae mile and a-quarter. — Wakelyn, (i 12, 1; Aphony, 7.12, 2; Nightingale, 7.8, 3. Won from start to finish. Time, 2min 15isec. Dividend, £H3s Stewards' Handicap, of 30,sovs. One mile.— Dottrell, 8.1, 1 ; T.; Nge/ihe, 2; M iiau, 3. Won hard hcl.l by a length and a-half ; Mairau a good third. Time, Imin 51£ sec. Dividend, £1 B<s. Electric Handicap, of 30sovs. Five furlong?. —Hobart, 7.8, 1 ; Whitirea, 2 ; Forecast, 3. Also started : Nukurau, Miunehaha, Sheet Lightning, Queen Qu.iil. A ding-dong raca to the post gave Hobart the victory by a nose. Time, Imin llsec. Dividend, £?, 12s. Christmas Handicap, of 50?0v3. Once round. Wakelyn, 7.5, 1 ; Straybird, 2 ; Aphony, 3. NightiMgale_ also startdd. Won by half a dozen lengths. Time. Imin 34Asec. Dividend, £3 15s. WiiL'i'Eß Handicap, of 35? ova. One mile and a-quj,-tcr.— Pi-jlol Grip, 10.G, 1; Te Ngaehe, 2; Syivauns, 3. Mairau and Progress also fctaited. Won by a good length. Time, 2min 15Jsec. Dividend, £2 IK Hack Flying, of 35sovs. Sfx ' furlongs.— Dottiell, 8.9, 1; Nukurau, 2; Whitirea, 3. Minnehah.x al-o started. Won easily. Time, Imin 19jec. Dividend, £1 7a.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2288, 6 January 1898, Page 34
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254WAIPAWA RACES. Monday, December 27. Otago Witness, Issue 2288, 6 January 1898, Page 34
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