TALK Of THE DAY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1957, 27 August 1891, Page 24

TALK Of THE DAY.

BY MAZEPPA.

*„♦ My first impression about the weight 3 for the Kensington Haniicap is that Coinage is about the pick of the bunoh, but there is the question whether he will come down, and for this and other reasons it will ba wise to postpone making a selection until something is known as to owners' intentions. Freeman with all his weight is probably the best treated horse in the Tallyho Steeplechase, but if it be true as reported that Mr O'Brien contemplates sending him to Australia he is not likely to run here, The Shorts is a good handicap. Tempest's name catches the eye at once, but I doubf very much whether she is over-favoured on her three-year-old form, which was a stone at least below that exhibited the previous season. Acceptances are due on the sth September, and after they appear I shall try to make a seleotion,

%♦ The Green Island meeting on Saturday will probably attract a good attendance. The acceptances appear in this issue. As the horses engaged are being .trained all over the place I cannot get any definite information as to what they are doing, and this being the oase it would be presumptuous to try to pick the winners.

%* A few wagers were laid abonfc the New Zealand Gap daring the conrsing meeting last week, Mr M. Taylor, of Ohriatohurcb, and Mr W. Proffitt, of Napier, compared notes on the way home and inform me that between them they booked 400 to 40 Blizzard, 200 to 24 Strephon, 300 to 30 Graoksbot, 500 to 50 Freedom, 200 to 16 Oruobfield, 700 to 30 Adventurer, 300 to 24 Hilda, 200 to 16 Queen of Tramps, 300 to 21 Tassy, and 300 to 27 Oynisca. These transactions have not seriously affected the priceß on offer locally, and I think that with a little pressing the odds of last week could be obtained in every oase bar perhaps Strephon. I cannot be quite sure that he oould be got at 100 to 10, for most of the men have laid him pretty well to the extent of their books, but that price could probably be secured to small amounts, and I therefore make no alteration in the table of odds which appeared last week, HEW ZEALAND CUP.

On the double event, New Zealand and Melbourne Oupa, a good buainess is doing by several fielders at the rate of 100 to 1. Freedom and Strephon for the one event and Vengeance and Melos for the other are the chief orders.

%* The first instalment of racing statistics for tbe season ending with July laßfc appears in this iaeue, and once more I have to thank secretaries and other gentlemen for respondicg to my request for the information necessary to ensure a reasonable approach to accuracy. Absolute correctness in regard to the aggregate totala is not claimed for my figures, for it seems to ba quite impossible to procure full detailed roturna as to all the smaller meetings. This is the experience of all who trouble themselves to make compilations of this nature. To illustrate the difficulties that beset one in approaching the task I may relate an experience pertaining to this last season. I saw in a newspaper a condensed report of a small country meeting, and at once wrote to the secretary with all the politeness I could command, beseeching for particulars aa ,to the amount of stakes, &c. To my astonish*

