Dunedin Races. Donedin, Saturday.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1352, 1 March 1881, Page 3

Dunedin Races. Donedin, Saturday.

Tsb third .day's ,rao§B tookpla.ce to-day. The- w««tlw waslne, ,and the attendance large. (Swats' s - 1 dwgufli WaV expressed when it was known that,Natator and Luftl' M ftacl*"'Bjj«tf 3 1*; in the' - Forbury H»ndioap till past U o'clock this morning^ancl <tfcfen*-beeiv scratched, especially' when a report spread that the former haa left* 'for" Qhjwjtohuwlu Iyj Jfcbe aoflaing'u express train. There was also a good deal, of &4lf pn ,the r .cpum> about certain j racing men last evening! publicly taking wagenr- in order,, to benefit, the bookmakers, and possibly 'themselves. The following wer.e the results of the various evento*h- ;;';■ ri ■•' /, ' , . . HANDi^JP^ ■ SipBEISOHABB, of IOOsOVS. . y' rt ' /Cißtanoei 3 miles. The Agent, 12at . . . . 1 Sailor Boy*, ' 1 0«t" 2lbs . '. 2 Carrigheen, 9»t . . . . 3 Little John, 10at., also ran. Clarence was aoratched. Betting : 3 to 1 against The Agent, 2 to 1 aprairisti yailor'Boy 4to 1 the rest. Carrigheen and Sailor Boy went away with the lead, and took. the m and. out jump at the stand simultaneously. The Agent and Little John followed a few lengths off. Before a milo had been covered. The Agent had gone to the front, holding a •light lead of Carrigheen, with Sailor $0* thfcd; Little John half a dozen lef^iha behind the last named. In this order they came down from the sandhill and cvefc the gorse hedge. At two miles The agent still held the lead, but Little John nad got, up, and challenging the favorite, fust one and then the other, appeared in the van. At the sandhills, second time, The Agent and Little John ■were side by side, with Carrigheen coming up very fast, and >3aiior Boy last. Have the firoVI accident occurred, Little John falling the gorse hedge. The Agent then 'turned 1 into the straight with a slight lead Garrigheen. Sailor Boy now made his final effort, and came ■with a great rush, and an exciting finish resulted, The Agent, however, bad most left in him, and he won, ultimately, by a length, Sailor Boy second, Carrigheen a fine thirdTime, 6mins 36secs, £522 was in the totalisator, of which £273 was on the Agent. Forbby Handicap, 160sovs. Distance, 1^ miles. Kandwiok, 7st 13ib 1 Atlantic, 7st 121bs 2 Betting : 2 to 1 on Randwick. Atlantic led for a mile and a-quarter, when Randwick gradually closed on him, and, leading him into the straight, won by a neck with consummate ease. Time, 2mins. 51 sees. There was £761 in the totalisator, of which £591 was on Randwick. Queen'B Plate, 80sovs. Distance, two miles, Weight for age, The Governor, 7st. 12ibs. .. 1 Sylvanus, 7st. !2ibs. . . 2 Lady Emma, Tst. lOlbs. ... 3 Nautilus (7st. lOIbs.), also ran. Betting: 3 to 2 against The Governor. 2 to'l against Lad) Emma, 3 to 1 against Sylvanus, 6to 1 against Nautilus. The lot were sent away well together. The first to show in front was Sylvanus, next to which came Lady ■ mma, with Nautilus and The Governor bringing up the rear. After going half a-mile Lady Emma took the lead, and The Governor ran up into third place. By the time once round had been completed, The Governor had taken a clear lead, with Sylvanus second. Lady Emma third, Nautilus last. At a mile and a-half, the tlnee leaders closed up together, but approaching home The Governor bogan to draw away, the whip being pulled out to Sylvanus and Lady Emma, when the semblance of a race up the straight took place, but The Governor came in full of running, and won comfortably by a length, Sylvanus second, Lady Emma third. Time, 3mins. 51^secs. There was £490 in the totalisator, of which £206 was on The Governor. Flyino Haxcicaf, of 80 soys. One mile and a distance. LnnaBst ] Talent, 7st 7lt»s . . .2 Legerdemain, 7at o its ... 3 Mischief, (Gst 51bs), Nautilus, (6st 4R>s'>, and Cassivelaunu'j filly, (6&t 211)s) also ran. Betting :3to 2 against. Luna, 2to 1 against Talent, 4 to 1 against Castenette filly, 6to 1 against any other. After seven breaks away, in one of which Legerdemain went lialf-a-mile, the flag fell to a capital start, and Luna cut out the running, with the Castenette filly close up, and this order was kept, with the exception that Luna went slightly ahead of Talent at the back of the course for nearly a mile. Castenette filly then began to drop back, and Legerdemain took her place, but she could never get on terms with Luna and Talent, the former of whom won lather easily by a length, Talent second, Legerdemain third. Time, 2mins. 5 sees. There was £984 on the totalisator, of which Jt's92 was on Luna. Consolation Racj;.— T.ilent beat six others. Hurry Scurvy. — Swagsman beat four Others,