" , Mamaku made -a good race of it in tho Second Hack" Hurdles up to within the distance, arid then easily defeated the grey mareOmpr«.h, Puanga, Hau tonga, and Discount, who finished in that order. • ' - Notwithstanding that * Taplow - was carrying 9.9, he.,' was well backed for the Third flack Flat, and when it came to racing. ?he big chestnut, vigorously ridden, cjpn4',at the right time* and, making up-his'ground from the ruck," was landed a winner after a good finish with .Bowman and Heart Whist. :" The Egmont xCop winner^.Nobility, was called upon to meet three rivals for th« Atkinson' Memorial Stakes, and •'a pretty rac« it was. He 'got well away, and led slightly passing the stand from Battleaxe,! Pull Cry, and Gipsy Queen, but turning into the back stretch Gipsy Queen was 'at his. girths, with Pull Cry next, and Battleaxe about three lengths away last. The great striding gallantly held his advantage, ,with Gipsy Queen still trying to worry ,him as they came to tho bend for' home, negotiating which 'a' somewhat wide detour was made, ■and' Gallagher, on .Battleaxe, seizing his opportunity, drove, the Hotchkiss. gelding alongside the rails, where there '.was a clear ruiiu It was then 'that it appeared as if the unexpected might 'happen,, for although Gipsy Queen, had •evidently enough/ Pull Cry had to be "reckoned with on \the one side and' Battleaxe on the. other. -However, No bility never gave, the slightest semblance (if .shirking his Work,! and- finishing right well, he passed' the post three quarter* of=.» length to, the. good from Battleaxe, .-with -Full r.Cry an .excellent - third;' 'and Gipsy. Queen', tailing off. I - must state that -: I, .formed a high/ opinion .of, No -bUity, and have no doubt whatever this, will be enhanced "after he has fulfilled his Wanganui. engagements; ' Specula tion, of course, is now -Tife as to what further impost; may be allotted 'him in "the Wanganui Cup, but, at any rate, he must have- a. good k chance, for that event. ,• -. - -, - --I have already dealt with the' wins of, 'Waiwera and 'Dartmoor, and may mention that as regards the-Normanby Stakes, although- Eton looked some thing like in stallion's estate, together with bandaged forelegs, he demonstrat ed his ability to gallop, and won hand somely. 