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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 430, 20 October 1898, Page 13

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The late meeting Reviewed — The meeting profitable — Farewell to Forbury — Fulmen — Retting — Gipsy Grand’s price—Return of Mr Stephenson—Tatter sail’s sweep Dunedin, October 18. We haa beautiful weather for our races last Friday and Saturday, but the track was very heavy. The racing was good, some very close finishes being witnessed especially on the second day. The attendance, however, was very small, the totalisator business consequently being limited. Fulmen without doubt is a good horse and must have a chance in the New Zealand Cup. He will not be penalised for his victory here the race being of 5s less value than £lOO. Epaulet’s performances were a bit erratic, but he ran a good horse in the Farewell snatching a brilliant victory on the post. Harry Goodman had an innings, he winning four races. McGuinness only placed the principal event to his credit, but he bad hard luck on the second day in Nihilist being put down by Swordfish in the Shorts for which he was heavily backed. Red Lancer was hardly forward

enough to be up to his usual racing form. Abercrombie promises to be a good horse. He is very fast although in nothing like condition. With another year over him he should be a credit to Abercorn his sire. Proposal won her race, the Trial Handicap, very handsomely. Getting a lot the worst, of the start she gradually cut her field down, thus scoring her first win. Mr Curtis has left her in the Oaks.

The D.J.C. have for some years past been big losers over their spring meetings, but this one has brought them out on the right side of the ledger over £lO9 to the good. -Just prior to the running of the Farewell Handicap on Saturday the flags at the Grand Stand were lowered to half-mast, this being done in consequence of its being the last race to be run at Forbury under the D.J.C. At the conclusion of the race the band played “ Auld Lang Syne,” and many an old identity and racing man keenly felt having the dear old spot. Fulmen is to be taken to Riccarton next Saturday. The Oamaru races take place on Thursday and Friday of this week, and Gore on the corresponding days next week. The following are the current prices here on the New Zealand Cup 100 to 14 Daystar and Swordfish, 100 to 12 Multiform, 100 11 Starshot, 100 to 8 Fulmen, 100 to 6 Epaulet, Douglas, and Tirant d’Eau, 100 to 5 Heritas and Dundas, 100 to 4to 2 others. It is no good quoting a price for Boreas as thei-e is no money at all obtainable about him here, and there has been a rush to back him in the doubles for the Cup and Stewards’ with Chasseur for the latter. Multiform was backed here for £4OO at 10 to 1.

A cablegram was received a fortnight ago from England asking the price for Gipsy Grand, the figures wired in reply being 2,000 guineas. Mr J. Stephenson returns to Dunedin from his Australian trip next Saturday. The third horse, The Chief, in the Caulfield Cup was drawn by a carter named Didham residing in Dunedin.