FOXTON RACE MEETING.
(BY OUB SPECIAL BEPOBTER). ; The annual meeting of the Foxton Racing 1 Club was held' yesterday on the course at Foxton. The' fine weather and the prospects of a good day's sport Brought together a large number of peoole from all parts and .the soenp. presented was a' very" animated"' one. 'A totalisator was worked on the lawn: by Messrs Hill and Poole to the satisfaction j ot everyone, and for those who did not wish to speculate on a large scale- there were all-sorts of games by which the pub- ij lie could get rid. of their surplus small change m the quickest manner possible. J The following is the result of the various . events: — .'-ni:, i ; ; . _ HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Ngatitoa 1 Patent Safety ... ... - ... • ....,-. 2 pjady Bab ... 3 : The Druid, . Rambler^ and Crossjack* slso ran. The Druid and Rambler ran well till the last hurdle when both fell Totalisator, £262; dividend, £5. Nine started for the Hack Hurdle Race which was won easily by volcano. Dividend, £5 Ba. • ■ I MAIDEN PLATE. jßanibler . 1 Maminga ... . 2 ! Patent Safety and Wakapua also ran,' •Experiment and Crossjack being scratched. This^. was, a .capital race," the horses being all m a cliunpfor/'tne firs? mile, Iwhen Rambler and Maminga shot ahead, the former winning . by half a length. Totalißator, £218 ; dividend, 12s. P.B.C. HANDICAP. ! Ringleader ... ... 1 Speculation .,., ... m 2 Bayard... :..' ...-'... ... 8 ;Vera, / and < J. L. ; Sullivan, . also ran, Germaine being Bcratched. ; lL tT. L. Sullivan got away; with a good I; lead, but was caught when passing *he first time, Bayard, Speculation j 'and Ringleader were all well together till entering the straight when Ringleader shot ahead and was never caught again, Speculation a good second. Totalisator, £447 ; dividend £5 133. The Pony Race was won by Jumbo. STEWARDS' STAKES. ! Ringleader ... ... ... ... 1 Germaine ... ... 1 Bayard... ... ... . ... 3 Hagar, Eccleston, and Vera also ran, Laurel being scratched. Totalisator, i' 323 ; dividend, £4. ...» Fifteen started for the Hack Race, Marksman winning easily, paying a dividend of £30 19s, only fiye being on the winner. , PLYINd HANDICAP. Paryenu ... ... ... ... j Speculation ... ... ... J ti . 2 J. L. Sullivan also started, Ringleader and Miss Puritan being scratched.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1616, 23 January 1886, Page 4
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359FOXTON RACE MEETING. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1616, 23 January 1886, Page 4
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