SPORTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 43, 19 August 1905, Page 6

SPORTING.

■*. — C.J.C. GRAND NATIONAL -MEETING [BY TELEGRAM — KtESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting is being continued today 'in dull weather. The couko is heavy irom overnight rain. Results : — ' Ladies' Bracelet, of 60 soys ; two miles.— Bill Bailey, 11.10, 1; Merginal, 11.0, 2 ; Whataroa, 11.10, 3. Won by a length and a quarter. Time, 3min 55sec. Dividends, £2 14s 6d and £3 4s. Hack Hurdles, of 75 soys.— Narcissus, 10.10, 1; Taxpayer, 11.2, 2; Wee MacGregor, 10.1, 5. All started. Won wsily by two and a half lengths. Time, 3min 12sec. Dividend, £4 10s 6d. , SydeDham Hurdles, of 200 soys ; 1| mile.— Tupara, 10.3, 1; Comfort, 10.10, 2;• Daredevil, 9.3, 3. Scratched : Won : derful, Valima, Magnificent, and Taxpayer. Daredevil and Riingarawa led to the mile post, where Tupara moved up. ; Tupara led over the last fence, and stalling off a strong run by Comfort, won by a neck. Time, 3min 27sec. Dividends, £3 7s 6d and £1 2s. * Ifeathcate Handicap,, of 150 soys ; seven furlongs. — Crichton, 10.3, 1; Caunie Chiel, 10.4* 2; Ability, 9.0, 3. Scratched : Wet Reef, Brighton, and Secret Society. Won by three lengths. Time, lmin 32sec. Dividends, £5 Bs -ml and, £2 16s 6d. At the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Meeting yesterday, Mka V«ra Oapel "won the Lightning Handicap, Plain G second ; dividends, £3 16s and £2- 4>3. Carl -accounted for the Lincoln Handicap, Stewardess second ; dividends, £10 and £1 83. Novice- 'annexed the Free-for-All Stakes (dividend, £1 6s) and Littl-a* Docfor and Veracity finished first and second in the Farewell Handicap; dividends, £8 and £1 6s. ALLEGED WITCHCRAFT. [l)Y TELKGItAI'H. — I'RESS ASSOCIATION.] ■ ' .' ~ AUCKLAND, 18tli August. . A charge of pretending to practise witchcraft upon a Maori, who subsequently died, was preferred against an elderly woman named Mary Ann Hill, alias Madam Jordan. The ■widow of the deceased Maori stated that the accused offered to cure her husband for £10. The accused s;\id he -was possessed of evil spirits, -which she could drive away. The money was given, and the treatment con- | listed of waving her hands over the deceased and other actions. The case has been adjourned '• " AUCKLAND, This Day. In the alleged -witchcraft case at the Supreme Court a verdict of not guilty was returned, and the accused was discharged. LATE MINING. * [NY TELEGBAPH. — PHESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, This Day. Additional Teturns : — Upper Waipori, 21oz 7dwfc; Waikaka United No. 1, 310/. 14dwt; Waikaka United No. 2, 21oz sdwt; Rise and Shine No. 1, 470z 2dwt; Rise and Shine No. 2, 28oz 14d\vt; Garden Gully, 12oz sdwt; Olrig, 12oz Sdwt; Enterprise- No. 2, 490z lOdwt; Otago No. 1, SOoz; Otago No. 2, 640z lJ>dwt; Golden River, 13oz 12dwt. A VALUABLE CARGO. j [BY TELEGRAPH. — PBESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, This Day. The KaipaTa, -which has sailed for .uondon, has on board bullion valued at £34,372. CONCERNING SOME EVIDENCE. Titjj, STATE COALMINES ENQUIRY. ■On Wednesday, before the Board of Enquiry into matters relating to the State coalmines, evidence was given by " the I managing agent for the sale and distribution of State coal (Mr. Macdougall) that orders supplied to the mines were largely in arrears. On Thursday morning a. Post reporter, on application through th© secretary to the Chairman of, the Board (Six. John Hayes, Inspecting Engineer to the Mine* Department), was supplied, through the secretary, with a summary of a telegram from Mr. Bishop (who supervises the mines) stating inter alia that arrears are "comparatively slight."' This telegram was the last evidence published by the Post. On Thursday afternoon tie ieporter applied to the Chairman of the Board for some further evidence supplied in writing to the Board by the managing agent. The Chairman assured the repoiter that the further evidence contained no matter of public interest. After some discussion it was arranged that the reporter should call again in half an hour. He did. The Chairman^ then supplied him with a summary (in lieu of the- whole) of the managing agent's further evidence, iho summary is as follows : — "Mr. Macdougall- forwarded a statement allowing that ' from Ist' April, 1904, to 30th June, 1905, 113,574$ tons, having a value of £113,223 16s 7d, had been &upplicd to Government Departments, and to the public 46,345} tons, valued at £28,959 On lld._ He also stated that the cost cf his office expenses in Wellington amouutf (I to 2 l-9d per ton ; that no bad nebts liatl been incurred; and claimed to have micceeded in effecting a very considerable saving in freights and other items." Access Jo the oiiginal documents supplied by the managing agent would have-been-moiv .satisfactory for tho purposes of a full and adequate report, bub we are only able to publish the short statement (aa above) supplied by the Chairman.

The hockey match Wellington v. Canterbury is being played as we "o to pT-ces. Mr Darcy Ford advertises new goods at old prices. Messrs. Eaifc and East, estate ngents Lambton-quay, advertise special opportunities in houso propertiei Mr. Frank Shaw, of Blenheim, breeder of prize fowls, lias o notice concerning 1 prize eggs for sittings. Messrs. Cory and Co., 5, Lftmbton-quay, continue their advertisenienst of invst'tmeni* ja JAu* 'bbuo. '