SECOND DAY.

Otago Witness, Issue 853, 4 April 1868, Page 13

SECOND DAY.

Hurdle Race of 15 soys. ; over twelve flights of hurdles, 3 it. 6in. ; distance, about three miles ; weight for age. Mr M 'Kay's g g Patchwork, aged, lOst lib (W. M'Kay) 1 Mr J. Beal's bk g Tonic, aged, lOst lib (Lafferty) 0 Mr W. M 'Kay's b g Nigger, aged, lOst lib (Laing) 0 District Race of 10 soys ; open to all horses the bona fide property of residents in this district for one month previous to the races ; distance, once round the course; heats ; entrance, L 2 2s ; weight for age. Mr J. Beal's bk g Tonic, aged, lOat lib (Lafferty) 1 1 Mr R. Mitchell's b g Rob Roy. aged, lOst lib (Al'LaugJilan) 2 2 Mr F. Wain's eh g aged, lOst lib (Booth) 3 3 Town Plate of 20 soys, added to a sweepstakes of Lo ss ; distance, three tinaes round the course ; weight for age. Mr Lafferty's bg Schoolboy, aged, lOst lib (Lafferty) 1 Mr M'Kay's b g Nigger, aged, lOst 101b ( Laing) 2 Mr Paterson's b g Joe, 5 yre, 9st lulb . . 3 Selling Race of 15 soys ; distance, one mile and a half ; entrance, L 2 2s. Horses entered not to be sold, to carry weight for age ; if to be sold for L 75, allowed 71b ; LSO, 141b ; L4O, 211b ; L 25, 281b ; the winner to be sold by auction directly after the race, and any balance above the price entered at to go to the Race Fund. Mr Lafferty's b g Schoolboy, aged, lOst lib (Lafferty) 1 Mr C. Armstrong's eh h Robm Hood, 5 yrs, lUst (W. M'Kay) 2 Maori Race of 5 soys ; distance, once round the course ; heats ; entrance, 10s ; catch weights ; Maori riders. Three horses entered for this race — two belonging to Matthieu, named Bobby and The Mare, and one to Lloyd, called The Southern Chief. The horses were well matched, and, having an excellent start, they ran close together, and did not part company far in both heats. The rider of Southern Chief had, however, the advantage, and succeeded each time in passing the winning-post first, closely followed by the other two. The race was a capital one, and was, setting the District Race aside, the most pluckily contested one during the day.

Whipped to Death. — We learn from W. J. Organ, that two Chinamen were whipped to death at Squire's Canon, near Dutch Flat, a day or two ago. They were caught by the watchman, who was watching the Bluices, in the act of robbing the flume, and weru beaten to death. It is reported that the poor Chinamen were horribly mutilated, and literally beaten to a jelly. Although they deserved punishment, it would have been much better to have the law take its course than to engage ia such horrible brutality, and we hope those guilty of it will be brought to justice. — Nevada County Transcript, sth February.