SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1021, 14 October 1903, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

By Tolograph—Press Association— Copyright Sydney, Oct. 13. Hothouse is in good demand locally for the Caulfield Cup. After all the money available w s taken he finished equal favorite with Sweet Nell at 8 to 1.

NEW ZEALAND COP FAVORITE,

Per Press Association. Christchurch, last night. Something went amiss with Lady Lillian, New Zealand Cup caudidato. The favorite this moroiog was sent for a long steady gallop on the plough track. After travelling a couple of miles well within herself she pulled up lame in tho off foreleg. The injury seems Berious.

NAPIER PARK RACES.

Per Press Association.

Napier, last night. Tho weather was fino, the attendance good, and the course iu exeellont order. Tho following were the results Maiden.—Trout 1, Spoil 2, Anser 3. Won by a long neck. Scratched : Louisa, Horatia, Tancpa, Faria, Rose Shieid. Timo 1,31 1-5, div. £7 11s. Hurdles.—Medio 1, Comfort 2, Eclair 3. Won easily by five lengths. Scratched : Nadador and Dr Bill. Time 3.24 2-/5, divs. £3 2s and 12s. County Hack.—Oasis 1, Defoe 2, Asteroid 3. Won all the way by half-a-longth. Time 1.45, divs. £7 18s and £1 2s. Scratched : Creusot and Rapids. Napier Stakes.—Royal Fusilier 1, Melodeon 2, Galahad 3. Scratched: Rose Madder and Sir Poroival. Won by a length. Time 1.3 45, div. £2 13s. Park Stakes,—Menura 1, Hinetaura 2, Dexterity 3. Won by bul.f-a-length, Dexterity a nose away third. All started. Time 2.13 15, divs. £3 and £2 4s. Welter Handicap. Bandmaster 1, Taura 2, Oracle 3. Won easily. Time, 1.32 4-ssec. Divs., £1 19s and 15s. Ahuriri Hack Handicap.—Rose Madder 1, Contingent 2, Wet Reef 3. Won by a dear length. Time 1.4 25, divs, £5 9s aad 14e. Railwav Handicap.—Madrigal 1, Gold Seal 2, Starshoot 3. Won by half a length. Time 1.18 25, divs. £3 5s and £1 iOs. , , There was very little speculation, only £3989 being pub through the totalisator.

SECOND DAY ACCEPTANCES,

Per Press Association. Napier, last night. The following acceptances have been received for the second day’s raoing of the Napier Park Pacing Club : Puketapu Hack Handicap, 50 sovs ; 1 , mile.

