WAITAKI JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
OAMARU, Oct 14. These events were commenced to-day. The weather was damp, but the racing on the whole was good. AUiden Platb, of 25 Bors ; 1J- miles Mr W. Maitlmd'a Ned Kelly, 7st lib ... 1 Wr &.. Gunn'B Mngiciau, 9*t 2'b 2 Mr E. fco i'ovro's Honest Jack, 9,-it 3lb 3 WAITAKt COCNTT PLATK, of 35 BOVB ; H miles. Mr T. 0. liiU'd Unknown, lOst 1 Mr J. Gibbon's Ulno Potcr, Oat 7!b ... 2 3lr A. CJunn'd Magician :> J3luc Feter went nw.'VP witli the lead, with UuK-nowr: sooond, and Honest Jack third. M tlio buck cf the course Unknown assumed
the lead, with Blue Peter in the second place, and Shillelagh third, Honest Jack being last. Unknown won easily. ■ : '^^@K KI Cop, of 100 Hovs. Two miles. • ( v : MiryE«taaw'B Adamant, 7st 101b 1 ■■-<■ i-- 'SfraKJJaßon's Bandwick, 7ut 51b ... 2 ■■fr-vft; jltfffi,; Goodman's Tera, 6st 101b 3 M^iX^rTfe was "scratched. if/<jS£ bad etart was made, Adamant getting TwrftJ with a good lead ; but he was soon overnauled by Emerald. Opposite the stand the five horßes were in a cluster, but in coming into the straight Eandwick went to the front hard held, Tera lay second, and Emerald third. These positions were maintained until opposite the stand, when Adamant went to the front and won a good race. Bandwick was close up, and Tera waa third. This was a very exciting race. It was the opinion of many that had Bandwick been ridden as ne should have been he would have won the race. The trotting race was won by Nellie, and the Hack Selling Race by Sultan.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3899, 15 October 1880, Page 3
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