THE REDMOND MISSION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6823, 29 September 1883, Page 5

THE REDMOND MISSION.

! [BY TEtEGItAFir.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Ddnedi*, Friday. , TnE Tablet has been informed by Mr. Walshe 1 that Mr. J. E. Redmond, M.)\, had finally I made up his minct not to visit New Zealand, I as bis tme is fully occupied ir«' arranging for the meeting of the Melbourne Convocation. I LATEST SPORTIISrff. GERALDINE R.^CES. [BY TELEGRAPH, —PRESS .ASSOCIATION.] TIiUBU, Friday. The Geraldine races were continued to-day. The weather was unpropitious, but there was a large " " > Handicap Hurdle Race, lOOaova. 2 miles. ' Over S flights of hurdles. Mr. A. W. Dillon's bg Hercnlcs, 6yrs, lOat 71bs (Lyford) 1' Mr. .1. W. Cotton's b g Wild Boy, aged, 10.-,t Slbs (owner) 2 Mr. D. O'Brien's b g Melbourne, aged, lOat Olbs (owner) S . Mr. J. Lewis's g Schnoozer (aged, 93t % 5tb3), i and Mr,. 11. Thompson'u Lady Perdita (9st , 121bs), also started. ' \ GERiLDiSE Cop of 150 sovs. 2 miles. Winner of Geraldine Racing Club's Handicap to carry 71ba extra. Mr. D. O'Rri*n'sTasman, by Sfc. Albans— ' Zillah, 9st 21ba, including 71b3 penalty (Derritt) 1 ] Mr. Stephenson's Taiaroa, 7st s'be (O'Con- , nor) '-, ... 2 Mr. Bate' 3 Poet, 6yrs., Sst 31bs (McClosk'jy) - "... • 3 Trickster, Emir Bey, and Hazard also ran. ' Time, 3mins. 5i) j ecs. CnPNTY Plate of 6030v5. 1 mile and a-half. Colts, Sat lOlba ; fillies and geldinge, Bst ■ 71bs. .Mr. J. Keen's Faust (Derritt) , 1 Mr. A. Munderl's JlArvon (Wyatt) ..'.' 2 Mr. Storey's , Queen Bee (Sharp) 3 Sweet William, Katikati, Miss Fenwiek, Right Bower, , Vince, and Gondolino -also started. 3mia3. 15secs. Flying Handicap of GOscj-p. Mi.Stephenson'sHyacinth,,by St. Albans —Black Bea», 7st 31b3 .(O'Connor) ... 1 , Mr. Thome's Statesman .(White) ... 2 Mr. G. Bate's Minerva, 7at Olbs (MeCloskio) ... 3 < Trinket (63t 71bs) and Marchioness Neil! (C3t lllbs) also ran. ] The Consolation Handicap of 3030v5. w/i8 won by Wild Boy, with Hazard second, and Marchioness Neillthird.