TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5190, 9 November 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Wanganui, Thursday. The Spring Meeting to-day was well attended. The weather is fine. The Produce Stakes were won by Legacy ; Chandler, 2 ; Expedition, 3. It was a splendid race, and was only won by a head. The Hurdle Race was won by Bully-for-you ; Te Whetumarama, 2 ; Gazelle, 3. This was a grand race, won by sheer hard riding by a short head. Auckland, Thursday. Edwin H. Jaggar, formerly Inspector of the National Insurance Company, was arrested to-% day on the charge of embezzling money from Mr. Martin, agent of the Phoenix Office, by whom Jaggar was latterly employed. He was remanded. His solicitor said it would prove to be a matter of accounts between the parties, capable of arrangement. Grahamstown, Thursday. Calder’s hundred guinea picture of Ohinemuri, which was disposed of by art union today, fell to Kirkwood and Co., engineers of one of the company’s steamers. Westport, Thursday. There were unprecedentedly high floods on Sunday, the rivers running level with the streets. The protective works stood well, and no injury was done to the town. The back country was flooded, and the Mount Rochfort railway traffic was stopped until repairs of the Hue were effected. It is now open. The old bridge at Orawiti was destroyed and Terrins’ Bridge Hotel was washed away. The Buller road was destroyed in many places, and wheeled traffic to Reefton is no longer possible. The county funds are totally inadequate to. make the needful repairs, A man named Bell, employed by the County Council, was drowned on the Buller road during the flood on Sunday. He was washed from the roof of a hut, where he had taken refuge. Ihe remains have since been found. Hokitika-, Thursday. In Lynch’s sweep on the Melbourne Cup for £2400, Mr. Waters, of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Dunedin, drew the first horse. In Evans’ sweep for £3OOO, Alexander R. Mackay, Native Commissioner, Nelson, drew the first horse. The second and third horses fell to holders of tickets in different parts of the West Coast. Three first horses fell to Hokitika and Kumara ticket-holders. . Dunedin, Thursday. The Mayoral election to-day resulted in the return «f Leary by a majority of 362. Invercargill, Thursday. Fifty thousand of the Galifornion ova apportioned to Southland were received here this afternoon, and were immediately taken to the breeding ponds. When unpacked, they were found in splendid order, not more than one per cent being dead. Great care bad been bestowed in packing. The other moiety of the shipment was left behind at Port Chalmers through some mistake. Balclutha, Thursday. Twelve coaches and forty horses were required to bring the passengers through from Clinton to Balclutha to-day, all were conveyed by Williams’ line without a single hitch. CHRISTCHURCH RACES. Christchurch, Thursday. There was glorious weather on this the third day of the Metropolitan Meeting. There was a very large attendance, much better than on the third day of any previous year. The racing was moderately good. The Publicans’ Steeplechase Handicap was an easy win for Banjo. There was a cannon between Royalty and Shillelagh. This was doubly unfortunate, as the former, who had been freely backed, showed by his running after the fall that he would have stood a good chance of winning. Osborne, the rider of Shilelagh, had the misfortune to break his collarbone. There was great disappointment at the small number of starters for the Christchurch Plate, nine out of twelve being scratched. Trump Card was made a hot favorite, the bookmakers offering 6 to 4 on him. The Card justified this confidence by winning very comfortably, and though ridden a little at the bottom of the straight, he was never hard pressed, The Metropolitan Handicap was a great surprise, Templeton scarcely being quoted in the betting. publicans’ steeplechase handicap Of 75 sovs, with a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each. Distance about two miles. Andrew's Banjo, 12st 71b fMackay) 1 Thompson’s Ivanhoe, list 21b (Joyce) 2 Shadbolt’s Faugh-a.bailagb. XOst 7lb (Sbadbolt) .. 3 Brittain's Royalty, list Olbs (McCoy) .. ~ 0 Nutt’s Shillelagh, lost 121 b (Osborne) .. .. 