OAMARU RACES.
[Condensed from the Morning Star.] The above races took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8 and 9. The weather was first-class, and the attendance good. The following arc the results of the principal events : First Day. Maiden Plate, of 20 sovs. 1| mile. G. Balding’s blk g Blackbird, 5 yrs, 9.-it 21b (M ‘Kay) 1 R. F raser’s ch g Colour-Sergeant, 6 yrs, 9st 31b (Galt) 2 M'Aulay's Ringleader.4yrs, Sst 111b; Grant’s Morven, 6 yrs, 9st 31b; Schleuter’s Honest John, G yrs ; Schleuter’s Guy Fawkes, 4 yrs ; and Hon, J. M‘Lean’s Electricity, 5 yrs, also ran. Won by two lengths. Time, 3 min. 2 sec. O.J.C. Handicap, of 100 sovs. 2| miles. R. Derrett’s b g Tambouring 4 yrs, 9st 101b (Heay) 1 S. Nosworthy’s bm Hatred, 5 yrs, 9st 711),.. L. Grant’s grin Nelly Grey, aged, Gst 101b... (Gotten) J A. Patterson’s br m Maid of the Mill, aged. Sst 41b, scratched. ° Tambonrini won a slow and uninteresting race hands down, Hatred an easy second, with Nelly Gray flagging in the rear. Ladies’ Purse of 40 sovs ; welter weight for age ; distance, two miles. Won in a canter by Malice, beating a single opponent. Second Day, Handicap Hurdle Race of 35 sovs. Distance, 2h miles. A. Patterson’s br m Maid of the Mill, aged, lOst 41b (Williams) 1 R. Fraser’s bin Medora, aged, list (M'Kay) 2 R. Fraser’s ch g Banjo, aged, 9st ... (Galt) 3 J. M‘Lean’s cb g Alarm, Sst 4 1 b .. (Cotton) 0 H. Scblenter’s b g Honest John, lOst (Gay) 0 Maid of the Mill won a well-contested race by two lengths. None of the horses baulked. Hack Hurdle Race of 10 sovs.; jCniile heats.
Mr M‘Kay’s b g Falcon, aged ... (A. M'Kay) 1 Falcon won the first heat bv about two lengths, beating -Miss Tatton, Kildare, and Trooper. In the second, Kildare raced him to the last hurdle ; Falcon winning, amidst great excitement and cries of “dead heat,” by only a head. Plying Handicap of 75 sovs.; mile. S. Nosworthy’s br in Malice, 5 yrs, lOst 31 hj I 8. Nosworthy’s hin Hatred, 5 yrs, lOst 7 b 2 J. M ‘Lean’s ch g Electricity, 5 yrs, Gst 101b 3 Consolation Handicap of 20 sovs. . R. Fraser’s Colour-Sergeant, G yrs, Gst 51b 1 L. Grant’s Nelly Gray, aged, Gst 51b 2
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Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 180, 22 April 1873, Page 7
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