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This striking rider was the clerk of the course at a Māori race meeting in the Waikato, around the 1930s. Māori have had a long involvement in horse racing. They began organising their own races from the 1870s, usually in tribal groups.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)
Reference: MNZ-1045-1/4-F
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