Geraldine Races.
The first important eyents of the racing season were commenced to-day, and were a great success. The racing was first-class, the only drawback being the unsettled state of the weather. The attendance was large, many visitors from a distance being present. The following are the results :•— Maiden Plate, 39 soys, 1£ miles— 11. Bay's Lonehand (Australian) 1, O'Brien's Fennella 2, A. Gibson's Maori Boy 3. Lonehand had the race all his own way, and won eventually in a canter. This was his first appearance on the ITew Zealand turf. Handicap Hubdle Race, 70 sots, 2 miles-O'Brien's Black Prince 1, E. Pay's Lonehand (Australian) 2, P. Butler's Te Wheta 3. Two others started. Black Prince won this by being splendidly ridden, whilo the crack Australian horse lost it through holding him too cheap, and keeping him back too long. Publican's Handicap, 50 sots, 1} miles—lt. Kay's Maritana 1, W. Smith's Rangatira 2, 0. J. Bourne's SeTen j Bells 3. Selling Race, 20 sots—C. Stonoy'a Castoint 1, J. Bourne's Seven Bells 2. I
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3358, 26 September 1879, Page 2
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173Geraldine Races. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3358, 26 September 1879, Page 2
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