MASTERTON-OPAKI RACES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 25, 30 December 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON-OPAKI RACES.

Mastebton, Dec. 27. At the races yesterday there was a large attendance. The weather was good. The only mishap happened to a drunken man, who fractured his leg, and was removed to tbe Hastertou Hospital.

The following are the results of the first day:— MAIDEN PLATE. Little Scrub 1 Lady Maud 2 Huift , .„ t ] t {j BAILWRY PLATE HANDICAP. The Slave x Waitnataihi [ "* 2 Victory... [ "[ 3 MAIDEN DISTRICT HACK RACE. Mangle j Susetta... ... [" *** *'* 2 OPAKI STAKES HANDICAP. Putangitangi j Gentle Annie 0 Pasha #>> g A.B.C. STAKES. Eevoke j Burnor "*- "** 2 Brown filly, by Tattler ]*.". ",] Q HACK RACE. Jack Tar ... ... . 1 DanO'Connell .... ... " t \ 2

A contributor to the Marton paper writes as follows anent the payment of commission to owners of totalizators :— I think it is monstrous that a couple of men should be allowed to make from £100 to J2OO at our two days* facing year after year simply for the use of their machine and their own services. The thing could be worked easily enough m this way—the club. could purchase a machine quite good enough for their needs far something under 4>lOo, which could be worked by a couple of men for, at the most, three guineas per day each, and there would be plenty of com« petent men- willing to do it for some* thing less. The money saved during the first year (which at present goes to fatten Messrs Hill and Poole) would more than pay for any expenditure m connection with the machine, and m following years a reduction might be made m the percentage charged to the public, which at present is far too high. Or, why not join with Pahnerston, Feuding, and Foxton, and the thing might be done for i>2s a-pieco. - . %