TOKOMAIRIRO RACES.

Evening Star, Issue 3781, 7 April 1875, Page 3

TOKOMAIRIRO RACES.

FIRST DAY. (Bt Tblbobaph.] (From our own Correspondent.) Tokomaibiho, April 6. Distance Handicap Teotting Race, 20 bovs. Distanc#, 3 miles. Optional saddle or harness. Weight for age. Mr M'Laren’s Frost 1 Mr Coombe’s Shaw "* 2 Won by four lengths. There were seven starters* Flting Handicap, of 40 sovs. Distant 1 mile. A sweepstakes of LI to go to the second hone. Mr Cotton’s br m Envy, aged 7st 21b 1 Mr Morrison’s r g Stackpole, aged, Bst 2 t B ’ “S®** 7st 131b 3 ** Wh]te 8 ch g Sir Tatton, aged, 7st 101b ... 7, 0 Envy led from the start, but at the finish was almost rushed by Stackpole, who put on a spurt at the stand, up to which time he had been behind Barwon. Bkllxno Race, 15 sovs. One mile heats. Weight for age. Post entry. Winner to be sold for L2O; any surplus to go to tb<. All horses to be the bond fide property of the person entering the same at least two months prior to date of races, and residing within fifteen miles of racecourse. Mr Reid’s Sir William ... i Mr M‘Ewen’s Toby 2 Between the heats in the last mentioned race the dead heat in the Maiden Plate was run off Merry Monarch got the lead at the start and won by nearly two lengths, Bothwell being outpaced. SECOND DAY. _ , April 7. There was a better attendance to day. Publicans’ Handicap. 50 sovs. Distance, 14 miles. A sweepstake of LI to go to the second horse. Mr Cotton’s Envy 1 MrCoombes’s Right Bower 2 Mr Morrison’s Stackpole 3 TWinner led from the first, and was never os«ght. though Right Bower made a game V 1 "Haight, and was only beaten by ~r ft An accident happened to StackP"f* -AM}} 6 turn he fell and injured bis back so badly that he is likely be shot. Race, 30 sovs. 2 miles hnrdli. dlßtance - over ei g h t flights of fWWwI! S £.T* tton , aged, list 101b + J 1 a jf I? g Kll(lare . *ged, 9st ... + (fc.A,dead*heat after a most exciting contest.,*