DUNSTAN SPRING RACES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1067, 6 October 1882, Page 3

DUNSTAN SPRING RACES.

This nmm.il gathering took place on Fri day, the 2l)ih Sep etnher, on the Uunstan V race cmi’se, an I drew* largo and respectaMe concourse < f people from all the surroumlinß cen res, Cromwell, Blacks, ami Alexandra contributing their fair quota, while of local residents ever, mil* ho ly was there, and the we ulu-r hi ing gloriously line, the racing quite up to lb average of up conn ry spring meetings, the genera! con due ing of the meeting ly the stewards perfectly up to the maik, not a munner id comp aint Ihionyhout the day from ain quaiter, and plenty of money in circulation whether laid out on the totahsator, with host, Holt in cieature comforts, vith frieim Lewis in apples and enmities, in patronizing the rifle shooting or in soma other of th innocent little pastimes without which no face course would he p rfect, the day was It really p (Sint one, and we should say injoyahly spent. One noticesolo feature, how ever, was the almost total absence of the ladie", which, we think, wis much to he rcgielted, as we toe no reason why they ahouhl not grace the course with their pie SMice as do their no less wo thy sisters in Other parts and places. If loyally, sup ported by the truest and hlucst of patrician bh od, deign to fo'low their sport loving lehrs, and see no harm in it, ftire'y our poorer ■ nt no hss honest wives an I daughters might a'so follow the example. The sport of hj use racing in itself is geol, but undoubtedly it. has its concomitant evils, and to 'css n these we hj hi the presence of the ladies would have its weigh*, and an future ocoisini B we hope to see our wives ~V and nur sis'ers. even onr cousins md our aunt'-, put'in an appiamloi on cur race OtiiurM. Wo will allow it* detail*! lesulta

of the various events wlii hj will lie luunil appended below to spmk for themselves and then make no eo nmeut. Mr Holt, the .caterer to the wants of the people, found but little time to do other than serve his customers, and when wo say that the money put on 'he totalisator reached considerably ovti L3OO it may fairly he assumed that tho woikers of that 'instrument had nut much idle lime. Maiden Plate of 10 sovsj weight for age; inirance, 15s. Distance, one mi e and a half; f r all horses that have never won public money. Mr. To in'sgg Gamecock, syrs 1 (W. Barry) ~ Martin’s b in Ritonclla. 4 rs 2 (Richardson) ~ FogaHy’s o g Agitator, 2yrs (Rivers) 3 Heather Bell, and Maori Chief, also ran. This was throughout a gift lo the grov wh landed horn lengths in advance. 1.38 was on th“ totalizdo , Ll6 being on the winner' in whose favor a dividend ■ f L2 2i was declared. I UNSTAN Handicap of 23 sovs ; nomination 20s, acceptance, 10s Distance, one mile and a half, Mr J. Cowan’s b hj., Rangatira, aged, Ills' 4 b (A, Fiasei) 1 ~ C McKenna’s g. g Haricot, aged, 9 t m> (Wan ) 2 „J. Cowan's bm. Frances, 7 1.10 bs 3 (M.K-iy) Rivers’ Spectator, 7 t l()lb, with fj'bs overweight, also sia ted. Re-artus, 7sl4'bs, was scratched. A v ly g. od start was eff ctcd, Frances (wi hj SJI' s overweight) and he grey, howover, soon jn rnied into the lent, with R mgalira tailing on. this po-itimi was maintained till rounding into the s'raLht wlien Rangatira came up, and pass ng Ids horses, took a cool lea', which he mainrained home. L 99 on the totalizator, 31 on the winner, dividend of L2 19s Hack Selling Rack of 10 sovs; enranee, 10 . Distance J nice hea'S. No weight under 9 stone. Tne winner to tic sold for £l2, an I the surplus (if any) to go to the Race fund. Post entry. Mr. Dickie s D irkio . , 1 ~ Dang’s Ruby . . 2 HeeM.s Acoiyre. Cox’s Little Nell, Wer tier’s Bmuaree, as > starve I. This was a very hollow affair, as Dark'e bad he race in Ids hands from th- start ami woft as he liked. L 52 on the totalizator. The winner was afterwards sold f r 1.13 to Vr. Wcrier, of l.owlmrn. Hospital Race of envs ; entrance, 2G!. Dis-.oice. huf a nii’e ; catch weights, the lideroflhe winning horse lo he pre sented wi'li a riding whip. Dickie's Ma pin'a ] Holt’s Scamp 2 Dumlas’s Spaik 3 This was a rollicking ride, and if we m : 8 take no:, did not end as it was intended as evidently Spark was by far the hotter bos.of the three 1.30 on th ■ tota izitoi, 1.9 of which weieon the winner. Vincent Handicap of 15 sovs; nomination. 10-; atecp.a i.ee, 10s. Distance, one mile. Mr J. Cowan’s hm Frances, ag-d 1 (McKay) ~ Sew art’s Tni, 7st (Welil.) 2 „ Rivers’ Resartns 7st 41 l>s (River.-) 3 River's l"ie Girl, an Flanosiy’s Jacky ■J n-ky also started. H uio..:, <M, was sc acb d. At the start Tui ami Hcsirtujumped away with the lead leaving the ■ .tilers tai'in on, snort'y Frances took t" the fore which she maintained, winning a quick i.-icc by-a out a length. Idle Girl we aio sorry to say, w-ut crooked during tile race, an ' lias s nee had to lie bltVere i an t withdrawn from all tli« coinin' m-; t-t. Hurry Scurrv f 5 sovs ; sutranc-, 7 Gd ; II" we. got under 10 stone. Distance, three qnaiters of a mile. Rost entry. Mr Weiners llar.ie 1 Dun las’.- Spark 2 To in’s G tmecoek 3 Several others s arted. This was a real hurry scurry, all going awav in a heap and each doing his love last to gain the lea I, this Daikie managed to do at about the mile p i-t a "I kept it till b one. L4l was on the totalisator, 19 on the winner, dividend 3Ss.