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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1417, 29 June 1883, Page 2

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j resV association. ; Dunedik, Thursday. :.:A house" in George-street, J occupied by Clarke, : owned by Allen, was gutted by fire this morning.;-: It;waß insured for £2OO in tho Victoria. Furniture uninsured. Auckland, Friday. A man, name unknown, sleeping.on .the,wharf, was observedto stumble 'over at midnight last; night. Ropes were lowered; out he made no effort to seize them, He was apparently stunned- by striking tlie wharf or: a vessel alongside. : v ; : - The New Zealand Shipping Company have laid on the lonic for Auckland. A sister ship ito the lonic leaves Lon■don on the 28th July. : ; HAWKi/S BAY J.C, STEEPLECHASE. ;i' Napier, June 28. The Jockey Club' Steeplechase Meet-' ing to-day .was' a great success, the : weathor being beautiful, and the attendance large. i 1 The racing was grand. ;Tlie'course was-fairly stiff, without being unduly; dangerous, the chief objection being that it was too narrow for such large fields as started. Maiden Plate, 80 sovs: weight for . age; 2 miles. Mr P. Martin's Fashion ... 1 Mr P. J. Connolly's Dhudeen ... 2 Mr J. Steven'sDiomedes... ... 3 Weka, A.G;, Calamity, Horetaunga, and Wild: Dayroll also ran, A good race ; won by about a length. Ladies' Bracelet, value 30sovs, with ■; 20sovs added, weight for age; 1| miles on flat. ' Mrs Allen McLean's Frederica ... 1 Mrs Nairn's Little Buttercup ... 2 Mrs P. Butler's Quamby ... ... 3 Ten others started. Won by half a length, after a very severe struggle between the first three horses. Hawkes Bay Steeplechase, of 100 • - sovs 3| miles. Mr Piibrow's Clarence, 12a*; 121b... 1 Mr Butler's Quamby, .lis 61b ... 2 Mr-.'W. Douglas' Loch Lomond list ... ... ... ... 3 : Reform, 1 Ruahine, Morning Star' Wild Dayrell,; Tartar, Scud, Mount Ngata, Pastime, Calamity, Chandler Passion, and Lady Bab also ran. An excellent start was managed despite the large field, and for some distance all the horses were in a bunch; the lead was alternatively held by nearly every starter, and it was not until the last jump that the winner could be spotted. Clarence then drew ahead, winning by half a length j the third horse being very close, andjthree others within two .lengths. Mr Evatt, the handicapper, was highly complimented, . ..The Hack Steeplechase was won by Mobaka, j : l! : ' ; ' : . Consolation. ''. ; . Chandler ... ' 1 Lady Bab ... ... 2 Wellington, Friday, At the' Divorce Court this morning the case of Thompson v. Thompson, and .Watt was commenced! ■ The husband'spetition is for,' si dissolution of marriage ,on grounds of wife's adultery with corespondent. The petitioner also claims XIOOO damages, 'The parties were in England in 1879 and came to ,<Nelson, whlere they resided until -188 s li; ; Duringj that period petitioner .visited Fiji twice, and on his last return fronwthere 'he found that his wife had flown With co-respondent who is a son of a runholder in the Wairau district. The case will last' all day.

; Blenheim, Friday. Mrs Dodson,iwife of Mr H. Dodßon, M.H.R. for Wairauj died this morning,

Ch'ristchukch, Friday. ; The discoverers of the alleged goldfield in Canterbury have received a letter, from Wellington stating that the Government is now* prepared a offer a bouus for the discovery ot a payable goldfield in Canterbury, on conditions riot yet made known, With a view to hasten on the matter, a telegram has been sent to Mr Lee, M.H.R., requesting him to see if this bonus has been placed on the estimates, and if it is not so, to ask the Government whether they are prepared to do so at once. If so; the prospectors are prepared to disclose the locality of the field.