HAMILTON RACES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12606, 9 March 1903, Page 6

HAMILTON RACES.

(Per Unitbd Pjiess Association.) HAMILTON, March 7. The Hamilton (South Auckland) liacing Club lmd beautiful weather and a good attendance. Ilio sum oE £17G!) in 10s tickets was put through the tote. In the Clandilands Handicap three horses fell over each other. Luckily the riders escaped injury, with the exception of Macpherson, who had his collarbono broken. The horse Miraclo was so injured in the race that lie was destroyed. Results: — Trial Handicap.—Soult Fish 1. Lady Peeress 2, Daii M'Carthy 3. Dividend £1 2s. Haclc Hurdles.—Francis Lovejoy 1, Mokomoko 2. Dividend, it 2s. South Auckland Cup.—Annoyed 1, Maid of Honour 2, Moteor 3. Dividend, £3 Ds. Pony Handicap.—Annoyed 1, Cuisine 2, Freda ii. Dividend 19s. Handicap Steoplcchasc.—Timi 1, Dingo 2, Puffing Billy 3. Dividend, £1 Gs. Clandilands Handicap— Green and Gold 1, Soult Fish 2, Arena 3. Dividend, £1 7s. District Hack Race.—Lady Peeress 1, Ever 2, Dan M'Carthy 3, Dividend, 17s. Plying Handicap.—Green and Gold 1, Kohia 2. Dividend, 13s. CYCLING IN SYDNEY. Tlirco heats of tho Sydney One Thousand Pounds Cycling Handicap have been run. Major Taylor, who ran third, and Don WaJker fourth in their heats, and Forbes, of New Zealand, who was second in his heat, have qualified lor ihe semi-finals. A Melbourne cable states that at the sale of tho Woodlands stud Mr Evans, of tho Now • Zealand Loan and Mcrca-ntilc. Agency Company, purchased tho mares Espaniola (for 210gs), Lady Heart (for 120gs), Lady Beryl (for 130gs), and Miss Duirymple (for 55gs) for New Zealand. "Lamp of tho nation and tlio faith" is tho now" titlo which lias been conferred on Habibullah, the Amir of Afghanistan,