NEW SOUTH WALES.

West Coast Times, Issue 306, 15 September 1866, Page 5 (Supplement)

NEW SOUTH WALES.

METROPOLITAN SPRING MEETING We have already given in om 1 telegrams the main incideuts of the Derby 'day (September.!), but the following details, from the " Herald " of September 3, will prove interesting :—: — Warwick, The Gift, and Bulgimbar were the only horses backed for tlie Trial Stakes, Warwick being- the most fancied. The race was a good one, but' just before the finish Ash worth let out his horse and took the ''■ yellow and black" upon Wavwick to.vthe front, and thus accorded victory No. 1 to . Mr'Tait. The next race on the c,ard', the Derby St. Lcgcr Handicap, was- regarded as a certainty either for Tim Whiffler or Yarroville, as Gulnare was reported to have gone wrong, and it was pretty generally "believed that nothing else in the race could pace w.ith Tim Whiffier -except Varroville, who was as j'ct- untried. Gulnare, however, appears to have recovered in a most surprising manner, as she went to the front on the foil of the flag, kept in front to the finish*, and was, in fact, never asked to race. At the end of the first Hiile and a-quarter, Gulnare with Tim Whiffler about two lengths in her rear, ran clean away from the remaining horses, and at the" finish there could not have been less thai*' thirty lengths between the second and third horses. The result of this race took almost everyoneby surprise, not excepting the owner of the winner, who believed that he had no chance for it % seeing that the filly had gone lame and been a week in the stables, with only , one canter, and that on Friday morning. -Tim Whiffler ran a game horse in this race, and but for the crusher that he had on his back — Bst. 131 b. to Gulnare's 7st. 51b. — he must have won it. With 7st. /lib. in the Metropolitan Stakes handicap on^Thursday next 'he may be in a different' position, and> certainly the flyers will have to travel fast, or the cheque for the big .prize will go to Mr De Mestre. The next -event was the great i"hce of the day, the Derby, for which Fishhook and The' Barb have been first and second favorites ever since the last Autumn* meeting. Of v the performances of Fishhook and Budelight at the last Autuum meeting not one word -need be said here, as it is in the recollection of all who take •an interest in racing that, with equal weights, they ran away iroin all the horses o.f the same year that they met, and that Fishhook was then made first favorite for the Derby at an absurdly short price.^ This position he maintained up to the start, the odds then being on him instead of against him ; but while the majority thought that' Fishhook must win, not a few trusted their money to The Barb, and waited in confidence the result. • They were not disappointed, for the little horse pulled off the "Blue Ribbon" cleverly, and the thunders of applause that burst from the crowd as The Barb passed the post expressed more forcibly than words could do the goodwill which the patrons of the turf entertain for Mr Tait. The colt was well ridden by young St'inley — the rider of Volunteer wheu he won the Mayor's Cup twelve, mouths ago — but he was never .called upon to race. The boy left his spurs at home, and he might have left his whip also, for The Hook never pushed him at any part of the race, and as for Budelight, he was emphatically nowhere from the time the flag was dropped until the enthusiastic cheers from the people on the stand and the thousands that lined the course told of the victory of The Bar,b. Another rouul of cheers was given for The Barb its he returned to the enclosure, and another after he lefl the weighing yard after Avcighing^ in. A blue ribbon — the insignia of the great race he -hi.l won — was tied round the colt's neck, and he was led in triumph round the yard. Doubtless, a considerable majority of the people who witnessed the race were gratified -at seeing a New South Wales horse* .win, but had Mr Filgate been successful he. would have been most warmly congratulated ; and even now not a Jfew attri-' 'bute the favorite's defeat to .svant of condition. To appearance he was the perfection- of form ; but when he returned to 'the saddling paddock after the race it was very evident that his trainer had not succeeded in getting him into the highest state of which he is capable. We should not be giving credit to whom credit is due if we omitted to direct special attention to the running of Bylong. His owner deserves all the credit that ~ springs from the fact of his having defeated the son of the great Fisherman ; and Mr Lee, the breeder of both' The Barb and Bylong, ought to feel proud of his success in breeding such colts.' It is somewhat noticeable that the winners of the three first races were all by Sir Hercules. The Innkeepers' Stakes was a gift to-old Birmingham, who led all the way from start to finish. The termination of the last race of the day was by far the best of the five. Half-a-dozen of the horses were all in a cluster, and it was impossible to see from the stand in what position, the first four stood. Bracelet and Rapidan finished with a dead heat, while , Dundee and Orphan,, less than half a length from the heads of the first pair, were almost neck and neck for third place. It was evident that Bracelet could have won the race if ho had been pressed : but his jockey, believing that he 'had the race in- hand— at least so far as the favorite Dundee was concerned— allowed Rapidan to come up on the inside and so finish with a dead heat, whereas it he had given his horse a cut with the' whip three or four strides from- the post, he must have* won it least by a neck, or

