SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2439, 9 October 1876, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

—7WM » i (FBOM OUB OWN COBBESPOHDBHTa), :

' <:.; Auckland, Saturday, j : A fire in Brewer's Lane destroyed two cottages owned : by Patrick Heath. They were insured for £50 jn the Norwich Union. . t ? :/ ' •■'■•;•. \- i ' i The s.s. I'Hawca'lias South. MrH.H.Luslr, M.H.B,. ) >'was apassengor. .-..,- : '. .... ■■ ; '-'. '■'> ! Tho wreciTof "itho; schooner ' Strath'naver' was sold for two pounds. ; The p'eople'liare to hold a public meeting; to, facilitate prospecting, j The' Pakuranga',, Hunt Club ..meeting 'was a great's'uecess. Tho Hurdle Baco. - Buckland's [ Wrangler,'. list, 31b, 1; Irviii's' Jsieman, 2;'Clark's Locomotive, 0. Betting was even on Isleraan. At the start; Isle'man led oyer-the.first closely attended by.Locomptiye. In the middle 1 of ttio 'ba'ck stretch! Locomotive went; ahead, but' lsleman : passed ; : him directly- -afters ■' Locomotive refused at the hurdle beyond ! tho' :: cutting, and took : no further-part in' the :race. "Passing the stand, Wrangler-led by two lengths;, jumping.: beautifully.. lalomari was, nogotiatihg.'bis timber Very clumsily. At "the gate-turn Wrangler drew right away, and led by six-'-'lengths at the cutting. .He increased all the ; way home, and won ;; by ten ildngths easily; Buckland r was muchcheered'm returning 'to'weigh.' Perfumo and* Shamrock were 'scratched, ' ' ''.' " : "'"

Farmers' Purse."--Socket, 1; Darkey, : 2rLa'rry,3j /Maid-of-^ll-Work, o'. Betting: .'Even on Socket. -." Maiid and Larry retired at tho second hurdle'. Darkey refused the last hurdle but one; and Kocket .came; iu,.jby Himself ten lengths ahead of Darkey. ; The Jjtoepjeehaso.—BucklandVWrangf ' ler ) 'i;'l'slemau,'.2|.Ooeky, 3. Betting, 2 to 1-• against, Wranglor,;and Novcr Tremble, 3'to 1 each'against Cocky and Larry, and 6 toTogainst' the others. All except-Shamrock : came- to- tho post; Socket came, an awful cropper at the first stone 'wall,' and Earoy took the water jump, but all. got. oyer,, safely; Earoy led at 'tho -'turn, "followed"' by Wran'ghuv Oh the far side ! Oocky did a bit of trotting, and Isleman <took :! the lead, closely pressed by Wrangler, with Barey failing' behind,"'The finish wad most exciting,; Wrangler 1 coining down 1 the hill close together'with Cocky coming. up first. Just before'' reaching the last hurdle a cannon took- place between the( two" leaders,;and: they went together at the last obstacle amid the greatest ex-, citement.v. Wrangler knocked the-hurdle: to pieces, and amid a Babel of cheers, Buckland landed his-third event by two; lengths. Tho' r Flat E'ace.—Perfume, 1; Don,! 2; Shamrock, 3. A splendid race was; won by two lengths. Don ran under! protest. The Hurry Scurry,—Four started.; Eob'inso'n 'Crusoe, Darkie, Polly Plunv and, Locomotive, Polly Plum and; Bobinson Crusoe mado a desperate race,j Polly just lauding by ..a head. No: judge was in the bos : when, the.horses: passed the post, and the stewards ordered; the race 'to-be run again amidst loud; hisses." Polly Plum's owner refused to; ; go a second time, and Bobinson Crusoe; ! won amid' great uproar. ; .;'■■ ;■-'"'!; .-;••■■ Taubanaa, Saturday.

Mr Edgcuinbe, in compliance with an \ infiuentially signed requisition, has cpu-| vened a ! public meeting 1 to consider thej steps to be taken to remove obstructions; to prospecting in the Kaimai district,