PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8794, 7 March 1896, Page 2

PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWS.

TO IKB BnWOB.

Sir,— lt was with pleasure I read your selected, article from the Papier Evening News a few days ago re the itema you get passed through the Proas Association as news for tbe papers. I notiGO in your last night's issue that you haye a longthy Prois cable from Melbourne undor the distinguished hosding of " United Press Association which is very "startling" reading for the general public. For instance, we are »olemnlj informed that the " Argun quoted Idolator's price for the Australian Cup at 100 to 4." It. fairly took my breath away whon I road it! When we gathered from the »amo oablo that " Wallace was yory fractious ati tho post, nnd rawed much iolay," our household went into hysterics. It was really too bft'J of Wallace to out up so, and we apologise for his conduct. He ought to have known better — a horse of liis ago too ! We are of course very glad to hoar of tho " £1,000 to nothing wager," and si ocoroly trust that " Alox. Taylor whoever he is — will got the £400 " spoken of. In fact we shall not survive long if he does not got it ! By the waj, this i'aylor must bn a sort of Jubilee Plunger, Fancy his taking " £185 to 6." Oh shade of Benzon, think of this reckless dare-devil plunger — who goes " nap " to the tune of a fiver all on one horao ! It's a wonder he didn't butt the books. It was too bad ot that " 70 to 40 on Wallace going unheeded." Why ! oh why, did thoy not give the bookies tho " 2 to i demandod 5 " News of this calibre is apt to paralyze one ! We woro tremendously elated to loam that " iho admirers of Auraria have perfect oonfidonce in hor ability to win." It would hava been down ■ right lnonfltfouß of them fco hava expressed a doubt. What a cruel blow it must havo boon for everybody when they learned that "Mr Hill brought her ( Auraria) from Adelaide for the Champion Stakes alone !" Itjwas too bed of them ! Quite a gloom has spread oil over our court ! How on earth doss this repre»entative of the Press Assooiation «xpcot tho New Zealand public to recover their serenity after oabling the following sensational par : — " Quiver was nibbled at 4to 1." This was really heartrending ! It should have bean toned down before firing it it to suoh a seneative raoe a? we are. Wo are not used to such startling statements, aud wo should have boon prepared in som^ way before the dread nowe reached un in ita full force. " Quivor waa nibbled at 4to 1 " torriblo, totrible H'b all vory well telling us that " Entz trotted throe mile boats in 2min lOsec, 2 mm 16 2 sth sec, 2min 14 4 6th sco." Why the douco didn't they send us tho horse over instead of the performance P We ore positively dying to bob the nag that " distanced Calista, and Osterly !" Poor Ooluta ! Poor Osterley! Then to think that " some of the timekeepers made ths time 2min 14 l-6th sco !" That horse ought to " kick" at being swindled out of 3-sths of a sooond by some idiotic official timekeeper ! At any r&to, it is cheerful to leatn that "Mr J. A. Buukland, Dubho, New South Wales, owns Fritz." We should havo fainted outright had Fritz belonged to Mr A. B. O. Smith of Bunkum, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ! We aro pros, trated with grief ot hoaring that " tho siy is dull and overoaat," still, as " no rain has fallen," there is still hope. For goodness sake Mr Editor give the Press Association one of your " little knocks,"' and, lot him him know that we »re not rosjly " hunger/ ing" aftor the sort of now.* ho is landing, In fact i£ tow tackled him ho might be prevented from sending suoh balderdash again, which would bo a downright blowing to ,tbe publiO) and I presume newspaper proprietors too.— l am, eto,, "Si-obt/ 1