TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1696, 28 May 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

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.'■-' : Oiiristcmurcii, Tuesday, At the Grand National Steeplechase Meeting, the Maiden Plate was won by Ben H. (late Aimandale), Mustard 2, Moody 3. Andy, Karaitiana, Linwood, Moody, and Mustard all -met with accidents or. refused during the race;

Hunt Club On p.—Woodstock, 1; Brown Boy, 2;, Rona, 3 Luggage fell twice, Kona once. Won easily. v Tally-ho Handicap.—Canard, 1; Hard Times, --2. Hercules and Dlack Doctor also. ran.. At the double, opposite standi Canard threw his rider, and Black Doctor persistently refused first, fence, -Hercules obtained a commanding lead, but struck the third fence from home heavily, breaking his leg, and was afterwards shot. Canard, after a short; struggle, wbn by 3 lengths.

Consolation.—Mustard, 1; Moody, 2 Dunedin, Tuesday. Mr Robert Wilson, who leaves for England per Aorangi, was entertained at a complimentary banquet last night. The Times", says-that Mr F. W. Grant, ■ the present acting assistant bailiffin the Oamaru district is heir to an earldom at Seafield' worth £70,000 a year, to which his father had just succeeded... ;..'!.■

•■•■ ••'''■■ ;| Nelson, May 26, , ( , The match between the Wellington 'Football Club.and Nelson was played to-day. The ..weather fine and the ground in goodorder. A large number of spectators were present. The game was briskly contested throughout. Nelson Had slightly the best of it all through, and eventually won by one try to nil. The run in was secured by Mabin. .

. CiiRisTCHURcn, May 26. The football match between the Wellington Athletic Club and the East Christchurch was played to-day on the Lancaster Park, and resulted in a. splendid contest, East Christchurch winning by one try, secured by Kesteven. There were 7000 persons present, Eighty footballers attended the dinner given' by the East Christchurch Club to the ZingarTand Athletic teams in the evening,