BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3352, 17 November 1873, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Port Chalmers, November 17. (3,30 p.m.) There are still three cases of diphtheria on the island, two of them being very bad Two families will be released on Wednesday. _____ Wellington, November 15. The Banqueting Committee have fixed on Friday next as the day for entertaining the Superintendent and M r Bunny. The banquet will be held in the Theatre, and an immense attendance is certain. Auckland, November 15. The Auckland CrLket Club gave a grand opening fete at Ellerslie to-day. Trains were running on the Onehunga line, conveying visitors. 3 here were over 2,000 persons present. The whole affair was a great success. All the Superintendency return# are in but one unimportant district. The majoiity for Mr Williamson is 462. New Plymouth, November 15. The assessors for the railway compensation claims have decided against the Govern' ment 30,000 acres of the Pukotapu block were paid for yesterday. The price was L 3,750, or 2s 6d per acre. Lyttelton, November 15. The ship Cardigan Castle has arrived, 84 days from Plymouth, with 206 statute adults. She reports four births and four deaths on board. The deaths were amongst the infants. Oamaru, November 15. There arc numerous entries for the Show to be held on the 20th inst, especially horses and cattle. The sale of booths has just been held ; the amount realised was L 95. The weather is wet. Napier, November 17. The Government have decided to bold the next Colonial prize-tiring at Napier. The spot chosen is four miles from town, at Taradale, on ground lent by Mr Tiffin. The prospectus of a new journal to be published at Gisborne has been published. The paper will he issued on the Ist January, and is to be called the Poverty Bay Herald. It will be a bi-weekly, and the same size as the Hawke's Bay Herald, Christchurch, November 17. The Provincial Council was opened on Saturday. The Superintendent gave a luncheon to members, the Governor and the Premier being invited guests. Ford and Co. held a large sheep sale, principally from the flocks of Sutton Bros., Southland, aud Mr Tolmie, Dunedin. One of Sutton Bros,’ Lincoln rams brought L 155. The total amount realised was about L 2,000. An augments are being made to hold an Interprovinoial Steeplechase at the Waunate in 1874, including a Maiden Plate of two miles, a Handicap of three miles, a Weight for Age Race of two and a half mJes, and a Consolation Race of two miles. The added money will be L3UO, In a billiard match, Weston, the Australian champion, gave Crump, a local amateur, 500 points in 1,000 for 1.25 a side. The latter won by sixty-four points.

MELBOURNE CUP.

Auckland, November 15. The following are the horses that started for the Melbourne Cap besides the winners

Hamlet, Priam, Arrow, Lancer, Exile, Dolphin, King of Clubs, M'Cullum Mohr, Early Morn, Calabar, Protos, Index, Aae of Trumps, Benjiroo, King Tom, Lapidist, Victorian, Lothair, Fearnought, Bismarck, and Fitzyattendon. Prior to the start, betting on the course placed Lapidist second favorite. Horatio went back. The latest odds were—4 to 1 against Don Juan ; 5 to 1 against Lapidist; 7 to 1 against Horatio. After several false starts, the field got away on good terms, Protos being first to show in front, followed by Lapidist, the ruck close np and all together, fio material alteration in the relative positions took place at the back of the course until they neared the “craping sheds, when Don Juan, who occupied a good position throughout, was seen drawing to the front, attended by Horatio and Dagworth. In this order they passed the Stand all three together ; as they passed under the hill round the Abattoirs, Horatio split his hoof badly. Don Jnan then assumed a clear lead, and by this time the tuck tailed considerably. The Arrow coming away from them, made an effort to join the leaders. From this point there were only four in the race Don Juan was never caught and won pretty easily ; Arrow finishing fourth. It was a very fast run race, considering the heavy state of the course. Time : 3 min, 46 sec. Don Juan s South Australian bred, by Lucifer, out of Levity. He ran only once before in Victoria.