AUSTRALIAN.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1131, 28 December 1883, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

Cricket and Sporting.

New Gold Discovery,

Shocking Outrage

(REUTER —COPYRIGHT.)

MELBOURNE, Dec 26

The intercolonial cricket match, Victoria v New South Wales, commenced fiftrc to-day. At the close p/ the day 9 s play the visitors had lost four wickets for 278 rnns. The highest scorer was Murdoch, caught for 152, Jones, 52. The Australian Jockey Club's Summer Mooting at Randwick was largely attended to-day, and the weather was splendid. His Excellency the Governor and Lord Rosebery were present. The following are the results of the various events:—Hurdle Race: Uhlan, Ist; Dundreary, 2nd ; Warrigal, 3rd. December Stakes: Buckingham, Ist; lolanthe, 2nd; Venelin, 3rd. Summer Cup : Sloth, Ist ; Coriolanus, 2nd ; Sardonyx, 3rd. This was a good race; fifteen horses ran. Time, 2min 89sec. Selling Plate: Major, Ist ; Panl, 2nd ; Rosinante, 3rd. . A fresh gold discovery has been made near Temora, and reports from the field are causing great excitement. Perman and party nnearthed a nugget weighing Mining claims are already pegged - on fc. A tragedy occurred at Waterloo, a suburban township abont two and a half miles from the city. A woman, of the vagrant class, named Catherine Owens, was fonnd cruelly outraged and murdered. The perpetrators of the crime have not yet been discovered. (Received Dec 28, 1 a.m.) Dec 27.

Arrived, yesterday morning—Orient steamship Potosi from London, Nov. 17 ; arrived, this morning—Union steamship To Anan from Bluff.

The Intercolonial cricket match was continued here to-day, when the first innings of the New South Wales team closed for 415. When stumps were drawn for the day, the home team had lost two wickets for 107.