SPORTING NEWS
DUNEDIN RACES— FIRST DAY. CUP WON BY MARGERINE. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The Dunedin Jockey Club’s Suinftiet Meeting opened to-day in line weather. The attendance is large and the going good. Results: — > 0 ■ AUTUMN HURIiLitS, 1 3-4 miles. -Bore' (10.11) 1. Luff (H. 3) 2 Tuvehana 3. Also started—ban feebastion 11 8 Prairie Fire 9.3, and Calma. Won bv half a length. . Time 3.20. GLADBROOK WELTER, 1 mile— Hot Air (9.1) 1, Michaela (818) 2, Micky Free (8.5) 3. Also started— Partisan 8.7, Hylaus 8.6, Harlequin 8.6, Polonius 8.3, Placid 7.12, Anlua 7.8 and Wingforra 7.7. Won easily by a length and a half. Time 1.42 4-5. CHAMPAGNE STAKES ot 050 sovs • 6 furlongs.—Henthercote (8.10) 1, Scornful (8.1) 2, Punka (8.12) 3. Also started —Lionskiu (coupled with the winner), Preface, preludiuni and Caverock. Won by two lengths. Time 1.1.6 4-5. DUNEDIN CUP of 1000 sovs. ; 11, miles.— Margerine (8.5) ... 1 War dancer (8.4) ... •*. 2 Glendower (7.7) a > Also started—Adjutant, Rorke s Drift, Devotion, Miss de Val, Mullicipal,’ Marsa, Ascalaphus, Kauwhero, Rose Pink, King Star, Killard, Kilbrci;an, Ogier, Ayclifto and Whipcord. Won by a neck. ' Time 2.33 4-5.
EC MONT RAGES-SECOND DAY. (Per Press Association.) HAW PR A, This Day. The weather is fine and the attendance large for the second day s rac. s. Results: — HURDLES, U miles,—Otter (10.6) 1, Arlington (11.13) 2, Portland Lady (11.7) 3. Also started—Pa rawa ini i 10.6, living Camp 10.4, Zetes 10.2, Paul A lore 9.11, Calais 9.11 and Katana 9.0. Won by a neck, with two lengths between second and third. Time 2.45 2-5. WAIMATE HANDICAP, 6 furlongs —Aster (6.11) 1, Acre (8.12) 2, Black Ada (7-8) 3. Also started —Madam Ristori, Revocation, Movement, Tußiu gapito, Coropeb and Zola. Won by two lengths. Time 1.14. OMOTO TRAINING NOTES. THIS MORNING'S WORK, (By “Aeronaut.”) At the present time there are qulto a number of horses being worked at Omoto, due to the Nelson and Westport meetings coming on next month. Xanthos went once round in 1.17. War Tax, looking a greatly improved horse to when he raced here at New Year, got over half a. mile in 51-^secs. Chudic and Glenowl were given useful work together.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 February 1918, Page 2
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