Tomorrow's Races.

Manawatu Herald, 17 April 1894, Page 2

Tomorrow's Races.

It almost appears superfluous to remind our readers of the race meeting to-morrow, the Autumn one of the Foxton Bacing Club, but therfc are some people so peculiarly made • who forget everything, except their own sweet selves, unless reminded, and thus a reminder may be" useful. We do not aspire as competitor*' to Captain Edwin of much weathCT fame, but still, drawing our conclusions from an earnest study of the weather glass, and the kind of weather we have had for the past few days, we believe that it will be a beautiful day to-morrow, more especially if it does not rain. We harly expect to see rain as the glassy i« very high and the weather sharpand crisp, and therefore all should make an effort to celebrate the last holiday of the season. * The officials of the Club have done ■ . their best, the honorary secretary has been indefatigable, the privileges are in the hands of competent and courteous holders, the totalisator will be under the management of Mr Hill, the course is in splendid order ; what more can be done ? Mr Hillary has the outside gates, and his trouble will be much reduced by the railway people collecting the entrance fee from passengers travelling from Feilding, Palmerston and Longburn. The Messrs Dudson have the lawn and saddling paddocks. Mr Border has the grand stand booth, which thus ensures good liquor and a good luncheon. Competition is the life of trade, thus Mr Fraser, from Palmerston, will be enabled to show us if he can " go one better," if so, great satisfaction will be given to the hungry and thirsty. The Feilding Brass Band will perform some first-class music. This band is very well spoken of. The officials will startle the public by wearing the greatest novelty of the age, the outcome of pleasant rivalry with neighbouring Club's, rosettes, the ordinary way of labelling an offloial, have been abandoned, The Palmerston Club introduced leather badges, the Foxton Club have gone further and their officers will wear a silver badge, made brooch fashion, on which is fashioned the particular office he holds. We had the pleasure of inspecting these yesterday, and were highly pleased both with the design and the execution of them by Mr F. Grady. of Wellington. The idea is a shield with the initials F.R.C. in p*fain block letters on the top, and President, or Secretary, or Steward in a fair sized letter on the main- portion, with some neat scroll designs filling .up the otherwise blank, 'portiptts. We do tiot'dbuDt bu? that be quicldy copied ty other. Clubs,. , We hope the meeting;' Will Ibe |as great a proportionate success* as> fc|ielast Summer Meeting was. ' Tirs by St. Le»eb. FLYINC* HANDICAP. .^ Kalmea ... 1 "V Roll Call ... 2 Sydney ... 8 HANDICAP HUBDLES. Entry ... 1 Lonely ... 2 Tenby - .. 3 AUTUMN HANDICAP.. Swift ... ,1;.:,< Kimua ... 2 Kalmea 'sAt-hl^Cf ELECTRIC HANDICAP.' " '" *"** Roll Call ... r " Pihanga ... '*$'"' " Sydney ... 8' '•■*• WELTER HANDICAP. r Entry ...."/%. Trickery ..." W Tenby " ... 8 stewards' stakes. Kimua „ 1} Pihanga ... "2; Swift -:,« ; ;*fß;AWAHOU STAKES. 'f^f^ Kahurangi .^; -^: Comfort .. : ;;^ Silver ' " ■■\?...:Z&£±