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Racing Days In Old Waverley : The History Of The Waverley-waitotara And Momahaki Racing Clubs 1871-1923
Paperback Edition: 1
About 100 years before women were allowed to ride in horse races seven women, riding sidesaddle, competed in a ladies' hack race at the Waverley race track.
The winner was a Miss Walker, on Polly, and the race was in 1874.
"It was reported that the result caused such cheering as had never been heard in the Waverley District before," Waverley historian Laraine Sole said.
She has written a book about racing in those early times - Racing Days in Old Waverley : The story of the Waverley-Waitotara and Momahaki Racing Clubs 1871-1923.
Featured in the 16 December 2019 New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 142
Publisher : Unallocated
Publication date : 2019
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in New Zealand, New Zealand, NZ History