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metropolitan club, a further postponement. Owing to the adverse weather conditions the Committee of tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club has decided to postpone the opening day of its August Meeting until Wednesday. The fixture will now be held ou 'Wednesday, Friday, and Monday next.

Handicaps for the second day will be published on Thursday morning, and acceptances will close at 12 noon the samo day.

Handicaps for the third day will be published on Saturday morning, and acceptances' will close at 12 uoou the same day.

TROTTING NOTES. Acceptances for the Forbury Park T.C.'s Fleet Meeting close on Thursday at 5 p.m. Great Bingeu has made a good recovery from the lameness which placed him out of commission for a couple of days last week and ho : will fulfil his engagements at the coming Meeting. Horses engaged at Aldington during the coming Meeting must enter the ground by Wright's road. The popularity of the light harness sport in the Northern City has been fully demonstrated by the excellent nominations received by the Auckland T.C. for its Fleet Meeting. For tho seven, races. 178 hotses figure in the list, averaging over 25 horses a race. The Officers' Handicap lias drawn a ■field of 39, America Stakes (Free for All) 10, Stats aftd Stripes Handicap 26, Admiral's Handicap 18, Governor's Handicap 18, Fleet Handicap 49, and the Au Kevoir Handicap 18. Canterbury owned afld trained horses are freely engaged at the Auckland T.C.'s Fleet Meeting. Amongst those hatilig representatives- are W. J. Tonikiftson • (MiAton Derby, Bell Harold, Napland, Nelson Derby and Percy Dillon), J. J. Kennefley (Logan Chief, Pedro Pronto, Fight Ever and Clonmel), P. Riddle (Sheik, Orion and Young Blake), M, 13. Edwards (Black Admiral, General Bingen, and Dalnahine), N. Burgess (Bessie Logah), A. Hendrlksen (Billy iSea), J. Bryce (Taurekarfelta, Great Hope and Ivy Audubon), J, MSsservfiy (Onyx), G. S. Smith (La Fayette).

Of the ten horses engnged in the America Stakes (Free For All) eight are trained iu the South. Island, and if all cf them go to tlio post it will cost the Club £240 for travelling expenses, as the programme stipulates that £3O :i horse will be allowed for Southern horses that compete in tho race. A special horse train will leave Christchurch for Dunedin on August 16th at 10.10 p.m., taking horses engaged at the Forbury Park T.C.'s Fleet Meeting, also racehorses that have assisted at tho ■ Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Fixture. It will stop at Sodtburn, Eakaia, Ashburton and Timaru and stations south of Timaru when required. The Annual Reunion of members of the Canterbury Owners' and Breeders' Association will be held in tiie Masonic Hull to-night at 8 o'clock. This year's function promises to be a great success; ns the Committee has been successful in arranging a first-class musical programme. The report to be presented a " 0 alinual meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club states that the past yea* has been the best in the history of t e Club. After writing off £290 143 depreciation, tho Profit and Loss Account shows a credit balance of £IO,O/5 13s 2d. Of this sum £10,050 has been carried to Capital Account, leaving 13s 2d still to the credit of Profit and Loss Account. The Capital Account has increased from £IO,OOO m 1913 to £55,000 iu 192u, an ° f £45,000 in twelve years, lhe debenture issue of £60,000 has now been fully paid up. During the past season the Club gave £27,50 ain stakes for the three meetings. The new grandstand has been completed and furnished at a cost for buildings and furniture of £.03 629 ScL The committee lias in view' further expenditure, viz.,. new entrance gates, improvements to grounds, and a new sand track to enable trainers to work their horses during the winter months.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB. SYDNEY, August 8. The annual report of the A u , Q '.T a '! a !i SS The stakes distributed at Warwick Farm Meetings was £30,527, making a grand total of £180,656. The amount , P asse(l through the totalisaton, at» twenty-six days ivas £1,354 8-5 and at Warwick Farm on two days £35,277, a total of £1 390,102 against £1,570, —6 for -twentyeight days' racing by the Australian Jockey Club at Randwiclt last year. The Stale benefited by way of revenue to tho extent of £125,109, and the State also received £68,051 in respect of admission tlx and half the fees P&id to the club by bookmakers, making ft grand total ol £193,100. The Fedetal Government entertainment tax amounted to £14,530. The oxcess of revenue over expenditttte {m- the yeat ended June 30th, 192 j, was £23,688. ' .

V.A.T.C. STEEPLECHASE MEETING. (BY CUM—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COMJUQHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND ».Z. CABI.S ASSOCIATION.) MELBOURNE, August 9. Following is the result c£ the . AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE, of 2100 sovs. About 4m. J T McKenfcie's ch g PALBI by Eaton Lad—Fixie 12 7 . ... . • Pearce 1 A E. Bowman's b % Silver Heart by OhaUenfeei—Pianola aged. 31 7. Warner 2 G. Ccoley's b g Jupiter by Murillo—Amlierst Queen sjt3 10 9 .. Baker 3 There wfero seven starters. Misterne and Master Fife were at the head of affairs alternately till well itito the last round, Master Fife leading alcng tho Railway from Misterne.. Silver Heart was first ever tho last fence, follpwtd by Master Fife, Beeembler, ard Palbi. The last-named finished fast and Wat Silver Heart l>y;!half a head. Roieel fell. Time, 8m 2s.