DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES.

Evening Star, Issue 3770, 24 March 1875, Page 2

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES.

FIRST DAY. Tuesday, Marchs23. Newmarket Stakes, of 60 boys. Entrance, 3 bovs. One mile and a distance. Weight for age. The winner can be claimed, with his engagements, by owners of horses running in this race, for 200 bovb. Any horse loosing can be claimed, .with his engage* ments, for 200 sovs, added to the amount of the stakes; the owner of the second horse having first claim, and the others in order, the winner having last claim. Mr F, TV. Delamain’s br c Elfin King, 3 years, 7st 131b (R a «) x Capt. Hutchison’s b m Spritsail, 4 years, Bst 111b ... ... ... (Hatty) 2 Mr T. Pollock’s b hj Bothwell, 4 years, 9st , - __ , (H. Goodman) 8 Mr t b. JNosworthy’s eh f Sonnambula, 3 years, 7st 101b (Bremner) 0 Wee Lad and Mr Webb’s oolt were scratched. Betting ; Even agaimt| Spritsail; 2 to I hi fin King; 3 to 1 Son uam hula; 4 to 1 Bothwell. At the start all got off with the excep tion of “ onnambula, who reared and stuck at the post till the otheis had gene thirty lengths, thus losing anv show she h4d in the race. Bothwell led past the st.nd, Elfin King second, Spritsail third ; but the two latter soon deprived Bothwell of the had and raced round together—the oolt keeping bis head in t rout and running on the inside. Atthe three-quarter mi e post, Batty was riding pritsail, Und Elfin King still retained his advantage ; but when Jsalf-way up the ■traigbt the mare slipped into the inside l' -'Ce. and for a moment looked like wino ng. t gave only a fa;ee hope however, to her backers, for Kae let out the colt, aod.h'' shot vi a winner by a length and a half, -j ime 2min 14sec.

Publicans’ Handicap, of 100 sovs, with a sweepstake of 3 sovs each. The second * horse to receive amount accruing from the sweepstakes. One mile and a-qaarter. Mr F. W. Delamain’s b hj Templeton, 4 years, 9*t <Wattie) I Oapt. Hutchison’s hr c King Philip, 3 years. r 7st 71b f ... (Batty) 2 Mr S. Nosworthy’s hr hj Tadmor, 3 years. „ 7st 71b (Bremner) 3 Mr Geo. Coombes’s b.h Bar won, aged, Bst2lb nr /-«. (T. Cotton) 0 Mr Chas. Waters’s b m- Miss Alfred, 4 ivt ? e S!’^ < S b ~ "• Mr J. ohand sb m Verbena, *4 years, 6st7lb u r n (C. Brensill) 0 Mr F. R. White’s oh g,Lyndon, aged, 7st, 111b nr t tit r (W, Wiseman) 0 Mr J. W. Cotton’s Jto\m Envy, aged. 7st 101b nr rm. tt (W. Brensill) 0 Mr Tbos. Keenan’s b g Wild Manx Boy. nr TO- , (S- Smith 0 Mr W. Gneve’s b g Wild Deer, 5 years, 7st Spritsail, Hercules, Pertobe, and Tir Wiliiam were scratched. Betting: Even on Templeton; 2to I against Tadmor, King Philip, and Lyndon : 3to I Barwon; from sto 10 to 1 any other. After one false start a good one was effected, Barwon, Wild Manx Boy, and King Philip leading, but all the horses pretty well together, Tompleton lying about the centre. Very soon, however, the Cup winner was seen to forge ahead and go to the front, Wild Manx Boy stickmg to him for a little, King Philip a length or two behind, next—the rest tailing out. Coming upjthe straight the King had improved his situation a little, and Tadmor was coming up; but despite all Batty’s efforts Templeton came in an easy winner by a clear length and a half. Tadmor was a poor third, Wild Manx Boy fourth, the rest all abroad, old Barwon acting as whipper in. Time. 2mm. 23sec. Selling Race, of 50 sovs. Entrance, 3 sovs. One mile and a-half. Weight for age. The winner to be sold for LSO. If entered to be sold for L4O, allowed 71b; L30.141b • L2O, 2IIb ; LlO, 281b. . The winner to be sold by auction, with bis engagements, and any surplus to go to the funds. H. Goodman’s b m Kathleen, 6 years - c t L2 O) 7«t 101b (Bktty) l Mr J. Monaghan s br g 1 Bismarck, aged. fL4O). ••• ... (Maloaei 2 Mr W. Swanson’s ch g Sir William. 4 years (L4O), fist 41b (Richards) 3 Mr A. Patterson’s blk g Blackbird, aged (to be sold i or LSO), fist 91b Q Mr 1, R, White’s bg ' onng Leamington aged (L4O), Bst 111b . _ ’ 0 b m Lydia, 6 years (L2O), 7st ra Ift y Mom, 6 years (CIO), 7st4lb _ q The Revoke filly was scratched. . 3 to 2 against Kathleen); 2 to 1 Mr William and Lydia; 3 to 1 Young Leamington; 4to 1 any other. 6 Soon after the jump the favorite came to the fore and won all the way round • u; B . third. Lydia, who was in the rear at the swerved over the course, and before her al tenths ** * g&in ahe had m I - t hß ‘ A She cam ® » rush at Lime, 3mm.. Kathle n was bought by Mr funds. 11106 fW L " 5 thuß addin « L 7O to the