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Miss Olive, who fell while racing in the Flying Handicap-' at Reef ton- on Saturday, was subsequently.destroyed. At the Auckland Trotting Club's Summer Meeting, on Saturday, Denver Huon made an attempt to break the New Zealand record, of 2min 8 8-ssec. Although the Australian horse trotted well throughout, the besi he could do was 2min llsec.

A Press Association cable message from Sydney states that prior to winning the Nursery Handicap at Bandwick on Friday, Mr E. R. Whito sold Secret Service to Mr W. C. White for 1250 guineas. Secret Service, .who Was bred by Mr E.R. White, is a bay. colt by Plavus—Settlement

OTf XIUVUS QUt/UOUIBUI/. , A cable message from Sydney says that -.—After depriving Oakley of tho lead in the Kempton Park Maiden Steeplechase, Kenia bungled, and nearly fell at the last fence. The jockey, Piggott, shot out of the saddle on to the mare's neck, but did not lose his stirrup. He climbed back into the seat, and this wonderful piece of horsemanship earned an ovation Kehia eventually won by five lengths. Mr William Brown has decided to let the Flemington trainer, James-Scobio,. again try his hand upon Piastre, who. •while in'R. O'Connor s stable, won the Melbourne Cup, Essen don Stakes, Loch Plate, Champion Stakes, A.J.C. Autumn Stakes, and Cumberland Stakes, and reached tho top of the tree. Piastre, (according to the Sydney "Daily Telegraph") has a leg which is in the course of being blistered, and the blister having been got rid of the horse will b» sent to Melbourne without delay. Horses of the type of Piastre are very rare. * The brothers Frank and Stanley Wootton, each, of whom has definitely relinquished race riding, are due to ar rive in Australia shortly *on a holiday. They will subsequently return to .Eng land and follow the occupation of trainers. Since his arrival in England in ISO 6 Frank has bad 3863 mounts, 880 of which were on winners—this up to 13th November. He has never been lucky enough to pilot the winner of tho Derby, but he won the Oaks on Perola, the St. Leger on Swynford, and tho Grand Prix on Houli. «

The Canterbury Park Trotting Club's Summer Meeting, which will be held on Thursday and Friday riest, promises to furnish iwrers of trotting with some exceptionally fine sport. The stakes offered show a substantial. incrense on last season's total, and the result has been to attract a large number of entries. Since the last meeting considerable improvements hat r e been made to the club's property. The totausator accommodation has been enlarged, and a number of extra pay-out ' windows have been added, while new cloak-rooms and up-to-date lavatories have been erected. The course itself is in capital order, and with a continuance of fino wonthpr fast -time* should: be recorded. Acceptances for the first day'i events close at 8 o'clock this evening.;