DERBY.

Otago Witness, Volume 14, Issue 2276, 14 October 1897, Page 34

DERBY.

Tuesday, August 3L Champion Breeders' Biennial Foal Stakes, of 1005sova. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. Mr W. Johnstone's b c Disraeli, by Galopin— ! Lady Yardley, 8 5 (Allaopp) 1 Mr D. Baird's b c Champ de Mars, 9.2 (Rickaby) 2 Mr C. J. Blake's eh c Dunamase, 8.5 (Bradford) 3 Lowood, 8.6 (M. Cannon) 0 Filly by Ayrshire— Lady Alwyne, 8.7 I (T. Loates) 0 Dieudonne, 8.2 ... .„ „. (O. Madden) 0 Fulcrum, 8.5 ... ... ... (N. Robinson) 0 Heligoland, 8.5 (S. Loates) 0 Cockade, 8.5 „ „ (Finlay) 0

Colt by Chelsea— Lady Hetty, 8.2 (White) 0 Bonnie Prince Charlie, 5.2 (G. Payne) 0 Rontgcn R*y, 8 2 (C. Wood) 0 Betting : 2 to 1 on Champ de Mars, 100 to 8 Dunatnase, 100 to 8 agst Disraeli. Before the completion of half the journey Heligoland lost his place, and at the distance the pursuit of Disraeli was carried on by Champ de Mars, Lowood, Dunania.se, and Dieudonne. Their combined efforts to reach him proved of no avail, and Disrasli floored the odds by a length and a-half.

Wednesday, September 1.

Champion Breeders' Biennial Foal Stakrs, of 885. J oys. For three-year-olds. One mile. Sir R. Waldie Griffith's b or br f Merle, by St.

Serf— Thistlefield, 8.4 (Rumbold) 1 Mr Reki Walker's b f Gilatia, 8.9 ... (Flnlay) 2 Lord Aliugtou's b c Butter, 9.1 ... (M. Oannon) 3 High Chancellor, 9.1 (Bradford) 0

Perce Neige „, „.(N. Robinson) 0 Trawler, 8.2 (0. Wood) 0 Magnate, 8.10 (Rickaby) 0 Jacobus, 8.2 (Calder) 0 Golden Ace, 8.2 (S. Loates) 0 Betting : sto 4 agst Butter, 3to 1 Merle, 7to 1 Galatia.

From below the distauce Merle had drawn well ahead, and establishing a gap at every stride, she won by three lengths.