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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1, 2 January 1874, Page 2

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Wanganui, January 2. The Scullers-' Tare was won by Wood, of Wellington. In the piir oared race, the R >man Fall von easy, Mr L< gin's Te Kooti coming in a good efconri, but wtien off tbe point she chipptd a heavy ata. and was broken into 100 pieces, only thn c lengths from home. The gieate t exoitemei t was a match between the Mviraand Eclip-e for £50, Wangsnui and Wellington pi-ki g their own crews. < 'ver £iOo wa9 bet in odds in frvor of Wanganui. Tht-two b ats were abreast nearly the whole distance, but in the last few hundred yards Eclipse, Wellington, put on a spun and won by several lengths. Distance, little over three mil- 8. Wellington. January 2. Canterbury flour, £11 tOa; to £12; Oamaru, £13 to £13 10s. Best brands of oais are budly harvested at 4s Sd to 4s 6d; good milling is wanted at 4s lcjl to ss; wheat, milling, none in market, last sale of ( anterbury, 5s ; Oamaru, 5s 4} I; bran, Is; oatmeal, 245; butter Bd.