The mare won as she liked hands-down.

Dunstan Times, Issue 611, 2 January 1874, Page 3

The mare won as she liked hands-down.

Second Pay. , (From Hie Cromwell Argus), CR'K'VjiLSDjtRBY, a sweepstake j)f hj ft., with 40/. added. Second horse to receive SO pier cent of the stakes. Cults, Sst .lOlb ; till ies, Bst 51b. f ~, Mi’.’T. Cotter’s b m. The Maid- 3(Robertson) 1 Mr T. Russell’s cb.m. Lady Pembroke, ;iOI 0 '( ‘(99s) : . 2 Mr. G. Atkins’b.g. Bismarck, (Hu hes) 0 Betting, 1 to 1 agamst The Maid, 2 to 1 against l-ady . Pembroke, 3. to 2 against Bismarck. The three got away on very equal terms, La ly P mbroke„if anything, wjtU a slight lead. They race lin this position ti 1 the ha f mile post was reached, when the Lady iiicoea-ed her pace till she was quite thirty yar Is alien’ : Bismarck, after a struggle; get.t g tbe sa e ii-ta me behind th- Maid.l About half a mile from home, the Maid began 0 run f o' it, an I it also berime apparent that the La ly’s strength was failing. S'n: struggled hard, however, to maintain ber*p ace rill she came to the a rai c ht running. when the in rid parse I her. Th-.i latter ha I then no difficulty in securing the prize, Bi&m nek was pul ed up half a rail -from home. He had 0 ly been iu trd d ig for ten days, and was not in ci uditi in. Time, 3u 9s Jockey Club Handicap 100/., with a sweepstake of 3 . 3s. each Secon 1 Inn e to v e eive amount accruing from sue pstnke. Distance, two mil s. Mr. Hiz! tc’sb.m Brunet'e. a ed7st4lb (M'Nulty) 1 Mr. Atkin’s br.m. T.iffnil. age-1, 7st 11b Mr. Warl’s b.g. Tamb airini, 5 yrs, 9sfc 1211) (O.Bri n) 3 Tho betfin- was alight.y in favor of Brunette and Tambimrini, tilth ugh tbe while affair was looked upon as being a mystery. All three got. away iu excellent order, Tambourini, as was reti.arkel openly ennu :b on the sta id, starting in quite a different fa hi m to the way lie -ri I iu tbe Grafid Stand Handicap the day befoie. for th- first mile all were together, an ' all well in hand. Fro 11 tbit distance, Iwu-ever, they went for it, and tbe line-t rate which perhaps ever was witnessed othe Or mi well course ensued. Several times the hor es were bea I an 1 h.-ad, Taffrail now an 1 then dropping one length only be .i id. ’l’lie excitement may be in re casi’y imariue I than described, when it is sa I ill it this la tn I lo the li fish, Bru ette being about th.c - pua; ters of a length alien 1, and Taffrarl and Tambourim nearly making a deal beat fur see md p ace. Better lime would beyond a doubt have been m ub- if the o-.urae had not been so heavy The time was 4m. Is. Hack Selling Race 15/ Distance, one rude. No. weight under 9«t. Mr. Aiitcbinson'o bg. Chat lie, (Waddle) 1 Calev'sbm. C.dlur-ou (Malone). 2 Pi von's g.m Cripple, (Hughes) 3 Bobby Burns, Native, and Hot Coffee also ran. Bibby Bums st rte'l ■ ff with the lead, according to hi- usual custom, and maintained it for fully half the distance, when the t.'ripple pas,-e l him, and loukel as if she meant to win it right out, if Caller-on on’y could he disposed of It turned out, however, tha* Caller-ou could "ot be left behin I, and she was about to be bailed as the. winn.-r coming down the straight, when Waddell begun to touch up old Cltarlie, to which the game old horse, sespoil ’ed by coming through be three at a terrific unco ; tbe t bier, in fact, won tire race The Native did not show well in this race, 110; din Ho- C. ffee, contrary to gr.ie al expectation.—Time, 1 11 5Ss. Ch irli - was sold after tl.e race for IS/. Mr. Hawkins bring the purchaser. Steward's Purse, 50/ Weight for age, Tlr • winner to b sold (with his ell agetn nts) by auction immediately after tin race, aid any su-plui to goto the met fuudThe winner to bj sold for 5 / ; it ■ entered to oe sob I for 40/., allowed 7d> : for 30/., a'lcwed 141b ; for 20/., ollowed 21 Hi ;f< r 10/., allowed £Sili. listr.ii , one ni'le and a half. Mr. Rivers' b.g. Will Manx Boy, 5 vrs. (bo hr ..Id for 20'. (Hughes) 1 C-q lain lu’ei.i-r ri’s 0. g Malabar, aged. (tube sol I fo- 50/.) 1 Oat. 11-(.Stauuto ' 2 Mr. Jigg’s b.g. Fe im, aged, fto be sold for 10/ ) Bst lib (.Mode) 3 Mr Hogan's b.g. Rambler, 5 yrs, (to be a-.1.1 for 20/.) Bst 2lb (M’Nulty) 0 La ly Pembroke was scratched. Tue betti-ig lias alien level on Manx By ofains 0 f ains the fiel •by som j of his ad* xnirnrs, level • n Malabar, and two to one ag dust tlu* Fenian, K.iinbler not spoken of. rbia turned out a capital race, al* th at. the tlnish, the Manx Bi y cmii in a winner. At the quarter, half, jn three-quarter mile p-sts. Fenian, Manx Boy, and Malabar were all to- cther, Ram bier af cr the fir.-t mile Iu ing .u' ofit After the r.ic", tile winner, M.-u x By, was knocked down for 40/., Air. Rivers, theowoei, luing til,, pm chaser. ibe C/on olation Handicap of 25'., d'stan 'e o n e mile was won by Dago’s Fenian V'-vr eOn ing in scro d, and Taffia I, third. Hie sum of 17/. ICs. vva- rnlleited on then urso for the Hosp ta’ Race, but it was termined by the stewards to drier the running 1111 ii M nbav. THIRD PAY. A th-r 1 day’s up at tonk ] bare on ’’on<l ay. W ien there was a fair attendance, the chief iu ercat ' e eg. centered in the Hospital R ce, which was won by Mr Dawkins’s C’u ley, ri Idea by youn Bobby Mnnro. A -out of wrestling followed, in which Mr de ath.m provid- victorious in both c. ns. I’lie fist event vi.-is hack race, w'rich was won by Mr. Dawkins’s Cha ley, B’hby Burns being sec nd. The Mow Ha licap was won by Mr. Dagg’s Fenian, Ir-dy PembioLe soeo,.d.