SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2717, 5 October 1887, Page 3

SPORTING.

. HAWKESBAY SPRING MEETING (United-Press Association) Napier, October <l, • The Jc\ikey Club's Spring meeting, postponed, from,yesterday commenced o-day. .■ ; ithe weather wasstill un- ' 1 • favorable—showery with a cold wind; tho attendance consequently was small. -Tlie courso was in good orderdespite tho rain, and somo very good racing was witnessed, Fbee Handicap, of 100 sovs; one mile and a. distance. Mr G. P. Donnelly's eh m Pearl, Gyrs, 9st, 1; Mr A. K. Johnstone's b g Orwell, aged 7st 41b (21b over), 2; Mr F. Hill's b : h Strenuous, oyrs, Bst alb,' 3. The , /Jjbh, Rivulet, and Pouawa also parted,.. Strenuous was first away, ■ ' arid shared the lead with Pouawa, Kivulet, and -Orwell in turn, until fairly into the straight, when Clifford, who had been riding a waiting- race, brought Pearl to the front and wearing down Strenuous and Orwell, camo away and won comfortably by half a length from Orwell, Strenuous a fair third. Tiiiie 2min 5 4-sthses, Divi: dend £3. ' Maiden Hurdle Eace; of 60 sovs; • weight for age. About two miles.—. , Mr Carroll's b g Chemist, ■ aged, l'2st k 81b 1; Mr'll. Monteith's b g Premium V syrs, list 121b, 2; Mr W, Y. Dennett's b g Clyde, oyr?,. llut 121b, 3, Awarua. and Flying Jib' also started. Ohomist won by a short length from Premium, Clyde a fair third, Flying Jib fourth, and Awarua last. Time, 4 min 29sec. Dividends, LlO 2s and LlO 83. ' '

Hawkks Bay Gukeas, of 800. sovs, with a sweep of 10 sovs for acceptors . ..addedsecond Jiorse.'to receive BO sots from-, the. ,pta)ces, One- mile,— »\G« -G. Stead's-b e Maxim, -by table) 1.; Mr J. R, George Ellis' lir f Lady Florin by Mnskot—Florin-Bst 51b (Clifford) 2; Mr John Chaffe's n s:b f Bangle, by. Musket-—Lockot, Bst 51b, (Sutherland) 8. Mr James Muim'B .. or c 'Waterfall, by. Musket —Cascade Bst 101b (A. Woods), Mr P, F. Tan- . cred's cli c Orator, by Premier—Gossip, Bst lOlb (Cuneen) also ran. Mr • W, Proffit'sch g Turehau, by Foul Play—Renga, Bst 51b, was scratched.won comfortably by three ]Tltogths,. neyor having., been propovly . extended, Lady Florin, second, and Bangle a fair third, Waterfall fourth and Orator fifth, Time lraiu 51.1-sscc In the totalisator Lady Florin was made favorite. Dividends, £3 8s and ' £3 lGs, Belling Race, of 50 sovs; weight . for age. One mile and a quarter.— MrJI. Hill's b g Deceiver, fiyrs, 7st Messrs Stock and Conroy's b. m Kitty Totara, 4yrs, 7st, 2; Mr Johnstone's]) g Orwell, aged, Bst, 8. Partner, Warama, Psycho and Expelled also started.. A splendid finish resulted, in Deceiver winning -by a head 'from Kitty Totara, Orwell a medium'third, and Warama fourth. Time, Bmin 18fsec, Dividends, £1 178 and. £ll9s. Flying' Handicap, of 100 sovs. Six furlongs.-Mr G. G. Stead's b c Maxim, 'iyrs, Bst 21b, 1: Mr Chaafe's : lis b f-Bauglc, Byrs, 7st 111b, 2; Mr P. Donnelly's cli m Pearl, 6yrs, i)s't o.Forester, Toi'quoiso and i . .' Whisker also started.. Won easily.by three lengths from the filly, Pearl a V, good thirds a-length away; Time, ■ limn 19 4-sth sec. Dividend £2 2s iv- and£2:3s.• ; ' ' Octobers. • , . Maidun Plate.,—Waterfall 1, Falj eoner 2,- Orator 3. Div. L2 4s. ' V • aCfPO^iSI)-MURDER IK : • • ; J ::':.aNTERBURy. ■ ; 'A RUSSIAN FINN 'STABBED TO ' THE HEART. r ' (United Tress Association,) ■ 1 CniiiSTciwacu, October 4. About 10 o'clpck.last night a murder ." was committed at Little Rivsr on the K verandahjf the Lake Forsyth Arms tSttlotel, i. Three Russians (Finns) work- •- at Coop's sawmill weut to the,hotel about ?; o'clock, they came iu arid stood " there while a song was being, sung, and then all tbree men went into the din-ing-rdom, wbvro they had some refresh- ; ments by themselves. Twopfihcmen had words. The men's names were Matte Johanson, Nils Jacobson, and . Andrew Hey mail,' After a lime, liov- , ever,thequairelseeitiedto cease, George Robertson, a bait caste, having gone -in to pacify them. They .went o.ut togethei : ' at ten minutes to ten by theiront dooi on to the verandah. A short time afterward a man nomed Leon, ..ongoing out, saw a-man lying on sile'verandah, ' Finn standing a.short disy Loq» spoke to him, saying • ; it- was- not-'tighfc to. leav« Jiis mate there .; drank,.tli6' .Finn replied in his. owr . tonguej as Leon, understood him t( V imean, to the effect that his mate was 9 all ifightwiere he was. Leon then weni inside,but shortly went out again with i

