Racing.

Southland Times, Issue 11673, 2 March 1891, Page 2

Racing.

(By Telegraph.) Dpnedin, Feb. 28. The weather was threatening for the third day of the D.J.C. races and a alight shower fell juat as people were preparing to start for the course, bo that the attendance was scarcely up to the usual Saturday standard. The sport proved very enjoyable and the sum of LI 1,697 went through the machines, making L 35,847 for the three days. Mr L. McLean started throughout. The results were as follows . — Hurdle Race of 00 so vs. (2^ miles). RuUietford'a Ixion ( 12st 121 1>) 1 O'Brien's Little Arthur (l'2st lib) ... 2 Wright's Trimolite(9st9!b) 3 Four othera ran. Waitangi and Trimolite alternately led for two miles when Little Arthur and Ixion went to the front, the former winning by a length ; Trimolite a short head behind Little Arthur. Time — 4 mm. 43 sees. Dividend, L 2 3s 6d. HoriiKUL, Stakes Handicap of 150 soys. (6 furlongs). Stead's Canonade (6st 12ll>) 1 Stephenson'a Huguenot (81b) ... ... 2 Craig's Lady Mab (61b 71b) 3 Six othera started. Tins was a fine race though Canonade had a slight lead all the way and won by a length. Time, 1 mm. 17 sees. Dividends, L 9 6s and L 8 7s. Forbijkv Handicap of 300 soys. (1^ mile). George'a Fiesole (6at 71h) I Hobbs' Prime Warden (Bst lib) 2 Stephenson'a Occident (Bst 71b) 3 Hilda, 9st 41b, Cruehfield, 7st 6lb, Palliser, 6st 121 b, and Wayland, 6 st, also ran. Prime Warden, Occident, and Hilda were nearly equal favourites. A splendid race ; Fiesole, under the whip, won by two lengths ; Prime Warden and Occident nearly a dead heat for second place. Time, 2 mius. 13 sees. Dividends, Ll4 8s 6d and Lls 6s. Marshall Memorial .Stakes of 250 soys. (6 furlongs.) Stead's Clanranal.i (6st 7!b) 1 George's Reprisal (8«t 12ib) 2 McLcau's Pique (Bst 411.) 3 Florrie, 7st 4lb, also ran. From a fine start Clanran-ild was slow to move, but a quarter of a mile from home came with a ruu, pasetxl the other horses, and won by two lengths. Time, 1 mm. 17 sees. Dividends, L 3 16s 6d and L 4 4s. Flyisu Stake* of 100 soys. (1 mile). Russt-11's Breadalbane (7st 61b) 1 Craig's Lady Mab (6st; 2 Bobbett's Quadrant 3 Six others ran. This was one of tho finest rurfjw of the day, BreftcUltaue wiuning by

half a length ; Quadrant the same distance ' behind Lidy \f;ib, and the rest close up, except Forest King. Time — 1 mm. 47 sees. Dividend, L-2 l(i.i (id. Maidev two vi;\k<>i.i> Handicap of 100 Boys. (."> furlongs). McLean's b c Conjuror (SstSlb)... ... 1 Stwlsß.ll^v N'umi ISst 511.) ... ... 2 O'BrkTi'.s Tom Field (Sst) li (Knonc (Bst ")!li) also ran. Won easilyTime- 1 mm. 5 sees. Dividend, L' 2 !l.i The Hrmiv Sclhkv Stakk.s of 20 so% - s. (4 fnrlongH) was won liy Old Judge. Dividends, Ll2 I'2s6d ami Llßs 6s. Consolation Handicat of 100 soys. (one mile). Webb's Ruby (Sst 101 b) 1 Dooley's Miss Oorge (7st 2lb) 2 Harris' Inez (9st) 3 Six otliers ran. Won by a neck. Time — 1 mm. 46 sees. Dividends, L 3 10s and L 3 9.i iid.

