ASHBURTON DISQUALIFICATION NOT, ENDORSED.

Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 32

ASHBURTON DISQUALIFICATION NOT, ENDORSED.

CHRiSTCHUfiCH, June 7. At a meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club this evtoing the appeal of V. Harris, F- Holtses, and Jackson against theii" disqualification, together with the horse "Crescent, by the Ashburton Kaeing Club, wms considered. Additional evidence was brought, and the committee decided' that it was unatile to endorse the disqualification. The . question with reference to Rangefinder's weight in the A'shbartonHscing Club Handicap has been settled. It has been decided thafc Rangefinder could not receive the stake, wbioh has been awarded to Seabrook, who-ran second.

An Auckland telegram states that at the meeting of the stewards of the Auckland Racing Club the protest which was entered ugatDsfc Crusoe, the wiuaerof the Second Winter Welter Handicap at Ellerslie fchs pievious day was cox»« sidered. 'Toe protest was dismissed, and tho totalisator dividends of £10 14s have been paid out on Crusoe. . A London cable states that a majority of tho county oricket clubs send representatives to the conference being arranged with the Committee of Management of Lord's Grounds to t*ke steps in regard to the control of , future test matches with Australia. ' A Sydney cable states that Mr S. Hordern has evidently reconsidered his decision to retire from racing He has nominated & numbar of hones for the forthcoming A.J.C. events aad for the Ciiulfield and ' Melbourne Caps.

The Government have decided to procsed with the survey line from 'Napier to ©isborne at once. Bsr>Hay, of the Public Works depart' menfc, has been instructed to leave for Napier to begin the work. The Wellington police on Monday raided four alleged tote shops, occupied by Patterson, Joe genson, Simmonds, and Shannon, -and seized ' a number of papers, fee. It w not unlikely thai - other proceedings will follow. Apropos of the new epider silk, * Philadelphia raaanfactuFer has discovered in an old book oa colour, dated 1814, an account of attempts to "promote Spider-silk culture, which failed because the *pidors when brought together fought to the death, down to the last survivor. Old .gentleman (dictating *n indignant letter): "Sir,— My stenographer, feeing a lady, cannot take down what C thmk ot you. I, being a gentleman, cannot think it ; but 1 jou, feeing neither, can easily guess mT thoughts."