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NOTES FROM MELBOURNE (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) MELBOURNE, 23rd February. The former New Zealand jockey Ashley Reed now heads the list of Alelbourne winning riders. His totals comprise 26 wins, 14 seconds, and 11£ thirds. W. Duncan is second on the list with 242wins, 16 seconds, and 16 thirds. Newmarket Handicap scratchings are; Dominant, Zanzibar, Knight’s Favour, Kartanj Top o’ the Morn, Antonelle. Pliar Lap carries 9.7 in Saturday’s Essendon Stakes and Glare 8.2. JOCKEYS SUSPENDED FOR CARELESS RIDING SYDNEY, 23rd February. The Australian Jockey Club stewards held an inquiry into the cause of interference in two races at Warwick Farm on Saturday and at Atenangle Park. Jockeys Wyeth and Abbott were suspended for careless riding, the former for a month and the latter for two months.
AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB PROSPECTS FOR FINAL DAY (By Telegraph—Special to "The Mail”) AUCKLAND, This Day. Tlie meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club which opened on Saturday will be brought to a close at Alexandra Park to-morrow and again highclass sport is promised in every race. The material is of the class which makes for exciting contests and. with the first day’s form to guide backers there are likely to be some strong fancies. A dozen have been accepted for in the Makenzie Handicap, while in the second “leg,” the Forbes Handicap, no less than 19 figure. Favourite divisions in the respective races mav be: Ma.nurewa Handicap—Parrish Belle, Call Boy, Guy McElwyn. Ho wick Handicap First Flight, Grand Canyon, Bingen Crest. MacKenzie Handicap-Free Advice, Mountain Dell. Glenrossie. Sylvia Park Handicap—Mignonne, The Admiral, Great Ballin. IRangitoto Handicap—Surprise Journey, Kolmar, Linnet the Great-Jack Bingen bracket. Forbes Handicap—Free Advice, Nella Dillon, Pageant. Richmond Handicap Mignonne, Author Franz-Baron Bingen bracket, Purser. Farewell Handicap—Benefice, Pavlova, Little Guy.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 24 February 1931, Page 9
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