SPORTING.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 716, 27 March 1900, Page 3

SPORTING.

The following handicaps luive hn'i declared fur tho first day's r.vciDfr nt the Southland Racing Club's Autumn ny rting :- - Hurdles, 1J milp.-Windeniiuii!, lit' 101 b; Clinker, Usl; Waikaia, lOst 71b; Strh eez*, lOst 71b; Lady Lorraine, 9st 71b ; Ti.jui Sloy, 9st. Harness Trot, 1 mile 140 yds. — Boomerang, limit ; Maud, Ladysmith, Ruth, bsec behind ; Kohufi, Golden Crest, Ivy, Bsec; Lunacy, lOsec; Belmout, 12sec; Archie, ISsec ;. Foremast, 23sec; Whitewave, Edith, 25sec; Alice May. 32sec ; Count, 35sec. Autumn Handicap, 1J miles. — Jupiter 9st 71b, Black and Red Bst 91b, Decoy Bst 71b, Glenelß 7st 121 b, Blackpool 7st 121 b. First District . Handicap, 7 furlongs. — Pioneer lOst 71b, Lady Lorraine 9st 51b, Loch Sloy 9st, Le Clare Bst 121 b, King Olaf Bst 91b, Fawn Webster Bst 71b, Strongbow Bsst 71b, Mercury Bst, Catherine Bst. Waihopai Steeplechase, 2J miles.— Ulysses list 31b, Peter Simple list, Clinker list, Redleap lOst 51b, The Earl lOst, Johnny 9st 71b, Typhoon 9st 71b. Flying Handicap, 5 furlongs. — St. Ouida 9st 71b, Goldspur Bst 121 b, Hippomenes Bst 101 b, Decoy Bst 91b, Zillah Bst 51b,- Picket Bst 31b, First Venture Bst 31b. Two-mile Saddle Trot.— Cocky limit, Lady Beatrice limit, Maud 3secs behind, Lunacy 10, Greenlois 10, Mokoreta 10, The Artist 12, Gordon 12, Belmont 12, Governor 12, Goodwind 20, Charity 25, Count 33. Tradesmen's Handicap, 1 mile. — St. Ouida 9st 41b, Black and Red Bst 101 b, Decoy Bst 91b Glenelg Bst, Blackpool Bst, Seabreeze 7st 101 b, Mayo 7st Gib. At the third day's racing of the Dunedin Jockey Club yesterday, the results were as fallow :— Hurdles, Dundee (£2 4s) ; Welter, Maremma (£G 14s) ; Hopeful, Gannoran (£3 4s) ; Anniversary, Nihilist (£0 10s) ; Hack, La Reine (£4 18s) ; Flying, Abercrombie (£6 7s) ; Wingatui Stakes, Blazer (£3 12) ; Farewell, Maremma (£3 2s). The ' Wyndham Farmer ' mentions a case of young pigs having been carried off by a ferret on Mr Thos. Turnbull's farm, Tuturau. A three-roomed house occupied by Mr W. Shields at Menzies Ferry was destroyed by fire through the upsetting of a kerosene lamp on Friday night. Atlastmeetingof|theSouthland Land Board a request was received from Mr R. McNab, M.H.R., to have proposed site of dairy factory at Haldane surveyed by a Government surveyor and cost of survey added to the value of the land. Left in Commissioner's hands. The following applications for land were granted : Charles Clark, sections 30, 37, 54 and 55, block 3, Seaward Bush ; John Boyer, section 774, Hokonui ; Win. Lee, sec ions 58 and 59, block 3, Seaward Bush. R. H. Kennedy's application to exchange p.l. section 13, block 9, Wendon, to l.i.p. was held over. A transfer was granted of sections 85 to 87, block 3, Seaward Bush township, from Chas. R. Archer to John H. Hawkless. .A great Maori gathering is proceeding at Rotorua, the first event being the opening of a new carved house, the finest in New Zealand, with ancient ceremonies. The Maori Parliament meets on Thursday. One of the principal proposals is to send Mr Hone Heke, M.H.R., to England to represent Maori grievances in the Imperial Parliament. During last week the Waimumu dredge returned 250z. and Cbarlton Creek 12oz. Since the Hartley and Riley's phenomenal .return of 1187oz. shares in that company have advanced in value, and are now quoted at £23 17s 6d, with an upward tendency. At Invercargill last week, Major Keddell S.M., gave judgment in the case G. Dempster, Edendale (for whom Mr Inder appeared) v. the Southland County Council (Mr Macalister), a suit to recover £7 17s (id. The plaintiff purchased certain privileges from the Wyndham Racing Club and applied to the Council for a conditional license to sell liquor on the racecourse, which