SPORTING NEWS. THE DUNEDIN CUP.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 243, 25 February 1888, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS. THE DUNEDIN CUP.

(BY TELKGKAI'H— I'RhSS ASSOCIATION.)

Dcini:dix, February 22. The following are the details of the running for tho Cup :— The DuNEDiNCur, of 7oosovs, with a swecpstako of 15sovs each ; the second horse to rccoivc lOOsovf, and the third 50.«0vs from the stakes. Two miles and a distance. Mr Stead's b c G!ip«y King, \3yrs, by Le Loup — Gitana, 8»t 41b (J. Huxtable) . 1 Mr W. C. Webbs ch^ Springston, syis, by Albany- Wave, 6*1 131b (Williams) 2 Mr P. Butler's br h Aitillcry, 4yrs, by Musket— Ouida, 8&D (Holmes) 3 Also started: — Tetfoid, Bst ; Quibble, 7frb 131b ; Snapshot, 7»t 101b; Torrent, 7s t 41b j St. Clair, 7s t ; The Brewer, 6st 81b. Betting: 2 to 1 ajfain-st Gipsy King, 7 to 2 Sprinij»ton, 4 to I Tettord, li to 1 (Quibble and Torrent, 10 to 1 Artilleiy, 100 to 9 St. Clair, 100 to 7 Snapshot, 100 to 6 Biev/er. From a good start Gip?\ King and Biewcr were quickest away, u ith Spiiiigstou and Tetford next, the lest in compact older. After passing tho stand Gipsy King was steadied, and Brewer yielded the first place co Tetford, while Spiingston layfomth, at the head of the lost. Racing along die back stretch, the leading 1 hoise^ weie bpiead out in single h'le, with Tetfoid still in the van, Brewer second, Touent third, Springston fourth, and the favcnuite pulled back into fifth place. The held closed into a bunch at the quarter-mile post, and coming to the stand the second time, Spiing'-ton was first, clear of Biewer and Gipsy King, Tetford i mining fourth. Mr Webbs colt still held tho pride of placo when a mile and a-hnlf had been travelled, but Gipsy King, always lying handy, soon began to draw on the leadoie, ■while St. Clair came with a run and took thiid place, and Quibble also began to show pi eminently. St. Clair, getting on le\el terms A\ith Gipsy King, ran side by side with him for a few strides ; but as they appioachcd the far turn, Huxtable shook up the favourite, and responding gamely, Gipsy King speedily left .Mr McLeans colt, and \ catching Spiingston.had the lacein hand as they enteied the straight. Springston j struggled on with great pluck, and sulJercd ' defeat by only three-quarteis of a length, and Artillery came with a tremendous lui-h, and finished thud, eight lengths, away, ju^t clear of St. Clair, while Quibble w.is liftli, Snapshot sixth, Brewer se\enth, Tetford eighth, and Tci rent last. The time was 3min OJsec, which i.* tlie fastest on lecord by 2sec. Dividends : £2 tickets, £4 15s ; £1 tickets, £2 10s. Publican's' Hanihou', of 200sovs, the second horse to receive 20so^s, and third lOsovs. Seven furlong?. { Mr H. Goodman's Silvermnrk, by Aprc- | mont— Rupee, 7st 71b (l J rice) . . . 1 Mr J. Stepheneon's La Rote, 7s t 91b j (Sharp) .2 Mr Uuthorfoid's Tornado, fct 81b I (Holmes) .. 3 ; Mokoia (7sfc 51b), Brewer (7st 61b), and j Shifnal ((Ist) also lan. Silvennaik won by j over a length. Dhidt'nds, £1 15s 6d and £1 17s. Time, liniu 30isec. Maiden 11 j I/Atk, of SOsovs, second horse 10 ] soys. One mile and a-half. ; Mr Pilbrow's Wakatipu, by The Drummer, 3yrs (Derriifc) 1 Mr Tnrnbull's Haka, 4yrs (Chapman) . . 2 Hon. \V. Robinson's Torrent, 4yrs (Moore) 3 Mon Loup, Sweet Lips, and Sir Julius also ran. Won by a length. Dividends :£1 13s and £1 11s. Time, 2min 46^see. Stewards' Pukse, of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. Mr E. Lyon % 8 First Lord, by AlbanyFallacy, 9st 131b (O'Connor) 1 Mr Stephenson« La Kose, 9st 91b (Sharp) 2 Mr Twohill's Cinderella (Carey) 3 St. Ives, College Boy, and St. Agnes also ran. This was an excellent race, and nearly resulted in a dead heat between the first two, First Lord winning by a bare neck. Dividends, £11 8s 6d and £12, Time, linin. 19sec