SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11199, 23 August 1898, Page 2

SPORTING.

o ' .*- ■ SOUTH CANTERBURY s RACES. : TIMARUI Auguai'2*. ■ The following weights have been declared iot the S.C.J.C. spring meeting:— •, . . Hunters Hurdles. One mile and a naif.—. Windermere 12.12, Dundonald 12.5, Kuku 12 3, Glenlore 11.13, Rex II 11.8, Beilbird 11.6, Rosslyn 11.0, Jib 10.10, Master Sockburn 10.5, Fieldpiece 10.2, Warlock 10.2, Saunterer 10.2 Dugald 10.0, Scallywag 10.0. Timaru Cup. One mile and a quarter.—Can* nonshot 8.11, Marernma 8.6, Double,- Event 8.2, Seabrook 7.11, Soqtiin 7.9, Castashore 7.8, Bi-' lnetallist 7.7, Vanilla 7.6,. Refuge 6.7. Spring Hurdles. One mile and a half.—Li- ! beratoi* 11.4, Clarence 11.2, Castashore 11.0, | Dundee 10.13, Kuku 10.9, Magazine .10.5, Loba ■ 10.2, Rex II 9.12, St. Hiko 9.11; Napoleon 9.9, Izal 9.2.. . ■ • . Wolfcer Handicap., Seven furlongs.—fipauletj 11.2, Double Event i 0.9, Remorse II 10.2, Vandyke 10.0, Castashore 9.11, Swbrdflsh 9.C, Mount | Royal 9.4, Glenora 9.2, Außtralina 9.0, St. Ouida [8.12, Lord Stanbury 8.12. Liberty 8.5, Annoyance 5.5, Mount Clair 8.2, Bold 8.2, Valentine 8.0, Golden Legend 8.0, Linkshot.B.o. Flying Handicap. Sis furlongs.—Maremma 8.13, Seabrook 8.5, Vanilla 8.4, Castasiiore 8.2, Bteomer 8.0, Strathbraan 8.0, Swordfish 7.11, ■Warrington 7.8, Lord Sfcansbury 7.3,. Miss i Charm 7.0, Orphan 6.12, Refuge 0.10. ■ } Marsden, the cyclist, has covered '29 miles j.574- yards in one hour at the Crystal Palace, I thus breaking all amateur . recortta trom six I miles. j Playing against Nottingham, Albert TrotS j made 77 runs and took 13 wickets 'or 178 runs, j Percy Cavill beat Greasley in the 850 yards j swimming race at St. Ives. ■ . . . ■ [ A Sydney Cable states that Abercorn has beea withdrawn from the sale of the Kirkham stud, and will be sent to England in Ootober,. ■". THE ENCROACHMENT OF THES 1 . SEA AT ST. KILDA. The petition in connection with the en» . J croachmerit of the sea at St. Kilda came be- ■ j fore the Petitions Committee at Wellington* [ on the morning of the 19th inst., when Mr, ■ TJssheri district engineer, was examined. j According to a telegram received, from the ' member for Oayershami Mr Ussher, in the course of his evidence, said that the. Central Battery had got nothing to do with the water '„ coming in at St. Kilda, and stated that this particular place was a common thoroughfare, and that people by driving carts and tramping over the sand-had disturbed the ,; natural .surface. . That -was, he contended, .'. the' cause, of the' Bear"pomingfthrough. --'In ' consequence of this, inteliißence being received, a memorial was got up by the resi- ■ dents of St. Kilda, who had previously petii tioned Parliament, and this was forwarded j to Mr A. Morrison,' M.H.R., at Wellington. ' i The memorial was as'follows:—"We, the j undersigned residents of Musselburgh, do of j our.own knowledge hereby certify that that I particular spot in the Defence Reserve has ■ never been used as a thoroughfare by carts ! Or vehicles of any kind, eSospt the carts used ! in.'removing the sand, of which a large quanj tity has beon_ removed since the^ battery wan i placed in position." This was signed by the i Mayor of St. Kilda (Mr T. Culling) and 'about seven other residents ■in the district. i The object of sending this disclaimer was to strengthen Mr Morrison's hands in making a thorough investigation of the matter of the breach in the Sandhills. ■ ' '■ ■ AN ACTIVE VOLCANO, INTERESTING SCENE IN THE NEW HEBRIDES. Writing from Lamanu Island, Epi, New* Hebrides, on the 7th July, the Rev. T. SmaiU gives us (Sydney Morning Herald) the following account of the eruption' of the volcano of Lopevi: — " On. the forenoon of 3rd June, the volcan* Lopevi, which has been puiescent for the last 15 or 20 years, suddenly broke out into eruption. TiiG weather was very thick at the time, and nothing could be seen that day except dust, and general volcanic smother, of course. But plenty could-be heard and felt. At intervals all through the morning a series of short booming reports were heard in the direction. of Lopevi, but the Ambrim volcano being very active the sounds were ascribed to it, though coming from an opposite direction. About 1 p.m. the occasional and fitful booming gave place to a tremeri-; dous roaring, rattling din, accompanied by a continuous and- sharp trembling of the ground. These wore not heavy, ,but were sufficiently strong to keep all the. doers and windows rattling. This trembling and roaring recurred at intervals all the afternoon, but ceased before nightfall. After this great outburst the sky looked very peculiar and striking. All below was inky black and impenetrable to sight. Paama, though only about eight miles away, was blotted out; as were also Ambrim and Lopevi.itself. Above, in the sky, the clouds were touched with light, and were of a curious dun brown colour. The natives were very restless and anxious. ." On Saturday morning the weather ' cleared up with a violent thunderstorm and a tremendous downpour of rain. When we ■ looked out again the clouds were gone, and there in the clear sunlight was the familiar cone of Lopevi, but with a great cloud of black smoke spewing from the summit. The next time I saw it the \-olume of smoke was' greatly lessened, and it was no longer blaok, but white. I observed that, both' then and now, the smoke was not projected in a, column up into the sky, as is done by Lopevi's fiery-hearted brother on Ambrim, but was allowed to float away on the wind. The appearance of the mountain, whether by day or night, greatly resembles that of Vesuvius. The glare at the summit is visible at any point on Epi opposite the volcano, but it is not visible here. This volcanic mountain is a magnificent cone rising out of the sea and , sloping gradually up to the summit at a height of nearly 5000 ft. I was told recently that fire is often 'seen iv the crater of Lopevi, but that is not so. Mjr house at Nikaura, where we usually stay, is right opposite this giant peak, and has it for its.most conspicuous object, whether from window, door, or verandah; and for the last eight yearsl have watched that peak very c'osely for signs of fire, but never until now have any been unmistakably present. Somewhere about 1870 there was a serious- outbreak, and the natives had to flee. This is not so violent, and the natives do not now appear to wish to leave."

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