• , ■¥." / THE THE BALKANS. AMALGAMATION. of the borough.” Continuing, witness said that he would willingly DISTURBED CONDITION OF SITTING OF THE COMMISSION drainage, if the residents of the suburbs were participants. Many AFFAIRS. norlions of Whataupoko were more By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigb Jr,i Constantinople, Oct. 12. In a fight which lasted two days nea Poristoro Precipitas, in the Monastir dia Tho Amalgamation Commission, unde t tho Presidency of tho Commissioner o thickly, built upon than the borough. f Captain Tucker appeared, and asked to Crown Lands, Mr E. O. Gold-Smith, re r sumed its sitting yestorday, when furthe • ovideneo was given in support of tho pcti bo hoard on the question of the boundaries of Kaiti, and after consultation with those favoring tho petition a boundary line was trict, between 100 insurgents and 300 Turks, 60 insurgents wore killed. Th remainder- surrendered. The Turks los 120. . .1 . Four thousand Turkish families fron Konia are migrating to fill the places o the massacred Macedonians. 3 tion favoring amalgamation. Allen Leonard Muir, journalist, residing 1 at Whataupoko, deposed that he waH ratepayer in that district. Ho considered amalgamation highly desirable, and the boundaries proposed were very fair. One reason for amalgamation was under pre sent conditions tho town was unfairly pro agreed upon. , . .. . Mr Nolan objectod to any deviation of tho boundaries without the consent of the petitioners. . The Commissioner : This petition gives me authority to make any alteration in the boundaries that I may deem fit. Captain Tucker : It would bo a manifest Router’s Agonpy reports that it is un derstood that the Powers proposed tha the body carrying out reforms should 'consist of a Commission of Austrian and It us sian Consuls attached to the staff of Hilmi Pasha. sontod outside. The population of Gisborne was given in tho Year-book as 2787 and this gave people outside the impression that it was rnerly a fishing village. Tho population of Gisborne and suburbs was over 0000. The misrepresentation reinjustice to closo your ears to persons who say that they were seriously injured. Charles W. Ferris, licensed interpreter, stated that ho was a momber of the Whataupoko Road Board at the time the agreement was arrived at by tho local ferred to considerably hampered businoss. bodies. The Board approved of the BRITISH POLITICS. Witnoss believed that with a greater Gisborno there would be cheapor and better Borough Council’s terms as tho basis of amalgamation. No objection was made administration. The present limitations at the time, the Road Board being in accord with the proposals. had seen RAMPANT FOREIGN-TRADERS. of tho Borough were unnatural and unwise. Nature had set boundaries for the the suggested boundaries, winch were at By .Telegraph—Press Association— city in tho hills surrounding tho city. Witthe time deemed very fair, as they included tho thickly settlod part and excluded the .Copyright.) ness had been ten years resident of WhaSYDNEY, October 13. taupoko, and during that time ho bod paid thinly settled part. Witness was aware that there was a dcsiro for better bridge accommodation, and thought amalgamation would assist towards that end. He got no direct benefit from the rates paid to the Council. He considered amalgamation was desirable. One of his greatest reasons was that it would help them to get water and drainage for the town. Witness thought they would have a much greater chance with amalgamation of obtaining JThc British Empire meeting resolved ,to caule an emphat c protest to Sir H. Campbell Bannerman against the unwarrantaDle conduct of Sir E. Barton and Sir John Sec, in cawing to Mr Chamberlain, expressing approval of his fiscal policy, and that the meeting is of opinion that the next election will snow, that Australian people desire, without any bargaining or conditions, to reduce The tariff wall which at present divides Aistralia from the Mother Country. between £60 and £70 in rates. There was no formed footpath to his house, although he lived within a chain’s throw of the business portion of the town. He had had to form his own footpath. To his recollection the county drain had never boen eleanod. Under a municipality ho thought be would receive better treatment, they certainly could not get worse treatment. The County Council had done nothing to assist him, nor was the locality getting any benefit. To Mr Sievwright: His property was water and drainage. To Mr Nolan; By amalgamation he thought that one-fourth of the area of Whataupoko would bo into the " Mr Reid declared that there were bounded by three roads. Stout street bad ,two ways of promoting unity and the welfare of the Empire., .The one he .preferred would leave these a footpath on one side. One of the streets past his property was very wet, and children could not get to school dry-shod. Borough. This was the chief revenue portion. He did not consider this an injustice to those outside, for they would great self-governing States free to Ho admitted that the Whataupoko Board have roads made up to tho boundary. revolve in their own orbits without had done a great deal in tho district. To Mr Matthews: At a meeting at absorption in the central sun. What To Mr Cnrisp: Witness thought the Whataupoko attended by 40 ratepayers Was 'agitating Mr Chamberlain was terms of amalgamation specified by the the majority were opposed to amalgamanot preferential tariffs, but the establishment of a partners!! pi in miliBorough Council were very fair. Ho was willing to give all this in order to get into tion. To Mr Lysnar : Most of the roads which ,tary. adventures. tho Borough. He recognised that they were to be taken over were not improved. Received 10.16 p.m., Oct. 12.must make concessions. By amalgamation be could not see that LONDON, Oct. 12.