FIXTURES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10366, 15 June 1901, Page 3

FIXTURES.

June 26 (Wed.), 28 (Fri.>-Hawke'B Bay J.C. Winter. . July 3 (Wed.), 4 (Thurs.)— Napier Park B.C. Winter. July 9 (Tues.), 11 (Thurs.)— Gisborne B.C. Steeplechase Meeting. July 17 (Wed.), 20 (Sat.)— Wellington B.C. Winter Meeting. Aug. 13 (Tues.), 16 (Thurs.), 17 (Sat.)— - C.J.C. Grand National Meeting.

Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the twelve handicap events at the Wellington Racing Club* Winter Meeting close to-night at • 10 o'clock with' the secretary, Mr J. F. Clark, Exchange Buildings. - * , Our (Times) Dnnedin correspondent ; wires that 8. -Bishop,' who trained: Gipay Grand and other good horses for - Messrs Stephenson.ond Hsziett, in tho last days of 'that racing partnership, i has been appointed to succeed McGin- < t ids as trainer to* the Hon. G. McLean. Since taking up his residence in Auckland, "Whalebone" has once or - twice protested on behalf of owners who have been waiting to., see their horses' handicaps at the time they were supposed to be declared. The North- . --«m scribe writes on the snbjcct:— "When handicaps are advertised to appear on "a stated date, it is important that faith should be kept with owners and that the dates should be adhered to. The custom with the Auckland Racing Club is to advertise that weights are to appear on a certain .day, and they may duly make their appearance on that day, but not in. the newspapers of that particular day, and consequently only those who are about town and can look in at the secretary's office can get a glimpse at them. 1 . think v it is only fair to ask' why this system is not altered. Tho handicaps should go straight from the weight-ad-juster to the secretary, who should at onoe furnish them to the press for publication.". These remarks are equally applicable to closing of nominations. Two metropolitan clubs have recently extended the date on which their nominations were advertised to close, without any apparent reason. , They are set- . ting the smaller clubs a very bad example. , "