DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB EXHIBITION MEETING.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7418, 9 December 1889, Page 5

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB EXHIBITION MEETING.

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Fourth Day. [press association telegram. 1 DUNEDIN, December 7. The attendance at the fourth day's meeting of the D.J.G. Exhibition Meeting was fair. The day was mostly taken up with trotting events, and a feature was the grand form displayed by Princess, who established a record for both two miles and one mile. TUe sum of ii 5974 went through the machines. The following are the resolt3:— Exhibition Handicap Trot, of £00 soys* Two miles. Heato—flrsc section winner V) soys, second 7 soys, third 3 soys from the stakes; the iim horse to incur a penalty of &>ec, the second idee, fur the anal. Mr Alaloney's Telephone, 4 yrs, 42sec (0 wner) 1 Mr T. Ke tt r s Count. 5 yra, 4:2s (M. McLaren) 2 Mr Smith's n.s. Kate, aged, i-'sec ' , ' , . <». ftobertson) 3 Ten others started. Kate broke badly; Count also broke at the back of the course, and again coming up the straight, leaving Telephone (who trotted in capital style) to pass the post with a lead of fully fifty yards, wnile there was a gap of quite double chat distance between Count and Kate. Silver Prince, who made up a lot of ground in the.last quarter of a mile, was close up fourth. Time, Suiin 61sec. Dividendsinside, .£l2 3d; outside, £19 18s. SECOND HEAT. JVIr H. Fowler's Princess, 30sec .. (Price) 1 Mr A. W. Reeves' Uallata, 30sec .. (Webster) 2 Air li. J. Somerdou's (us) i'oremast, ifcisec • (uwuer) 3 - Thirteen other 3 ran. This was a hollow race, for though Princess broke in. the early part, she was soon righted, and as she trotted errand ly the , result was never in doubt. Princess eventually won by fully fifty yards from Calista, with Foreuiaet thirty yards off third, Jumbo fourth and Black Hawk fifth. Time, sihiu 34£ sec. Inside, 418; outside, 33i.. Dividends, inside, HZ3 10s; outside, £17 13a (id. Final Heat,

Mr Fowler's Prineosa, 22sec _ *. I Mr M. Moloney's i'elephone, 31sec .. .. 2 Mr Somerdon's i! oromaoc, 32?e0 .. M 3 Calidta, 2&hjc .. .". .. .. ,0 Comet, 3U300 ....'. .. .. .. o This proved to be the best trotting event Of. the day. jfriucess broke repeatedly but was soon steadied each time and quickly made up her lost ground. Telephone led for nearly two-thirds of the distance, when princess to the front, aud was never again headed, winning by about three lengths, foremast was a moderate third, Comet finishing liss. Time, omia &>4ec. Total investors, 0?y; dividends, inaide, £2 9a b'd : outside, d£J us 6d. ■•'.■.-. After the totalizator had paid out the owner of TelepiiOae entered a protest against the stakes being paid over to Friiicess on the grdund bhac she wad improperly entered aii a maiden. Sslling fipiiDLß Racb, 70 soys. One mile atd'a half. Mr Kildare's Secretary ta.l>, 9st _ • f ' {W. Kobertson) 1 Mr Wilson'a Trapper (ail), 93t (J. Cotton) 2 Messrs M-. aud J. Ailau's Cro3Sbow (nil), ajfed, 9ac .. .. .. (Waila) 3 Erebua, Satan and Vagrant also ran. Won by a clear length. Dividend, in. side £1 17s 6d, oataide ,£A 2a. A protest wan,entered against Secretary, on the ground tbac he had jammed Coctoa ou to nue rails; but pn consideration it wae disaliovved. Secretary was bought in at 61gn. •'Disposal Stake 3. of 10 soys. One mile, Mr H. Gobdmau's Siiifaai (filO), 6st 131b '' ,„ „ . (T. Buddicombe) 1 Mr W. J. Taggart's Home Ruie (nil), 6at lib (U.Tagrfart) 2 Mr G. Aitkenhead's Liaden (nit), tist 6lb -,■■..-.. (Allen) 3 - Murat, Doubtful and. Le Temps also ran, - Shifnal aid Le Temps rushed to the front, bat at the back of the course the latter broke dowu, and Sliifnal, maintaioing his lead, won in a canter by a coupla of lengths, Home' Rule juwt beating liindeu for secoud place. Time, lmiu 50isec. Dividends —Inside £2 3s, outside J&ZS. >■■ ■■ ■ : ■ " .- .. • Carnival Trot, of 150 soys. One mile. ' First Heat. ' CounteS3,223eo .... .. .. 1 Telephone, Uatic .. .. ..» - +, ,'& KittyiJL.ljaeo -..-.. ' .. ■■ ji, H Coun.tess drew away from her field from the start, aud woii very easily *by six lengths Irom Telephone, who eased when ! lirsD place was evideutiy unattainable. Kitty 11. also took matters easy at the tiuiafl, and was nearly done on the post by Fossicker. , •■■'■■■■•- - Second Heat. Princess, 63cc .. „ : i, , .. 1 iiuaatio,.3cti}u .. .. ... ... 2

Violet was in. front for six furlongs, Priiicess, wlio weu6 at a $<reacpace from start, then going: to the front and winning very easily by two lengths from Jbuuatie, who was stow in beginning, bu6 travelled the last-half mile very rapidly. The favorite, (Jalista, broke repeatedly, and liuished nowhere. The time was posted as oiii in 2J*ec, but private watches made Princess' time SJinin 44sec to 2tnin 4oseC* ■ ■■ ''■-'-■ Final Heau •■ v ■'■ Mr Fowler's Princess, 3sec „ . 1 Mr ti.-Hatreye Kitty IL. 19seo .. . • :g .. ~ 3 Princess ran past her opponents as though ciiey were standing, getting to the f rout at this half mile, and winning easily: easing up, by five or six lengths from Kitty, 11., who was in front till passed by_ the winner. Lunatit; liegan very untindly but did the last hilfmlie at a treuieudous pace and finished a gowt third, and the other starters -were close up. A protest has been lodged against Princess on the ground of wrong identity, which will be considered on Monday, but it is said the mare is well known at Ashbarton and that, no doubt can be entertained of her genuineness. '

DUNBDnf, December 7. . Before the racing began the whole of the riders were summoned before the Stewards, and told that they would be closely watched in the trotting matches, and that any attempt hot to run their horses Into Urst of second place in the preliminary heats so a* to save a penalty in the noal would render them liable to disqualification. ■ ' ■' J ■ .