ment the prompt reply of the gentleman addressed was that no meeting had taken place for three years in the village referred to ! What ia a man to do in Buch a case ? Tina is a speoimen of the troubles that have had to be met— troubles whioh should, however, be now at an end if the new rale making it the duty of eeoretaries to forward official reports to the metropolitans is not allowed to beoome a dead letter aa some other pf the rulea are. But in spite of all impediments I hope that the statistics now submitted are approximately reliable. I have at any rate done my best. *„* Concerning Table I, all the meetings are included that I know of, small and great, save two or three point-to-point steeplechases and one or two meetings that are apparently of what I call the picnic order. It will be seen that the total is given as 284, aa against 265 for the previous* season and 268 for that of 1888-89. The chief increase is in Auckland, the number of meetings in that district being 77 as against 62 for 1889 90 and 4S for the pre- / vious season. It should, however, be observed that the last-named total confessedly did not include some of the smaller meetings, and the comparison is fair only as regards the twolMfc Beasonß. I take the increase of 15 for 1890-91 as compared with 1889 90 to be a statement which can be justified. Otago has 51 meetings as against 54 for the previous season, and Canterbury shows an increase of four. Wellington has an increase of two ; Hawke s JJay sticks on the same figure, 31, and Tawroaki remains at 9 ; while Westland and Nelson fc&ve eaoh lost one and Mariborough has gained three As to the amounts of added money, there is an important change from the previous eeaßon, in that Auckland puta up an increase of £2382, whioh brings her from third place to the top of the list. Otago, on the other hand, has dropped down by £1409, though this is realJy a rise rather than a fall when it iB remembered that the Exhibition meeting came in the 1889 90 season. Canterbury ia praotically on the same mark, her Bcore beingbut £106 less than for the previous season. Wellington has made an upward move of £1466 ; Hawke's ..Bay » about £400 ahead of the laßt total ; and as to the minor olubs, Taranaki and Westland have Bwappod places, the ironsand district having gone ahead by £318, while Weßtland has loßfc by the dropping out of one of her principal olubs. V In Table 11, showing the number of meetings promoted by each of the prinoipal eluba and the amount of added money given by each, the Dunedin Jockey Olub is again an easy first. Canterbury Jockey Olub has no credit'in these figures for the Grand National meeting, the date of that fixture being shoved on to the present seaßon ; consequently the club is £450 short of the tally for the 1889 90 season. The D.J.3. is £2060 short, by reason of the previous seaßon including the exceptional Exhibition meeting, but there was any amount to come and go on as between the two Southern metropolitans, and the D J.O. comes out on top by the substantial sum of £2975. The Auckland Racing Club loses a few hundreds by having no Jubilee meeting in the past eeason. The Hawke'a Bay Club is a trifle ahead of the previous season's total, and its rival, the Napier Park Olub, has dropped behind by £360, being one meeting Bhort. Wanganui shows a small increase, and the Wellington Club a large one, having held an extra meeting and given £1275 more in stakes than in the previous season. Takapuna, Egmont, South Canterbury, and Reefton Clubs all exhibit small increases, and then comes a new member to our list, in the Bhape of the Auckland Trotting Club. It is underBtood that thiß club promoted the meeting at Otahuhn, land if that bej bo this young club Btanda 12th in order, and in front of all the Southern trotting clubs. North Otago is another club that is added to the lißt— no goak i B nd a creditable show it makes for a beginner. Avondale is a third addition. The total number of olubs Bhown to have given £400 and over in stakes is 48, or one fewer than for the previous season. Towards this total Auckland contributes nine; Otago, Canterbury, and Wellington eight each j and Hawke's Bay fifiVfiDi %• The third table is built on the lines adopted in the previous years ; that is to say, it takeß cognisance of pretty nearly every horse that has won £100 and over, in addition to well, known performers that have had an unlucky season, and also the bulk of the two-year olds, these being included for the sake of future reference in case any of them should turn out well as they grow older. The very imperfect state of many of the reports from which this information has been drawn makeß it, unfortunately, but too clear that soire performances are omitted, and I think it better to frankly acknowledge that such ia the case. What I have done is to depend entirely on the positive information to hand, or, in other words, I have put down only those performances of which I have a record, making no allowance for possible deficiencies. The records that I specially suspect of incompleteness are those of Clyde, Golden Rose, Incbkeith, Silver Ping, and' Zanzibar. In these and all other cases I have given no particulars that lam not sure of. As far as the table goes, therefore, I vouch for its accuracy, without claiming absolute fulness. The performances of all other horses mentioned are, I think, complete, and the table aa a whole is approximately reliable. It will be observed that Crackshot heads the list, and that three or four others are close up to him. Next week I propose to deal with the statistics of the totalisator, . **+ The new rule of racing by which the totalisator is to be closed at the time appointed for Btarting the race, Bubject to special arrangemeats being made on the authority of the stewards, in the event of unavoidable delay, was given a praotioal trial at Riccarton last week, says the Canterbury Times, and the result was, we think, generally satisfactory. Of course there was a good deal of grumbling at firßt, from people who had missed the opportunity to place their money on the machine, bnt -when the arrangement was better understood it seemed to work smoothly and well. There waa Ibbb crowding and confusion around the totalisator, fewer suggestions of irregular practices, and much greater punctuality m starting the various events. The Canterbury Jockey Club has never offended, so far as we know, by delaying the raoing for the benefit of tee totalisator, but closing the machine turns everybody's attention to the legitimate business of the day, and tbe effects were as we hpve Btated, leBB confusion and greater punctuality. Nor did it appear that the investments were reduced. People soon graeped the situation, and put their money on early instead of waiting until the last moment. Altogether tbe experiment established the value of tbe new rule. I may add that the trial referred to wbb made on only the first two races of the Grand National meeting — at least I am bo informed by Otago visitors. They tell me that tbe dissatisfaction with the experiment was bo great and so general that in and after the third race the old order of things was reverted to.

