SPORTING. Hawke's Bay Jockey Ciub's Steeplechase Meeting. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Napier, Thursday. ENGLISH & FOREIGN. [BY TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.] [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

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SPORTING. Hawke's Bay Jockey Ciub's Steeplechase Meeting. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Napier, Thursday.

ENGLISH & FOREIGN. [BY TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.] [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.]

The steeplechase meeting to-day was atteuded by about 2300 persons. The weather was fine, but owing to the late r.uus tnat part of the course recently ploughed was very heavy. No accident of any moment occurred, although there were several spills. £3308 passed through the totalisator.

Maidkx Stbeplechasb of lOOsovs. Weight fer age. Mr Peacock's As.segai f Mr W. Douglass' Coacher f Mr Hoililer's Skylark 3 Brxcelet Flat R\ce, of I mile and a quai ter, for bracelet value £50, and 30 soys Mrs rfcott's Lady Artist, lOst 71bs ... 1 Mrs Bairds Denbigh, 10at 71bs ... 2 Miss Depelichet's O'Beron, lOst 71b5... 3

Hawke's Bay Steeplechase, of 400 80V8. 3 miles and a-half. Mr Pilbrow's Clarence, 13st 2lb (Lunn) 1 Mr Scott's Scrutineer, list (Heaton) 2 Mr O'Connor's Bateman, list 31bs (O'Connell) 3 Hack Steei'lechase of 30sovs. was won by Mr Braughton's Hurricane. Eipht started. It was a very good race, all the horses being well ridden. Totalisator dividend, £28 6s.

GERALDINE STEEPLECHAS. The Geraldine Racing Club held its first steeplechase at Orari to-day. The racing was ouly fair. The weather was fine and the attendance moderate. The following are the results :—: —

Gang Forward Handicap, 150sovs., 3 and a-lialf miles. Mr. Butler's Mustard, 10st71bs ... 1 Mr. Pilbrow'a Barbary, lOsfc 121bs ... 2 Bun H. started but fell a quarter of a mile from home.

Maiden Plate Steeplechase, 60sops, 2 miles. Mr. Jefferson's Armidale, 12sfc31bs ... 1 Mr. Hawdon's Karaitana, 12st 21bs ... 2 Mr. Rodney's Little dick, 12st ... 3 Five others ian.

Hunt Clob Cup, 2 miles. Mr Roberts' Woodstock, 12st 31bs ... 1 Mr Lukcy's Fawn ... ... ... 2 Mr Hayes Silence also started, but was brought back to the paddock after half the distance had been covered. Tally-ho Handicap, lOOsovs., 2 and ahalf miles. Mr Sheenan's The Lad 1 Mr Eilbiow's Barbary 2 Mr Butler's Agent 3 Three others started. Consolation Handicap, 50sovs., 2 miles. Mr Pilbrow's Barbary, list 121bs ... 1 Mr Aawdon's Karaitana, lOst 9lbs ... 2 Mr Meikle's Ben H., lOat 31ba ... 3

Notifications re the bankruptcy of Arekatera. it Wera apprar in another coluim. AI. J. A. Stichbury will sell at Te Awamutu, on the sth inst., drapery, clothing, &c. The PukeUura Koad Board intend, on the 16th July, to make a rate of j of a penny in the pound. Mr Aldridge will conduct the usual divine services at Le Quesne's Hall, Hamilton, to-morrow. The subject of the evening lecture is, 'SThe bibical importance of the Eden ic "narrative. '* The services at^the Wesleyan Ckurches at Te Awamutu and Hamilton for to-morrow are.advertised elsewhere. The subjects of the discoursesjit the former church are giveu. . Mr J. ,S. Uuckland will sell; at the Town Board- Office, Cambridge, on Thursday next, at 11 a.m.,' under 'writ of Supreme Court, houw-

.Loxdox, June 25. In- tho Houso of Lords to-day, Sir Stafford Noithcoto, the leader of the Opposition, gave notice of a motion declaring that the Anglo- French agreement regarding Egyptian affairs will neither lead to the peace of that country nor justify an English loan. It has transpired that the Porte has accepted the invitation of the British Government to take pait in the approaching International Conference on Egyptian affairs, but w ill leserve the question of suzerainty. Fooonow, June 24. The tone of the tea niaikct is weak.