MiSCELLANOUS.
London, September 3. Mr Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has sailed on a visit to New York, A fire at Colston Hall, Bristol, where the Trades Congress is sitting did much damage. The organ was ruined. Middlesex has gained the second place in the County Cricket Championship. Trott played in 14 matches in the season taking 102 wickets for 1825 runs. His batting average was 21 runs per innings. James Finney swam from Blackpool to St Ann's a distance of four miles in a rough sea, and accomplished it in close upon six houres. He won £330 by the feat. The following are the weights allotted to Australasian horses in the two big autumn handicaps: — Cesarewhich Stakes, two miles two furlongs 35 yard3— Aurum, Bst 131bs, Merman, Bst 51bs; Acmena and Uniform, 6st 131bs ; Form 6st 61bs Cambridgeshire Stakes, one mile and a distance — Aurum, 9st ; Newhaven, Bst Gibs ; Maluma, Bst 21bs ; Menman 7sfc lOlbs ; Resolute, 7st 41bs ; Uniform, 6st 131bs ; Form sst 121bs Rome, September 3. Signor Succi, the hero of a number of previous fasting feat 3, has fasted for 33 days at Turin.
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Colonist, Volume XLI, Issue 9269, 6 September 1898, Page 3
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189MiSCELLANOUS. Colonist, Volume XLI, Issue 9269, 6 September 1898, Page 3
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