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“The Judge."

Mr. Norris courteously forwards a copy of the official list of horses registered with the N.Z. Trotting Association from August 1, 1905, to July 31, 1906. All clubs and owners should be in possession of the list, which is published at two shillings, and may be obtained from the Association’s office, Christchurch.

Mr. T. W. Ponsonby, secretary of the Greymouth J.C., kindly sends tickets for the summer meeting, which takes place on December 31 and January 1.

Cambrian should win the Derby from Zimmerman, who may give the son of Cyrenian a good go for it. Volume and Uenuku are the only other acceptors.

The Royal Stakes looks quite at the mercy of Sir George Clifford’s smart two-year-old, Glenculloch.

There are twenty nom’nations for the Takapuna Cup, all being local horses with the exception of that constant visitor Paritutu.

That consistent mare Delania has gone lame. B>ad luck, this, on the eve of a big meeting.

Uenuku is galloping very well at Ellerslie, and may pick up a race at the A.R.C. meeting.

The Thames J.C. Summer Meeting takes place on Wednesday and Thursday. It promises to be a very successful gathering.

Nominations for the summer meeting of the Takapuna Jockey Club close with Mr. Wynyard on January 4.

Zimmerman and Sir Tristram arrived from the South on Friday-

Cambrian was scratched for the Auckland Cup on Saturday.

Apologue has not been pleasing in his work of late, and has been supplanted in favouritism for the Cup by Paritutu.

Fashionable is looking very well just now. He has an outside chance in the Auckland Cup.

It was in 1748 that the Legislature of New Jersey enacted a law to restrain the abuse of horse racing in that colony. In this law all horse racing, pacing, or trotting, of horses, for “ lucre or gain,” were to be prosecuted as nuisances. The pacing horse was therefore known at that period.

We can learn from the Japanese a thing or two about stabling horses. In Japan horses are backed into their stalls, then a door is closed at the head, which has a grain and hay rack conveniently constructed, to which the nag is secured. When needed the door is swung back, and the horse led forth. No one gets kicked, and it seems to be «a sensible way to construct a place for any horse.

New Zealand is being legislated to ruination even at a quicker pace than the Lovely Harbour State itself is going (says the well-known Sydney writer “ Boondi.”) The latest senseless move there is a Gambling Suppression Bill, as they call it, but which really is a Tote Protecting Act. Honest bookmakers of undoubted integrity will not be allowed to bet; the public is to be forced to do business with the machine, which can be worked to suit anyone who runs it. And a respectable, honest horse-own-er, if he be a bookmaker, will not be allowed on a course to see his own horse run ! That wades in far deeper than ever our good men would waddle, but a react 4 on must soon occur, for decent men who are persecuted in this silly fashion will either leave the parson-ridden country, or organise a political resolution similar to our own.

There is some prospect of the formation of a new coursing club in Auckland next season. The meetings at Otahuhu last season were very successful, and as interest in the sport is booming, the new venture may do well, as there will be a lot of dogs out.

Only six horses have been nominated for the Rangitoto Steeplechase. Events of this description in midsummer are a mistake.

The trotters Silver Girl and Straight Mat came up from the South on Sunday to play their parts at the Auckland Trotting Clufo’s meeting.

Commonwealth and Present arrived at Ellerslie from New Plymouth on Saturday.

Luciana, a four-year-old brown mare by Lochiel from Dunrose, won the Villiers Stakes, the principal event of the A.J.C. meeting at Randwick on Saturday.

Gltncullach is galoping very freely in his work, and looks to have a mor gage on the G.N. Foal Stakes.

Lady Annie is looking better than has been the case for some time past, and has many admirers in the Railway Handicap.

Scotty and Mas er Delaval each did a sterling gallop on Saturday, the two Cup horses finishing together.

Paritutu did a fine gallop on Saturday morning wi.h Volume, Apologue, Ellerton, and Rustique. They finished a mile and a half in that order, Paritutu being out in front all the way.

Volume is improving with each gallop, and with recent winning form as a recommendation must have an outside chance in the Cup.

Ghoorka was given a 2-mile ga lop on Saturday but no watch-breaking was attempted.

Certainty is one of the most improved horses at Ellerslie and looks like proving as good as his name in at least one race at the meeting.

Luresome is fancied in certain quarters for the Railway Handicap. The pony has nothing to comp’ain o' on the score of

weight.

THE AUCKLAND RACING CLUB’S SUMMER MEETING.

