TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 94, 26 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

♦ , ■ [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [PBB *BIMS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, March 24. The Governor received a cablegram yesterday afternoon from the Secretary of State announcing that her Majesty has conferred the degree of K.C.M.G. on Mr Fitzherbert, the Sperker of the House of Hepresen'ntives. Dunemn, March 24. Tlms races were continued to-day. The weather was beautiful. Handicap Steeplechase, 100 sots ; 3 miles ; over fences. Banjo 1 Zetland 2 Forest Queen .... ... 3 Good race between Banjo and Zetland, Time,7min Bsecs. Forbury Handicap, £150 ;. one mile and a half. Fi>hhook 1 ClothofSold 2 I Danebury 3 j Titania and Hippocampus were i scratched. Fallacy looked dangerous at one period of the race, and Danebury and Cloth of Gold run the Cup winner pretty close. Time, 2 mm. 44 sees, Queen'fcPlate — Templeton 1 Puriri .... 2 Pungawerewere 3, Betting— 3> to 2 Puriri. Delemain. declared to win with. Templeton. Punga cut out the running closely followed by Puriri, who soon oame to the front. Templeton at the back of the course overhauled Puriri, and won easily, lime, 4 mm 3gsecs, Flying Handicap—' Fishhook 1 Dead Heat '2 Bob Boy 3 Betting— 2 to 1 on Fishhook ;ato 1 against the others. Princess Mary ran Fishhook pretty close for a considerable distance, and the Cup winner was twice challenged by Kob Boy and Dead Heat, but he shook his opponents off and won by a length. Time, 2min 7£secs. Benevolent Hurry Scurry was won by Comet. Consolation Handicap, 70 soys ; 1 milePrincess Mary, 6st 1 Dead Heat, 6st 61b 2 Bob Boy, 7st 3 The other starters were — Punga, 8-t ; Elfin King, 7st 41b ; Tadmor, 7st 21b. Good race. Time, lmin 3 r >s(*es.