N E L S O N R A C E S.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 75, 27 March 1873, Page 2

NEL S O N RAC E S.

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There was a slight Improvement in the attehdance ! on the course to-day, owing no , doubt to the excellence of the sport yesterday, but on arriving on the ground it was found that there were not to be such large fields of horses starting ( for the various eyents. as had been expected. For, the Hurdle^ Handicap there were only ithree op ; the card,, ope; of which was scratched early in the day,. while for the Town Plate Peeress was scratched, leaving the race to Mr, Redwood's pair,' Pretty punctually to the time .appointed the two horses came to the post for the ' - HITRDLB HANDICAP ot 25-sovs, added to asweepstake of 3 sovseach, over eight flights of ! hurdle's j entrance, 2" bovb % . Mr M' Gee's br g , Dick Turpin,/;llsti 7lbs,; ■; aged ... ...... (O'Callaghan) 1 Mr M'lvor's b g Tommy Dodj lost, aged \ . i.. ...-.0 .' ... CM'lvor) ?2 The pair^got away wellf together and kept so until the third flight of hurdles in 'front of the Stands where Dick took the lead which he y retained until the v fifth flight, where, he swas (Collared. by Tommy |nrhQ._kept>ell. with_him, ; Josing a little, ground at each leap, but regaining it in the interval, At the seventh flight the bold 'highwayman :'v ■became'- -"'fatigoed of .Tommy and went away from him not to be caught again although >he was raced hard up, the^'BtraighWriio, ? Winning Dhe : :monOT^by : rib6ii^three^engtbsif : -/'v :|-,,':-- L : \ :TOy^?LA3®;V'qfy6p!/i^£Wv^6r*/.th^y^w;' :^^di^7si^ibl;^^^;^v^9^i|s^ix'.w^: 'itftlaged;* 9st''9lb'B ;^ll)B/a1lloired}tp imare^aridjgeld-^' , r :^:;ings:tiintMncei^ojfl^jT : mfauU^ i: ||i^^Bß^|^ing|^blie^ ,Malvin£Md^

horses entered, the colt took a canter round and won the money. hojjiao MATCH, ; for* 2bi soys.— Mj A. Hunter ns: Mr '/ Warren?? b^Firetiul, aged, against Mr Trasl£s VAze]ia,!&ged, bnce round the course, owner? uj>. Kretail;.;^ \.l '%$ . ' ..j| |i jAzalea.r; ...^-\.. ... - ... ... % At the word "Off," Azalea got away with a strong lead, but her rider" "did : not appear io be quite certain t thatit:w.aß'.an| actual starf^ and consequently pulled up," when Firetail shot" past Him- and secured the inside running. Atfthe bottom of the course Azalea bad gone up again, and the two ran; stride for} stride/ bat before.reaching the last turn Firetail once again asserted his superiority,, and forged ;a-headj with the steadiness: and certainty of ' a wellregulated clock until he i reached ' : th' e ' ;wjn:ning post three or four lengths in advance ;of the knight of the cleaver. CRITERION PLATEi of 30- sbvs; entrance, 3 ,; sofs; second horse to saye his Btakei/:Tw6-y'ear- : olds,,6st lib.; three, {Bst 2lbs; four, ! ast; H .five, six, and aged, 9st 3lbs; 31bs allowed to maTes and geldings;/ Three-quarters of a mile. Mr Walters' b m Slander, aged ... (French) ' i Mr Redwood's chc Terenga,; 2 yrs (Lyford) 2 Mr J. Robinson's eh ' g Magenta^ aged .r\ „.;. (M'Glashan) 3 Mr W. Robinson's b h Golden Eagle,, aged- T -".■'; ..." .;;:_;..■.■• i]'"...'-^- . I.; ; , (Biight)Hio From^ the. start, which was not a; very good one, the horses paired off,; and 'Terenga ' in front, the other ;'t]wrp r ' in |he *^ear. This "order was i maintained throughout, and at the turn into/ the straight run, Slander ;bade good-bye to her mate, who came in a length or two behind her. ! ...._ : HACK EACE, : for a; Gentleman's saddle. ■■ Entrance, ; 10s each. Catch r weights; - >■'■ Once round. Ko professional jockey allowed to ■ ride..,. , „,.,, _, ; r - r . Mr" Robinson's Wildboy .... ... ;.. 1 Mr Hope's Lurlihe, •..., ..;; ... 2 Mr Al Harley's Towion ... ... ""... 3 Three others started. ... , . , „ STOKE HANDICAP, of. 30 r spvs,, ; addedltp;(B sweepstakes of 3 soys each, for all horses that have run in the preceding races. One mile and a quarter. Entrance, 2 soys. N *' ' '' Mr Walters' b m Slander, 9st 7lbs,. aged m , ••• - ». ... ... (French) 1 Mr Redwood's b m Malvina, Bst 'Blbs, 3 yrs • ... (Mason) 2 Mr Warren's b'g Firetail, aged, 7st 61bs ... 3 Mr Redwood's b c Kakapo, 2 yrs, 6st (Lyford) 0 Firetail took the lead; but at the bottom of the course was tackled by Slander and Malvina, Kakapo being far in the rear, where he remained thrdughout the race which was won, by Slander by a couple of lengths. i The CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 20 soys, added to a sweepstakes 0f, 3 soys each to ac- ; ceptors; second horse to save his stake. En.-. : trance 2 spvs e»ch. For; horses that have - started and not won, in the previous races. : One mile. , ■ „ Mr Walters' eh m Peeress, 9st 6lbs, aged ... I' Mr Trask's bk m Azalea, 6st 4lbs, 6 yrs ... '■'■'■%' Mr Powell ns bg Mistletoe, 7st, 6 yrs- r " J " ;.*- ; 3 Mr Robinson's eh g Magenta, Bst 2lbs, aged ... 0 Mistletoe went away with a slight lead' but before he had left the starting post 100 yards behind him he had to resign in favor of Peeress, 'Magenta a few lengths; behind,. , and Azelia;wellJn the: rear. ;On approach-' ing the turn to the straight^run Magehia; went steadily ahead/ 'and '; in a: short time tackled Peeress, Mistletoe^ meantime, being beaten by Azelia. , -A splendid race .ensued. Magenta passing- the winning -post Vhalf '•] a '.I'leng-tH -in advance 7 of _the ; old mare. '(A protest was. lodged against Magenta on _ the- ground - that he had, not, been/ entered until- after the. entries were ; This; waW allowed: by the Siewards, and Peeress , dei clared thejwinner, _ '^1 . .M 1 ;

