TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 157, 12 November 1872, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[kKO.M OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ♦ DUKEDI N, Friday, 1.1.20 a m. CANTERBURY RACES. Mr h' s niftr e Peeress to T\f r Walter within forty-eight hours of the time of starting for the Canterbury Cup, and she " as subsequently scratched. She was looked nnon as safe t.n win Tim x excitement. The mare has since been disqualified by the Jocxey Club from ever again running on the Canterbury course.

The first day (yesterday’s) racing resulted as follows ;

Maiden Plate of £100: weight for am> • distance a mile and a half.-Mr Redwood’s hr f Malvina, 3 yrs, 1 ; Mr Nos worthy’s hr m Malice, 5 yrs, 2. Railway Plate of £SO : distance, half a mile ; three-year-olds, Bst.,—four, five, six, ami aged, 9st.—Mr Griffith’s eh m Defamation 4 yrs, 1 ; Mr Walter’s b m Slander, aged, 2; Mr Nosworthy’s b rn Hatred 5 yrs, 3. ’ Canterbury Cup of £250 : weight for .-me • distance, two miles and a quarter.—Mr Js?osworthy’s hr f Lurline, 3 yrs, 1 ; Mr Campbell sb g Tambourini, 4 yrs, 2: Mr E>ab--zou’s b c Detractor, 4 yrs, 3. Free Handicap. —Defamation, 1; Mr Nosworthy’s No Name, 2. Saturday, 11.30 a.rn. The following are the results of yesterday's races ;

Hurdle Race of £s'): distance, two miles over eight flights of hurdles.—Mr Fraser’s b m Medora, aged, list. 71b., 1 ; Mr Oram’s bg Bisinaack, aged, list. 71b., 2. Medora woneasily. On coming to scales, her jockey (M'x.ay, of Dunedin,) was 31bs. short weight, he accounted for it by saying that lie bad dropped some lead. Dut, supposing some unfairness at the bottom of it, the Stewards held a meeting, and, after long consideration, declared the race null and void, and disqualihed JvrKay from riding again on the Canterbury course.

Derby Stakes of £l5O ; distance, one mile and a half.—Mr Nosworthy’s cli f Calumny, I ; Mr Nos worthy’s br f Lurline, 2 ; Mr Lnuu’s b f Kate Kearney, 3. Three others ran.

Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap of £200; distance, two miles.—Air Diabazon s 1) c l)e----tractor, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b., 1 ; Mr Noswortliy s br m Malice. 5 yrs, 7st. 121b., 2 ; Mr Nosworthy’s eh m No Name, aged, 7st. 21b., 3. Tambonrini and barbarian also ran. Vat'terina was scratched.

Criterion Stakes of £SO : distance, one and a quarter mile.—Air Walter’s bin islander aged, 9st. 01b., 1 ; Mr Griffith’s eh in Defamation, 4 yrs, Ost. 51b., 2. Envy, Hatred, Malvina, and Awatea were scratched. A protest (which will bo decided to-day) was lodged against Slander, on the ground that, being the winner of an event of £IOO durum the years 1871 and 1872, siie ought to have carried dibs, extra, as the conditions of the race required.

Grand Stand Handicap of £IOO : distance one mile.—Mr P. Campbell’s b g Harlequin, aged, 1 ; Mr Walter's b m Slander, aged, 2 ; Air Nos worthy's bin Hatred, 5 yrs, 3. This was a splendid race. The pace was terrific ; and the finish was made amidst great clu er-

Tuksimy, 0 a.m. Yesterday (third day’s) races resulted as | follows : Ciuismhurch ibatc o* 150 sovs.; distance, [two miles.—imrliue, 3 yis., Ist. 7ii). (mso [This, penalty as winner oi Cup), I ; Tambourim. 4 yrs., list., 2. Metropolitan Handicap of 100 so' s. : distance, a mile and a half.—'Vatterina, 1 • Malice, 2. H indman Hn-dlo Race of 10 sovs.-Mc-dora-. I. Lottery Plate' < r 50 sovs.: distance, threequarters of a mile,—Mr Nosworthy's ch f Calumny, 0 yrs., i. Opus ilatam was won by Mr Delam.iin s Ai iss i' iac, V estevd r - was a Morions day and the celel.rahoo the Prime of Whiles' birthday was in consequence a grand success. It is reported in \v eUington that Vogel, aftei las Australian trip, is going Hume to negotiate another large loan.

11’.' -1 following oilculiU’ Ims 1 >o*oll forward* 1 by the General <1 ovonnimt for the inf itii;., of tli o pnh’ic "Itis no hied for *r«i>et al inf.>oiiinti'■!», that by ‘‘l he Stamp l)ntn s Ad, \ln-il.ini aib Art. 187-," the S amp Duty pavable on empties. drabs, and receipts is re<ln(io» 1 from deny-ore to one pjunv, on and from tilt; Ist December. 1872 -I. Persons bolding adhesive stamps of flu v due of twopence, any. liy requisit on on the Stamp Office of the Province, or on any depositor ; of Stamps, oxchanyo the same for an eqnivd,i r value of a thesive stamps at one penny, or any other denomination.—2. Persons hj tiding sta.n sa! t vopence, impi'isml «m blank forms of cu ptes, drafts, or receipts, may exchange the same in like manner for adhesive stamps of other denominations. Put no exchanges of stamps at twopence, impressed on blank forms of cheques or drafts wi’l be m tde alter the MO hj November proximo exeept at the reduced value of one penny. J