Sporting News. DUNEDIN J.C. MAY MEETING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10000, 27 May 1895, Page 4

Sporting News. DUNEDIN J.C. MAY MEETING.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) DUNEDIN, Slturday. Them wa3 a laree atteudance ut> Uio ■acond day of the DuDedin Jockey Ciubs ] May raeeeinc, the weather b&iug ugum very favorable. The sport was very ■Interesting, and sptculaiion brink. The 'total pub throuph the machine was £5224, 'b slight decrease no tbe corresponding day ot Us 6 year. Tho total for the meeting was £10,036, or £8 more than last : year. Barmby won the Consolation Stakep, but the stewards of their own motion held an inquiry iuto his tunning on the previous day, nnd decided to . award the stakes to Goodwood, the %econd horse, and disqualify Brown, who rode Birmby on the li.st day, for twelve months. Tho following are the results :—

HDRDLE RACE, Of 608OV8; 1J mile. Mr Shearsby's Strephon, 12st 21b (Owner) 1 Mr J. Smith's Rebel, lOat 41b (Uobettson) 2 Mr Mver'a Balraont, 9it 121 b, carried lOib lib (Cotton) 3 -Oiman (Hat 4.b), Smuggler (9at 10! b), Paramu (9st), and Brln (9it) ales started. - Won by n neck after a tine straggle. Time v 3mla lOJsec Dividends, £1 tickets £1 12s, lOi tickets £1 8«. PBOVINCIAL HANDICAP, Of 200 8OV8 ; second horse 20 soys, and third horse 10 soys ; 1 J mile. Mt Reid's Skirmisher, Bit 8 b (Clarke) 1 Mr Goodman's Casket, Sit 31b (Macomb) 2 Mr Waddell's Esparto, 7at (Klngan)... 3 — Hippomenes (B<t 121 b also started. This was a beautiful race, tbe horses coming home bunched tone tier from the quarter mile. Skirmisher squeezed home by a head from Casket, Esparto three lengths away. Time, 2miu 20}3ec. NOVEL KACE, Of 60 sovb 1 mile. Mr Barter's Miss M^dge 1 Mr Baddioombe's Moa 2 — Only the pair started. Won by a length. Time, lmin BBaeo, ' Dividend.", £1 9j and 15s.

WINTER TEOT, Of 60 sovß ; 2 miles. Mr Godfrey's The Balllie, 43sec .. 1 Mr Rodgers' Spider, scratch 2 Mr Wise's Ravenswing, 21sec ... 3 — Fourteen others started. Won by 100 yards. Time, smin 46aec. Dividends, £i and £2 Bs. ST. CLAIE WELTEK HANDICAP, Of £110 ; second horse to receive 10 soys ; 7 furlongs. Hon. G M'Lean's Maremma, B it 71b (Jackson) 1 Mr Myer's Kotbamstead, B it 51b (M'Coomb) - ... 2 Mr FiU/jerald's Vandyke, Bat (Bamber) 3 — KaneUtea (B)t> 21b), Toxa (Bat 12lb), Lady Spencer (Sst 71b). Mountain Maid (B*t 7lb), J me Eyre (Bst 51b), and Rancour (Bst sib) also started. Won by three lengths. Time, lmln 383ec. Dividends, £3 8s and £2 7s. DISPOSAL STARES, Ot 20 soys ; 4 furlongs. Mr Nicholas' Watchword .. ... 1 Mr Allan's Douglas ... .„ ... 2 Mr Rnthven's Crown P/lnce 3 —Five others ran. Won easily by half a length, Time, 5396 C. Dividends, £] 14s and 19s. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, Of 70 sovs; Becond horse 10 soys, third horse 5 soys ; 1 mile. Mr Harris's Goodwood, B.it (Fine) ... 1 Mr Waddell's Captive, 7at 111 b (Rainbow) 2 — Barmby <Bst 6 b), Outpost (Bab 71b), and Winchninn (7st 71b) also started. Barmby won by three lengths, bub bbc the stewards, on account of bis running on the previous dav, awarded the stakes to Goodwood. Time, lmin 52sec. Dividends, £4 Is and £2 33.