RACING NEWS.
— -<•- --— l) A very large list of entries for classic! events to be contested at future meet-8 ings of the Auckland Racing Club have! beeu received by Mr ~\V. Percivul. Ins the Third Century Stakes, which comese up for decision at the Autumn Meeting,! 1002, there are Cl entered. For the Great! Northern Foal Stakes, run at the Sum-| mer Meeting', no less than 130 are listed! to compete, while in the Eighth Royal Stakes 120 are engaged. In each of the events a good response has been made from owners all over the colony, while local entries are very numerous. A meeting of the Takapuna Jockey Club Committee is being held this afternoon to consider what course will be| adopted owing to the death of Her Ma-| jesty. Queen Victoria, with regard toi the holding of their race meeting, ofl which the opening day is fixed for Tues-| day next. The management are placed! in rather a difficult position in respect to| deferring their lixture, but they will nog doubt adopt a course which wfT? be satis-| factory to horse-owners and the general! public. I Nominations for the Papakura ltaciiigK Club's meeting to be held on February Kifi close this evening with Mr X, S. Cole, sec-| l'etary, at the Metropolitan Hotel. |
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 25 January 1901, Page 5
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