CANTERBURY RACES.
Yesterday. . • j Maiden Plate, of .100 sovs. adJed to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs. h. ft. . One mile and a. half. Mr. Hunter's ch f Defamation,, 3 yrs ... 1 Mr. M'Glashan's b. g. Patch, 4 yrs ... 1 1 Wen by half-a-head. Time 2mins. 48secs. For this race there were seven entries. Lottery Plate, of 50 sovs. added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Although six horses, including Lacenieed, were entered for thisrace, it ended in a walk over for Mr. Walter's Slander. Canterbury Cup, of 300 sovs. : added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs. Two miles and a quarter. Mr. Kedwood's ch m Peeress, aged ... 1 Mr. Studholrae's ch h Knottingley ... 2 The only other horse entered for this eveut was Mr. Studholme's Flying \Fish, who, however, did not put in an appearance at the post, thus leaving tbfe' race to the two* old rivals who made a dead heat of it, but on running again, the gallant Peeress had it all, her own way, the horse not being able to get uear her. : .
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 264, 8 November 1871, Page 2
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180CANTERBURY RACES. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 264, 8 November 1871, Page 2
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