AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3284, 7 April 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

■ (Per Electric Telegraph — Copyright.) (Reutbr's Agency.) (Received 2.20 p.m., April 6th.) Mblboobne, April 6. Arrived— Steamship Waihora, from the | Bluff. She encountered very heavy weather on the passage. Volunteer encampments are being held m this and all the other colonies during the Easter holidays. The proceedings ' here will conclude with a mimic action between the Victorian warships and the shore batteries at Queenscliflf. : [Received 6.30 p.m., April (Hh.] Sydney, April 6. : The Australian Jockey Olub's Autumn ; meeting commenced here to-day. The | following are the results of the yarioue events this afternoon :— Hurdle Race, two miles and a half— Student 1, Garnet 2, [ Michael 3. 10 started. Student won [ easily. Autumn Stakes, one mile i and a half— Reginald 1, Commoi tion 2, David 3. Five started, i Reginald won easily. Time, 2min 41seo. ■ Champion Stakes, six furlongs— Mai ua 1, . Cardigan 2, Cairo 3. Six started. Won ■ by a length. Time, lmin 27|sec. Leger i Stakes, one mile and three-quarters— 1 Silver King 1, Broker 2, Tremendo 3. ' Only five started. This was a slow race. ' Time, 3min 35seo. Doncaster Handicap, 1 one mile— St. Lawrence 1, Venetia 2, I Wing 3. Thirty started. Won by two. ' lengths. Time, lmin 42£ sec. Trial Stakes, [ one mile and a quarter— Matchlock 1, \ Maurice 2, Clarendon 3. Ten started. Woo by a length. Time, 2mio g^seQ,