- , To Mr Lysnar: He was prepared to any injustice was done to those persons .The German agrarian newspapers concede the Borough a great deal in order who were left out. W. Pettie, draper, carrying on business are growing uneasy over the effects to admit tho suburbs. iof the proposed British tax on corn. .T A- Hardiog, hofcol-keoper.and a memin Gisborno and residing on Kaiti, said he They recall how the French tax on ber of the Borough Council and Chairman had seen the plan comprising the area to Wheat, adopted in 1804,. enabled Algeria and Tunis to supply, France’s of tho Haiti Road Board was next called. be amalgamated, and the boundaries Ho stated that at tho time the amalgamaseemed to him to be reasonable. He was needs. tion agreement was drawn up ho was a ratepayer of the three districts. He acquainted with the terms of amalgama* T Mr Winston Churchill, writing to tion as specified by the Council, but had - his constituents, avowed bluntly thought tho boundaries were very fair. He not given them careful study. Witness ° that he was flatly, opposed to Mr not think there could bo two opinions though it highly desirablo to amalgamate ; Chamherlaini who, like all quacks, as to tho desirability of amalgamation. He it was a wise and progressive step. The protested too much. Thjs colonies did not know of a single legitimate argutown would become more important in its _ will reject proposals cramping their ment against it. Until recently it was alown eyes and in the eyes of tho outside economical development of commerce most impossible to get along the main world. A far better scheme of water and •and will shirk from an unnecessary footpath of Haiti (Wainui Road), and the drainage could be undertaken by the three revolution of trade. .Unionists County Council would not do anything. places. Witness lived on the County road would not be such fools as to hand The Haiti Bond Board spent £25 on the but got little assistance from that body. fc themselves over to capitalist combinations. I-Io suggested that even footpath, and were told that in doing so they were doing an illegal action. Tho Continued on page 4. C Mr Balfour was playing the part of a trickster, but he was willing to question of bridges had to be faced, and r.hin r.nuld be done better if the town and DOUBLE SUICIDE,give Mp Balfour power! and freejlbm nnhnrha amalgamated. The Kaiti Board to negotiate. had no plant beyond a few long handled UNHAPPY RELATIONS LEAD TO Mr Lloyd George, speaking at Oldshovels and a wheelbarrow. He could TWO DEATHS. bam, said that if liounty-fed sugar not speak as to what plant Whataupoko injured the British refineries employhad *■ The Borough Council had a very Bj; Telegraph—Press Association— ing 4000 workers, cheap sugar created jam and biscuit-factqrics employing 120,000. 1 Lord Balcarres lias been appointed Junior Lord of the Treasury in place of Mr II. T. Anstruther. Mr G. E. Foster, ex-Canadian Finance Minister, is coming to England to advocate Mr Chamberlain's proposals. Received 11.48 p.m., Oct. 13. LONDON, Oct. 13. and drainage would be required for the suburbs. Witness was acquainted with ;be terms of amalgamation laid down by ihe Borough, and as far as the suburbs vero concerned, tho latter had everything io gain aud nothing to lose. The proposed ;ornis of amalgamation wero several times published. Tho Road Board,was awaro md approved unanimously of them, but molested for the reason that they wished SYDNEY, October 43. C c A young woman named Boy ton a died at Wagga of the effects of poi- s son, supposed to' be self administered The inquest disclosed unhappy relations between Boyton’s lather and - step-mother regarding deceased. After adjournment of the inquest the C father committed suicide. He jumped into a water-hole after cutting f Lieut.-Oolonel Bromley-Davenport (the new Financial Secretary for War), speaking at Macclesfield, said that the Frkne Minister and new Minister of War were determined the he right to appear before the Commissioner. Witness was appointed to represent the Board, but could not commit them o amalgamation. He thought tho fairost way was to tako a poll on the question. To Mr Nolan : As far as he was aware, the only member of the Kaiti Board opposed to amalgamation was his throat with a pair of shears. T SPORTING. country should reap the full benefit of the bitter lessons of the Boer AUSTRALIAN RACING. ~ policy lor seventeen years, and rejoiced in the promise of its effective realisation in the hands of the powerful, eloquent, and brilliand Premier. 