First Day. Dunedin, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1505, 25 February 1882, Page 2

First Day. Dunedin, Thursday.

Thk three days' meeting began to-day, about 8000 persons being on the course. The weather was exceptionally fine. The Austnan Strauss Band was present. The public did a little sweepstake business, but in a half secret fashion, and the police took the names of one party who went openly to it; these included two Dunedin M.H, R. 's. Pour or five thousand pounds must have passed through the three totalisators on the course. The racing was very good, the Cup particularly producing a grand race. The following were the results • —

HANDICAP HURDLE R\CE, Of SOsovs. ; second hoLse to receive 10 soys. Two miles and a distance. Agent I Trovatoro 2 Clarence . . ... 3 Four others started. An exciting race took place between t!«e first three. They enterocl the btiaight almost neck and neck, but Agent drew away and won by a length and a-half

OIIAMFAOE STAKES, For two-yeai'-olcla, A sweepstakes of 1 0 soys. each, with loOsovs. added. Six furlongs. Nonsense 1 Vanguard 2 Torquoise .. . . 3 Six others started. Siesta was scratched. The race lay entirely between the placed horses, Nonsense eventually winning by a length and a half. Time, lmin. 18secs.

DTJKEDIN CCP HANDICAP, Of oOOsovs., with a sweepstakes of 10 soys. eaci) added ; the second horse to receive 50sovs., the third 20so vs. Two miles and a distance. Lady Emma ... ... . . 1 Libeller 2 Chancellor .3 Eight others started, and a splendid race ensued, Lady Emma beating Libeller by a length and a- half, Chancellor an excellent third, and King Quail almost level with him. Time, 3mm. Soisecs. Out of 512 investors at £2 on the principal totalisator, only 25 were on Lady Emma,

SELLING RACE, Of 40sovs. One mile and a distance. Laertes ... ... ... 1 Haricot ... ... ... 2 Three others ran. Laertes was sold for £300.

publicans' handicap, Of 80sovs. One and a-quarter miles. Nautilus ... ... ... 1 Luna 2 Tit.\nia 3 Nautilus jumped off with the lead, and won in the most common of canters by five lengths. Luna was scarcely asked to gallop, at any rate at the finish. Time, 2mins. 20secs.

MAIDEN PLATE, Of COsovs. One and a-lialf miles. Leo's b c 1 Holderness 2 Brenda 3 Five others also ran. This was an exciting race at the finish between the two leaders, the colt just beating Holderness. Brenda was a good third. Time, 2mins. 47secs.