was issued, a certificate having been obtained from a magistrate. Thn Wyndham Town Boaid then demanded from him the fee, alleging that they were the proper persons to receive the same. Dempster refused to recognise the Town Board, and acted upon the license granted by the County Council. The Town Board prosecuted him for selling without a license, and he was convicted and ordered to pay tho license fee to the Town Board. The grounds upon which tho Board proceeded wore that the racecourse was within their jurisdiction, and not within the County. Dempster sued the County for the money paid to them by him; lor the tine and for all his expenses, in all £7 17s 9d. Sevei'iil law points were raised, the principal for the defence being that money paid under a mistiik'! of law could not be recovered, and that the County could not be held responsible for plaintiff's acts. The plaintiff relied upon a case decided by the Supreme Court, but it was pointed out Mint-there wns a distinction which arose from certain fsic'a. The plaintiff was nonsuited with 21s costs, his Worship holding that he could not .n-.cnvci. Mr Charles E. Dee, Havclock, N.Z., says :— "I beg to be allowed to add my testimony to the excellent qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. My child was attiu-ki-d with a severe euujjb, which entirely disappeared after using one little of tins sple.idid luidicine." For sale by D. B. Esther, Chemist, Gore. Price, Is Gd ; large size, 3s. It would appcai' from an account in the Auckland papers that the one hundred passengers quarantined on the s.s. Mimiioa in Auckland harbor for a week had not such an unpleasant time, dull care beiug whiled away by a great variety of amusements such as fishing, cricket, progressive euchre parties, a novel contest, and a cuke walk. At the close of the imprisonment a di.-putation from the passengers waited o;i Captain Phillips, and thanked him lor having made what might have been a very bad timis into a vnry joljy picpic. The captain devoted hU whole time to promoting the comfort of ihe passengers and devising schemes how be might make the time pass lightly and pleasantly. Clayton has photos, of the denarii! c of the Fourth Contingent for snl- . Piction, N.Z., SipU-uiber 18, 18U0. I have much 'pleasure in reci.uiuieiidiug Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I have used it whenever necessary during the last few years, and have always found it give immediate relief. If always breaks up a cough or cold, and experience has taught me that to obtain a speedy cure is to commence taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the very commencement ol a cold. I always keep a bottle of it in the house. — Yours faithfully, J. BLIZZARD, J.P., Town Clerk. Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy sold by D. B. Estuku, Chemist, Gore. Price, Is Gd per bottle; large size, 3s. HE FOUND RELIEF. George Robert Rudkin, Town Clerk, Kumara, says : — " I have very great pleasure in stating that, having used Chamberlain's Pain Balm in a very severe attack of sciatica, I found immediate relief. Had before tried many other embrocations for the same purpose, but found this the most efficacious. Several of my friends who have been afflicted with rheumatism have on my advice tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm with equally good results. I confidently recommend it to those in need of a good household liniment or embrocation." Chamberlain's Pain Balm is sold by D. B. Estheii, Chemist, Gore. Price, Is Gd ; big size, 3s. The height of tho rock of Gibraltar is about 1437 feet. The height of every tea-drinker's ambition should be to use McKenzie's Broken Orange Pekoe or Gold Tipped Pekoe Ceylon packed Tea, not because we say so, but because it is the best and goes farthest. — From D. Taylor, Gore.