Dunedin J.C. Meeting.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10966, 4 June 1903, Page 6

Dunedin J.C. Meeting.

FIRST DAY. DTJNEDIN, June 3. Tlie first day. of the Duiledin Jockey Club's' Winter Meeting was field at Wingatui. The weather was fine, but cold. The attendance was very good- Amongst tile visitors -was Sir. J_. G. Ward- The course was Somewhat heavy and holding. Specnlatioh was goo ( d, and the, s\\\p. put. through the machine amounted to ,£4686, as against <£3507 for the same day last year, an increase of J21171). Following are' the results: — Hurdles.— Waikaia 1, Snider .2, Southerly Buster 3f3 f All started. Won by half a dozen. lengths. Time, 3min 39se'c'.' Dividend, £7 IDs. . . , Hack.— Bombardo 1, Witch Winnie 2, Almanac 3. Also started: Phietonis and Bellini. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, lniin.. 24sec. Dividend, £l Bs. Birthday Handicap — Terrapin 1, Kelburn 2, Lady Lillian 3. Also ran — Lady Rosslyri. Won by half a head, Lady Lillian same distance away third. Time,, 2mins 49 4-ssecs. Dividend, ,£4 14s. M#iden Plate. — Cdsque 1, . Narcissus 2. Jumper 3. Also started;— Skagway, .Western Boll.* KimitsO jPliaetbrii^ and Almanac. Won with -the greatest of' ease by- hralf-a^" dozen lengths. Time, lmin 52^secs. Dividends, £3 2s and lGs^ Winter Welter.— Ardnarff, 1, Tugela .2, Count of Kolmar 3. Also started — Glenelg, Bombardo, Flower of Clutha, Transport, Noblesse, Wild West. Won ,by a short neck in the last few, strides. Time, lmin '3B 3-ssecs. Dividends, £2 16s, and £1 16s. ■ .. ' ' , Selling Race. — Battler 1, Ixia 2, Picket 3. Also started — St. Ronald, Mayo, Vandyke, and Caliver. Won easily by two length. Time, lmin 40secs. Dividends, £4 4s and 12s. Tradesmen's Handicap. — Scylla 1, Tsaritsa 2, Lolah 3. Also started — Petrovna. Vladimar, and Rod Gauntlet. Won by half a lenorth. Time, imin 24secs. Dividend, £7 14s. "