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Nominations for the Woodvillo District Jockey Club's Summer Meeting close this evening. Acceptances for. tho South Canterbury Jockey Club's November Meeting close this evening. Nominations for the fjororata ]ta?ing Clnb's Annual Meeting close this evening. Nominations for the Dunedin Jockey Clnb's Summer Meeting close this ovening. Nominations for the Taranaki Joe-key Club's Christmas Meeting close this evening, when nominations for tho Thames Summer Meeting must also bo made.

" Diavoio, by Wehikore Heavenly Twin, the useful half-brother to Sir Moseley. is to be given a chance to distinguish himself over fenoes, and figures in tho Po'iuj nnrdles -'»t the Takapuna Meeting as top-weight, with lOst Gib.

Kremlin, by vStepniak—Aileen. who figures amongst tho entrants for tne Tiri Hurdles at the Takapnna fleeting, won tho C.J.C. Winter Cup in 1905, carryiue lOst 12!b. Ho is now sixtwu years o'd, and surely deserves a wellearned spoil from tho race-track. An English writer says that ''in all probability Jest, winner of the Oaks and One Thousand Guineas, will be retired from the Turf, and be mated vrith Prince Palatine. Jest has once more demonstrated that Sundridgc. himsolf a sreat snrinter, can pet stayers."

Acceptances for the Takapunri and Feilding Spring Meetings dose this evening) when final payments for theEighth Feildin? Stakes asid first forfeits for the Oralis. Stakes also fall duo. The following racehorses were shipped North on "Wednesday uipht:—Birki'nl, Seatondale. Brarasfc. Vocation, Imagination, and Sinapis, while Unity. Potoa, Patronale, Hycttas. Hymettius, kayne. Peary," Witched. Altcar. Secret Link. CharieVosf.-and Kilrnin were sent to Wellinston la«f eveninp. Evidently the. day of the big bettor has not yet passed away, says an Auckland exchange, for a certain sportsman is credited -xith narine invested a cool thousand pounde on Warstep. the favourite for the Xew Zealand Oaks. This filly tras defeated by a short neck by Bonny Helen, and the backer only saved a portion of his investment. This amount he nlaced on Lord in the Otaio Plate and as that horse ran unplaced nothing left ~of the thonsand.

Xowadars there is no difficulty atiadied to liorses runninp; into fouragtire earnings in any season in Australia without winning a race, says on exchange. Prior to winning tbe C. B.

Fisher Plate. Radnor had totalled about £1878 in place money this season, and it is not many years ago it' would have been neoesjsary for a year-old to win both Derbies to reach that total. I"lra's Isle, who cost 650 guineas as a yearling, is still a maiden, but in a second and two thirds he has credited Mr A. G. White with £1160, while of tho £1152 which has sono to tho account of Carlita during the past few weeks, £700 represents placemoney. Mr W. E. SinH>s has receded information from the Railway Department to the effeot that a horse and passenger train will leare Christchurch for Dnnedin on Wednesday next at. 8 a.m., and that a special train for horses and |»assensprs will 1«ito Dunedin for Christchurch at 8.50 p.m. on tho following Saturday, stopping at intermediate stations. T}iis arrangement should meet with the approval of those who intend to patronise the Forbury Trotting Club's Spring Meeting, which will bo held on November 28th and 2Sth. Acceptances for all events on the first day ot' the nioetiu£ close t-o-morroir eren-