DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Evening Star, Issue 2840, 26 March 1872, Page 2

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Third Day, Consolation Handicap of 20 sovs. One mile. Mr G. Dodson’s ch g Banjo, aged, 7st 1 Mr Rosbottam’s br c Saladin, 4 years, 7st 101b 2

Four started, Banjo, Saladin, Raven, and Novice. Raven got the lead and kept it for half the distance, when Banjo shot ahead and kept the lead, coming in three lengths ahead of Saladin. Raven’s stumbling lost her all chance of the race. Hack Selling Race of 10 sovs. One mile. Catch weights, post entries. Eleven started. Won by O’Brien’s Kildare. Pritchard’s Master Morris a good second. The winner sold for L2(J. Hack Race of 10 sovs. One mile. No weight under 9st. Post entries. Winner to be sold for L 1 0; all’surplus to go to the funds. Five horses started; Early Mom eame in the winner, and was sold for Ll7. Benevolent Institution' Hurry Scurry for a purse of sovereigns to be collected on the ground. Post entry, 10. The whole of the proceeds to go to the Institution. Eight buses started, Mr Pritchard’s Foretop winning easily. It is understood that close upon L2O will be handed over to the Institution. In concluding our notice of the meeting, we have to suggest to the stewards the desirability of erecting a proper board," on which the numbers of the winners may be placed. The apology for a board in use during the last three days is only visible to people within its immediate vicinity ; those, who occupy the grand-stand and neighborhood cannot see it. The post of starter is at any time an unthankful one ; but there can be no question that the duties were none too efficiently performed during, the present meeting, and that, in this respect; there is room for vast improvement. Credit is duo to the police who preserved excellent order; whilst Sergt. Bevan and" mounted constable Walsh rendered invaluable assistance to the clerk iu keeping the course clear.

The settling up took place last evening at the Umpire Hotel, which was the scene of unusual excitement. The betting men appeared to be anything but satisfied with the rule said to exist in cases similar to Exile’s walk over yesterday ; and we know of some heavy wagers which depend on the opinion of Bell's Life in London on the subject. From what we could gather, Mr Pritchard carries off stakes to the amount of L 470; Mr J, A. Douglass secux’es L 230 ; Mr Patterson, LIOO ; Mr Walters, L 135.