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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 264, 15 December 1909, Page 3

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MANAWATU ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. The acceptances for the first day of the Manawatu Racing Club are as follow: Highden Hack Hurdles Handicap, of 100 sovs., one mile and a-half— Pearl

Reef 11.5, Jfnll Civ 10.11, Don Can as 10.9, Moose 10.2, faupo 0.13, Windage 9.7, Pa pa ton. Cohort and Himitanji !).'}. Summer Handicap, of 250 sovs?, oie mile—Samlstroain !1.0, K<[uitjis 8.6, Waikaraka 8.3, Paisano 8.1, Flingot 7.12, Truganini 7.10, Sir Antrim 7.n."l'orollua 0.12, Mataari 0.11. Tiritea Hurdles Handicap, of 150 sovs., tivo miles—Maidi 10.13, Stayboy 10.5. Feu de Joie 9.13. Whatakura 9.10, Wai-' punehu 9.0. Awapuni Handicap, of 200 sovs., six furlongs—Tumut f).O, Crncinella 8.P., Broadsword 8.6, Equitas '8.5, Full Bate 8.2, Ballarat 8.1, Xylaml and Sir Antrim 7.7, Bally Shannon 7.6, Waiata 6.7. Terrace Hack Welter Handicap, of V.iO sovs., one mile—Tawhaki 10.5. Koran

9.11. Gold Treasure 0.8, Captain Bell :).6 Passive 0.3. Teotane 0.2, Marathon SO,' Separator B.S, Liquid Air 8.2, Mar ton 8.1, Rangikapua 8.0.

Himitangi Welter Handicap, of 150 sovs., seven furlongs—Waikaraka PS Paisano and Osiris 0.5, Effort and Wii'nmera 0.2, Vi 0.1, Fasnakvle 8.3, Gold Treasure 8.2, Thetis 7.13, Waieola 7 7

FIXAL PAYMENTS. The first payments for the Manawnt.u Cup Handicap, of 600 sovs., one mile and a-half (run on Boxing Day) are— Crucinella 8.0, Waitapu 8.2, Paisano and Osiris 8.1, Tawhaki 8.0, Merrivonia 7 '3 Fhngot 7.12, Koran 7,4. Bridge 7.3, Perolina 0.13.

For tluT Fourth" Palmerston North Stakes, six furlongs (first day), the fol. lowing horses have paid up—A. Barclay's Penates, D. Buick's Rangipapa, Sir Geo. Clifford's tflitaway, Broadsword Fa*nak.vle and Madam Madcap, Hon. J Carroll's Gold Top and Roval Guard F Dorset's Sir Solo, J. Buckley's Madh'ma G. D. Greenwood's Formeden, '•Mr' Highden's" Polymorphous, Celaeno ai.d Gloss, J. Monk's Gipsy Belle, J. McCombe's Tawhaki, G. F. Moore's Two Shot, J. Symon's Lord Soult, J. W Lowe's Sea Queen, E. J. Watt's Winning Post, H. Whitney's Odessa and Turn*! For the Second Manawatu Sires' Frii! ce .?, ttakes' . es ' six f,lr| ongs (third dav), the following horses have paid up—Sir Geo. Clifford's Broadsword and Madam Madcap, F. Dorset's Sir Solo, W. Danes' Sonite, J. Buckley's Madhura, G. T) Greenwood's Formeden, W. E. Hughes' -Marengo "Mr. Highden's" Polymorphous, T. H. Lowry's Multiple,' Mr Middleton Melrose's Lord Kelvin A MDonald's Kiltie Lass, C. Ross' Deploy J W. Lowe's Sea Queen, and E.' J. Watt's Winning Poit. . ;.,,j- I

An evil that is growing on New Z°aland racecourses (says the New Zealand Times) is the frequenting of the jockeys' dressing rooms and the vicinity by i'in'"•s'mble characters, guessers, and "otlwr hangers-on of the turf, and the sooner the matter is taken in hand by the authorities the better for all concern.,.!. These gentry are responsible f or mve harm than most people can imagine, and they should be sternly and immediately suppressed. As a rule, more particularly at country meetings, the jockeys' quarters arc not so eanaeious is to kfford space for all and sundry. The jockeys' room should be confined to those who don the silks and satins,