DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 280, 5 December 1895, Page 8

DUNEDIN.

Review of the D.J.C. Meeting— St. Clements Returns North.

[by

WIRE.]

December 3.

A retrospective review of our late meeting would be too lengthy, and would not be particularly interesting, so I will confine myself to a few notes that may be of service in the future. Clarence, the hurdler, is good at any distance, and can stay with the pick of them. He was not on his best behaviour the first day. It was simply astonishing the small dividend Rebel paid. Five to one against was calculated a fair price about his chance, and where the money came from to make him second favourite may be better imagined than described. Kowai is a flattering horse. He pulls tr. ble instead of double, leads his field, and when you think it all over bar shouting he suddenly shuts up. Salvo lam favourably impressed with. He is a good horse. In the Otago Cup I reckon three tried. Two, Barmby and Gipsy Grand, had a chance, and Aldershot none. It was run as slow as a top Gipsy Grand, getting the better of Mcllroy, refuted his N.Z. Cup performance. He is a great galloper. With a little more time his vagaries will be overcome. I never saw Prime Warden looking better. St. Clements had bad luck in getting blocked and interfered with in the Federal Handicap, as I fancy he would have won. Banner’s victory was one more good thing for the bookmakers. The best two-year-olds I saw at the meeting were St. Ouida and Pitch-and-Toss. Euroclydon was all right, but did not start at the meeting. This looks like keeping him. for your Summer Meeting. Barmby’s running was a fair staggerer. He fairly walked away from St. Clements, so Aucklanders can have a good idea what sort of customer he is to meet. If asked the question, “ Is Marino any ?” I should say “ Yes.” I notice he is in the Wellington Cup with 7.12. There is nothing wrong with Lady Zetland. Mr Hobbs told me he would not run her at our meeting on account of the heavy going ; but on the second and third days the track was beautiful. It paid Mr Reid to bring Skirmisher down, for he won. If Barmby had stood up it might have been different. H. Goodman has purchased Aidershot, and, it is said, paid £lOO for him. This trainer had a good win over Claremont in the Selling Race on Saturday. An event of this sort pays just as well to win as a cup. Captor changed hands after his win on the first day for a very modest sum, and has found his way into Jas. Cotton’s stable. The Apremont—Whim filly was shot last week, through her late accident. Hippomenes won the Farewell, and shortly after passing the winning post dropped his lead bag. When he was returning to weigh-in, the clerk of the course, who is also a steward, instructed a policeman to see that no one touched it; and I suppose, after having consulted with some of his brother stewards, he went out on to the course and -picked up the back and brought it into the weighing-room and placed it on the scale. The owner of the second horse, Saracen, would not lodge a protest, so the stewards met, and, after a rather lengthy consultation, decided- to pay out tote money on Hippomenes and to reserve their decision regarding the stake money.

St. Clements returned North to-day, joining the Wakatipu at Lyttelton. Casket was sold by auction to close the partnership, and B. Curtis bought him for 151 guineas, and has placed him in J. Laughlin’s hands to train. Casket has a bowed tendon.