JOTTING ON THE DUNEDIN. RACES.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1151, 6 April 1872, Page 2

JOTTING ON THE DUNEDIN. RACES.

For - two nights, the billiard-room of thei Empire, was like d o^myfcVJmeejp? CalcutW'aud Derbyjlm'ra^iof"st/ccession follpsred onftanqther^r, b^urs ir togethe^ many ot&emmwnwk PiJWs^#* LIOO. The scene was one requiring tp^'be seen to form any adequate conception of it.—On the racs^^^^iS c should say there were on the first day, beaideSJCTlw^ufcge number of vehicles of .all descriptions, and theattenr dance was tmuclil'rarjger ri tKe-SSgoad^ifejP 23 6d for vehicles, must hav| bright in more than doublfcw-liat *l&Jgates fetched (L230)4i ancti?)Ti^-a/finerap6C.f 'Hie^nd hills, especially the secotid day, swarmed with pe6pK;^-One't)r;tfe^ißinattWfcidentß occurred on the.caprseyibpA not of a very serious nature. " Little Nell," in a preliminary > Carter, Jcn«oiked:i-dcf(7fi>;» little girl, who with her mother was recklg&sly attempting.fc ;cross , ;waVa wonder mpreac^4e^"didjiotoccuf from this cause, as it was surprising the fool: hardiness of many attempting (toaossjhe course after the horses were out/ "Bobby Burns" in one of the races came in contact with the winning pos^; and rider and horse were thrown f^obth 3JBscaped unhurt, b«t the horse in rising ;came,^ popart with a little boy, 'dislocajfcing; hlk; shouljfisr and severely bruis^ing hialegi armanalso [received some slight injuries.' We^were told that a medical Mart on the ground refused to attend"th'tf'^)oy his fee Was 1 guaranteed bytheiiGlub^tif^i hIP conduct deserves-te-be- exposed. In one of the hurdle. rf^ "P^^7.f.ell JieaTaly atone of the "jumps, and his nderlay stunned for some time, the horse showing no signs of, life for nearly, half,an hour — he ultimately came^rbunot 1. One cab broke down, convejangf passengers from the course, but no one was hurt. A third day's races capate^ off, but they were minor. events. Messrs Pritchard, and Douglas were reported as th 6 largOTt'mnners. '■ ■ " :) '•■'■■ T 1-. A -*-