THE MANAWATU RACES

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 180, 14 December 1881, Page 2

THE MANAWATU RACES

NOMINATIOIT OF HOBSKft--The fo^lawins nominations have been received for the Manawatu Jockey Club's big Handicap : I „..^.L.-... SirTalton; Camelia; Maid of Athol: Slander Filly ; Grand D^ utchess ; Dan ; Banshee; Frivolity; Venture';-'Artful-vJTre;. Orphan ; OtenaghM. IHBTEICT HANDICAP*. , Skylark; Oamelia ; Barmaid ; ;Maia of Athol; Warego;; Wild iDayrell; tady Ellen ; Ourangu ; Otenaghi ; Lulu. . THE RACECOJURai^ ; :'!, We vised the Palmerston Race Course on. Monday, and were most agreeably surprised at the progreßa| made since our. last visit. The course 'was completed, and taken over from the contractor Mr. Prat*, yesterday- who : ha« made a capital job of it. Trainers ■will now have a* opportunity of giv'ibg their horse* the { reqniredr-trial The grand stanfl will be second to Wanpfanui for comfort, and compjejenes^both above and underneath, and' will' seat at the lowest calculation, 500 people. The priviiegesr should cbmm'a'n'd. a ; iong figure, aud recoup the club for the expenditure on the grand; stand;^ and fit--tings;- which we believe,,^ wiU. costaboat" ;£lsOittai!. ! ■'**■"** T+~* We intend t6 detote sojmo of i>ur Bpace to sporting news up to the 26^ aoitbati our readers who take an interest m those matter^, tnay be sufficiently posted to back tbe right borKB, on tht day of meeting.