DUNEDIN RACES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5285, 4 March 1878, Page 2

DUNEDIN RACES.

■ . (PKR PRESS AGENCY.) Dunedin, Saturday. ■i' HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE Of 100 hots'./the 1 second horse to receive 20 sovs. from the stakes, About three miles, over fences; .... E. Mason’s b g Eclipse, aged, lOst 101 b (Cotton).. 1, J. C. White’s c g Sir Tatton’, aged'llst (CVBrien). .. 2 J; Mackay's b m Camellia, aged. I s; 71b (Setters) 3 • The following horses’ also ranJ. Andrews’! eg Banjo/aged,' lOst. 71b.; TurnbiiUVbg Starlight, aged, lOst.; Gourley’s ch h Kildare, aged, list. 1 71b.•/ S.- Walker’s b g Warwick, aged, 9st. 91b.;. P. Dunbar’s br or bile g Theodore, list. 71b. ’S. Powell's b g Shillelagh, aged. list. 101 b., scratched. Betting : 2 to !1 .on the: field. "At 10 minutes past ! the flag fell for the.start,’.Camellia shbWing to the front.; Banjo and Kildare. came next, followed' by: Sir .Tatton, Eclipse, ‘War-’ wick, and Theodore, with Starlight last. .Ad got safely over the, hurdles.: In ; the front of the stand Starlight baulked,, and: when he.did get over was a long way, behind the field at the off side of the course, by which time Sir Tatton had run into the first fdace, closely waited upon by Eclipse and Warwick, the others being considerably spread out. A grand race ensued between the loaders—first Eclipse, and then Sir, Tattoo. showing in'front.' .The water-jump was ; taken in excell -nt style, Sir Tatton and Eclipse being neck and neck, which positions were but little altered throughout, Kildare and Banjo being nowhere. On coming into the straight jfor the run home, a grand race ensued between Eclipse and Sir Tatton, both jockeys doing their best. Eclipse was a little the faster of the two, »n<l Cotton landed ’ him the winner by a length, Camellia, third, Warwick fourth, and Banjo next, and the rest nowhere. Time, 5 min. 40J sec. PORBDRT HANDICAP. ' Of 200 sovs. ; one mile and a half. 1 . Mr. H. Eedwood’s b h Ariel, 5 yrs, 9st 3lb .... ... 1 ; Air. E. Bay's b m Titania, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b.. .. 2 Mr. G. Fraser’s, bni Bribery A yrs, Bst .. -.3 Mr. Kitching's br c Oberon, 8 yrs, 6st 101 b.. ..j 4 : Betting : sto 4 onTitauia ;2to lon Ariel. :Templeton was scratched. . ' ' After three or four false, starts,. owing to the fraotiousness of Bribery, the' hdrses got away all of a string, Oberon having the woist of it. Titania took the lead, Oberon coining wed up, and in the s raight the colt took the lead by a good length, the other three horses lying abreast ; oh rounding the turn Oberon fell to the rear, and from that time was out of it The three others ran tvell abreast until opposite the stand, when Bribery dropped,out, and from this, home it was a magnificent race between Ariel and Titania. On coming into the straight Ariel took the slighest lead, wbich-he increased until passing the post, when he was a length in advance, Titania being hard pushed, and the other two nearly, a dozen lengths to the rear. The race was an exc ting one from start, to finish.. Time, 2.13 J. queen’s plate. ‘ Of 100 sovs.; Two, miles and a distance. Mr. G. Fraser's ch c Trump Card, 3 yrs. Sst 2lb .. 1 Mr. Eay’s bli Templeton, aged, 9st. 01 b ... .. 2 Betting : 3 to 2 on Templeton. , The Card took the lead from the start,' and kept it from three to two lengths the whole distance until rounding the turn into the straight for the finish, when a grand race ensued between the two. Kay rode Templeton all he knew up the straight, but the bov on Trump Card never appeared to slack rein, and won bandsdown by a full length; Ray slogging Templeton all up the straight. Great cheering on Trump Caid. Weighing "in time, 4’min. lOf sees ; time for first mile and a half excessively slow. . FLYING HANDICAP, ! Of 100 sovs. One mile ami distance. , Mr. Mallock’s Foul Play, 3 yn. 7st 121 b. . ■ .. 1 Mr. O’Brien’s ch f Lima, 3yrs, Gst 51b ■ ' .. 2. Mr. Eay’s b m Titania, 4yr«, Sst ... .. . . 3 Mr. Redwood’s Longlauds, 3yrs, 7st 12ib .. .. 0 . B- tting: Bevel on FuulPlay and Louglands 3 to 2 agst Titania, 4 to 1 Lima, 6 to 1 Virginia colt. A good start was effected, Lima coming away with the lead, and Foul Play on the quarter, Titania and Louglands racing well together. On passing the stand the Vir.inia colt was. out of it. On nearing the back of the course Titania pushed the former, but failed to’catch the leaders. Foul Play and Lima raced all the way round neck and neck, and a splendid race ensued up the straight, both riders flogging on coining round the turn. about .200 yards of the po-t Eoul Play began to get a decided advantage, and gradually improved the position till past the post, when he was a full length in advan e, Titania being about four lengths in the rear, Lima with Longlauds saving himself ten lengths behind, and Virginia colt 150 yards in the rear. Time, 2miu. 6-sec. The Scurry and Consolation Stakes wound up the meeting.