HOME SPORTING AND DRAMATIC ITEMS.

West Coast Times, Issue 3889, 24 September 1881, Page 2

HOME SPORTING AND DRAMATIC ITEMS.

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At Her Majesty's Opera, London, in July, was produced The Renegade (II Ilinnegato), a grand opera in three acts, composer the Baron Bodog Orezy (what a name!) The music, an imitation of Wagner's, was tried and found wanting.

The Veiled Prophet, ftp. opera written by Mr- 0. Y'Mera W for(| f will shortly be produced U) London Haryw, defeaied Elton easily in the aqpual cricket thatch i$ Lords. Both elevens wef e below the average. A goat show was held at the" Alexandra Palace; object to promote a taste for float's milk. H Captain Christie, the turf-man, who owned Horror, is dead. A man named Low tried to Induce Sir John fo assist him in " rigging " the betting market, in connection with a horse named Barcaldine. Low is now excluded from all meetings under Jockey Club control. Myers, the American amateur ped ran a quarter of a mile in 49secs. The American runners were badly treated by the scum of Birmingham. At cricket the Gentlemen beat the Players. Mr Renshaw, an Irishman, is Lawn Teunis Champion of England. There are very few Italian singers at the London Itilian Opera- The larg majority are Fiench, German, the minority equ »lly divided between Poles, Americans Spiniards and Italians. Miss Fanny Josephs, the charmin°London actress is too ill to fullfil her en° garments. The tSaxe Meiningen Company of German actors have left London after a most successful season at Drury Lane. The Goodwood Cup of 1881 i 3 a silver hunting horn of large dimensions, beautifully and tastefully deigned. Mr J. VV. Raby. of Yorkshire, defeated the American champion amateur walker, Air Merrill, in a seven mile spin at Birmingham. Lmchashire defeated Gloucestershire easily. The latter club succumbed for the miserable total of 42. Where were tne Graces ? Bennett and Richards are to play for the billiard championship. The amateur jockeys met the professionals at cricket at Prince's Ground, and defeated them somewhat easily. Mr W, G. Geortje is said to have covered a mile at Worcester ia 4 mins. •24 sec*. Pretty good ior an amateur, if true time. H Jupp's benefit at the Oval was very successful- Jupp is now host of the Sun inn, Southampton. It is not decided yet that a roarer is necessarily a non-stayer. Vlr Henry Irving entertained the Meiningen Company at dinner on the stage of the Lyceum Theatre. Very pretty compliments on both sides The Germans -wild not understand Mr Toole's German. iSara Bdrnnardt was enthusiastically received ia Dublin. The prestige of the British Volunteers is verjr high and is likely to be maintained. The Hop Bitters Company of Rochester, have announced another regatta, to ake place in America. English oarsmen ire specially invited. Tbe^two rival opera houses of London have amalgamated. They have only been kept afloat by the aid of powerful capitali ts. The only opera house in London will oe Covent Garden, with Mr Ernest G-ye as managing director. Mr Maplesoa manages in America. Dunning an English amateur, ran ten miles in 54min 34sccs. De Civry th-: French bicycle champion defeated Keen, the English champion, in a 20 miles race. George Ckridge, of Eichmond, won D 'gijett'a coat and badge Beckwith won the mile swimming caampionship race easily.