THE DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING.

Evening Star, Issue 3984, 1 December 1875, Page 3

THE DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING.

FIRST DAY. Handicap Trotting Race, of 30 sovs; 3 miles. Entrance, 2 sovs ; no weight under lOsl., optional saddle or harness. Mr J. Kennedy’s b m Lucy, aged, 200 yds , . (i\ M‘Kay) 1 Mr G, Dodson’s g g Magic, aged, scratch (H. Goodman) 2 Mr J. Forsyth’s hr g Darkey, aged, 200 yds (J. Forsyth) 3 Mr W. >-». Taggart’s br m Jesse, aged 80yds (W. H. Taggart) 0 Mr 0. Turners ch gFossicker, aged, 100 yds (C, turner) 0 Mr J. Leckie a b g’ Prince Alfred, aged, 200yd3 ... (Leckie, jun.) 0 Mr J, MT-eish’s ch g Guy, aged, sciatMi (M. Biadky) 0 Betting : Even agst Guy, 2 to 1 Magic and Darkey, 3 to I Jessie, 4 to 1 Fcasicker and Prince Alfr d, 5 to 1 Lucy, Guy got off badly at the start, but this did not ;u the least affect bis chance, fo he went very unkindly Ihr ughout, and completely disgusted Itis numerous backers, Lucy started off at a rare pao-, and almost immediately passed Prince Allied, thus taking first place. Passing the stand the first time the order was Lucy, Darkey, Tvlahc (who was already coming through his horses), Prince Alfred, Jessie, bos sick* r *> d Guy. M hose positions were also LeUl throeghoub the second mi'e, the oiPy change being that Lucy had iucroas d her lead to a couple of hundred yards of everything. At the commencement, of fhe third, mile the vei eran Magic (now eighteen years old) g dlantly m-ssed Darkey and went in pursuit of the leader, but unsuccessfully. Lucy, who went in fine stylo throughout, and who could give all her opponents a stait, won with great ease by at le ;st 150 yards ; Magic second, Darkey a, had third, the rest all abroad. Time, Drain. 18sec, Mr Dodson lodged protest against the wiener on the grounds (we believe) that she bad pm viously trotted for public money under ;mother name, and this will be considered ou settling ni.hfc. Benevolent ?curuv, for a purse of sovs. Post entry, 10s ; one mile and a distance. The whole of the proceeds of this race to be presented to the Benevolent Institution. The riders to receive -first horse, saddle and bridle ; second, a whip ; third, a pair of spurs. Mr A. • mith’s bhj Wee Lad ... (Smith) 1 Mr W. H. Taggart’s Boomerang ... ... 2 Mr H. Gourlcy’a Shepherdess ... ... 3 Mr J. Barnes’s Donald ... ... ... 0 Betting : Any odds on Wee Lad. Soon after tho start Boomerang and Wee Lad drew away from the rest, and raced round together, but on nearing home Wee I Aid was being held, and ho won easily by half a length. Time, 2min I3sec, The amount raised lor tho Benevolent Institution was L 23, SECOND DAY. The weather to-day was even more favorable than that of yesterday, the wind having almost completely subsided. The attendance of the public was, of course, not so large, but there must have been 800 persona present. The betting was not very brisk, for as soon as the weights for the two handicaps came out last night the public made a rush to get on Tambourini and King Philip for the President’s, and Rory O’More for the Grand Stand, and nothing alse|would go down. This morning King Pliilip was most in favor for the first, Tambourini going under a cloud. For the Hurdle Race, Maid of tho Mill Had tho call, but Kildare ran her close, and nothing bnt these two aucl Pak*ha were thought to be in it. Kathleen was scratched this morning. The results of tho races are as follows :

Handicap Hukdle Race, of 40 sovs. Entrance, 2 sovs. ; two miles and a distance ; over ten flights of hurdles, 3£fc Gin high. Mr H. Gourley’s ch g Kildare, aged, 10st „ 71b ... (J. Cotton) 1 Mr D. O’Brien’s ch g Pakeha, aged, lOst 41b

(Owner) 2 air James Kennedy’s b g Mistletoe, . ged, ... s;b ••• ••• (J. Kennedy) 3 Air H. Falconers b m Miss Mo"iis, aged, 9st 3!b (T. Cotton) 0 Mr A. Paterson’s br m Maid of the Mill aged, lOst I2lb (Williams) 0

Belting: ven against Maid of the Mill; 3 te 2 Kiidrue; 3 to I Pakeha; 5 to 1 any other.

