LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 432, 13 February 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Wellington, February 12. The stewards of. the,, Wellington' * ; ■Jockey Club paid, away the following sums when settling up with the win- : nersßolton, owner of Lara, .£427 ■. 10s; R. Ray, £26l ss; Eraser; £209 ; Campion, £99 15s; Hayward,, £95; Gilligan, £6l 15s ; ■ Heaton, £47 10s; Redwood, £47 10s. The other sums paid were under £2O. Taubanga, February 12. To-day the telephone was tried by Floyd, the electVician, through a resistance equal to 700 miles of perfectly insulated wire with entire success. The ' sound'reached the receiving instrument as distinctly though, .a little fainter, than when it only travelled through a i few yards of wire. _ , , Wanganui, February 12. The regatta cbmmenc-'d to day. The weather was in every way suitable., A.; large crowd assembled oh the baukj* - and an excursion train ran from Mar- • ton and was well, patronised. The fol- • lowing are the results : ■ . , Senior fours inrigged gigs, 3 miles** i £SO and £s.—Wellington 1 CJubflfr o Transit—Hearn, M‘Grath, Walker, Woods (stroke), , 1. _Uuion Club’s ; Maiden—Spurdie, M‘Donogh, Brough,'. ‘ Clancy (stroke, 2. Wanganui Club’s f .Water J<ily^FoweU/ - Wheeler (stroke), 3. Canterbury Club’s; Canterbury—Books, Martin, Ollivier, Lanauze (stroke), 4. Won by four lengths easily. It was a hard- fought race for second honors between the two local clubs, the Canterbury crew being beaten off. I Maiden Race, 2 miles, £lo.—Only i two boats started; Wanganui Rowing | Club's Water Lily, Turner, how, Nation, Miller, Montgomery, Stroke; Union Club’s Maiden, Bats (bow), Cap- I stick, Conneli, Ley don (stroke). They started and kept together for half-mile, shooting the railway bridge with Maiden leading a quarter of a length. About a hundred yards this side of the bridge the long stroke of the Waterlily began to tell, and she gradually forged i' ahead. When in sight from the grand-11 stand the Waterlilly was leading by j four lengths, the Maiden’s crew I ( slogging away behind with quick stroke, i but could not lessen the distance, the Waterlily winning by 30 yards. Champion Pairs, 2 miles, £3o. Wellington Club’s Roman Fall (Woods and M‘Grath), 1; Wellington Club’s Dolly Yarden (Walker and Hearn), 2., There was - a semblance of a rape, but as ‘ both boats - had ah interest in tho same club,' no excitement was ' caused, Roman Fall winning easily. Reefton, Constable Clark has been acquitted [ 'on' ; the charge ;of larceny yas a bailee. Mr Guinness defepded. !.( New Plymouth, February 12. The following are the nominations for the Taranaki Jockey races - Taranaki" Jockey Club Handicap.— Rowe’s, Opawa, Chadwick ,and Belcher’s Folly, ‘ Otawaj 5 yrs; ( George’s Resolution,.§.yrs ; Lyon’s Tamatea, 4 ' yVs f LyohV'Mira, l Handley’s Flora ; McDonald. 5 yrs ; Handley’s Tamouri, 4 yrs.; Hayward’s, < Kakapo, aged; Boucher’s Doncaster',''! 4 yrs ; Walters’s Kingfisher, ngeci- 1 ( Handicap Hurdle Race.—Brewer’s ; Gazelle, aged-; Paulas Shpplejack,taged ; ‘ Lyons’s Mira, -5 yrs ; Boucher’s mus>aged. ■ /, , > Autumn Handicap—Rowe’s Opawa, aged, Rowe’s. Sky Blutv3, yrs.;* Chadwick and Belcher’s g.g - . Tolly,‘ag^i; * Dune’s Luna, 3 yrs; Stock man’s

dfcawa,f s*'^ , Gang Forward, 4 yrs; George’s Resolution, 5 yrs j Baker’s* Flora, aged j Lyon’s Tamatea, 4 yrs'; Lyon’s Mira, 5 yrs: Handley’s Flbra>M‘Donald, 5 yrs; Handley’s Tamouri,'4 yrs; Hayward’s Kakapo, aged; Hayward’s Onida, 5 yrs; Boucher’s Doncaster, 4 yrs; Walter’s Kingfisher, aged.