DUNEDIN RACES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3627, 26 February 1883, Page 3

DUNEDIN RACES.

[l!Y TELEGRAPH.] Duxedix, This day. There ivas wretched weather for the races on Saturday. A heavy north-Avestcr Avas raging, Avith much rain. There Avere not more than 2500 people present, The racing ivas capital. The following were the results: — lIOrEFUT, STAKES lIAXBICAI'. A sAveep of 3 soys, Avith 120 added; six furlons-s: for two and throe-year-olds. Mr Bates' Minerva, 3 yrs, Sst 3lb .. 1 Mr Stephenson's Hyacinth, 2 yrs., Gst 121b .. .". .. ■• •• - t

FORBURY HANDICAP. A_sAveep of 3sovs, wiih 250 soys added; one mile and a half. Hon. G. M'Lean's Lady Emma, Sst 21b 1 Mr Proudfoot's Sir Modrcd, 9st .. 2 Mr Bates' The Poet, 7st 8 —Salvage, King Quail, Adamant, Iris, and Comet also ran. Lady Emma won by a length. Time, 2 mins. 40 sees. queen's plate, Of 150 soys; two miles; weight for age. Lady Emma, 'Jst 21b .. .. .. 1 Taiaroa, 7st 71b .. .. ■ • .. 2 Salvage, Sst 111b 3 Lady Emma won by a length. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 100 soa-s ; one mile and a distance. Tasman, Sst 2lb 1 Sir Modred, Sst Olb 2 —Emy filly, Nonsense, The Jilt, and Gitana also ran. Tasman Avon by two lengths. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, Of SO soa's ; one mile. Gitana, 7st 1 The Poet, 7st 101b 2 —Violin (Gst) and Aurora (6st) also ran. Luna Avas scratched. Gitana maintained the lead throuerhout. Time, Imin 53sees. Of £1119 iuthe totalisator £102 Avas ou the winner. There was a mistake in the outside totalisator on this race, Luna being left in, and £41 was put on her. The sum of £22,500 ivas put through the totalisator dining the three day's races.