DUNSTAN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 564, 7 February 1873, Page 2

DUNSTAN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Yesterday inaugurated the seventh Amiual Oil 113 tan Jockey Club Meeting, Using the eleventh annual meeting (independent of spring meetings) held on the JJunetm race-course. The first race meeting held in Otago, was in the year ISu?, at Silver Stream. In the following year the Punstan Races were instituted, and since then have been conducted with such cneigy and liberality that they undoubtedly clars only second in the Pro vines. The meeting of 1372-3; however, does rot come up to former ones, either in respect to the number of competing steeds or the attendance of visitors. Kor were the events mntosteJ with that avidity wo have seen on former occasions by the small fields that faced the starter. Various causes are assigned for this falling off; but, to oar nin 1 the true cause ir, there are too many race meetings in the district, and unless a combination is made, whereby one grand annual meeting t kes place for the entire district, the qua ity of the horses and their number will dwindle down to a mere nothing and the vaunted race meetings of Cromwell, Dry bread, St. Hainan's, Mount Ida, and Clyde, will be meetings of hacks rather than of thoroughbreds.

Tho weather had been variable for somo time past, but ye,3t r lay turned out moi t pleasant. The wind, however, which t.’c.v in gusls from the South, made it rather disagreeable for those frequenting tho grand stan 1; but ou the whole, the day was.moat pleasurable. Of the attendance, about three hundred people were present, but as most arrive! in vehicles to which they most persistently stuck, the crowd about the grand stand, or tho‘number ou the t"p w; s

not so great as v. c have prcv'.s us'y seen. Whilstspeaking of the grand stand, « c must give great credit to the stewards {it the great im; rovement tiny have made to it, and we experienced no small pleasure in hi arlng the fav Table remarks made hy too visitors. Mr. Hawthorne, who attended to the creature comforts, ms not so well patronised as the quality of his liquors deserve.!. The business of the Meeting commenced with the Maiden Plate, for which Flore, Wexford, and 0 tame to started. Mr. Fraser’s mare proved the best horse, and was acc Tiled first honors. The hurdle race succeeded, and was a gift to Tauib umuL There was a little more excitement over the Juki y • lub Handicap, forwhich liveware entered Atlas, Wildboy, Miss Funis, Malice, and Brunette (scratched). After some delay, a very good start was made, iuisr Ennis making the running for her cimqanl n Wildboy, but she soon got into dilcculli a and left the game to Atlas and Wildboy. between whom there w as a hard race home, Malice apparently was never intended to try her speed. The Hack .S 1 i ;g Race o - lowed, ami was w ,11 by Fanny, in a Held of four. The Member.’ II mdicap, fmr nfav;ing. brought the day’s proceed! igs to a close, and was won by Brunette, Dragon, who was a favorite, quit his pipe out by hoping at a false start, an 1 running a burster for a mile a 1 I Flora! as; all eh in ;c by cannoning against a p at at starting—tke race tinsa -waa left between Brunette and Madam, and light gamely did Cox’s marc run for second honors. Below is subjoined the details of the events Maids? P .v;i; of S3 save., for all horses tl at have never won an advertised race of ov ir 2h'. Weigh; for age. One mile an I a half. Mr. W. Fraser’s b m Flora, Gyrs, Tst oil), (Mi ore) 1 Hazlett’scgWexford, aged, 1 Ost lib, (W a-'Mol) 2 Monaghan’s 1) g Otaaiote, Gyrs, Ost 101b (M-Kay) G Otamete jumped off with the load, tiro filly close up ; Wexford left at the post. Waddcl quickly gatherc 1 him-elf togolhor and gave chase, si on coming to equal terms with his compeers. Otamete wavs soon pa' sc 1, and the race lay between Flora and Wexford, but Mr. Fraser’s man p oved t v> good and won as she liked.—Time. 2ra. 5 5f ec. ’ ilAXDic.tr Hurdle Race of GO sovs. Dis- ; tance, about two miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Mr. Nosworthy’s bg Tambourini, Gyrs Oat 121b (Itei.y) 1 Bue-kham’s c g Sir Tatton, aged, lOst 41b... .. (Eaiug) 2 Time—Four minutes 27 seconds. Sir Tatton unfortunately baulked at the first jump. Tambourini took his hurdle ami with it the load, and was never caught, winning with hands down. Dunstan Jock ii y Club IT an mc.tr of 100 revs, with sweepstake of three guinonj o go to second horse. Two mi'es. Mr. J. Hazlett’s bg Atlas, aged. 7st 71‘) (licit) 1 O’Brien’s b g Wildboy, aged, Tst !01b ' (J. Cotton) 2 O’B ien’s b in Miss Ennis, aged, Cat Sib (T. Cotton) 3 Nosworihy’s bm Malice, syis, Dst 111b. (Easy) 4 Tills was the most exciting race of the meeting, and well deserved to be so, as a hotter contested race could not bo, At the start, Miss Ennis got well away, making the running for her stable companion, Wild Boy. At the back of the Course, Atlas and Wildboy went up to the fore, ami made a hard race home, the former winning by a length, closely followed by Wilyboy, Malice in the roar. Time, Sm. 50 sec. Hack. Sellixo Race of 15 sovs. Distance, one mile. No weight under lOst. Post Entry. Mr. Wrightsrm’e b in Fanny, (Lair.g) I Gordon’ i b g Young Turpin (ii Kay 2 C ■•lclnugh’s I'- naan, (Cameron) 3 Wilkin’s b m Kathleen (Marsh ’ 1 1) 4 Turpin a i l Fciiiiiu led I bo wav at no mean jaoe, Fanny, however, soon

the pair, passed Fenian, and made a good race home with Fenian, whom she boat by about a length. Members Handicap of 43 sovs. Members free. Distance, one mile. Mr, Hazlett’s bra Brunette aged, 7st 41b (Holt) 1 Cox’s c m Madam, aged, Gst 121b ... (Marshall) 2 O'Brien’s c g Dragon, 3 yrs, Gst 91b (X. Cotton) 3 Fraser’s b m Flora 3 yrs, Gst 3'.b (Moore) 1 Flora’s chance in the race was spoilt at tlio start, by her miming againstapost, and Dragon bolted with ids jockey, an d ran round tho coarse, thus losing his chance a ! so, which by many was considered good, leaving the race besween Brunette and Madam, Brunette won by a length, hard prossolby tho latter. Time, Im. 535.