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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 286, 3 December 1877, Page 2

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[pbess AGENCY.] Welungton, Monday. Mrs James Griffin, better known as Miss Cassey Matthews, who was once a popular ac ress and who has been in ill health here for some time past, died in the hospital yesterday. Sailed— Wanaka, for Nelson and North, at 2 p.m. Passengers: Messrs Smith, D. Rees Allen, Morgan, and Mrs Smith. The Alhambra sailed for Nelson at 3 p.m. Passenger: Mr B. West. Donedin, Saturday. About 4000 persons attended the races today. The Grand Stand was poorly patronized. The weather was dull and chilly, and the races on the whole were mediocre. Maiden Plate, 40 sovs; mile and a half — D. O'Brien's Lima, 1; Stephen's Sapphire, 2; Pagan's Venus, 3. Time, 3 mins. St. Andrew's Handicap, 100 sovs and , a sweep of 3 sovs; two miles— Hill's Unknown, 1 ; Logan's Cloth of Gold, 2 ; Delamain's Oberon, 3. Chancellor was scratched. Time, 2mins 52f sees. Selling Race, 40 sovs; miie and a half — Smith's Larry, 1; M'Master's Black Bess, 2; Taggarfc's Sultan, 3. Time, 2mins 37f sees. Spring Handicap; 60 sovs; mile and a quater— Swanson's Blue Peter, 1; Smith's Swede, 2; Reeve's Chancellor, 3. Seven started. Time, 2mins f sees. Handicap Trotting Race, 50 sovs; three miles— Reaney's Snip, 350 yards, 1; Miller's Blackboy, 120 yards, 2. Goldsborough telegraph from Melbourne —Wool sales brisk. 55,000 bales were sold. Greasy, 8d to 16^d; washed, 30 Jd. Railway Plate; mile and distanceO'Brien's Lima, 1; Baker's Parthenopoeus, 2; Swanson's Blue Peter, 3. Time 2mins 13secs.

Grand Stand Handicap; mile and a quarter Reeve's Chancellor, 1 ; Smith's .Sweede, 2; Delamain's Oberon, 3. Time, 2mins l.secs.

Napieb, Monday. Sailed yesterday, barque Helen Denny for London, with a good number of passengers and a cargo valued at £72,960, consisting mainly of wool, the remainder _being skins and tallow.