TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 709, 2 January 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

■Australian . calogbamsv \ Melbourne, Saturday. THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN : I'OUR WICKETS DOW>N FOlt 75 KUNS. Up to luncheon hour four of the English wickets tior serenty-five runs were down ; Armitage, Sel.by, ; tlllyett niakin* double figures. TELEGRAMS. Auckland, last night. Auckland races. 'The Ellerslie to+day were a miserable affair, aud only moderately attended. Maiden Plate, 50sovs and sweepstake. Skylark, Bsfc 51bs, first .; • Derby, 9st 41bs, Aconite, -7sjb, third. Skylark led till past the > stand, when the Fanny Fishor colt came through the horses easily, but ran inside the post and was disqualified, after racing with Skylark . for a quarter of .a mile. Skylark then forged ahead, easily passing the • winning post .first by a length and a half.. Derby. and. Aconite . had a neck and neck race for second place. Auckland Cup Haadicapt of 200 sovs ; sweepstake -of. 1 Osovs; .added,; distance two miles. Watts' .Ariel, Bst 21 bs, first; Reay's Danebury, 7st lOlbs, second-; Walters .Izaac Walton, 3rd. A .quarter 6f a mile 'from :the start the Belle fell and broke !her shoulder. She rolled over her rider, but he escaped .uninjured. ,Ariel won by two lengths. ißelle >was shot by order of Captain Eraser, her owner. .Publicans' Purse of 60sovs, with sweep of 2sovs added. .Fallacy, first ; Perfume, second. Only these two houses started. Perfume took the lead, but was collared by Fallacy, wh ich won easily. Mr«E Murphy's house at :Drury was burned down on Saturday forenoon. ,The wet compelled the postponement of the school feasts. A considerable number of steamer excursionists left harbour. At the Ellerslie gardens most of the events were postponed, lit was determined ;to run -only the -closed races viz. the 300 yavds, the maiden race, and mile race. 300 Yard Race, McGiriley, 12 yds. 1 ; McArther, 12 yds. 2 • Donavan, 8 yds. 3; and five other races. Maiden Race ( 150 yds.), final heat, McGinley 1; Gault 2. Thk

'*ace was won by two yards only. The mile race was postponed .till to-morrow. • - Napier, Saturday. ILLNESS OF SIR DONALD HOLEAN. Sir Donald McLean is very .ill. Last night the doctors were in constant attendance. His state causes 'tvory great anxiety to his friends. . —.igA Dukedin -Saturday. 'MACANDREW'S PROPOSED yiSIT TO .ENGLAND. . ' The r "; • says-: Mr Macandrew .is tready >to -go home, but is delayed by Sir George Grey's illness. Bir k George Grey >tefe^aph«\'h e will be in .Auckland in a few df&s to.make-<final-arrange-rlinen'ta. ,M '"' ■' V ..The GounoibtffDtagof Convention hns (prepareda "synopsis showingthe? position .<- of the"', counties, which do not ohoose to . bringf the-whole of the. Counties A«b< into .operation.