TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1695, 27 May 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

. » (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION, PALMERSTON RACES. Pamerston North, Monday. At the races on Saturday the weather was threatening. About 1200 persona were present. The following were the results;— 0 . Handicap Hurdles,-Skylark, I; Scrutineer, 2; Exchange 3, Four others started, Dividend, £l2. Snyder, .in clearing the first hurdle, also jumped inside the fence amongst the crowd, knocking two or three down, but injuring none seriously. Hack Hurdles.—Black Bird 1; Whitai, 2; Kaimaku, 3,, Six started, Dividend £6los. Mfliden,»Excliange, 1; Whitiranga

2; Silverstreak, 3. Ten started. Dividend, £ll6s. Tho Novel race was won by Supplejack, beating three others. Guineas,—Soninus,' ]; Armourer, 2j: Dusk, 3, Six others/started. Somnus was just able to limp into the paddock after the race. Ainiourerwas favorite. Time, 3inin 20sec, Dividend Tradesmen's Puree.-Wonby Wood's Grey Tom. Dividend, £3 ss. Arnot, the rider of Spur, was fined £5 for disobeying the orders of the Btarter, and was disqualified till the amount should' be paid. There was also a suspicion that Ninette, which ran seoond, was pulled by Burr, but tho stewards decided to wait for further evidence. Flying Stakes.—Armourer, 1; Dusk, 2 j Kimakai, 6. Jive others started. Time, lmin 24sec. Dividend £4 lis. The Officials' Race was won by Robinson's Ricochet, beating five others, the dividend being 30s. Nine hundred and forty-four pounds passed through the totalisator, The. stakes were paid over the same evening. :