METROPOLITAN CLUB
PLANNING PROGRAMMES DISTANCE ALTERATIONS <8 Special to THE SUN.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday Having decided to distribute Vv same amount in stakes next sea** as was given this year, the officials ' the New Zealand Metropolitan Club are now arranging their S 8 grammes for the series of lixturesT be held unaVr the club’s during the J. 927-28 season. Anj! 5 the chief alterations that are discussed is the elimination of and five furlong races and it is histS probable that the first event on programme, which is confined to ue hoppled will be run over - mile and a half. Other races that have previously been decided over a nu> and five furlongsi will most likely b* reduced to a mile .and a quarter. Th? club also has had tinder review an iit. provement to the tt’rn going out of the straight, but unless extra ground carl be obtained, the officials are faced with a difficulty in making: the desired improvement.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES May 21. —Oamaru T.C. June 3, 4.—Canterbury Park T.C. June 11.—Ashburton T.C.. June IS, 22.—Auckland ’K.C.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 48, 19 May 1927, Page 6
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