TELEGRAPHIC.

Evening Star, Issue 4277, 10 November 1876, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

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■ ‘'‘'' " ’ Escape from Gaol. ; Sydney, November 3.— Haugban and Porter, two burglars, made' a desperate attempt to esdape rrom the prison van-on the woyi to gaol. Subsequently the former assaulted the pblice. ■'- ' Tire ’Frisco Mall, v, Sydney. No vernier 10.—The Zealandia arrived jkoday, at eight. a übuo reception is to be given to Trickett tonight. _ The English Cricketers. *. Melbourne, November ID.—Tfie English Eleven telegraph they expect to .win, all they patches, " L ’ jPrestatattoh. i: : Melbourne, associated banks presented to Mr D, C. M‘Arthur, on bis retirement from the Bank of Australasia, an address and 000 sovereigns for the purchase of a piece of plate. , An ipauiry ia r proceeding at the Prince Alfred. ■'-Hospital ifl jrelatJon’to a caaa wherea pair off for ceps was found up iu a wound after an operation had been performed. ~ Thd frequent accidents which occur at the Hippodrom'o are drawing-attention to the dangerous character of the amusement. The StefUP Navigation Board decided, that the collision beiveen the Wentworth (s.)- and the Rebecca Ja?ie f -Dff Wilson's Promontory, was attributable to ail orVor of judgment by the captain; of the latter vessel in not keeping on his coarse; the. Board, however, cxuisidbrca Captain Paddle, of the Wentworth, did no J do ajl in his power to avoid the collision. . ; ’• [From, our own, £|oeeeßpo:bdbhm.J ! -. TheOpenb Riverton, November 10. Simonsen’s Opera Troupe are to give a performance here on Tuesday night. A large number of saats are already applied for. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. The CJ.C. Meeting. Third Day. Christchurch, November 10.—The weather was again splendid, and the attendance good. For tjie . steeplechase Tommy. Dodd was. scratched at nine o'clock last night, and Moose was made .a hbt favorite. Steeplechase Handicap, of 100 sovs. About three miles, over snob country as the Stewards may direct.., .., Mr Seabrigfat’s Zeiland,syts, 105t... (T. Lyford) ; 1 Mr Neilson’s Moose, 6 yrs, list 61b ... (Martelli) • 2 Mr M'Bratney's Jack; 5 yrs, lost : ... ! (S. M'Brathey) 0 Thobettitfgwsa 2 to 1 on Moose; 2to 1 againit Zetland, 10 to 1 against Jack. Moose stopped' at the post at the start, Zetland going off with the lead, Jock close up. ‘ After cleaning the first hurdle, Jack took front place, bat fell heavily at the second jump. Moose then raced up to Zetland, and took a lead of five, clear lengths. For two miles the pair went, round in those positions saving that Zetlandfeliat the double jump, but was soon up again. Three-quartets of a mile from home Zetland put on aspurt and closed Jrith Moose, and ti fine finish was anticipated. To the disgust of her backers, however, Moose swerved off the course at the last hurdle but one, and left Zetland to finish at leisure. Time, 9min. 27Jsec. M'Bratney was apparently considerably hurt, oud was carried off the course. Christchurch Plats, of 150 soVs. Winners of weight for age races, in one event, since August 1,1876, to carry the following penalties—Of 100 sovs. to carry.Tibs, extra: of 200 sovs., or two races of 100 each, 101bs. extra; of 300 sevs., bn same conditions, 141bs. Penalties not to be accumulative. Two miles., Igr Nbswotthy’s Danebury, 8 yrs, 7st 91b •. (Watty) 1 Mi Logan's Dead Heat, 3 yrs, 6st 111b (Clifford) 2 M C Studhelme's Cloth of Gold, 4 yrs, Sst 101b : • . (J. Cotton) 3 Mr .Delamain's Templeton, 6 yrs, 10at. . , . (Monaghan) 0 GtuyPawksS, Ariel, Pnngawerewere, Fanny Fisher coir, .and, Fallacy were scratched.. Some surprise was (tilt at Templeton putting in an appearance, as it had been given out that be had hurt his foot badly- Guy Fawkes was reserved for the Metropolitan.

Betting: 5t04 on Danebury, 2to 1 against Templeton,. 4 to 1 Cloth of Gold, 5 to 1 Dead Heat. Templeton got all the worst of the start, Dead Heat g.7iug to the front, with Cloth of Gold second, and Dai lehnry third. Passing the stand, Mr Logan’s colt still held the lead, polling hard, with Temple* ton coving np gradually. Going round, Cloth of Gold fell hack lost, and at the same thus Danebury went up to the leader, and the tw v colts put a gap of six lengths between themselves and Templeton. Coming into the straight Da nebury made his effort and passed Dead Heat, and tl te race was then over, for he increased his lead at e\Tery stride and won easily by tift> clear lengths. Templeton was not persevered with up the straight, mid Cloth of Gold was a poor third on sufferance. Tfcne, Smin. 44* sec, * WINNERS OOP CHRISTCHURCH PLATES.

