OTAGO.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 717, 3 December 1903, Page 8

OTAGO.

Dunedin, December i. The Tahuna Park Trotting Club held the first day of their Spring Meeting on Saturday last, and despite the fact that the fields were not strong numerically good sport was provided, and the amount put through the machine was £14,441, an increase of £133-’- over last year, in addition the Club licensed 14 bookmauers at £3 3s each.

races on the card, did not have a great Erratic, the winner of the first two deal to spare at the finish of the races, but Millionaire, Merrimac, Queen V., and Officer quickly got the opposition >n their races into trouble and won easily In the mile Saddle Race Queen V., a mare by Kentucky, who was on the 22 mark, Jumped off and paced her first halt in imin issec, and slowing down pulled up in 2min 49sec.

The Forbury Park Racing Club have a credit balance of £174 14s lid to commence operations this season, wt.ich must be deemed extremely saticfactory for a club which has been in existence one year only. The Club intends holding a day’s racing on Saturday, January 16th, at which £250 in prize money is to be given away. Kathlinda, the dam of St. Denis, has produced a colt to Peerage. My Fancy (Apremont—Whim), and Britannia (King Cole —Mast Head), have oroduced colts and St. Ulva (Beadonwell —Ulva) a filly to Peerage the son of the Austra ia: Peer and Nixmi.

The Gipsy Grand—lima yearling filly purchased at the Elders!ie sale by Mr J. R. Mackenzie at 35gns, has been esold to Mr L. C. Haslett. It is reported that Kotoko is to be schooled over fences prior to coming South. The Reflector gelding had tne reputation of being a good fencer, and it is to be hoped that when the horse makes his debut over the fences he wilt race with more courage than he displayed in his recent efforts on the flat. The Australian bred filly Malvern bv Malvolio from lodie, the sister to Merman, who is trained at Wingatui by A. Ward, made her debut at the Feilding Meeting. In her first attempt she ran third to Waiterere in the Maiden Hack. Pampero resumed work a few davs back, but has had to be eased up agam. The Dunedin pacer Fichu has beer, sold to a West Coast buyer. Petrovna and Pipi leave for Auckland on Friday next. In the charge against Mr A. Moss for keeping an alleged gaming-house, th? jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.