1-le challenged the Liberal headers to come to Macclesfield and say th'at Cob.demsm had .bqen a blessing to the.silk industry. Mr Keefer. The Board thought the fairest way to decide the question ■was to take a polLj Witness was satisfied that the rates were less in the borough than in the suburbs. To the Commissioner : New bridges .would soon be required. W. Gaudin, journalist, thought amalgamation was highly desirable. 5y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Oct. 13. f Hothouse is in good demand locally for he Caulfield Cup. After all the money g ivail ible w s taken ho finished equal fav- c Drite with Sweet Nell at 8 to 1. 0 NEW ZEALAND COP FAVORITE. 1 LONDON, October 13. Witness pointed out that , the popular Per Press Association. Professor Bryce, speaking at Tuntion of Gisborne Was given the bridge Wells,' said, that the GovernAustralasian Guide books as 2,700, Christchurch, last night. ment’s adoption of protection Was instead of 5,000. ,T.o go in for a Something went amiss with Lady Lilentirely due to Mr Chamberlain's unloan of £75 L uuu at present meauL u liability of about £30 per head,, but with amalgamation it would be only about £20. Under amalgamation, the suburbs would have the -benefit of all the conveniences which -the Borough now enjoys.- From a, perious will. The Government were afraid of Mr Chamberlain on the one hand, and afraid of the electors on avorito this morning was sent for a long teady gallop on tho plough track. After g -the other. Once the country accepted protection it would never again he free. It resembled entering a lerself she pulled up lame in tho off foreeg. The injury seems Berious. ‘ house where every door was shut automat rally behind you, a.nd unopened again inside. Anything wea‘kenimg'ithe heart of the Empire weakened, the Empire. Australia was not unanimous on the tariff question If freetraders were elected, preference would not be given ta Brtish goods. There was no certainty of South African preference. He characterised as unwise and mischievous the statement that the colonies, an the absence of reciprocity with the Motherland* might look abroad for reciprocity, The league for the colonies was the league of the heart-, not of the purse. Heckling between the Motherland and the colonies involved difficulties everywhere. suburban point of view, especially, it was to be welcomed, as it. meant cheaper rating. .The capital .value of'the Borough was £465,527, and the amount derived in rates £3848 4s; Whataupoko value, £110,602, and the amount paid in rates £957 2s ; •the value of Kaiti £96,229, and the amount paid in rates £896 0s 9d. Mr Matthews : Those are Lysnar s figures ; I can recognise them. Mr Lysnar : They are not my. figures ; I have not even seen .them. Continuing, witness said there was not a single argument against amalgamation. By taking in..the suburbs, they; would he able to go in for water and drainage, and the security offered for the loan would enable them to get the money at a NAPIER PARK RACES. Per Press Association. Napier, last night. Tho weather was fino, the attendance I good, and the oourse in excellent order. Tho following were the results Maiden.—Trent 1, Spoil 2, Anser 3. Won by a long neck. Scratched : Louisa, Goratia, Tanepa, Faria, Rose Shieid. Timo 1.31 1-5, div. £7 11s. s Hurdles.—Media 1, Comfort 2, Eclair 3. Won easily by five lengths. Scratched : Nadador and Dr Bill. Time 3.24 2-fi, diva. £3 2s and 12s. County Hack.—Oasis 1, Defoe 2, Asteroid 3. Won all the way by half-a-longth. Time 1.45, divs. £7 18s and £1 2s. Scratched : Creusot and Rapids. LATE SHIPPING. would otherwise do. Napier Stakes.—Royal Fusilier 1, MeloTo Mr Sievwright : The County deon 2, Galahad 3. Scratched : Rose (Special to Times.) Council had expended the money reMadder and Sir Porciva). Won by a r length. Time l.B 4 5, div. £2 13a. „ jNAPIL'R, last niglit. hest advantage. He understood the Park Stakes.—Menura 1, Hinetaura 2, The Moura sailed for Gisborne toCouncil showed both Whataupoko ajid Dexterity 3. Won by hul.f-a length, Dexnight. Passengers : Mesdames Cross, Kaiti to be in debt in regard to the terity a nose away third. All started. Moss. Morgan and two children, Misses Time 2.13 15, divs. £3 and £2 4s. DeLatour, Messrs Crispin, B. DeLisle. To Mr Nolan ; It was. 'difficult to Welter Handicap. — Bandmaster 1, Crompton, Pettigrew, Jacks, DeLautour, Price, Colling, Suisted, Moss, Higtzell, Cross, Choy, Listor; Dr DeLisle; Rev. arrive at a comparison between the Taura 2, Oracle 3. Won easily. Time, rates paid in the Borough and sub1.32 4-5sec. Divs., £1 19s and 15s. urbs, on account of the different sysAhuriri Hack Handicap.—Rose Madder Maunsel). terns of valuation that existed. In 1, Contingent 2, Wet Reef 3. Won by a NORTHERN BOWLING ASSOCIATIONthe borough the rateable value flueclear length. Time 1.4 2 5, divs, £5 9s tuatcfd ; sometimes it was six and and 14s. eight per cent, of the capital value, Railway Handicap.