THE DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB.

Evening Star, Issue 3459, 24 March 1874, Page 3

THE DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB.

f t AJJTUMN MEETING. Second "ay. The weather to-day was delightful, and the attendance more than moderate—say between 3,500 and 4,000. Wei were glad‘to observe that the - * utmost punctuality was observed, and that the day’s, business concluded so as to enable people to return Vo town a reasonable hour. •,( •,> - The first event on the card, the Hurdle Race, brought out a field ofisix, Medora being reserved for the steeplechase to-mor-row. Bismarck, the favorite,, fell at the first hur 1«, and*every 1 other hbrse. Maid the Mill excepted, had a spill. It was an .eaay.victory ior the latter, to, the, great de-, light of several of the book-keepers who had backed her heavily. The Jockey Club llandicap, as might have been expected, fell to Mr Redwood’s mare, .though Tam ran a good second, Ibe rest 1 being nowhere. The Steward’s Purse, for which there'-wdre if our entries,- was,a most 'Unsatisfactory affair. Tamhourini was scratched early in the afternoon, and Gossip ten minutes before the start, so that there were only Mr Kedwood’s pair to go for it. Hedeclared to win with Calumny, and, in consequence, the latter virtually had a-walk °y er -. , course the public were horribly disgusted f and gkvb * expression to ’ their feelings by hissing Calumny vehemently when brought into the saddling paddock, IhevNbybl race’ was tin easy ■'score o fdf Tafrkil, > which; last Veai 1 , ! fras f sold 1! bn the ground for ‘L2B.: ' . ; The following is a detailed account bf the races:— ■' Handicap Hurdle RACE, r of6O .soy’s, with a sweepstakes of 2'Sbvs each ;'the second, horse to receive the amount accruing from the sweep. Nomination, t- 3. soys ( . Two miles and a distance, ovbV lb lights of hurdkq 3ft 6in - ~ Mr A, Patterson’s b m Maid of "the Mill, .aged, lOst 51b - (Williams) 1 Mr R. Richardson’s b or brg Mistletoe, 9st 101b- - (W. Smith) 2 My/Rj, phraser’s dstrlOlb-,' :• „ (d Hall) 3 Mr K. Keay’s b g Bismarck, 6 yrs, 31b 0 Mr J. Ward’s oh g Swaggerer, aged, 9st -‘""O' Five s arted, Medora being withdrawn after her number was’up. Her otvner, how 4 ’ ever, says he scratched her at the Empire early in the morning. tb.Acbri:

tbe fie'd, Maid of the Mill being a rather warm favorite, but very.. shqrt odds against any of the others. A good start was made, and the first four cleared the*first hurdle well, but Bismarck fell *•. hurting his/rider’s knee, and preventing,. ,his remounting, At tbe fourth hurdle ’Bknjo Wwas J soon up again ; at the last ;hurdltf i but one in the first round' Mistletoe and added themselves to the list of casualties. Maid the Mill was, when the spilt oneswere-agaiu in the saddle, nearly half a mile ahead,' going well, and taking the jumps like' a bird.' She never made a mistake, and in a vvinner by hundreds of yards. Mistletoe Was second : Banjo third. Time, 4min. 57sec. r ■•Mistletoe carried overweight. v Dunedin Jockey Club Handicap, , of 200 Bovs, with a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; the second horse (o receive J the amount accruing from the sweepstakes : the third horse to receive 10 sovs from” the stakes, gnsoys; acceptance, 3 sovs. i. o]he mile and three-quar-ters. , b m Lurline,; d yrs, iOst vi(U, Mason) - - ' . 1 ' ”/J:xr H , a i zI f tt,B - hj g Atlas .aged, 7st lOlbs (M’Nulty) ... . ... . . 3 F-W- Dejamain’ B be Templeton, 3 yrJ <> fist : lo)bß(Maiqne)... t jjjß.p tvfidwood.'sctatched, Calumny,. so only the above fouh;.went »to . the, pOkt.. Tt iwat looked upon as a moral for Lurlineji it beiiife impossible to get any monej on.herv , Atlks earned Illy, extra, Templeibn .-6$ bs.; After one brea* away : a Atlas gottmg ,considerably ;the worst of it Templeton Jed,, making; the paoei a clinked Lurlme;.-, close i- up,; third .'.tlas being;j eight :or,j teniiilengths bind. After leading for hu mile l sand ?a quartet ,Templeton gradually; fell batik'.'Ru'd was not persevered with, abd offers >of.-JO»io ib, en LnrlUje'. were iwhen -suddeuly.fpld, Tami was. .observed :ta?iforire' ;uri alongside thermate .‘and! amid .great cheering made her race up the straight. Lurline passed theppst first by. a. bare length, but rambmmm ran a. game .homeland has '.the credit of being the only one that has ever v e * • e I ‘ ‘ Mason .had of 7| wki sweep: stakes df 2 r soys each";the,second nprse to receive tlie amount accruing'from the sweepstakes. Entrance, $ sovs. One

mi . le for The , •2T} Imer of the Si. Stakes to, carry ■■•■§ ib extra! jo t-'o-' ■■?;• , J Mr ■*’ .4 yrs, M *' (Sutherland) \ ^ od « £«'£wlU.v4‘ yrs, fet ?4h • ; r ■ ! (B 1 , Mason) ? ramhounni and Gossip, which had also enterfid for,this .race, were’ both' scratched; and Mr iledWood ; win with Galumny, There was-; of - bourse no betting, sn I the two were just cantered from the post together, 1 Lurlinefturning into' the' saddling padlock,as they went by the .first time Oalmrihy then fintshe'Chy herself, '.amidst a storm of yells and hisses’.' Th case of the bad feelmg shown turning (to a display of. rowdk um,- two. mounted; constables escorted-j'Ga»-minny. -to the saddling ! paddock. Time; 4tmn. 27860.; ; ; ui*!:-.; iruv’u Notrl : Rack;-'k‘ habdicap of 100 , ' ! h6vs!' Nomination; ? sots. One mile, and' jU‘ halt The Winner - to be sold by auction!* ■ ' with his engagements - ind the whole'’of • the proceeds of the sale 1 of the hWse io : ; ' go to the funds. , Mr J . Hazlett’s' hr m Taffrail, agk 7st :, , !Mr J. Ward’s ch g Malabar, aget'Tst^ Tibs 1 |% 4 m .Verbenti,‘ *f ; Ct^taiii : Hutchison’s ch ni Maxell'S ywSi' ao :• -V- ' • (Malone) 0j t Congreve, 4 yrs, 6st 31bs ' 1 : j ""\ J * (S. Smith) 0 111 U ett L ng T? to . 2 against, Mabel ,aud ,labar, s;to - Verbena; Congreve,’ and ; i ia f ra ’v , f g°°d start was made, Verbena MaJabar aoou taking the lead, and j Mabel bringing up the rear. The same j order was kept in passing the atapd the first - , “ ut wjifen half way round again Taff- | rail drew ahdgradtially cleared all his- - horses, taking a .dear l?ad of five lengths ‘ I and winning easily by that distance. M ala ibar- Wa6 second, Verbena a poor third. The iwinner fetched L 45. Brunette and Wee- : Lad were scratched, and Bqrder Lad and! jthe Miss W fil}y did, hot pufin an ap- : pearanco. Time, 2miii.’ 56sec,