WYNDHAM JOCKEY CLUB RACES
j r? j r . ;i A heavy downpour o£ rain ushered in. . last i( Sa.turday, and as one heard the; * biitindiis ' sound a feeling of alarni would -'^eyail.that at' would 'coiltiriue^ and thus -■VBjSoiLthe.day of. those on; pleasure bent. ¥ i ijlj doubts were, set. at rest shortly ,bef ore "eleven 6' clock by the rain lifting.^ The only attraction of interest to the district, residents was the races at Wyndham, 'X/.'ffMph ;drewi about 160 : ; people to the course. Mr G.J^; Richardson as starter and judge^ certainly performed his. oneroui task with " great satisfaction, , andSMSTE. X HeifneEy as Se'circHiry and Mr J. JElankin as Clerk of , the Scales, were amongst those who attended most' assiduously to theip duties* } j <ls.s 3?.; Boyd,. of the Railway Hotel,' had a "booth and t BSfefrSfrta&tistall t eri! 'tbUground, which* were both well -patronised. The first eveBiS^M§Po|knimrwas4he » HUBDiiB Rack -of 16 soys. Distance, 2 *Mr M. Evans' Little .Fraud, list (Gault) 1 P. 41b (green) 2 „ Eor^hk" event only .flip (| two\ started^,, .but 'Hte^rtoeY 'taking Wlead afteT the first. hurdle, ran well, -and- came in an easy ; TBOT, a sweepstake of 1 soy., with o soys. added. Distarifce93)miles. ' - Mr Parmenter's Maggie (Humphreys) ... 1 W. Lumsden'B Earthquake (Owner) ... 2 - Mr J. Black's Yogel and Mr D. Milne's ' Victor also started, but it was soon evident that Maggie had it ail her own way. Victo|--«mbled over the-greater part of the course. Maiden PLA3ij5,-of r 5-sov.s. ! Pnemile and i, distance.L C_ '; O\ L J .. '''J . Mr, Green£svßovalty T flaterNik -Nik), 9st f MftcheirsTiimalaya (Owner) ... 2 Mortimer's First Try (A. Jones) ... 3 ,^ :-^lbthef horses (got -awa|r|Vell^-iJdg€^iei| t^scept 9^alty,-;but heVaslrfoit !origih%*ferhauling his con^panionsj, an<^-|landed an easy winner. W^dham Handicap^ of, 20-,&?\s. f ,,- Dismiles. >/'''' Mr Bridge's rathfinder, Bst 71b (A. Jones) 1 « fA W}Mh$ WarwfdW, W 41b (d'Connor) th-,oi> ."-ml >>r.l'\i:'' '- ; ' :V™S For thj^oe^entfiLittlei Fiaud, Mameluke, Hcathfieldj and Canary, also ran, but were! neler'M tWface: The owner of ' Clinkerina 1 .?lddgBd^arpr'6t««t?agairiBb r 'Pathnnder receiving, the stakes, but at a-meeting of the Btewards, ;,_ it was disallowed. Wlil -, f: ... ; -," . : j Fabmbes' Puß?s^j. r pf soys. , .^istanoe, 1$ miles. »«. • i-. ■ ' ■■ , Mr A. Milcnell's "Himalayal list 131 b ; .— BoojCOwaer) ' • ' ... ... ••• \ D. ! ,.Eegard,:4Qst 131 b (Qwner) .... , . r .- • ... ••• v^i Mortimer's Mameluke', 1 ' list -' 21b' ■ (JonSB)H •; iv;,;l.<ii -''iJiviV'X. ••• 3j Nine [horses,. started, -.and. a; good race for first place ensued^ . -.-. H(? /r m ••■;; : ;.'," CoMS^iiATIdN Kace, of, 8 soys..' ., Distance, 1§ ; miles.-. f'"-' :^ ' r - :i " f: ' ; ''■' : '"">>'" ; '"' i Me.^Diamond's Oahaiy (A. Jones) ... lj J. Mitchell's. Heathfield (Curran) ... 2| flaflEvans'a Warwick ' '_'; .... . .... .3, Four entries. ' ■ ' • ' ' ' j___ ; Hack Race, .of 5 soys.'i Difetan'ce, l>mile. 'Mr George [.Stewardls; .Brunette (Mac- ; ' Cabe) .... ;>..,.;, .-,,, J ; Mortimer's Maori (O'Connor) . ... *• Leahy 's eitella '< Jones) ' V. ! . " ; : '' •■• 3 Six horses.f ac^d ,thehStar.ter.7 •>>' Hubby Scubbt, ; of 5,; soys. :-. Distance, ,>1 mile. , ... i Mr D. Nutsford's Eegatd ! (A. Jones) ... 1 ilaok Uiid 'Mr Steward's Brunette also ran. -' " , . . .. . . .. . ,
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 360, 27 May 1884, Page 3
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