NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2281, 15 October 1914, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fßi GlEncoe-I The Mastorton Racing Club's meeting takes place at Opaki to-day. iVisitors to the meeting will have the benefit of excursion fares on tho railway. Expect -was railed from Awnpuni to Opaki yesterday to compote in tho Spring Handicap there to-day. Owners and trainers are reminded .that acceptances for the first day's handicaps at the Wellington Racing Club's Spring meeting close.at 9 o'clock tc■morrow night with the club's secretary, Mr. A. B. Whyto. General entries for the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting and acceptances for tho City Handicap close tomorrow evening with tho club's secretary, Mr. J. l'\ Hartland. At the samo time forfeits are due for the Welcome Stakes and Great Northern Guineas. Anna Carlovna, who won the Eclipse Stakes at Caulfield yesterday, was successful in tho same event last year. The locally-owned horses, Mt. Victoria and Roumania, will bo competing at the South Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting at Timani to-day. Miraculous, Montana, Rerehau, Amber and White, Prince Laddo, Lady Louisa, Crown Pearl, Glenroy, and several other horses are engaged in two events at Masterton to-day. Tho imported mare First Glanoe will be among the runners in tho Flying Handicap at the South Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting this afternoon. Mr. R. W. Kirk, tor many years secretary of the Takaka Racing Club, has been elected to tho office of president. FIXTURES. Oct. 15—Mastorton R.C. Spring. Oct. 15 and 17.—South Canterbury J.C. Spring. Oct. 21 and 2C—Wellington R.C. Spring. Oct. 27 and 23—Greymouth J.C. Spring. Oct. 29 And 30-Poyerty Bay T.C. Spring. Nov. i and 7.—Auckland It.C. Spring. Nov. 7, 9, 11.- and 14—Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan. Nov, IS and 10.—Marlborough R.C. Spring. Nov. 28 and 30.—Feilding J.C. Spring.