perhaps by half a length. Rarely is a liandicapner so 'fortunate' as Mr Lackey was on this occasion, in bringing the hdrscs home almost within a head of each other. There was another good race in running off the dead heat, and a second dead l^eat was narrowly escaped. Bracelet was slightly in front when the flag was lowered, but he allowed Rapidan to cut out the running, with the hope, evidently, of collaring him in the run in. This, however,** was not to be, and -Mr v De Mestre's horse pulled off the prize by a head. -_ ' Whales. — Tho sKoal o£ whales which was passed on Friday by the steamer City of Newcastle, was also seen by those on board the Morpcth on Saturday. Captain Budd says that there were about a dozen, some of them very large indeed. ,They were playing about on the top of the water about half a mile on this side of Long Reef—" Sydney Morning Herald," Sept. 3.

Sunday Riot »n Hyde- Park. — Another disgraceful riot took place on Hyde-Park yesterday .afternoon. A. mob assembled an the south-western square, and af + er hurrahing and making all kinds 'of v noises, proceeded to interrupt those persons who usually preach there on Sunday. The mob first rushed on , a young man near that part' of the racecourse opposite Bathurst street, whom they threw down and kicked in theinost brutal manner ; they then proceeded up-towards Hyde-Park road, and atttacked those persons popularly known as " Beardiesj" one of whom was seized and crushed against the fence ; and at Jength they drove all those who usually congregate there on Sunday afternoon off the Park. During the melee the most disgusting and blasphemous language was used, and stones were plentifully thrown, several persons being seriously injured, and amongst others, women and children. One 'or two policemen were present, bbust s they were utterly helpless. If the authorities do not take some steps to prevent a similar occurrence ''next Sunday, it is probable the consequences wjll be serious, as many of those who were in the minority yesterday expressed their determination to rally their forces to project themselves in future. — " Sydney Morning Herald," Sept. 3, ' ,

Real Property Act.— A return just published by the Government shows the following figures in regard to transactions under the Real Property Act, from Ist January to 31st December, 1865: — Number of applications, 434 ; number of properties, 608. Area — tbwn and suburban, 651 a. lr. 3p, ; country, 20;271a. Or. lp. Value, L 326,168. Fees— assurance, L 679 11s lid ; commissioners', L 477 ; certificates and other-dealings, LIOOO 19s, 4d ; total fees, L 2157 Us 3d. Return of Crown grants registered under the Real Properly Act, from Ist January to 31st December, 1865: —^Number of. grants, 2-129. Area — town, and suburban, 1629 a. 2r. 23p. ; country, 9298 a. Or. 23p. Value, L 77,312 5s sd. Assurance, L 162 8s lid. Note. — Amount- of consideration money for transfers under the Act for the year 1865, L 110,009 4s od ; amount secured by mortgage under the Act during the year 1865, Ll 14,992 17s 2d; total area of land under the Act, 285,285 a. Or. 18fp. Total value of land under the Act, L 1,284,337 13s sd.— " S. M. Herald," Sept. '4.

The New Copper Company's Works. —The '"Newcastle Standard" states that the Copper Smelting Company in Adelaide are ..about to transfer their business thence, and to commence the erection of works immediately atPort Waratah, on a piece of land belonging to- " the Waratah ' Coal Company, and adjacent to their shoots. The Waratah Company have reserved six chajns of water frontage next to. and just below the shoots, with the land at the back for .the erection of new shoots, in'pvder to meet tho increase of their business ; and next to this reserve to the south-east, nearer Newcastle, is the site chosen by the Waratah Copper Smelting Company for their operations. It has a frontage of seven chains forty links at high-water mark*. and "runs back inland from thirteen to fourteen chains, the cnti *c space enclosing 'an area "of about ti a acres, held on lease from the Waratah Coal Company for a term of twenty- five years, at a very low rental, the increased- rent at the end of that term to be v settled .by valuation. It will be necessary to run out ri jetty some 500 to 600 feet from high watermark, iii order to enable vessels loaded with copper ore to come alongside and discharge their .cargo. The jetty will be constructed in a manner \similar to that of the' Wfiratah Coal Company, and will consist of an embankment carried out about 800 feet from the shore, and the remainder built on piles to a point where the water about twelve feet deep at low $ide, but the order of construction in the twQ, jetties will be reversed, and while the Waratah Coal Company's embankment was first thrown out and the jetty continued from it into deep water, in tlje cas.e of the Copper Smelting Company the water frontage of the jetty will be 'first built, so that vessels can come alongside and discharge^ their ballast to fill up the intervening space between it and the shore. The end of the jetty \gill 6e in the form of a T, so as to all jw several ships to lie there at the .same time. It will be a manifest advantage that the copper ore can be discharged over the ship's side and' t ken at once into the smelting works, while at the ,oth"er side of the works There will be a communication with the coal "company's line, by means of a , sliding, ' along which the coal will.be conveyed directly into the copper company's promises. Clauke axd his Gang on the Bio iIILL. — The " Braidwood Dispatch" s of

