PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 57, 7 March 1874, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Wklungton, March 7. Star, the Hurdle Race yesterday, Tommy Dodd and Coquette started, but the former fell.at .the second hurdle . and pulled up, leaving Coquette to walk over. The fltfck Hurdle Race was won by Tommy Dodd; . Jocn_i-Y Clob Handicap:* Lachnivar, 1 ; . Kakapo,;2. Delusion and Guy Fawkes -also started. ' Lcchnivar won easily, and ran twice . round the course before he could bo pulled up, Kakapo, the favorite, being a bad second. Guy Fawkeß threw his rider at the start. Hip, Excellency ahd Governor Weld have . gone on a cruise ronnd the coast in the Blanche. The Tribune Bays that, the health of the Ron John Hall in London has quite given way. %i •(.>-..,.••,. Christchdroh, March 7. It is rumoured that the New Zeiland Shipping. Company, and the agents of Shaw, Saville, and Company have made arrangements by which the freight to London are to be increased from 45s to 555. -The Interprovincial regatta is 'fixed for March 17. All entries must be in the bands of the Secretary by the 24th. The eventi aresT-The Champion Four-oar Outrigger wee of £150-, Four-oar Outrigger race of £50 ; Pair-Oar Outrigger race of £}5; Scullers' race of £15; Bob-Roy Canoe race of £50. At a meeting held last night a Co-operative Society, limited, was established in Christchurch, A Westland crew have purchased a fouroar outrigger from the Canterbury Rowing Cinb, in which to compete at the Interproviacial Regatta. Napieb, March 7. P The survey of a site for the bridge across the Ahuriri harbor has been commenced. Colonel Herrick'- house at Ruataniwha has been burned down and nothing saved. The following are the entries- for the Hawkes Bay Stakes:—Major Pitt's Marquis, Mr Watt's Hatred; Mr Redwood's Kakapo; *Mr Meith's Rattling Raven ; Mr Steven's Jslemap; Mr — Ben Nevis; Tangiti's Maori Weed. Dunedin, March 7. The Land BoaTd has resolved to restrict the issue of bush licenses, as the forests are rapidly disappearing.