DRYBREAD RACES.
- st and 2nd January, 1833. m . Stewards—Messrs. J. G. G. Glnssford< J. A. Campbell, W. Greenbank, J. Tcesdftle, Samuel M‘Cullough, W. Burke, and Hugh Handy side. Judge—L. W. Simpson ; Clerk of the Course—Robert M ‘Morran, Esq, FIRST DAY . Maiden Plate of 20 Sovs. Cue mile and a half. Entrance £2. Mr. Handysido’s Rufus (Waddell) ... 1 Hnddlestone’s Waverley (Goodman) 2 Thre horses started. A well contested Taco to the finish. Miners’ and Packers’ Purse of 15 Sovs. One mile and a half heats. No weight under lOst. Entrance £l. • • Mr. Smith’s Chdrley-(Goodman) ... 1 1 Won easily. Two others started.
Town Plate of 50 Sovs. ' Second horse to save his stakes. Entrance £5. Mr. Glassford'sb, : f. Edith (Tanner) ... 1 Cox's b, g. Harkaway (Goodman) .. 2 The filly had it all her own way) the bay horse having a hard Struggle to save his distance. Hack Race of 50 Sovs. One mile and a half heats..' ' ■■' ' i ' Mr. Crawfords Stockings (Goodman) ... 1 Four other horses started. Stockings fairly ran away fram the others, andachieved an easy victory. • '• SECOND DAY. Matakanui Handicap of 50 Sovs. Open to all horses. Two miles. Nomination and acceptance, £5. ■. Mr. Glassford's e.g. Schoolboy(Monaghan) 1 Two other horses started, but, finding they stood ho chance, gave up the contest at half the distance. Hack Hurdle Rac« of 15Sovs. Onemileand'a half heats, over five flights of hurdles. No weight under Bst. Entrance, 30s, Mr. M'Morran's Arkwright (Goodman) 1 1 Three horses star ed, Arkwright was an_ easy winner. Ladies' Purse of 14 Sovs, Welter weights for age. Gentlemen ribers. Mr. M'Morran's Camel g. g. (owner) ... .1 Smith's Charley (Simpson) 2 Won by two lenghts, Charley making good running. - Consolation Handicap of 15 For all beaten horses. Distance one mile an'd a half. ' Mr. Huddlestone's Waverley (Tanner) 1 M'llroy's Empress (Smith) ...... 2 Waverley took the lead from the first, and came in an easy winner. On Saturday there were a variety of athletic sports and pastimes, including some hack racing, which • wound up the season's festivities. The attendance on all three occasions was not so large as anticipated. In fact, Drybread proved no exception to the rule that race meetings do not suit the popular appetite at Christmas time.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 298, 10 January 1868, Page 3
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370DRYBREAD RACES. Dunstan Times, Issue 298, 10 January 1868, Page 3
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