The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29,1888. RACING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3091, 29 December 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29,1888. RACING.

Many of those who visited tlie Opaki Duces on Wednesday and Thursday last complained to ua of the. heavy charges which they had to pay before they found themselves on the lawn or in tbe saddling paddock, and no doubt now-a-daju, attendance at ut vaco meeting jg an expensive luxury. In old times Paterfamilias would take his wife and family to the annual Wairarapa Gathering, and the whole outing would perhaps, cost him less than what a solitary individual ban now to pay.. Kaciiig has got into a new groove, and if in some respects it is less attractive tp the general public than it was some years ago, it is at least managed on commercial principles, and the promoters of it understand exactly what they are doing when they impose high charges on the public, They know that high charges bring more grist to their mill than low ones, and that those who really like raoing are never hindared by a question of the expenditure of : ati ostrg; shilling or two. For our own part we give gdeeded preference lb old fashioned raciiig'jii 'tlio antecedent to the totalisator. Race Stewards .depended then mainly upon subscription lists for their funds, the gate niQ.n.ey ps a modnst shilling, and there was always ii hig ofdiyd oil a racecourse. Everybody used to go, afld all round the course were groups •of pipni.o who made the meeting the gala.daypf jiie year. The betting then, ill niue "cases qu(. of ten, consisted of $ shilling, or at the inoat, a hdlforown sweep. Now the demon of gambling is rampant atom-race meetings; thousands of pounds pour through the totalisator, and tine feungry.spieler haunts the man whosemeaijs m so for exhausted that he can no longer put moji.ay.jnto the. totalisator. Ikeo meetings as they now exist are tbo outcome of the topsator. 'Were this factor in them abolished, tfyey yould stand.a fair oh'ance of again becoming s'h,a|i Ihey were' iu old .times, when big orowds watched honest racing, anil peoplo sent to a gathering as conscientiously as they a church, Ii was a bid day for. New.Zealand, racing when the totalisator was legalised, but racing committees ""V not to blame if they fashion iheip arrangements to suit the conditions whiph tha totalisator imposes, Though the #){gnclancd Jt tilt) Opaki was limited, tup pgjfipe ofleift! to jlit. public y/M"»one .than S«v toiegn cjason in niiv n, <n,lt W itet in'flie'K,orth [slauclandcnthJ^^^fff 3 have more reason to coiu* ' v.f want of appreciation of their enter-, prise on the part of the public than the public have of high charges incidental to the galhering. •

Sir Jfohii; Lubbock mentions ; with regret the death of a queen ant winch had lived in one of his nests since 1874, and'must therefore: have,been ■ above fourteen years' old-much the oldest insect on record; . ~

A well-known photographer has some instahtaneous- photographs taken at Boulter's Lock on the Thames, m one of which a pickpocket 13 shown with Ins hand just mside a lady's pocket.v A large whale was seen on Sunday evening m the brokers on the beach at NewHrijjhtou, Fiivs 11 Ckmtclmrch contemporary; "Quite a cmwd <if visitors wew watcluug, ana many • were of the opminn.that it wus a boat, hufcaa it came nearer the bhore lt waa plainly visible as a monstar of the deep.

■ Mi-F. H WoilcV a (Ida to Ins stock sale on Thursday, Januuary Sid J7O vfat

,At Greytewn on Saturday.Jaunary 5.. Mr/ F. H.* AVocd holds dti oxtonsivo clearing sale to close' cvntigimuniln of several lines lir mens and, boys suits,, dress and soft goods, general. groceries, ironmongery, and furniture. 1 lie Pout says:- It ib riiumured that considerable procure is boitigusod to intluco Mr H. D. Bell toncceptthe fncant sunt mi the Supremo Court Bench, .but .that lie is tint inclined to at preienfc retire from the aclivo practice. of Ins - prufosiion.: '■• Messrs. E. S. Maunsell, Greytown ; 0. S. Hadfield, Thomas M'Doiinell, E, Baker, John W'lite, T. G. Poutanera, O.H. Dnyiea, and H.' H. Carr, Wellingten VJ. J; Freefch, O.J. Fvcetli, William Icriiß, and William-Bowse, Masterton ; John Stevens, building; and Joseph G. BakT. Foxton, are licensed: as native

interpreters under the Native Lands Court Acts. ' Of the 415,050 farms in England, there are 233,681} under twenty acres m extent. Iti the large and rich County of Lincoln there are 7219 holdings of five acres or l 88«, 7954 fi'niii fivoto twenty notes, and unless thiiu.20,263 holdings of fifty acres orlta-B, a number even exceed, d by the West Hiding of Yorkshire, where there are at or under fifty acres. ■ The 1 following may interest horticul-turists:-A.' P. Mteker, of'Obbidotitnl

