SPORTING. Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. [REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1840, 22 April 1884, Page 4

SPORTING. Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. [REUTERS CABLEGRAMS .]

The A..T.G. Mooting 1 was c mtinuod today. Tin 1 following wore the lcsults of the \iirions i.icos : - Tin: Fi.mnc Jlvxnicvp, a handicap of 100 siivs. Throe qu.uter-? of a milo. Mi W. K. Hall's eh c Lord Hveter, 2yis 1 Mi W. Kite's b f Kathleen, 2yrs . 2 Mr A. F. Smait's br c Piivateor, 3yis . 3 Time, lmm. Kif^ecs. Thk M vi den Stakhs, a sweepstakes of 5->ovs eacli, 1 forfeit, with l/50-.ovs added. 1 mile and a quaiter. Hon. Jamo White's eh c Salvo, 2yis . . 1 Mi A. ¥. Smo.it'-. b tCaungonn, 2yis. . 2 Time, 2!iiin. 10f-.ee>.. Tiik H'iDM-i Cti', a handicap sweepstake; of 20-»\-., Avitli r)O'U->o\ s. added ; .second hoiij to iocei\e 30sov»-., and thud 20&ovs. f lorn the pn/e. Distance, 2 mile:-. Mi J. Mojiagh.m's- eh q Favo, oyrs., 9->t. 1 Mi .1. M.iyo -> b m Empieit), syi& Jst «Jlh • 2 Mi J. M(»natfhan's ns br h Sardonyx, syrs., Sst 101 bs 3 M'upoth (SNt 81b), Sweet William (Sst Ulbs), Maitini-Ilenry (S-,t 101b->), Fell Moll (Sst 71b-.), Le Uiand (8»t 51b-,), Stockd.ile (7-t 121b-,), Holdiei Boy (7»t 101b-.), Aide-dc Camp (?st !)lbs), Fust l)enion (7s»t 711)-.), Cin o' ot the Vale (7->t bib--), Old Gold (7st .">lbs), Little Sinter (7>.t olb-.), Pole-.tar (7-.t 31b-.), Miioncy (7-.t 21b>), Wlieatmeat (7st), Hole's Luck" (l>st 101b-.), Noimandy ((5-,t lOlb-), Young Austialiau (list 21bs), and Plijllis (!i->t) also ran. Thence wa.s wpll contested tluoughout. Time, 3mm. 3!J->ec-.. Tin., A..T.C. Sjkks' Phopuci: Stuck-., a s>, oiystiK.es of lOmiv-., each, ttsov-. ft., with osO-.ons.. added. .Distance, 7 fur1 Hlgs. Mr W. Jl. Mall's br c (4ai field, by .Fuliaa A\euol 1 Hon. -lame-. White's b c Baigo, )>v M.uibj iiiou;; - Time, 1 minute 31]. second-.. Tiir Svriisi. Sivm->, .i suf>pstal"o of "i-o\-. oicli, lfoifed, witli l">0-.o\s. aJ'bd. Kne hul.ni n 'M, Mi X deMfstio's bcSiiocco 1 Mi W. .F. Dan^u's b f Vonetia 2 Mr A. Busby s 1> c Uoleio . 3 Time, lmm. Isec^.

