NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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■ Qwiiefs are rernindett th>t nominations fpf' the Wairarapa Eating Club's iiiiumri Meeting close, .at 8,313 tornigh'twith theclub's sewetajy., Mr. *»..'A. Le.a*y. Fcatherston; Telegrams. Bh:oJi.ld be lodged early in. the day. General entries, for the Aucit:l.a.ft;d: Racing Club's Meeting close tor'night, Attlje same time, forfeits for the. tJtaeSfc' Northern Cmampajsne Stake's and feh.e G:reat Oaks '*ra dubj ajso acceptances for the jfet& iHandir eap 5 the Brighton Hm'dl.esy and. tho Antu.iiin Sttee.plceb.a : se. Acceptances for the first day's events at'the/ ftattgiti'kei Ep.cing Olufr'a Meeting ' elbso this evening with the eliib's secretary, Mf.H. A. Goodall, Bulls. In connection fl'Jth the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn. Sleeping, ow> &■& shotrid iiOto that general entries close io'iiight; also acQap/tances for the ■two- big handicaps. FojifoiS* arc- duo for the: 6h.aro : pagne Stakes and the. ChalWgo Stages. Mr, E, Goftdbehero will receive entries for the Feilding .Jockey Club's Kastor Meeting "P till halfcpast 8 o'clock this evening. ~ Kovsl, winner eft the Waimste Dun, has bofrt a ltiost consistent horse this year, ftnd had scored several times ift hack company. He is a tbrcc-year-p.ld geMlng by Finland, di'itt is ft nieipeJr of 8. 'ftil&rd's- f iniaru. team Stepney, Afatuatia, Dearest, and Hoopoes are to represent the Poririiti stables at the Rangitikei Meeting n.eiit week, 'fhc qnsrtot will go in, charge of .1. tJ. Pressor, ««u' wit] "ho tiddoii by .). ■O , S)mMondftT nest is general entry day for the big 'A-I-U. Meet -ins at RaiHlwfek. Forfeit has also to bfl dcwitf.qd lor the l.)o):icJister' Handicap ntid Sydney Cup., ijiid, doubtless, tlu're- will be a big weed" ins'out in both races, fn the past thfeTc have bc.eii many coniulaifl'ts about the ..state of same of the herso-bu'scs used by the U-ailwny Department. Strict instwetrans have, however, bnc.i issued recently that no boxes am to he sent out unless they are thoroughly cleaned beforehand, j t miners' will gpeatiy appreciate the chaiigOj as they, will W longer feat that |

their charges will eonfctnet strangles, > etc., by travailing in infected stosca. J.' ft. I'rossor has now Jinisiicd Ijrcaking iho youtigslars entrusted to his care by Jlf, Henry Gsisford, of Ramic- ; 'virko, and all live of them are in stc.ldy w<?rk on tho beftch,. Ono of them, tljo Hymottust—l*aean filly, is hi tins Bmall side, but the others aro Well 'grown, and if thoy develop the speed of tlio nsual Mm of the liymettus' stock their , owner, who picked them up for a mere song.at Palmqrst.pn North in December, t'h'oitjd have nn eanso to regret tlie purc'haso. ■ Mr. W. Davics* wlio has leen on a visit to Wellington to wind up his aft'nirfl, intends returning to Svdi'iey by the Willocllrft, saiihig tiiis atternoon. Royal Loop, rtUroeMvp in the Maiden Plato lit O.pnnake, is one of AL fiard■imr's Waverley team, tlio Lnpiirgoldiftg had tho reputation of the equal, in private, of Calais, a dttal wjnner at the same meeting, but his form in the race in question hardly bears this : ont. Winning jockeys' at tho Opunake Meeting on Tuesday were: B. Dccley, 2: E.;?!op'e.stake, $< B. Goldfih.dh, A. Olivor, W. Price, andl J. Cordudj ono each. The.aged gelding Torhello has again . been talcen in hand at Porirna, bnt [ Ids legs arc still infirmj and there is little prospect that he will stnnd a preparation. . . The grey gelding Artificial will probably bo'taten south to race at the i InvercsurgHl and Blvefteii Meetings'i 'next mefii'fc A filly by 'Coronet, from Immoktion, is sliortly to join the working brigad* 'at Trentham. • J. W. Lowe has all his boxes full at I present, and recently fe lias boon compelled to re'fnso tliree- ypdngstcirs from, different owners. . 'ANSWER, TO CORRESPONDENT. "F>B," <Mast:er.to'tt)>—Apparently the ■ . namo should be to llpu Hou.