threo years ago,»as annoyed by the cod?, lilt moth. Alter trying beveral remeoieß without relief, he planted at the riots of his apple truca tansy seed.* This has completely eradicated the insect, and the orolmtdis niiw free from its lavages,Santa.Rosa Democrat, " Mr Samuel, whohas held the position

of headmaster at the .C»riertoii school for tho p;ist niiie jears, was entertained by a oumbi-r i.f friends .at the Mmqu'tiof Normandy Hotel on night, provieus tobisde|):iii.nrefoi Wellington. It wai i v.iiy re,)iMio,i'Jitive , i;.ithjr.inf. Mr'AVi' Booth occupied the chair, A testimonial from the srliuol committee and friends is to be presented to Mr |Suinuel before he leaves. . . . The Executive Council, had undo" coiiiideruioii the case uf the woman Louisa. Collins, wiiowus sentenced.to death for the murder of'her husband. Michael Petor C illins, by poison. The membei'S of the Ministry had a report frnni the Chief Justice, who tried ilie Cfiso, beforej'them, and alter tuking the mutter into omsideiatinn, they decided that the execution should t.iko place. Mrs Collins will therefore be hanged at Dariinghurst Gaol on Tuesday, January Bth. Tho Eng'ish Giyernment has appropi iated £liooo in aid of dairy schools, but there is much discussion us to the best means uf spending the money. Tho improvement of British agriculture is a great question with the Government, which is now considering thoEstablishment of a sepatate. Executive Depart, montof Agriculture, similar to the Department of Agriculture in other countries.

Mr A. D. Eell, tho New Zealand reprrsentativo on the' Babbit Conference, points out that the reports referred to in a cablegram is only win interim rep rt, and that somo of the methods of dealing with tho rabbit pest are not dealt with. Tho work of tho Commission is being still continued, but h.iving oxtouded nver such a long period tho Commission wished to lay the proceedings so far before the respective Governments.

The -Italian Government pays an annual fee »f £i per head for horses registorel for military purposes in case of emergency. This roistering gives the Government the right to take the horses without notice, at a price as vet d upon at the time of registry, In Great Britain a similar systom of registering is in voguo. but the fee is only 10s, although the owners of 47,000 horses registered are making anetlbrt to have the fee increased to 12 yearly, . An ingenious and effeotivei yet simple apparatus for spreading the tat used in top-dressing asphalt footpaths has been invented by Mr 8. Smart, thecoutiactor tor keeping 'lie sidn walks of the city of Chiistchun hin order. It consists of an iron tank, from which the tar is poured through a perforated pipe, similar to that of n Blreet cart, and two revolving brushes of baas fibre, which 'follow. the tank and spread the tar over the path. Within the tank is an airange nient of revolving cups, worked by an endless chain, wiiieli throws the tar into a" receptacle win nee it fliiVa through two tubes into the perforati d pipe. The whole apparatus is canied on a carriage with tlirJe wheels. Me3.ira Scott Urns. ato engaged in making one of these machines tr» Mr Small's order. The app iratus can, of course, be' made of all sizes, for u«e on garden pa'lis or in the Btreet. Mr Smart hits tt.p-dressed a considerable por inn of the footpaths of 'tlie city with an machine with a brush 4ft (iiii wide. He finds time by its aid his n eji can do four times as much wo k in a day as they can with the ordinary broom's.—Lytteltun Times.

