SPORTING.
TARANAKI RACES. < V [BY TELEGRAPH.}• New Plymouth, March3l. The weather was all that could be desired ; in fact, it was equal to summer, and there was a large attendance. MAIDEN PLATE. •• .. .Marie Stuart • ... 1 1,,, ... Robin Hood ... ... ... 2 Penelope ... 3 -Port Wine-ran against a post on entering the straight, and threw his rider, leaving the, others to win as they liked. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Matau... ... ... ... 1 Harlequin ... ... ... 2 Billy ... ... ... ... 3 ' TARANAKI CUP. '. :' Hailstorm ... 1 Rocket ■ ... 2 Numa ... ... ... ... 3 Laertes arid Resolution were scratched. " , JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP. Resolution ... ... ... 1 Opawa... ... ... ... 2 King Quail ... ... ... 3 i Betting—6 to 4 against Resolution, even against -Laertes, ;3 to 1 against Opawa. The totalisator showed 4 to 1 on Resolution. ■ It was a splendid race, the horses being very evenly handicapped. A good start was effected, and the ' horses kept well together till, coming; into the straight, when Resolution and. Opawa took the lead, the former winning by half a length, King Quail being a good third., SYDNEY RACES. [by telegraph. J Sydney, March 31. ' The following is the result of the SYDNEY CUP. Petrea ... ... 1 Martindale ... ... •... 2 Strathearn ... ... ... 3 Won by two lengths. Time, 3min. 57sec. .Twenty-seven started.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1234, 1 April 1880, Page 2
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194SPORTING. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1234, 1 April 1880, Page 2
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