La Foa Race Meeting,
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N. Caledonia
From Our Own Correspondent.
Bouloupari, Nov. 2.
A very enjoyable country race meeting was held at La Foa on October 7, and the new grandstand which has lately been completed by the energetic president, M.
Banuelos, was crowded to overflowing.
The entreis were surprisingly good, several horses having ravelled from Noumea, notably Pallikolo, who won the La Poa Grand Prix of 2000 francs, and little Boncoute, who ran second to him.
The programme was a mixed one of trained horses and amateurs; and there were two races on the programme for the natives, the Oua Tom tribe carrying off the biggest prize of 400 francs.
A great deal of amusement was afforded in the sixth race “amateurs deguises, ” when all riders were attired in fancy dress with masks.