it,.'in 't:uilad, ".'in-. -: v .i.nulilcliniiK, Hiiclu'iis Hi a watch, -. J then they notHKril blood on his ck-Nii's, aud look■ing lurthfr they found the clothes we in places saturated with blood from dreadful stabs, one of which appeared to be right in the heart, and the other in the entrails, below the navel, and it was ascertained that the man waadead. Guorge Robertson saddled his liiorsp and started in pursuit of the big Finn, and overtook him some 400 yards from the hotel, 'He went up to hia jyith a bottle, saying " Mate, have a drink," and threw the man quickly, being afraid of; his knife, and bound Mm. vvith' : ft strap, - The others coming up.tha JFinii wad -taken to the lockup, George Robertson, meanwhile,. was after tho "oilier' Finn, whom he found between Jbblin's store and Coop's itiill. The mmi came back quietly also, and tliey' were both locked np. It was getting on for- 3 a,m, when young Hitchens got away with (he news, and he reached Aiiiroa betwoen 6 and 7 a.m., and at once informed the Sergeant of police, who sent Constable Croclcalt oil' to tho llivor, ■ The body was loft- where it was till the arrival of the .constable. The inquest will be held at noon tortnorrow. SUDDEN-DEATH. ' ' .(United Press Association.) • Dumjdin, October 4. ...Charles Julian, a member of tho Permanent .Artillery, died at Otago Heads suddenly this morning, but from what cause is not known. He had been marriedonly a few weeks. A SAWMILL BURNED DOWN. (United Press Association.) . Invrhcarsill, October 5. McCallum & Co.'s sawmill was

destroyed by. firo this morning. Nothing was saved, and there was no insurance. It was an old established business, 'and'a number of men aro thrown out of work, The custodian of tlie Mastcrtim Hospital wishes U3 to stnto that he would., be pleased to receive donations of old linen, for bandages,- &c, Our readers aie retorred to a new advertisement in to-day's issue from Mr Walter E. Hall, prize medalist in dental surgery, of Willis-street, Wellington. ■ The funeral -of tlie late Mrs Farmer

took place this afternoon at the Master- r J ton cemetery, and was attended by a large numbor of friends and relatives of V the deceased. The service was conducted bythoilev. D. Fulton of the Presbyterian Church. Parliament \rill assemble to-morrow. With the exception of tlio election of a Speaker,'no business is likely to bo doiio, * The'present Government will remain m office until a leader has succeeded in forming a Cabinet. There is little doubt but that Sir Maurico O'llorke will again bo elected as speaker. . . The Masterton Wesleyau choir paid a f visit to Mauriceville last ovenini? and rendered the ssrvico ot son;> ".Reclaimed" ill the school. Uiving to the unfavorable weather there was 11 r.fc a very largo attendance, but tho service was successfully :crii-riod- out under Mr Temple's: leadership.