DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Evening Star, Issue 2839, 25 March 1872, Page 2

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Tms Dav. Stewards.--Messrs B. Campbell, Henry Driver, James Marshall, J. A. Douglas,-(G. Dowse, W, M‘Taggart, E. W. Humphreys, J. T. Cbapliu, D. Corsan, J. Beany, George Dodson, B. Scott, and Captain 1 Hutchison, Judge—Mr John Stephenson. , Starter — Mr C. Moore. Clerk of the Course—Mr H. Gourley. The additional races to-day were mainly got up to benefit the Jockey Club, whose expenses are saidto have been unusuallylieavy this mouth. On the whole, .some .good sport was provided!, and those present, although small in number compared with Friday and Saturday, appeared to have jbieen satisfied. It was announced that the races would commence about 1.30, but it was' almost an hour later before the horses stripped, for the

of 25 SOTS, open to all l\ mile*. Horses entered to Be toll!. j‘ Mr.J. A. Douglas’s blk f Minx, 3 yrs, ’6st 1 lb: . . . . (Moore) 1 - Mr Geo. Dodson’s ch g Banjo, aged, « : s, 7 sfc,4lb . . . (Osborne) 2 '"■foyem-horses came to the starting point. A good start was effected. Minx, who was a hot favorite, keeping the lead with an inside place. On passing the stand, Flying I'ish drew up and passed the favorite before the quarter-mile had been got over, and re--tabled the- ■ lead -£op-abo)vt~2oo yards,- when it was soon apparent that the pace was being made too hot for her. - . Osborne tried the whip, but to no purpose, and the Minx gradually dre v np^-passed-her before coming into the straight, and, - getting a good lead, increased it until she won by about four lengths, Banjo being second, Novice a good thirs. Time’ 2 min, 26 sec* The winner sold for L 29. " The Dunedin Handicap of 35 sots;, with a sweepstakes of 2 sovUr each, l.t miles, promised to.be the best raco -of the day, but : tunped out a ‘-dead sell.” Yatterina, Burgundy, Young Dainty, Exile, and Bobby Burns, were entered ; but the knowing ones were aware that perhaps only half the numi bef Would" come to the starting point. The sufficiently-plain.—The handi- : cappers in thqir. auxitty held Exile so ■ cheap, and Yatterina at such a high price," that it could hardly be expected that Mr Walters could accept seeing that the chesnut-was better weighted than when competing against Yatterina in the big event of Saturday. Fcr a similar reason the owne’rs of Burgundy and - Ypuiig Dainty early intimathd that they refuel’fo accept. It was currently reported th; t Bobby Burns wou’d.come out,.but the ex. pectation was a vain one, : for Exile had to walk over the course. The chesiint had hardly entered the saddling paddock whin Mr H. Prince offered to back her again t Bobby Burns for L2O a side, the choauqjt to carry 6st 12 lb (her weight in th . against Bobby Burns’s 6 st; and a match was the result. J.i ; Private Match, jbr L2O a-side. Two miles. Mr J. A. Douglas’s ’ch gdßbiiloJ's yrs," 6st 12 lb, . . , (Roberts), 1 Mr H. Gmirley’s ch g Bobby Burns, 6 yrs, 6st. . • .• . (Cotton) 2 Of course he chcsnut was the favorite, but the o d gelding found some ‘ Warn backers. A good start was effected—both horses pasting the stand together. Bobby Burns then got the lead, and kept it for the better part of the firit round, but it was plainly seen that Roberts could not hold in the TJhcsnuis'whtch-'tjnti l d easily make up tha: disbapcc when it liked. When in the straight on the run home, Exi’e was a full length a-head,, and she steadily increased' [the distance', 'winning by four lengths. The. result was just what might have been expected ; the m >st that ever could be got out of Bobby Burns in his palmiest days was a mile a-half, and that only in passable time, so that to brek him for two miles savored much of wild, betting. Time 4i minutes. ' "