The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4438, 27 March 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1883.

The A utumn Meeting of the Thames Jockey Club was concluded after the publication of our yesterday's issue, and brought to a cloae the most extraordinary, and to all parties—spectators as well as those concerned — tiNH&tiafaetor? one on record. The Steeple chase was indeed a spectacle. Over a. thousand people remained looking at a horse (Smike) going over a course, while three others whuih had started with him - were stuck at a fence which they could,not be forced .over. Smike eventually^ ,was walked in a winner md reached the post ie a state of froth and foam. The other starters Baku, Evening Scar, and Chanticleer,' after nearly having the breath taken out of them by, very severe whipping and spurring, were removed from* the course, but -without jumping the fence. The Stewards Handicap produced one starter, which did not much excite the .spectators. Probably feeling that the public had had hardly . enough sport for . their money, the stewards placed an additional race on the programme, and Lyric, Vengeance, and Baku started for the Forced Handicap of 10 aova., which was won'eawly.by Woodpecker. The Club mußt have learnt a lesson by the tniserab'e failure this meetirg has proved, both as regards the attendance and racing. In the first place it was. injudicious to attompt to run against a stronger meetiDg than their own, —such as Takapuna was—and a grave error was com. mitted by* them in not'gicing publicity to. 'their -meeting, more - particularly, as: it i • was« a departure from the date upon which it is tisualty held." We make them a r present of the suggestions, and hope, that they. ,wiil see' the unwisdom, of trusting to, their friends speaking of their meetings, if they want the public and owners of horses to know when they purpos holding.ihem. The Commifcfe.* 'will by this time hava seen that race meetings as well as other am sements must be per? sietontly and prominently kept before the! eyes of the public. '• > ..-."•: A FEMININE' adorer at (he bacchanalian Blirine "was to-day directed to" contrlbui c five shillings to colonial" revenue on account of yesterday'B over-indulgence, failing which her detention until the rising of the Court was ordered. The Court' then rose. There was no. addition to thfr co'onial receipts.. :■

' .Aftkb we went to press yesterday the cricket, match, Auckland Heruld v Thames Cricket Club, Was 'continued,^ but was not played out. Ihe remit -was : Herald, 49, and 76Jor 4 wicketp, and Thames, 91 and 129." The'result':is thus a draw greatly in favor of the local team. / Mb W. Bishop, ttie Arch DruH, is exj peeled to arrive at the Thames about the 3rd 1 April, and it is proposed t? open the loes-I i lodge about the sth.

A BIT named William Col-3 was taken to the hospital to-day, suffering from the result of a broken toe. - It appears that about a week ago; a barrel rolled over his foot and parsed a'comminuted fracture of the bone.

His.parents, seeing that mortification had set in, took him to the institution, where his toe was successfully amputated.

About 250 teachers, scholars, and their friends attended the Presbyterian Sunday School picnic, which took place on Mr .Austins' farm., at JJelmont yesterday. The large party proceeded up the river it? the Te Aroha steamer, and were met on arrival by a large, number of Paeroa and Te Aroha friends. Various games —cricket, riding, &c, were indulged in, and after a happy day wa» spent, Curtis', wharf was reached about ten o'clonk p.m.

The City of Sydney, with the February colonial mailo, reached San Francico on Wednesday last, 21st inft., a day in advance of time table date. The Zealandia, with the February London mails, left San Francisco on Sunday, the 11th inst., a day late.

A ConstabttliAey man named John McCwfferty died at Cambridge nnder peculiar circumstances." While engaged in carpenter work on Karipiro bridge ho got a splint of wood run into his hand near the base of his thumb, and, paying little heed to the wound, blood poisoning set in, terminating in death. His parents reside at Wellington.

At a meeting of shardhol era in the Thames River- Steam Navigation Company, held this afternoon, Mr F. C. Dean in the chair, the following resolution by the directors was adopted on the motion of Mr Wilkes, seconded by Mr Danby :—" The directors having had n trial of the s.s. Despatch' find that in speed the boat is fairly satisfactory but in the matter of draught of water, the directors consider any boat*' drawing over 3ft unsuituble to the company's paßßenger trade. The directors do not therefore recommend .the purchase of the Despatch for the T.R.S.N. Co." Mr Price stated that the average speed of the boat to Te Aroha, had been 6£ hours. Thm body of Cop tain Gibbons' infant son was recovered at Devonport. At the inquest a verdict of "Accidentally drowned " was found.

A Shanghai paper states that Signor Chiarini, of circus fame, has gone blind.