Notes by " Procyon."

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 32, 18 March 1884, Page 3

Notes by " Procyon."

Mr Chad wick has accomplished a rather difficult task in. a highly satisfactory manner, in the framing of the handicaps for the Easter Races which ought to insuie good fields and first class racing.

I notice three local nngs are at work under Mr R. W. Morphy'scare. I trust he will be enabled to prevent all the prize money going out of the district.

A Palmerston gentleman has been plucky enough to buy a total zator. Competition should be the means of reducing the present exorbitant commission charged to investors in the "machine' and still leave a margin which will pay clubs and proprietors handsomely.

S«me very ugly rumors are afloat concerning the manner in which this guileless instrument was managed in connection with the Wanganui Stakes. More than one or two would-be investors complain that they could not get a ticket on Maori though in plenty of time. A certain owner and plucky backer of horses tried hard for three Maoris, but was put off in one way and another until the hort.es had started and was then told it was too late. Can it be possible that the immaculate Joe or his partner " want watching P" The unsavoury rumors are of so frequent and strong a nature that I think the Wanganui Club would do well to look inlo the matter.

The Manawatu Times is facetious amy expense because I wrote that the time for the Victorian Champion was not first class and that the same race had been run in half a second less. For the information of that organ, the tune occupied was more than five .seconds slower than the distance has been done in.

It is not likely now that the return county match will come off. It was a mistake to arrange that it should be played in Marton for nothing in the way of cricket ever does come off in that sportive township. Several of the Oroua team have expressed their determination not to play at all if it should be arranged to take place fn Marton, and it would certainly serve the Martonites riglit it they were sent to Coventry altogether until they learnt better manners. ,