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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 2301, 28 April 1875, Page 3

SPORT IN O. ' CANTERBURY AUCUMff MKKTINU. The Metropolitan Autumn Meeting opened on the 23rd April ; the weather being dull and threatening. The Governor and ' Lady Normanby were prudent. FIRST DAY. TRIAL PLATE. King Phillip 1 Hercules 2 Somnambula 3 Princess Mary aud Rory O'More also ran. The iace was won by a shortaeck. Distance, I.} miles. Tune, 2min. 22sec ST. liEGEK. Elfin King 1 Tadmor 2 Somnambulu 3 j Ngaro was scratched. Tie race was won by three-quarters of a lenjth. Distance, 1 mile G furlongs. Time, 2miu. 3scc. CHAMPAGNE* STiKES. riicabecolt ...»> 1 Pungowerawera 2 Daniel O'Rourke 3 This was a good race, l'ouv other horses ran. Distance, 0 furlongs. Time, Imin. 2f>i{sec. ST. GEORGE'S HAJniCAP. Castaway • t Guy Fawkes 2 Somnatabula 3 Rory O'More, Ngaro, Spritsail, and Nectar also ran. Distance, one ni3e. SECOKD DiY. The weather on the sccoid day's races was dull and showery; and there was but a small attendance. The Governor and Lady Norraanby were present. HURDLE RA.CE. Tommy Dodd 1 Alice Gra}' ... 2 Mousetrap... ... 3 Rory O'More and Medora also ran. Rory baulked twice, and Medora ran round four hurdles. Tommy Dodd won easily. Distance, 2 miles. Time, 4min. 13(sec. GREAT AUTUMN HAITOICAP. Parawlienua 1 Castaway ... 2 Hercules ... * 3 Templetou, King Phillip, Right Bower, Tadmor, Guy Fawkes, and Princess Mary also rau. Thero was a splendid rice. Won by half ti length. Distance, one mile and a-half. Time, 2 mins. 43$ sees. THIRD DAY. SELLING RACE. Spritsail 1 Tommy Dodd 2 Kate 1 No Gentleman and Tto But also rau. Templcton 1 Guy Fawkes 2 Right Bower, Soinuambula, Hercules, Ngaro, Phoebe colt, Twitter, and Loughnea, also rau. The Phoebe colt passed tbe stand first by half a length, but was disqualified on a protest from the owner of Tcmpleton, on the ground of jostling. The rider lost.hold, of his rein, and the colt accidentally jostled Templeton. COXSOLATKHS- RACE. Cuy Fawkes 1 Tadmor , 2 Three others rau. Complaints have bten made in many quarters ab decision ol Stewards respecting the protest against Phoebe colt in the Flying Handicap. The Stewards admit evidence which shows the jostle to have been purely accidental. . A correspondent writes to tho Press on the subject ns follows •,—", — " 1 can assure you, sir., that a great authority on racing matters, Admir.il Rouse, has decided on many occasions that " accidental cannoning is not foul riding, and should not disqualify a winning horse, and I would diffidently bring -under your notice a similar occurrence which took place at Wanganui, at the race meeting in December last, when Haricot (Melbourne Cup winner) cangoned against tho Diver, wheu close to the winning post, aud thereby deprived Diver from winniug the race. Lloyd, tho owner of Diver, being too much a sportsman to enter n protest. Auckland Divorce Case. — In the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Court, at Wellington on the 22nd iustant, a case was heard : Foukes v. Foukes aud Croas, co-respondent. The petitioner applied fora dissolution of marriage upon the ground thiit tho wife committed adultery with the CD-respondent (Cross) iv 1806, at Howick, Auqkland, where the parties were married. The reason given for the petitioner not making application for dissolution sooner was want of means. The respondent admitted the charge,';slio having been living with Cross vow for eight years, at Wellington. A dissolution wns granted, and a common jury assessed damages at £100. PROCLAMATIO-N. Superintendent's Office, New Plymouth, April 24, 1875. IN exercise of tho power and authority in mo vested by " The Taranaki Waste Lands Act, 1874," I hereby declare the following ALLOTMENTS of ilnral Land iv the Moa District, open for selection on deferred payments :: — ■ Allotments Nos. 50 and 51 . Fred. A. Cahrinoton, Superintendent. 421 tn 1 j FOE SALE, AFARSI of 120 4cres iv tho Uua and Waiwnkuiho Dislfiot (seoiiouß 91 und 02). Tliirly-liro.aores havo been cleared nnd laid down iv grass, and thore is n FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE on tho Jabd. Also, ruoy be taken with tho properly, from ton to twolro head of Cattle. Apply to JOHN HELLIEU. ■119 in 29 I VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY FOR S ? A I, E. T)ART SECTIONiNo. 902, having a front. JL o^e of 30 feutand 13G in doplb. Apply to tha owner, HENRY PITT. 415 to i__ F(JR SALE, ' A STRONG BUILT BAY MARE, in Fonl. t\. Q'iat. Will' carry v lttdy or gcntiemnii. Apply tot fROBERT BISHOP, , Poutoko. 425 to WANTED.—A, STRONG LAD, to mako himself, useful on a Farm. Apply to H. NEWLAtfJ), Pr'ankley Road. 312 to WANTRD.-A MARRIED COUPLE, nooust otnod f to Farm work. For pani- ' colurs apply to Kfr. T. MACE, sen,, Omnta. 407 tv 8