DUNEDIN RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5394, 1 March 1879, Page 5

DUNEDIN RACES.

[per " herald" special wire ] Dunedin, Friday. The weather was beautiful for the second day's races. The attendance waß not so large as on the first day. Hurdi.k Race, of 80 sots. 2 miles. Mr. Butler's The Agent, syrs., 12st. 31bs. ... 1 Mr. Prince's Everalie, lOst. lOlbs 2 Mr. Gourlay's Kildare, aged, 9st. -libs. ... 3 Larrikin was scratched. Betting :2 to 1 on the field,—The Agent, Te Whetumarami, and Everalie being backed at that figure. Te Whetumarama, Loyalty, and Dalesman also started. Kildare went off with the lead, The Agent close behind. Dalesman fell, and lost his chance; at the third jump Loyalty refused, and was out of it. Kildare aud The Agent raced together, Everslio waiting behind. Te Whetumarama began to come up. Everslie made a good spurt, but was unable to pas 3 The Agent, who won by three lengths, Everslie second, Kildare, half-a-length behind, third. Time, 3aoin. 38sec. Dunedin St. Leger.* A sweepstakes of lOjovs. each, with 250sovs. aided ; three-year-olds; colts, Sst. lOlbs. ; fillies, Sst. 71bs. ; the second horse to receive 50sovs. •out of the stakes. 1J miles ami 132 yards. Mr* Lance's Nemo, by Albany, out of No Name, 3yra. t Bst. lOlbs 1 Mr. Goodman's York, by Traducer, out of Moss Rose, 3yrs., Bst. lOlbs 2 Betting ; 3te2 on Nemo. York got away with a clear<Tead of six lengths. The pair maintained these positions for a mile and a-half, but Clifford let Nemo out, rapidly overhauled York, and had him in trouble. At the entrance to the straight, Goodman pulled out the whip to the colt, and made a game effort to regain the lead,' but it was unavailing, for Nemo came on full of running, and won comfortably by half-a-length. Time, 3min. 25sec. Dunedin Jockey Cldb Handicap of 300sovs., added to a sweepstakes of ssovs. each. Second horse to receive the amount accruing from the sweepstakes. 'I he third horse to receive lOaovs. from the stakes. One mile and three-quarters. Mr. Neilson's Fish-hook, by Traducer, out of Laurel, aged, 9st. (Derritt) ... i Mr. Goodman's Chancellor, 4yrs., Cat. 71bs. (Prudings) ' g Mr. Hay's Titania, syrs., 7st. 121bs"'(Alle'nj 3 Mr. Stephen's Vampire, syrs., 6st. (Carrington) Betting : 5 to 4 against Fish-hook, 3 to 1 against Titania, 3 to 1 each against Chancellor and Vampire. Chancellor jumped off with a slight lead, Fish-hook and Titania next, and Vampire last. After going about a hundred yards Titania and Vampire supplanted Fish-hook, but, passing the stand, the last-named was on level terms with Vampire, and only half a-length behind Titania. Going round the back of the course Fish-hook took second place, and the four were spread out, with a clear length between each. At the far side of. the course Vampire made a determined effort, and, passing Titania, almost got on terms with Fish-hook, but soon fell back to keep the mare company. Chancellor and Fishhook drew away from them, and turned into the straight together, but Prudings had soon to be hard on Chancellor, and despite every effort on the part of the horse and rider, Fish-hook came in a comfortable winner by a clear length; Titania a bad third: Vampire last. Time, 3min. 124 sec.; the fastest tim& by 4sec. that the race was ever run in. Novel Race. Handicap of 80sovs. ; nomination, 2sovs.; 11 miles. Winner to be sold by auction, with his engagements, and the whole proceeds to go to the funds. Mr. Swanson's Numn, aged, 7st. lOlbs. ... 1 Mr. Thomson's Rosemary, 3yrs., 7st. 31b5.... 2 Mr. Kew'a Esile, aged, Sst. Slbs. ... ... 3 Mr. Andrews's Jack-the-Flat, aged, Sst.llilbs. 0 Mr. Stevenson's Larrikin, Gst. olbs 0 Mr. Nasmar's Tommy, aged, Oat. 41bs. ... 0 Batting: 3 to 2 against Kama; 2 to 1 against Rosemary ; 4 to 1 agaiost any other. Jack-the-Flat and Rosemary cut out tho running at a good pace, Numa in close attendance. On passing the stand, however, the cliesnut had fallen back third, Numa rushino to the froDt and going two lengths ahead of Rosemary. The mare, who was full ofrunning, kept nearthc favourite, but tho rest were tailed off to an astonishing distance from the two leaders. On entering tho straight Numa had a lead of three lengths. This advantage he increased it every stride, winning, hands down, by 50 yards, Rosemary second, Exile a bad third. Time, 2mins. 21secs. Railway Plate of lOOaovs., the gift of David Proudfoot, Esq. ; j of a mile ; weight for age. Mr. Neilson's Fish-hook, aged, Ost. 111b5.... 1 Mr. Ray's Marituna, aged, 'jst. lllbs. ... 2 Mr. Walters's be by Isaac'Walton, out of Slander, 2yrs., ost. 13!bs ... ... 3 t.ance's Foul Play (4yr3., Ost.), Webb's idamant (2yrs., ost. l.'ilbs.), Lanee's Alarie Antoinette (2yrs., 03t. LOlbs.), also ran. Acceptances for the Derby Handicap tonorrow : —Chancellor, Gst. 51b3. ; Venus [Yansit, Ost. 3lbs. ; Templeton, 9it. 121bs. ; Sinking Fund, 7st. Slbs. ; Laertes, 7st. Slbs.-' 21oth-of-Gold, Gst. 31bs. ; Foul Play, 7st. I2lbs. Flying Handicap : —Chancellor, Gat. 71bs. ; Vampire, Gst. lllbs. ; Venus Transit, 7st. 71bs.; Maritana, Sst. 71bs. ; Sapphire, Gst. Jibs. ; Laertes, 7st. ; Benjiroo, Gst. lOlbs. ; Foul Play, Sst. The following are the final payments for ;he Queen's Plate:—Fish-hook, with 71bs. jenalty ; Nemo, with lOlbs. penalty. Entries for Kaitangata Ueliuf Fund llanlicip:—Ratcatcher, Huntingdon, Fish-hook, uaertes. '