LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1680, 9 April 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow, Messrs F. R. Jackson & I Co will sell at the St. Hill St saleyards, the racing mare, Motureki, and a chestnut gelding, both m the asaignod estate of W. H. Chitliatn. Messrs F. B. Jackson's & Co's next stock sale at the St. Hill street yards, will be held on the 14th instant. The entries at present received are published m our advertising columns. They include, four-year-old bullocks, good cows, 18-moutbs' 8 tee re, well bred heitors, mixed cattle, forward wethers, lambs, fat sheep, fat ewes, and store ewes. The direct steamer Aorangi, from Wellington for Loodon, had orcr 250 passengers, many of them holders of return tickets. The Post is glad to learn that Mr H. S. Warded, R.M., is progressing" satisfactorily towards recovery, under the care of De Collins, although it will probably be some considerable time . before ho is able to resume his official duties. Mr Wardell underwent a severe operation ou Sunday last. ' The Oroua River was very high yftiterday morning aad prevented several ruobs of cattle and sheep getting through for the sale. — Star. ' The four poor children who were recently bitten by a mad dog at Newark, New Jersey, .and who were Rent to Paris for treatment by M. Pasteur, have returned to New York m good health. The property tax valuation on the Wellington Arcade, m Manners-street, wat £5960. The owner, Mr John McKelvie, of Raugitikei, appeared, aud a reduction was made to £4000. ■. " Flaneur" m the Wanganui Herald : •—hears that Mr Donald Fraser has bought Speculation for a stud matron. If she throws stock as good as herself, she will be a profitable investment. — From another source we learn that the mare Speculation , (Hippodainin) has been sold to Mr Donald Fraser, of Bulls, for £150. The following names were drawn yesterday at Wanganui, for the District Court at Palmeretou on the 28th : — William Beck, J. Lawrence, W. Aruott, W.'Kuox, T. Oliver, J. Fanner, H, Stew--Mt/ R. Leary, J. Moffatt, F. Parker, F. R. Fowler, T. T. Kerslake, T. Edwards, H. W. Hayhittlf, R. Partridge-, T. Gordon, J. Dodge, D. M. Han«a, W. Me Dowel], W. H. Flyger, J. Fowell, H. Freeman, W. Beutley, J. Mulbrick, D. O'Neil, J. Ayruß, A. Russell, T. W. Foster, D. Humphries, C. Fair, J. Corkery, W. Marsh, S. Daw, T. Evans, W. Macdonald. J. Walklj>y, L, G. West, G. Worsheld, R. Thacker, J. Noble, T. McEwen, R. Fraser, IV Rogers, and J: Feuton. . ' • A woman named Grace Morris made a peculiar defence to the charge of committing a breach of the peace m the streets Jof Dunedin. She Btated that at Mr Glover's temperance meeting M.HR's and ministeis were setting up a piece of blue ribbon and worshipping it, and she was bound to protest. She was discharged on promising not to onreud again, but this she would not promise. . The mftmbers of the Fire Brigade will be called out for.Dvactico by false alarm this evening between 7 and 10 o'clock. Acceptances for the Feilding Races will be received on Monday next by the secretary, Mr Franklin. ' ; During the examination of the bankrupt Peterkiu ou Wednesday, it came out that he had given bitter offence to a creditor by wearing " a behtopper hat," and " a swell overcoat "m the public streets of Halcombe. The crime appeared unpardonable. — Star. ' To-morrow evening- a' meeting will he held at Mr T. Nelson's Bearding House, Ashurat, to receive the report of the canvassers m connection with tha new goldmining company. "Flaneur," the sporting writer In the Wauganui'.fferaW, has lately referred on several occasions to the unnecessary cruelty practised .by some jockeys, iv punishing ;tlie.ir horses with spurs. He' says m a recont paragaaph : — " Ciemorne, was ridden without flpurs at Tarauaki. and ran as trnu as steel .unpunished. The way Williams butchered him at Wauganui was enough to cow any youug horse and make him turn rogue. I. am glad to notice that several of my confrerß have endoraad the rem&rks I penned on this subject after our Autumn Meeting, whertj the way Creinorne and Bayard were butchered was simply dis^r cef al. The stewards ought to .keep their eyes open and stop such unnecessary cruelty iv future." We quite concur iv " Flaneurs " remarks. As an illustration of the truth of his statument we may say that we have now on the Ashurst run a two and a half year old (illy by Morpheus out of an Arabian mare. She is given to a trustworthy lad, who never uses spurs or whip to her, and she does her long round or some 15 or 16 miles m far'less time than any other hora« on that run. We believe I from watching - her temper fof which she has a little) that spurs would spoil her immediately. All the lad has to do is to keep her from gallopping, which Btie would do the whole way if allowed. Flow any person with humane instincts could brutally punish so free an animal, is more than we can conceive. The heart of many a' good horse has been broken by the needless use of spurs. We trust "Flaneur's efforts m this direction will bo attended with successful results.