NELSON.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 459, 28 March 1857, Page 4

NELSON.

NELSON EACES. These races came off on the 10th, 11th, and 12th instant. The sport is described as being very good, and the improvements made by the Turf Club upon the course, with the building of a Grand Stand, are said to have made the course most convenient.. The ' Nelson ExamV ner' of the 14th gives the following brief abstract of the running. A longer account appears in the issue of the 18th instant:— The Maiden Plate was won by Betty Martin, beating Printer's Devil, Gallopade, and Prince Charlie; the Turf Club Plate was won by Zoe, beating Flora and Camden ; the Spurry Stakes were won by Lamplighter, beating Model and Alice Lee; the Ladies' Purse was taken- by Zirigara, Flora not going for the race. On the second day, the Welcome Stakes were won by Potentate, beating Camden and Zoe; the Tallyho Stakes were won by Robert Top, beating Sarah Sykes and .three others; the Criterion Stakes were won by Betty Martin, beating Miss Rowe and Prince Charlie; the Waimea Plate was won by Flora, beating Zingara, Alice Lee and Lamplighter. On : Thursday, the Great IS, elson Trial Stakes were won by Potentate, beating Miss Rowe and Gallopade"-; the Town Plate was won by Zoe, beating Flora and Zingara ; the Welter Stakes were won by Camden beating Betty Martin and Zingara; the Selling

Stakes were won by Fyfe, beating Fanny Grey the Consolation Plate' was won by Printer's Devil, beating Alice Lee; ■•■and: the Forced Han-; dicap was won by Camden, beating Potentate arid Zoe. The weather was remarkably fine on Tuesday; and Wednesday, .but on Thursday it blew, a Strong gale from the S.W.^; fortunately,; rain had fallen during the previous night, so: that.'there was but little dust.

The Nelson Slip.—We understand that! the Mimmie Dike, bound from Melbourne; to Wellington, called in here for the purpose of having her copper repaired, Captain. Leslie having heard of the facilities offered to vessels by-our natural slip, the Boulder Bank, where a : ship of 1,000 tons can lie in safety, and her bottom undergo whatever repairs it may require. The Mimmie Dike got the repairs 'she needed executed, by lying on the-bank only two tides; and so satisfied is. Captain Leslie. of the advantage which such a natural slip offers to vessels to get their hulls overhauled, that, were these facilities more widely known, he is of opinion masters of vessels would punctually visit our port for the sake of ihemi-^-Ibid.-< ' ■ ' The Colonial Secbetaey.—Mr. Stafford, we understand, after attending the races, would return to, Auckland by the Zingari, on her next trip. '- ■ . ■„-..'- ■;. .-■ -.-.. : ■-',