Clerk of the course
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Clerk of the course
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
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