Ai the Sydney -Suproin'o Cmiri, Ohflrl.es W. Forbes fUdd 'he Land, Muttgigo. Loan and I iscount Company fur 14000, dnmt;es for wrongful seizure of goods 'Una! ny'tho psimilf. riw-Uimi. pun) eeiztid m:d s Id tlie property undur a bill of ui salu, which .it wni alleged , provided lor 'ha pHyment of a cortain advance on demand, failing which a bill of sale might be executed, Plaintiff denied ever having signed tlie document providing forpayment mi demand, but Bjiid that's signed one for paymont by regular ic&dnjeuto." On production" of the document in Court, it was ' plainly sew that the words!' payment tin demand" had been subsequently, inserted. At a later stage' defendant's §npMl a«reed to pay pfoiptiflf-LStX) and, iifiindon all claimsagii|j4 him.' Jud»d \Vitjdey'er uenianijcd further particular concerning tlio inserting of ■ the w>'hls •"payment on demand," aud elicited tlip fa-1 tjjat tlw words had been jnnertq after tbo dpcuujenf hiid tgoii signed; ln;t it wis alleged tlmt this bad been' done by; iiilltqlju on t|iß part fitl|)e clerlt. Judge Windoyer romarjeeti that lie could not see howenoh an Insertion could lie a mistake, and ho would consider whether further action Bliould not be taken in the matter. "Plaintiff acapted the. ourapr.imini of L3OO, The bill of sale was for liiiio.': . H, Peterson begs to infQri)} .thohibabItants of Masteitm and, Dißtrl'iit"'tliali during the month of December ho will offer to the public the whole of kitlarge p'tlick of bunts and shoes at cost price for tyiiia Om, Ijfter whidi time the. books will 'be closed aiirt the bigness in future culidiiCte'd on; the . ready money system of which due notiie will be vivoii.—Advt Mflepts in the country contemplating. 6.visit io' during'tho present month, mpy- cCmbine boih jjlejsure arid profit by o'alliiig at .the Wholesale Drapery fyar.ohouso, Ij'j A'ro'House, iVellitißton. " yije pe pjnjjf} ire ogoupy are in themselves Equator, and not only iftlje qrb]jito.o,ti}rp but the arrangomonts for the Gonjfort and convenience of oiistoiners are snoh as caniiotMMllei if equalled in the Cojonj, end so sav the'fholUMjds who have visited sjf> Wssste Family Warohouso, : Aijd then the.stb'iik'ij.jlway!! Jwf, the SiWfe 6 Wi estenaiyo, and l)ie ' ,Wto HousS. lowu , "■ '

Wellington. .: . m,,the present mouth • Just now, and durm b ■ ', -, n rl w il some exceptional advantages >; ho'offered toall oash' customars. ' Hbvi k , imported a large I t of Japanese and other fanoy- goods wo shall distribute them to all purchasers on .the following scale at .to &roHouse,AVell.ingtouVi'. ;■ ■ ,■. The Scale— • .•• , ;• Purchase 10/- Gift 1/. Purchase 15/- Gift 1/0. Purchase 2ti/-"Gift9/-"Purohase2s/. Gift 2/6 PurohiisoSO/- .Gift 3/- Purchase 35/- Gill 3/6 Purchase 4;'t/- Gift 4/-; Purchase 50/■; Gift 5/-' Purchase 60/* Gift,o/* Purchase 70/* Gift 7/v Purchase B'J/- 'Gift J)/* Purchase 90/.- Gift 9/• Purchase 100/- Gift 10/r'. and so on iulsame proportion up to £SO, £IOO, or raoreduring the month of :December at Te'Aro House, Wellington. -■v Th>'6rily::ekceplibiiawe make' to , the are Kid Gloves, no'ry, : and'; tailoiiiig to prtlef.^; VAn? early' visit'would .therefore be very' advantageous being certain to mors at Te Aro House, Wellington

\ In, tbo laat football: mutch, Maoris ..v Newport (Monmouth); the f< rinor were Victorious by throo tn> bto nothing. . ■ Tiiev Australasian: Squadron • under Admiral Fairfax is expected m (Wellingabout the middle of January.: -v- j 1 . • | In thocricltet match lit Nelson on Wed-, ntftdiy,-between- Wellington Rivals and the iNoison Athletic.', tho former woii by ten. wickets. ■ " • ,• .'Advi'cM;; fritm''-." Tonga, state / that a murder ,wna coimnitteii ijiajtlio evening uf the 23th ult,, near the lCiigliah .Consulate wlie'il a Tongan in a tit ol jealousy killed a young gi: Ito wlium lib iiad recently beenmairicd. lii the Wellington Caledonian Society's handieips to be run on New Year's Day It, Thompson has received, : 2 yards' in 100,5 in 220, scratch for 120 and hurdles, 8 in 440, and 25 in 880 yards. At n meeting "of . Court Loyal Enterprise, No. 5501, on Thursday, 27th inst,, the following'officers were elected for the ensuing term :-O,R, Bro Parkoa, S.C.U. HrojCundy, S.W. llro Cox, J.W. Bro' Baillii 1 , S.B. Bro Creelman, J.B. Bro Yates, Treasurer, Bro Wickens, Secretary, llro Waddington, President of tho Juveniles,' Bi». Bliokhorne, Auditor.', It. Brown, 6. Foy, F, T. Redman. , . ■ intending competitors in the running tad walking matehes which take place im New Year's Day under ills auspices of the Waiwrapa Caledonian Society are busily • engaged . night and morniiig practising oo the. Maaterteli Park Oysl, .and, judging fiom the great interest shown, the day's sports will be well patronised.

