The Canterbury Plate.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 179, 20 November 1886, Page 2

The Canterbury Plate.

The following arc tho details of the running for the Canterbury Plate, 3 miles, w.f.a. :— Hon. J. White's eh c Trident, by Robinson Crusoe— Cocoanut, 3yrs, 7st 31b (Hales) 1 ]\lr VV. C. Cooper's b h Trenton, syis, 9st 61b (Robertson) .. .. ... 2 Mr F. Hcnty's b h Cyclops, lyrs, 9bt (Williamson) .. ..3 Hon. J. White's Tamarisk, 3yrs, Gst 121b (Huxley), also ran. Betting : 5 to i on Trenton ; and even on Trident. Trident, close to the rails, was the smartest on his legs, but they had hardly got going when Tamarisk took command m the interest of Trident, and forcing the pace led for a couple of miles, followed by Trident, with Cyclops next, and Trenton in waiting. Just before commencing the back stretch Tamarisk had run heisoll to a standstill, and Trident, dabbing to the trout, led past the Abattoirs and into the straight -\\ here Trenton made a brilliant but ineflVctnal cllort to cuUh him: but the Derby winner was equal to the occasion, and, flouting the battle right roj ally, won conifoitably by two lengths. Cyclops was 100 > ards aw ay, and Tamarisk walked in. Time —3 minutes 25] becondb.

English cablegrams in the Australian papers to hand to-day state that Fred Archer had been suflonuglroni aculo pneumonia. His condition was not considered critical, but it was an illness that had a \ery serious oflbct upon the crack .ioekcy. He seemed lo entertain the idea that he would nevov recovov. This complotoly unhinged hio mind, although it was not anticipated that lie contemplated suicide. Ihs dead body a\ as found in hi&hou&c'in Newmarket, heha\ in# died from the eltects of a lcvolvov bhot. Jioside him was iound the ie\ olver with "which he committed the latal deed.