the 29th ultimo rep-M-.N that three of the bushrangers, on Monday morning last, stopped Mr James Badgery and Mr Myers, the son of Mr W. 11. Myeis, storekeeper, near the Exeter Farm t. rossing, Jembaicumbone. Both these parties were crossing into Braidwood, -and were stuck up on the Big Hill. The bushrangersVsearchcd young Myers, but found very little upon him. They evidently expected to get a quanli.y <>*' gold, as his -father generally comes into town on Monday morning with the precious metal lte has purchased during the week, and they concluded that the son was, taking fit on this occasion. They found they were mistaken, however ; but they did not forego their de- ' termination to secure the coveted parcel of gold if possible, and they resolved therefore, to wait for the elder Mr Myers, * and took their two prisoners into the bush. They could. look down upon the store from their position on the hill ; ' and as"- they saw no sign of the elder Myers leaving his store to start for Braidwood, they adopted a ruse -for the purpose of drawing him out. They turned young Myers' horse adrift, so that he might return home, .and threw one stirrup over the saddle, to 1 make his -father believe he had v been thrown off. Mr Myers, sen., however, was not to be caught so easily. His suspicions had been previously aroused so far that he had determined not to proceed that day with his golden treasure to Braidwood ; and seeing his son's horse, he suspected the ruse, and consequently determined not to leave the store on any account; On the chance of his suspicious being illfounded, however, and on the possibility of his son having been pitched off his horse, Mr v Myers sent out two of his younger children to look after 'tlieir brother, and these children also fell into the hands of the Philistines, and were kept under escort in the 'bush. Notwithstanding that the children, did not return, their father stuck to his post, and never left the store. The conse T quence was that the bushrangers remained at their station till four o'clock in the afternoon, when, finding it /was useless waiting any longer, they released their prisoners and took their departure, extremely disappointed.^ The desperadoes consisted of Thomas Clarke, John Clarke, and Thomas Connell. They were evidently afraid of attacking the store, and ws believe with good reason r as the place is barricaded., and fortified in such a manner that even one man would have made 'sad havoc with them had they attempted to stick it up. Upon information of the occurrence being brought to town, Mr Superintendent Orridge and -a party of police immediately started in pursuit of them, but as the hour was late, not the slightest tidings of their whereabouts could be obtained. We believe the bushxangers were about Jembaicumbene on the Saturday afternoon last, and that they camped somewhere" in Mr Dransfield's paddocks on Saturday night. It appears to have been anticipated that an attack on some place would be made before long ; and i# is a matter of congratulation that this warning has saved one of our most respectable tradesmen from being cruelly fleeced, and perhaps, beggared. Public security is certainly at a low ebb. when three' men can thus move about a small and well-populated tract of country like this during a whole day nearly, and within a few miles of town, without the slighest fear evidently of being captured.

Robbery on the Highway. — The "Tumut Times" says:— "lt has been reported to us by Mr James Murdoch, j of the firm of Bishor/and Company, of Eurongilly, that he was robbed on tbe Marked-tree Line, on Monday eveninglasj;. The circumstances as related to us are as follow : — He was coming to Tumut on business, and when within about two miles of the town his horse shied,- and, his head coming in contact with a sapling, he was thrown violently to the ground. Insensible and bleeding from a severe cut on the left eye, he lay for upwards of two hours, when he was'picked up and conveyed tb Watson's Inn, at'Gocup Creek. On regaining consciousness he discovered that his pockets had been rifled, having had stolen from him two Ll notes and a lot of loose silver ; his hat and riding- whip had been also taken, but by whom it was impossible to say. Two travellers called at Watson's, and informed him that a man was lying in the bush badly injured, and described, but incorrectly, the locality. Mr Watson at once went to the spot indicated, and after an unsuccessful search returned homo ; soon ', afterwards two persons, well-known to him, brought the semi-conscious Murdoch, who had at that time been plundered of • the contents of his pockets, save two cash orders on Mr Hayes of the Victoria-mill. On the following morning he came into town, when "Dr. Large dressed the wound. At the time of the accident, Murdoch ha 4 the money in his pockets, and was perfectly sober, not being a man addicted to drinks '

Bukning Mountain. — Intelligence reached Mudgee on Wednesday that a mountain, about twenty-five miles from Dubbo, had been discovered to be on fire on Sunday evening. .' It is said tp arise from a vein of kerosene shale that exists in- the mountain having become ignited by a canv> fire left s nouldering in the vicinity. B 3 this,as it may, considerable combusti.m was going -on in the early part ofahe week, but the heat was so intense that' no investigation could take place. — *♦ Western Post."

How (o lit-iluce Household Expenditure.— A ir> irried man adopted an -original way of reducing household expenses. One mowiing, when hc v it-u'U'liis wilb would see him, he kissed tlic't.iTvant girl. The., household expenses were instuutly reduced fcwele pounds a year: