SPORTING NEWS. London, June 7.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 377, 15 June 1889, Page 6

SPORTING NEWS. London, J une 7.

Tuk following was the result of the race for The Oaks Stakes, of 50sovs each, h. ft., for fillies then three years old ; Bst 101b each. The owner of the second filly to receive 300sovs, and the third 150sovs out of the stakes. About one mile and a-half. Mr J. Snarry's blk f L'Abbesse de Jouarre, byTrappist — Festive ... 1 Mr R. C. Vyner's b f ivJinthe, by Camballo — Mint Sauce 2 Mr Manton's eh f Seclusion, by Hermit — Boundai-y ... .. ... ... 3 - As a two-year-old, L'AJbbesse de Jouarre started S time?, winning three of her engagements. JSlinthe, who ran second, would no doubt start a warm favourite for the race, on account of her victory in the One Thousand Guineas last month. "

There was a rumour current that Odd fellow was to be taken back to Wanganui, in consequence of the postponement of the A.R.C. Winter Meeting, bill next Saturday but there is no truth in it. The horse did serviceable work at Ellerslie this morning. A Press Association cablegram says the Sydney Tattevsall's Grand Naoional Steeplechase on Saturday was won by Sir Joshua, with Harry Ault second, and Postal third.

Th^movement. against sweating in Dunedin has assumed a practical form. Four hundred and thirty-two names have been given in by tailoresses and other workers to the Tailoresses' Society, to be formed as an . outcome of a" meeting re, sweating. In one large factory yesterday most of the employees gave in their names. The proprietors at once posted up a notice intiinat-. ing that all those who joined would have to leave the firm's employ at once. It is said bhat this course was adopted owing to objections personal to one of the committee, and some curiosity is felt whether, now that the person has resigned, the notice will be withdrawn. Most of the large contractors and warehousemen are giving the movement hearty support. It is not improbable that steps of a similar nature will be taken in Auckland, where it is known that sweating is practised to a very considerable extent. The Lake correspondent of the Cromwel " Argus" says that ferrets, as a means 'o keeping rabbits in check, are growing in favour with some of the largest landowners there, and one of them, who spends from £800 to £1,000 in poisoning annually, is going to start rearing ferrets on an extensive scale, instead of relying solely upon poison ing to keep rabbits down. "Fading, still fading." It is reported that General Blackj Commissioner of Pensions, is to be succeeded by General Brown.

Given told me ho had pome cows for pale, and that he would fetch over two or three; and I s.iid he could please him^elF. lie told me shortly nftei words t!iat he had brought two cows, find [ Paid all right. I did not see the cows until next morning. M}' f (her told me to take tl.e cow back to Given. By the Bench : I made an offer of £5 19< in settlement of pbtin'iffs claim. I have no recollection of ordeiing the cows to be brought to my place. I referred plaintiff to my brother to get paid for one cow, but not for both. B} T Sir Win. Wastcncys : I did not write the address. Never saw the address befoie. M}- brother offered £-i in settlement of the claim. Jundgement for £7 5s ; and co^ts 19s. 11. Ha«-kiville v. J. Munro, ohiiin £o Is lOd ; for goods supplied. De-fen hint had paid £1 3s lid into Court, and disputed the balance. Geo. Graves (sworn), stated At the time tlii s d^bt vas contracted I was in ( partnership with the plaintiff, and kept j the books. On several occasions defend- ! nntadmiit.'d the Ce'>t, ai d pn mised to pay it as soon as he hud the money. By the Bench : Could not say who delivered the goods, possibl}- some of them may have been got over the counter, Mr Littlejohn was in our employ at the time. The account is from March Ist, to Aug. 18th, 1887 ; and May 14th to 28th 1888. [At this stage of the proceedings, Sir Win. Wasteneyp, solicitor, who had taken up the case on behalf of the defendant, put in two receipts wi Uteri in pencil. These weie shown to the. witness Graye 5 :, who stated they were not in his handwiiting; but explained that the goods referred to in that account might have been obtained over the counter, and paid for at the time, as none of them were entered in the account now sued for.] By Sir Wm, Wasteneys: The account was rendered on several occasions Of course we did not dun defendant about the account eveiv month, because we thought he would come and squat e it. We did not as a rale put the butchery and grocery accounts together, but put the butchery account at the foot in a sum tot.il . The Bench here a«?ked defendant to produce receipts to show that he had paid for the goods that were shown in the account. Sir Wm. Ws.fiteneys : It is for the witnees to prove each entry. James IVunro (sworn), stated: lain a blacksmith residing at Waiorongomai. I paid cash for a time to the plaintiff, then ran a bi'l. I asked plaintiff to buy some \ cattle fiom me to square the bill. They purchased the cattle fiom me. I let a bill run on then for some time, until I a-ked Graves (who was in partnership with the plaintiff at that time), to square up. I received the balance coining to me, over and above the amount of ray account, from Graves. I then paid ca-h for whatever I pot, and ran no more bills. lam not indebted to the pl.iintiff. Bv PI tin tiff "• I did not tell Gr.i\es that I wou'd pay £5 odd ; it was an account for £1 8s 4d that I told him I w ,uld settle. By the Bench : Out of £9, the proceeds of the cnttle, I received only £1 17-, find the account was then squared up. No bills were rendeied to me between Mai eh and August, 1887. I never pot any oilier bill until I got the summons ; but paid for Bleat ;is I cot it in 1837. 11. Buskiville (wvoin), st.'ted : The account is in the handwiiling of my cleik, made out fimn the ledger. lam pieparcd to rwear the account is coirect. Munro was not in the habit of pining cash at the time. We stopped his ensdit jifter the nccount got to £'3 18s. J think he c-iim-} <o the shop and paid cash after that. The old account was rendered on several occafcions bj' myself. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, less £1 3s lid p'lid into Court, and costs £1 ss.