>Mr GEHELTVSuccESSoiR r as* editor ;;pf the'yWSttweis^ Y.ice*Preßident of the_]jnited_ States.. l^Hisl isalary ,for, .that office,, lr £l 60 0? per v annum. °ii is said J that t"ke " Tribune^ will pay him twice that sum. ., I THERB^ia'money to be made by becona-) ingf ■ a ; policeman in' Melbourrie. ' J Nbt T yeiy , long; ag^ a f /<bpnstai»lJß ; ;'dr^e; ,"do^n i7 ,tjdi'' thel police i ctmrtivWhere he ha^^to atteiidXprV, Fessiohally , in -Jbiia io wn : r .- i -Inquiries * ,were made, and explanations asked. The ban at fieeifpifefided; fihatTtiie i;buggy was bot£hiß' jowb, but his i.,.. son's; _bul..he^ Eventually turned -the tables ;upon vhist ap-s 6userß by if there xwaa anything itf the- police regulations to • prohibit: sa,.constable from keeping a'^ buggy. - tsi EvW Captain StandisH was nonplussed. I do not wish'tb 6e.^^ fllitia'tu'redi 1 or to disprove of habits of frugality. Bat what strikes tne as singular i8!_not'8o; touch a p'olioe-| constabje^b^coming^Jwealthy^^^^ l fcTO ;^aiti^. enough to keep 7 a buggyj ihould; remain] ip the policy something: peftu|ifirly ; ffaßpinftting about catch-ing-thieves, and telling larrikins to mofeFor remainder of news, see fourth pdge.% ~'s

• r .A Number tof. the- private^friends ; of 'Lady J Bo^en?rhav6 subscribed a sum ojf money to purchase a keepsake for presentation to her ladyship, and an order has been sent to England for an article! of jewellery which it is believed will be ao- .. ceptable to her. j Upwaeps of 17,000 plants, comprising ; silver poplars/ balsam ppplars,., pines, oaks. ; &sb/ sycamores aod elms, are being prepared in the Christchnrch Domain Nursery for planting out on the Northern Railway, A large ['' number of creeping grass plants are also being prepared for ; the same purpose. „ . The steamer Otago, /formerly trading between New Zealand and Sydney under Jhe auspices of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Steamship Company, and acknowledged to be the finest of theiir intercolonial fleet, has now become the property of Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Go, they having purchased her as she lay at Shanghai; Captain Underwood "speaks highly of the steamer's speed under canvas, and reports having made 318 knots in twenty-four hours on the voyage to Melbourne. ' !

