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It is reported that C. Emerson ia Ic-avinrr Sydney to-morrosr, ■ and will be riding at :he C-J.C, Grand National meeti'is.

Paritutu-, Royal Arms, and Crown Pearl, who ore still at Trentham. are expected to leave for Riccarton a-t the otid of the present week. T£. Mansou will ride Liiteii :n tho Winter Cup, and T. Cntt will have the mount on Aoiber and White in the same race.

Mr AY, E. Bidwjll's colt Reputation, who is reported to have wintered well, is expected to make his Crst appcarr anco 'for the coming season in the Wanganui Guinea*:.

L.-Haßcrty rode Sam Cook, the wintier of the Brush Steeplechase) at 'the Aspendale Park Race Meeting ou July 22nd. The Uiccartou horseman is certainly enjoying a very successful run ax- present.

W. Angus arrived from Auckland ou \Vednesduy with his trotter, Craibwood, who is. engaged at the N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting. Craibwood. who is looking well, may remain "in Christchurch over tho club's November meeting.

Tho ivoll-known nacing mare. Ivy Dillon, who i-s owned by Mj- W. U. Robbius, of Kiversdale, Southland, injured herself while running in a paddock on her owner's farm rcceutly. Veterinary assistance had to be called hi, and it is expected that it will bo some veeks before the mare, will be put. into training.-

The.new stand at Forbury Park ivill seat about 1600 or 1700 people, or about three times a$ many as the old structure. The new lawn terrace will bo much larger than-the old alone, and during the coraine; season, the club's patrona v.ill bo able to enjoy the suort with far more comfort \hav .was formerly'the case. -.' ~-,'■ At the annual meeting of the .Tarcsnaki Jockey Club.-'held on Monday erening, Colonel Ellis,, who ,for the past -t<3 years has occupied various important positions in connexion mth the cliib, and has been treasurer tor 'many years, retired. Metnbers-Bpoke in most appreciative terms of the niany services Colonel. Ellis had rendered"to the clul) dining this long period, arid elected him p"life-member. Mr C. M. Lepper, who hA3 been a member of tiie coromittee for the past twenty years, holding the position of chairman since IPO3, also retired."' I> was' decided to place on record the club's appreciation of-. Mr Lepper's services, and he, too, »'as' elected a life-member.

At the annual meeting of the North Otago Jockey Club, Mr J. Buckley was reelected, president, and 'Mr TV. Gardiner- vice-president. In moving the adoption, of tho report arid, balancer ! sheet, Mr Buckley said that there were already improvements in train, and, gjveh ordinary weather, these would be completed hi time for the Summer meeting. It was proposed to spend a sum of £2000 on improvements, and these Mr Buskley outlined as follows i T-Thoro would be a double Vtrack, a course proper, all in grass, oiie chain wide, divided by. a proper racing rail from an inside training track having a plough gallop to Ibo inside,"' and a eteeplechaso course between the plough gallop and the racing rail. The present stewards' stand is to be built over "and roofed, and part of it will- constitute a special menibers* stand, the rernairiT der being reserved for' stewards and officials. Other necessary improvements are to be effected. The enclosures »re to bo enlarged and remodelled, and a giavelled carriago. drive and footpath trade.from the enclosure to the mair) road, club. Mr Bucklev said, was a thoroughly progressive body, atjd intended to make its ground and aj* pointinents equal to those" of tho best country clubs in the Dominiori. The cjub. had already earned a good name, and it would do better still. ** "'

At a recent meeting of the Tuaoeka County Jockey Club the Question of tho representation of country clubs at the Itacir.g Conference was jnent;ored the chairman, Mr D, Munrp, who pointed out that while the'metropolitan clubs' wore each represented by two delegates, the fifteen cpuatrv clubs in Otago had only a similar number of votes, with the result that" the "'Tarßv centres got practically all they asked, while tho country clubs ".got little or no" consideration. He referred to'th© move mado by "tbe"Mariawatu Raciiie Club to effect a radical change in th* constitution, of the" Bacintr Confcrebce by basing the representation on' the amount paid in stakes. He considered the proposed change was likely to. work, out more'advantageously to the smaller clubs, fl/i though it had been defeated at the /jeent Conference it was certain .to bj* again brought forward. He thought they should pass a motion endorsing tho action of the Maha'watu Racing Club in the matter. Mr Lear? agreed with the chairman that' the country clubs were not fairly renrese"* ed on the central body, and that were the Manawatu Jockey Club's scheme given effect to there,would be some improvement in this respect. He moved: "That the Jockey Club su'>port the stops' beir"r taken by the Munawatu Itacing Club in thlj nromotion of a Zealand Jo<*ke* Club in lieu of the'present Kacine Conference." Mr A. Arthur seconded the motion, which was carried