*«* The most important news of the week ftlfttei to Outline, It is enid that be aim

damaged one of his forelegs, presumably in exercise. The < injury, we are told, does not prevent bis doing slow work, but tbe leg commences to swell as coon as he stops. Tbe vat. thinks that with great care " old Jack " will be all right for tbe Melbourne Cup ; but on the other hand we bave tbe ominous faota that the horse is scratched for all New South Wales engagements and that he haß reoeded to 100 to 5 for the big event. There may not be a great deal in tbiß, for it was never supposed tbat Carbine would go to Sydney, and the betting market is so very sensitive that his retrogression in price counts for very little. Therefore I would say to those who have Carbine backed that they might as well hold on as sell out of their stock. It would be good business to get rid of it if it did not involve a great sacrifice, but the least attempt to unload these investments on the market would lead to a panic and a ruinous sacrifice, and it would be advisable to bold on rather than Buffer nearly a total loss. The borse may come right. He has bad a oraoked heel before now and still won. AH tbe Bame, I don't like the look of things, and my Whakawai at 100 to 3 is a better investment than Carbine at 100 to 5,

*«• I learn from the Dunstan Times that at a recent meeting of committee of the Central Otago Jockey Olub Mr Jeffery was appointed secretary and treasurer, Mr W. Forrest, who was 'acting secretary for tbe time being, expressing bis willingness to act on any occasion Mr Jeffery might be absent. After discussion, during which the meeting very deoidedly expressed itself against the olub in any way working in opposition to the local club, indeed went so f aras to say tbat the objeot was to provide a good day'B sport during the summer months byway of encouraging breeders to go in for a better stamp of horses than was about at present, and though while the ordinary back was an animal not to be despised, yet the club's meetings were not to be hack meetings, it was thought for the first meeting stakes amounting to £120 at least could be guaranteed, and that amount might possibly be extended when tbe collectors' lists were all in. As to tbe date of tbe first meeting, Saturday, December 19, was thought to be suitable, but it was decided to make no fixture, awaiting what might turn up in tbe meantime. Mr J. Rivers, Mr W. Wilson, Mr G. Fache, and Mr T. Beck undertook to canvass for subscriptions and members' fees, but it was understood eaob member of the committee would be supplied with lists. The president said be would take an early opportunity of going over the old course and seeing what condition it was in. %* From Lawrence I learn that Mr H. Craig, who has sent La Rose to Poole's stable in Dunedin, has in training on the local course that smart little mare Lady Mab, as well as Jenny Lind, and that be is busy handling a big upstanding three-year-old colt by Maribyrnong (sire of Gore'B Wild Boy) from Eugenic (dam of Shi-nal). As soon as he gets this colt quietened a bit he is going to bring in another of Eugenie's progeny, a big brown filly two years old by Le Loup. Eugenic has a yearling oolt by Le Loup, and is also heavy in foal to him again this season, There is also another three-year-old oolt in training there by Gorton out of Nellie (dam of Hawkesbury). It is to well-bred yonng stock such as may be expected to come from Gorton and Le Loup that we must look for tbe elevation of distriot races to something above back level, and I am very pleased indeed to bear of buob youngsters as theiae being trained on conntry courses. With the assistance of men like Mr Craig and a few others who could be named, country-bred horses may