THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNDIN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 826, 13 August 1864, Page 4

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNDIN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13.

Whbk treating of the indirect losses arising from the arrangement which the General Government and the Superintendent have come to, we purposely excluded that of the limitation it fixes upon the powers of Provincial Governments, because there are many who would not agree to consider that limitation a loss. The desire to increase the power of the Provinces is now felt SALE BY AUCTION

by few. The old Provincial partisans have, more or less, become disgusted with the pranks the local Governments have played of late years. The very prosperity of the Provinces has been their bane—Southland and Otago, are now suffering from nothing more than the licentious use of the powers unwisely reposed in hands incapable of wielding them. Enormous as has been the resources of these two Provinces, the folly of those who have been charged with tbeir development has outstripped them. When there were only a few hundreds of pounds to deal with, judgment and discretion were thought necessary in their disposal ; but when hundreds became thousands, and thousands tens and hundreds of thousands, all caution was thrown to the winds. The one stereotyped cry of Provincial politicians is, our credit ought to be good, look at our lands. And' all they ask is to be allowed to act on that credit, to spend their substance.. It never seems to strike them, that the more they spend the less they have. By a curious process of reasoning they use their credit to get into debt, and then think their indebtedness ought to enhance their credit. What has become of the enormous sums spent, one vainly enquires. Southland is indebted about £450,000, Otago has spent of its Loans about £350,000, and each has besides made away with its three-eighths of the' Customs and its Surplus and Land revenues. Where has all the money gone; whpt is there to show for it ?

This is what the Assembly \ftll ask when it comes to discuss the subject of Provincial Finance. The Provinces had great powers given to them by the Constitution Act. As long as they chose to keep within them, although thoughtful men might doubt the prudence of their proceedings, nothing could be said, nothing could be done. The key to their power was the money they could spent], and their expenditure depended upon their credit. As long as the credit continued, nb one could prevent their running riot. The General Government or the Assembly dated not question the prudence of a single one of all their many hundred expedients for ridding themselves of their wealth. But the spendthrift after ' vainly visiting the usurer, resolves to play the role of the Prodigal Son. Pay our debts, say the Provinces, and in future you shall dole out to us snch money as you think it right we should spend. This is the meaning of the condition, that henceforth the Provinces are to contract Loans only through the Assembly; and this condition is the knell" of Provincial independence. The mere Legislative power of the Provinces is an ephemeral possession. Had the Assembly not attended so exclusively to Native affairs, and met more frequently, the superior Legislature would have dealt with most of the matters that now lie scattered through scores of Provincial Ordinances. Assembly legislation supersedes Provincial. Every Act passed by tne Assembly narrows and contracts the circle of Provincial power. The converting into waste paper two-thirds of the Provincial Ordinances is only a question of time. Year after year they must fall beneath the sickle of the Assembly. It need scarcely be said that no one should regret the progress of such substitution. It is simply ridiculous that one Colony should have nine different codes of laws; and as a cosmopolitan spirit takes the place of a provincial one, the absurdity becomes more keenly apparent. The process of colonization has outlived the localising conditions under which it first flourished. Men travel about from one parfc of the Colony to another, and as they do so they cannot fail to feel the full force of the absurdity that the mere passage of a river, or crossing of a range, should place them under the rule of a different set of laws. No one, therefore; regrets that the progress of central legislation continually tends to absorb Provincial. But the Provinces might have relinquished with unconcern their legislative powers, so long as that larger oae was left behind-, the control of the purse strings. Whilst that remained to them, Provincialism was bound to flourish. As long as they could borrow and spend, everything else sunk into insignificance. But ( it is this ppwer they are now called on to relinquish. Their death warrant is the asking he Assembly to assist them—is the consenting to borrow in future only through the Assembly. Many a man strong and heal thy-looking in the eyes of his friends, has had whispered- into his ears, by his physician, the tidings that his days are numbered. The disease that must prove his doom has set in, though it has not disclosed itself to the common gaze. Even so is it with the Provinces. They will be conscious of no immediate organic change after the Assembly lays it down as a rule that they are no more to be allowed to borrow. They will go' on for some time as before. They will feel their chains lightly at first. But an inexorable influence will be at work —the substance of power will have passed away from them—they will grow to feel themselves mere delegates acting on sufferance. i It will be asked is this a loss ? Granted that Provincial Governments have misused their powers, h it to be regretted that these are passing away from them ? ■ ■-■ "■ .■■op .' —■■"■■■'

