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Th© V.1..C Spring fleeting opens today, tho ehi-lr events on tho card being the Victoria D-rt.v and Marybyrnong Plate. The held for the loruier event includes Tanami, Bobodea, and Beveipj/e. who tilled the places in tho A-J.C Derby, and JJanau.., who won the Caullicld Guinea- sq that tho result should throw i'urther light on tha three-year-old form. Tlie scratching of Polymorphous f_r tho New Zealand Cup left A. Oliver, tho well-known North Island horseman, open for engagement, and l>o will now have tlio mount on Taskmaster in the b:K handicap at Riccarton next Saturday Recent winners at Johannesburg, South Africa, included Multitude, by Wallace, who has at present so many «ood horses representing him in Australia. News comes from Levin that tho brood mars Aim.cc Soult, owned by J. 11. Prosser, had received injuries which necessitated her destruction It appears that the mare while blindfolded, trot away from her attendant, and era._ lied into a fenco, with the abo/o result. Messrs G. Coates and Co., Ltd., have just completed to the order or the Metropolitan Trotting Club two bracelets for the forthcoming Meeting in Carnival week. These will he on exhibition in their window, Colombo street, during the next tew days. One is a very handsome sapphire and dianond banglo in tho form of three clusters, for tho harness event on Tuesday, November Kth. The other, which consists of three fine green tourmalines, separated by diamond fleur-de-lis, i 3 for the .addle race on Thursday, November 10th.