SPORTING.
Dunedin Jockey Club Spring Meeting. [Peb Press Abbociation.J DUNEDIN, Nov. 29. Bain set in at daylight and has continued steadily ever since. The attendance at Forbury is limited, and there ia every prospect of a tame meeting. Young Talisman having gone amiss, Magpie had a walk over for the Hurdles. Aldershot has been scratched for the Dunedin Stakes. M.AIDKN PLATE, of 60 soys. One mile and a quarter. Wolseley (Sharp) 1 Frivolity (K ingan) 2 Jacob Faithful ... (Derrett) S Dnnrobin, Mountain Maid, Trixie and Au Eevoir also started. Mountain Maid and Wolseley held the lead for five f uilongs, when Wolseley went to the front and maintained Mb advantage the whole way, winning by three lengths ; Jacob Faithful a length behind Frivolity. Time — 2min 183ec. Dividends, JB3 9s and £3 6s. The Club is charging 11_ per cent to investors. OTAGO CUP, of SCO soys. One mile and a half. Merganser ... ... (Donovan) 1 Prime Wardon (Lindsay) 2 Cynieoa ... (Collelo) 3 There waß a good start save that Prime Warden was slow to move and lost several lengths, but Lindsay immediately rushed him to the front, and the Timaru horse led for a mile, with Merganser lying third. Merganser was then taken up, and, shortly having Prime Warden in difficulties, came on and won comfortably by a couple of lengths, Cynisca being the same distance behind the second horse. Dilemma, who started a slightly better favourite than Merganser, finished absolutely last. Time — 2min 4L£sec. Dividend JG3 16s. DUNK DIN STAKES, of 120 eova; for two-year-olds. Pive furlongs. Outpost. Bst 71b ,„ „ , ... 1 Skirmisher (101 b extra) 9st 31b ... , 2 A splendid race, both being ridden nearly the whole way. Time — lmin 4_sec. There were only seventeen investors on the machine. Dividend £2 10s. I_D_KAL HANDICAP, of 200 BOvs. Six furlongs. Lustre. 76t 1 Bey Belle 7at 91b 2 Saracen, 7st 61b , 3 Time — lmin 183ec. Dividends £5 lis and £6 17s. SELLING -ACE. Mountain Maid, 7st 111 b 1 Glenlora, 7st 41b 2 Emperor, 7st 131 b 3 Leinster and Trixie also started.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7432, 29 November 1892, Page 3
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342SPORTING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7432, 29 November 1892, Page 3
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