TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 632, 29 May 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

I 1H May 25. I The Queen's ERth-d.iy Races came iif yesterday. ' r he races were run un ler the depressing inliueuce of a c. ntinuuug dowu-p. ur of of ram. There were only alr-us live hundred people on the course. The following me the results oi the diii’ere.iit events : Kur-vle Race. —lake.;c, 1 ; 'lhe Plum, 2; Faleon, 3. SJ.ai.lcn I ’iatc.—fo>igro vc,! ; Miss Rowe, 2 ; Schoolboy, ,1. Trotting Race.—Tommy, 1; Slavic, 2 ; Jessie, .’>. Lir. h-ilay J-Tan-lionp.—M.-.lvl. 1; M iss Rowe, 2 ; i’.aronrss Rur.lctt, H. .Butcher's Boise. M g. |,:a. 1. Selling Race.--Wee Lad, 1 ; Schoolboy, 2 ; (i allies', er, .'i. A distressing boat accident, which rcsubed in tin. drowning of four young men, to-, k ] lace in the Bay yesterday afternoon. Seven young men kit Buncuin in a boat for the file purpose of visiting the Regattaat Port (.'halms; s. They had sailed down to Gross ( lia.inel, n. ,r Quarantine Island, vrhtn a heavy squall struck ;_; le f,,and t.to sheet, k-ving lie- u o n.ish.lv itiadc{:s r , S i. immi: .ia,tc y c; p :. e.I. and four out of the seven occupaoia were droivncd. Ouo swam ashore. are 1 two were rescued from the bottom of fire bod, to which th y c ung after she was cat )si::ed. The four who were drowne 1. were, lean ed Andrew Skoiic, Frank CV-v 'l, Frank Ratceriield, and William Teuton. iMav 27 The Auckland Autumn Meeting took place on the 25th hist. The following is the result of the principal races : Autumn Handicap- Mr Redwood's Baiter, 1 : Mr Bed wo oil's i’arawliemia, 2 ; Mr M‘Bee’s Golden CVown, M. Cup— Baler, 1; Parawhenaa, 2. St. cplechas-e —Mr MT.ac's Rustic.