The answer is that it is most unsafe to effect a great political change by indirect means. The powers and relations of the Provinces unquestionably require re-ad-justment, possibly their absorption into one body politic may be desirable, but whatever has to be done, should be done openly—and those who do it should know what they are doing. But if the power of the Provinces is absorbed into that of the colony by indirect means, by a simple transfer of their borrowing and spending powers, where will be the opportunity for making those provisos which might be thought necessary if the question came up on its merits ? In fact there will be simply destruction without creation. Provincialism' will receive its death blow, there will be a scramble for its inheritance. The entities of the Provinces will thenceforth depend upon their individual political strength; in other words, the larger will contrive to absorb the smaller, and their mutual relations will depeud upon those " unholy alliances," which Lord Palmerston terms "fortuitous combinations of political atoms." We are not writing from a purely Otago point of view, because Otago, in the event of a scramble, is not likely to* come off the worst in the struggle. Be that as it may, a thoughtful person, with the good of the Colony at heart, must dread the dangers that are inseparable from the disintegration of one political system without the defined substitution of another. That the Provinces can continue their past footing is impossible; they must go to the Assembly for money, and the Assembly cannot give them it without exercising a control over their expenditure. One of two things must come to pass—There can be a consolidation of the Provinces of each island, with a " scrupulous definition of the powers they are to enjoy relatively to those of the central Government. And to the combined Provinces it would be safe to confide powers which experience has shown, cannot be entrusted to them separately. In fact, a consolidation of the Provinces of each Island would mean a separate internal Government with a Federal Union of the two Islands. Either there can be this, or the root of Provincialism must be insidiously destroyed by the absorption of the borrowing and spending poAvers of the Provinces into the General Assembly, or in other words, the absorption of the Provinces into the Colony.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, at Invercargill, on the sth inst., Morris Salek, charged with conspiracy with Joseph Silverberg to defraud his creditors, was fully committed to take his trial p.t the, next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court.

We learn from the Invercargill papers that the new chapel for the use of the Roman Catholic congregation is nearly completed. It is described as an elegant building, capable of accommodating about 220 persons. The cost of the building is expected to be somewhere about £450, but a great assistance has been rendered by Mr Davie's, railway contractor, who supplied all the timber, charging only so much as would cover the expense of sawing it. The chapel will be consecrated about the latter end of the present month, for which purpose the Right Rev. Dr. Viard, Bishop of Wellington, and the Rev. .D. Moreau, P.P., Dunedin, will visit Invercargill. We understand that the Bishop has consented to establish a resident "clergyman,, for the Roman Catholic body, in In ver car gill.

Mr Henry Stratford, officer in charge at the Dunstan, reporting, on the 6th instant, says :—" During the early part of the week there was a great influx of minerg, mostly I believe, from neighboring districts. But they have been again disappointed, as after a warm northerly wind during all Thursday, we were visited by a severe storm on the same night. At about 10 o'clock it commenced to rain, which continued incessantly until Friday morning, raising the river eight feet above its level of Thursday. Thi3 has caused an immediate exodus on the part of several hundred miners. This last freak of the Clutha, (if so it may be termed) I am of opinion will have the good effect of persuading the miners that they can depend on it no longer, and they will now turn to a more sure and profitable speculation ; that of sluicing, a description of mining which has (more especially very recently) proved in many instances in this district very profitable, and which will tend more (from the very magnitude of the work, and the number of men necessarily employed) than anything else, to establish the permanancy of the townships. Estimated population 2700. The General Quarterly Meeting of the Otago Typographical Association will be held this evening, at Moir's Hotel, at eight o'clock, for the purpose of electing Office-bearers for the ensuing six months, and transacting the ordinary business of the Association. The Oamaru T t imes states that on Wednesday night a report reached Oamaru, that satisfactory accounts had been received from the Canterbury West Coast goldflelds, and that the Provincial Government had, in consequence, despatched a small body of mounted police to the spot. The utilisation of the fibre of the phormium tenax is a subject undoubtedly of great importance, and every new attempt in that direction is-worthy of note. Our Southland contemporary, the Southland Times, gives the following description of a machine invented by aMr Scott of Invercargill, which is said to be tolerably efficient:—"-On .a substantial i wooden frame, of a sufficient height, is placed a long metal table or top, which is grooved or nicked, to admit of the teeth of a roller which propels it from one end to the other on rollers, as in a saw-mill. The flax, after being boiled and steamed sufficiently, is laid in this grooved SUBPLUS STORES r

