LAKE JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 875, 24 January 1879, Page 3

LAKE JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

This nee meeting, which took place on Thursday and Fri.lav last, was a very successful one. The wether was all that cmld be desired. On the Hist day the attendance was nut large, but the second brought a pood lumber on to the ground. Mr Kiohar.lt ha i charge of the refreshment department, and ho thoroughly met the wants of all who patroiiired him. The (hvMuwell horse* at this meeting were very SRCcessfnl, Haricot, carrying off the two large handicaps. The npeipag race was a thorough 41 boil-over," as Medoia was little thought (f. The results are as follows i First Day Maidev Pi.atk, of losovs., for all horses which have never won an advertised prize of LlO, hack races excepted. Weight for age. One and a half miles. Cash’s ifedora ... (W. Baity) 1 Howarth’s Tambonrini ... . . 2 Jlalaghan's Tommy Dodd .. ... 3 Tambonrini was the favourite for this event, and kept the lead for a mile, but the mare over-hauled him and won by some three or four lengths. Fbasetou Handicap, of 35 rovs. with a sweepstake of LI Is to go to the second horse. One and a half miles. Taylor’s Haricot, aged, 9stslb(W. Barry) 1 Tuoby's Speculation, 6 years, 9;t (T Barry) 2 Kirk's Patch, aged, Bsk 9'h (Owner) 3 Four others ran. Haricot was never «al!ed on, and he won by a short length. District Hack Back, of 15 sovs. Heats. Opin to district horses; as defined in the Wakari'm Handicap. No loss weight than fist 7lha. Tonhy'a Ikv-r Philbn Buck (T. Barry) 1 1 O’Keefe’s Klv ng Beauty (Kirk) 22 Two others also started but were nowhere. ■WiKATtfiT Davtitcat, of 20 eove., for hurts the fuse, fide property (for at least three months,before thojßares) of jwrsdhs'resitTr-at t£e Lake'Ccaaty.'’ Two iaiUa. i

Tnoliy’s Timhertop, 4yrs, Sst (T. Barry) 1 M'alaghau’avTomiay liodd, 6ys, Cat 101b (Hole) 2 Devonshire Lass, aged, 7st 41b* 1 v.d 3 speculation was sciatched. Timhertop won by two lengths. Sec .nd Day. Handicap Hurdle Uace, of 23 sovs, over four flights of hurdles. Distance, about t one and a half mile he jts. Howarth’s b g Tamiiouriui, age'd, Sat 6lb (Uameron) 1 1 This event was easily won. Handica? Novel Race, of 30 sovs. The winner to be sold by public auction, with his engagements, immediately U> after the race,'pand ;tbe proceeds of the sale to go to the funds of the Club One and a half miles. A. H. Dougla's bl g Abiuadab, aged, 7st I W. Taylors bnl Fiances, aged, Bst 51b 2 R. Howarth’s Tambourini, aged, Sst 51b 3 Frances was the fancied one, but she fell back into second place. Lake Jockevt Club Handicap, of 40 sovs. with a sweepstake of L2 2a to go to the , second horse. .Two miles. IW. Taylor’s g g Haricot, aged, 9st 31b , „ ’ , ■ (K Barry) 1 W. Barry’s Foam, aged, 7st 91b (Davia) 2 T. Tuohy’s Speculation, flyrs, Sst 51b 3 Three others started. Haricot won by three-quarters of a length. The performance of Foam astonished everyone. Hack Selling, Race, of 15 sovs. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race. Any surplus over 15 sovs. to go to the funds. One ami a half miles, J. Patterson’s Abinadab ... ... 1 T. Tuohy'g Port Philiip Buck ... 2 JliSjKenna’s Clyde ... . ;-. 3 ‘ 'The Hospital Race wai won by M ‘Moran’s Schoolboy. Con.solation Handicap, of 15 sovs., for all beaten horses. : One and a half miles. V\ r . Barry’s Foam ... ... (Davis) 1 G. Kirk’s Patch ... .. (Owner) 2 This was the closing event of the day, and the race was a gift to Barry’s mare.