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Valhalla put up a sterling performance yesterday morning in running six furlongs in lmin 16soc on the piouch with itencontre and Canute -'iu 0 ,\ v ; aimate , Cup candidate, Flower of the \\ est, galloped seven furlongs on the saud in good style yesterday morning early. C. Emerson rode My Best, the winner of the Park Stakes of 100 soys six furlongs, at Canterbury Park! Sydney, on March 7th. Mr Duncan Rutherford has decided not to send ttunbeatn and Free to VV'aimate. The next time they start will beat; the liiccarton Easter Meeting. Tiio .Martian—bcepuancor mare a.ardancer appears to have quito recovered from her fall in Auckland. She is looking in good health and is alio galloping well. i'tio big Malster two-year-old Bimeter, in K. J. Masons" stable, accounted for his staole mate famulus very easily yesterday morning in a sprint over a tew furlongs. Sir Geo. Ciihord lias m-posed of tho Treadmill —Bonnie Brao filly Briar Patch to Mr A. Hunt, the "owner of Bee, and R. Longley, iiaving no room for her in his 6table, he has gone into R. Ellis's hands. Mr G. D. Greenwood's imported English mare, Remission, by Blaeksand—Cosette. has foaled a filly to St. Aniant, the winner of tho Derlv in 1904. Mr E. Eccles headed the list of winning: owners at tho V.R.C. AirrTtmn Meeting, the victories of Wallaio (ridden by H. Gray) in the Essendoti Stakes and Australian Cup, giving him a total of £3937. Thirty horses have been nominated for the Sydney Thousand Trot, among them two from New Zealand—Hal Zolock and Papanui. The New South Wales hordes engaged include BrookIvn. who has raced successfully in New Zealand. A Press -Association message from Waimate states that the following are the scratchings for the Waimate Racing Club's Annual Meeting:—Cup, Thrax; Trial Plate. Suubeam and Kaskar; President's Handicap, Free. T. Sheenan, the owner-trainer, has had very bad luck this seaton. Bonny Maiden and Ada Meriing broko down

a few weeks ago. and yesterday morning Merry Lass, after doing a nice gallop over "seven furlong>, pulled up wry lame. A meeting of the Mount Souiers and Sprincburn Racing Club was held on Monday evening, when Mr C. H. Armstrong presided. The secretary reported record nominations for the coming Meeting, also that -the cour-e had been put in order. The tender of tho Ashburton Municipal Brass Band tvas acceptrd for music, and the tenders of Mr E. Bull and Mr J. AY. Halliday for the. refreshment and publican's booth- respectively. The Ball Committee presented a satisfactory report. A special train will !--avo Ashburton on the day of tho raw- and return in time to connect with the Ja*t express to Christchureh.