INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 131, 25 May 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Thursday^ The steamer Australia ' arrived this morn • iagfrooi,AUjekilan;i. /She encountered thick : fbgjyy : mattier -along the coflst/ wail uriable to anchor at Napier -ou Tuesday, and came on. ;^Me was i mtgicl^ WvlHa^tpn Heads jesterdUy, ..joomelfntilftSrbbur/; $he is to ltaVe lor the sb^thi :abo(it 2 p.m. ta-day. ; : ;i ■Mt{Q t a^tloaxxi'O\xt'<ioQt amußßaentB were ,j^^ abandoned yeßterd»y owing to one incessant | dowflpour of rain all &&y] . ■i ;

SaiW^i Warner Wellington, for Nelion and north, fct noon. ; Passengers: Judge Gillies, M^«Bts.^ Wytuond, .prCtonor, Johnston, Hen^ detfon/nMarUn (3); v Miiiw M'Kennjr («), iSl' .-riatiTe».and 3 steerage, y-^ ■' -. .[■'< f 'X"- , :^f' ! i^l 4wsiw»DßA, ThuMdajfi • -'STestecdavJ the Native Minister, accom-[ MftjpriKeWp,' x Te Whero, MoMra.^ War»h4B; Bu»hf*hd D,a*TpCinterpreter)^nid! Major Mair, visited Taw'hia^, at Kaepjilila." He received the NativeJitinißter in thejinost CDriHal manner, and invited him to reinitnF for the night, which js considered a marfc^of high respect. He said he would give Sir Dooaid his own mafc.^ The jpartj remained. all night A number of the principal j-Batiytf chiefs will b« present at a publib meeting to be held to-day. The' Benerbledt Fete, held at Measra Guthrie and Laraach's facto<ywss attended by many thousand*. The concert was very good In addition to the vocalists thtre wai a powerful orchestra— the Artillery Band and that of H.M',B. Itymph. The. fir.it number of thb Carnival Gazette w*i printed bn the premises and obtained ~a"~large circulation. At % 6'cldcjc , ihit VHonorHhejSupetinteijdent formally opened' the fete by an intsreitin^ address. Ths cboir and' orchestra then per> T forrata'. «*'God I S»T;e'<the Queert.'A after ;w;hich :hia Honor led off the singing with the following 'verse:—./. . , J; - _'.. , \,' r . \'"'. >x " ~ 1° i 'On her our hope's wjb flxj . ''; f ' '-' j Con 'ound their politins^' '•" ;• . . ■'! Frustrate their knaTtehtriclts, «. *' j .'Of to { --- ; i:nd'.niatee;them ( fall.'f' „.»•,.-; .The exhibition of fine arts is really; Tery: good, pictures being of merit. „.1!««. -interior /pn the Immense buUfUng, the exceileht' applir ancei, and valuable a'nu' extensive pWnfc'lu^ pjise most of the gaesti . Th« establishment bis probably no eqjal in A«str/ila«i«. ;; , ; . ;-..- ■ ) J (The Tradesmen's Racet resulted as follows4Maiden Plater-Sultt.n, )VMiss tlswick,' \% i 'Trotting ßace~Pblly, 1 jMagife,!^' Blrihda> Handicap— Tadmor, I;' 'Glenary-, ,2; -King ; Phillip, 3. Tradesmen's Handicap— rßob.JßpX, 1; Glenary,2 jAt the opening and dedication of the. hall built by the 1.0.0 F. there w»» a large attendance The dedication saryice was very impressive. 0 :••..!.:;] ■ , ('' GhrVstchcroh, Wednesday. V { A' football match was played yesterday between Timaru and Chrlstchuren; the latter Won. n i> Tha ; Timaru ! iteam' averaged, h*lf^\ ' atone heavier than tbeic opponent i, but th« letter were the' most active, aa-1 in4d,e, the bjest kicks. The score was Christchurcn 21'; Timaru, 0. *-»r.;r>?,-;, j The Canterbury f JooVeyl Club decide;! to warn a local bookmaker named Murpby off the cjurae as a defaulter, and also, carried the following resolution": — •' thkt the' C. J.n. will gladly co-operate with^thej otherTacinp clubs . of New Zealand in = promoting s' meeting for the adoption uf a general »■ ale of weights fjr the colony, and a uniformity of rules, so fir ajs may be practicable " ,'- '<r.v?r;ij; : ■,' -. j The New Zealand Grand National Steenle- * chase meeting was ! held to-day. The weather < -very, wet and cold, and there was only a 'very "mo'iie^ate . attendance on the course. Great want , of. .punctuality was shown in parting 1 the races. i; ' J -.- T - i-. <I :;:!.'"! i MAIDB«}PtAX» of ,« 1.00 n so { vs., a^de?. ! t°i,, n j ; ; Sweepstake of 5 lovi. each; weight' for «ge." I Twolrii!es:' I!Vin " ; ? °- ■:■■<*■"?