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Royal was scratched for tho Great Easter Handicap at -1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Cumulus Was scratched for the Gimcrack Handicap at the C.J.C. Autumn Meeting at 11 a.m. yesterday. B. Deelev will ride Bonny Rigg in the Grent faster Handicap, and accordingly another horseman will have to bo found for Chortle. Baring training at Randwick yesterday morning Mountain Knight ran an excellent milo with McLachlan in the saddle. Tho journoy was covered in lmin 44 J sec. An Auckland telegram of yesterday s date says that Hyettus has been scratched for all engagements at the A.lt.C. Meeting. Wisebird, who was given one or two days' trotting exorcise at Riccarton, was worked on the plough yesterday morning, and completed two rounds at something approaching half-pace. Sho was quite sound, but has lost a good deal of muscle during her spell. There being no conveniences at Ashburton for schooline horses, Sveaborg was sent to S. Trilford. at the Washdyke, to bo tried at hurdling. At his first" attempt the big Finland gelding shaped well, but that satisfied him. and since then he cannot be got within a hundred yards of a hurdle. Only forty-fivo horses were withdrawn from their engagements on the opening day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club's Faster Meeting. The respective number of acceptors for each of the eight races are:—l 4. 15, 13, 11, l-~, 13. 11. and 14, making a total of 10G. The class is excellent throughout, and there is every promise of a capital day _j sport on Thursday, April Ist. Patrons of the recent Napier Park races will remember —somo with plea, -lire, others with feelings akin to disgust—an incident that happened subsequent to the last race of the meeting (states the "Daily Telegraph"). Doeley. the rider of the first horse, Multifual, was unable to draw the requisite weight when he returned to the scales, and as a result the horse was disqualified. Bodenham, the second horse, was declared the winner, and there was then a frantic search for destroyed tickets. Quite a number were found, pieced together, and handed in. They were tho subject of enquiry by the committee of the club, and it was decided not to pay out on any defaced tickets, hut to hand the amount of un-

claimed dividends (amounting to -■•-*-' 12sl as a donation to tho hospital. The course proper was open at Addington Yesterday morning, and was m tip-ton order. Tiiough the work done was of an interesting nature, nemo or tho trainers stretched their chargeright out. Fleming had Our Thorpe, Texas, and Rothbury down at tho Addington track yestardav, and gave them somo solid work. "Our Tho.:** looks in great buckle, * and did his work in a finished-; manner. He was given two miles at .omething like a 4.-0 gait, and did it with tiio utmost freedom and ease. Texas, who went with him for about a mile and a half, had no chance of keeping pace at any part of it. She broke once or twice, but di<i not lose much ground. The limit horses will havo to maintain a solid race'if they want to keep out of Our Thorpe's way in the big trot. Rothbury was worked at a fair pace, but did not go too steadily, and left his feefc on ono or two occasions; he looks well. Adventuress, who is carrying a lot more condition than sho usually does, was sprinted one or two quarters, and not only showed plenty of speed, butlooked anxious to go on with it. Bequest did nice work yesterday. Sho had hopples on, and was given ono or two smart quarters. M. Edwards ha--; closo on thirty horses in work at New Brighton. Thl** is about a record team for any stablo round about Christchurch. Bryco lias over twenty pacers and trotters in his team, and thero are ono or two useful sorts. T. Fox is just making a start on a rather nico youngster by Rothschild.