TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4985, 15 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(PEB PKESS AGENCY.) Grahamstown, Wednesday. ' George Halliwell, ex lineman of the Tele'graph Department, who has been-missing for over a fortnight, is reported by a Maori to-day as wandering in the bush demented. A search party has gone out. James Gordon was committed for trial to-day on a charge of rape on a child eleven years of age. Auckland, Wednesday. The Auckland Acclimatisation Society has resolved to import a quarter of a million more salmon ova. In banco to-day Judge Gillies sustained the Registrar's decision releasing Sterndale from' gaol. ■■■•'•' In a bankruptcy case it transpired that the bankrupt had passed all stages on five proxies, no creditors being personally present. Judge Gillies considered such proceedings an abominable farce. He refused to certify, to the bankrupt's discharge. .■ : ' Melbourne, March 9.—The Executive has decided to allow the law to take its course in the ca«e of Hastings for the Frankston murder. —Jem Mace has made an engagement with F. Hitchcock to appear in statuesque illustrations. : Hokitika, Wednesday. Scarlatina is so prevalent in town that the public schools have been closed until further notice. Two more deaths were reported today, and one death has occurred daily for several days past. Chiefly young people are attacked, but the disease in the last two or three 1 cases has been of a more malignant type. The Board of Health are now using every precaution to stay the spread of the disease. Chmstchurch, Wednesday. Sixteen prisoners are awaiting their trial at the criminal sessions, Supreme Court, which commence next Monday. Donedin, Wednesday The Waverly Boarding Houße was burned down this morning. It is insured for j£2oo. The origin of the fire is not known.

WANGANUI RACES.—SECOND DAY. Wanganui, Wednesday.

The weather to-day was again all that could be desired, a light shower last night having cooled the air and freshened the ground up. The attendance was larger than on the first day, fully two thousand persons being present. The favorites were not no fortunate as on the previous day. Perfume, who was not supposed to be able to lose the Hurdle Race, wa3 never in it, as Wairarapa and Gazelle made the pace so hot that the Auckland mare could.not live with them, which caused her to fall heavily through not rising high at the hurdles. The Hack Hurdle Race was a good race and a fa3t one, but a boil oyer, as Straight Tip, who: won the Wellington Hack Hurdle Race, was. made the favorite at even money against the field. The winner .however turned up in Coßsack, and again the ring had a harvest. The victory of Wairarapa iu the Hurdles not only pulled them through on that race, but was grist to the mill in double event wagering, as he was' not mentioned in any, of' the doubles on the Hurdles and Handicap. The' excitement was at fever beat when the candidates for the Handicap began to strip. The Weed looked well," but his near fore-leg bore signs of the heavy work he had done at •Napier. Still he had the most followers, and • nothing better than 7 to 5 could be had about him. Opawa, looking a trifle bad, came next' in favor, and was well supported. ■ Considering 'that he was at the stud until about bix weeks ago, his performance stamped him a thoroughly 'good and game horse. Elsa was not quite so lit as on the day -previously, as she was suffering from the bane of her sex. The winner, Resolution, stripped well, and ought to have ! been noticed ' more.: Of .the others, nothing, looked better than Flora, nor worse than Folly, who had eviidently not recovered the falls he got some ; time' back.: The race was from start to finish as grand a struggle as has ever been witnessed here, the whole 'field (with the exception of Folly) sweeping along in a bunch'in such close order that they might have been taken for a body of cavalry at the charge. The way Resolution jumped out from the leading ranks when but a few yards from the post fairly electrified the spectators, who cheered the winner to the echo.. A point arose in the weighing; room, the clerk of the scales declining to allow Kraft, the rider of Opawa, to weigh inwith the bridle, because he had not weighed out with it. After consulting with the stewards he gave way, and allowed Kraft to weigh with the bridle, of the propriety of which there never should have been a doubt. The victory of Resolution' was a windfall for the layers of the odds, as he had hardly been backed for a shilling. He is a fine, well-made horse, being by Pacific, out of Desertion, and full brother to, the Derby winner, Queen of- the "Vale, Te Whetumarama, who was scratched for the Hurdles and saved for the Maiden, was another disappointment to the takers of odds, as Ouida, a rough-looking daughter of Ravensworth, fairly galloped him to a standstill. The

