DUNEDIN J.C. BIRTHDAY MEETING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9999, 25 May 1895, Page 4

DUNEDIN J.C. BIRTHDAY MEETING.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Dundin, Friday. The weather was fine, though a trifle cold for the first day of the Diinedin Jockey Clnb's May meeting, The aOtandanoa was very good, being in faod larger than usual at the meeting. The 10? totalisator outside proved a great success, and was so crowded about that no doubt ninny were prevented from investing, i £4812 was pat through, tbo machine. Kesults .— HURDLK HACK, Of GO eovs ; 2 miles. Mr Butler's Liberator, list 13! b (Holmes) 1 Mr Myera 1 Belmont, 9jt 101 b (Cotton) 2 Mr Hobba 1 Osman, Hat 21b 3 — Kebel, Smuggler, Wharfdale, and Brln also atarted. Wo; comfortably by a length. Time, 4ruin l'9see. Dividends on £1 tickets £1 18a ; ou 10s tickets £1 6s. MAIDEN I'LATK, Of 50 BOVB ; i-iuile. Mr Douglas's Marino, (Derrett) ... 1 Mr Longhlin'a Tohiw, (Roans) ... 2 Mr Allan's Douf>lnn Grey (Bench) ... 3 —Pearl, Ktldare, Twilight, Vanquisher, and Vandyke also run. Won hard held by n neck, in 2min 24sec. Dividends, £1 8< and 15^. IIIBTHDAY HANDICAP, Of 250 floys : secoud 30 sovo, and third 15 sovh ; IJj mile. Mr AUru's Ruracen, SH Gib (Derre(l) 1 Mr V\addGll'H Kopirto, Gat 9.b (KinKan) 2 Mr Goodman's Cuaket, B^t 51b (M'Combf) 3 — Outpost (B.it 71b) also run. Esparto tonk ilin Iohi( three furlongs from home, Cnsket next, Saracen was third entering the xtralKut, and his ridor's call half way up did not appear to have i any effect, but just bh ifrpnrlu win winning he snatched ft victory by a nose from Ksparto, with Cneket hnlj a length oway. Time, 2min sr>^ec. Dlvidende, £2 lla and £2 S3. MAY HANDICAP TItOT, Of 75 soys ; 3 miles. Little Bob, 43-ec 1 Mlunle Grey, 70deo 2 Cremorue, .'iSsee 3 — Ton others Htartod,