—Madrigal i, Gold Seal 2, Starshoot 3. Won by half a length. Time 1.18 2 5, divs. £3 5s and £H0s. , , , There was very little speculation, only (Per Press Association ! Wellington, last night At the annual meeting of the Northern BowliDg Association, held to night, Mr L. Simmons, of Palmorston North, was elected president, and Mr J. H Mentiplay and sometimes ten and twelve ppr cent. ' , . ., To Mr Chrisp : The terms laid down by the Borough Council were reasonable, with the exception of hotel licenses. The suburbs contributed towards the vialue of the licenses £3989 being put through the totalisatror. SECOND DAY ACCEPTANCES. secretary. No action was taken in regard and should benefit proportionately. — to tho resolution of the Auckland Association, affirming the advisableness of establishing a bowling association for the colony. The rule requiring bowls to be Geo. Grant, surveyor, a ratepayer of Whataupoko and Gisborne, thought the proposed boundaries Per Press Association. Napier, last night. The following acceptances have been retested was discussed, and the now regulaceived for the second day’s raoing of the tion was formally agreed to, it being unNapier Park Racing Club : — derstood thjjdi tho authorities of the tournament at Auckland would have authority under* 1 wise administration amalgamation would be beneficial. Witness Pultetapu Hack Handicap, 50 sovs ; 1 mile. to suspend tho rule if it wore found impossible to carry it out during tho tournament. Tho rule forbidding a player from following his bowl more than ten feet after paid a County rate, but got little advantage. lie recognised that the Council had a great deal of expendsCreusot *.. 9 5 Oasis ... 7 3 Idea ••• 8 12 Nukumaratia 6 7 Defoe ... 8 2 White Squall 6 7 delivery was adopted. January 11th was Second Handicap Hurdles, 70 sovs ; If agreed to as tho dato for opening tho Auckland tournament, and the programme wa3 approved. It was dccidod to ask tho Australian Club to send rinks. The Association champion banner and shield at the Auckland tournament is to be given to the club winning tho inter-club matches, i chance of bridges. Property In tho suburbs had recently gone up to a very high figure, so that it had become Town property. If the County Council rated on the increased valuations, they would have a very large miles. 2 Evening !.. 11 10 Rage ••• 10 q Comfort ... 11 I Nancy O’Neill 9 1 Media ... 10 10 Nadador ... 9 0 Eclair ... 10 10 Two-Yoar-Old Handicap, 60 bovs ; 41that club is affiliated to the Association but if not affiliated then to the clu' affiliated to the Association which wins tb final between the affiliated clubs havin | ter and drainage as much as the town. J. W. Whinrav, cabinetmaker, anc furlongs. | Electric Gun 7 11 Carnelian ... 6 9 Forest Ranger 7 9 Hibernate ... 6 9 the highest aggregate of wins in eac 11 stated that he had seen the plan Racing Club’s Handicap, 100 sovs, 1 section. show ng the proposed boundaries. milo and a distance. WAiRARAPA INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION and he considered it satisfactory with .the amendment suggested by tho Dexterity ... 8 9 Asteroid ... 6 9 Tradewind... 8 3 Benefactor... 6 7 Commissioner that the line should Rangitata ... 7 8 Optimist ... 6 7 Gold Dust... 7 2 Tamwha ... 6 7 (Per Press Association.) he carried a little further hack so as Masterton, last night. The Wairarana Art and Industrial E’ to include the lower watershed. By amalgamation, many conflicting in terests would be avoided. -Alnalga 3 ' mation was an absolute necessity ii Provost Marshal 6 12 hibition was opened to-day by the Ho Caledonian Handicap, 50 sovs , 6 McGowan in tho presence of a very larf > B promoting public works. The ” in furlongs. gathering, and proved a great succes terests of the town and suburbs wen A.B.N. ... 9 9 Lady’ Liuk 8 8 there, being industrial and commercial e s ' 'idemtiiCal,! one reqju-irfngi watelr an Repulse ... 9 6 Pantaloon ... 8 7 • The Rioter... 8 10 Warwick ... 8 2 hibits from centres all over tho oolon Y> drainage just as much as the other literary, educational, and domestic exh *• The suburbs would have represents Telephone Hack Handicap, 50 sovs ; 6 "hibits from throughout Wairarapa and -* s lion the same as the borough. far as Napier. The art and curio galle cy To Mr Matthews : 1-Ie worked liar d furlongs. embraces an astonishing collection. B e ‘ to defeat the Borough poll, and wa s Wot Reef ... 7 13 Paymaster... 6 9 tween two and three hundred pictures b re glad 1:o say that ho was successfu . Merope ... 7 10 Anadeja ... 6 8 loaned by residents throughout the valle y> “I think I rendered signal scrvic e Trent ... 7 5 Nukumaratia 6 7 and include many pictures that aro o d> to the community,” remarked hi io Whiaray, “ in opposing a work tha al I considered doubtful and problema r Seraphino ... 7 2 and valuable curios from all parts of t world, and in consequence of sever . Grandstand Handicap, of 60 sovs ; 7 furlongs. Maori residents being on tho Committ eo ical. If we amalgamated, we cou the aggregation of Native curios is one the best seen out of the cities. An of go in for a scheme that would giS 'e Gold Seal ... 9 8 Asteroid ... 9 n- satisfaction to the three places. T1 e Rangitata ... 8 7 Gold P . teresting programme of entertaining a nd suburbs require water and draina. ;c Perfection ... 8 A ’’’ -at... 7 competitive events was arranged, and 1 he just as much as Gisborne. They, a re Roaq MadJ-" . Taura ... 7 exhibition remains open till Friday, more thickly populated that) the bu k Id-- 7 9 Enna ... 6 -a ... 7 9