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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1378, 20 December 1884, Page 3

'•Flaneur," m the Wanganui Herald says:— The acceptances for the Maaawatu Races air Palm erstbn on Boring Da are very poor, except m the Hurdle Baccy for which all have cried content bar Jim. My choice for place vonld be, The Druidj Skylark, and Scrutineer m the order named, should Scrutineer leave it to Notice of Motion, and the latter go straight, the hack will be very handy at the finish if not m front. The Maiden Plate looks an eag7 thing ori paper for Stilletto, with Maid of Eccleston and Awatea next The District Maiden I know little about, so I shall nob hazard a tip on it. The M.R.C. Handicap only has four .acceptors out of the eight nominated, a not very flattering tribute to the handicapper's aDility. I fancy the result .will be Last Chance, Armourer, Speculation, if the Painter mare goes kindly, if not the black horse will have a ding dong ' race for it with the game daughter of old Slander, who I don't think can race successfully with Bst 101 b up, For the Flying I think Parvenu is good enough to shew a clean pair of heels t<i the rest, of which I Hke Martha at the weights to be the best fora place. Only six out of fourteen nominated for the Plate Handicap have cried content, and here we have Bayard and Speculation at 9st, at which weight the mare is out of it, as she canfibt perform under such a load, nor can Bayard give his half brother 7lb* on their late running at Wan* ganui aniJ Wellington. I shall therefore plump for Armourer, Bayard, and Trickster.