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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18583, 18 December 1934, Page 6

| Lyttelton. —Dec. 18: Arrived, Rangatirn, 6.50 a.m., and Port Whangarci, (7.55 a.m., from Wellington; Holmglen, 1 p.m., and Opihi, 1 p.m., from Timaru. Arrangements have been made ly the Gisborne Alsatian Training Society for fho last test, of the year to be held next' | Sunday, when Mr. R. Bruce will be the judge. The 1934 cups will be presented to the winners at the conclusion of the work. The dance arranged for Thursday night has 'been postponed until after the holidays. Although the Duke oT Gloucester did not have time to place a bet at Trontham on Saturday, he mentioned that he would have liked to have had something on Synagogue, the winner of the race next on the card to the Duke of Gloucester Handicap. No prince (ft England is more qualified to discuss horses, and the Duke commented that New Zealand racehorses were smaller than the average in the sport in Great Britain. When at the conclusion of the sixth race the Duke departed it appeared that lie was as reluctant to leave as was tile crowd to see him go. lie had mingled freely among ' the people and they had had their first real insight into the ways and diameter of the Duke as he is off parade. Wei--1 Hnmtnn nnnnln hnvn friknn him to thorn-