DUNEDIN NOTES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7829, 6 April 1891, Page 2

DUNEDIN NOTES.

[FROM OUR COBRESPONDES!,] % * The Autumn Meeting of '• Taieri Jockey Club was neld at ft_S_* Saturday, aud was fairly weluS 0 ? bub there was not much speculiS, $ total investment* for tbe AayfcS*__ Forest King proved to bo vi tffiS* winning vein as at the recent P_i_J?,? and Tokomairlro, and appropffil? principal event of the day-ff» Talerl Handicap of a mile and a ___* which he put up Bsb 101b, IncludlaVS overweight, Trimolite tf st 51b), and If 1 and finished second and third res__iSr The dividend was £118s, ForoVt BSfS' afterwardspulled out for theFlvin-lfin!? cap In which he was opposed toßaTi__ Lady Mab, each of whom carried Sis? Forest King carried iht,, incluafi penalty of 71b, and won easily % owner of De Trep lodged a protest a_3 the winner, alleglug that he had * cirried his proper weight. Asi ahS stated. Forest King carried slb over h official weight (8.5) iv the Central it Handicap, and It was contendsd that tfc! 71b Penalty Incurred by winning thatrw should have been added to tua welishHu actually carried, and not to tho wekl allotted when the handicap was declared if this had been done of coarse, Fo_ Kiug would have had to carry fist fflhii decided, however, thst the penalty #« uot cumulative. It is understood_ti_ Soint is likely to be brought before tk >.J.(X The Maiden Plato JSi! Lady Troon, who had three oppeoentsthe Novel Handicap by puwobk who beat five others and paid the Unrest dividend ot the day—£lo 12s; a 8«flW Hack Race, also by Dunrobln, aad tha Consolation Race by Galtoe, who witli ost 121b up, beat Trlnaollte (fe JM There were the usual Three Mile and Two Mile trotting races, aoilCqttftKe Girl pulled off the double. In tfrfe. termor she had 45sec start, Phantom (Wsec) b*i& second, and Wanderoo (ssec) third, and tha time was Bmin 50sec. The' dindead »« I £513*> and iv the Two Mile race (Map | Girl returned £2 9s co her backers, Pljftij. torn was again second In this distance, -'* The Taleri Amateur Turf Club's Aututna Meeting was held on Mosglel Park race. course to-day, and was largely attended. The sum of £2422 was passed through the machine, the largest dividend of tha dsy being one of £37 10s Od paid on Nsaey far her win lv the Maiden Trot. "The wfattsr was protested against pn thegwratl tbj| she was not a maiden, and a similar prates! was lodged against Meph, who ran second, but neither has yet been decided. Galtea won. the two principal events at the day. For the Presidents Handicap ota arils and a half; -Wavland (7st 201b inc~ 71b overwolgbt) was favorite, and Master (Ost 41b) was also well supported, Galtef, who carried ftafc }21b, including s\b ov» weighty won easily however, wftb Leftists second, and Trlmolfte third, dlvldeM £13125. In the Easter Handicap ol a tslh I and a quarter, Gal tee put upo3t3lb,loclo& ing 71b penalty, and disposed some Avail easily of The Brewer (8»t 7lb) and fjLao"* look (Sat), who were tho only other starts. I On this race the dividend was _110s. Foa? pretty evenly backed horses, ntavted for ths Flying Handicap of six furlongs which Lady Mab <7st 101b) won, Warlock (Tat 10) being second, and Forest King (Cat alb including 71b penalty) third. D 3 Trap fist 71b) was the other starter, aud the dividend was £3 18s. Blacklock beat two othetwln the Maiden Plate for which ho was a favourite. Fanny appropriated a $Tovel Race, for which six started, aud .pd a dividend of M lis: and _. Hack Race on which there Was &-i«|«!p ot £7 4s. 6d. There waa a field of twenty for the Three Mile Trot, which Ptastom won, paying tbe respectable dm|end of £16 15s ; tbe time Was Bmta 408« c, tha winner having 30sec start. For the ,CP"> eolation Handicap there w&ta nsldjjf:Ave, and Lelnster (9«t), and The ran a dead heat. Dividends of ««•_» Lelnster and £5 Oa fid on The ■ Bwrttf«_a paid. In the run off Lelnster won all tha way. A protest was lodged, bat W--9& yet been considered agala&B the wi»uss% foul riding being alleged. 1 s