Ad got away well except Pakeha, who lost ten lengths at the start, but n-vertliclcss Gan O’Eiien held him hard at ho followed ih. others over the first hurie. On th- opposiu side of the course Kathleen Id by a 1 ongth, Miss Munis ami Maid of the Mill next, Misdetoo four !), Pakeha twenty lengths in the 1 ear. _ At the last hurdle iu this round Miss ■ orris fell, but her rider was soon in tin saddle again and trying to make up his lu-l ground. Going past the stand Kildare led by a length, M isr.letoese-cond,and Maid of t he Mil! ddrd ; but the last-named stmek the. sb.u mn dla flimg Williams ever hoc head, and ns he was rising'on his hands and Jene-cs mile-' ii.,ht over ids b -ck. In the last mile Kildaie i 'creased his lead to fifteen lengths, Mistletoe lying nex'., and the same distance behind came Pakeha, whom his owner now let out, but too icte. lie rapidly overhauled Mistletoe, bn could not catch Kildare, who won easily by ten lengths, Pakeha second, Mistletoe third,

Miss Morris last. Time, 5- in. 6isecs, Kil dare and Bakeha jumped splendidly, and the latter showed a lot of foot when let out. Williams appeared frightfully hurt, and was carried into the saddling paddock, where he was attended to by Dr. Murphy, and then sent to the Hoqiit din an express. The extent of his injuries is not known, but they must be serious. For the next event Tambuiini was, to the surprise of n good many, scratched at han-pasi: twelve o’clock, so that the anticipated interesting meeting of him and King Philip did not onie off. The President’s Handicap of 80 sovs., with a sweep of 2 sovs ; the amount accruing from the sweep to go to the second horse. Two miles. Nomination, 2 sovs; acceptance, 2 sovs. King Philip (T- Lynch) 1 Cceleno ... ... ... (GourK-y) 2 Betting : Any odds on King Phil;p._ Cceleno cut out ;he running,. the King lying on his quarters, and this position w is kept for a mile and a half. King Philip th-u drew gradually ahead on the outside, and led up toe straight by a clear length. Cceleno appeared beaten, and Lynch was sitting quietly on the King wm*n Gourloy, only firieen lengths trnm tho winning post, brought the chcsnut cleverly up on the inside, and almost snatcoe i the ran from Mr Yeend’s horse. Lynch, howev r, called on the King, and he shot in a winner by half a length. Time, 3min. 57^sec, The Stewards’ Purse, of 35 :ovs. Entrance 2 sovs. ; one mile and a-half ; welter weight for age. Mr H. Yeend’s b g Rory O’More, aged, 12st 11b (Owner) 1 Mr H. Goodman’s ch c Blair Athol, 3 yrs, Bst 121b (Owner) 2 Betting : 4 to 1 on f -'ory O’More. This race requires but little description. Blair Athol cut out the running, Rory close up and pulling double. Just before entering the straight Yeend let Kory O’More out, and he won eerily by holf-a-dozon lengths. Time, 3rain. lO^sec. So far she races to-day had been rather tame, and caused but little interest, but a go d contest was anticipated for the Grand Stand Handicap, Kory O’More was made a hot favorite. Grand Stand Handicap, of 40 sovs; one mile and a quarter. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 bov. Rory O’More (Lynch) 1 Blue Peter (Allen) 2 Wee Lad (T. Smith) 3 Steamer (Gourley) 0 Pakeha and Pertobo were scratched. Betting: Even agst Kory O’More ; 2 to 1 agst Wee Lad; 3to 1 Blue Peter and Steamer. A capital start was effected after one breakaway, and the pace was made hot from the first. Blue Peter led paatTthe stand, Steamer half a length behind on the inside, Rory O’More third, and Wee Lad a lenith in tho rear. Going round to the right Rory improved his position and the three lenders were abreast on the opposite side of the course. Steamer then fallback, Wea Lad and Rory on tho outside got on terms with Blue Peter and soon had him in difficulties. The old gelding then came home with an increasing lead and won easily by half a dozen lengths, Blue Peter second, Wee Lad a poor third, Steamer half a length behind ffiui, Time, 3min 20 j secs.