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There will.be racing' at Auckland, Dunedin, and Otaki to-day. Tho well-known starter, Mr Harry , Piper, who was operated on last ween, is still in a private hospital, but late__ reports are to the effect that Ins condition is steadily iinpioving. • At a meeting of tlie committee of tho Canterbury Jockey Club yesterday, Alr \\ . iV M. Buckley was elected chairman in succession to Mr C. G. Dalgoty. Tho South Wairarapa lrotting Club's Annual Meeting, which will be neld today, has drawn exceptionally good acceptances, several .Canterbury horses lit ing amongst the number. The brown horse -trathfield, who came into prominence seme time ago as being one of the cliief actors in tho disqualification of E. Emerson (which disqualification was subsequently removed; won the ivogarah S:aKcs, ot 100 soys,' one milo, at Moorefield, on May 23ru. Ho started at a long price, and won by a couple of lengttis in liniu -losec. To Kahurangi. by Conqueror—Vailance, won the Third Division of tiio Flying Handicap at the __onsing_on Race Meeting on May 'JOth, starting at a good price and defeating a large tielu At the Wellington (New South Walesi Race Meeting on May 20th and 21st Miss San, by .San Francisco—Miss Sim' mer, annexed tiio Wellington Handicap, of seven furlongs, and tho Farewell a-^ P Graf? wa_ -SSSJi 1 . the ° penins * ti** r *l e tc *> r y Park Trotting Club's Winter .Meeting, which opens to-day promises to be in every- way snccSSS' Tne fields engaged .are very good in! deed, and in the principal weSrcl£. js very well - represented, with such horse,-_ a s Qmncey, Mumata. FrandS Pearichild Breeze. Cameos, Dr. Chutand Edith A mc uded amongst tho fnTf° r ?■***«-*• ,to have the racing concluded before tho light fails, tho club has j dec l ded on making an early start, and the first race is set down for , 11.4 D a.m. Special trams will run from . Cathedral sauare.