bed, and by being subjected for a short time the fibre becomes separated from the gummy or mucilaginous matter which has been hitherto found to be the great pons asinorum in the way of utilising the phormium tenax. Water is poured on the flax as it is being subjected to thiss crushing process, and it is then allowed to dry, after which it is heckled, on which it is found that the adhesive gummy substance is so far overcome that it flies off in this operation in the shape of smalP particles of dust. This machine of Mr Scott's, although answering the purpose in a small way, is apparently far from complete—the chief drawback being the flat table. If, instead of one roller or cylinder, there were a succession of them, there can be no doubt that the machine would answer the purpose much more efficiently than it now does. However,, it is perfectly obvious that the hitherto insuperable barrier to the utilisation of this important indigenous plant is fast disappearing, and hopes may be legitimately entertained that the manufacture of flax will, at no distant date, form a considerable item in the commerce of the colony. We may mention that Mr Scott has, for a considerable period, been converting the flax into ropes of various kinds, and wool lashings, for which latter he has had a good demand."

The Southland Times is responsible for the following:—" Whatever Dv Menzies' official capacity may be,.he has not succeeded in convincing either the General Government, the Banks, or the New Zealand public, that he is a Eoulde or a Gladstone. The General Government has lost all confidence in him; for not only has it entrusted to its Sub-Treasurer the disbursement of the funds it has advanced, with strict injunctions that he shall satisfy himself as to the nature of a contract before he pays under it, no matter who may sign the voucher authorising payment, but he is requested, we understand, to furnish the General Government with a list of all the outstanding liabilities of the Province! This is the crowning evidence of a total loss of confidence on the part of the General Government. It will not ask the Superintendent to furnish such a list, lest it should be again deceived; for it is evident enough that, when tjie £45,000 was advanced, the General Government was not made thoroughly aware of the outstanding liabiJities of the Province. As to entrusting any plan, to the Provincial Treasurer (Mr Tarlton) the thing istoo absurd. His appearance in the managerial room of any of the Banks, to discuss the best financial scheme, would be its own death-warrant. We never came across any one who so strongly exemplified the ol d fable of the ass in the lion's skin. If Mr Tarlton could only be muzzled, or otherwise prevented from talking, there might he a chance of his obtaining a certain amount of respect; but alas ! he will open his mouth, and then—we all know what happened in the -fable." - ;

Mr H, Caren, officer in charge at Nokomai, in his report of the 6th August, remarks •— "The arrivals of to-day must have equalled in number the many departures in the early part of the week. Heavy rain fell on Thursday night, and the river rose rapidlr ; but as very few were working in its bed, there was not much injury done. The temperature has been more moderate than for previous weeks, and a general resumption of work will now take place. Estimated population, 240."

With the exception of the fining of three drunkards, ihe entire sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday was taken up with hearing civil cases, none of which presented any feature of public interest.

The second of the course of lectures in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association, will be delivered by the Rev. Eichard Connebee, to-morrow evening, in the Congregational Church, Moray place. The subject chosen by the rev. lecturer is—" The Divine Legation of Moses."

By the City of Dunedin we have received papers from Marlborough to the 6th inst., and from Canterbury to the 11th. From the latter place the news is quite unimportant.. The Marlborough Press ot the 6th contains the following account of successful mining at: Deep Creek:—" We have bisen permitted to peruse a portion of a letter addressed to a gentleman in Picton, and written by Mr Crawford, Warden of the Wakaraarina Gold Field, in which he mentions that a party of four men had, within the period of a few days, taken out twenty-four pounds weight of gold. This magnificent deposit was taken from one of the deep sinkings on a terrace at Deep Creek. There can be no doubt of the authenticity of the above, coming from such an authority, which is still further confirmed by other statements which have reached Picton and Havelock. In fact, Deep Creek is admitted on all sides, to be the richest locality as yet discovered along the whole line of the Wakamarina. Deep sinking having proved so eminently successful on the terraces, many new shafts are being sunk, and considerable excitement prevails amongthe digger's."

