SPORTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1779, 14 November 1887, Page 2

SPORTING.

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MELBOURNE, November 14. At the Victorian Club races, held at Caulfield on Saturday, the Victorian Club Cup was won by Gardenia 1 St. John 2 Remus 8

PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH METROPOLITAN MEETING.

(SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHURCH, November 12.

The following amounts have been paid over in connection with the C.J.C. Metropolitan meeting: — G. G. Stead* £3311 145; H. Goodman, £476 18a; D. O'Brien, £356 ss; F. Butler, £239 8s; W. C. Webb, £168 3s ; P. Tancred, £158 13s ; J. Poole, £140 12s lOd ; W. Rusmll, £111 3a ; Hon G, McLean, £106 9s. The amounts under 3100 are not in this liat* Total amount— £s993 11s.

* Rough ow Kvrs.*"— - Oi«ara outr M% - mice, roaches, flics, ants, ued-uuijs, beetles* - insects, skunk s, jack-rabbit*, dparrovi* ( ,> gophers. At cbuaitte and dru^uiitU. 1

The examination of the Hawera school by Inspector Bindon is expected to be concluded to-day.

Mr. W. Wilson's imported thoroughbred mate Susie, with a colt foal at foot by the Dauphin, has visited that sire again.

The mayoral election will be held on November 30th. This is also the Cattle Show day. Burgesses must not forget to vote for the mayor in the excitement of discussing the points of the best longwoolled sheep. The names of Messrs. Major, G. V. Bate, and one or two others have been mentioned as probable candidates for the honor.

Great success attended the fishermen who went up to the Ngatora-iti stream, near Inglewood, to fish for trout. Messrs. Soutbey and C. Budge returned to Hawera to-day, bringing with them some very handsome fish, weighing from three to five pounds each in fair condition. The fish were caught with the artificial minnow. Other fishermen in the same stream caught some good trout a few days previously. They are, however, reported to be of inferior flavor, probably owing to the large amount of decayed vegetable matter in the streams derived from felled bush, etc.

It is a fact not generally known says he Oamaru Mail, that about 20 years ago a Bill was passed by the New Zealand Legislature to reduce the Governor's salary to but the Queen disallowed it. ' It is 'sot likely that Her Majesty would do so again — the people would not permit such an interference with their right. It is to be expected that before long the colony will ask to be allowed to exercise the privilege which hae been granted to it of choosing a Governor from amongst its own citizens. If this privilege were brought into play, the question of salary would be entirely in the bands of colonists.

, m Bttcbw-Paisa.**— Quiclc, complete cnr». all annoying Kidney, Bladder, and Urinary Diseases. At chemists and druggists. Kempthorne, Frosser it Co., Agents. Wellington. ;