SPORTING.
THE DUNEDIN RACES. . Dunedijt, February 27. The following is the conclusion- of our report of yesterday's racing : Novel Race, of 80 sovs.; mile." Mr Lunn's Robin Hood, aged, 7st. 41b. < 1 Mr M'Kay's Duntroon, aged, 7st ; ... 2 Mr Corsan's Glendyne, 5 yrs, 7st. 71bl ; 3 Time, 2min. 25secs. Railway Plate, of 60 sovs. Mr Cutts' Mata, 5 yrs, Bst. 121b. ... 1 Mr Prince's Hilarious, 2 yrs, 6st. 101b. 2 Mr Ray's Templeton, aged, 9sfc lib. ... 3 The Hack Race, of 20 sovs., was won by Spray, beating four others. TO-DAY'S RACES. Four thousand persons are on the course to-day. The weather is simply beautiful. For the Steeplechase Lonehand, Thilo, Robin Pood, and Scamp
faced the starter. The latter was served up as a wariri favorite.- At: the ' third hurdle Robin Hood, who was last, slipped and fell at the water jump. Lonehand baulked three times, and when lib did get over the jump he was clean out of the race, and pulled up on going past "the stand. Scamp cantered the rest of the won just,.as he liked, Robin Time, 7mins. Forbuky Handicap. . • Foul Play ... ... ... 1 Chancellor ... ... ... 2 Libeller 3 . ..Time,_2min. 44£secs. Queen's Plate. A dead heat between Volunteer and Mata. .. . ' Flying Handicap. Foul Play , . ... 1 1 Tera ... ... ... 2 Luna ... ... ... ... 3 Time, 2min. 3f sec.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1207, 28 February 1880, Page 2
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216SPORTING. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1207, 28 February 1880, Page 2
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