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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1236, 19 September 1911, Page 2

It is imported by t.ho Auckland "llernlrt" that Asthore, flam of that 01100 good steeplechase horse Irish, came by her dcatli in a swamp at Mafiero recently. She has left her owner, Mr. G. Millan, with a nicc-lcoking yearling colt sired by Salvadan. r Coronation visitors to England are driftr ing back to Australia, and one of these, ' who spent a day with R. Wcotton, was (old by .the latter that the earnings of f his son Frank had been invested to such . advantage that the lad was now worth . about JJ-0,000. s Two good mares in Wakeful (darn of ; Blairgour) and Fidss (dam of T.ruo Scot) have both foaled oolt-s to Posilano. c" In Australia the Melbourne Cups of f IGOO, ISiH, ISM, and ISM still , record in the way of prize-money. Each , carried .£IO,OOO added money, and Carbine's Cup (exclusive of a trophy value j J.'150) was worth ,£10.230 to Mr. D. S. Wallace. In France this year the Grand 3 Prix de Paris had ,£12,000 added money . attached to it, but the sweepstakes and ! forfeits brought the first prize alone to 1 considerably more than that, and was the ' richest vaco of the year in that country. In Kngland the greatest prize ever given '' for any race was .£12,000 for the Prince of Wales Stakes, run at Leicester, and won '■ by Donovan, but, of course, a large por- > tion of that was contributed by owners; while in the way of handicaps Leicester ' also lias the record, with two of a guaranteed value of JCSOOO each. At tho Melbourne show early this ■ month the Governor-General, Lord Den- ' man, rode Mr. Gilbert'shunters, Wilmot ' Lad and Romp, over tho jumps in tho ' arena, and subsequently purchased both. Ho gave .loOgns. for Romp, and lOOgns. " for Wilmot Lad. Kopane, who was recently sold out of 1 the Highden stables (o go "to Mastcrton, ■ will make his first appearance ill his new > owner's colours at Ofcaki on Saturday I next, when ho will be ridden in tho Wel- '■ teT Handicap by A. Oliver. On the seci ond day of the meeting he will contest tho Trial Stakes, of five furlongs. ' Nominations for tho Marlborough Racing Club's spring meeting close on i Saturday next. As this meeting is popular with owners, the club will no doubt receive an excellent response from them. The Sydney "Referee' thus describes tho finish of tho Chelmsford Stakes at llandwick, in which Los Angeles defeated 20 other runners:—Bright Laddie was first _ into the straight from Bunbury, Flavinius, Ocean Blue, and Cisco, but at the Leger Flavinius .went up to Bright Laddie. Smith was content to let Flavinius stay with the latter, but Pine, on Los Angeles, taking advantage of an opening on tho rails, dashed tho chcstnut up inside the two leaders. When Smith saw Los Angeles he shot Flavinius i away from Bright Laddie, but though for- a few strides tho Rcsehill representative looked like beating Hie New Zealander, the latter stayed best, and just ' got there. Considering that Los Angeles ' was giving Flavinius and Bright Laddie a fairly long start at the Leger, his victory was most meritorious, but not only 1 . was he lucky in getting such a run, but 5 it is a matter of opinion whether he would have quite caught Flavinius if the latter 1 had gone on immediately after taking • Bright Laddie's measure.' Flavinius had ! certainly every chance after Los Angeles got to him, but tho latter seemed to ' tovo more seasoned condition on his side, and that stood to him. On the other hand, it may have lieen duo to a doubt as to Flavinius being nui.te ready , to fight out a -hard finish that caused Smith to wait with him after catching Bright Laddie, and it must lx> admitted that the former did seem to die a littlo in tho last thirty or forty yards. In connection with the pari< ■ Racing Club's spring meeting, which is to i bo held on October 11, owners and trainres are reminded that nominations for all events close with tho secretary on Sep- , tcmber 22. ; FIXTURES. . September 20 and 23—Avondalo J.C. Spring ; September 23 and 25—Otaki Maori R.C. I Spring. September 23 and 29—Wanganui • J.C. Spring. ; October I—llawke's Bay J.C. Spring, i October 11 and 12—Marlborough B.C. Spring. ■ < - . October 11 and It—Dunedin J.C. Spring. . October 11—Napier Park It.C. Spring. ! October 24 and 2G—Greymoutli J.C. Spring. . October 20 and 27—Poverty Bay T,(j' t Spritg. • . . ' i November i, G, 8, and 11—Canterbury J.C. . Metropolitan. ! November 22 and 23—South Canterbury J.C. Spring. MASTERTON NOTES. TIIAT ABANDONED MATCH. 