DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 528, 31 May 1872, Page 2

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

—o—(Condensed from Dally Times.) HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 20 sov 3 entrance one sov.; mile and a half over seven flights of hurdles 3ft. Ciu. high. Mr E. iPritchard’s g g Don Pedro aged. list, (Goodman) ... ... ..■. 1 K. Wylie’s b g Forbury', syrs. 9st 71b, (Barron) 2 There was five entries, but Pilgrim was ultimately scratched, Don Pedro cleared the hurdles capitally, and won by about a quarter of a mile. MAIDEN PLATE, of 15 sovs.; entrance 10s one and a quarter mile; weight for age for all horses that had never won an advertised prize. Mr A Smith’s eh f May Queen (by Morris Dancer), 4yrs., Bst 111b (Denham) 1 Smith’s b f May Day (by Morris Dancer), 3yrs, 7st 111b, (J Cotton) 2 J. Hastie’s b m Lydia. 2yrs, sst 31b, (Gourley) ... ... ... 3 Eight Horses started BIRTHDAY [HANDICAP, of 40 sovs., with a sweep of 2 sovs, the amount aecurueing from the sweepstakes to go to the second horse a mile and a half. Nominations, 1 sov.; acceptance, 1 sov. Mr J. Reany’s bl m Little Nell, aged Sst 41bs (J Cotton) 1 R Rossbotham’s br g Saladiu, 4yrs Sst 31bs (Tanner) o H Gourley’s ch g Bobby Burns, 0 yrs 7st lOlbs (Gourley) ... ...* 3 HANDICAP TROTTING RACE, of 15 sovs with sweep of 1 sov the amount of sweepstakes to go to the second horse ; th.e ‘ miles optional ‘saddle and bar. eis noweight under lOst Entrance 10s. Mr A M‘Donald’s g m Jeanie Dean?, aged 250 yds (M ‘Kay) 1 J Reaney sb g Snip, aged 250y r ds (Butler) 3 J Ferguson’s b m Madge, aged 150 yds (Owner) ... 3 The other horses that started were, Polly at scratch and modesty, 100 y’ards. TRADESMEN’S HANDICAP, of 25 sovs. One mile and a quarter ; nominations, 10s.; acceplauee, 1 sov. Mr. H. Gourlay’s ch g Bobby Burns, aged, Sst 71b (J. Cotton) ... 1 J. D. Hutton’s ch g Paddy’, aged, 7st 101b. (Fraser) ... ... 2 E. Pritchard’s ch hj Foretop, aged, Sst 101b (Tanner) ... ... 3 There were 12 entries, but as Little Nell, Rose, Merryman, and Kildare were scratched eight horses only came to the post. HANDICAP BUTCHER’S RACE, of 35 sovo. ; one mile ? entrance, 10s. ; the second horse to receive 10 sovs., the third horse 5 sovs. from the stakes, r or hacks, the property of butchers for one month previous to the races. Mrr Gardner’s b g German Louis, aged, lOst lllb ... 1 Messrs. Simpson and Asher’s brg Squire 5 yrs., lOst ... ... o Mr. Menlove’s ch g Sandy, aged, 12st41b 3 HACK RACE, of 10 sovs. ; one mile ; post entry, 10s. ; no weight under 9st. Nine horses were entered. The names of the first, second, and third horses are Paddy, Jenny, and Gamecock.