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TURF GOSSIP. Acceptances for the Oamaru Jockey Club'* Spring Meeting are due at S p.m. to-day. Nominations for the Canterbury Jockey Chili's Metropolitan Meeting 'Stewards" Handicap. Criterion Handicap. Metropolitan Handicap. Canterbury Cup. Jockey Club Handicap. Members' Handicap. Stead Gold Cup. Electric Plate, and Fendalton Handicap) close at 8 p.m. on Friday. Acceptances for the liirchwood Hunt Meeting and nominations for the Riverton Racing Club's Spring Meeting elc-ie on Friday. Nominations for the Oamaru T.C.'s Spring Meeting closo at 8 p.m. on Friday. The Creynio'iith Trotting Club postponed the closing of nominations for its Spring Meeting until !) p.m. on Friday. The inclusion of ftav Life in the nominations for the Trial Plate at the North Canterl'iiry Racing Club's Annual ?>foeting was an error. The name should have been Gay Bird. Through a. telegraphic, error. Frivolous was nominated for the Oxford Hack Handicap, whereas the event, should have been the Trial Plate. Hapnv Warrior has. Wn placed in the schooling list. This will make him ineligible to fulfil his engagements at the Dunedin and Gore Meeting.;. There has lie-en a bad break in the weather ;<t Wingatui, and a heavy track is inevitable for the cpening of the. Dunedin Jockey Club's Spring Meeting to-morrow. Happy Days i.; reported to lie suffering from n pricked foat sv.stained while at Geraldine. He was worked at Wiugatui yesterday morning, but was lameon leaving the track. Father O'Flynn was amongst those seen out at Wingatui yesterday morning and -worked freely, though -the going was heavy. Is. Dedey has been at riding work at Ellerslio since tho beginning of the month, and no horseman's sen-ices could be more in request. »Sea Comet, the half-brother by Day Comet to Poanui, has 'bought from, his breeder by the Auckland sportsman, Mr W. Casey. Sea Comet i.; to go into C. Coleman's stable to be tried as a jumper. Jf ho turned out as good as his relative he would be a payable property. "Wench has made her reappearance on tho track e.,t Trontham. She has not been asked to do a great deal, but is coming to hand well. Degago is showing as much promise as anything trained at Trentham. Last Thursday morning she sprinted six furlongs on tho tan track in lm 17 3-os, doing it very easily. Tho Kilbroney filly is a smart galloper at her best anil should win big money this season. Merry Day continues to improve in her work, and there is every probability of B. Burgess's mare coming to Riccarton next month. She is the only representative from the Wairarapa left in the New Zealand Cap. Taking a line through Ladyfingers's running at tho Fleet Meeting at Trenthsun when she gave Nancy Lee 11 lb and a beating, R. Knox's mare should show up in the Flying Handicap at Masterton with 7 10 on Friday next. Nothing _ definite is available r.s to the intentions of the owner of Te Kara in regard to the New Zealand Cup engagement; hut ib was rumoured in the Waikato last week that his party was considering transporting him to Victoria to try his luck in the Melbenme Cup. Lucrative's recent performances 'have been most disappointing. He shows speed on the training tracks, but fails to reproduce it with the colours up. His owner, Mr J. Hannan, has sent the son of Quarantine to the Foxton trainer, A. Wright, who will endeavour to make him a hurdler. The appearance of the x "Weekly Press and Referee" is awaited with interest by all sportsmen throughout New Zealand, for it ranks an easy first in sporting journalism, and by reason of the excellent reading matter which it provides, has thoroughly earned its position. This week a special feature is' a story on English Racing dealing with the latest events" decided there, and an Australian correspondent tells of the latest doings of Pilliewinkic and other New Zealand horses. The Rook tells of the prospects of three-year-old racing this year; Surveyor deals at length with the Dunedin Spring Meeting, and The Rook, Antisthenes, Spectator, and Wayfarer each contribute matter of interest on topical subjects. lii the trotting pages Searchlight deals with the Wellington Trotting Club's Spring Meeting, and also discusses the prospects of candidates for the New Zealand Cup. Miles tells of the careers of those two good pacers Realm and Snowshoe. Correspondents from all parts relate the latest items of news from their respective districts. v V.A.T.C. SPRING MEETING. GUINEAS ACCEPTANCES. (by cable—press association—coptright.) (australian and n.z. cable association.) October 6. The following are the final acceptors for the CAULFIELD GUINEAS of 3000 guineas, For three-year-olds: Colts 8 5: geldings 8 'J; fillies 8. " lm —Garrula, Redshank, -Manacre, Bondi, Ambassador, Royal Harvest, Petunia, Puocion, Amounts, Inferno, Royal Embrace, Valeska colt, Hilaria filly.

VICTORIAN RACING. CUP SCRATCHINGS. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIOK.) (Received October 6th. 10.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 6. J. Munro will ride All Sunshine in the Caulfield Cup. Honan arrives at Melbourne to-morrow. Scratching* for the Caulfield Cup are:— Hampden. Nisservand, Player. Ifeenah. Melbourne Cup—Headon and Gounod. The New Zealand-bred Gladys Lillian has accepted for the Debutante Stakes.