An Immense Success.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3061, 22 November 1888, Page 2

An Immense Success.

The sale of Mr Fergus Humo's last novel," Madame Midas," is likely'to exceed that of " The Mystery of a Handsom Cab," of which, in nine months after its publication in-Eug-laud, upwards of 2?ft,ooo.c6pleswere splcj, expected a great demand after thoir experience p| tho sale of Mr Hume's first serious attempt at fiction. Hut they never dreamt in thoir philosophy of the immense trade they aro now doing in his later work. If Mr Hume continues to progress in the art of fiction, as he has done, his next work will bo still moro eagerly Bought for. His fecundity as a, writor, is already attested hj the. vapidity \yith which. 1$ produced fos second after the appearance.of his first volume. Admirers,' of his writings will, doubtlogs, have not long to wait for another now_ story from his pen. Indeed, we are iuformod that he contemplates a third venture very quickly, and that tho greater portion of tho (waning, novel is alreadj written, when 'Kitty' once more 'appear upon the stage, ""

MBkm Thousand Pound.

(Tho Dunedin Star Special). London, October 5. Tlifl big eleven thousand pounds stalio at Manchester last Saturday week resulted as many expected, and all good sportsmen hoped in a literally ten% set-to betwixt the winners of the Derby and St, Leger, who came right away from the other twenty-hyp, runners and vaoed home neok and neck. Since Ormonde and Minting met in Homeric at Ascot, a finer struggle botween equine craols has not been witnossod. The large fiold made a really fine start (such as is essential in a short sprint of but seven furlongs), a matter of considerable difficulty, but OWntually'Lord Marcos Beresfprd got them off tolerably even. Certainly nono of the favorites were luoky, The twoyear olds. Sawdust and Quartos showed first in front, closely followed by the French craeks Le Sancyand B,avarde, both of whom travelled exceedingly fast, The paoe indeed was guoh a "oraoker" that before half the distanoo had been traversed quito half the field were out of it, Sawdust still led, with Qnartits close up, and Antibes/the two-year old sister to Seabreeze), Ayrshire, Bavarde, Lo Sanoy, Annamite, Friar's Balsam, and Galore all well in it. At the bend Antibes and Galore lost their places, and Sawdust began to come to._his horses. Up,to this tjrafl F iia r 'S Balsam wa| going ex-, tremely ys, hut -hereabouts Anna*! jrii(fl,Bwervtog fromdietressknocked tiio son of the. Flower o!f. Dorset well nigh off his lege, arid We. Jhpia (also going well) ill buffer tljo

rails,-destroying both tileir chances. A few yards further on Sawdust compounded, which seemed to leave the issue between Qu'artus, Ayrshire, and Le Sarioy,. very few noticing Soabreeze, who was now coming through her liorsos very fast. The almost immediate retirement of the two-year old left Ayrshire in command, and loud Bhouts proclaimed the Derby winner's easy victory. Very 'soon, howevor, it was seen that Seabreezo had yet to be settled with. . 'flic filly had a lot to make up to win, but she was obviously doing it steadily. True as steel, and answering bravely to every call, she slowly gained on Ayrshire, aud at last drew level with Mm. Neck anil neck the pair now raced home, amidst a scene of the wildest excitement. - This lasted for a few strides, and then, as they drew near the fateful post, Seabreezo forged just a little bit ahead, and won, it was thought by a nose (though tho judges made it more), the vast crowd exhibiting the most extraordinary enthusiasm. ■ Both auimals were all out, and it was purely stamina secured the victory. The French Le Sanoy, a very Bpoedy animal, was placed third, a length and a-half away from Ayrshire Then camo Love in Idleness (who passed the pulling up Bavarde on the post) fourth, Bavarde" fifth, and, Friar's Balsam sixth. Time, lniiti 29sec.