THE LATEST. Received Oct 11th, 2 15 p m. Melbourne, Monday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2225, 12 October 1886, Page 2

THE LATEST. Received Oct 11th, 2 15 p m. Melbourne, Monday.

Mklbournk, Monday. St. John and Zeno chri the mile and a half this morning in capital style, cowning the last mile in lL'min. .">2&ecs. Blair Gowno moved rather shifty after hi* morning's spin. Levite be.it Lord Wilton over the Derby course, finishing strongly m ■Jinm.s. 40\sccn. Cunnnotion \\.is tieated to thiee miles at half pace on the tan. Ti ident only did modeuite exercise andTientondid two miles sl(,\v after racing on Saturday. Silvermine went round the course in 2tmns. Ulsecs., and yesterday morning Ben Bolt did the bailie distance in 2nuns. 23^ecs.

Accordivo to the Philadelphia corregpondent of the New Yoik Herald, tbe sect of Quakers in that part of the United States is gradually becoming a thing of the past. Alluding to the fact, the contemporary says :—": — " The Quakers have been with us now for about 2.30 years, and they have never done us any harm. We should be glad to tolerate their little peculiarities dm ing another leass of life it it ould be obt lined. Massachusetts thrust them out of its jurisdiction, Virginia emoted laws agaiust them, and Maryland punished thorn as vagabonds. They maintained their foothold, however, and became a thriving, prosperous community. At last they have succumbed, not to force, but to fashion. The hat and coat are now curiosities, and the subtle fascinations of a wicked world have tempted their young men to become dudes and their maidens to weave the rambnv into garments. They are nothing morethau a memory, but it is a very pleasant one."