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Vocation was scratched for the Easter and Autumn Handicaps at 9 a.m. yesterday.

A Sydney message says that Royal Scotch has been for the Doncaster Handicap.

Marble Head, who fell and broke his necE in the Omaranui Hurdle Race at Napier Park yesterday, was a five-year-old gelding by Birkenhead—Hippolyte, by Dreadnought—Hippona, by Robinson Crusoe —Lamorna, by Fireworks — Night-light. Hippolyte was bred by the Hon. J. D. Ormond, but was sold in 1903 fr> Mr B. Shadbolt, who owned her at the 1 time Marble Head was foaled.

Bronze scored a very long overdue win when she put tho Napier Oup Handicap to her credit yesterday. Although: she was one of the best three-year-olds of her season, the Field Battery mare ra«rd all through last season without a win, though running into places on several occasions. At tho beginning of last montli she ran second to Emperador in the Egmont Cup, but her recent efforts suggested that she had last hor form altogether. H. Coker took Bravest, the hurdle horse, back to Napier last week, and returned him to his owner. He is to be given a spell and then operated on for throat troublo. At the same timo Coker took north the yearling filly by Martian—Hebrew Maid that was purchased at the November sales by Mr Tricklebank, and handed her over to her owner. STie was.broken in before going, and is to begin her track life at once. Both horses travelled well. The Australian Cup revives memories of one successful rider in the years of long ago, who is still hale and hearty amongst us (says a writer in tho Melbourne "Leader"). We refer to the veteran, Joe Carter, who reached his 81st birthday a few days ago. Carter, who was one of the nattiest knights of the pigskin of" all time, won the Australian Cup on Woodman in 1866, and he repeated his success in the great autumn two miles and a quarter raco on the late Walter Craig's golden skinned bay Tim Whiffler (by South Australian) in the following" year, t After the lapse of another year, Carter piloted Gasworks to victory, making his third winnins mount in tho Australian Cup.

The Wellington Racing Club has decided to lay out entirely now courses for short distance events at Trentham, and tlio work is to ho put in hand at once, so that all should be in readiness for next season. In six furlong events tiie contestants will be faced with a dead straight run of about two and a half furlongs, and after making tho gentlest of bends they will got a straight run in of almost similar length. And in order that even the slight elbow in the course shall give no advantage to the horse ia No. 1 position, tho barrier will be placed at such an angle that his opponent, drawn on the extreme outside, wiil, provided he never leaves the outside rail, have precisely the same distance to traverse. T£.a same thing will apply at the spet'K'i starting place' for "four furlong races.