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SPORTING.

NOTES. After winning the Woolston Plato at Riccarton yesterday, Tcviotdalo wns bought in tor £180. Alter Pride of Clutha had won the August Handicap at lliccarton yesteidav, the stewards held an enquiry into her running, ns compared with her form on tho first day. Tho explanation given wi»s accepted. ; Mr i 1 rank _ Armstrong, of Hawke s Bav. bred Hiirakia, tho winner of the Grand National and .Morning, the winner of tho Beaufort Steeplechase. Both are by Sylvia Park, and both were foaled in the eaine year. There was a. shortage of receiving windows at Riccarton yesterday, as on Tuesday, and in consequence money was shut out on several races. It is estimated that during the two days several thousands of pounds were lost to tho grand total of investments. A special general meeting of members of the Canterbury Jockey Club will be held at the Club's rooms at 2.bi) p.m. tonday, to consider the advisableness of giving the whole of the net profit of the Club for tho financial year ending 'April 30th, 1911, to a fund or funds connected with the war. Art, who won at Riccarton yesterday, is a half-brother to Vladimir, who won the C.J.C. Stewards' Handicap, and the Great Autumn Handicap, for Sir Georgo McLean. Art is by the St. Simon—Mildred horse imported a few year# ago by Sir George McLean, and his Dam, Mist, descends from Manto through Cornelia —Emily — Emma—No Name—Lady Gertrude. The paddock will see the presence of yet another of the Dominion's prominent hurdlers for the next month or two. a weak spot having been found in Sir Donald's understandings whilst the son of Advance was running in the Grand National Ilunllc Raco yesterday. Dear Annio also broko down when Hearing homo in the Hunt oiub Cup. This morning at 10 o'clock Messrs Pyne and Co. will sell, at Messrs*Hayward's Stables. Chester street,' tho racinc and breeding stock of the lato Mr St. John Buckley. The catalogue includes tho stallions Ail Masterpiece. eiirht brood mares, amons them being Hermosa. dam «f Oiyoi. and Aerina. dam of All Ready. *Five of tho mares are in foal to All Red. and three are in foal .to Masterpiece. The sale will include three racehorses in training, by All Red, namely. Ay© Ready, Red Shield, and Red Robe. F. Holmes receiver advice yesterday afternoon to the effect that the three trotting horses purchased by htm during his recent visit to America had arrived at Wellington by the Marama, and were to come on to Lyttelton by that steamer last erening." They will have to co into quarantine on arrival at Lyttelton, Thft message stated that the horses had arrived' in splendid con?ilion. The trio comprises the yearling filly Trix Pointer, by Dcraonio —Bally Pointer ; the bay horse Logan Pointer, foaled in 1909, hv Star Pointer —Efse Lozan; and the filly Bonitene, foaled in 1912. by The Bandsman—Madeline Marshall.