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RACING AND TROTTING NOTES. (B-r > j NorJnatioas icr tim ?<■>*** Club's Anneal M-otin; an.l U.o Gun-! tnn Riieir.- Clubs Anni.al Mrcung clnso to-d.ij. ... t j. ' Nomination? for t«o oron.s n ; tho Wellington R.C. » Mcttu^ closo to-morrow. Nomination.- for Por.cn-tor an- ; di-ar. and >vJurv Cnp, to .e r.in a. tho .I^l.-y < h.'< .yVutnrnn Mcvtinp. ,x:ul for and Nowniarket Haiiatcnp. .to : C.drd at tho Vict-on-.v \Ucmz UuJ > Autumn Mtvrna. to-n*ono». I i I>v *'Sk vnc'iiLi'inT. ' i I.ei-aoo-l h.i.- l*oor. pon;ii-.-< >1 |' s • j n . tlio Ell.-nu-r- Haii'li'Vip. 1,1 tho !?];:rlw-. .n, r TLir ."'k sp. a; ;i '" mere Trotting Ciul> ? Mi'Oti:*..^. .SOUTHTyANi) U.C'.'r- tfMMEP. (rr.taS A.ssck'IATHIN 11*A 51 --' \ N V EKCAUG ILL. _ Thr. Sou::uu.i:vt uMt coi-i * condilior-- In I0 '." b'lt w;sxi ; by r .--^ • 'iowir.ir. v:us ± icoo;\i J;.». *' r ,I! ° homo p: :v;nce ;:i c-orv w.iy. ll:o ir,m;Tii'r!fi fOT c uH'/ 2f*\ as *»v:'-u £2i,01i I\j& «'j; tcr> cn.Jay li*ot x.v) tt.u: u* Uie v.;i£ i'v, witii i'44.S7t - suhm>:R HAXiJicAr. -j \-z> *--y\< rn furVjng?— I ]V:le. I T', *; 1 BomHproof 0 12 Twink.c 7 l.» *>. •» Marciiiri'J S 4; A IVr.::un\ >; il > J'c-ljima S;' lo Mcttio Urift. 7 i:s; 8 Kabila 7M; U Flap Lieir-cr-uit 7 In; !0 . hK y Vxtzcwstomc 7 30; -l •; iina 12 Sunlit 7 7 a'rfo etajlcd. >\on rr -- lk xu'clvo icngtlis >ccond pri«i t)r.r:|. Fabiol-.L fell, and rcccivod rct.caita.tod bc-r destruction. 3in HANDICAP THOT, of -:iV) for«: iwo mil-*—o scr V. 1. 1] Crc.v, Ea'.Vry GOydi bh I i: 1 M.i.*ve!lA GOy.isj bh-l .* Lucky I'rincc fcr; G >\ .ir Se-->tt rcr a.nd Roval IOSycN blid ro:i,)!fd: S .lot!*" wr; IP Th« Gunner POvcN *;.hd: 1 I Ana Mher O: :: M.Uico <•": filitdiola : a:i l - Won bv h.iif ii >nrlh. Tni:i. Sni 11 .'-.' S. SHORTS HANDICAP, of COf f nv«: yis furlon^o —1 Kilbrottan 8 10 ( ~ YoTjnZ 1: ■■ Rokelaitu. ? 1 n i : r. Mn.-tham 7 JC :t. ' MicWU !> T Ruller 7 I' 2: <*> Rob<-r'. Trf-.. 74- Corbcni" 71: an'! K Glensnonpo fi l.'i ab-o ptarird. Won oayily bv two Icnrthn: lonpth and a half r-ccor.d and third. Timo, 1m 17s. GLADSTONE HANDICAP, of l.m f»v; oiw* mile — 3 CaluariA o A. 1.1 L,-. 1; - Glonshine S S 2; 1 PaUmon R t t Hncht, Spot f>; Spr-ctti.il 7 '.). .ind <"» I'aliaf* 7 7 a'.ro starttxl. Won by two lenpiii.-: throe length* iwxtnnd and thinl. Ttrne. lin 4.>«. SOUTHLAND HANDICAP, of. SOO t_ovi>; one milo and a dir.tance-1 11-adiil S 7 <r. Youn ? 1 ; I Mandrake 71 -: - Royal Star 8 5 H. .*> Rorko's Drift 9 *J; and 3 Elei.'S 8 10 also s'-irtol. Won by (short ncck; hoad .mil :h;rd. Time, -in 'Jf..

