CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1533, 13 November 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

,1> I KEOTER's TELEGRAMS. i . 1 BY ELEOTHIO TELEGRAPH/—COPYRIGHT, ' V, R, O, SPRING- MEETING. 1 ■ . ( Fourth Day,-Nov, 12 ( MELBOURNE, November 12. j The fourth day'sracingof theV.R.O. 1 Spring Meeting took place at Fleming- ( ton to-day, Owing to the recent 1

' rains, the coarso was very heavy. • The 1 attendance of gpeotators was small.- The | following are. the results of the various , events:— . : The Mares' Produce Stakes, If mile. ' Martini-Henry... 1 ' Capri and little Sister ran a dead ! heat for second; Copra, third. Time, 1 2min 23sec, Martini-Henry won oasily by two lengths, Eight horses stated, The batting at the post was 9 to 4 in favor of Martini-Henry. The Eleminqton Stakes, 5 furlongs i Sioocco ... 2 David 3 Eighteen horses came to the post. King of the Gipsies won, after & good race, by half a length. Time, lmin Bseo. The Y.R.O. Handicap, 1J mile. Dukedom l Sardonyx t 2 •Anglesey ~3 Eighteen horses started, and a good race resulted, Dukedom winning by half a length. Time, 3mim 17|sec, Thf, Steepleohaee, About 3 miles. Rory O'More ... : 1 Songster... ... ■g 1 Chrysalis;.., 3 . ThIB:WM ft splendid race, and hotly .contested. Rory O'More wo* by two lengths. Time, 7min 12sec, The Canterbury Plate, 2 miles. Off Colour . 1 Commotion ... 2 Lb Grand llt 5 , Jfour horses only started. There was a splendid race, with a good finish, Off Colour winning by only a neck. Time, 3min 48|sec, Martini-Henry was scratched for this event, The Free Handicap, 1 mile and a furlong. Linda j Suaveller .2Josephine ... 3 Fourteen horses started. , Linda won by five lengths. Time 2min ssec, ' MELBOURNE, November 12, Received November 16, 0,55 a,m.— A serious railway accident occurred on the Essendon line at noon to-day. The train, which ,was conveying visitors to the races, had passed the North Melbourne station when the axle of one of the second class carriages broke, oausing the carriage to upset. Three passengers who were severely injured were conveyed to the hospital, and one of them now lies in a serious condition. Several other passengers suffered injuries of a less serious character. Later, The three personß who were taken to the hospital were the only passengers who were injured by the railway accident on the Essendon line, Tho remainder escaped with a severe shaking. BRISANE, , _ ' November 12;The Hon, S. W. Griffiths has successfully effected the formation of a Ministry, The various portfolios have, been allotted as follows Premier and Colonial Secretary, the Hon, S, W, Griffiths j Colonial Treasurer, Mr J, R. Dickson; Postmaster-General, Mr J. Garrick ; Attorney-General, Mr A, Medge j Secretary for Public Works, Mr A. Miles j Secretary for Public Lands, Mr Dutton; without portfolio. Mr Sheridan, A destructive cyclone passed over the town of Toowoomba to-day. Tho gasworks were totally destroyed by the violence of the wind, the manager being killed. Other damage to a considerable extent waa done to buildings and: propertyalougtho path of the storm.