DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 312, 16 July 1896, Page 6

DUNEDIN.

Only a “ chestnut’’—Local backers get badly hit o~er Gipsy Grand’s withdrawal — Euroclydon not befriended by the stable yet—Captive going to the post, so his owner says—Promising colts — Dunedin Jockey Club annual meeting — Election of committee—The betting market in Dunedin

The report that went the rounds of the colony that a lady member had been elected a member of the Canterbury Jockey Club, and that it was the first instance of the kind, was rather premature, as the Dunedin Club have had lady members for several years. [So have several other clubs. —Ed. S.R.] GS-ipsy Grand had been well backed locally for the New Zealand Cup, so that the scratching of the colt for the race is a facer for punters. Moral —Do not be too hasty in backing horses. I cannot recommend Euroclydon. The parties behind the colt, I know, are not satisfied with his weight, and it is not stable money that has made him favourite. Captive is a greatly improved horse. Regarding his leg ailment, it is not now a question if he can stand the necessary work. His owner informs me he is not going to get too much of that. He has £2,000 about Captive winning at a very long price, and he has also bet level money that 1 Captive starts for the race. The wager is to the amount that covers expenses. f Lord Rosslyn is developing into a grand colt, and being a horse that great care has been taken of as a two-year-old, his party evidently mean business with him. I s The same remarks apply to False Impression, who is the most fancied down this way of the younger division in the New Zealand Cup. He is just the sort to run well in the early spring classic events. There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the D.J.C. la-t night. The Hon. G. MeLean, the chairman, said the club would effect a saving of £9OO per annum with the new course, so that it would be seen how much smaller attendances it could do with, but he believed that if the new course were opened with eclat, quite as many would go out there as visited the Forbury. [Once on board the train a race crowd doesn’t mind whether they go one or ten miles to the races. —Ed. S.R.] ' The election of a committee resulted as follows —Messrs S. Soloman, 47; G. McLean, 39 ; J. Mills, 38; H. Gourlay, 32 ; W. Dawson, 32 ; P. Millar, 31; J. Hazlett, 27 ; Hon. T. Fergus, 24; T. G. Rose, 21. The first six of the above were declared elected. The “ head of the poll” is owner of Beadonwell, Black and Red, Britomart, &c. His position at the top of the poll is a good criterion of his popularity. The Hon. G. McLean was re-elected president and Mr J. Stephenson vice-president. The result of the election has given general satisfaction. Mr Abe Moss is doing capital business here. He reports the following “ Innovation” doubles : —3OO to 1 each Euroclydon and Music, Bessie McCarthy and Aquarius, Quiltiri and Dreamland, Culverin and The Officer, Bombshell and Lord Zetland and Hopscotch, Bombshell and Dreamland. Straight-out for the N.Z. Cup —200 to 6 Brooklet, 100 to 2 Mahaki, 100 to 6 Fabulist, 300 to 5 Lord Roslyn, 300 to 9 Searchlight, 500 to 10 Bessie McCarthy, 100 to 5 Bellicent, 150 to 4| Black and Red, 200 to 6 The Shrew. Mr Moss has also laid the following Grand National doubles —200 to 4 Barnardo and Liberator, 100 to 2 Booties and Hopeful, 150 to 3 Liberator and Mutiny, 200 to 3 Mutiny and Rangipunehu, 250 to 4 The Plug and Levanter, 150 to 3 Levanter and Donald McKinnon, 200 to 1 Dromedary and Chris;