AUCKLAND NOTES.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6938, 19 December 1887, Page 3

AUCKLAND NOTES.

[FROM O—t CORRESPONDENT.! AUCKLAND, December 12. Sextant and the steeplechaser Isaac 'arrived to-day from Christchurch to fulfil their engagements at the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting, and both were landed without a scratch. By the same steamer D. O'Brien, _. Cutts, and the well-known metallician, W. Weston, were also passengers; the last named is en route to Sydney. I paid a visit to JMe—lie on "Saturday morning and saw some useful work got through. Chaafe commenced proceedings by sending Victoria and Cannon a strong gallop on the tan over the Cup distance. Bangle and Memorandum, Victoria's half-brother, were then tried over the Derby distance on the grass, tho first named running over her companion. The chaser Guy Fawkes with bandages on his fore leg did good ;wdr_. Att—tion was paid by the touts to 'Nelson when he came on the track, he ac;Co—plished- the best work he has done cc his arrival; the first circuit of two roanels on the tan being done at half pace, Avliile on the second round the Dace improved. I failed to see anything serious the matter with Major Georges horse, though he favours his near .font leg very •Ujghtly both before and after his work, out it does not appear, to interfere with him for he went freely and well in his gallops. Tetford and Lady Norah in company were acoaple of circuits, the pace at the "finish being- almost at ;top. Lady Norah . was pulling over he*r companion almost the; of the journey. Balista, Peter Oshtxk, Antelope, and Lioness, who are all &o—ng well, strode along for nice serviceable work, the firstnamed had the two-year colt Teksum for a companion. The Derby Candida— W. E. Gladstone and Cinderella performed useful work in company. The two-year-old filly Hilda was treated to an ; *asy once round and.Falcon, Shotover, and ': Clogs did useful worlL •Air J. 11. Williamson has thrown his (>;** , 'aje:Gipsy"out'of work and she has been ; dipped to Taranaki this week on a visitto The Dauphin. ?;vXouls H. Scharrer, who keepsatobac- j shop here, and combines with it ithe business of bookmaker, was in trouble j -at the police Court on Saturday last for j 'isailiag to proviele for the support of j Wife Elizabeth Nelly Scharrer, and also j """"Ml failing to provide adequate means of .support for his children. In cross-exami- ; i;j**t!on Scharrer stated he did not yet mow whether he had Avon or lost on the Melbourne Cup • he could not tell whether he won or lost on turf business; he aad repeatedly asked his wife to agree to some art-aiigeinem s in which they could ! ihye apart, but she had not consented ; he i not promise tocontribute more than *s per. week towards the support of his '■'"_ ■ aD< ifamily. Eli—ibeth.NellyScharrer she had assisted her hus..oatid in the shop, and assisted to make : j his business* she left defendant at his j '':s_*** request-*the sum of a week was ; - barely sufficient to maintain her and her -family; ones—ild was three months old, ' <hd the other seven years. She saved ; ?»aw—k before nsarriage, but could not; Jo sonow because she was subject to fit— ftTse Map-is triite inado an order-for payy?Baehtof 36s per week. *-.