OAMARU.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 49, 7 April 1877, Page 2

OAMARU.

Friday. The annual meeting of the Iforth Otagp Turf Club commenced' to-iday, under most favorable circumstances. The attendance was 1 large, --and the weather gloriously fine. - Maiden Plate of 40 soys, weight for age, mile and half — Tataha, 1 ; Dun.trbon, 2 ; Little Nell, 3. . , Ei ve horses started. Tinie, ,2 mm 57| sees. ■! 1 - i; . Selling" Race of- 40 soys, mile ;ahd • quarter.— Miss Elswick, 1 ; Malabar, 2. Six horses started, Miss Elswick led, with Meiry^ Monarch. sesond-for abouta mile, Steamer thenchallepged'her^ ' and beat her on the~post by half a length. ■ Time 2 mins 265secs, r MeEay entered a protest against Steamer receiving the stakes, on the ground of jostling, by Allan the _. rider of ;. Stgamer. The .

Stewards sustained the protest, disqualified Steamer, and. awarded the stakes to Miss Elswick. North Otago Turf Clnb Handicap, of 200 soys, and a sweep of 6 soys, second horse to receive 20 soys. and third horse 10 soys., distance 2 miles. — Templeton, 1; Guy Fawkes, 2; Fish-:-hook, scratched. Betting 6t04 on Guy. '« There was considerable excitement over this race, as both horses had been backed heavily. Tcriipleton's form when stripped was simply perfection, but Guy seemed to be hardly up to the mark. Directly the _flag_ fell Guy. -made the 'running aF a terrific paceTuntil entering the straight f or the ' first time., ... On passing the Stand Templeton had "crawled «* up until he was only half a length behind; The two horses race.dvto.geth.er until the second mile from home, when Kbwlands called upon Templeton, and he responded gamely _ entering the straight half ."a length ahead L of Guy. This order .was., maintained until the rails were reached, when- r Guy .made a desperate effort to get' ev£n 'with r Tem- r pleton. twelve lengths from 'home, but the latter passed the post winner 5 by a \ length and a- balf,l amid.' treniendou s cheering. Time. 3 nriW3o£ sees =3 Tradesmen's Handicap b£6o;sovs, distance one mile ; and a half-^Six- horses started ; Titana, 1. Well contestedirace. Won by three lengths. Time/ 2 50"sees. * ' . — — . ... i. o