INTERCOLONIAL.
Melbourne, Friday. The Government offers a free pardon to accomplices in the Tararua gold robbery who may bring forward evidence leading to a conviction. . . Saturday.' The attendance on the Flemington course to-day was the largest of any Champion Meeting. Tho weather was splendid. His Excellency the Governor was present. The following nre the results of the two chief events :— Normaqby Stakes, 5 furlongs 1 .- Liberator 1, Monmouth 2, Welcome Jack, 8. Won by a bare half head., Time, lniin 4£secs. — Champion Stakes, 3 miles : Grand Flaneur 1, Progress 2, Sweetmeat 3. Wellington and Trevallyn also started. The race resolved itself into a match between Grand Flaneur and Progress, who were together all
commenced yesterday. The Australians went in first and scored 172 runs. Murdock, caught, 7; A. Bannerman caught, 35 j Groub'e, 1 b w, G; McDonald, bowled, 0; Slight, stumped, 12; . Bonnor, caught, 55; Boyle; caught, 6; Spofforth, not out, 24; Blackham, caught, 5; Palmer, bowled, 10; Alexander, bowled, 3. The combined team went iv and tfhen the stumps were drawn for the day had put' together 84 for four wickets. Evans, bowled 33; Massie, bowled, 12. At' to -day 'a Champion meeting the Midsummer Handicap was won ; by Odd Trick. It was a good race. In the Steeplo Chase Himalaya beat Simpleton. Sydnky, Friday. The produce and other markets are,unchanged. . The Rev N. Brown writing' from -New Ireland under date Novembef 12, gives a fair report of the progreja.of the Marqv.is De llay'a new colony.
INTERCOLONIAL.
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 2, 3 January 1881, Page 2
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