An interesting letter from Captain Machell, AID.C. to Sir George Bowen, on the sport to be obtained in New Zealand, dated "Wellington, 20th October, 1872, is published in the Field newspaper. The gallant gentleman states that the Government House bag last season was 628 pheasants, 439 rabbits, and 99 wild clucks, besides numbers of plover,, wild . pigeons (a very, fine bird in this country), and " miscellaneous." There: were three guns— the Governor (Sir Gr. Bowen), Captain JVlachell, and Major; Campbell (late of the 23rd Fusiliers) and they shot, in allj on about thirty days, It seems likely that the Bank of Fiji will be started successfully. The JW;Z. Herald states, on the authority of a private letter- that the whole of the shares reserved for the islands have been taken up in Levuka. The Bank has secured Very favorable terms in its promised charter from the Government of Fiji. It is to i have for fourteen years the exclusive right of issuing notes, and is to keep the Government account. The notes are to be legal tender, and the amount to be issued not to exceed three times the amount of securities in reserve. The Government are to pay 10 per cent, interest in account, and allow the Bank 2^ per cent, commission for managing their, business. Notes are to be free from, stamp duty, and the liability of shareholders is to be confined to the amount of their shares. , The .Cantekbtjby Jockey Club and Peeress. — At a meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club held on Monday last, a letter was read from the Secretary; of the Australasian Jockey Club of Sydney, asking for further information respecting the " Peeress " case. It was agreed to forward a reply containing the statement of facts. The reply says—" The following facts clearly prove that Mr Walters was in confederation with a certain bookmaker, who had books fuli against Peeress. He purchased and afterwards scratched her, in accordance with a pre-arranged scheme for milking the public. That the mare was perfectly well .fit at the time nl her scratching. Until the public suspected a confederacy and refused to put more money on her, and between the time of the purchase and the time it was allowed to transpire, the confederates operated freely against her. The letter concludes with expressing the determination of the Club to put down with a firm hand, either with or without precedent, such fraudulent practices on the Canterbury turf. Anent the political situation, the Canterbury' Press says s— We sincerely trtast, : , : '. v Mr;. Fox will" not listen 1: to t\xe Independents unfortunate: suggestion that he should remain In office till the ordinary meeting of the Assembly. Then, indeed, he would be acting unconstitutionally. 1 For against his previous administration there stands recorded a vote of Parliamentary, censure.. £he censure was hot cancelled^ nor its weight diminished, by the vote which the House of Kepresentatives subsequently passed. The resolution which displaced ' Mr Stafford, and re-called Mr Vogel's party to power, was carried on a distinct understanding that there would be a radical change in „ the Ministerial arrangements, and that the effect would^ not be to restore 'j Mr Fox. After such a vote of censure, and in the face of such an understanding, Mr Fox ; cannot hold office unless called to it by an equally distinct expression of the will of , .Parliament. ' The situation is no doubt a difficult one. The \;im\f complete 'solution will bi^ an immediate- me,etmg^o|,-!'ihe.' ; Aa-.-.; jsembljj followed by an appeal tQ^ A Btituencies. But a mere shuffling ' of ' the &! house, brings back Messrs Fox and V^ of last fleißion,lwillber'a

The Shield presented^to Lady Bowen^ by the Aukklahd i^c'tieiy^-Glnb -te i-se-: scribed by* (he 1 - Herald as^being a massive archery shield of silver, 9 by 4 inches, surrounded by a border of Grecian pattern. The centre is filled with a view- of the Auckland Harbor, taken from Britoraart, •and comprising Bjangitoto, jtbe North 5 iHead, and flagstaff 3HIII. In . the fore-1 ground^ire .the.ie.mblematic forms' of tthei New Zealand flora and fauna — the kauri and puriri, the phprmium and raupo, the treefern and nikau palm, the kiwi, and the -.figures of a native man and woman. The whole of "these, colonial symbol* quißitely^ngrayen. In the backgrbiindl the view extends to Rangitoto Reef, seen over the indented surface of the high ground. In the harbor proper are a war canoe (fully manned), several specimens of the local trading craft, such as cutters, schooners^ &c;i flAi-yery, pretty \effedt as produced be a few skilfully draws lines of the designer. This is the apparent brilliance of the water view upon the polished' silver plate. The Maori signification of " Waitemata " is " glittering water," and the idea is almost realised in this very artistic' work. .The shield bears; the following inscription,' also well engraved :— "To Lady Bowen, from the Archery Club of Auckland, in appreciation of her personal worth, and of her patronage and practice of archery. j ,«Marcb, . 1873."! The ; inside of the shield illined with a'paddfng" of green silk.

A Mibacle in the United Kingdom. is a very rare occurrence, and in this respect it must be confessed we are far behind our continentarneighbdrs 5 yet a really wonderful miracle took place a few days ago in Ireland, and one moreover, which will bear comparison with some of the best authenticated miracles of modern times. Recently, according to the Dublin Express] about 2000 people assembled in Rathdowney square to witness a miracle which was to be performed by a man named Edward Dowling, who lives at Clonmeen, about three^miles from Rathdowney. , For a month past it was known that a miracle was to be wrought by Mr Dowling- in Rathdowney square at noon on the 10th inst. That gentleman, it was stated, was to be taken up in the air ; the town was to receive a shock, and many persons were to be converted. .Dowling,. who is: a devout Roman Catholic, was in the chapel from a» very early hour in the morning preparing for the miracle, and at the appointed time left for the square, accompanied by a large assemblage of people; and here a slight hitch occurred in the proceedings — Mr Dowling failed to make the anticipated ascent. After standing for an hour in the square without " going up," he was considerately taken into a house by a friend. In all other respects, how. ever, the miracle was a perfect success; 2000 people assembled to see it, and this fact alone: entitles; it to be noted as: one of the imbsi; marvellous events of the day^ -