THE HANLAN-LAYCOCK MATCH.

Evening Star, Issue 5608, 28 February 1881, Page 3

THE HANLAN-LAYCOCK MATCH.

This is tho 'AsoV foooi:.). icoo!tr::- " Ltinhn the to 3« ru'3 BtK-.:;-l the Midal) « siao cf th, ir.-0:-. J/iic-rc t7as Bo: Tie d«I.-*y in iff c;ing :bo 3t?.rr, ou? eventually th-.y v/tnt ,v.-»y «rell together, i-laabn rowirgthir;y Svo tr> tho miMi c «u Lv;. cock thirty-tight. Prom the oommeno?mw:t H&nha rowed hard, and in a very rhoit time he showed oVm of his opponent, coak, however, exhibiting very goad form Off Simmdiw's Yard Haiilaa led i>y one »n<l ooalf lengths, and pwaing the London Rowing Club sheda had Inoreasoa his load still further. L*ycook was towing steaaily and well within hirnsel*, but wsb uoable to materially decrease hia oppoaent s leaa, and at Cfftvon Cottage Kanlan Btiil main, taiaed hh advantage. In the Orablree Riaoh the relative positions were nnoaangert, and at the Soap works, paat the firat mile-poet, H*nlau leu by two lengths. From this point to Hauimorsmith Bridge Hanlan maintained hia lead, passing under the arch three dear lengths ahea'J. Lavcock made a determined attempt to catch Hanlan in a series of woll-Buatained epurta, and before Chiswick Eyot was reached had deorea&ed hia lead; but at Corney Reach Hanlan sgiin forged ahead and neoured his prevloua advantage. At Barnes's Railway Bridge Laycocfc was four leagtha behind, and, though was altogether outpaeed. Hanlan passed the winning-post an easy viotor. His time wm 25min 41sfio. Layoock was 9{-3«o behind-250i1n COiiec. L»ycotfk rowed etroag and well to the end of the race, but Hanlaa waß evidently his superior. Both men received an ovation from tho crowd for the determined manner in whioh the eontest had been carried out. Trlckott acted as pilot for Laycoclc, and Drowett for Hsnlan.

There fa » probability of the Natives arranging with tho Government respecting the Patetere block, now the latter understand that the Patetere Association are willing to pay half of the L 12.000 claimed by Governmeat.

A thoshing machine, tho property of Mr W. Judaon, Woodend, was bnrnt considerably on Thursday evening. The men had retired for the night, and seen all safe. At twelve o'clock they found a lot of straw buruiDg in the interior. The machine was insured for L2OO in tho South British. Th« feeder of the maohine, & Norwegian named Henry J?ckson, wa«< arrested on suspicion. The machine is considerably damaged and all the riddles spoiled.

Not long ago a new railway was opsned in the Highlands. A Highlander named Dontld heard \i it, atd bought a ticket for the firgt excursion. The train va? about half tin distance to the next when a collisi' n took nl-.ce, and poor I^r %R ld waH thrown uncercmonionsly into a park. Aftft recovaricg his r.ous«B'he r : \?.<ici tho bfst of his way home, when the neighbors asked h;mhow ho liked" his (iriv.i. Vl Oh," replied Donald, "eho liked it fine, but they had an awiV quit k way in pi*tin' me oot." informed Lawrence Birough Council have overcome their monetary difficulty. As aocn as it, became generally known that the loans of the Borough had matured, and that provision must be made for their ronewal, several parties c%me to the reacuo. At » cirnmitrce meeting of tho Council held on Wednesday, an offer of L 3,000 was m&de at 7 per cent, tor a term of seven or ten years, with a small sum as commission on the transaction. The Council have acp3pted, or purpose accepting, the offcr. This, with the relieved loan negotiatcd a short time ago, makts L 5.000. The total amount borrowed by the Corporation is L 7.000.

Fot some time past a gang of larrikins have inflated Port Chalmers, and many of them nightly congregate in varieus parts, using most offensive and indecent language, setting fire to tho scrub, and doing other mischief. Their last act of wilful damage was to Government property. On the night of the 23rd inst., or on the morniog of the 24th, the gun storo ia charge of the L Bittery, New Zealand Royal Artillery, was broken into, and some of the property taken out and thrown on the beach. It is to be hoped that some of the offenders will be brought to justice, as neither private nor Government prt p?rtj seem* to i>p safe from Uighk Captain Taylor, th« comnumlii,.: r. nicer of th«, Batter}', hi* offer*d « rnrurd to any person sWing ?uoh information »% will lc**,d tc the conviotion of tho offandora.

According to the 'Statesman,' a journal published at Calcutta, Mr Warner, tho tigor tamer of Chiarini's Royal Italian Circus, ha_d a narrow escape from death m December 27. It appears that aomo of tho laborers engaged in clearing tho bison's stall were about to move tho beast to another place, when, by some error they Ist go tho rope by which it was held. Tho biaon, thus freed, luihed at Mr Warner, knocking him down, and endeavored to gore him, but this was happily prevented by tbe appearance of Mr Agrati, the agent, Mr Hayes, and othere, who *uoejeded, after a great deal of trouble and at much risk, in securing the rope, and with it the animal. Mr Warner sustained no serious injury. The scene at the rehearsal, whioh waa going on at the time, can be better imagined than described when it was found that the bison had got loose.

The Wellington correspondent of the 1 Lyttelton Timeß' telegraphs as follows : " The manner in whioh the Lunatio Asylum inquiry is being conducted gives general diasatisfaction. Of the three Commissioners, Mr Shaw, R.M., i 3 the only one who appears to take an intelligent interest in the proceedings. The attorney who appasra for Mr Wliltelaw is alloyed to browbeat tho witnesses in the most disgraceful manner, and frequent aopeab rra rnr-do to tho Comrnis<MOt!on; ior proration. Many cf the witnesses -ce wr'l : ons.-.qne itly peou!;:-rl? Rns^iv l tr> ir^uH ; u.„' quocilk'i:?* Ibavcposn the is'ucd by tbe Governor, and fott-anr.k-ly il uonfavs pover to bs exercised by the Court ovor wl'.ioh neither thi s-jcusod not \\h kivvyer can hava »ny control. St far, muoh «f the evidenoe hM beon of a most extiaordiuary oharaoter, It tends to prove a course of systematic Oiuelty, an absence of control over the warden, and not the slightest attempt at curative management. The patients seem to havo been treated like wild beasti. Without prejudging the specific charges, it hj not too muc'i to Bay that much of iho evidence hj rtvolliag in the extrome."