yet make a good show against those tbat travel from tbe main centres. Up to the present the difference in training has meant a range of two or three stone to bring them together in a handicap. %* Almost unnoticed has been the death of what was probably tbe best racehorse ever brought to this country from across the ocean (says the New York Spirit of the Times)— the famous old Mortemer, in tbe opinion of such a judge as Admiral Roua " tbe best horse in the world from six furlongs up to two miles and ahalf." Mortemer was bred by the late Count de La Grange at the Dangu stud, France, in 1865. He was possessed of all the essentials of a first- olass racehorse— size, bone, muscle, conjoined to the highest conformation, freedom from hereditary defects, and an ability to oarry weight over great distances. He was the gamest of the game, as a stayer unsurpassable, and for a horse of his size extraordinarily clever on his feet. His sire, Compeigne, was a sonofFitz Gladiator and Maid of Hoart, by Toe Provost. Oomtesse, the dam of Mortemer, was foaled in 1855, and died in 1866. Mortemer gained distinction not only in England, but in France and Germany. To recapitulate what Mortemer did at tbe Btud would be useless. The first of his get to appear in England was Sozette, in 1875, but in the next year came tbe two-year-olds Ohamant and .Verneuil Then St. Christophe, Miss Royal, Clementine, Augusta, and others served by their great feats on the turf to dßtablish the reputation of the horse the 1 Prussians had wished to add to their spoils of war. Mortemer bad oome very near being imported to America in 1871, when {the late Mr M. H. Sanford sent Mr B. G. Bruoe to England to purchase a first-class racehorse, but M. Lefevre would not then sell. Mr Bruce saw Mortemer at Newmarket that season, and spoke in tbe highest te-tna of him, and in 1880 Mr P. Lorillard having lost Glenlyon, instruoted his agent in Europe to secure tha best horse be could find, M. Lefevre had intimated tbat he would sell Mortemer. Mr Moon, the agent of her Moj sty's stud at Hampton Court, bad beard it, and went to France in a burry, but be was too late ; the American bad purohased the mighty Frenchman for £5000 He landed in New York in November 1880, on the ship Italy, after a terrible voyage of 15 days, Sandy Hook being sighted at last in a heavy snowstorm. Daring his stay in this country the " great Frenchman " changed bands once, when at tho sale of the Ranoocas stud Mr D. D. Withers secured him for £500, or just a tenth of what he cost Mr Lorillard. Mortemer got many good horses in America, including Wanda, Exile, Katrine, Chimera, Unrest, Cholula, Hercules, Cyclops, Savanao, Volunteer 11, Saluda, Pontico, &c. Mortemer was also the sire of Apremont, who is now in New Zealand, where his stook bave proved very successful. %* The annual report of the committee of the Tuapeka County Jockey Club shows an improvement in the financial position of £74 1119 1 6d as compared with the previous year, there being a fixed deposit of £90 and so open balance of £17 12s lOd. The retiring committee recommended something being done to improve and preserve the course. Mr H. Craig was unanimously appointed to represent the club at tbe conference called by tbe D.J.C. The 20th and 21st January next were selected as the dates of the next race meeting, and a good sum of money was voted towardß putting the course into proper repair. Tbe following offisebearers were elected for tbe current year:— President, Mr J. C. Arbuckle; vice-presidents, Mr F. Oudaille and Mr Craig; secretary, Mr N. O. Potts; treasurer, Mr B.Hart; judge, Me J. C. Arbuckle; clerk of course, Mr T. Dwyer; clerk of scales, Mr H. Hwfc; starter, Mr B. Hart; timekeeper, Mr P. Sklneer ; officW band).

