THE DUNEDIN RACES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 703, 26 February 1881, Page 2

THE DUNEDIN RACES.

There w.as ljue weather for, the, raqqsqii the 24th insfc., and tho' course was' well attended. At 10.15 a.m. Itandwick was scratched for the Cup. A notice had been pp'stotl'at Tattevsall's that the betting digputo betweeu Drake and Goodison had boon settled.

'HandicapHurdleßace; 80sovs.; two miles and a Boy, Bst 91bj Ist} Ago'iit, l'2st' t 2ml; Mjlo/lQst, Br,d'; Clarence, list 121b, 0; Little John, IQst 91b, 0; Carrighoon, Bs't 91b, 0, The betting was 2 to 1 against The Agent and Clarence, 4 to 1 Little John, G to 1 any other. Sailor Boy, after a;game race, corno up under the whip in the straight, and' wearing Agont gradually down, won a fine raco by a clear length. Time—4min 341secs. The winner upsot a'groat pot on the favorites. In the two totalisiitbi's in the saddling paddock there Vera'393 tjckqfs taken,, but only thirtcon were on Sailor Boy, ! ''-•' Champion Stakes, for 2-year-olds; a. sweepstake of 10 sovs. each, with 150 sovs; added; colts, Bst 101b; fillies, Bst 71b; no allowance for geldings'; G, furlongs.— Somuus, Bst 101b, Ist; Cassivalaunus filly. Bst 71b, 2nd; Idalium, Bst 101b,' 3rd; Maraaduke, Bst 101b, 0; Amtilet, Bs't 101b, 0'; Cassivalaunus filly, out of Miss King, Bst 101b, 0. Campbell declared to Win with Idaliuni,'•' '••.-■.••... ■,; . >

Betting: '2 to'l against Idalium, 8 to 1 Amulet, 6 to T Sonihus,-7 to 1 any others.' Davidson, 1 who acted as starter for this race, an account of Dodson having two'horsesity tljeracej dropped the flag to ,a very bad Btart, the' six 'competitors being a straggling line at the 'time!' 'The Envy filly was in the- van, and of 'course got all the best of the start; Somnus lay liexji ;hebiad him cominglliss'King colt, and Mai'fqadukg a Jeqg'fh aljead of Amulet' and IdaHum.abwlutely last.The race was won comfortably by a lpqgtE,"\Tke,'l mih. 20|sec. . Dunedin Cup of 500 sovs., added to.a sweep of 10 sovs. each;, second horse 50 sovs, and third 20 sovs. froinstakes; two miles and a distance.-lonE; Campbell's be Sir Modi-ea,'3yi-s, 7st 101b (S. Hams). l;Hon; W. Robinson's blk-mOnDit

fall's ch o Tho ■ Governor, 3yi'Sr<sst ldlbs , Fishliook, aged, 9sj, 0, iady Emma, ; ByrsJ ,6fjt;l2lb, 0 i Sylvamis r Byrs, bst 9ib!;o/c , ; ■;; .; . was even on Sir Modied, 6 : wm, 7to 1 against Volunteer, 10 to l against Fishhook, 100 to Q^mor,;iooto6»rLadr|g; There was a vexatious lot .of a J tbepoU,kainlyowmgtoffifTOganes o f ; Thr:Govemor and Sir Mptoed; « teer, .who .had.* position next WMy On Dit, and Fishhook stood very- <m . but the rest proved a Uttletooublesome. The flag at last fell to an excellent start, but Lady was quickest ner feet, and ; darting across the,course wok 'the inside place, and led past the stand. A lengtK behmd withjbyfvanus and The Governor close up. bir Modred Mb', Fishhook-next," and (Yqlunteer last. As-they went .away round JO the' far side 'of the field in single file, with .a. clear, gap-betwee ■., each, but in; the position Coming to' the stand tuVsecbnd ;the. New Zealand spots * in the" van, 'Oh'Dit arid 'Sylvanus; vu* same order. The Governor and_ttr Modred side by side and close up, I'ishhook still sixth, tailing off/ At .the mile and a'-half On,Dit was let out, .and rapidly overhauled Lady Emma, the pah' then being five or six lengths infront of the Governor. -Almost; immediately Harris called':b'n.'Sir Modred, "and the favorite came like'a flash of lightning, and passing The Govemor.as if lie were stand- , ing stiU, got on terms with Lady-Emma and On Dit before, reaching the straight. It was then.soon all over, forthe. whip 'was pulled out to the mare while Sn)Modred was untouched; and the Matter, easily shaking off'all On Kt's efforts.to.getaip, won a most interesting race;%; three: quarter'sof a length. Sylvanus, whohad omulated Sir Modred's example of passing the Governor, ,was beaten on thepost for third place; Lady Emma was fifth, Fishhook sixth, and Volunteer, who was pulled up at the distance-post, walked in with the crowd. Time-4miri ; -2secs; several seconds slower than usual. ,Sir Modred's victory was the most popular victory ever seen in the Dunedin Cup, the cheenngfor horse and owner being tremendous. This is the first time that a Dunedin Cup has, ■been won by air Otago owner, and the enthusiasm was therefore immense. Selling Race; 40sovs; l-J-miles.-Hun-tington, Sir William, and Little Fraud ran a dead heat,' tho others starting-being Broughleeu Dhown, Playboy, Fenian, Swede, Betting—2 to' 1 agsfc Himtmgton, 3 to 1 Playboy; 5 to 1 Brqughleen Dhown, 7to 1 any others. Time-2mins ssecs.'" .'■•-"''. A good race was soon run off between the three, whioh Himtington won by a couple of lengths, Little Fraud second, . Publicans' Handicap, 80 soys; 1| miles -Hilarious, 7st lib, 1; Natafor, 7st 121b, 2; Sh- Modred, Bst 131b, 3; Nautilus, Gst, 7. Hilarious led from, start to finish, winning by a length, in 2mins 18secs. . Maiden Plate, GO sovs; :;l|imles-Sir Garnet, Bst lib, -1; Cassivalaunus filly, 75t121b5,2; Miss King, 95t31b,8; Hippona, 7st 13lblbs, 0; Morpheus, Bst lib, 0. Sh: Garnet won pretty, easily. Time, 2minsssecs. .