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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IV, Issue 192, 16 September 1864, Page 2 (Supplement)

LxTiiAonmxAKY Jump. —The Cumberland and Westmoreland Wrestling Societies held their athletic sports in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, recently. The most interesting contest was the high jump. The bar to bo vaulted over with the leaping pole was first fixed at a height of seven feet, and as all the competitors in turn cleared this with ease it was raised ft inches at a time. Up to 8 ft all passed it easily, but, as it gradually rose from 8 ft to 1) ft, the mini hers rapidly diminished. At the height of 9ft ft in. only three competitors were leit. Those wore Pearson, an artilleryman, and two very young men. Mnsgrove the winner of this prize last year, and Baines. Beyond 9 ft ft all Pearson's eftorts tailed to get Him, and Baines and Mnsgrove then took up the contest, and continued it until the bar was raised to the astounding height of 11 ft. At 11 ft Baines gave way, and failed to clear it quite, and Mnsgrove, for the second time, was declared the v,-inner, amid loud applause. When he had won, Mnsgrove asked for the bar to be raised to 11 it ft in ; and this astonishing jump lie cleared with sufficient ease and adroitness to show that it was well within his limit. Quite at Home.— Thatcher the comic vocalist, is said to he about going into the municipal council at Auckland. If New /calami councils are as strongly inclined to the performance of burlesques as municipal councils in Victoria, Thatcher will be exactly in the place where his talents qualify him to shine. —Melbourne Punch. A significant trade has sprung up. Ships now bring wheat from America as ballast, without freight, so eager are they to come across ; and they take back Irish emigrants, “ Mod for powder,' ’ so eager are the war authorities. The French papers are not without Garibaldi hun mots. The latest, we see, is attributed to an English duchess, who wished to have Garibaldi at the ball who replied to the invitation personally —■“ Your Grace nothing would give me greater pleasure than to dance, but 1 cannot on account of my wounded foot.” “ Very well,” replied the English lady, “ don't let that disturb yon, I will dance It on my knee !" This is considered quite ala British enthusiasm. A student in want, of money sold bis books and wrote home, “Father, rejoice, for I now derive my support from literature.” “ Got any ice at, your end of the tabic, Bill ?” “ No, but I’ve got the next thing to it.” “ What’s that?” “A serious cold.” A gentleman observing that he had fallen asleep during a sermon preached by a bishop, a wag remarked that “it must have been Bishop the composer.” A well known London printer, being called on to reply (o a toast, said, “ Gentleman, I thank you most heartily. I can’t make a speech, but I can print one ns long as you like.”