MURCHISON RACING CLUB.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 14958, 4 January 1919, Page 3

MURCHISON RACING CLUB.

mi+s Murehlf on Racing Club's annual J" g + ? ay- ?- he c,ourse wrts hard owing to the continued dry weather. Royal Dragoon won three principal events Appended are the results :— Matiri Handicap, £20, second £2-1 mile: C. Nissen's iloyal Dragoon, 10st 31b (Crearer), 1; W. A. Watson's Black Sleeves 9st (Holmes), 2; J. Rogers's Lady Phylhs, lOst 21b (Emms), 3 , Also started, Winning Number 9st 121b Scratched, Emigre. A capital race, won by a neck. Time 1.175. A protest was lodged by the rider of Lady Phyllis (IN. Emms) against the riders of Black bleeves and Royal Dragoon for crowding. After the stewards had heard the case the riders were severely reprimanded and cautioned. " | Longford Hack of £12 10s second! £2; 7 furlongs: W. A. Watson's Min-j nkhant, 9.10 (Holmes), 1; J. Ropers's i Lady Phyllis, lOig (Emms), 2; T. i Hazeldine's Roaring Meg, 10.1, (An-.' derson) 3. Scratched: Jean Ghiten and Emigre; won easily. Time 1.36. j Buller Cup of £35 10s, 1J miles:' Royal Dragoon, 10.5 (41b penalty),! (Crearer), 1; Molly Mawk, 10.4 (51b overweight), (Rennie), 2; Black Sleeves, 9.0 (Holmes), 3. Also ran, Whisperer, Winning Number and Emigre. Royal Dragoon won with comparative ease by two lengths. Time 2.17. •; Publicans' Purse of £12 10s1, 6 furlongs: W. A. Watson's Minnishant, 10.2, i; W. A. Watson's Jean Gluten, 9.7, 2. Time 1.25 l-sth. The only starters. As both horses belonged to j the same owner, there was little interest taken in.the race. Braeburn Handicap of £20, second £4 from stakes, 7 furlongs: C. Nissen's Royal Dragoon, 11.0 (Crearer), 1; W. A. Watson's Minnishant, 9.10 (Holmes), 2; J. Rogers's Emigre, 9.7 (carried 10.0), (N. Emms), 3. This ; race was won by Royal Dragoon far; more easily than the Cup race. Time 1.36 l-sth. Consolation Race of £10 10s, 6 furlongs: W. A. Watson's Black Sleeves, 9.8 (Holmes), 1; Winning Number 9.2 (Barber), 2: Molly Mawk, carried j 10.0 (Rennie), 3. Black Sleeves won! by three lengths. i