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Poverty Bay Independent, Volume I, Issue 5, 4 April 1885, Page 6

The news of the second easy victory of Beach over the ex-champion Hanlan was received on Saturday night with almost incredible surprise. Although Beach held the position of favorite with a good many, it was thought by all that the contest would be a very close one. While feeling ; regret that a rower like Hanlan should have to succumb to another, we cannot help feeling proud of that one being an Australian. I'he Canadian has taken his defeat in good part, and, with that spirit which always characterises a true gentleman, acknowledges that he was fairy beaten. The following, which we clip from Public. Opinion, may prove of interest :— A match for X-s°° a side, between the hurdle racers-Jina and Maccaroni, was partly arranged in Wellington after the race meetings were over. Each horse was to carry lost 51b. and the course was to be the same as that of the Hurdle Race at the Hutt. The match, however, fell through, the cause being, as I understand. Jim’s backers ne>2 coining up to time. •‘Vigilant” thinks that Commotion could have won the Australian Cup had he been sent for it. Ringwood, the winner of the Australian Cup, has changed hands, having been purchased by Mr. M. O’Shanassy for 620 guineas. It appears that the cause of Le Grand’s death was through injuries he sustained to his spine. For three days before the Champion was run, Victorians were freely laying odds of 7 to 4 on Commotion. Malua pulled up so lame after competing in the Essendon Stakes at the recent V. R. C. Meeting that it is considered the turf career of the gallant son of St. Albans is finished. The Dunedin Jockey Club have resolved to present the sum of £lOO, a portion of their profits from the totalisator at the late meeting, to the Benevolent Institution. This makes over received by the institution from the Spring and Autumn meetings. A case of “ nobbling ” has been engaging the attention of the racing authorities in Tasmania. It is alleged that while the (up race was being run, a horse called Tichborne who was engagedin the Ladies’ Bracelet was quietly taken off the course, a bran mash given him, and then led to a cottage half a mile from the course, v here two buckets of water were given 1 im, a bookmaker named Lamersse leading the horse, while Rogers administered the water. The horse was then led back to the course, but of course was nowhere in the race. The stewards decided, to disqualify both parties for ever on the I Iwick course. Lamersse and Rogers were also arrested, and brought before the Police Court on a charge of conspiracy’', and attempting to defraud a squatter named Henry Kermode of the sum of but they were discharged.