The Palmerston Race Meeting.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 19, 20 December 1884, Page 2

The Palmerston Race Meeting.

*. «_ [Flaneur m Wanganui Herald.} The acceptances for the Manawatu Kace at Paknerston on Boxing, Day are very poqr, except m the Hurdle Race, for which all b,aye cried, content bar Jim. My choice for place would be, The Druid, Skylark, and Scrufcinteer m the order named, should Scrutineer leave it to Notice of Motion, and the latter go. strait, the hack will be very handy at the finish if not m front. The Maiden Plate looks, an easy thing on. paper far Stiletto, -with Maid of Eceleston and Awatea next. The District Maiden. I know little about, so I shiali not hazard a tip on it. , The M. B. C. Handicap only has four acceptors out of the eight nominated, a not very flattering tribute to the handicapner's ability. I fancy the result wiU be •' • '''■■ .■• ■ • Last Ohajjce. Armourer. Speculation. If the Painter mare goes kindly, if not the black: horse will have a ding dong racq for it with the game daughter of Slander, who I don't think can race successfully with Bst 101 b iip. For the Flying I think Parvenue is good enough to shew a clean „ pair of ; heels to the rest,,otwhich I like Martha at the weights to be the best for a place. Only six out of fourteen nominated for th.p Plate Handicap have cried. content ancl'here we have Bayard a^d Specula.; tion at 9st, "at which, .weight th.c mare is, i oiit of it, as she cannot jierform under such a loady nor can Bayard give his half brother 71bs on their late running at Wanganui and Wellington. I shall therefore plump for • ] . Armotjrer.. t-rjcksteb.