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One of the first Maori programmes for races at Otaki, 1868. Come! Come! Notice to all. This notice is to all friends in the East, in the West, in the North, in the South. Oh, friends, listen. Horse races will be held at Otaki. These races will be run under the patronage of the King of the Maori people [1868. Reprint. ca 1968?]
- Date
- 1868
- Reference
- Eph-C-MAORI-1868-01
- Description
Translation of a poster announcing a Maori race meeting at Otaki lists the race stewards, and gives a list of nine rules to be observed by horse owners, jockeys and racegoers. Bringing drink, drinking too much, and swearing were not allowed. Horses' names must not be changed (in order to conceal past wins). Girls could not be jockeys.
Stewards were:
Chairman: Hoani Taipua and friends
Judge: Enoka Te Wano and friends
Starter: Hori Te Waru and friends
Clerk of Course: Hohepa Te Hana
Clerk of Scales: Inia Hoani
Handicapper: Honoiti Ranapiri and his wife
Treasurer: Hiwi Piahana
Secretary: Puke Te Ao
An account of this meeting is given in Wattie Carkeek's "A century of racing", "Te Ao Hou", No. 23 (July 1958), pages 25 ff.
Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).
Physical Description: Letterpress, 455 x 192 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s), Ephemera, Letterpress works, Posters, Letterpress, 455 x 192 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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One of the first Maori programmes for races at Otaki, 1868. Come! Come! Notice to all. This notice is to all friends in the East, in the West, in the North, in the South. Oh, friends, listen. Horse races will be held at Otaki. These races will be run under the patronage of the King of the Maori people [1868. Reprint. ca 1968?]. Ref: Eph-C-MAORI-1868-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/35293495More information can be found in our terms of use.