On the evening of the 4th instant, a tea meeting was held at the Mount Benger Mutual Improvement Society's large room, Teviot Camp. About sixty persons sat down, of whom several were ladies. Mr George Ireland took the chair, and the report of the Society was read by the Assistant Secretary,, Mr North. Several speeches were, delivered by various members of the Society, which were not confined to subjects immediately affecting its interests, but included the social wants of the district, and a memorial was adopted, addressed to His Honor the Superintendent, setting forth the views of the meeting on land regulations applicable to the development of the district. A full account of the proceedings will be found in our correspondent's letter. Mr Warden W. L. Simpson, writing from Mount. Benger, under date 6th August, states:—Up to Thursday, mining operations on the river beach were vigorously prosecuted, but on that day the river began to shew symptoms of having been affected, by the mild weather and northerly wind that had prevailed for three days previous, and by ';" '■' "'.'" ex- ■ "'•■

Friday had risen about eight or nine feet, suspending all operations. As a matter of course this flood has caused great disappofatment among the miners, especially to thoae who had only just arrived on the field, of whom, there was not a tew. Many are of opinion that ibis is not a permanent rise, even although the season is advanced, and certainty, seeing that there has been a fall of four feet within the last 24 hours, I am inclined to the same opinion. As a rule the miners have made up their minds that they have seen the river at the lowest for the season, and are turning their attention in other directions, many to the banks of the riyer ; but a large proportion intend, when they have washed up, going in the direction of the Sepentine, which seems likely to become the favored locality in the summer. A few are applying for extended claims on the Pbma haka. Total population, 1800.

Mr Warden Charles Worthington, under date Waitahuna, 6th August, says :—"Three parties are setting in to turn the Waitahuna creek, between the main gully and the bridge. Connor and party have completed their race, and expect to get to work in a day or two. Population, no alteration since last week."

The Southland Daily News says :—" That at St. Paul's Church, Invercargill, on Sunday last, the Rev. Cooper Searletook the opportunity of offering some personal explanations to the numerous congregation assembled. He stated that he had received a letter from the Bishop of Christchurch, claiming jurisdiction and control over him and St. Paul's Church ; that the Bishop had inhibited Mm from again officiating in that or any other building in Invercargill; and that in case of disobedience to these mandates, further proceedings might be instituted. The rev. gentleman added, he wished distinctly to state, in order to avoid the possibility of mistake, that he had separated from the Established Church of England, and altogether repudiated the claim of the Bishop of Christchurch overhim or St. Paul's Church. He intended at the earliest possible opportunity to connect himself with the Eree Church movement in England." .

The Bruce: Herald says :—" The Eoad Engineer, Mr Patterson, has paid his long expected visit to the South, and made himself acquainted with the difficulties which the ' settlers beyond the Clutha have to deal with. We trust that the Estimates of next Session will bear evidence that this visit is not without fruit. We were glad to learn that he was accompanied in this excursion by the Miuister of Public Works, Mr Millar, who has rightly concluded that one of his most important duties is to make himself acquainted with the requirements of the different districts. While he was at the Clutha Terry, he received - for presentation to his honor the Superintendent a memorial, hastily signed by some fifty-of the settlers, on behalf of the country in the neighborhood' of the Ferry, praying for the appropriation of some six or ten acres of land adjacent to> the village for the purpose of cricket and recreation generally. The Minister of Public Works personally inspected the ground, and was pleased to speak favorably of a proposal which, from the central position of the ground, would prove of great benefit to the community generally."

Mr Warden L. Broad, in his official report from the Arrow, of the 6th August, observes:—"On Thursday evening we had a severe thunder storm, accompanied with a pouring rain, which in a very short time caused the river to rise to such an extent that wheels, sluice boxes, &c, were carried away. Many claims were so flooded as to completely destroy the labor of months. The river receded almost as rapidly as it rose, .but the injury to property will take many weeks of hard work to repair. Frost has again set in with unmitigated severity, drying up the water in the races, and rendering them comparatively useless for the present. A considerable number of miners, who had been tempted by the severe frost to leave for the Molyneux, are now returning, as the recent flood has, I am informed, rendered the auriferous beaches of that river unworkable without the aid of powerful machinery. Sluicing operations at the Twelve-Mile are likely to be considerably impeded until king frost is pleased to withdraw his iron hand from the creeks and water races.. Estimated population, 1100."

