DUNEDIN RACES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 985, 4 March 1881, Page 3

DUNEDIN RACES.

1 In our las' Week’s tele -rapVc news wc ga'-e the rosnlts of tho first day’s races. 'We now append th ■ result of the other two days: - Reoinp Day.—Fiilav, February 25. Ta ly Mo Hun dean, of fid sovs —bailor B'V. I ; \gmit, 2; Milo. 3. AVv Stakes Handicap, of 151 s >va —Hilarious, 1 ; Svlvanns, 2 ; Mischief, 3 Novel Rice, of 80 snvs —Maude, I ; Sir Jasper. 2 ; Sir William, 3. Punelin Jockey Chib Man-Heap, of 213 a ivs. —Nitator. 1; Hilarious, 2j Lidy Emma. 3. Trotting Match,-of 410 Bivs. —Dnr Pony, 1 ; Native Ci f , 2, Railway P a‘c, of 60 sovs —®ir Modre i, 1 ; Legerdemain, 2 j Nautilus. 3 Hack Rice, of 2) sovs —Swagsman, 1 ; Co ks Pony, 2; Swede, 3 Th'KD Da v.—Saturday, February 23. Han icap S eepleohase. of 100 sovs.— Agent. I ; Sailor By, 2 ; Carngeen, 3 P ir'nry H n Heap, of 150 sovs.-Rand-wick 1 ; Atlantic, 2 The Q men’s Plate, of 80 snvs —The Governor, 1 ; Sylvanus, 2;Laly En na, 3. Flying Handicap, of 8l S'vs.—Lima, 1; Talliot, 2; Legerdemain, 3 Benevolent Scurry —Swagsman, 1, ,C nso'atinn Han Heap, of 60 sovs. - Tale it, 1 ; Mischief, 2 ; Jisper, 3. The total amount of the stakes was 1.2533, and was divided amongst 13 winners, the highest amount, LB3I, going •to the Hm. R. Camp ell ; thn lowest, LIO, to Mr Hamilton. The extraordinary large sum of between 1,8000 and I 9100 was invested in the tntalisators on the course, an 1 when hj i consultations are const lered, which total up to within a trill s of L 31030,

making in all a grand total i.f over 140,0 )0, wo cannot Imt think—Mat is. if this enormous sum in is ho icst'i/ come hj ami out hi afj'-del b;/ the various investors that tfie cry of hard tim 8 H all a rayih, but on the contrary that the people of Otago are am mgst the richest as a com■ratini y in the Southern Hemisphere. It is to >e borne’ in mind that the above sum represents only the m meys actually gam >led ; to this has to be ad led the moniys vxpsndel by the country people da travelling ami. if were to be aided the value oMotftime, the rerp’ctahle total of sonewlut appr • idling Mlld.O lO could be esdurtel as the gum spent over the Dunedin Races. Wo do not obj ct to racing, as in my g >od ends are'served thereby; but to iti concofntant evil—gamiihng—wj have the etr.mgest posgiii'e ■objenioi, an I we cannot ti» s*nngly urge upm the itovern nent to devi-e'some ■remedy. ' In the sister c dony of Victoria means have been adopts I to supprves to a certain extent gam ding, and there should accordingly be but little trouble here.