Had Mr Tuok's nomination (Quadiatie) kept on the course I think it would hare boon a oce-horso race. Bush Girl Dover caused her haokors the slightest anxiety in the Hurdles, for the never gave her opponents the ghost of a chance. She was ably ridden by that first olais all-round jockey— Billy Higgine. Mr Dick MoKao had hard luck with, hii nomination (lolantbe), for on both occasions she went to the post, the positively refused to budge an inch, A rumor is current that Billy Holmes has loet (metaphorically) The Artiit. This ii hard luck for Holmes, as a mow patient and painstaking young trainer it would be hard to find, and I think all will agree with me that he has done very well with the son of Somnua — Lady Artist since ho Las Lid charge of him. Mr Quinlivan'a Waingongoro met with an accident while raoing at Hawke't Bay on Boxing Day. While riding at an Auokland oonntry— mieting lately a jockey named Harry Thompson ran into tho Clerk of the Courie and fractured bis leg. The Gipsy King gelding Bush Boy, after winning the Hurdles at Willismitown recently was p/otested ngaiuot, the objector alleging that tho horse was on the unpaid forfeit list in New Zealand. The protest wm dumisscd, Langley the Devil, who' will be remoin« bered as rnnning at the last Wanganui Steeplechase Meeting, has " psgged out," rupture of the chest being the cause of bit dcith. Last seaion the son of Leos com peted in 31 raoes, of which he won 11, beside, running into plaoes on several oc casions According to the Sporting Beviow James Webster, who accompanied Mr Gollan'o team to England, does not speak in favour able tormo of the way stable work it carried on in England, and says it ij doubtful if Jimmy Hickey will stay at Home. The Shrew (by Nordenfeldt Bitnca) ii voted a good thing for the Wellington Onp, whioh takes place on the 22nd. mot. Gcorgo Laing has returned from hit Auokland campaign, in which he had no luck, although Dante ran second to Lsdy. bird in the Jfirot Hurdles, At the Into meet'ng of the Wairatapa J.O, Ayres, the well known jookey, rode four winners out of fivo mounts. 