DUNEDIN SPRING RACES.
First Day.—Thursday. The following is a full account of the events which were only summarised in our yesterday’s issue : Selling Race, of 35 sovs. Entrance, 2 sovs; one mile and a-half; weight for age. Horses entered to be sold for £SO, to carry lOlbs over weight for age; for £4O, to carry weight for 'sf®s f °r £ BO, allowed 141bs ; £2O, 281bs; £lO 4Jlbs. The winner to be sold by auction, and any surplus to go to the funds. P-Fagan’s ch m Plying Beauty, 5 yrs. £2O. 7st 31b (Gourlevl 1 Mr A. Smith’s b m Alice, 5 yrs, £2O, 7st 31b Mr A. Smith’s b m Kathleen, aged, £BO, Bst6lb Mr P. W. Beal’s ch g Pox, 6 yrs, £4oj 9sK7flb 3 A. Barnes’s b g Master Playfair, 6 ° 6st 71b (J. Allen) 0 Rosina was scratched. Betting; 3to 2 agst Flying Beauty; 3to 7 to 1 any other. At the first attempt Flying Beauty darted off with the lead, the five horses being strung out in a line, with Fox absolute last. The weight told on the last-named, and he was behind throughout. Passing the stand the first time Mr Fagan’s mare held a commanding lead, Alice lying next. Master Playfair third, Kathleen fourth. The race was now a foregone conclusion, for although Alice went up near the leader for a bit she could not keep her place, and Flying Beauty came in the easiest of winners by “ v ® lengths. The stable companions Alice and Kathleen were second and third respectively, Master Playfair fourth, Fox last. Time, 2min. 56^sec. Spring Handicap, of 50 sovs. One mile and a quarter. Nomination, 1 sov.; acceptance, 1 sov. •Ihe winr.er of the St. Andrew’s Handicap tocarry Tibs extra. * Mr W. Walter’s br hj Isaac Walton, 4 yrs, Tat 121b Mr A. Smith’s br g Haphazard, * Mr J. Stephenson’s b g Steamer, 4 yrs/fsWlh 2 xt t ol i. , , (H. Gourley) 8 Mr J. Stephenson’s br g Eob Eoy, 5 yrs, Bst 51b Mr W. Swanson’s chg Sir William, 6 ° (W. Allen) 0 c. Johnstone’s blk hj Sultan, 5 yrs, 6st 121b. 941b over rLeitrfii n Mr A, M’Laren’s blk g Darkie, 5 yrs, 6st lolb Mr Thomas Pollock’s b m Eosina, ° (Robinson) 0 Tadmor, Fishhook, Dead Heat, and Flying Beauty were scratched. Betting : 6to 4 against Izaak Walton ; 2 to 1 Haphazard ; 4 to 1 Sir William; sto 8 to 1 anything else. Rob Roy was first on his feet, and darted off with the lead, followed closely by Izaak Walton ; Sir William and Haphazard lying next, Saltan absolute last, having got off badly. Passing the stand the Auckland horse had taken a commanding lead, and he and Rob Roy gradually drew’ away from the field. Half a mile from home Haphazard and Steamer began to look dangerous, and Rob Roy at the same time falling back, they went in pursuit of Izaak Walton. The latter, however, was full of running, and shaking off Haphazard’s challenge won cleverly by half a length, Steamer unexpectedly running into third place. Time, 2min 21sec. Handicap Trotting Eace, of 30 sovs. Three miles. Entrance, 2 so is. No weight under 10st, optional saddle or harness. Mr T. Milner’s blk g Blackboy, aged, 100 yds xr t „ . (Thomson) 1 Mr J. Eeaney ahr g Snip, aged, 300 yds (M‘Kay) 2 Mr S. J. Mercer s br m Mystery, agtd, 125 yds Mr W. Kirkwood’s b g Major, aged/scrS 3 Mr J. Collar's erm m Polly, aged/?cratcli ° Mr H. Qourley’s b m Lucy, agedf’ ° xt t ur i . . „ (Goodman) 0 Mr J. Wilsons b g Dry Hash, aged. 250 yds Mr T. Cotton’s br g Dick, aged, 350 yds P ('cSttonl 0 Mr T. A. Burns sb g Charlie, aged, 400 yos (W. Parker) 0 Dick was driven in a sulky. Betting: 2 to 1 against Polly; 3 to 1 Major and Lucy ; 4 to 1 Blackboy; sto 10 to I anything else. When the flag fell Major stopped at the post for 45sec., Polly, meanwhile, going off at a great pace, and Snip at the same time rushing to the front. The race requires little description-Major was out of it, Polly kept breaking, Lucy plodded along steadily ; but for two miles nothing was in the race but Snip, who appeared tonave aa easy win before him. Half-a-mile from home, however, Blackboy, who had passed most of those before him, came up hand over hand, and catching Snip in the straight, immediately had him in difficulties, and won easily by thirty yards. Snip was second, Mystery third, Lucy f.urth. Then came Major fifth, Dick sixth, Dry Hash seventh, Polly eighth, Charlie absolute last. Time, 9min. 40sec, Benevolent Scurry, for a purse of sovs. Post enrty, 10s. One mile and a distance. The whole of the proceeds of this race to be presented to the Benevolent Institution. The nders to receive—first horse, saddle and bridle; second, a whip ; third, a pair of spurs. ■ Mr A. Smith’s b m Alice 1 Mr T. M’Kay’s Glencoe o Mr Hastie’s Miss Elswick g This was a splendid race to wind up with. The three kept together all the way round, and came up the straight abreast, all three riders cutting and slashing at their horses. Just at the post, however, Alice got her head in front of Glencoe and Miss Elswick, who made a dead heat for second place. Time, 2min. 9sec.
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Evening Star, Issue 4295, 1 December 1876, Page 2
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904DUNEDIN SPRING RACES. Evening Star, Issue 4295, 1 December 1876, Page 2
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