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Evening Star, Issue 20314, 24 October 1929, Page 14

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CAULFIELD TRAINING NOTES. MELBOURNE. October 24. (Received October 24, at 1.30 p.m.) The weather was fine but dull for the gallops at Caulfield. On the course proper Phar Lap, with a light weight, went seven furlongs in train 35sec easily. Cathraar (J, O’Brien) covered a mile in Imin 52sec, doing the last four furlongs in 52sec. _ Demos beat Esteban over a mile in Imin 47sec. Treat beat Quick Reward In a mile, taking Imin 48sec. On the grass Prince Don (L. Healy) accounted for ten furlongs in 2min 13£sec. the first mile being done in Imin 48sec. Black Duchess went five furlongs in Imin 3sec, the first four taking 49i|sec. Mollison beat Sir (Francis over three furlongs in 37('sec. On the sand Catkin (T. Northovcr) went a mile m Imin 47sec, Thurlstoue heat Micawberite over four furlongs on the grass in 48Jsec. GALE IN THE NORTE. DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. NEW PLYMOUTH, October 24. A strong south-east gale did considerable damage last night. Two partlybuilt houses were blown down, aiml the end wall of a big garage at the Farmers’ Co-operative Association’s premises was moved and collapsed. A man was injured. The shipping in port was not affected. ANCIENT FOREST REMAINS. A Christchurch Association message states that the buried remains of an ancient forest have been found about (ift below the surface in Riccartoii during drainage excavation work. Many of the trees struck aro still standing upright. HOTEL DESTROYED. The Lakeside Hotel, at Moaua (West Coast), was destroyed early this morning. The fire started in the kitchen, and was discovered by Mrs Osborne,the licensee. It was owned by Coates and M’Kechnie, and was insured for amounts unknown.—Greymouth Association message. BRIDGE REPAIRED. A Palmerston North Association message states that aftei great difficulty the damaged spans oi the Longhorn railway bridge were repaired, and trains'resumed at 6 o’clock this morning. The gale struck the exposed bridge with great force, rendering the task, first ol fire lighting, then of repairing, one of great difficulty and danger. The nortn-bound Limited got away at 1 a.m., and the south Limited from Linton at midnight.