0 Betting : 2 to 1 agst Royalty, 5 to 2 agst Banjo, 3 to 1 agst Ivanhoe. A capital start was effected, Ivanhoe getting away with the lead, Banjo second, Faugh-a-ballagh third. All got well over the first hurdle, but at the second Royalty and Shillelagh cannoned, both coming to grief. Royalty was first on his feet, but the other horses by that time were 40 or 50 lengths ahead. On rounding the top of the course Banjo went to the front, and rapidly increased the lead until the race soon appeared, bar accident, all over. Royalty made up lost ground very fast, but was too far astern to have a chance. Ivanhoe closed on Banjo in the straight, but the latter won easily by five lengths, Faugh-a-ballagh a bad third, and Royalty fourth. CHRISTCHURCH PLATE Of 150aovs, added to a sweepstake of Bsovs each. Distance, 2 miles, Fraser's Trump Car l (Clifford) 1 Bay’s cb o Danebury, Ost (B. Bay) 2 Fraser’s Bribery, Sst 91b (Cotton) .. .. ~ 3 Betting : 2 to 1 on Trump Card. Bribery cut out the running at a hot pace, and soon had the lead by 20 lengths. In the second mile Trump Card and Danebury closed up rapidly, and on nearing the straight Bribery dropped back beaten, Trump Card taking the lead. At the distance post Danebury made a good effort to collar Trump Card, who won by a length and a-half. Time, 2min. 43Jsec. SELLING RACE. Of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstake of B sovs. each. M eight tor age. Distance three-quarters of a mile. Redwood’s Cbokebore, £2OO, 7st 21b (Clifford) .. 1 Oelamaln’s Partbcnopoeus, 7st 91bs (Wattie) .. 2 O'Brien's Xantippe, £IOO, 6st 41bs (Allen) .. .. 3 Steamer, Fairy Queen, and Phantom also ran. Betting : 2 to 1 agst Parthenopmus, 2 to 1 agst Xantippe, and 5 to 1 agst anything else. This was a very good race. Phantom got away with the lead, which he held for a short distance, Parthenopoeus and Chokebore close up, Xantippe next, and the others in a cluster. At the turn into the straight Partheuopceua was leading, with Chokebore close up. A capital race ensued, and ultimately Chokebore managed to win by a short neck. Time, Imin. 23secs. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP Of 100 bovs, added to a sweepstake of 6 sovs. each. Distance one mile and a half. Delamain’s Templeton, Ost 31bs (Ronald) .. .. 1 E. Farmer’s Ariel, Ost 81bs (Lyford) 2 Mallock’s Foul Play (Clifford) 3 Puriri (Ost. 11b.), Bribery (Sst. 31b.), Jangler (6st. 101 b.), Bide-a-wee (6st. 51b.), and Luna (6st. 31b.), also ran. Betting: 2 to 1 agst Jangler, 5 to 2 agst Ariel, 3 to 1 agst Fallacy. Bribery made a good start. Ariel made the running. Jangler was last. Opposite the stand Luna and Foul Play went to the front, but at the three-quarter mile post Luna dropped back. On entering the straight Ariel and Templeton went up to Foul Play, and a splendid race ensued home, Templeton went to the front at the distance post, and won by a length, Ariel second, Foul Play a moderate third. Time, 2min. 43sec.

CONSOLATION HANDICAP Of B 0 sovs. Distance one mile. Barker’s Mireille, 7st 1 Money’s Maritana, Sst 121 b.. .. . 2 Delamain’s Pungawerewere, Sst 61b .. " ..3 Chancellor (7st.), Traitor (7st. 71b.), and Xantippe (fist), also ran. Betting ; C to 4on the field. This was a splendid race, and was won by a length and a half. WANGANUI RACES. Wanganui, Thursday. The Wanganui Spring Meeting came off to-day successfully, the weather being beautiful, the attendance large, and the racial first-class. The course was in fine order, the turf being elastic and perfectly level, owing to the judicious expenditure upon it during the winter. About 1500 visitors were on the ground, including some from Wellington. The Produce brought out a field of seveu horses, and a better lot of maidens seldom came to any post m tbe colony. Many of them were by Raveuswood and Traducer, with strains of Sir Hercules and other firstclass racing-blood in their veins. Sky blue, a nice looking Day Dawn filly, half-sister to Trueblue, was made a hot favorite, but she was kept too far in the rear, and could not do the needful when called on, the winner turning up in Day Dawn’s handsome daughter Legacy, from Fortuna, bred by Major Morse. The Hurdle Race was the race of the day, as the five starters for it had all previously distinguished themselves over timber. Te Whetumarama, who was installed first favorite, was a fine star, and, with Mr.. Campion up, carried a lot of money ; Gazelle, with Mr. Nicholson on, also had his friends, as had Greyhound, the winner of last year’s Maiden Steeplechase; Bully-for-you was fancied by a few and repaid their confidence, as he won by a short head, owing to the splendid riding of Kraft, between whom and D. Campion, on Te Whetu, a grand struggle for victory took place up thestraight. The Hack Hurdles ended in a dead heat between Forest King and Juanna. In the run-off the King had it all his own way. The Wanagnui Stakes brought ten to the post. Opawa