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Acceptances for the. Wanganui Jockey Club's Winter Meeting close this ° % Mr Parker, the Gisbnrne sportsman, returned from Australia last week, bringing Our King back with him. The nominations for tho Dunedin Winter Meeting total 328, as against 279 received for tho same gathering last * Ve The name of Gold Foil has been claimed for the rising two-year-old hi y by Hvmettus—Gold Thread, one of Air G. P." Donnelly's juveniles. " A Wanganui writer states that Air J Bull has purchased the jumper Ibhar, who will be pilotod in the Wanganui Steeplechase by Wallaco Young. Dornndo, who met with an injury some time ago, will not bo trained this season, and there is a possibility that this.gelding will not race again. ; The old steeplechaser Karpetipcti has been ourchased by the ownor-tramer J H.* Bartholomew, and in future will race in the Dunedin and Southland districts. ... c Durino- the past eighteen years *>. Darling, the Rockhampton trainer, who hafe now resigned in favour of his son, turned out 240 winners of 426 races, worth collectively £238, 6M 10s. • The yearling filly by Birkenhead— Chant, which fell to tho bid\>f Mr R. Tait for 95 Tcuineae when the Karamn youugsters were submitted for sale, waa shipped by the Victoria for his new 'home, Pitsworth, Queensland, last A cable message from Sydney 6a__ that, the New Zealand geldmg Kopane ran second in tho Hurdle Race at the Canterbury Park Meeting on Saturday, while Master Paul finished second in the Canterbury Handicap. The most popular victory achieved at New Brigton on, Saturday was that scored by T. Cotton with No Shenana- , ghan, in the Stayors' -Handicap. Cotton , is one of the veterans of the sport, and he was greeted with loud cheers when he returned to the paddock. After the race for the fjow Brighton Derby on Saturday, Admiral Wood, th€ wi'nnor. was taken on to the lawn in font of the stand, where Mr J_. A. Archer, tho president of the NetBrighton Trotting Club, congratulatec Mr W. Kerr on beinc the owner of such a high-class colt, and also congratnlate. his driver (C. Kerr) on his success. Mi l W. Kerr replied briefly, stating thai he hoped to hate the opportunity oi 1 competing in future races for the New • Brighton Derby. Admiral | Wood hai ; now a record of three 6tarts and thre< ' wins.