MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 20 September 1909, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Press Association.— Cop4iuoht. BRISBANE, Sunday. In the inLer-Statl> Jbowling tourney Queensland defeated New South Wales . by 97 to 87. MELBOURNE, Sunday. The ten-mil cross-country ohampionship was won by Aitken, of Colburg, in 68.46, a record for the race. SYDNEY, Sunday. The five mile cross-country championship was won by Wood, of East- Sydney, < in 31.34. The Rosehill Spring Stakes resulted as follows : — Malt King 1, Buenalf 2, • Blue Book 3. Golden Slipper won the Rosehill Ca- ' mellia Stakes by sovon furlongs in 1.26J, which is equal to th« Australia- record , for the distance. I The Goulburn to Sydney road race ' was won by Hardy (Victoria-), whose ■ riding t-iira was 7hfs. llrnins. WESTPORT, Sunday. 4 • On Friday, at a representative gather- ! ing of members of the Westp*ort branch of the Institute of Engineers, Mr W. '■ Jonathan Dixon, district superintendent ' for the Westport Coal Company, was ; presented with the Institute's gold ere- . blem. The Mayor presided, and in jthe course of! an ajppreciaQive speech referred fo the excellent work done by Mr Dixon in extinguishing the fire et the Millerton coal mine. .