THE DUNEDIN RACES.
ACCIDENT TO THE FAVORITE. LATEST BETTING. ( UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Dunedin, 21st February. The following are the final acceptances for the Dunedin Cap :— Fishhook, Volunteer, Sir Modred, Randwick, On Difc, Governor, Lady Emma, and Sylyanus. It is not probable Lady Emma will start. Adamant has been scratched for all engagements. This Day. Sir Modred met wish an accident this morning When going at full speed, he fell over one of Taggart's greyhounds, and knocked two teeth out. He walked off the course, and it is not known whether he was seriously injured or not ; 6t04 is now offered against him. On Dit is, the second favorite. The latest betting for the Cup is— 4 to 1 agst On Dit, 6 to 1 ag3t Randwick, 7 to 1 agBt Sylvanus, 9 to 1 agst Volunteer, 100 to 10 agst'Fißhhook, 103 to 8 agst The Governor, 100 to 5 agst Lady Emma. Volnnteer, Randwick, Morpheus, Hnntington, On Dit, Natator, Luna, Agent, and The Governor, appeared on the course this morning. When the horses were being taken out of the train, something startled Natator, who fell off the platform on to some stones, injuring himself slightly.
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Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 43, 22 February 1881, Page 2
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195THE DUNEDIN RACES. Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 43, 22 February 1881, Page 2
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