KLKCTIUC SAPni.K TROT, of 125 sm«; one Stanley Direct 04yds blid F. 1'". .Tones J; 2 tipot«wo.vl 24yd.". bhd " Haz-l-fielrl ?rr 3. Hirr>!d So-.>n w-'; >> Kcntuckvvond w.v: !» I.ucalcna. err; t V.nir OJClock fc'r: 10 Ntvrhtoips fc.r; 11 Eucene scr; 3 Wild Q'leeit srr; 15 ArmiM.ice 24yds bhd; U 801 l Fashion W: and 13 liady IL-ir-vin lftS aJ«» started. Won .'•asily lr_ ~ ,vo lengtbfi; nix lengthc £>ccond and third. Time, 2ni 30 l-ss. ROSE DALE HANDICAP, of i:<l yove: six furlnny<--l All TJritirUi 8 12 11. X. Kccd 1; 4 Marjory S2; ."> Adeline 711 3. 2 Mythology D;* 6 Thistlerrown S 4: 3 llartifor? 7 13; 7 Revolution 7 12; S Catt-nch 7; 0 Enonecmfl 7; 11 Anton 7; 10 Clotbilde and 12 Pleaaurcforni 0 7 alen nUtrtod. Won easily by two lengths; throe lengths second nnd third. Time, lni 17 1-53. FINAI. HANDICAP, of 220 fovs; one mile —j Bombproof 8 1 7-'. C. Porter 1: 4 Clawhrtisr 70 0; 7 Kilkoc 7 13. 3 Golden King H 7; 2 Borodino 7 10; 1 Sc.id-el-Bahr 7 7 ; 6 Braid 7 5; aud S Glen-'ponse 7 1 also started. V/ou bv a shoi t l.'-.u!; length 6:oond and thinl. Time, lm 42 2-s^. NOTES ON THE RACING. UI'iXIAI. Til "THE rUK.SS." ) INVERCARGILL, January 3. The lain teat leli uuring uie coiiy. h.iura •A tuo inoriiiug welcomed by ail, aJ it Lud tbo duit, aud thereby cllccted au iiuprovemcui. Tho starting v.aa not good on eitlier day. ; Tlw largo i-iowd aajomb.cd on the conr»e speculated in a bold manner. Tho machuio had u record turnover, aud the taking at tbo gatea amounted to XlOll, which, made a total of 12275 lCs for tho meeting. The racing was dean, and thcio were no serious acidcnts as ;ar aa the aiders wc.o eoncernod. Fabiola fell, and, breaking a leg, vas destroyed. In tho Final Hajidicap the machiuc handled over XSOOO, which is a record iuvcdtincnt on any one taco for Southland. The Summox Handicap n«e<is no doscriptiou, as Eight Bella uud Bombproof had the race to thcnitolvcs, and Eizht Bolls, who had changed liunds in the morning, romped home.

Tho field hud not pone far in tho Roslyn Harness Trot v.'hou Baxooga l<x>ked to havo a loval chanco, but ho was interfered with and left his feet, completely eettlinsr his prospects. Seaward Spot broko beforo going a mile, but once down he went a great race, and gradually wearing down the two leaders, won cleverly front Cross Battery and Marvel io. Seaward Spot, who did not appear as an acceptor, paced well into fourth place. Tho Shorts Handicap was all over before the Held had gono a furlong, for Kilbrocan won pulling up. It is hard to understand, on tho strength of his xocent poor displays, why the public made him {avourito. Glenshine, Bri.ht Spot, and Lady Pallas got a bad run just after the ©tarl. for the Gladstone Handicap. Without this bad luck Glcnsbino would probab'y have won. The winner. Calauria. was backed v.eli oonsideriug tho indifferent fo;in 6hc shown lately. Ti:e Southland Handicap wag or.c o; the grcut.-:3t races ever &r«n ir.i the There were a lot of change? over the first few furlongs, but once RuyaJ Star go", a good run he went out and forced the pa«-.- -.villi Knrkc's Drift- ovor the last thrw H'. turned for home looking a likely winner, but his etlorts ill the early otage.H found iiim out. and he failed over the 1-jsl lurloug. finishing third not a neri: from tie winner. Radial, who was rdway-.i well placed. Eleu«, wh'> fourth, «'JS froing guns over the last iurloiig. and l.nt ;•'r eorc and having gone round the outside, would have been hard to lx-a;. All iho ac-roptors .vent to tlic : ir the Electric Saddle Trot. The resn'.vi d itself into a match between Stanley Direct and nnd tlie former won very ensily. Oi the rest Luealena. who lost many seconds through breaking alVv the Hait. looked the bc«"!, for i: liJden out luuet have finished Uiinl. North Sea, Mettle Drift. ,\r.rl Sarto'i-.jrt were withdrawn from the ll.jsed.:le Handicap. for which All British was sent out a good favourite. Ho drew an out-sido position, began well, and won j. ir.ed Mythology in tile Shnrlly Mvl}i. 'drom>ed back, and was not uani-erou-s. T'ne favjuritc won very oa.'ily by .1 in<ir^!ti. Cattae.h puli'd 'M' lame, av.tl it if the ire'.ding, that promised t.i " lv esec-pt/jr.jily brilliant, may never wir.o iiit-o hi,-> i.e.st ;c:ni. Burriir.gonij. Almoner, ar.d Stra'.hrlaAi were scratched for tho Final Handicap. There was a long delay at tbv barrier, aid a great deol of bumping in the sri;t furlong, cf which Borodino. ;md G*>lrl"n King ;rot the wor-t. Claverboutv coi the l»st of tho start, and loolu-d likely to wir. all tho way, but Bombproof catno with a fino run over "'.o la?; furlongs, and won by a head.