AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 115, 5 April 1887, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[By Eleotrio Telegraph.— Copyright.! f beuteb's telegrams. I Sydney, April 4. The second of a series of three contests between the pedestrians Myers and George took place on the Association Ground to-day. The race was for 1500 yards, and was w.on by Myers by half a yard. Time, 3miri 46 2-ssec. Efforts are being made to liberate Holt, the bank manager, who was sen* tenced to five years' imprisonment for embezzlement. The ground for ' this movement is Holt's alleged insanity. The following is the latest betting on the Sydney Gold Cup: — Nelson "4, to 1 ; Mozart, 10 to 1 ; Jewel and Stanley, 11 to 1 ; Tom Brown and Myall Kin?, 12 to l(off). The horses now lett in the A.J.C Derby are— Off Chnnce. Pensive gelding, Tridenl, Loafer, and Kmgfisli. This Day. For the Duncaster Handicap, to be run at the A. ' .C meeting on Saturday next, T.»m Brown is top weight with^9 stoni- ; Metrailleuse is awarded B>t 8 v. Melbourne, April 4. Lor 1 Doeraurst, who recently resigned his appointment as aide-de-camp to Sir Henry Loch, has. given notice that he will not appear in the appeal case Doer* hurst versus Sutton. la p.nuHqut»nce of this, SuKon's appeal will be allowed. Brisbane, April 4 Returns hliow the Queensland reyenue for the past quarter to be £622,000, as compared with £680,000 for. the corresponding period of last year* The revenue for the past nine months was £2,071,000. against £2,186.000 for the corresponding period of last year. The Consolidated Fund shows a debit- balance of £153,000.