From a letter in another column it appears we credited the Road Engineer of Southland with discourteous conduct to the Treasurer, for which the Kailway Engineer was responsible. This is one of those mistakes due to the extraordinary number of departmental officers Provincial Governments rejoice in. They are becoming so numeroiis, that we really must suggest, to save mistakes and to distinguish them, it would> be a good plan to give them fancy names, like race horses.

I On the evening of Friday, the sth instant,, a case of sudden death occurred about half- a. mile from the Teviot Junction, Mount Benger district. Daniel M'Auliff, at the usual hour-,, partook of supper, being apparently in bis usual health, and shortly afterwards went with his mates to finish washing some washr dirt on their claim as-they wished to get the gold from it, fearing a rise in the river. While engaged in feeding the cradle, he complained of a pain in his chest, and was removed t& his tent, where he died about ten minutes afterwards. A post mortem exarai- j nation proved the deceased to hare been affected with hypertrophy of the heart which caused his death. A Coroner's inquest was held, who seturned a verdict accordingly. We take the following from the Bruce Herald of yesterday: —"We learn that the Steam Coastal Service to the Molyneux and Waikava is likely to be immediately started. There were two tenderers for the subsidy, the owners of the Geelong, and Messrs Murray and Jackson, of the river steamer Tuapeka. It is understood that arrangements have been entered into with the steamer Miskin by which that vessel will perform the service. It will be a joint stock affair—the owners ofths Miskin retaining half. Fortunately, the Marine Surveyor is sending round in the Flying Squirrel the powder and ANDREW JACKSON.

tools necessary to clear away son\& of the most dangerous rocks in the mouth ot the river, so that in a short time it is to be hoped that the Miskin may steam in without any apprehension. We have very sanguine hopes of the results, and we congratulate our Siutha friends upon the prospect, too long deferred, of the establishment of a Steam: Coastal Service, and the removal of the rocksv barring the entrance to- the river—works which' have received the sanction and assistance of every successive Executive, but now only about to be realised.- We heard the other day that one of the settlers on the Inch. Clutha, having a large supply of line hay, forwarded a portion of it to Dunedin by a sailing vessel, but having to pay by measurement^ not weight,.he found I hat the charge of £6 per ton left but little margin for profit. If it could be taken well pressed at Ws per trnss of S cwt., which, as return ca?gOj would be remunerative to the ship owner, we have little doubt but that in a couple of years Dunedia would not need toimport a single ton of hay. Potatoes and turnips, oats and wheat, are tobe had in abundance. The seams of coal are ready for working and shipment to Dunedin. —in fact, a trade of considerable importance might spring up between the metropolis and southern districts if duly fostered in its infancy. In anticipation ans expectancy, there is a large increase to the number of settlers, and a much larger breadth of lacct. has been turned up and encloseSi"

Monrit Benger was-' visited with a terrific gale of wind from the northward on the 4th. instant. Great damage was done1 to several buildings, and fhe river was so impeded in itar progress that the water rose several feet. Oathe storm abating the water fell rapidly, decreasing about four feet the following day.

The following items of mining information: concerning the Woolshed diggings, are taken, from the letter of the Bruce Herald's correspondent:—"lt may be interesting to parties who are familiar with, or who have the interest of the "Woolshed at heart,.to know fchafc the bed and banks of the creek; below the first bridge are at last being thoroughly prospected. Oleaster and party have set in on the creek, opposite to Mr Cameron's house, with, an energy that seems equal to every difficulty^ Frosts and floods have done them much, damage, but ultimately, I believe, their industry will be rewarded with success. A. little further, up Wilson and party have been granted an extended claim in the bed of the creek. The fact of their applying for an extended claim, after- having prospected ■ the ground for weeks, , proves that they have faith in the character of the wash dirt. AJittle above Wilson and party, Hanson and party are, I believe, doing verywell. The next noticeable feature in mining operations on- the Woolshed* is Stuart and party's claim adjoining the camp. Driving hitherto unknown on the Woolshed, is the system of working they pursue, and it yields them a handsome return for the capital and labor expended.. I heard last night, from reliable authority,, that a new claim has beent commenced between the' residence of Mr William Miller and the Waitahuna roa£, which, after being fairly opened, promises to remunerate the prospectors exceedingly welL"

