- Betting :2 to 1 agst Foretop, 3to 1 agst Atlas and Magenta, Peeress got away first, closely attended by Magenta and Atlas, the remainder pretty well up ; before they had travelled a quarter of a.oiile, Foretop rushed to. .the, : front;,, tjhe; Ojthexa in a cluster, with the exception of Native arid Rydal, whio were thus, early done -witb; a -short way below the distance Peeresa assumed the conimand, and ; neyer afterwards being headed, won eaay by three lengths. Time : 2mm 49se'cv Selling Race, of 40 soys, ..Entranoo,3 Boys. Weight fonnge. Distance,^ mile. Mr H. Hedwood's eh i Misfortune, by Towton (L 100), 4 yrs, 9st fJ. • ... M^GJashan) 1 Mr J. Douglas'sb g Madras,; 3 yrs,(L3s), ' carried 6st 7lb '.„.. ... (Joyce) 2 Mr Delimain's b g Wildboyv 5 yrs (LSO), Bsfrslbs, earned 9st l^U): (Thorpe) 3 Mr W. jLunnkgr f Seagull 1 ,4 yw (L2Q), 7s|. .. ... ... (H. Limt) 0 Mr MaTcflanii'd br g ; Centurion, aged (L2O) v carried 7st Qlbs ... (J. Jones) 0 Mr Mojpten's eh xv Lady of the Lake, 5 yr^(L3s) 7st 13lbs ..;(Cre3sweU) 0 Beting: Even on Misfortune, 2 to 1 eacli' agst Wildboy and Seagull, 4 to 1 agst Madras. ..•■■■ After a few false starts-Misfortunetook. the, lejad, closely attended by Wildboy, the remainder lying a few lengths behind ; at the distance filly came away, and won easy by about two lengths. •Time : lmin 51sec. Consolation Handicap, of 40 soys, added toj a sweepstakes of 3 soys. Entrance, L2,togo to the fund. Distance, 1 mile. (& auba.) Mr Dcilamain's b g Wildboy, 5 yrs, 9st 51b.8 ... (Druniraond) 1 Mr Stafford'sijh g .Magenta^ yrs, Bst 71b ;. ■'. ... ... (X M'Glashan) 2 ;Mr TR.i M.Morten's b g Atlas, syrs,. 7st Blbs ... ... ...(Cresswell) 3 Mr Diouglaa^sb-m Tantrum, aged,. 7st 121bs ... ... (Richardson)' 4 Mr Douglas's b g Madras, 3 yrs, 6st lOlbs ... '". ... (Joyce) 5 MrMbney'sib fflydal, 4 yrs, 6st 7lb . : ... (H. Limn) 6 Beiting : 6.t0:4 om Magenta and Madras, and from 3 to 6 to 1 agst the other^ :: ' ■■■■•: . ;• ■■ : . Magenta led till nearly round the bottom tinrn, where they all- joined issue, and a; good race, up tbe straight resulted in Wildboy 'a winning easy 'by half a dozen lengths. ....... ; .. Fromthe; Marlhorougk Press we learn that a son of Mr Lacy, aged five years was kicked liy,a.hbrse, and histKigh broken. The poor little fellow iay in the rushes.near the depot severil hours befor he was found. — On Sunday, the 6th January, » little lad, also about five years old, a son of Mr" Monro, of the Grove, was climbing on a.fence, which gave .way and precipitated the child to the gronnd breaking his arm,— -On ..Saturday, January £, a girl of three years, old, a daughter of Mrs Harris, fell into the ditcMn K-ent street, and broke her arm. AH three juveniles are, we .are gjbSd.4©.f,saY,: geiting-tm JWitisfaqtorily.
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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 630, 1 February 1870, Page 4
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