THE DUNEDIN RACES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 704, 28 February 1881, Page 2

THE DUNEDIN RACES.

The weather on the second day- pf the' races was fine ): aud there was a"lame attendance. ■/■:-'-- ■ Tally |o handicap, 60 anvs j 1 on? inilfi anda-half; over s ey ß 'n flights of hurdles } ; Atjonfc, 12*, 2 J Mi1«.95t91b..3; Little, B?tslb. - ' Bettii)g-.2to2aj{BtlheAgent ) 2to'l .Wr&y. Siijjorljoy h»d b slight tidvan, tage turning into the straight, and with an (iceaaihiiiil reminder, fmm : the whip held his bvn liiillantlv, stallhij. the Agent off, and wiiinintr cleverly by a biro len«th Milo;abad third. Time 3miii ,6i Iheievvna 409 tickets in the■ tututisiitbrJ of which 113 were-on bailor %. l ' [i : i - Oity;Stakeß,':i6o'Biiv"B..j 'one"iiiileiind * distance.- HilarKus, M31b,1; Svlvanus' :7st7lb, 2;Mißchief, 7.t 71b,':3; l Sir,, Mpdred, scratched. ''- ' '•- ■■'■:■">■:■ \

■ Betiink-'2 tnldh HiUiioW HikH. ous pn, by six leugtb^j

, ; Sylvanuß second; Mischiet Inst; Time, 2<uin. B|aec. There were 599 tickets hi. ! tutulisator, of which '305 were oil Hilarious. ■;,■;■' * ..* . .... |"'Novel Race, 80sovs, mile and a quarter, i -rMaudei fat Bib, 1; Jasper, U 101b, 2; Sir William, fat 81b. 3, Maude won by ihiilf alength.from Jasper, who was the j same distance alead of' Sir William, and Huntington at the hitter's girths. : 'Time, 2min. 24sec. There was £BO2 in the I'tniitlisator, of which was on the winner. '■ '•'"'. ; ■'-',- : >■'

! Ounedin Jockey Club Handicap of 200iov8. with a sweep of 6sova'each, distance one mile nnd three-quarters.— Natator,. Bst Ulb, 1; Hilarious) 7st, 2 j Lady Emma, U 21b, 3; The Governor, 7st2!b,o. ,■ ■■..... ; ..-:. ,-,,-,• 'letting—3 to. '2 on' Natator, 2to 1 against' Hilarious, 4 to 1 Lady. Emma, U to 1 Tim Governor. . Nalator «ot all the heat of fhe start, but The Governor and Hilarious pushed to the: front in the first 100 yards, and led: past the stand a length before. Lady s{jvf|,y Natatorcoming last/- At the arious'went up alongside of The followed almost immediately by Natator and Lady Emma, all passing Mr Hereford's colt. Natator B.IIOH got. on terms with Hilarious,a|id passing him before entering the straight, came away and won with a great 'deal in hand by a length.- Lady Emma was a iio'id third and The Governor last. Time 3min: 20aec- There was £BOB in the tutaliautor, of which £382 was on Natator. Private Trotting' Match, £3OO aside, 3 miles-OurPoiiy, sseo start, 1; Native Oat scratch! 2. The betting was 2 to' 1 on Native Cat, Native Oat broke repeatedly, and Our Pony won by 250 yards. Timo-8 min 39 sec' .'.:-,'

• Railway .Plate, 60 sovs. • (the gift of David Proudfnot), fof a,mile j-.weight for age—SirModred, Bst 71b, 1 ; Legerdemain, 7st, 2j'N«utilng, Bst 7lb, 3. Betting-3 .colon SirModred. The race was won hands down, /Time—lmin 20seb ■■".':■•