A litl'l^l lin>coil meil mixeil with the feed i-> uuu'l fo; sconi-. in slicfp A '.ivx niToMb ib siul to liase perfpcteil a u lio it called Moll'-. Red Winter that is i <ist proot MISSHS LoNf.AI \.\.s, (lilL'N, AND Co. have issued a aixpcniij' illustiat"d edition of Macauliy'o ''Lays ot Ancient Rome." It is stated that Dr. Edwin Hatch h wiiting the aitieleon St Paul foi the new edition of the " Eucycloi'iudia Britannic i." Mr Riciiviuj A. Proctor i& prepaiing lor the ppcs&i es& now editions of his " Pleasant Wajs in Science" and "Myths and Maivols of Astionoiny. In Ldinbuigh a ciiclc of Chiisfcian l.iihos L(o every Sunday to the houses of the pool m the alleys and closes-, and take caie of the children while the ■\\caiied inotiieis go to chunJi. J)k Ro4l.kt-.on Smith has nearly completed a bncf commciitai} on the Book of (Jenesis He has boon contemplating the piepairition of a popular commentary on the Old Testament horn the ciitical point of \ icw. lii Morn has it that a well known liish inombei of Pailiament is haid at woikona political no\el, m which the chief ohatacteis will bo diawn from some of the most famous peisonagcs of the day. The author has a iearij randr and pungent pen, plenty of Irish vit, and a considei able kno'\ lodge of tlic woild, so that it is not unlikely that the book will cieate a little pleasant sensation. Fkom a balance-sheet submitted to the final meeting of the PamellTiUnite Committee in Dublin, it nppeais that the total amount of subsciiptions was £37,701. The adveitibing and other e\ponses weie £110G: a cheque for £35,000 was handed to Mr Painell at the recent dinnei ; and there lemams in the National Hank a balance of £lo!)4. Thi; iomains of Lioutenant Do Long, commaiulei of the Jeannette, and of lna ill fated comiades, weie home in procession tlnough likntsk a lew weeks ago, c-coited by a detachment of tioop°. A consideiablc nmnlior ot people joined the coi wr/i, ami seveial wieaths v\eio placed iijion the collins. The iemains> are to be taken to America. A.n amusing story comes from Munich. Dining tic past jeu the Piofes»or of -Ebthetits in the Uimeisity, whose lectuies aie pr\ oci bi.illy weaiisonie, delneicd his lectuies, as usual, to a somewhat exiguous audience. There were fi\e students in all, who week by week melted and giow " b"autifully less," until at last but one was left. This solitaij imli\ idu il, how e\er, seemed to concentiatc in Ins own peison all the diligence, application, and punctuality of his fiivolous fellows. At the conclusion of the last lecture of the course the Profes&oi' approached him and piaised linn for these admirable puahtics, and to inquiic of him. " What is your name, nij' young liiend?"' No answci." What countiy aieyou fiom ?" ' Absolute silence. The matler was soon elucidated, for it was discovcied that the pntHMit and peiseseiing disciple was a poor deaf mute, who had taken refuge from the seveie cold of winter in the warm lecture-room of the University.

Thk RfcVisi.u Bihle.—lt would seem that the le vised veision of the Old Testament is likely to bo put out in less than six months. Once the great woik has been completed, may one be permitted to hope for a revised Bible minus the marginal notes ? Indispensable as those are fiom the scholar's point of view, to the general reader they present the seiious drawback of constant interruptions. Many persons, indeed, may have been reminded by them of Macanlay's criticism on a famous edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson"—"Mr Croker is pei petually stopping us in our progress through the most delightful narrative in the language to obseive"—what is not always woith observing. Six stoppages, for instance, occur in tho parable of the Piodigal Son —one for the sake of inioiming us that the "husks" eaten by the swine were the pods of the carob tree, and another, to lcmind us that "servants" might also he translated "bondservants." Doubtless it should not be forgotten that the conditions of domestic service in ancient Palestine were dissimilar from those which obtain in modern England ; but it is surely a little tiying to be reminded of the fact at least 26 times in the Gospel of St. Luke alone. It may be answered that no one is obliged to refer to the notes, but the truth is that the eye involuntarily turn* aside on being, as one may say, requested to do so. Compte's is not exactly a name of authority in a question of tins soit; but the founder of the sect of Positivists knew what he was about when he enjoined his followers to read the masterpieces of hntrnn eloquence in editions without notes. It is impossible to enjoy any book with a man pulling your sleeve every ten seconds to ask if you are quite sure you understand it.—St. James' Gazette.

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