William Gudsell, the engiilo driver of. the Mauricevilietrain.who was killed whilst on duty yesteiday waß a member ot Court Nil 4982, A.0.F., Oaiiiaiu. The body will be conveyed by train to-d&y to Welling on en route for Oimaru wlure his remains will be interred.

A rifle ipatch has been arranged to take place at Featherstmi on Mondiy next. between - the City and Feathefeton Rifles. The following are the names of the tram selected to represent the City Rifleso«pt, Col insi Onl-Si-rgt, D ivis, Seiyts. Madeley,' and M'Bean, Ooipla,. Jackson, Hansen, and (■uise, Priv. A. C. Atkinson, Wilson, Al'Oregtir and Luke.

Miss Dundas, iieico of Admiral Fairfax, Was married at Sydney week to Arthur tinyce Allen, youngest boh of the laie Sir 6i oige Ni,grain Al'en, for innny y'e.irs speiker bfihe New South W"^ 9 Assembly. Tho ceremony was conducted at the Cathedral im the most fashionable scalo. Lord and Lidy Cnrrington were present. In order lo avoid the unseemly crush which took place at Mis* Essie Jenynß' wedding, tickets of-admission were issued. \ ' The Melbourne Executive Council has had under consideration the cast) of the woman Louisa Collins who waß sentenced to death foa the murder of her husband, Miclwel Peter Collins, by poison The members of the Ministry had a report from the' Chief Justioe. who' had the case bfforo him, and after taking the matter mto consideration; thev" decided that tho execution should take place. Mrs Collins will therefore bc'nahged at Dariinghurst Gaol on Tuesday, the Bth of January,

MrT, P. Lett, the proprietor of th° mail coaches which runs between Mub' terton and Castlepoint odvertiaea a new time table in tl*ia issue, which wo fuel assured will meet with the. liearly approval of in the Wharoama, ; Castlepoint and East Ooast residents. By tlio new time table settlers in those diatiicts will how be enabled to leave Whakataki in the morning and roach Wellington t lie tamo evening. We lmve no d-.ubt Mr Lett's enterprise in this direction will be throughly appreciated by the travelling public. :

A lad named Pearco, about; fourteen yenw of age, met with a fearful accident nt Maldoii, Melbourne, wliioli resulted in his d-ftth. In comuany with two other boys he was nut bird-iii'sthig, and for the purpose of getting some swallows eggs'lie descended down ono of the { old nlmndn ed shafts in the neighbourhood.: 1 After getting dmvn a few feet he slipped and fell tn *he bottom, a distanco itf . between 70 to 80ft: Assistance was somi procured, and tho unfortunate lud w»s raised to the surface. He was severely bruhp.l iind jw t alive whm brought up. but succumbed to his iujurieß within a short time, Tho Silver wedding of Mr and MrThomas Brown was' celebrated last evening attheii lmestead on the Opaki. iY jjreiit many friends and; neighbours took part in the festivities on the occas rion and dancing was kept up with great spirit, till an earlv hour this morning < Mr John Stewart, piper to the Wairarapa Caledonian Society, win amorg the guests, and several reels and flings were indulged in to the inspiriting stains of the pipes. Biforo breaking up Mr W. Everett on behalf ot the guests expressed their K"od wishes and called f»r three cheers for Mr and Mrs Erowu wjiich was heartily responded to,. James Wilson Carr', a man about 40 years of age, was tried at the Melbourne Criminal Sittings of.tho Supremo Court before Mr, 'Justice' A'Beckett, on the oharge of unluwtully wounding his wife with intent to kill her. There was also asecond count against the prisoner of unlawfully wounding hi* wife with intent to do Her grevjous bodily harm, The ovidence show- d that, the prisoner cut his wife's throat in Yarra Park immediately aft r hp had asked her fur money to get a glass of beer with. The wound was a very dangerous one hut Mrs Carr recovered from itin several weeks. The jury found the prisoner guilty of the second count, and his Honour, in passing sentence, said the jury had taken a lenient v'ew of the pise, but the crime pas a serious; one, and lie must ''pass on the 1 prisoner tho luil'seiitonco which was allowed by law. He then Bentehced prisoner to 16 yeArg hard labour, the lirst three days pf the fourth, piglit, and twelfth'months to bb passed in solitary confinement.' ■' ■