capper, Mr G. Dowse. All tbe stewards who had qualified themselves last year were reelected, and a number of sub-committees appointed. Tbe president, in moving the reception and adoption of the report and balance sheet, congratulated the club on its prosperous state. Mr H. Craig said he understood that the Domain Board fees were to be refunded. Mr B. Hart remarked tbat the other societies were similarly charged and no refunds were made; therefore, he could not see how an exception was to be made in favour of the olub. \* The cable brought us the result of the Gaulfield Grand National run on the 15th inst. Full particulars are now to band. In the first event of the day, the Sapling Stakes, there was a field of 16 runners, Faota being made tbe favourite on the strength of her Geelong performance. This daughter of Oudeis drew away to the front from the start and led to the distance, where Gaillardia, a daughter of Trenton and Faresseuse, challenged and got home by three-quarters of a length. The filly is the first of Trenton's stock that has run, and she wins at her second attempt. New Zealand was very much interested in the result of the Hurdle Race, for the starters inoluded Montrose 11, Ixion, and Little Arthur. Tbe last-named carrying but 9 13, and ridden by Campbell Hobbs, was never prominent, but the other pair chased Yabba home, the winner finishing only half a length in front of Montrose, while Ixion was ahead of all the rest. Recruit 9.9 was the only New Zealander among the 18 that started for the four-mile steeplechase, Busaco, ridden by Mr Brewer, was a warm favourite at 9 to 2, the only other one backed for money being Oorrfgan'e mount, Blister 10.9. The »ace was run at a fast pace throughout the entire four miles. At the very outset an unfortunate accident put three good horaea out of it. As they came to the firßt fence, Bolton swerved across and fell, bringing Blister and Knight down, and smashing a couple of panels of tbe fence away. Beggar Boy lost no time in taking the lead, and for nearly three miles ha waa right clear of the field, sometimes alone and sometimes attended by Fujiyama and King Louis. The latter was done with at the end of the third mile, and Beggar Boy waß pursued by Fujiyama and Busaco, who oloaed on him at the last fence. Fujiyama fell, and Busaco went up to Beggar Boy, and easily beat him home. Schoolboy got into third plaoe, but none of the horses were able to trouble Busaco at the finish. Fuj iyama waa so seriously injured by his fall that he was destroyed. Fallon, who rode Whisper 11, and Eaatham, who was on Knight, were each rather badly hurt. The last raoe was the Balaclava Stakes, nine furlongs, for which Malua's brother Mirnee 7. 11 was a strong order at 5 to 2in a field of 16, but be shaped badly, and the result was an easy win for Ohurcbill 8.10, with Australia 6 7 second and Steeltrap 7.6 third. , . %* It was of course a foregone conclusion that the Taßmanian Legislature would legalise the totalisator. The machine has been at work in tbat colony, in a kind of informal and unblessed way, for some time past, and it was not likely tbat tbe Tasmanians would consent to lose it. The legislation was indeed a mere matter of form, and it would have been assented to, I understand, right off, when first proposed, only tbat the bon. gentleman m charge of the bill chose to incorporate in the provisions an unworkable clause to the effect that there should be only one machine on any course, and another limiting tbe charge for the use of the fcotalisator to 5 per cent. These provisions were subsequently modified, and when the bill was reintroduced in its amended form it went through flying. So that the Tasmanians now have tbe same system as ours. I trust to the Tasmanians to advertise the machine in Viotoria, and tbat is how it will gradually come about that the supporters of the bill now before the Victorian House will soon have their hands strengthened. Speaking of the totaliaator, I may remark tbat its reestablißhment in France seems to be fatal to tbe bookmakers. Tbat is how I read a recent cablegram to the effeot that the English bookmakers at Boulogne and Calais have been ordered to quit the oountry within a fortnight. This step, it is added, has been taken with tbe view of supporting tbe action of the Government to suppress betting. *** " Spectator " says that Christmas, who ran second in the Grand National Steeplechase, is a son of Cap-a-pio, and is tbe last of a large family of winners left by Crinoline, who I remember seeing run as far back as 1868. Mr Durie offered to Bell Christmas for £12 less than two months ago, and he was used as a ' hack by a lad whose duty it was to look after sheep. ThU lad brought him out and won a I farmer's race with him at Momahaki 18 months ago, since whioh time he has won a number of hack races on the flat ; but bis chief performance waß to beat Jupiter in a mile and ahalf hurdle race in May last at Hawera. He was first tried to jump in April, so that be has bad but four months' schooling at the illegitimate game, and though he has fallen several times he has never yet turned bis head. Aa Christmas has been purchased by a South Canterbury eporteman, it may interest my , readers, and aouthern ones in particular, to 1 know that he is a half-brother to Elsa, by Tra1 ducer, who was a really good mare, and who won races in Wellington, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Waverley, Patea, Taranaki, Hawke'B Bay, TauraDga, and other nor tbern district, her beat performance being to win the Auckland Easter Handicap in 1878 Elsa ib the dam of Audacity. Tuna, by Day Dawn ; Taipo, by Sailor ; Gladiola, Leila, and Zip, by Gladiator ; Frivolity, by Opawa, are all winners, and from Crinoline, who also left an extremely nice - looking mare called Waitotara, by Gladiator, who never raced, owing to an accident. She is owned by Mr Nixon, of Wanganui, and has some promising youngsters coming on. Bella, tbe grand-dam of Christmas, was an imported mare, supposed to be of high caste Arab extraction. She was not bred from until Bhe was well advanced in years, and she only had four foals tbat her owner, the late Major Durie, of Wanganui, knew of, though during several years, while the Maori war was on, sbe was in tbe bands of the natives, and may have produced something. Her only known direct descendants were :— Crinoline by St. Patrick, Dma by Peter Flat, a filly by a bay draught called Ploughboy, and — extraordinary as it mey seem — a colt by Bismarck, a son of Diomedes, at the advanced age of 32 years. Bella died at the age of 36 years at Waitotara in the year 1881. Dina. Crinoline's half-sister, was Bold to someone in Ofcago, I believe, but whether she left anything or wbat become of her I have never been Able to find out. Sbe was a dark grey as a three-year-old, and full of quality. The colt Bella had »t the age of 32 years was called Lotbair, and be ran second for the Sapling Stakes at the Wanganui Autumn meeting of- 1880 At the time be waß foaled horses took their ages from tbe Ist of Julj-, if I remember right, and though he ran at a two-year-old I remember being told in confidence that he made bis appearance on the last day of June, being seen first by someone going through the sheep run, though he did not oome under the notice of his owner till the firßt week in the year. Indeed the idea of Bella produoing at tbat age had quite been given up, and, an »

