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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 315, 30 December 1884, Page 2

SPORTING.

(Reuter’h Telegrams.) Melb »urne, December 27 The Inter-co.onial Cricket M itch was con inued to-day, when the New South vVales team continued their first innings, which closed tor 4J3, not 277 as previously telegraphed. Murdoch was thr highest scorer with 97. At the close m toe play to-day the Victorians hau scored 143 with one wicket down. i'ne Mews at St. Ki.da have been destroyed uy fire, and 23 horses perished .n tne flames. A7OKLAKD OJP. Ji 600 sovti; itu a-jum-ulds and up war ad 8; 2| miles. [Own Corue pondent.] Auckland, December 27. The following u the result of ti.e above race ;— air. d the Poet, 6st 11.1 b (G. WhlUUlb) . . . . . . . . 1 air. u linen's Nminuuby, 6st 12. b (Peteis) .. ... .. ~ 2 Air. ouuiei Ville’s Wuocluympb, oat 12. b (aiK.xuy) 3 Rain came on just before the start, but 11 was only light, rid tue heavy weights Ueing StlUcK UUI Iclt tuC leading JUCKvyS also viu, and tue Highest wuigot lor mu vup w<.s only 7st 210. Administrator was umHiaVvine. nis nppe.u.mcc ecitam y jusmieo me i_unuaeucu piaCcu in nun. n goua many, however, pinned tnur uutn w 1 he Poet, lue stall was a good unc. Ine Poet Doing in st 10 show to tue limit, with AUiuiiibiidiui and Libeller next, tue rest in a emster, iMurmanoy s iglnly in the real. Going tuWarus uic uaca 01 tne course Aamhiisiidioi got the inside running, wiin Aurmanuy on ms quarter. Al tue uacK oi tue course, opposite ine grand st.mu, ine Poet ith ua<_K n.to louilh position, and Lioeder went up to me icadurs; iNminanoy was last. Going imo tue cutuhg a l weie gouig at a good pace. Passing tue staliu tue Poet nau again taken me lead, Aorman.jy anu wvodnjmpli being t.es tor second place, Admuiisiraiur lourtn. Libel.er mtn

nuiiuuiouaiui luumi, juioei.er mtn. ouing uutoi iliesiiaig.it Ine Poet went tu lac irom, gaming a guud command. I iNormaauy, running very strongly, raced mm at tue uack ui the Course, obtaining a guuu secunu place, lul.oued by Woodnymph, Alanc, and Libeller. In this order tuey went into tue straight, a length separatm o the leauers, IN or man by, racing spieauimy, c.osed with Tue Poet. Cuming into the straight, amidst great enthusiasm, The Pout lair y freed h.nue.f hum ms competitors, winning by four lengths, Normuiiby two lengths ahead of Woodnymph, Administrator a moderate fourth. 1 he excitement was intense. As they came round the corner there were cries oi Poet wins !” Normanby has > it!” I here was loud cheering at the '1 finish, and as The Poet’s jockey weighed ■ in success.ully the cheers became en- - thusia>iic. 1 he win was a most popu’ar one. lime, 4niin. 18 secs. Ther - were | 2392 investors in the totalisator, 293 on a tnc winner ; dividend, ss. a

A norland. D<»c<mtb''Y A footrae* yar-’s hn* been arrowgkiC, between Pickering. Auckland, and Wonda of Dunedin, for j/,25 a-side, to be run next Wednesday (•HRißTcnnitcn. D’cmYiha l 29. The cricket match Otago v Canterbury was continued on S.i'urdai. Canterbury made 170 in th< ir first innings, and the O.ago team lost six wickets for 54 runs. Napieu. Deceml'iT 29. The cr’< het match We iington v Napier was won by 8 wickets by the lattes'. N'-l*on. D "wmbur 20. The annual regatta took p’ace 'a-: Saturday. Wellington won the yach 1 race and senior sev Is. The maiden race and senior inrigged race was appropriated by Nt Ison.