BITS OF TURF

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 434, 4 January 1890, Page 3

BITS OF TURF

:There was some misunderstanding on Boxing Day with regard to the admission of ladies to the course at Ellerslie. It is' advertised to-day that the fair sex are admitted free so on this score there can bo no doubt on the two concluding days of the meeting next week. A committee of the Auckland Racing Club yesterday afternoon conferred with representatives of the Jubilee Celebration Committee regarding the date of the proposed race meeting. The Racing Clubsuggested that the events fixed for Thursday be postponed till the Saturday, and if this was given effect to, the A.R.C. would give £IOO towards the funds of the celebration. 5 A meeting of the Jubilee Committee is called for next Tuesday to consider the proposals. It seems that St. Leger is to prove a success as a Stallion: At the Hawke’s Bay Meeting on Boxing Day, St. Andrew (by St. Leger—Scottish Lassie) easily secured the Tvyo - year - 0$ Handicap. It was the poit’s, first appearance, wjth the silk qp. Ho was purchased by, Mr J. D.’ Ormond at the last New- Zealand Stud Company yearling sale for SOO guineas, A f «U

brother to St. Andrew is to be offered at the forthcoming sale. The Mount Wellington Stud also had a winning representative at the Hawke’s Bay Meeting in Kotuku (by Musket—Maid of Athol),full sister to Scots Grey. dominations for the Takapuna Jockey Club Jubilee Meeting close on Monday night next. • Arsenal is to be relegated to ,the stud, having been purchased by Mr W. Field, of Tasmania. The Dargaville Cup on Boxing Day was won by Holly, Dick being second and Pink Rose third. - : ' The programme of the Onehunga R.C. Summer Meeting appears in our advertising columns to-day. Nominations close on the 3rd January.