public got a turn in the Consolation, -as the noted Ada, with her light impost, looked certain to win. '■ .They were rewarded with a victory, as the laid on Parawhenua made too surer of it, and was beaten on the post by a nose. Some good hack racing wound up a splendid day's racing. Some sharpers, with their tables, were mobbed in the morning, and the course cleared of their unwelcome presence. Mr. Hately, the handicapper, was loudly cheered for his really good apportionment of the weights in. the big race. BURBLE RACE, Of 60 sovs, second horse to save hit stakes. Entrance, 3 guineas. Two and a quarter miles, over 8 jumps, 3ft.:9in. high. 71bs. over weight forage. Tupaea's b g Wairarapa, aged, 10sC. 21bs. (Potts) .. 1 McEae And Nicholson's b g Gazelle, aged, lost 21bs. (Mr. Nicholson) 2 Eraser's ch h St. Albans, aged, lOst. 61bs. (Campion) .. .. .. 3 Medora, Perfume, Victor, and Cockatoo also ran.

Wairarapa led off and made the pace very hot, and fenced splendidly; Gazelle followed in hia wake a few lengths behind, and the others outpaced. Victor was the first the pace told on and brought to grief, and Perfume the next. Neither horses nor riders were hurt. Wairarapa kept up the pace right through, and sailed in victor by several lengths, the second and third horses being separated by a few lengths each. Time, 4min. 50sec. Cossack won the Hack Hurdle, there being five others. WANGANUI JOCKEY CLOT HANDICAP, Of 200 sovs., second horse to receive 25 sovs. out of the stakes. Nomination, 2 guineas; acceptances, 6 guineas. Top weight not to exceed lOst. Two and a quarter miles. George's b h Resolution, iytg, 7st. lbs. (Turner) .. 1 Row's ch h Opawa, aged, Bst. 121bs. (Kraft) .. 2 Durie's g m Elsa, 4yrs, 7st. lOlbs. (Belcher) .. 3 Queen of the Vale, Maori Weed, Lucifer, Ada, May Moon, Tepia, Flora, Frowning Beauty, and Folly also started. A capital start was effected, all the horses getting away in a cluster. The Peer (Tepia) was the first to show in front, and led by half a length passing the stand the first time, with all the rest but Frowning Beauty and Folly at his heels, the last two being but of it even at this early stage of the race. The Peer continued to hold a slight lead until coming round for the second time, when May Moon took up the running and led past the stand,. Opawa, Maori Weed, and Elsa being all in a bunch three-quarters of a length behind. Lucifer made his last effort at the back, and held a slight lead for 100 yards, when he had to take a back seat. : Opawa here went up r and it was ■ thought could hold hie own to the finish ; but. Elsa and the Weed, with Flora and Re olution, were hard at him.. All up the straight the game son of Kavensworth struggled gamely to .land the money, but Resolution, coming with a rußh on the inside close to the rails, snatched the race by a neck on the post, Elsa being half a length off, and the Weed about the same behind her, Flora finishing fifth, at his girth. The finish was a grand one, and the excitement was intense during the last few,strides. Time, 4min. 28Jsec.

MAIDEN PiATE, Of £SO. Entrance, 3 guineas. Weight for age. Open to all horses that have never won prior to this meeting. Winner of any race at this meeting to carry 51bs. penalty. One mile and a half. Higgin's bm Ouida, 6yrs, 9st. 31b. .. .. .. 1 Brown's ch gTe Wlieturaarama, 6yrs, 9st. 61b. .. 2 Baker's b g Lucifer, 3yrs, 7st. 121 b 3 Border Chief, Cripgle, Kate, Tamouri, Reuben, and Mataipo also ran.' Mataipo went to the front and led them along for half a mile, with Cripple, Kate, and Te Whetu in close attendance. When & mile had been covered Ouida began to go up to the leaders, and soon had the race at her mercy, cantering in some lengths ahead of Te Whetu, who was as much in front of Lucifer ; the rest tailed off. Time, 2min. 57sec.

CONSOLATION STAKES, Of 20 sovs. One and a quarter miles Hayward's g m Ada, 5 yrs, 6st. 101 b (Alfred Walker) 1 Watts' b g Parawhenua, aged, Bst. 101 b, (Bremner) 2 Shields' bk m Iniquity, 7 yrs, 6st. .. .. .. 3 The Fox and Perfume also ran.

Perfume cut out the running, but Parawhenua took the lead as soon as called on, and seemed to be winning comfortably, when Ada with a well-timed rush took the race from him on the post by a bare nose. Some good hack racing wound up the day's programme, which was got through most suc-cessfully,-no hitch occurring to mar the success of the meeting.