WAIRARAPA RACES.
(PKR PRESS AGENCY) Greytown, Thursday, 7.40 p m. There is splendid weather for the races, t»nd the attendance is much larger than in previous years. Maiden Plate, 50 soys, l£ miles. Merlin 1 Barbette .. 5 . 2 Black Prince . . . . 3 Orphan was scratched. Black Prince started with a lead, and kept in iront for the first mile, but in the end Merlin won, hard held. Time, 2min 48sec. Waits au apa Stakes, 100 sjvs. Bribery . . . . 1 Lara 2 Danobury . . . . 3 Won in a canter. Time, smin 56 sec. Mufti, Laorte3, and Hark* away wero scratched. Produce Stakes, 40 soys. Orphan . . 1 TimWhiffler ..2 Camel i a . . . . 3 Lady Ellen, Mischief, and Sunshine also ran. Time, 2m in 27suc Won easily. Ladies' PunsE, 1 mile, 35 soys. Agent 1 Diver ... -*- ..2 Six entries; the rest wero c&ratched. Won easily. Time, 2 mm.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 49, 14 February 1879, Page 3
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142WAIRARAPA RACES. Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 49, 14 February 1879, Page 3
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