This exceedingly popular meeting commences on Wednesday next (Boxing Day). The fixture has already been referred to at length in our last issue, so nothing remains to be said. With fine weather, which seems assured, it should be a great success. The following ought to run well in their respective engagements: — Railway Handicap: Landlock, Lucrece, Nervine. G.N. Foal Stakes: Glenculloch, Moriarty, Cadence. ’Auckland Cup: Paritutu, Armistice, Master Delaval. Grafton Hurdles: Hautapu, Commonwealth, Swagsman. Railway Handicap: King Billy, Cambrian, Sir Tristram. Nursery Handicap: Hierarch, Maheno, Quadroon. Robinson Handicap: Ben Jonson, Dan Leno, Uhlander. Christmas Handicap: Waipuna, Nervine, Lady Nannie.

THE AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB.

The big Summer Meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club will be commenced on Thursday, December 27, and continued on Monday, December 31, and Saturday, January 5. It is a fixture which is always greatly looked forward to by lovers of the trotting horse for being the premier affair of its kind in the North Island. All the best trotting horses are to be found competing at it. Really excellent acceptances have been received for the opening day, on which the sport promises to be of the most interesting description possible. A special service of extra trams will be run out to Alexandra Park, which will be found in fine order. Mr. C. F. Mark, the experienced secretary, may be depended upon to have everything in tip-top condition, and patrons can thus rely upon all the details being efficiently attended to. The acceptances will be found in another column.

THE WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB.

The programme for the autumn meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club will be found in this issue. It takes place on March 8 and 9, a good list of events having been compiled for it. On the opening day there is the Stewards’ Handicap of 150sovs, one mile; the Juvenile Handicap of 150sovs, six furlongs; the Westmere Hurdles of 175sovs, two miles; the Tayforth Hack Hurdles of llOsovs, one mile and three-quarters; Wanganui Cup of 600sovs, one mile and three-quarters; Petre Welter of 125 sovs, one mile and a distance; Wiritoa Hack Handicap of 120sovs, one mile; Flying Handicap of 250sovs, six furlongs. On the second day the items ars the Autumn Handicap of 150sovs, one mile; the Fordell Hurdle Race of 150 sovs, one mile and three-quarters; the Jackson Stakes of 500sovs, six furlongs; the Okoia Hack Hurdles of llOsovs, one mile, five furlongs; the Harrison Welter of 125sovs, one mile; Wanganui Stakes of 300sovs, one mile and a-half; Matarawa Hack Race of llOsovs, six furlongs; Farewell Handicap of 120sovs, six furlongs. This makes an interesting list of well-en-dowed races. Owners should make a note of the fact that the date for ci-os'* ng nominations is Friday, January 25, at nine p.m.

Another record has been broken in America. This time it is the seven furlongs time that has been lowered to Imin 22sec. The performance was done at New York by a horse named Rosben, by Ben Strome —Roseleaf. Roseleaf had but one opponent. a two-yeay : old, Beauclerc. who carried 6st 21b to the other’s 9st, and the former was so much fancied that 80 to 1 was laid on by some of his admirers. From the start Beauclerc never had a chance, and Rosben, who, as one writer puts it, “ flew like molasses in winter time,” ran the seven furlongs, around a turn, in Imin 22 sec, being four-fifths of a second faster than the previous best, which belonged to two English horses, Child’s Guide and Bonanza. The colonial records for seven furlongs are Imin 26 3-ssec, by Savoury (N.Z.); Imin 26 3 4sec, by Ibex, and Step Out, in Australia. Rosben ran the first furlong in 12sec, two in 23 4-ssec, three in 35 l-ssec. four in 46 4-ssec. six furlongs in Imin 10 2-ssec, and the full distance in Imin 22sec.

Latest English files show that D. Maher won 102 races out of 351 he had ridden in since March 26 to November 9. W. Higgs rode in 634 events, being successful in 139. O. Madden won 98 out of 518 events, while E. Wheatley scored 89 wins in 480 rides.

A remarkable record is held by Rezkakas, an o d gelding by Stronzian, belonging to the Austrian owner, Herr Victor von Mautner, says the “A'lgemeine Sport Zeitung,” of Vienna. He has taken part in the Dam-n Pre’s a. Pardubitz for the last six years, and won T t five times in succession, from 1901 to 1905. At the recent meeting, how. ver, he met with one too good .or him in Mystery, an unsexed son of Althorp, belonging to Lieut. Bregant. Rezkakas’ record is, we should say, un'que for a steeplechaser.