TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 93, 23 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

» ■ [BY ELECTJiIC TELEGRAPH.] [per press association.] Gbahamstowx, March 22. Moanitiri shares went up to £16 last night. To-day they reached £21, and a large yield is looked for from the current fortnight's crushing. About a ton of specimen stone was broken down this week, enough to keep a single stamper going. It is said that the show of gold is equal to the best show ever seen in the Caledonian. Dr/NEDix, March 22. The races commenced to-day. The weather was unfavorable during the fore* noon, but cleared up at one o'clock, when there were 4000 people on the course. The first event was the Maiden Plate of SO sov9, 1J miles. Taira and Bribery wese scratched. The race was a very un« satisfactory affair, as it is supposed to be controlled by the bookmakers. Little Dan, 1 ; Tryeagle, 2. Time, 3min 28 sees. Dunedin Cup of 500 soys, 2 mites and a distance. Punga, Elfin King, Cloth of Gold, Stormbird, Bob Roy, and Spray were scratched. Splendid race. Fish' hook, 1 ; Hippocampus, 2 ; Fallacy, B. Time, 4tnin S sees. In the Cup Bace Delamain declared to win with Templeton, and Redwood with Auriri. King Phillip carried 2|lbs over weight, Maroroa l£lbs, and Stormbird 2flbs. Betting, 4 to 1 agst Templeton, 4 to 1 Puriri, 5 to 1 Fishhook, 7 to 1 King Phillip, 10 to 1 Right Bower, Hipperhampus, and Dead Heat, 12 to 1 Guy Pawkes, Danebury, and Fallacy, 100 to 7 Dead Heat, 10ft to 5 any other. At the end of the first mile Right Bower west up to Hippocampus, and Danebury, which were leading, but he immediately after broke down. Fishhook then joined Hip* pocampus, and the pair soon outpaced everything else. Half a mile from home Fallacy gained third place, but was unable to get on even terms with Fishhook oi Walters' colt, and the race ended as telegraphed, in favor of Fishhook, by two lengths. Newmarket Stakes, of 60 soys. •> one mile and a distance.— Spray, I; Haphazard, 2. Stanley was scratched. Time, 2min. 12|sec Publicans' Handicap, of 100 sors ; one mile and a quarter. Guy Fawkes, 1 ; Rob Roy, 2; Cloth of Gold, 3. Fallacy, Puriri, Hippocampus, and Titania we^e scratched. Guy Fawkes won easily. Time, 2min. 2| see. Selling Rtnoe, £60 } one mile and a-half. —Comet, 1; Merry Bird, 2; Elk, 3. Time, 3min. lljsec.