C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING. Chbistciiurcii. April 22.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 363, 27 April 1889, Page 6

C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING. Chbistciiurcii. April 22.

The Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting to-day was favoured with fine mild' weather. The attendance was equal to the a\ era.i^c Easter Monday meetings, i Great Autumn Handicap, a sweepstake of JOsovs. each, with 300sovs. added ; second 30&0V5., third 20sovs. out of stakes 1 . Ono and a-half miles. Middle Park Go.'s Ravenswing, 7st 21b (McMorrin) 1 Hon. G. McLeans St. Clair, 6s»b 121b (Buddicombe) . . . . 2 Mr D. O'Brien's Vandal, 7et 21b (O'Keeie) 3 1 British Lion (7st 121b), Ruby (7sC 121b), I Monloup (6st 101b, including 21b over), and Wakatipu (6st) also ran. Turning into the straight the field was well together, but in the run home Ravenswing drew out from the body of the field, and won fairly easily by a length and a-half horn St. Clair, Vandal a good thiid, British Lion fourth. Time, 2min 4(Hsoc. Dividend, £6 : outside, £5 6s 6d. Champagne Stakes, a sweepstake of 15sovs, with 30Gsovs added ; 50sovs to second boi\?e, 20so\s to third. Three-quarters of a mile. Hon. W, Robinson's b c Merrie England, by St. George — Rupee, Bst 101b (Thomson) .. 1 Mr G. G. Stead's q c Scots Grey, by Musket— Maid of Athol, Bst" 101b (White) . 2 Mr D. O'Brien's b c Dunkeld, by Apre-mont-Athole, Bstlolb (HMXtable) .. 3 i Cynisca (Bst 71b) also lan. Scots Grey and Dunkeld were the first to move, with Cynisca last. The filly rapidly made up her ground, and. passing all the three, led into the straight, with Dunkeld second, Scots Grey third, Merrie England last. Merrie England here rapidly made up ground and closed with the field, and at a quarter of a mile from home the whips were out on all, and Merrie England, running very gamely, had a little in hand, and won by a length and a-half ; Dunkeld, half a length away, third, the favourite, Cynisca, pulling up three lengths in the rear. Time, limn ISsec. Dividends — Inside, £5 13s 6d ; outside, £6 7s 6d. The Epsom Welter Handicap, of 100 soys (one and a half miles), was won by Mr Stead s Rainbow. Russley Stakes Handicap, of lOOsovs. Five furlong?. Mr H. Horsford's br f Musk Deer, by Musket— Sweet Cicely, 7st 131b (W. (Jackson) ..... . . 1 Mr G. G. Stead's Retina, 7s b 101b : (White) . ... ... 2 Mr H. Goodman's Don Civsar, 7st 121b (Buddicombe) .. ... 3 Catamount, Carima, Helmsman, Alsace, Tit, and Savory also ran. Won by two lengths. Tim*, lmin o^sec. Dividends, £9 6s°and £8 17s.

Orange culture is attracting a great d ea l of attention at Whangarei. Mr Dobbies orchard is said to ,be one of the best. The first tiees were planted in May, 1882, 500 in all, chiefly !St. Michaels, Paramatta, Siletta and Navel, a moderate number of Poor Man, and Seville ; also, about 50 Lisbon and Mammoth Lemons, and two each of every kind obtainable. These were from Mr Mason's nursery, Parnell. He has now about 1,300 orange trees and 400 lemons planted on about 21 acres of land. The whole surface of the ground is kept clean, and he finds aft6r a year or twq the expense of keeping ■it so is not so much as anyone would suppose, and does not cost more than keeping a circle round each tree hoed and the grass between cut. He has had the usual pests — scale, aphis, caterpillars, black smut, and last and worst oi all the "icerya" or black scale, and has got rid of them in turn, which is not very difficult if taken in time. A good scrubbing" brush with some soapy water is better than all the patent washes, etc. Last year (the fifth) he gathered about 200 lemons, and this year (the sixth) he has , already gathered 1,500 oranges and the same number of lemon?, and there are as many I more on the trees. When a lady who has been taking music 1 lessons for the past eight years, hangs back and. blushes and says she really. can't ptay,' don't insist on it. The chances are that she can't.

inittee l»y ll>e Temperance Society was paid. The Treasure! of School Committee explained that this wn-> only paid the night previous, and he had not had time to tell the Chairman. The explanation was accepted as satisfactory A number of other questions were asked and answered, some satisfactorily, others not so . Mr Smith nt lost declared that whatever was wrong, lie had done the bebt ho could, and had been obliged to do the work of Chairman. Secretary, and Treasurer. This statement' was received with roars of laughter. The Chairman now rose ard said that altfhoiigh he considered the books weie in a most unsatisfactory condition, still it would be best to now proceed with the < ther bu-inos of the evening. Mr Smith Isad told them hi had done the he^t lie cmiM, iuul it was in. possible to make any mnimo moie than he was able (Liu.uhtfi). The Kepoit and b dance shert were then .•'doptfd, an hour having been taken up in discussing the same. Messrs Hun ison, Cliffoid,l"siiltle,Tlorrell, Maivhall. Tuinlmll and Uowc, were then nrminntt-d as a committee No fu.ther nominations being made the Chaiiman aski-d if thoie were any mote candidatesAfter a } aus? Mr Tom Bolton proposed Mi Gco. Smith, this was seconded by Mr E. Kenoh, A householder present v-iy piomptly lt ihnt in ordei to save n contested election Mr Pmith bo asked to withdraw." The proposition was seconded in a dozen places ; and amidst t>ivf.t laughter proposed, but Mr Smith declined to accept ihe hint. The election was then proceeded with and resulted as follows : Ilorrell, Johr 48 ; Buttle. Hcniy 46; tniitli, Gco. 36; Howe, Alfred 32 ; llanisnn, Mark 19 ; Clifford, Hcnn 14 ; Tnnibull, John 12 ; M-nshall, Fiank 10. The Jesuit was received in w'ence. Mc-sis Hani.-on and Mai shall were unavoidabty absent from the meetinc. A meeting of the newly elected committee was held immediately at the close of the election, and Mr J. Horrell elected Chairman, and Mr H. Buttle Secretary and Treasurer,