Third Day—Saturday.

Otago Witness, Issue 2059, 10 August 1893, Page 24

Third Day— Saturday.

The meeting was concluded on Saturday afternoon— not before the rain canfe" on. Tae following are details :— hampion Stakes.— For 21 all-aged dogs at £4 each ; winner £45 (and a purse of sovereigns collected privately), runner-up £20, third dog £7, three dogs £4 each ;— total, £84. IV. Pine Hut a bye Cardigan a bye. Sydenham was withdrawn from the stake so that Pine Hut, belonging to the same owner, might not run the risk of having a gruelling course. FINAL ROUND. Mr A. T. Price's f w d Cardigan, by Rotomahana —Kathleen, beat Mr W. Harley's brd d Pine Hut, by Red Pine-Fly. Pine Hut (3 to 2 on) led to the hare by about three lengths without turning, and as he propped himselFOardigan dashed in and killed, the judge properly giving the course ai an undecided. On being slipped again Pine Hut was leading when Cardigan raced past and turned, and drove the hare nicely before Pine Hut got in for a short innings, Cardigan being, howeyer, well in predjt " when the escapes were reached. Maiden Stakes —For 64 all-aged dogs (that have ■ never! received £2 14s in tone stake) at £2 each ; winner £50, runner-up £30, two dogs at •£8 each, four dog* at £i each, eight dogs at .£2eaph;-total,£ia§. ' Iv. Lord Zetland beat Nettle Burd Helen beat Snbwf|ake Flbrrie beat Kangaroo ' Cast-off beat ' Vengeance. Lord Zetland led by three lengths and turned twice, the latter time to Nettle's teeth. Bufd Helen led Spowflake three or four lengths, and working cleverly;' gave the whfte very little show. Fldrrie led up from Kangaroo, and though the latter had unquestionably the' best of the exchanges, he did not do sufficient in the judges opinion to" put' him in credit. Cast-off led by a few lengths'and turned twice, Vengeance turned twice,' and Cast-off turned twice more and killed. Lord Zetland beat Burd Helen • Florrfe beat Cast-off. Lord Zetland Jed up from Burd Helen, and did nearly all the scoring. Florrie led Cast-off three lengths, and' only allowed the Ja#er a coliple of wrenches in a fairly )ong course. final "round. Mr S. S. Myerß's' r d Lord "Zetland, by Newton— Fffie Deans.' beat Mr E. R. Rowntrees fwb Flbrrie, by Snowdon— Finella. L%l Zetland (2 to 1 on) led up by a couple of Jengths, and worked the hare nearly all the way. Sapling Stakes.— For 3 sapjings at £2 each; winner £5, runner-up £2. ' FINAL ROUND. Mr S J. Mercer's blk d Despised, by Red Pine - Whiff, beat Mr E. R. Kidd's brd d Kingdom, by Kinsman— Kismet, and wji-n the stake. Dafpised raced away from Kingdom, whom h e crt by ten lengths, the black puppy also doing tip bulk of the work. ' Supplementary Stakes.— For 16 all.-aged dogs at £2 each; winner £18, runner-up £10, two dogs at£2;-total£32. Maltstress beat Black Mount Sillwcod beat Break o' Day Stormy Petrel beat Irene Beadoawell beat Marine Lancashire Lad beat Kotuku Philosopher beat Wee Sandy Mara beat Cora Lynn Chance It beat Isa. Maltstre3B led up' from Black Mount, and maintained her advantage throughout the trial. &11- • wood and Break v' Day ran an undecided. C|n th-Jr being slipped again, the blue slut appeared 111 1 get the turn after a slashing run-up, but Sillwo 3.1 outpaced her after this and won handsomely. Stormy Petrel beat Irene in pace, and had the best of the exchanges. Beadonwell led up from Marine, who then got in for a short * inniogK; but the former rattled up a fair score before he killed. Lancashire Lad was consider^ nbiv more than a match for Kotuku j and Philosopher had much the better of the exchanges ttttU Woo Sandy, who ran unkindly. Mats Ted

Cora Lynn three leegths, and the subsequent work was if anything in his favour. Isa led up by less than a length, but thereafter Chance It, keeping close on the hare, did nearly all the work. 11. Maltstress beat Sillwood Stormy Petrel beat Beadonwell Philosopher beat Lancashire Lad Mars beat Chance It. Maltstress led up easily from Sillwood, and working in fine style, beat the latter pointless. Stormy Petrel led Beadonwell a couple of lengths, and worked the hare better. Philosopher led to the first turn; Lancashire Lad scored, a few points, but Philosopher then raced past him and did the scoring in the later stages, the other dog stopping. Mars led up by two lengths from trance It, who came a regular cropper, and before he Had recovered himself Mars had put up a good score ; but towards the end Chtmce It worked nicely, ana had the hare not got away would probably nave won. 111. Maltstress beat Philosopher Stormy Petrel beat Mars. Maltstress, who was on the red, led Philosopher by several length?, and beat the latter absolutely pointless. The judge, clearly by mistake, exhibited the white flag -a decision which was received with surprise,-and the official evidently realised that he had erred, as, after some delay, he hoisted the red flag, reversing his previous verdict, and awarding the course to Maltstress.- who had undoubtedly won it. Stormy Petrel led up by four or five lengths, and working cleverly, only allowed Mars a single wrench. FINAL ROUND. Mr S. S. Myers's f d Stormy Petrel, by BrewerStormy Night, beat Mr W. Harley's brd w b Maltstress, by Brewer— Deception. Stormy Petrel (2 to 1 on) led up from Maltstress, turned twice, and raced past the latter before the j slut got a show ; but the favourite had a lot in hand when the escapes were reached.