OTAGO.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 773, 29 December 1904, Page 9

OTAGO.

Dunedin, December 26. The Dunedin Jockey Club concluded their summer gathering to-day and the meeting was one of the most successful ever held at Wingatui both from a financial and sporting point of view. Red Gauntlet won the principal handicap on the first day in the easiest of styles, but had his colours lowered on the second by Pallas, who had annexed the principal sprint .on the first in good style. Pallas is now trained by R. Emmerson, who has generally been identified with trotters since he came from Australia some few’ years ago. • The crack splinter appears to be moving very sound again, and won both his races from end to end. Zealous, the sister to Seahorse, won both hurdle races a,nd showed that she has returned to her best form by the decisive manner in which she scored her second victory. Prior to coming South the mare changed her ownership and paid a visit to St. Ilario. Quagga, the half-brother to Buluwayo, won a double n good style on the first day. Like his well-performed half-biother he is a pony in size, but can act fairly well when in racing order. .Another Lilliputian who put up an attractive performance was Manjess, who carried the back-breaking burdtn of list 61b in the Fernhill Hack Welter and won comfortably, after getting badly away from the mark. He should make a good sort to take anywhere where there is money to be made amongst the ponies. Brighton is credited with running h s eight furlongs of the Farewell Handicap in Imin 42sec, but private watches made the time much slower.

A popular win at the meeting aas registered when the Hon. Geo. AlcLean’s Alexis annexed the; two-year-old race. The popular president of the D.J.C. received a great ovation after his horse returned to scale.

Slow Tom will probably be sent to Randwick in the autumn.

Happy Home has been sent back to Oamaru and is to be put to the horse. She has plenty of pace, but her temper prevents her from being anything like reliable either in her gallops or races. Vladimir is in regular work again. It is understood that Air John Buckley, of Redcastle, Oamaru, has appointed F. P. Claridge his private trainer, and the latter will take charge in Alarch next. Air Buckley has recently been a liberal and extensive purchaser o f bloodstock’, and w’ill make a welcome addition to the colony’s list of horse owners. The Pon. Geo. Alcl ean has en >aged M. McDonald as private trainer, and the lat-

ter will commence duties as soon as existing circumstances will permit. McDonald is an old Dunedinite and the appointment is sure to oe popular. He learnt the rudiments of his buriness under J. Cotton when the latter was amongst our leading trainers, and in his day w r as welL known as a thoroughly capable rider. AlcDonald spent over six years in Australia, during which period he was connect<>d with the stables controlled by Messrs Alec I’aylor, A. Ferguson, and P. Haywood. After returning to New Zealand McDonald acted as private trainer to Air A’ictor Harris and at present is acting in the same capacity to Air J. A. Holm OS.