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Kōrero: Horse and greyhound racing

Watching a hurdle race

Spectators watch from carts and buggies at this hurdle race, probably at Mākaraka, near Gisborne, in the late 1880s. In the days when races were held on any available land, there were few facilities for racegoers.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Tairawhiti Museum, Te Whare Taonga O Te Tairawhiti, William F. Crawford Collection

Reference: WFC-1-2-49

by William Crawford

Permission of Tairawhiti Museum, P O Box 716, Gisborne, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Mary Mountier, Horse and greyhound racing – Horse racing: beginnings, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/38938/watching-a-hurdle-race (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mary Mountier, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012, updated 1 November 2015.