Mr Clarance Holt took his-farewell benefit, previous to his departure for England, at the Princes Theatre, last evening. The house was crowded in every part. The first piece of the evening-was "Richelieu," ie which Mr Holt played the Cardinal. This is one of his truest impersonations, and last night he " played his part" with- more spirit, and animation than we have ever before seen hint display. Mrs Holt bore her old character of Julie.de Mortemar, and rendered it very sweetly and successfully. The Sieur de Berringhen of- Mr Tom Fawcebt was good, while Mr F. Sv. O'Brien's Louis XIII, was a character well conceived and ably acted. The piece went smoothly to its termination,. when Mr and; Mrs Holt, and Mr Fawcett, were called before the curtain. After a song had been sung by Miss M. Dunn, for which she was twice encored, the curtain rose and displayed Mr and Mrs Holt, and a number of our well-known citizens grouped around a table, on'which stood a massive service of silver plate. Mr Wl Wilson, solicitor, stepped. forw&rd, and after a very neat and appropriate speech, presented Mr and Mrs Holt wiih a handsome silver tea. and ebfiee service, as a markiof esteem and'the regard in whichsthey were held by their fellow townsmen. Each piece of plate in the service bore the following inscription :—" Presented to Mr and Mr Holt> as a mark of respect and esteem, fey their numerous friends and admirers in Dunedin,. Otago,. New August, 1864."' Mr Holt came forward, and "was received with: loud and reiterated apiplause. He spoke at some length, and reviewed the progress of the- theatre in. : Dunedin since he became connected with it ;. - '< enumeyated; the pieces which had been produced,, the money which hadbeen.drawn ;ancfc , the difficulties under which lie- had at times laboured to satisfy the demands for novelties.. He then mentioned the sexen new pieces, which had been produced at the theatre, wsitten by gentlemen in Dunedin* j and the star* who had appeared under Ms managament. Some idea of the financial! difficulties -winch, the management have bad to contend with, may be gathered feora, the following: figures:—-During the last two years he ,had paid £7000 as sent for the theatre; during the last twelve months,, for benefits and charities,. £1300 ; to stars, daring the last fourteen months, £6000 j, while theworking expenses of the Theatre-,, with theexception of rent and stars, has never been, under £200 per week, -.Notwithstanding the magnitude of these figures, he was proud to say that the balance was on the right side of the ledger. Mr Holt then thanked the public forthe liberal support which had been accorded to the labors of himself and his wife, tha ladies and gentlemen of his company for the enormous amount of labor and study which they had willingly gone through during the past year, his partner in the management, Mr Wolfe (who was at that moment on a sickbed) who had played many a profitable part^ and at ON MONDAY,

the same time conducted all the iinancial business of the Theatre, aud who hid taken the Theatre for the next twelve months. That gentleman •contemplated reopening the Theatre for 'dramatic entertainments one week after the close of the season of theLyster Opera Troupe, 4 and he had engagements pending with Miss •Cleveland, Mr Vincent Orr, while Mr Holt would see Lady Don when in Melbourne, and -arrange for her to visit this town. Mr Holt then expressed very warmly his thanks to the : Press of Dunedin for the true and faithful -criticisms which they had invariably given ■of the dramatic performances at the Theatre ; and concluded by repeatedly, in the name cf ."Mrs Holt and .himself, thanking his private friends and the public for the very handsome testimonial which had been presented to them. The curtain once -more fell amidst loud applause. After a ■favorite ballad had been sung by Miss Lizzie Eoyal, the afterpiece of '• Love in a Maze " • concluded the evening's amusements.

The Christchurch Maiden Steeple Chase -\ras run over again'on the 10th instant, in -consequence of a false statement of the age -of the winner of the previous race. In the -second trial, Locomotive was first, and Peacock, second. The Jockey Club have disqualified Mr. Percival's Jessie from running ■iin any race under its auspices.