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Ia the list of final payments for the . Great Autumn Handicap published on Thursday inoriiing llewi Poto and Ber. trsda Wajro included in error. Bqll| 1 these horses wero scratched raome dayif ago. " *. - After the Autumn Hnndican at Ad* dington on Thursday the stipendiarj: stewards asked for a meeting of stesy" ards to consider tho running of Mystic*"-' At a full meeting, after hearing; tlie'*' driver's explanation, it was decided that no action could bo taken. '_•__-* Tho track at Addington on Thursday I was in exceptionally good order, aw*'" I some-very-fast times were registerSc../ ; during the afternoon, several ! competitors improving considerably •"£. ■• ■their best previous performances.' In:* the Introductory Handicap, Prints \f Akwood cut out the mile _;and a. half:., in 3min 28 2-ssec,. and _ Bright who was second, went 3n_ii.29sec. "fM'-;' Easter Handicap was good performance on the Bell, who covered the two/mileg 35 4-ssec, while St. Kevin's. time'ir-aSf 4min SSsec. The Improveta' | v-as won by Lady Tempest m 4mJ_OTs' 4-ssec, while Huon Drift, who'finish second, registered 4mm-36 l-sssec.aSs!_s__ The Auckland Racing Club's Auttpni-J Meeting opens to-day, and the Auj|sß—§ Meeting of the Tuapeka County Joek-jv • Club and the Wairarapa "Racing Cro"** will also be in progress. 'v. The A.J.C. Autumn Meeting, whicfc' opens to-day at —andwick, will attrtyaE a good deal of attention from New Zea*. land sportsmen, for though tho Djti| minion is not represented in the Dottr", caster Handicap. New Zealand horfliif,' figure in some of the other events oJfe the card. \ti Bercola has been scratched for. _tu£ Hurdles at tho A.J.C. Meeting; '-"$ At the Coromandcl Meeting on Satur-J day week, Mrs S. G. Lindsay wontfr" double with Roylette (Soult— wlio also ran second in the Maiden, ac4--three events with Yankee Doodle (Wit-". riki—Golden Rose). Tho latter *% tho Cup, a milo nnd a-quarter. tlie.*F*T< ing Handicap and the "Welter HaaSf' cap. In each event Yankee Doodle' contested Sir, Rupert ran second. "■'-,__*- The committee of the Victoria Aiß*y tcur Turf Club "has appointed Dr.'Vjt'f H. Lang handicapper at a salary;«t; £600 a year, in the place, of Mrjfc, Kelly Maitland whoso accepted by the committee 'in '-ft""-,' ruary. Dr. Lang was for many. J—P. a breeder in tlie Corowo district, .&&. also raced horses. He was sccre_rj-. of tho- Corowa Racing Club for ~-_»£_ years* * , *"*"" Accoraingto a Wellington writer,tl» New Zealand connexions of the ffiucfc boomed Taranaki-owned horse ■ Ltw Multifid CMultifid— Lady Nell) threw «. for asrood win when ho scored in the ~e:" ter Purse, six furlongs, on his st-cow". a-pnearance in Victoria, at "Vfoont* Valley, oh tho 20th tilt. , He. etarW., second favourite. caiTiod 9st olbdmtj den by W. Foulsham). and won byftjar lengths in lmin lo'sec. Royal AliW. (R. Lewis) was favourite, and r*a, second. . •* "■ - :"-