DUNEDIN RACERS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 123, 25 May 1881, Page 2

DUNEDIN RACERS.

Dunedin, Wednesday, ; Handicap Hurdle Race : Isaac Walton i, Robin Hood 2, Romance 3. Maiden Plate: Legerdemain 1, Boughleen Dhoun 2, Mameluke 8. : Novel Race : Dolly Barwon 1, Swede £, Swageman 3.1 Tradesmens' Handicap : Coldsfcream 1, Atlantic^, Hilda 3. ; Birthday Handicap : P«et 1, Lady Emma 2, Hilda 3. j The Consolation was won by Hilda, - • A train containing iQ passengers ran off the south line yesterday. Several were bruised but no other damage -was done. ; Auckland, Tuesday. The passengers by the Kotomahana -laft night report that they saw in the touth-wtst direction, about ten degrees above the horizon, a little before eight ©'clock, a star which they took to be a conet with the tail faintly luminous. The bead was downward to the horizon. „ ; Mr George Coates, one of tba oldest com-, mercial travellers ia the New Zealand trade, was entertained by his fellow travellers at a dinner at the Star Hotel laat sight prior to his departure for England, and was presented with an address bearing tho signatures of forty- two representatives of Australian and New Zealand firms. - , Several Mormons leave by the out-going mail steamer for America. '■ The Southern Croas has arrived from Efyi. She brings newt that -F. Strange and his ton Frederick, ownera of a small vessel, have been drowned. The copra, in the . hold caught fire, and they beaehed the vessel on the reef at the Island of Bakana, and on their attempting to land, the dingy capsized! ' : •'■-' Wednesday. : The Auckland Stud Company have sold to the Hon. Mr White, of New South Walea, who ia en rout* for England, a Silvia colt by Musket for 1250 guineas, the largest priob eter obtained for a foal, fcilvia's first foal since the Stud Company bought her fetched 800 guineas. i The United States Consul baa received a letter from Washington acknowledging the receipt of the petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Dunedin re the wool duty, and stating that the petition would belaid before the Congressional Committee. ! Rogers, a City Council employee, was standing on the platform of a crowded train ceming from Pspakurj. races yesterday, when a scuffle ensued between two Maoriea and one, Ngahoe Thompson, threw Rogers from the train which was going fifteen miles an hour. When the train stopped, and Rogers was picked up it was found that he had only sustained a sprained wrist, and slight braises. Thompson was charged with ; the offence at the Police Court. ' Wellington, Wednesday. The Government Bent' by the last San Franciseo, mail an order through Mr Creighton for a large consignment of silk j worm eggs of the green, orange, and white cocoon varieties, and for a quantity of white mulberry- trees oh which the worms feed. At the. same time on ordet wa« sent to j Sydney for; 600 .white .mulberry trees tw^ yeara/ojd. The intention 1b to establish silk culture in Ne* Zealand. The idei/'was initiated by Mr Frail of the Survey pepart- j

mentj who is stated to be an expert in this branch of industry. i . iNVBRCARGiiiL, Wednesday. A barn and stables owned by C. Brown at New River were burned dowu last night and a lot of produce was destroyed. The losb is estimated at £250. There was no insurance.