Dunedin Races Dunedin, Tuesday.
The weather was a splendid summer day, At the Queen's Birthday race meeting ther~ was a Urge attendance. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Of 40sovs, Two miles and a distance. Mr Smith's Isaac, Bst 121bs (G . McCoy) 1 Mr Mackays Robin Hood, lOst 51bs (owner) . . . . . . . . 2 Mi* McMaster's Romance, 9st 21bs (Mayne) 3 Milo, Leap Year, and Turk also ran. Milo was most fancied, but Isaac won somewhat easily.
MAIDEN PLATE of 30sovs. One mile and a quarter. Mr McLeans Legerdemain, 2yrs (3VI. Allen) 1 Mr George's Boughle Dhoun, aged (Waddel) 2 Mr Darby's Mameluke, 2yrs (Brown) 3 Four others started. The local horse, Legerdemain, won easily, as was expected. Time, 2min. 28secs.
BIRTHDAY HANDICAP Of lOOsovs. A mile and a-half. Mr Bates' The Poet, 3yrs, Gat 91bs (Ward) 1 Sir H. Robinson's Lady Emma, 3yrs., 7st 131bs (Allutn) 2 Mr Bates' Kilda, 3yra, 6st 51ba (Webster) 3 Atlantic, syrs, 7st ] Olbs ; Sylvanus, 3yi s, 6st 91bs ; Jasper, aged, sst 7ibs, also ran.
HANDICAP TROT. Native Cat won comfortably in a field of ten ; Victor second. Time for three miles, Bmin, 42&ecs.
XOVEL RACE Of 60 soys. Distance, 1 miles. Dolly Barwon, syrs, 6st 131bs ... 1 Swede, 6yrs, (ist lOlbs 2 Swagsman, aged, aged, 6st . . ... 3 Nine started.
tradesmen's handicap Of 50 soys. A mile and a, distance. Mr Lunn's Coldstream, 4yrs, 7st 31bs (Blanch) 1 Mi 1 George's Atlantic, syrs, 7st 121bs (Thompson) 2 Mr Bates' Hilda, 3yrs, Gst lOlbs (Ward) 3 Only three started out of thiiteen acceptors.
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Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1388, 26 May 1881, Page 3
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252Dunedin Races Dunedin, Tuesday. Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1388, 26 May 1881, Page 3
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