By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 264, 28 March 1874, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

DDNEDIN RACES.

—♦— (From our own correspondent.)

SECOND DAY, TUESDAY. Hurdle Race. Maid of the Mill 1 Mistletoe ... ... 2'' Banjo ... . ... 3 Jockey Cl : ub Handicap. Lurline ... ... '.:.' ... I Tamburini .'. . .... 2 Atlas 3 This was a close race between the two first, but the mare.was too much for Old Tarn. The race was won by a length, with effort. Novel Race. Taffrail ... 1 , Malabar ... .. 2 Verbena .. „ 3 Stewards' Phrse. Calumny ... 1 This race was a gift to Redwood, whose horses only started. Calumny.was declared to win. THIR D DAY, W EDNES DAY. Steeplechase. Medora ... ... ... ... I Honest John 2 Mistletoe ... 3 Town Plate. Lurline \ This was a walkover. Fokbttky Handicap. Templeton i Atlas ... ... 2 Tamburini.. ... ... ... 3. Flying Handicap. Templeton ';. 1 Parawhenua ... ... ... 2 Earl of Lynne ... ... ... 3 Consolation Stakes. Ada colt ... ... ... ... i Parawhenua 2 Atlas ... ... ... ... 3 The Steeplechase was the most interesting event of the meeting. Five started. Medora was the favorite, and won with comparative ease, going straight from start to the finish. Medora and Honest John both jumped splendidly, the latter a good second.The Town Plate was a gift to Lurline. For the Forbury Handicap, the betting was 6 to 5 against Calumny, 5 to 4 against Tamburini, and 4 to 1 against Spritsail, Atlas; arid Templeton. Redwood declared to win with Calumny. After a false start, in which Templeton went a quarter of a mile, a fair one was effected, Tempkton getting off late. Before the distance was reached the last-named had passed the lot, and led past the stand, with Tamburini second and Calumny third, Atlas and Spritsail last. Calumny appeared to be going within herself, and a shade of odds were offered on her, but Atlas, opposite the stand, crept up, and caused loud shouts to be raised in his favor. Templeton kept the lead, and won a splendid race by two or three lengths; Atlas second, Tamburini a bad third. Calumny and Spritsail were out of it. The winner was greeted with tremendous cheering, but the rider of Atlas lodged a protest, on the ground of crossing him soon after the start. The protest, after a long consideration, was dismissed, amidst renewed cheering. Time: 2min. 56sec.

For Flying Handicap the betting was 5 to 3 against Earl of Lynne, 4 to 2 Templeton and Brunette, 2 to 1 Parawhenua, Color Sergeant and Border Lad, 3to 1 Malabar. At fall of flag Templeton .jumped off with the ; lead, Color Sergeant next, Parawhenua iu front of the rest doing his best to come up with the leaders. Delamain's colt, however, went as if he only had a breather, and came in an easy winner by three lengths—Color Sergeant falling back at distance, and allowiug Parawhenua and Earl of Lynne to take second and third places. ; Time, 1 niin. 24 sees.

For the Consolation Stakes' Elfin King, Verbenii, and Malabur were entered, but did not accept. Betting—2 to 1 against Tauiburini and the Kevoke colt, 4 to 1 against Ada colt and Parawhenua, 5 to"1 against Brunette. At the start the Revoke colt and Earl of Lynne got off first, Parawhenua next, with Ada colt and Atlas close up. But Ada colt soon went ahead with Parawhenua. . The latter made a game effort coming up the straight, but could not quite reach the youngster, win won cleverly by half a length, Atlas third, Brunette heading the nic-k J. M'Kel,lar.purchased the winner for £l6O.

Bell, in which the former seeks to recover £I,OOO damages from the ' Evening Star,' for alleged libel re the Chinese petition. The census returns for 1874, as far as made' up, are:—Dunedin. 18,471—increase, 3,667; Roslyn, 4,274—increase, 997; Port Chalmers and shipping, 4,433—increase, 1,777; Caversham, 4,393—increase, 1,010; Taieri, 4,155; Bruce, 4,423—increase, 573; Dunstan, 3,391 —increase, 86; Tnvercargill, 2,484 —increase, 532; Oamaru town, 2,B29—increase, 1,172; Waitaki (exclusive of Oamaru town), 5,170 —increase, 1,612. Total increase, 12,347. "WELLINGTON. The.ship Wood Laik has arrived with over. 300 immigrants. Eighteen deaths occurred on the voyage, chiefly amongst the children. The adults are all well, but a few children are still suffering from scarlet fever. AUCKLAND. A. Dornell, of Q,ueen street, a butcher, has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard Jabor for assaulting and kicking one of his employes. The Bench would not allow a fine. The Albion is at Hokif ika. AUSTRALIAN. The Challenger, on a scientific voyage has arrived in Melbourne, and will probably Visit New Zealand. Has on board Lord George Campbell, the second son of the Duke of Argyll, as lieutenant. The German war steamer Arcona is also in the harbor. * \ The Califernian steamer Cyphrenes has arrived at Adelaide after a passage of «0 days. In the Buckley will case the Court has decided the will a forgery by Ma ler. SYDNEY. The Government have arranged with Queensland and New Zealand for laying cable from Singapore to Queeiinland coast, and will ' ask Parliament to sanction 1 he same. ' The Tartar took seventy cabin passengers. The Sydney Assembly have rejected the Payment of Members Bill. Great privations continue at Palmer River owing to the scarcity of provisions! The natives are very troublesome. Two men have been killed, and three wounded. The gold prospects are satisfactory, "but the country is almost inaccessible. ADELAIDE. A train of carriages on the Northern Railway ran off the line at the points. Two persons were killed. At the inquest it was shown that the points had been moved maliciously l»y an unknown person.' CABLEGRAMS. March 12. Charles Orton has signed a declaration that the Tichborne Claimant is his brother. Captain Sartorme, with twenty men from Glover's expedition, traversed the ruins of Comassie, and found the place quite deserted. Obituary.—Senator Sumner, of the United States. In a letter, Gladstone consents to remain leader of the Liberals in the House of Commons, with occasional attendance during the session; but reserves liberty for future retirement, and will retire immediately,, if desired. _ March 14. ] Disraeli, in ar address to the electors of Buckinghamshire, said that the Government would uphold all National Institution*, ouJ defend the rightß of all classes. At the public wool sales the competition continues extremely vigorous. The prices are well maintained. ! The corn market is firm. 1 Wheat has advanced from 6d. to Is. Cape Coast advices to February 22nd state that all the troops have embarked except the 42nd Highlanders. BERLIN. The German ParliameTit h>n-e rejected n clause in the Army Bill placing;'(he peace footing of the German Army at 416,590 men.The National party in*ist on a' reduction ■VIENNA. A Papnl Encyclical coudemns thf Anatrinn Ecclesiastical Bills, and urges the Bi-hops to protect the rights of the Church. The Pope has written to the Emperor in the same strain. PABIS. The new Electoral Bills disfranchise three million voters. LATEST. London, March 17. _ The majority of the Prince Imperial was celebrated at Chiselhurst. Six thousand person* were present. The Prince, in replying to congratulatory addresses, declared a plebiscite to be the only remedy for the present political situation, and he was ready to abide the result.

Prince Napoleon was absent A Conservative candidate has heen returned for Oxford City in place of Cardwell.