Second Steeplechase — Woodcock, Itch, Domino, Robin Adair, Woolman, Stockman, Monk, Libeller, Saint, Den tist, Dingo, Kia Ora, ( Kelvin Grove, The Trifler, Brown Bess.
Second Pony—Eddison, Eangiuru, Tyela, Ladas, Leona, Moment, Win nie, Kepetition, Cora, Progress, Roto mahana, Nora.
Final Handicap—Acone, The Needle. Cavalier, Honesty, Moment, Snider, Webley, Lobelia, Puhia, Lady Dash, Letty, Disraeli, Try Me, Pickpocket, St. Innis, Partan Jeannie, St. Elmo, Blairina, Firefly, Porangi Potae, Stray bird, Knight of Athol, St. Ursula, Lil iie, Thelma.
The Sharemarket.
THAMES STOCK EXCHANGE.
Th^ following quota'irns were issued by the Themes Stock Exchange at noon : Sri, MB- — Bro en Hills-3d City of fluck!and—4i Kuranui {cat I pnid)—7d May Queen Haoraki- (Js Taraiu Creek—2s Victoria—6Jd Grown—l7s Bdtkrs— Imperial—4d

Auckland, February 25. The following quotations were issued b >he Auckland Stock Exchange at noon ;— ' BUTEBS— . City cf Auckland—3d Buranai—6d Kuranui- aledonian—ls 5d Knyal—ls Ud May Queen—ss 7d May Queen Kxtende<T—2d Tar.ru C eek—ls 9d Vctora—sd Alpha—3s ivaieA&l—id Kom ta Eeefs—2s 9d laiit-man 1 b7d Ohinemuri Syi dicate—2s 91 Waihi £068 Waihi Extende:—4d Waihi Silvertoa—£s 'Jd Waihi South—fid Woo stock—9s fld Four in»hanc—2s 3d H-uraki S. uth—Bd Hauruki Associated—3J Koval Oak—la Welcome Find—4d Zealandia—ld

The Band Tournament.
(Per Press Association.)

Palmerston North, February 25.
The band contest concluded last night, when there was an enormous at tendance.
The result of the contest selections are: Wellington Garrison, 117 points; Wanganui Garrison, 112; Waihi, 110; Greymouth, 109; Pal merston North, 109; Jupps (private), 108; Woodville, 105; Maatertou, 100; Mitchelltown, 96; Fielding, 88.
The judge congratulated Bandmas ters Herd (Wellington Garrison) and Crichton (Wanganui Garrison) upon the magnificent success attending the selections. The Wellington band's j performance was simply magnificent, j while Wanganui was so good that ho had almost concluded it was the Wel lington band playing again.