[United Press Association. — Br Electric TkLEUKAI'U — COPYKNJUT.] Melbourne, Feb. 28. The V.R.C. autumn meeting opeoed today. The weather was magnificent and the attendance was estimated at 2. r ),000. The betting was very spirited on the opening events, hut the Newmai ket Handicap was looked upon in light of such a certainty for Bungebah that business on that event was comparatively restricted. The New South Wales horses proved invincible in the four first events, albeit had Hales not eased his mount after passing Enuc the favourite would assuredly have won the St. jLeger Stakes. Gibraltar's performance was a sterling one, seeing that his condition was none too good ; The Admiral was also lacking in this respect and Correze, although heavily backed by the public, finished fourth, but will doubtless display improved form on Tuesday. Norbcri and Corre/.c were in front of Enuc and The Admiral to the abbatoirs, but from there until half way up the straight Enuc looked all over the winner. Then Hales cut him down, but was fairly caught napping by Nerriker on Gibraltar, whose long strides proved too much for the favourite when set going agiin. Bungebah's victory in the Newmarket Handicap was extremely disastrous to the bookmakers. Following are the results : — Hopeful Stakes (five furlongs)—Albemarle, I ; Bel Giorno, 2 ; Aster, 3. Betting — 7 to 4 against Albemarle, 4 to I Aster, b" to 1 Plan, 10 to 1 Bel Giorno. Won easily by a length and a half. Time — 1 mm. 4J sees. St. Leoer Stakes (1^ mile and 132 yds) — — Gibraltar, 1 ; The Admiral, 2; Knuc, 3. The other starters were King William, Correze, Norbert and Gatling. Betting — 5 to 4 on The Admiral, 3 to 1 against Coireze, 10 to 1 Gibraltar. Won after a desperate finish by half a head, five lengths separating second ami third. Time — 3 mm. 19^ sees. Newmarket Handicap (six furlong 3). Bungebah (Gainsford) ... ... 1 Matador (S;ep"r) ... ... 2 Deerswood (A. Campbell) ... 3 Other starters — Tuksum, Churchill, Too Soou, Clonard, Whitnbrel, Merriment, Gladstone, Victor Hugo, Bendigo, Pygmalion, Wild Rose, Portland, Prattler, Little Bob, Linburn, Investigator, Arruna, Fernando, Ginger, Dilisk, Radoo, The Harbour Light, The Promised Land, Gold Reef, Utter, Proh Pudor, Winifred, Lady Lovell, Toastmaster, Elworthy, Conceit ami Courteous. Betting— 100 to 40 against Bungebah, 100 to 8 Fernando and Matador, 100 to 7 Merriment and Pygmalion, 100 to 5 Churchill, Wildrosc, Prattler, Conceit, Bendigo and Investigator, 100 to 4 Utter and Gladstone, 100 to 3 Deerewood, Ginger, Teksum, Gold Reef aod Radoo, 100 to 2 the others. The flag fell to a good start, Bungebah, next the rails, being one of the first to move. After traversing a furlong the favourite was well in front, Wild Rose and Radeo, in the centre of the course, being the most prominent of the others. Entering the course proper Bungebah had still further impioved his position, with Prattler second, followed by Courteous, Pyginilion, Wild Rose, Radoo, Deerswood and Matador, the latter coming very fast. At the distance post Bungebah had everything settled, Prattler being fully half a dozen lengths behind him, and nexi to him came Deerswood, Matador, Ginger and Pygmalion. From this out Gainsford took matters easily on the favourite whom he landed winner by five lengths. The others fought out a desperate finish. Matador eventually coining with a late run which secured for him second honours by half a neck from Deerswood who had a neck advantage of Praittar ; then came Wild Rose, Too Soon, Investigator, Courteous, Gladstone, Linburn, The Promised Land, Gold Reef, Radoo, and Fernando in , the order named ; Utter, Teksnm, and loastmaater finiaing last. The official time for the race was 1 mm. 16| sees, while several private watches made it 1 mm. 15^ sees. Ascotvale Stakes, for two- year-olds (6 furlongs) — Penance (including 141 b penalty), 1 ; Stromboli, 2 ; Sadin, 3. The others were Ihe Doctor, Ascotvale. Lady Carbine and Homage. Betting — 5 to 4 against Stromboli, 4to 1 Sadin, 10 to 1 Penance. Won easily by two lengths. Time — 1 mm. 18$ eeoa. Essendon Stakks, w.f.a. (1 mile 2£ furlongs) — Carbine (Ramage), 1 ; Megaphone Morgan), 2 ; Granite (A. Campbell), 3. These were the only starters and there was no betting. Carbine won, after the semblance of a race with Megaphone, by threequarters of a length ; granite being 150 yards away. Time, 2 mina. IS sees. Brunswick Stakks (1 mile 1b furlongs) — Highborn (Bst 41b), 1 ; Wilga (7st 41b), 2 ; Havildon (oat 121 b), 3. The other starters were Russley, The Spot, Malvolio, Wycombe, Carrington, Peggy, Martoman, Bloodshed, and Penguin. Betting — 5 to 2 against The Spot, 4 to 1 Highborn. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 2 mm. 16{ Bees.