Selling Race, of 60 sots., weight for age. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after tbe race for 800 sova., any surplus to go to the funds. If entered to be sold for 200 sovs, allowed 71b; for 100 sova, 141b; for 50 seva, 21 lb. Threequarters of a mile. Mr Rny’a Tadmor, 5 yrs. Sat 181b, to be sold for L2OO (Ray) 1 Mr "Webb’s Wrangler, 3 yrs, 7at 61b, to be sold for L2OO ... (T. Clark) 2 Mr Redwood’s Lady of the Lake, 3 yrs, 7st 31b, tobesoldforL2oo ... ... ... (Clifford) 8 Mr Watt’s Ngaro, Bst 101b ... " ... (rremner) 0 Mr Shadbolt’s Black Pine, ?st 121b (Thompson) 0 Mr Malloch’s Mangle, 3 yrs, 7s 61b (T. Allen) 0 Isaak Walton was scratched. Betting : 2to lon Tadmor; sto 1 against the field bar one. After a lot of vexatious fiddling at the post, a bad start was effected, Wrangler, Tadmor, and Lady qf the Lake getting off best; Ngaro a - id Black Pine last. Tbe pace was made hot, and at the straight Mangle had drawn up to the three first horses, and all four were abreast. Clark soon had the whip' out to Wrangler, and the colt answered gamely, tuning a desperate race with Tadmor, Lady of the Lake and Mangle leaving the issne to them. Tadmor, however, had plenty in band, and, shaking off the block colt’s challenge, won by a length; Lady of the Lake being a good •third. Time, Imiir. 20 4-5 secs. Jockey Club Conference. Cheistchuech, November 9.—At a meeting of delegates of Jockey Clubs held last night, at which there were present—Messrs Lance (Canterbury) in tbe chair, Pearce (Wellington), Delomain (Canterbury), Captain Fraser (Auckland), Messrs Skad (Canterbury), Hislop (Wanganui), Stephenson (Dunedin), Dodson (Dunedin), Martin (Wellington), Young (Auckland), Driver (Dunedin), D. Frazer (Wanganui), and Stevens (Bangitikei) —it was resolved that all horses take age from August 1, and that -■ it is desirable to have only one handicapper for New Zealand. A resolution was proposed to the effect that the three-year-old events—Derby, Xeger, and Oaks—be made national events, but an amendment to the effect that it was premitnre to do so was carried. Messrs Stead, Young, Taggart, and Lance were appointed a sub-oommitt e to bring up a set of uniform rules at an adjourned meeting on Saturday, and Messrs Lance, Driver, and Pearce were appointed to report to the same meeting on the subject of weights.

The V.R.C. Meeting.

Thlbd Day, Thuesdat, Noveubee 9.

Melbouene, November 9.—The attendance was only moderate to-day,but the racing was good. The following were the results Hurdle Race. —A handicap sweepstakes of 17 sovs, hf. foreit, with 150 sqvs added. About three miles.- .... ' < Mr Foulsham’e g g Yeno, fvyrs ... ... ... 1 Mr Wi Pearson's blk g Politician, aged 2 Mr Goyder* sb hj Dalesman, 4 yrs S Royal Park Stakes,a sweepstake of 10 sovs. each, with 150 added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Twomiles, • Sir Hercules Robinson's hr o Tocal. 3 yrs ... 1 Mr Do Mestre**b o Calamia, 8 yrs,.. 2 Flying Stakes, a sweepstake of 6 sovs. eacb, with 100 added. Weight for age. Three-quarters of a mile. ; Mr H. Power’s grcSavanaka, 3 yrs I Mr Smith'ab f Expectation, 2 yrs ... § Sir H. Robinson's nr o Tocal, 3 yrs 3 Spring sweepstakes of 7 soys, eoch, with 160 added. For three-year-olds and. up* wards. One mile and a quarter, Mr H. Power's hr m Feu d?Artifice, 5 yis ... j Mr A. Bowman's hm,Kismet, 4 yrs - , rt 2 Mr H. Fisher's hr nr Troy, 4 yrs' .. . ... ... 3 -. The Oaks Stakes.-A. sweeps' akes of 25 sovs each, $ forfeit, with SOO added. For tbroc-year-oh . fillies, Bst 101b; . The second horse to receive 5( 1 - - sovs "<m| qf the btake.- : One mile and a-balf. c Mr : t . it. v-'VgiUarney ‘‘9 Sir H. Bobinsoo*-«Vf Queen’sHeed" ... 3

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The Holiday in Wellington. Wellington, November 10. —Several thousand ye >ple were taken to the} Upper Hutt yesterday, the six o'clock train alone bringing home about a thousand people. This washy far the largest number ever brought here in one train. The Ctaristehnroh Show. CnniSTCHuncn, November 9.—The Metropolitan Agricultural Show to-day was a grand success, and was admitted by all the visitors to he the finest ever held in the Colony. There were 917 entries. The sheep, horses, and cattle were magnificent, and there were several competitors from other parts of the Colony. Messrs Gillies and Street, of Dunedin, took a large number of prizes in the Leicester classes, and a medal for the best Leicester ewe. Mr J. B. Sutton, of Southland, took a medal for the best Lincoln on the ground. Over 12,000 persons were present.

Yr, Owner. Winner. Wt. Elder. Time. 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 Stodholme atndholme Kosworthy Noawprthy Eedwodd Eedwood Nosworthy Knotting. ley Knotting* Ipy Lnrline Lnrliue Ngarp Korari Danebury at lbs 11 9 11 7 6 9 2 6 8 7 9 7 9 Bay Derritt A. Lyford A. Lyford Watty m. a. 3 55 3 40 3 48 3 48 3 44* 3 41*