matter of fact she had been turned out in the sheep run to end her days, and was very little noticed at all. There are some facts in connection with this old mare that would interest breeders, and wbioh I may tell at some future time ; bat I would like to hear from any of my readers if they can tell me of any instance or instances in the colony of a mare or mares producing at a greater age than Christmas' granddam Bella.

%• Cusdin's riding in Australia seems to attraot far more attention than it ever did in New Zealand. I once saw bim ride a fine race on Prime Warden, and duly noted the ciroumBtance, but we were not aosustomed to regard him aa at the top of the tree, and the New Zealand papers did not spoil him with overpraise. In Australia they seemed to accept the lad from the jump aa a representative rider, and fairly smothered him with notice. This has brought the penalty or criticism. The Leader, remarking on the racing at a Wyndbam meeting, Bays that at the opening of the betting on the Werribee Park Handicap backers tumbled over each other to get on to Accident at 2 to 1, but loDg faces were pulled as he went steadily back to 4 to 1, and Julian Gray became established favourite. With Ouadin up, however, backers of Acoident were not altogether discouraged until they Baw that he never once got off in any of the numerous false starts, and was eventually left at the poet, the favourite sailing away in front with a clear lead. Accident made up lost ground and ran up so close to Julian Gray entering the straight as to momentarily revive the hopes of bis early baokere, but Ousdin, whose usual Btyle of finishing is a treat to witness, deliberately pulled inside to get on the rails 200 yds from home, thus throwing away a dear and uninterrupted run, and destroying any chance he might have possessed. It was doubtless fortunate for the young New Zealander that he haE a favourable record, his handling of Accident being far from oreditable to one so admittedly skilful, and any boy without a good reputation would certainly have been called upon to explain and probably have been punished, as many have been for smaller off 9noeß. If Cuedin did his best sucoeßS must have made bim careless, and that being the case, he will do well to take warning by this experience, as he is a most accomplished rider, possessing the confidence of the largest stud master in the colony.

Horse. Trainer. W'gt. Odds. Jracksbot... dedalllon... freedom ... lilda Jiesy Jynisca ... Jtrepbon ... Jlizzard ... Palliser ... Jruobfield... Whisper ... Jueen of Trumps ... Mariner ... }ajolery ... iorpheu* ... Jiadem ... et d'Eau binders ... 'raternite... tosefeldt ... )a»sy Irltish Lion lurd Helen loaleouttle Iretonne ... 'iesole ... lurlesque ... 'hackeray,,, Jonjurer ... Japtain Webb 'uretau ... losalind cold adventurer labimana... ?bame Dilemma ... free Lance Friton Japua Jippomenea fortune ... ••• O. O'Connor... R. Mason ... D. O'Brien ... G-. Wright ... G.Wright ... R. Goosemau D. Munn H. Goodman S. Mason £. Cutts B. Qoosenrcn F. Carriagton S. Waddell ... H Lunn M. & C. Hobba W. O. Webb ... P. Martin ... D. O'Brien ... W. Butler ... D. Munn D. O'Brien ... St. Jb 9 a 8 12 8 12 8 9 8 5 8 3 7 10 7 9 7 7 7 6 7 5 7 5 7 3 6 13 6 13 6 12 6 13 6 11 6 11 6 10 6 9 6 8 6 8 6 8 6 8 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 2 6 2 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 100 to 8 100 to 10 100 to 8 100 to 6 100 to 7 100 to 10 100 to 8 100 to 6 100 to 5 100 to 6 100 to 6 100 to 6 100 to 5 100 to 4 100 to 6 100 to 6 100 to 8 100 to 5 100 to 6 100 to 3 100 to i 100 to 6 100 to 6 100 to 6 100 to 4 100 to 4 100 to 7 IGOto 3 100 to 3 100 to 3 100 to 3 100 to 3 100 to 3 100 to 4 100 to 3 100 to 3 100 to 4 ioo to- a, 100 to 3 J. Maber H. Harrison ... J. Belcher ... H Harrison ... D. Roberts ... Private J. M'Guinneßs P. Martin ... 3. Mann H Bed w00d... W. Hankins ... J. Munn F. Carringkm J. M Guinness F. Carrington F. Carrington D. Mann F. Carrington D. Campion ...