DUNEDIN RACES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 925, 28 May 1878, Page 2

DUNEDIN RACES.

DTJNEDIN, Friday. Tbe Queen's Birthday -Races took place <- o _day. The attendance was not large, and the course was lieavy in consequence of a fall of rain. The following are the results :•— Hukdle Rack, cf 40 sovs.; 1 mile and a distance. Baron (Warwick), B*t lOlbs ... 1 Kildare. H s fc oibs ... o Black Boss, Ost 3ibs '" 3 Game'ia, lOst 7lbs ... .".'.' q ICildare took fie loud, wit,, ■Ui'QU rext, CWelia third, au^

Black Bass Just. The position of the leader remained for the first Jialf-uiUejg^. At thewfirst mile, Baron ph.iTtll^^Pcf^CjilflW^'iancl raoed him :pn !le|£l^erms|fo£a' 'short distance, (but t w?Wj NJl&WSaldaro, Baron, [Rud^lkiMji^^t'h^i At the *b^rils»of trierl to irM^o^h;effi|po^ion, but could fnotj ctf^PjxiUiareJprHo, in the meari'tirj^e,^ra?gi^e]3dsw^ to the Baron. After a good race down the straight, it ended as above. Time, 4min. S^ecs. Maiden Plate," of 35 sovs; I|miles \ weight for age. Pollock'sJOaptain Douglas; ; ... 1 McDMiaW's, Bhiejbeil ... 2 Uoodmiul's Mountain Maid ... 3 ; Larrikin, Eudymion, Honest Jack* Contriver,, and Campalle also ran* Captain. ' l)btiglas ;' led ? J |hsjDughout> and. won.- ,easUy . .by two "' lengths* Tinie>v2min. ; 35secs.. ;Vo Birthday Handicap, of 120sO7Sj ■:" v ■!■• If milos. %j\ • Swanson's Blue Peter, :Gst 41 bs 1 Kay's Bide-a-weej Bst sibs ... 2 Kitchen's Oberon, 7sfe 31bs ... 3 'Andrew's Exile, 7s t 31bs ... 0 Contriver and Camelja were scratched.. Blue, Peter|was first to shew in front/ but was quickly displaced by Oberon,. who had lost the starts arid these two soon, partedcompany^fronithe,pothers,'jihci raced well together for the first mile Bide-a-wee then went up and passed Pberon, and for the last half mile struggled hard 'to caCchißlue Peter, but failed, as the latter "won by a length. Oberon aud'' Exile were several lengths behind. Time, 4min. 31sec. x • •<: " Selling Race, of 'Hsovs. ; 1 mile . .and a-idistauce. Has tie's Lady Ellen... ... ' 1, Goodman's Mountain -Maid ... 2 Goodman's, Merrie Monarch ... 3 . Blue Peter and Telemanch were scratched. Lady Ellen led from the start, and won by two lengths. Time : 2 mitt. 18sec. * y 's ■'" Handicap Trotting . Bace, of 40 sovs ; 3 miles. Bella; 220 yards ,-... # A '.'..■■ I Polly, 300 yards ...»<J'A ... 2 Kafoozalum, 550 yards ... 3 "Won easily. Seven started. Time : 1) min. 35-]; sec. Tradesman's Handicap, of BO3OVS ; 1|- miles! Blue Peter ... .... 1 Bide-a-Wee ... rv ... 2 Oberon ... .. * J ... ,3