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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 527, 30 August 1900, Page 12

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(GENERAL RACIJSG GOSSIPK-.: New Plymouth, August 27. j Mr J. Goodwin has sold the stallion Papakura (St. Leger—Muskerina) to Sid Neville, who is now standing the horse in the P&hiatua district. Flying Jib, in Goodwin’s stable is to be given a chance to distinguish himself over sticks during the current season. On Friday last Mr W. Percival, Secretary of the Auckland Racing Club, was here in connection with the Minerva 11. appeal case. During the day Messrs L. Harris and J. Thorpe were about, being on their way home from the National Meeting, and Record Reign and Oavaliero, who were railed up from Wellington the previous night, were located in Mr W. Jury’s stables during the day, where they were inspected by quite a number of local sportsmen, and Messrs D. McLeod and J. Beckett, the Auckland metal! icians, were also here the same day. The Taranaki contingent to the National Meeting have returned home, and 8. McGuinness informs me that The Friar jumped better than he ever did in the National Steeple, and he reckons they had hard luck in being beaten by a horse that is the reverse of a sure fencer. On the third day The Friar was not himself,.although he ran a game second to Straybird. The Takapuna, nominated for the Marton Hack Meeting, is evidently not identical with Messrs Duder Bros. Takapuna (St. Hippo-— Anna) ; as the Marton Takapuna is now being worked on the Marton track. This seems a bit of bad clashing in nomenclature.