and May Moon were equal favorites. Commission bolted in his prelimiuary canter, and did three miles before he could be stopped, as his boy was too weak to hold him. Had he not thrown away his chance he would have been in it, as he ran a game horse, and finished fourth, having done five miles. Opawa pulled it off nicely, with May Moon well up, and also won the Town Plate. The Consolation Stakes were won by May Moon, after a splendid struggle with Flora McDonald. Everything passed off harmoniously, there being no disputes, and every race being fought out to the post. The close finishes in the handicaps were a proof of Mr. Hately’s fitness tor his office. Subjoined is the result of the different events. PRODUCE STAKES Of £SO. open to all horses that have never run for money previous to the time of entry. 11 miles. Entrance, 3 guineas, "Weight for age. Second horse to save his stakes. Mr. J. E. Strut’s ch. f. Legacy, 3 yrs. by Day Dawn, 7st. 41bs. (A. Walker) 1 Mr. D. Fraser's ch. g. Chandler, 3 yrs„ by Eavensworth, 7st. 41bs. (Frewer) 2 Mr. R. Wheeler’s b. m. Expectation, 4 yrs., by Ravensworth (O'Connor) 3 Te Temake, Haphazard, Skyblue, and Separation also ran. Lapland cut out the running, and kept the lead for the first mile, when Expectation collared him, and took it up, closely pressed by Legacy and Chandler,-who passed the mare coming up the straight, and finished in front of her. Time, 2inin 59Jseo. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Of £SO. Two miles and a distance. Over seven flights of hurdles. The top weight not to exceed 12st, and the lowest not to be under Ost. Nomination, £2 25.; acceptance, £3 3s. Second horse to save his stakes. Mr. J. S. Campbell’s b g Bully-for-you. aged, lost (Kraft) J Mr. Campion’s ch g Te Whetumarama, 6 yrs, list 71b (Owner) ‘ 2 Messrs. Chadwick and Belcher’s b g Gazelle, aged, list (Mr. Nioois) 3 Deborah and Greyhound also ran. Gazelle led off, and held the pride of place for the first mile and a-half, when Bully-for-you and Te Whetumarama passed him, and ran a neck-and-neck race home, Bully just getting his nose in first on the post, amid tremendous cheering. HACK HURDLE RACE. Of £lO. Once round and a distance. Post entries. Entrance £1 Is, to be added. Weight for age. No qualification fee. Riders to appear in colors. Mr. Stevens’ bg Forest King, aged, Ost. Olbs. (Campion) .. X Mr. Betts’ Juanna 2 Mr. Duigan’s Comet 3 Five horses ran, and tbe pace was a cracker, all the horses fencing splendidly. The race ended in a dead heat between Forest King and Juanna, with Comet close up. In the run-off the King won easily. WANGANUI STAKES Handicap, of £IOO. Two miles. Second horse to receive £ls out of the stakes. Nomination, £2 2s; acceptance, £3 3s. Rowe’s ch h Opawa, aged, Ost 71b (Kraft) .. ~ 1 Chadwick and Belcher’s bnaMay Moon, 6yrs, 7st 121 b (Atkins) .. .. .. .. .. 2 Stent’s b m Maid of the Mountain, Cyrs, 7st 91b (Walters) S Haphazard (Sst 61b), Flora Macdonald (Sst), Frowning Beauty (7st 91b), Katipo (7st 21b), Commission (7st 21b), Blinkbonnie (6st 11b), and Bully-for-you (fist 101 b) also .started. Patrick (7st 21b) was scratched. Betting : 2 to 1 Opawa and May Moon, 3 to 1 Haphazard, 4 to 1 Flora Macdonald, and 5 to 1 anything else. Maid of the Mountain went away from the jump, and made the pace a cracker, pulling young Walker on to her neck for the first mile and a half. Pawa and May Moon then came up, and after a game struggle passed Maid, who stuck to them up the straight, the three finishing close together. Commission, who had bolted in his preliminary canter, and gone three times round the course, finished fourth. Had he not destroyed his chance by bolting before the race he would have given Opawa all his work to secure first honors. Time, 3min. 43sees. TOWN PLATE, Of £3O. Weight for age. Distance, 11 miles, Rowe’s ch h Opawa, aged, Ost. 121bs. (Kraft) .. I Wheeler's b. m. Expectation, 4 yrs., Sst. lOlbs. (Belcber) ■ .. ~2 Pollock’s g g Folly, aged, Ost. Olbs (Lloyd) .. 3 Skyblue (7st 41bs) Te Temake (7st 41bs) and Sepai ation (9st 51bs) also ran. Expectation and Skyblue made the running, but when Kraft saw the latter could not win for the stable, he called on Opawa to do it, and the game son of Ravensworth came through, and won comfortably. CONSOLATION STAKES Of 20 sovs. a handicap of one mile and a distance. Chadwick and Belcher’s May Moon, Sst Slbs 1 Handley’s Flora Macdonald, Sst 31bs .. ~2 Campion’s Te Whetumarama, 7st Bibs .. .. S Folly also started. May Moon and Flora raced together from the jump, and finished under the whip with only a short head separating them.