BLACK'S RACES

Dunstan Times, Issue 519, 29 March 1872, Page 2

BLACK'S RACES

Stewards, Messrs. Samson, Handyside, Jackson, Sinnamon, and Greenbank. Judge, J. G. G. Glassford, Esq. Clerk of Course, Mr, R. M'Morran. This event came of on Friday and Saturday, the 15th and 16th instants, and in every respect was a great success. The weather being everything the most fastidi. us could desire, in a great mearure tended to produce this, hut the racing together with the other arrangements (or tire comfort of visitors, provided by the committee, were perfect.and as a matter of course resulted in producing so desirable an effect. The various events w'ere contended for most gamely, and the winners richly merited the prizes won, and thehuzzars of .the happy crowd which were unrestrainedly accorded them. The advertised programme being run through, the sport was brought to a close by competing for - the Hospital Race (a recognised institution in the Dunatan District) for which the sum of 9f. was subscribed on the course, and was most cleverly'won by Mellor’s Merrylass, ridden by young Richardson. The refreshment booth, underthe supervision of Messrs. Pitches, attracted pretty general attention and was liberally supported by the thirsty turfl es. The following are the particulars of the various races. FIRST DAT, MARCH 15. MAIDEN PLATE of 10 nova Weight for age. Mr. Fitzpatrick’s Fairy Queen, 4 years, I Mr. Greenbank’s Jenny Lind, aged. 2 Mr. M'Marran’s Lilly, aged, ... 3 DISTRICT HANDICAP of 20 sovs. Mr. Harrington’s Welcome Bst 71b (Holt) 1 Mr. Hazlett’sMusieian, 9st 1 Old (Waddell) 2 Mr. Doyle’s Wexford, 9st 121b (Parker) 3 HACK RAGE of lOsovs. Weight forage. Mr. Hazlctt’s Musician, ... ... 1 Mr. Norman’s Pill-Box, ... ... 2 Mr. Miller's Ida, ... ... 3 SECOND DAY, MARCH 16. HURDLE RACE of 15 sovs. Heats. No weight under O stone. Mr. Samson’sFiree-ater, ... ... 12 1 Mr. Hazlett's Mu ician; ... ... 2 1 Mr. Hughes’Eloodjßoyal... ... 3 2 This was deci ledly the host contested race of the 'Meet. First heat Fire-eater 1, Musician 2, Bibo I Royal nowhere; for the second heat Musician 1, Blood Royal 2; for the third heat it was a dead heat between Fire-eater and Musician. Musician declining to have another round with his formidable opponent and not coming up to the scratch, Fireeater had the remainder of the running aU his own way. HACK RACE of 5 sovs. Once round the course. No weight under 10 stone. Mr. Miller’s Merrylass, ... ... , 1 Mr. M'Morran’s Wild Rose, ... 2 Mr. Harrington’s Welcome ... 3 CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 5 sow. Mr, M'Mornvn’a Roderick, 9st 61b 1 Mr. Doyle’s Wexford, Oat Gib ... 2 Mr. Miller’s Ida, ... 3 HANDICAP TROTTING RACE of 5 sovs. Mr. J, G G. Olassford’s Dick, scratch, 1 Mr. Miller’s Tommy, 5 yards start, 2 HOSPITAL RACE Mr. Miller’s Merrylass ... ... 1 Mr. Doyle’s Wexford, 2 Mr. M'Morrau’s Wild Rose, ... 3 fa awr-v rr<- v g - - «•