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Considerable interest is being evinced in the Wanganui Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting, which starts to-day, and the fixture has attracted a large number of Canterbury sportsmen. Thirteen horses arc likely to face the starter in the Wanganui Cup, including Downfall, Ana. Master Delaval, TanKimoana, Blue. Ribbon and All Rod, the last-named of whom will be making his final appearance before leaving for India. On Saturday the leading attraction will be the Jackson Stakes.

A fow days prior to the commencement of the V.R.C. Autumn Mooting Scotland showed signs of breaking doivn. and had to bo cased in his work.

Whik running in a paddnck at Riernvion on Tuesday, Mr M. Kavanagh's promising two-year-old Caspian, by Stcpii.:!:—{;ita:K'lia, by some means brol:<- a !<■?, and had to he dostroytd. AnDt'iior of Mr Kavanagh's two-yoar-«l<ls, in Cron.stadt, by Si^pnial:—Ma'l-fl-'T, :!.hircrl our? <i his los? «hon bcinc; bronchi liDiiH' from tho Dtincdiii racos, but I-..; tin::'l. \y the ;:ii>hap is not of a vei'v vorioi!'-. nature.

ltii'-iKTcsifiil in the Australian Cup. Sim;or put iij> a creditable P'r:ornia;i"<' l>y running third. His task of presenting so much weight to

tvvr, such smart two-yoar-olda ac aiid Delenda was a formidable one thoußh beaten tho New by no means disgraced. PendH «*S winner, pro a taste of his qualiLTf the u-cmlit-for-age Esscndon Saturday when ho defeated SteSwJK - * several others over a mile course. ■"W&X'Ji; In xhe rejnort of the Tap anui Meeting Lady Arena's time i,, wina&fe the Own Trot was given as 2.25 should have road as •J. 54 2-stb. ' *&