Sporting.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6061, 7 May 1891, Page 3

Sporting.

WAERENGA-A-HIKA BIRTHDAY MEETING. The following weights have been declared : — Birthday Handicap, H miles : Wakatipu 912, Pani 99, Misfortune 8-0, Nora 7 7, Pouawa 7*5, Avis 7-4, Truthful 7 % Deceiver 7*o, Papakura 7'o, Zanzibar 6 'll, and Harlequin 6 6. Hurdles, two miles : Caitiff 12 % 0, Oeo 11-0, Little Joe 912, Stepper 9-6, Herbert 9-4, Bustle 0-2, and Davy 9-0. Flying Handicap, six furlongs : Pani 9-12, Misfortune 8-3, Pouawa 710, Avis 7-8, Papakura 7*4, Truthful 7*3, Puti7/2, Deceiver 6 *8, Dancing Master 6 f 7, Caitiff 67, Assassin 6"4, Bustle 6"0, and Zaccho 6-0. | The recent Indian war has necessitated Uncle Sam to be bled to the tune of 2,000,000d015.— a mere bagatelle to the loss of killod and wounded soldiers. In. referring to the naval battle between j the Chilian i-ebel fleet and the torpedo boats, the N.Z. Times claims that the ]esson should prove useful to this colony. Of the four ironclads taking part in the fight one went to tho bottom with half her crew, another has got out of sight somewhere with a mortal wound, a third, after four and a half hours, managed to stagger away ; the fourth appears to have got out of the action at a very early stage. Not one word has reached us of a single | easuality on tho other side. The moivl is obvious. New Zealand is inhabited by v race likely above all others to oxcel in torpedo warfare, having in an eminent degree the necessary qualities of hardihood, enterprise, steadiness, spirit and dash. The torpedo, in resolute hands, absolutely paralysed the Turkish fleet in the war of 1878. Ifc will probably prevent any more barbaric bombardments on the Chilian coast. Its management, under all circumstances, ought to be one of the leading features of our system of coasb defence.

A continued mystery as to the remarkable discoloration of the waters of Sydney harbor has been receiving^ much attention lately, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. From Parraraatta to Watson's Bay the mußsels. oysters and other bivalcs are all dead. The limpets and p erdwlnkles are in the Bame state, acd post-mortem examination has shown the " stomachs " of the oyeterß and muscles gorged with this peridinium, whinh is the latest name affixed to tho vege;ible or animal creature that has turned the waters of Port Jackeon into a " re;l sea ". Worma, starfish, and a variety of onco living things, which usually enjoy vitality of a kind, have lost what they had of it, and are as lifeless as tho mussels; and altogether, excepting for the lavger clats of creatures inhabiting the water — aud many of ihbse ire aick, we are told — our harbor has partaken largely of the character of a " dead sea ". This may or may not bo a serious thing, but

Ib is a curious one, and the desire of the publio will be greater than ever to know what it all means,

The following Waverley fifteen havo been chosen to play the Turanganui team on Saturday afternoon :— Full-back : E. GoldSmith j three-quarters : Lysnar, Stubbs, and Conolly ; halves : Humpreys and Fox ; forwards : Jeune, G. Evans, B. Fox, Jones, P. Reed, Morrice, Shirley, W. Morrell, and C. Piesse ; emergencies : Talbot, Piesse, and East. The following is the Turanganui team : — Full-back : O'Connell : threequarters : Eaton, F. O'Meara, T. Stuckey ; halves : Ryan and Poswille ; forwards : C. Morgan, Steveoson, Morell, Skipworth, Dunlop, Wilkinson, Hooper, Scaly, and Scott.

Presbyterian Service — A Service will be held at Ormond on Sunday next, at 7 p.m., by the Rev. R. M. Ryburn.— (Advt.)

Cook County Liberal Association — Friday evening, S p m., Foresters' Hall. Discussion on .goomliMn. Full ul tendance roqucs ted- — ( Ad v t. )

Money is the root of all evil. Strange, what a hankering most people havo for this came thing. Its collection is a rooted conviction with all classes, something like the demand for Honnesay's Boots. Lidiea' Evening Shoes, from 3s 9d.— (Advt )

Strangers visiting Gisborne and desiring to know the best establishment in which to purchase Watches, Clocks or Jewellery will please note that S. McLernon offers special advantages. He imports direct and buys for cash from the leading manufacturers, consequently he claims to be in the best possible position to serve "the public well. One month's trial given with each Watch repaired by him. If not satisfactory, money returned. — Advfe

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