SIXTY YEARS AGO FROM THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam out facdaim ” THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1863. THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMION AND OTAGO JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18803, 5 March 1923, Page 6

SIXTY YEARS AGO FROM THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam out facdaim ” THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1863. THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMION AND OTAGO JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

All hough at an early hour yesterday morning the sky was rather overcast, the weather during the races was all that could he desired. It was not until the return that the rain began to fall, and those of our leaders who live in Dunedin need .not be told (hat it continued to rain during the \vhol« evening. At about 9 o clock the stun for the races commenced, and from tliat hour until nearly one o’clock mo road was lined with passengers on foot, on horseback, and in vehicles. We use for the last a. comprehensive designation as they included every possible variety of cart, waggon, coach, and carriage. . . . Champion Hack. Of 1000 sovp; with a sweepstakes of 100 sovs each added; the. second horse to receive 20i» sovs out of the slake, and the third horse to save Ids stake if more than three start. Tliroe miles. Weights, three years old, 7st 41b; four years, Ost HI.; live years, lOst; six years, and aged, IDs! i!li. Mares and geldings allowed 3lb and u further allowance of l!lh i[ miadens. ' .Mr it. Redwood pair's, eh m, Lady Bird, •lyrs. Ost 111; (Mr liedwood, j'.uir.) 1 Mr P. .1. Keighr,m’s br h, Mormon, age-d, lOst -lib (Simpson) 3 Mr It. I’. Lances b m, Bevoku, syrs, Ost till) (Robert Itav) II Mr H. 11. Stafford’s h m, ,Ultima, aged, idst 111; (deorge Cults) 4 Mr f. Blackwell’s b g, Shillelagh, aged, lOst lib (Dalian) " 5 Antonelli scratched. Time; 0.55. In the groat event of the Meeting five enmo to the post, namely Mormon, Lady Bird, Shillelagh, Re;oko, and Ultima. After a little delay at iho starting past, caused by the fractionsncss of the contending horses, Mormon got away with the lead, closely followed by Shillelagh, Ultima, Revoke, and Lady Bird. After half a mile, Lady Bird took third place, and they travelled in that order the first time past the post; Lady Bird then' put iu her appearance as second, Ultima coming on next, Revoke following, and Shillelagh last. There was .no alteration until the straight running, when Lady Bird made her effort, passed Mormon notwithstanding a game effort on his part, and won easily by two lengths after a slashing race. A protest was entered by the rider of Mormon for crossing, but was disallowed. The riding of all the jocks was very fine, and young Joe Redwood upon returning tb scale with Lady Bird was loudly cheered.