SPORTING.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3355, 3 January 1927, Page 5

SPORTING.

DUNBTAN RACING CLUE

The inaugural meeting of the above club was held on New Years Day when an excellent afternoon’s sport was provided. There was a largo attendance, people being present from all parts of Central Otago. The management was good and the races were got oft’ up to time, the last event being run shortly after five o’clock. The track was in good order, and very fast, if the times given by private watches can be believed. Brilliant Hope was the hero of the meeting as the Mark Hope gelding won two races and ran second in another. Peter Gallagher, who rode four winners was the most successful rider. The Alexandra Band played acceptably and materially helped to enliven proceedings. Results— Trial Plato of £l3. Six furlongs, Mr W. Gallagher’s Happy HaAvk (Mowhawk-Happy Days) 1 Miss Sarcasm ... 2 Giro ... ... 3 Rocky Ned, Green Blaze and King Mac also started. All carried 9.0. From a good start Miss Sarcasm and Happy Hawk shot out, Happy Hawk forging ahead in the straight to Avin by a length. Time 1.22. District Trot of £l3. li raile^. Mr R. Haig’s Gaycara Dillon limit 1 Trevillian limit ... 2 Adios limit and Lady Houi limit also started. The Avinner got well away and was never troubled, Avinning easily by six lengths. Time 1.43. Alexandra Handicap of £ls. 7f. Mr D. Jones’ Brilliant Hope 0 0 1 liicursio 11-3 ... ... 2 Cannie Jack 9.12 * ... 3 Incursio appeared to have the race Avell in hand but Brilliant Hope came with a good run in the straight and AA 7 on by a length. President’s Handicap of £ls. 6f. Brilliant Hope 9.6 ... 1 Silver Lining 10.4 ... 2 Green Blaze 9.0 ... 3 Silver Lining came in o the straight with a tAvo lengths advantage, but Brilliant Hope finished strongly, and Avon half a length. Time 1.21. Publicans Cup of .&16 and Cup value LlO to be won tAvice in succession or three times in all. miles. Mr S. A. Spain’s Beau 10.3 I Brilliant Hope 9 13 ... 2 Incursio 10.12 ... 3 Ciro 0 0 and Cannie Jack 9.12 also started. This Avas the best race of the meeting. A good start saw Brilliant Hope take up the running with the others in close attendance. At the end of a mile Beau Avas in the lead and he came into the straight Avith a lengths advantage Brilliant Hope and Incursio both put in claims but Beau carried too many guns and Avon a fine race by three-quarters of a length. Time 2.23. Farmers Cup of Ll2 and Cup value LlOtobe Avon tvvice in succession or three times in all. Tavo miles, Mr 11. Haig’s Anti Acido 156bh. 1 Clifton Chimes 120 ... 2 Dolly Houi 252 ... 3 Also started: Massey Maid 84, Jessie McKinney limit, Kentucky Moor limit, and Anglo Iron limit. Jessie McKirncy Avcnt away well and soon established a good lead. Clifton Chimes Avas pacing nicely and gradually overhauled the leader. With a lap to go Clifton Chimes AVas three lengths in front of Jessie Me Kinney, with Anti Acido half a dozen lengths further back. The rider of the leader (under the impression that the race was over) started to pull up, aud lost sufficient to enable Anti Acido to get on terms. The pair then ran together for half a mils, but once in the straight the consistent Anti Acido went on to win comfortably by six lengths. Time 5.6 The following provided the Farmer’s Cup—Messrs R. Jopp, S. T. Spain, J. Keddell, M. Hamilton, A. BroAvn, J. Hamilton, G. Harvey (Chestermains), F, Hyde, G. Rivers, J. McArthur, C. Attfield, W. McDonald, R. Tohill, J. Stewart (Ida Valley) J. McCambridge, T. Sanders, and E Spain. Consolation Hc’p of LlB. sf. Silver Lining 10.8 ... I Miss Sarcasm 9 6 ... ,2 Cannie Jack 9.6, Green Blaze 9.0’ and King Mac 9.0 also started. Won easily by two lengths. ST. BATHANS RACES. The St. Bathans Races, run on Boxing Day resulted— Hack race—Miss Sarcasm 1, Mark TAvain 2 : Two mile Trot Daphnedalc 1, j Tribute 2. | Cambrian Hep — Happy Hawk 1, Ahuriri 2. lA mile trot —Cherrywood I, Daphne dale 2. St Bathans Hc’p—Ahuriri 1, Cannie Jack 2 Dunstan Trot 1 mile —Daphnedalc 1 Tribute 2,

Pure onlookers and were dabblers in the betting—classes > of racegoers who are continuously increasing in number—are all more or less interested in analysing the statistical outcome of a race meeting, and for their information it may be stated that at the two days’ fixture of the Dunedin Jockey Club just concluded there were 136 star lurs for the sixteen events and the total of the first dividend was £73 Is 6d, so that if any man still pursues the blindfold betting system of pitting £} on every horse it would have cost him -033 (three brackets account for the difference between 136 and 133) and his loss would be £59 18s 6d. The biggest dividend was on Wipgatui in tbe trial Stages, arid the smallest (the only one less tbap even money) was on Martis in the Taihoa Handicap. — V’