COURSE GOSSIP.
That Foul Play is a bit too fine. That Major George's filly is a spceler for a mile. That Matau did a fine gallop on Friday morning. That there were none of the books out oa Saturday. That Ariel will not start for the Autumn Handicap. That Matau takes his fences as well as The Agent does. That Sir George will win the big handicap if he goes for it. That Maid of Honour did a mile trial on Friday in fast time. That there are in town a few " nineteeners" and "whisperers." Beware of them. That, when the race is all over, Sportsman •will be found to be the winner of the Steeplechase. That Tim Whiffler will be the selected one of Mr. Smith's stable ou the day for the Autumn Handicap. That the strange horses are always treated more leniently than the local ones in handicaps at Auckland Meetings.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6052, 11 April 1881, Page 6
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