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Harneii and Grant, TTXUNEDIN AND GHRISTCHURCH, NOW OPEN. STRAIGHT OUT: New Zealand Cap-500fet Ito 20. Melbourne Cap. , -, DOUBLE t Melbourne and New Zealand Cups. STARTING PRICE on »11 prinoipal Now Zealand Events with £10 limit. Australian Events— £l6 limit. English Events— £ls liinifc. Trotg— £s limit. All Races where there ate only two runnorB — £2 limit. Note. — B. and G. will only do business on meetings where there is at least one Race on the programme of the advertised vahie of £60. DAILY TIMES SUMMARY FOR ' EUROPE. Fubliehed every four weeks for transmission via San Francisco. Annual Subscription 2s 6d. SPORTING, _^ FIXTURES. | MAY 1 25-Wangauui-i 22— Tahuna Park I 25— Takapuna •23, 25— Dunedin | 25-Ashburton. AUSTRALIA. May 23, 25-Sydney T.C. BEST RECORDS TO DATE IN HEW ZEALAND. Four furlongs— Safeguard, 47sec, In the O.J O. Nursery Handicap, and Golden Fleece, 47sec in the 0. J.C. Electric Plate, November 1894. Five furlongs— Forester, lmin lsec, O.J.C. Flying Handicap; November 1886. Six furlongß— Loyalty, lmin Msec. 0.J.0. First Challenge Stakes, April 1893. Barmby, lmin 14aec, Ashbuiton Flying, September 1894. Seven furlongs— Ruby, Imin27isec, O.J.C Craven Stakes, January 1888 One mile— Merganser, lmin 41$seo, C.J.O. Jockey „ Club Handicap. November 1892. Wamneton O.J.C. Farewell Handier p, November 1893. One mile and a furloDg— Leda, lmin 66iaeo, January Handicap, Wellington, 1896. One mik aad a-quarter— Titbit, 2min Biaec, 0.J.0. Grand Stand Handicap, January 1887. One mile and a-half— Merganser, 1 2min 35Jseo, O.J 0 Great Autumn Handicap, April 1893. One mile and three-quarters— Spindrift, 3mln 4 4-ssec, Wanganui Cup, March, 1896 Two miles— Roaefeldt, 3nun 29-sec, New Zealand Cup, November 1893. Two miles and a distance— Occident, Smin BOseo, Dunedin Cup, February 1892. Two miles and a-quarter— Euroolydon, 3mins7iieob t Canterbury Cup,-- 1896. * BEST BECOBDS IW AUSTRALIA AMD AMERICA Four furlongs— Australian : Bis Bis, 48aec. Amerl« can : Geraldine, 46sec. Five furlongs — Australian : Walwa, lmin. OJseo American : Maid Marian, 56} sec. Six furlongs— Australian : Volcano Ascotvale, and Van it as, lmin 14sec. American t Domino, lmin 9seo. Seven furlongs— Australian I Trieste, lmin 27seo. American : Bella 8., lmin 23} sec (on a straight run). _ One mile— Australian: Boolka, Kingflah, Paris, Bungobah, and Delaware lmin 40sec. Amen- „ can : Salvator, lmin 35Jsec (againßt time on a straight course). Nine furlongs— Australian : Valiant, lmin 65sec. ' American : Tristan, Imin Sljgeo. One mile and a-quartex — Australian: Hova, 2min 6sec. American: Banquet, 2min 33sec (straight course). ' One mile and a-half — Australian : Prince Imperial, Sam* Olaf, and Megaphone, 2min 35§geo. American : Lamplighter, 2mln 3215e0 One mile and three-quarters — Australian : Correze, 3min 3seo. American : Hotspur, Smin 0J«eo. Two miles— Australian : Carbine, Smin 28} sec. American : Ten BrQeck and Newton, 3min 27iseo. Two miles and a-quarter— Australian : Dreadnought, 3min 59Jsec. American: Preakness and Springbok (dead heat), 3min 56lsec. Three miles— Australian : Quiver and Wallace dead heat), Smin SSJsec. American : Drake Carter, Smin S4sec. Four miles— American : Ten Broeck, 7min 15}seoBEST TROTTING RECORDS j NEW ZEALAND. One mile.— Saddle, Yum Yum, 2min S7Jsac, Cantarbury T.C., May 1894 ; harness, Rita, 2min 30sec, Lancaster Park, April 1895. Gne mile and a-half.— Saddle,, Commotion, 3mm 57sec, Timaru, September 1895. Two miles. — Saddle, Rita, 4min 58Jsvc, Lansaster ParW. November 1895; harness, Rita, Sraiu 7sec Tahuna Park February 1895. Two miles and a-half. — Wizard, 6min 36 3-Csec, Maniototo, February, 18f6; harness, Berlin Abdallah, 6min 37sec, Tahuna Park, Febiuary 18%. Three miles.— Saddle, Kpider, 7min 59sec, Maniototo, February, 1895 ; harness, Specification, 7min 35isec, Canterbury T. 0., May 1891. Four miles.— Harness, Specification, lOmin 47sec f Lancaster Park, July 1894. AMERICAN (IN HARNESS). One mile.— Alix, 2min 3|Bec, September 19, 1891. Two r miles.— Greenlander, 4min 32g«c, Oct. 1893. Three miles.— Nightingale, 6min 55iBec, Oct. 1893, AMERICAN FACING. One mile.— John R. Gentry, 2min Ofsec. Two miles.— Defiance, 4min 47} sec, September Three miles.— Joe Jefferson, 7min 33Jsec, November 1891. AUSTRALIAN. One mile.— Harness, Fritz, 2min 14 4-ssec, March 4, Moonee Valley, iv a race. »' Two miles.— Harness, Mystery, 4min 56isee, is match against OBterley. Three miles.— Harness, Osterley, 7min 30Jsec. TALK OF THE DAY. By MAZEPPA. * # * The Tahuna Park trotting meeting, to be held to-morrow (Friday), promises well, a good acceptance list being forthcoming, and the races being hard to pick. I hare no special knowledge as to likely winners, but perhaps it may help students to look through the tabulated records published this week. So far as the chief handicap is concerned, I find the following figures :— Record. Hdcp. J.H „, ... 5.14 Scratch. Butcher Boy II .., .-. 5.49J 9sec Tikaro ... •* ... 8.17 Msec ~ The Bailie _ ... 5.20 llsec Gaiety _ «. ... 5.40 28sec |. Gordon „. M 5.47 32sec On these figures alone Tikaro would •eem to b( dangerous, hut winners are not picked by cakulations of this sort apart from other consider* | tions. ' • * # * The Dunedin Jockey Club's Birthday meeting is to be held on Saturday of this week and the following Monday, commencing e*oa day at 12.30. The course must necessarily bi a bit heavy, even if no more rain falls, bub that is expected at this season of the year, net onlf