1 (from Our Special Correspondent.) Masterton, September 18. At a meeting of the Wairarapa Rugby Union on Saturday considerable discussion took place upon the action of tho Wellington Union in changing the team to most tho Wairarapa from an "A" to a "B" team, thus producing the abandonment _of tho match. Several members of tho Wairarapa. Union are under the im--3 jiression that there is a section of the AVclr lington Union which desires to treat the - Wairarapa as a sub-union. The action in 1 pitting a "B" team against the district team is held to fortify this impression, and a good deal of resentment was expressed at Saturday's meeting at tho ofl'ii'md manner in which Wairarapa was being treated. The finals for the Masterton Golf Club's senior championship were played over thirty-one holes on Saturday last, and resulted, nfter a somewhat exciting game, in tho defeat of last year's champion (Mr. F. 11. Elcontc) by Mr, J. Steel by ono up. In the junior championship, ]J. P. Fen ton defeated D. Caselberg by 5 up and 4 to play, over thirty-six holes. Mr. C. Perry was the most successful competitor in liio "A" grade rnc.lal competition, and _\ir. A. H. Magson in the "B" prade. A painful accident betel Mr. D. lleggie, of Masterton, on Saturday last. Ho was engaged in chopping wood, when his tomahawk _ slipped, inflicting a severe wound which necessitated surgical treatment. The Worksop dredge will pay another substantial dividend in tho courso of a few days. A great deal of sickness is prevalent in Masterton at present. Hundreds of residents have been laid aside with influenza. Another _ welcome shower of rain fell this morning. Cereal crops ami gardens have been wonderfully revived by the rains of the last week. Reports from back-country districts indicate that the winter poisoning of rabbits has been fairly successful. With the exception of certain favoured breeding grounds, the pest now appears to be well under control. Tho annual meeting of the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Veterans' Association was held on Saturday last. Mr. William Cullen'was unanimously elected ■ vice-president of tho association for this branch. Mr. S. Kingdon was re-elected auditor, and Mr. G. M. Wood hon. secre- • tary and treasurer. Messrs. H. Wilton ami T. Capper were appointed delegates ■ to the annual Association Conference at > Wellington. Word of the death of the Waikanao centenarian, Mr. Ilenrv Burling, was received with regret by old settlers of this district. Deceased had resided for many , vears in the Alfredton district, and had , led tho life of a sturdy pioneer. Messrs. Brand and Johnston announce . the sale by one,Hon by order of the Regis- , trar of the' Supreme Court of a property > Mtuale on the Main lload, Lower Ilutt, containing 1 rood 13 perches, and hnvin? | a frontage of Efl feet by a depth of IS3 • toet. _ On it is erected a seven-roomed - dwelliughouse. The sale takes place on Monday, October 10, at the firm's Exchange Auction Rooms, Lambton Quay, at ' 2 o'clock. At 1.30 p.m. to-day an attractive salo . of household furniture and effects takes . place at No. IGI Ingestre Street, when tins whole of the household furniture of sovra rooms will be offered. There is a f|uantity of good linoleum, slip mats, rugs, etc., also very good quality bedsteads, stretchers, kapok beds, chairs, wardrob?, and chiffonier. Messrs. > Brand and Johnston are the auctioneers. Sale starts at 1.30 sharp. , _ competitors at. the forthcoming competitions, which are to bo held in Wollineton, are remindrd that entries ■ close on Monday next, September 25. Full particulars, text books, and entry forms may be obtained from the secretary, Mr. James Dykes, Featlurston Street, Wellington. For Chronic Chest Complalntu, Woods' Great Peppermint Curo, Is, 64' J