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Nominations for the Metropolitan T.C.s August meeting tail due on Wednesday uext. G. Hope, the Southland trainer, arrived at Riccarton on Wednesday with True Blue and Prairie Fire. The many friends of Mr H. Piper will be Dleased to learn that he has almost recovered from the effects of his recent operation, lie was considered .ell enough yesterday to leave the private hospital, of which ho has been an inmate for some time. The runners in the Kogarrah Stakes t.t Rosehill, on the 4th inst., include 1 Grey Spear (Spearmint—Kitty Grey;, who carries tho colours of Mr H. It. Deiiisoii. owner of Poseidon. Another of Mr Denison's importations, Wing-field-Annora, was successful in the Welter Handicap, one mile. Mr J. H. Pollock, who has been seriously ill for some time past, was unable to attend the Trotting Conference on Tuesday. Tlie president of the conference (Mr John Rowe) and other members referred to Mr Pollock's ab sence, and by re-solution extended their sympathy to him and his family. On the opening- day of the Y.R.C. Grand National Meeting, -■ Mr "S. A. Rawdon," for whom the ex-New Zea lander, Adam Skirving, trains, won tho Iramoo Welter, of -soys., seven furlongs, with Grand Marshal 'Soult--Lady Hester). He cost 800 guineas as n yearling, and this wi>s his first success. He is a full-brother to Master Soult, Dearest, and Prince Soult. Multiform and his son Cuneiform were lioth represented by a winner at Rosehill on the 3rd inst. Royal Time, by Multiform from imported Totolo, scored in the Moorefield Handicap. Kirkee, winner of the Juvenile Hnndicnp. is by Cuneiform (Multiform—Bluefire), from Jig, by Gossoon from Round Dance (imported). Both the Dunedin Jockey Club and the Forburv P. rk Trottin<r Club (writ .. "Sentinel," .in the Otago 'T>aily Times") have practically decided ro install the Julius electrical totalisatoon their tracks. In the care of the former, it will not be installed until the Dunedin Cup meeting, and Forbury Park ma.y have to wait for its machine until the latter end of the season. The new machine is far and away nhead of any other at present it. operation. It permits the receipt of investments up to the last moment, and records tho individual bets' on eac'i horse and the -grand total ♦simultaneously, until the mechanism is finally locked by the mere touching of a burton, after which no further transactioii can be recorded.