LATE NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1765, 5 June 1906, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, >a,t Digh

For the second day of the Auckland R ciDg Club’s Great Noithern mettiDg the wea'hor was fine and the alt ml-ince good. 801, who won the G eat Nor hem Steiph chase, was responsible for a good performance. In the R.muero Hurdles Silioia fell, aDd S Fergus, who was tiding, had bis spine fractured. His condition iB serious. The sum of £15,283 10s was passed through tho tote.

Dunedin, last nigh

Delightful weather was experienced for tho saooDd day of the D J.C. winter meeting. Tho atteDdanoo was exojllent. The amount put through the toia’irator was £7O2E, making £ll 553 for the meoliDg. as ocmpaied with £7619 last year. A young mm named Ford, employed rbcks'while after sheep and was killed on Saturday. H’s d-g remained by the body until found yesterday. Tho bjdy of Victor IGeo, 67 yea's old, was found in his cottsgo at Waiiati this morning Death is supposed to have resulted from apoplexy and to have occurred en Saturday, on whioh day his daughter left him apparently well. His bed had not beon slept in.

Napier, last night. Two football matches wero played here to day between the senior and junior teams of the Hawke's Bay Rogby Union and Hastings sub-union Hastings won the junior matoh by 17 points to 3 The senior matoh was won by the Hawke’s Bay team by 17 points to 11. A married woman named Houeeley. was found dead in her bed on Sunday morning. She suffered from heart disease, to whioh cause her death is attributable,

Palmerston North, last night. In the Mounted Rifles contests to day tbo Huoterville tsam won with a score of 568 points. The annual Clarkson bicycle road raoe of £SO, distance 85 miles, was run lo day. There were 87 starters from all parts of the colony. Tbo winner was A. E, Standee (Carterton), A'Greenlesa (Aramoho) second, John Sccbie (Longhorn) third, A. Donald (Palmerstoe) fourth. The winner, who had 45tnina start, took sbrs 16mins to complete tho jeurcey, part of which was over a stretch of sand.

Tho Licensing Committee to-day re newed 11 o’olook licenses.

Wellington, last night

The Minister of Lands, Mr T. Y. Duncan, and the Government Veteri. narian, Mr J. A. Gilruth, left by the Mararoa to night - to attend the winter show of the Otago A. and P. Association. The .Wellington footballers to-day defeated Wairarapa by 62 points to 9. The Wellington score comprised 16 tries, 10 conversions, and a penalty goal. H. D. Thomson got 3 tries; Gardiner, Itoborts, Wallace and ltamsden, 2 each; Alexander and McGregor 1 each. Wallace kicked 4 goals, Spencer 4, and Roberts 3. The Wairarapas got' 1 try and 2 penalty goals. .