SPORTING.
DUNEDIN RACES. (FROM GUI! OWN COKKE.SPO>"I>ENT.) Dcxedix, December 1. Handicap Tkottixg Race, of 40 sovs. Mr. Vezey's Zulu, 300 yds 1 Mr. Kirkwood's Titokowaru, 275 yds 2 Mr. Sutherland's Charley, 200 yds ... 3
Blackboy (scratch), Bella (50 yds),: Mooney (200 yds), Little Nell (350 yds), : Kafoozleum (450 yds) also.started. This \ resulted in a good race between the first j three. Time—Oram. 29secs: { Spbing Handicap, of 45 sovs ; one mile j , . and a distance. I Messrs. Mason and Vallance's Cam- i y ballo, Bst 7lb (Nolan) ... ~... 1 i -Mr. Jones',Dolly Barwon, 6st (Allen) 2 Mr. Goodman's York, 7st 121b(Rudings) 3 .X'Only .the. three started, and a splendid race ensued, Camballo winning by only a neck amidst a great deal of excitement. ; Time—2min. ll|secs. ; Benevolent Scurry. : Mr. Taggart's Comet ... ... ... 1 MrrMJKay's Jack (late Boomerang)... 2 ; TO-DAY'S RACES. j "Huudlf. Race. j ' . Scamp- : ... ... ... 1 J Milo 2 Kildare ... ... ... 3 , Romance, Te Whetu, and Unknown also ran.' The last two fell. President's Handicap. Lara ... ' ... ... ... 1 Titania ... ... ... 2 : Chancellor 3 Atlantic also ran. - " Selling Race. Numa ... ... ... 1 Dolly Barwon ... ... 3 Swede' ' ... ... ... 3 Rdmance-and Hornpipe also ran. ; :.. Gran-d Stand Handicap. Lara ... ... ... ... 1 Camballo ... ... 2 . York ■ 3 ' WANGANUI RACES. Wanganui, Deoember 2. The Wanganui Race Meeting is fixed for the lltli and 12th March. The programme for the first day is as follows : Hurdle Race, 50 sovs, weight for age ; Wanganui Derby, 100 sovs; Sapling Stakes, GO sovs, two-year-olds, f mile; Wanganui Stakes, a handicap of IQQ sovSj 2 miles, for.three-year-olds and upwards ; Town Plate, 30 sovs, welter weights, 1 mile and a distance ; Flying Handicap, 75 sovs, 1 mile and a distance. Second day—Handicap Hurdle Race, 75 sovs, 2] miles ; Railway Plate, 50 sovs, weight for age, 1 mile and a distance ; Wanganui Cup Handicap, 1000 sovs, second horse to receive '2OO sov3, third horse 100 sovs from the stakes, 2j miles ; Maiden Plate, 50 sovs, li mile, weight for age ; Handicap, 100 sovs, 2 miles ; Consolation, 30 sovs. Nominations for the Cup close on the 30th December, weights on the 17th January, and acceptances on the 3rd February. LSOO is t:°. be spent in improving the grand stand.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1130, 2 December 1879, Page 2
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354SPORTING. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1130, 2 December 1879, Page 2
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