TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5161, 6 October 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Friday.

A temporary roof has been erected over the asylum. Dr. Skae visited it to-day. The male patients are to be removed to the back if it is reported favorably upon. Napiee, Friday.

At Lyndon’s auction sale to-day, 200 Union Insurance shares sold at 95., and 75 at Ba. A large number were withdrawn at 10s. Dunedin, Friday.

The Vincent County Council have reduced the salary of the chairman from £4OO to £250 per year. The Otago Guardian will be published for the last time to-morrow.

Christchurch, Friday.

The benefit to Mr. W. Hoskins, at the Odd Fellows’ Hall last, was very successful. The receipts were over £IOO. The programme comprised music, and two Shaksperian lectures by Mr. Hoskins, the subjects being the “Thane of Cawdor” and “Boor Yorick.” Both were considered very fine.

The prospectus of the new insurance company is not yet issued. The HHincs says the name is to be the “ Alliance, and that hlr. William Saunders is to be chairman of the provisional directors.

At the chess tournament last night, nine members of the Christchurch Club against, nine country players, the result was —Christchurch, !'■ h points ; country, 61 points. The country players were entertained at dinner in the evening, when a desire was generally expressed for getting up an interprovincial match.

The Harbor Board yesterday received a telegram from Kincaid and McQueen, offering to build a steam tug for the Board. It was resolved to reply that the Board had decided* to order one from England.

Timaeu, Friday. Early this morning Mr. Hardy Johnston took soundings outside Milford Lagoon re Milford Harbor scheme with most satisfactory results. There is a hard clay bottom and sand, with a good depth of water.

Kuhaea, Friday. The murder case was continued to-day. Peter Gourdie, Mary Jane Marlow, and MrsDaniels were examined. The last witness identified the skull and feet of her husband. The Court adjourned till to-morrow.

DUNTROON RACES. Oasiaei?, Friday. At the Waitaki Jockey Club races on the second day there was a large attendance. The weather was beautiful, and the racing firstclass, some finishes being very close.

HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Of SO sots. Distance, 2 miles. Over 8 flights of hurdles.

Banjo, list fib .. "Will-if-I-Can, lOst 21b

Bob Hoy also started, but struck the third* hurdle, injuring his spiuc; Haynes, the trainer,, cut dob Roy’s throat. The race resulted in a good contest between the first and second horses, Banjo winning by two lengths. Time,, ■hum. 30sec.

WAITAKI JOCKEV CLUB HANDICAP Of 100 sovs. Distance, 1J miles. Eide-a-wee, Sst Danebury, 9st and Tibs penalty

Unknown, Sst Tibs .. .. .. ..3 Sir William, 7st lOlbs, and Mufti, 7st 101 b, also ran.

Betting —Even money on Bide-a-wee, 2 to 3 agst Danebury, 3 to 11 Unknown, 4 to 1 Mufti, and 5 to 1 Sir William. There was a good start. After going a quarter of a mile Mufti ran inside the postand pulled up. Unknown led with Bide-a-wee at his girths for the most part of the distance, Danebury two lengths away. At the second turn for home Danebury rushed up, collared the other two horses, and, locked together, the three swept round the bend into the straight. Here Bide-a-wee forged ahead half a length, but Cotton calling on Unknown they were on even terms half way up the straight. For a few strides Unknown got his head in front, but Kay brought up Danebury with one of his brilliant specimens of horsemanship, and the other two were beaten four lengths from home. The three horses passed the post so close together that almost everyone thought it was a dead heat. The Judge,, however, gave the race to Bide-a-wee, and said that the horse won by a nose, Danebury second, a neck in front of Unknown. Time, 3min, 16sec. MAIDEN” PLATE, Of 30 sovs. 14- miles. Weight for age. Xantippe . 1 Flirt 2 Hook ~ .. .. .. .. .. 3 Xautippe led from start to finish, winning by two lengths. Time, 2min. Slsec. CHAMPAGNE STAKES, Of 70 sovs. "Welter weights for age. Distance, 14miles and a distance. Danebury, lOst 91bs 1 Mufti, Sst 91bs 2 Xantippe, Sst 91bs .. .. .. .. 3 Danebury and Mufti went ahead as soon as the flag fell, and ran a desperate race, being ridden almost all the way. Wattie’s good horsemanship managed, however, to get Danebury ahead in the straight, and won by onelength, Zantippe a bad third. Time, 2miri r GJsecs. CONSOLATION HANDICAP Of 25 sovs. One mile. Blue Peter, 7st 71bs 1 Unknown, 7st 21b 2 Mufti, 7st 61bs 3 This race lay between Peter and Unknown, Mufti being out of it from the start, Peter took the lead for the first half-mile. Then Unkown collared him, and the two raced together to the straight. Here Peter got a length ahead. Cotton rode Unknown well, but was beaten, after a grand race, by half a length. Time, 2min. 40sec. The Handicapper (Mr. Moore, of Dunedin) deserves great credit for the manner in which he framed the rules.