The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1880.

Kumara Times, Issue 1086, 24 March 1880, Page 2

T he Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1880.

There were four passengers and a heavy mail by the Christchurch coach which passed the Bealey early this morning. The conference on the Charitable Aid and Hospital Bill commenced its sittings at two o’clock this afternoon, in the Town Hall, Seddon street. An inquest on the body of Richard Wood, who was drowned in the Teremakau on Saturday last, was held this afternoon, before E, Barff, Esq., J.P., when the jury returned the following verdict: — “That the deceased Richard Wood accidentally lost his life by drowning, in trying to ford the Teremakau, on Saturday, 20th March inst.” The following are the weights and acceptances for the Great Autumn Handicap, to be run at Christchurch on Tuesday next: — st. lb. Mata 9 g Fishhook 9 5 Foul Play 9 3 Templeton 8 12 Camballo 8 0 Titania 7 12 Hornby 7 n Grip 7 9 Betrayer 7 9 Volunteer 7 6 Norseman 7 3 Antoinette 7 0 Luna 6 10 York 6 9 Vampire 6 7 Libeller 6 5 On Bit 6 0 Laertes 6 0 The University boat race, it will be seen in our cablegrams, has been won by the Oxford men. The race this year possessed more than usual interest, from the

fact that since 1836, when these contests first commenced, each University had won in all, to 1879 inclusive, 17 races, as follow : —Cambridge won the first four, viz., in 1836, and 1839 to 1841 ; Oxford won in 1842 ; Cambridge in 1845, 1846, and 1849; Oxford also in 1849, and in 1852 and 1854 ; Cambridge in 1856 (since which year these events have taken place annually, for there was no competition in the years 1837, ’3B, ’43, ’44, ’47, ’4B, ’SO, ’sl, ’53, and ’55, though there were two races in 1849); Oxford won in 1857; Cambridge in 1858 ; Oxford in 1859 ; Cambridge in 1860; then Oxford won nine years in succession, 1861 to 1869; Cambridge then began to improve again, and won the five years following, 1870 to 1874; Oxford in 1875; Cambridge in 1876 ; in 1877 it was a dead heat; 1878, Oxford ; and 1879 Cambridge. And now,, in 1880, Oxford is one ahead again, the score being—Oxford, 18 ; Cambridge, 17, Oxford made the distance (four miles) in the quickest time (18min. 18sec.) in 1878, though the time of the race last Monday is not given. The longest time taken .was the first year, 36min. In 1849 Oxford won by Cambridge fouling ; and in 1859 the Cambridge boat sank. The attention of the local Rifle Contingent is directed to an order that appears in another column relative to receiving the Hokitika and Grey mouth teams on Friday next.