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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1717, 25 January 1905, Page 49

The Pap an ui, which arrived from London on Saturday, brought twenty-three stud sneep for Wellington and Lyttelton. They comprise one South Down ram lamb .from Mr Hearman, of Liittlehampton, and Southdown ram lambs from Mr W. J. McWilliam, of Goodwood, Sussex, all three of which are for Mr James Stuckey, Wellington. Mr James E. Davenport, of Christchurch, has on board the vessel twenty sheep, as follow —two ram and five ewes (Southdooiws), from Mr Newton Clayton, Selvey, Chichester; five ewes (Rylands) from Mr W. T. Barnsby, Sultmarsh Castle, Bromyard; three rams (Border Leicesters) from J. E. Nicholson, Barnard Castle, Chester le Street, one ram (Leicester) from Mr G. Harrison, Gainford ; one shearling ram (Leicester) and one ram lamb (Leicester), from Mr E. F. Jordon, Eastburn, Driffield; one ram (Itomnoy Marsh) from Louis Finn, Westwood Court, Faversham; one ram lamb (.Shropshire), from Mr F. Webb, Sh mv stone, Lichfield. There was tribulation among the bookmakers at the races on Saturday. Several of them were discovered “laying ’em” on the lawn by a couple of defectives, and they were immediately ordered outside. One objected to go, ami was put out rather suddenly. One nc is.dent indi\idu:l got back to the f.r.vn i dice tunes, and on each occasion t V as c.i ;ot eel.