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Otago Witness, Issue 1950, 4 April 1889, Page 23

Trot, Ibov; Tradesmen's, lsov ; Provincial, Isov ; Winter Trot, Ibov ; St. Clair Welter, Isov. TUESDAY. MAY 7, 1889.— Weights declared at noon for handicaps on first day. TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1889. — General Entries— Maiden Plate, 30s ; Selling Race, 30s ; Selling Hurdle, 30s ; Novel, 10s. Acceptances— Hurdle, Ibov; Birthday Handicap, 2bovb; May Trot, Ibov; Tradesmen's Handicap, Ibov. FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1889. — Weights declared on evening of first day for second day s Handicap Baoes. Acceptances-Provincial, 2sovs ; Novel Isov; Winter Trot, Isov; St. Clair Welter, Ibov. All Sweepstakes payable at scale half an hour be-^ fore the advertised time of starting. SYDNEY JAMBS, 4ftp Secretary.^ DUNEDIN PLUMPTON COUBSING MEETING. MAY 9, 10, and 11. PBOGRAMMB : FORBURY ALE-AGED STAKES, for an unlimited number of Doga at 2bovb each. ST. LEGER, for an unlimited number of Puppies at 2so vb each. CONSOLATION STAKES, Isov each. Nominations for Forbury and St. Leger (10s each) close on Thursday, 18th April ; balance of sweep (£1 10b each), with name and full particulars of dogs, on Tuesday, 7th May. HARRY L , JAMBS> 3ap Secretary. ti^t O T I O E~. The PROGRAMME of all Athletic and Sports Meetings held in the Otago Metropolitan District in which HORSE RACES are included must be APPROVED by the Dunedin Jockey Club, or horses running thereat will be PERMANENTLY DISQUALIFIED under rules 19 and 20» „„ SYDNEY JAMES, 22m Secretary Dunedin Jockey Club. vrOWR B A D V NEW ZEALAND TTTRF RECORD For 1888-7. Puicb, 10s; Including Postaqk, 10s 6d. Orders can be sent to MESSRS WHETHAM & CO., r^tn Box 325. P. 0.. Dnnadin.

TO COEBESPONDENTS. Subscriber, Clyde.— Tradition was knocked down at*osogs; Carbine's price was 3000ga. D F C, Kelso.— Nelson has won several weight-for-age races. One of these was the; Autumn Stakes at the A.J.C. meeting, when he was five years old. T. P., Auokland.— He is now in Sydney.

TALK OFJTHE DAY. BY MAZEPPA. ggp Attention is called to the programmes of the Dunedin Plumpton Coursing meeting and the Dnnedin Jockey Olub's May meeting which appear in this issue. * # * There was a rumour abroad at the tail end of last week to the effect that Ravemwing had gone amiss and was an unlikely starter for the Autumn Handicap. From what I can make out there was no serious cause for the scare, and, though her backers are nob over confident, I still think that she will very nearly win. Mon Loup is a sure starter, bar accidents, and will run better than some who do not know him may expect. %* Johnny Taggart leaves by the Te Anan this week for Melbourne, taking with him the galloway mare Idalia and the pony Tottie- on account of Mr T. Surman. Keith also goes across by the same boat with Random, the pony stallion Veto,' and another trotter— a maiden. I understand that Idaha and Tottie are to be placed on the market in Melbourne. %• Black Eose, the trotting mare whose performance at the Forbury caused no end of dissatisfaction, managed to win two races at the Canterbury Trotting Club's meeting on Friday last. In one of these— the Maiden— she was closely pressed, and took 6min 19seo to cover the two miles; and in the Two-mile Handicap she won very comfortably by 80 yards, her time being (Jmin even,