Sporting.
♦ _ Ta advocating the reco tuition of consultations within the colony Mr Fish on Tuesday held that from £60,000 to £70,000 is yearly sent to Australia for sweeps, and on an average only £IO,OOO is returned. According to a calculation made by the same hon. gent no less than £3.455,011 has been passed through the totulisator since their introduction into New Zealand iu 1883-4. In the handicaps for the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups, we notice tiiat the New Zealanders are weighted as follows : Melbourne Cup. Caulfield Cup.
“ Mazeppa ” suggests S einchaser as th 3 most likely of the lot. Cambridge University won the annual cricket match with Oxford by two wickets. In a match between Oxford University and A. J. Webb’s team of G-entle nen, C. SmMi, Oxford, scored LIT, hitting a six and two fours in one over from Fein is ; 92 of his ruus were from boundary- hits.
sfc. lb. sfc. lb. Tirailleur 9 G 9 10 Cuirassier 9 2 9 5 Freedom 8 12 8 13 Tirailloiie 6 11 6 12 Sloiuchaser 6 10 G 12
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Western Star, Issue 1576, 4 July 1891, Page 2
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179Sporting. Western Star, Issue 1576, 4 July 1891, Page 2
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