Forbury Park R.C. Meeting.
(Per United Press Association.) DUNEDIN, February 21. The Forbury Park. Racing Club held its second meeting at Forbury to-day, when there was 'a 7aTr~ aYfendance. There was no totalisator, but bookmakers plied their calling. Results: —
Handicap Hurdles; l£ miles.— Dartmoor 1, Snider 2, Southerly Buster 3. Also started: Call Boy: Betting: sto 4 Dartmoor. Won easily by H lengths, two lengths between second and third. Time, 3min.
Final Handicap, 6 furlongs.— Sophistic 1, Lady Babbie 2, Flower 3. Seven others ran." Betting: 4 to 1 Sophistic. Won easily. Time, lmin '18sec. Forbury Handicap, 1 mile and a distance. — Lady Lillian 1, Calibre 2, Canteen 3. Betting: 5 to 4 Lady Lillian. Won easily by six lengths, a head between second and third. Time, lmin 58 l-ssec. Hack Handicap ,5 furlongs. — Sophistic 1, St. Monica 2, Rockleigh 3. "Betting: 2 to 1 Sophistic. -Eight others ran. Won by a head, three lengths between second and third. Time, lmin ssec.
Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs.— Welbeck 1, Muscovite 2, Tsaritza 3. Also started: Lady Dundas. Betting: 3 to 1 Welbeck. Won by a length and a quarter, two lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 17 4-ssec.
Trot Handicap, second half-mile. — Aggie, '29sec, and Kohuri, 22sec, dead heat ; Lauderhill, 22sec, 3. Eight others ran. Betting: 2 to 1 Kohuri, 8 to 1 Aggie. A good race between' the placed horses. Lauderhill finished six lengths behind them. Dead-heaters' time — Kohuri 4min ssec, Aggie 4min 12sec. Welter Handicap, 7 furlongs.— Scottish Minstrc4 1, First Shot 2, Tugela 3. Betting: Evens Scottish Minstrel. Three others ran. Time, lmin 32 2-ssec.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10881, 23 February 1903, Page 6
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268Forbury Park R.C. Meeting. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10881, 23 February 1903, Page 6
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