PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1845, 1 December 1874, Page 2

PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Auckland, This day. Cecilia Allen, the child charged with arson at the r<orth Shore, has made a full confession. She said she also tried to set fire to another place. Another case of fever has occurred at the quarantine station of a child named Smith, which will cause the detention of all the immigrants in quarantine until a further period. The entries for the various events at the Auckland races close to-night.

Dunedin, Monday.

The weather was splendid for the races, to-day, and there was a large attendance. Kildnre being the only entry for the Hurdle Eace, ho walked over the course. MAIDEN PLATE. King Phillip 1 Miss Alfred ... 2 Miss King ... ... ... 3 Betting :2to lon the favorite. A fter one break all got away together, except May Queen, who reared up at the post, thus losing 300 yards. Passing the stand the first time Lady Glasgow led, King Phillip, hard held, heading the others, and this position was kept for a quarter of a mile, when Miss Alfred took the first place, King Phillip gradually creeping up, and Lady Glasgow falling back. Although Miss Alfred did her utmost. King Phillip won easily by half a length ; time, 2min 31-|sec, being the slowest time the Maiden Plate was ever run on the Forbury course. ST. ANDBEW'S HANDICAP. Kathleen ... ... ... 1 .Envy 2 Faugh- a-ballagh 3 Mabel, who started at level betting, got the left start, and never got within 200 yards of the other horses. Kathleen led passing the stand the first time ; after going three-quarters of a mile, Kathleen and Envy drew themselves away from the other horses, and had the race to themselves; Kathleen then won a good race by half a length. There was great dissatisfaction at each race starting fully an hour after the advertised time. The conduct of the rider of Mabel, when at the starting post in the St. Andrew's Handicap, will be brought before the stewards of the Jockey Club, with a view of disqualifying the owner and mare from again appearing on the Forbury course, if it is found that the circumstances warrant such action. Aftef she won the Spring Handicap so easily her owner was hooted for several minutes, the public thinking she was purposely detained at the post. In the Selling Race the favourite was scratched. A good start was made after a second attempt, Miss Alfred jumping off with the lead, and May Queen sticking at the post. The race was the straight lay between Miss Alfred and Mis 9 Kate. The latter was under the whip, but the former won rather easily by half a length ; Gamester making a bad fourth.

SPUING HANDICAP. Mabel ... ... ... 1 Verbena .. ... ... 2 Right Bower ... ... 3 Betting: "Kven on Mabel; 3to 2 against Envy and Verbena : 2 to 1 Eight Bower. Verbena led past the stand, Envy second, Eight Bower third, and Mabel fourth. The list named then came up, and after a bit of a set-to with Verbena, won as she liked by half a length amidst loud yells and hisses; time, 2min lOjsec. The Trotting Bace was won by Doily Green, with Maggie second, and Magic third.