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■> ' FBI GLENCOB.] 1 Tho Hawko's Bay Cup will bo run on — -•Wednesday and the Hawke's Bay Stakes-oil ' Thursday. J i : •, :/ .- Hipporofla has gono- slightly ; amiss, . and j -. . • • . .js 'not likely -to the Hawko's Bay f t : 1 Bulletin; whoiwon the- Trial Handicap at 7 w ■ the Chnstchurch races; ,-is by Pilgrim's - Pro- 7 gress-rGossip,: and. consequently a halfrbrotbsr to Bobrikoff. r j Mr. S. Nettlefold, of Melbourne, who c visited New Zealand in,February,has now. J . • left for-a trip: to England, and "Will :be away -j about sis months 1 .:•••' Pony ownors rare reminded that: accept-: J ■ v ,.ances - for:the two-principal handicaps at: tho, •a; -; ,-WeUmgton:-'Pony and - Galloway Bacmg . -i ..' vClub's May. meeting closo at,noon, to-day. ' Jockeys W. Young, .H. Cairns, F. Langstone, and H Telford were passengers by i ■ tho Araliura for Picton on Saturday on tho ] Way to tho Marlborough; races. •. : - ■ At the Ashburfcon meeting Lady Disdain, 1 is set to givi Bucclouch weight. Since go- j -- ihgmtoMurray-Aynsley'satablo, Lady Dis-.; > darn has won two races. J 1 The Epsom Derby is to bo run on May J ' 26 and the Oaks two days later -— •- Tho 'Wairarapa trainers, H; ,Fletcher, R. Knox, and J. Crdss, brought their teams ] for Blenheim down on Saturday morning, ] ';/. - ;;and caught/tKo';.Arahura,, jyhich.'sailed' for j Picton at 1 o'clock ] ' :J.-M'Laughlm w;ll take Maiora and Rock ! - ,r,;:, J?eiTy.across to'tho Marlborough.m«€Fting ,today. ' ' Mr E J. Watt has disposed of Moriarty to Mr.' E. B. Bell, of Melbourne, for 800 . : : guineas,. and' the,horeo.-wiU be shippqd .via ,: .t '- -' the south on-Thursday.-.next.: . Tho sale was ® arranged by Mr. U. Shannon. 1 ■] • -Mustercr/. who offccted'a surprise in tho | • Hack Handicap at itho- Chnstchurch. meeting en- Saturday; afternoon,'.is la'.foll 'brother to. : Bona and Lamsdorff. ,The'nominations .recewed'by the Auckland: J : ' : Racing 1 Clubfor tho. two.-principal OTcnts .at • •;:: : . the Great-' Northern ■' Steeplechase <■■■ meeting . ' show a slight moroaso 'on last year's fig- ■/: vJonkiLS is [mentioned us. the., probable :.i ' riderof Moral in the Hawke's Bay Cup on A Wanganui exchange states that it is •' r■: - tiio ' intention' of Metropolitan': Commit- ' .t«> to •submit to tho Racing Conforonco certain proposals having for their object-.the. framing of resolutions .providing for, tho-ap-pointment of stipendiary stewards. Pantutu is among tho hojges handicapped ■ for the Tongahoo Hurdles, to' be decided,at -' >.-. the Egmont ■ Racing ■; Club's : meeting ;. next. ■ week, .' .. .- Presoirti indications :pomt-,to: tho. Morlbor- ' < : « . j ough .Raoing . Club.'having! a:.vcry - Successful ' meot'ng this week. Largo shipments of - '.v rr;; horses'.went i across. the i'Strait|' , b^li]jViday,B'1i]jViday , B' :./■■■■: and Saturtfay'B boats, ;and 'with an , extra ';v.: ■■'.contingont .'.to-day^thorp/.wi11...b0 r . over-forty- :, :.\iJ ■■.:visiting 'horr.es"- competmgr at■ the meeting. Good fields are therefore assured in all the •: ; evojits,: i and;: tho -.two ' days'; racing- at; River- - :. - lands.' should, bo very-interesting; • ' The. club ■has arranged ar- special .' steamerservice to' and. from -.Picton,'particulars -of which aro advertised in this*issue. Residents of this city .-may !go ". across on ( .Wednesday morning ! % ' and return tho Bamonight, or. tho. following night, as they desire. H ONE THOUSAND CUINEAS. V 1 j^BTTELEGSAPHj —PEESS; ASSOCIATION—COPIEIaHT.) ■ ! London, April 30 • At tho ;N<rwmarkct First Sprrng i Meeting -the following was the result of tho, . ONE THOUSAND, GUINEAS STAKES, for threo-year-old fiDiesj'Sst. each. Rowley mile. Mr L. Neumann's br. f. Electra, by i Eager—Sirenia , . 1 .His MaiestyVb. f. Princess do Galles, by ' Gauinule—Ecila , 2 ' jMr. W. Cooper's ch. -L Parola, by Peri simmon—Edmeo 3 • . Electra, oistoutly-brod filly,.is half-sister to Siberia,' with whwn i£r: L. Nouraaim last year won tho Jockey Club Stakes, of 10,000 eovs.j-and several other good: races. ' In.fact, Sibona was rosponsblo for-her owner being ; ' v «coond.<m'.tho-wiiminiK :lisK- her eight etartS: as o'-.two-year-mdji Elecka . was .placed i/: four. tunos first-and four tunes second,'-and- . • for somo timo past sho has been* named as ... ' tho most likoly' winner, of. the Ono Thousand. , Her. win marks. Mr.. Neumann's first success i : -}n any' of: tho 1 classics.; ,vPnnocss de Gjilles »;"i- did not appear until? last season was well advanced,-. but out of:six starts sho won four. <» •'- tiihe3 and; was' tTiaco iplacod second, and it; . was - recognised that sho would .run woll in tho Royal colours this season.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 May 1909, Page 5
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