The Globe. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1877. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 790, 2 January 1877, Page 2

The Globe. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1877. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

«, (Per Press Agency.") LATEST EEOm" AUSTRALIA. .ZiZ L By Submarine Cable.J THE OBIOKET MATCH. Sydney, January 1. The cable offices were not open yesterday. Victoria scored 105 in the second innings. Horan not out 47. The Englishmen made 129 in the second innings. Greenwood, 38 ; Emmett, 35 ; Charlewood, 23. Victoria won the match by 31 runs. V.R.C. NEW YEAY'S DAY MEETING. Melbourne, January 1. The weather to-day wet and cold, but there was a good attendance at the races. The Governor was present. Hurdle Race—A sweepstake of 5 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added ; about three miles. Dalesman 1 Arrow 2 Gaffer Grey 3 Two-Year-Old Stakes—A sweepstake of 20 sovs each, h ft, with 200 added. C"lts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. The winner of the Maribyrnong Plate to carry 51b extra ; five furlongs. King 1 Lockley 2 Rawdon 3 Time —lmin 6sec. £IOO Plate, for three-year-olds and upwards ; weight for age ; entrance, 1 sov; one mile ; the winner to be sold for 100 SOV3. Copper ... 1 Poodle 2 Benham 3 Time—lmin 48sec. Midsummer Handicap—A sweepstake of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 200 added; for three-year-olds and upwards; one mile and three-quarters. Barmaid 1 Rapid Bay 2 Meteor 3 This was a fine race. Ten started. Time—3min lOsec. The Champion Cup, of 25 sovs each, 10 ft with 1600 added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Second horse to receive 200 sovs, and the third 100 sovs, out of the stake. Three miles. 71b allowance for horses foaled north of the line. (Entries closed with nifty-two nominations.) Mr Beid's b c Pride of the Hills, 3 yrs, 7st3lb 1 Mr De Meßtre's b c Oalamia, Maribyrnong —Luna, 3 yrs, 7st 31b 2 Mr A. Stewart's br c Volo, 3 yrs, 7st 31b 3 Seven started. Time—sm 34sec.

SYDNEY RACES. Sydney, January 1. TATTERSALL'S CUP. Viva 1 valetta 2 Melbourne... 3 Fourteen started. This was a grand race, and was won by a head. Time—3m 37£sec. INTERPROVINCIAL. Wellington, January 2. Diphtheria is very prevalent. Five children have died in one family alone. Dunedin, January 2. The Caledonian Gathering, which was commenced yesterday, at Kensington, was attended by about eight thousand people, and was the most successful ever held in Otago. The day was fine, and all the events were well contested. The principal item on the programme was the Caledonian Handicap of three distances, namely, 150 yards, 300 yards, and 440 yards, and for which prizes amounting in the aggregate to £76 were offered. The competitors included two well known Ballarat pedestrians, Bignell and Samson, who visited Dunedin as members of the fire brigade team. The race was a very, close affair, and resulted in Bignell being declared winner, with MacPherson second, and Nicholas third. Best time, 150 yards, 16 sees; 300 yards, sees; 440 yards, 56£ sees. The mile race was won by Burke, an Otago man, Brooks being second, and Samson of Ballarat third. Time 4 min 54£ sees. The two mile walking race was by no means equal to previous years, and was won by Carr. Time, 8 min 11 sees. Port Chalmers, January 2. Arrived—Ship May Queen, 105 days from London, with 1500 tons cargo and 24 passengers. She encountered a terrific cyclone in the Bay of Biscay on the 28th September last. The sea filled the deck and washed away the live stock, Thence had fine weather and strong breezes till December 7 th, when she met with a terrific westerly gale. Hove-to under close reefed topsails. The mate, Francis Oodolphin Boise, while loosing the fore-topmast stays, was washed overboard. No traces were seen of him. Next day Captain Tachell, while asleep, was thrown out of his bunk, and fractured his collar-bone. They passed a body in oilskin clothing on the 9th; made the Snares on the 26th ult; encountered a heavy northerly gale for 145 hours ; lost part of her bulwarks. Detective Dalton, of the London police, arrested a cabin passenger, Jackson, charged with embezzlement of £9OO, the property of Colney Hatch Company. A bank draft for £450 was found on him. Jackson was accompanied by his wife.