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Footballers must not forget the ait faj, portant final selection match to-day. Richardson, the '< darkle " pugilist, left N*pier ifcat night, He intends xffiaUeng. tag the Hawke's Bay talent, and will have a smack at Matthews the miraculous when he gets as far as the Empire City. Riahardeon is a very decent fellow, and as far as the local match was concerned fought lair and square, J The following items are supplied by tita London correspondent of the «llznec'-d Star i—One of those little surprises which makn the tnrf such a pleasant ground for bookmakers signalised the last race at Kempton Park on bank holiday. There were only two starters—Mr Starkey’s well-known ‘'sprinter'’ Modiste (ridden by G eorge Barret) and an untried privately trained three-year old called Eipa. on whom a stable boy named Hobday had his first leg up. The Ring asked backers of Modiste for odds varying from 4to 6 to one 1 but so good a thing <"d it look for the mare that the price was freely laid. Mr Starkey managed to got on about £5,000 to £l,OOO altogether, and many of his friends also plunged rather wild’y. Their feelings may be conceived when the outsider, after making all the running, won in a canter by a couple of lengths. Need I say the Ring ye"ed till they were hoarse.