DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB OFFICIAL COUNT

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 129, 2 June 1945, Page 8

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB

OFFICIAL COUNT

HAMILTON BY-ELECTION

P.A. HAMILTON, June 1 In the official count of the votes cast in the Hamilton by-election the National Party candidate, Mrs. Hilda Ross has increased her majority to 1037. The final result of the count. of the civilian votes is:— C. A.. Barrell 5134 J. A. Lee 1095 Mrs. H. Ross 6099 Seymour 132 Informal 58 Total votes cast ... 12,518 The postal votes to each candidate, quoted in the order the candidates apipear in the above list, were: 167, 13, ! 179, and 2; absentee votes, 103, 22, 184, j5; and votes by declaration. 2, 0, 5, 0. The preliminary return of service voting shows the votes divided 127, 37, 105, and 8,

P.A. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Dunedin Jockey Club's Winter Meeting opened in fine weather before a big attendance. Results:—

DUNEDIN, This Day.

Tahuna Steeples, £300; about 2J miles.—B-7 Whiphand, 9.0 (F. J. Boyle), 1; 8-8 Filibeg, 9.0 (Lowe), 2; 3-3 Islay Downs, 9.2 (Shannon), 3. Scr.: Mossburn. Length; eight lengths. Time, 5.9. '

Trial Handicap, £250; 6 furlongs.— 12-10 Shipmate, 8.13 (B. S. Wilson), 1; 9-9 Don't Regret, 8.11 (Hare)', 2; 2-4 Plutocrat, 8.11 (B. Langford), 3. All started. Two lengths; three. Time, 1.28.

Otago Hurdles, £400; If miles.— 1-1 Arabian Night, 9.5 (Powell), 1; 3-4 Inscrutable, 10.1 (Hillis), 2; 2-3 Maharajah, 10.0 (Lowe), 3. Scr.: Boloyna, Boolamskee, Royal Chorus, Kohara, Lunaria. Four lengths; twenty. Time, 3.46 1-5.