*« Mr R. Kivts' Moase, ageil (M'lvot) 1 >Mr Seabright'a Zvthnd, 4- re (Shpenan)... a Mr G P. Williams*! Fakir, «yri (Lunn)l.i i V i Utt. Britton'i Terror, aged (Martelle)... 4 < Eclipse, Doodlumbuck, Coquette, Septimus, BriineUe, The Don, B^rmaid^Vand'rDfn o'Gonnell al«o ran. Gazelle, and Brunette jwere scratched. ' ' v -*; . , i Betting 3to I against Moose, 4 ! toT against Fakir, 6,t0 1 against Eclipse, and. B and 10 to 1 a'gaingtthe others. •' ■'•—■• •- ■ r ; , AS good start was (effected, ' Zetland leading »rid clearing i the fir.st jump.^foliowed by. Moose. At the' next fence Fakir went to the front, with Zetland second and- Moose third - f ;ihe three w.cnt, ; over"the water jump in the «ame*or(Jeri s - All'gotov'er without anycontre■tempj,ex ept Ban O'Gonnell, who fell.throw-itfg-Mr'fCampbHll,Jbtit without , cohtflquettces; iFakir came to grief, »t the next, jump, a post and tali fence, and Zetland assumed the leal, Moose being c!ose r upon him. The seventh fenced af dgubie l^-^ce. with ditch and !bank, 'and then posts and "rails a chain ap&rtf was then ( S»'ely gof dyer: by the; field,- Moose now went Jin front, and ran a neck and, neck face with |Z> tland to 'he ninth" Retire which Moose was jflrst to get cjve"r."Z'-tland close up. "The tenth if<ticfe; was' ? taksn \ in the same jordrr. and ( i he jrace home then Vpommenced. Fakir, having >bpen remounted, came close up to Moose aad [Zetland.?* There i two flights of hurdles jyetto be croned, both of them were taken by-Mdoie, s wiih Zetland Ziecotid Mco»e won ieiisilyby two ie-gtbs, Zetland second, Fakir Ithird; three lengths: behind.; Doodiumbuck .declined the next fence after the water jump, iaa)l, was t clean out of the rice. At the far BWeof l the course Brunette «Biruck » post and jfell. <} „_, (j Nb# Zealand Grand National Handicap, of 250 soys., added to a Sweepstake of 5 to^s each.l' Four milesv \-;~;~ ;: Mr F...Bri»ton's Royalty, aged, 10«t | "■■• : (of art'tlle) i4i „..'. i A;!.'.'.? -\t ! Mr L;^«keVß'Mi6,u»etrap;illßt' (Lyfofd) 3 I Of :< iho'' accep'tora,'%ix 'cani9 io 5? flic post' 1 jZstland and Butpher Boy were scratched ! Oflthe.flag. being iowefedjjl^^setfap went to. | the jlront and ' tooliMhe first ldap in splendid j etyle,.Tonjmy DoJd ah;i' Gazelle came. second land' third, Auckland "Kate foartli, Don. Jua4' • fifth, and 'Bpyalfiy lest.' The" second fence, W^s I taken in the 'saraeorderr The water' jump ; wi}9bjauti'ully taken":^? , Mousetrap, Tommy j D6dd c'arn'e next,' with Gnzetle 1 close upl ;; No ; change was tn-vdu.in this order of running till at the seve th fence, when- M6u« trap was flrst ; over it, Gazelle fell, and Tummy Dodd tonk tbe second place; Don Juan was now third. .Ap|iro:ichmK the water-jump for the i se on.i timn. Mi>u«etrap bad' still the lead by ; s'eVeVil' lengths'; 1 bat Rivaity now clostd: up } and .took's&'ohd / p'la'seV . To limy ' Dodd' having j ooin«> tp .etitt "'at'-tlie;'- fence previous to the i water-jump^ 'wnß ; still leading at I the :; fence rtfterthe i wjtt^r-jump, but: Koy«lty ' gradually drew upon him. Ac th /last ditch I and v bi^nk fencs Royalty went to the front, '■ arid'look th4'.>lead:'<roin jMonfefrap; Royalty ihea lead;pver,|the two^fUghUjOf .hurdles^ a"nd ; landed a winner, hird-held, by three * lengths. Time,9min. 3 1 sees. Hont CLXjaCnr, of 150 so'vs.' aiJoled s to (a ■ Bweepttakeß of 7 sovb eicK ;' weight for age ; gentlemen riders. Three miles. Mr /P., Campbell** Tommy Dodd, aged' (Owner/ 1 Mr O'Brien'a Auckland Kate, aged (Mar- , : . . ' , ; telle) 2 .Messrs Nicholson & M/Rae's Bucher Boy, - '„...' - ;i aged. „'. ..'.'.. ' '..."' , . '....* ,; ..,,"' - "•••' S ■ , ; A 'good Btartw*>%»de>, Tommy Dodd led for the first half mile, then Auckland Kate ; went to the fore, and led until the la»t jump but two, when Tommy resumed the lead, and won by two lengths. '' . f „,.,.. e _ Atjckoakd, Wednesday. ; Owing to a'drenohing rain, the r#ces were \ postponed till Saturday; The holiday was a ■ miserable failure. - ;