DUNEDIN WINTER MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 7 June 1926, Page 11

DUNEDIN WINTER MEETING.

t CONCLUDING DAY. ' . CHARLATAN WINS STEEPLECHASE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) 1 DUNEDIN, Saturday. I The thi.-d day of the Dunedin Jockey , Club's Winter Meeting was held to-day in fine weather. The going was heavy after overnight rain. The totalisator handled £30,315 for the day, compared with £3^.414 * 10/ for the third day last year. The total t for the meeting was £83,831, compared , with £55,521 last year. Later results were: j DUNEDIN STEEPLECHASE; two miles and a-half. I—CHARLATAN, 11.10 8 S—UNCLE 808, 11.0 .. . """ : : 2—TIGERLAND, JO.S '.'AAA. ' r Scratched : Kipling. Won by ten lengths - 2? len St' l3 between second and third Time, 5.54 2-5. DOMAIN HANDICAP. Six furlongs. I—CASSOLETTE, 5.6 .. . 1 S—IRISH, 0.4 - t> 7—ORIFLAME, 9.9 '.'.'.'..'.A. A _ r ' All started. Won by two lengths, a length between second and third. Time, 1 1.20 2-3. *■ TAHUNA STEEPLECHASE. About two 3 miles. ', I—OSTERMAN, 9.11 ] a S—ISLA BANK, 1U.7 : . 0.13 i All started. Won by four lengths. Time, c lengths between secou dand third. Time, I 4.44. * FAREWELL HANDICAP. Seven furlongs - S—TIONE, 7.7 ] t* 3—WARHAVEN. 8.3 : c 2—HEATHER LAD. 7.7 ; v Scratched: All British. Won by a length. . a quarter length between second and third . OTAKI RACES. 0 1 MEETING CONCLUDED. r ORCHID WINS SPRINT. h (By Telegraph.—Own Corresnondent.) i- - OTAKI, Saturday, s The Otaki Racing Club was favoured witl n a fine day for the conclusion of its winte . meeting, which took place to-day before i 1 very large attendance. Betting on botl i- days was very brisk, the totalisator figure; 8 being £9846 better than for the correspond ing days last year. The race track wa: * possibly better than at any previous winte il meeting held by the club. Results:— c TAIPUA HANDICAP of 223sovs. c Six furlongs. n 2—ORCHID. 9.B—Morris i 3—HUIKAI. 7.4 1 ' 4—MIREUSONTA, B.S : v Scratched: Subjection. Won by a head i, Time. 1.17. TAINUI HANDICAP. Six furlongs. V 3—HYPNOTIC, 7.9 s S—JOY BIRD, 7J7 : , 4—ROYAL LAND, 7.11 ; ,' Scratched: Riverina, Windy Night. Woi *' by half a length. Time, 1.16. a OHAU WELTER. Seven furlongs. - S—CAPTAIN GAZELEY, B.S-Barry. 0 9—TAKAROA. S.O I—OUR JACK, 9.4 ; Scratched: Salamis, Debate. Won by ; neck, half a length between second am y third. Kilmiss was fourth and • Miste d Gamp next. Time, 1.28 1-5. t WAIKANAE HACK SCURRY. d Five furlongs. c 4—RED GLOW. B.2—Stuart „ I—BONNY DAWN. 8.12 .... 8 3—DOMINION ROSE. 5.12 a Scratched: Mountain Star.- Won by c head, two' lengths ' separating . second _hi . third. Darktown was fourth. ' Timt L 5 2-5". J; HUGE OFFER DECLINED' •s y LONDON. June 5. ' The Aga. Khan.made an offer of £ICO,OO for the racehorse Solario, but the ownei c Sir John Rutherford, declined to sell th c horse. __ The price offered for Solario constitute the highest sum ever offered for a race horse.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)