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Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2834, 11 September 1890, Page 2

Jebnsite has been scratched for the Metropolitan Stakes. The English mail, by direct steamer, closes at all Waikato offices on Saturday morning. The privileges in connection with the Wnikato Hunt Club's Meeting will b-s offered by Messrs McNicul and Co., at Cambridge, on Saturday. A. heavy gale from the NE- was blowing all yesterday. Two large panes of glass in Mr Hatrick's drapery window were blown in by the unusual force of the wind. A prize of two guineas is offered by the Waikato Fanners' Club for the best wtsight-cirrviiig two-year-nld colt or filly bred in Waikat.., got by a thoroughbred horse. The report of the Cambridge Borough Council meeting and other matter relating to that district will not appear till Saturday in consequence of there being no mail yesterday. A report of the public meeting re the British and Foreign Bible Society, held in Cambridge on Monday week last; and also our Sydney and Paris correspondents letters, will be found on our fourth page. There has been a good dsal of cavassing going on during the last few days, fnr the three vac-intwwts in the Hamilton Borough Council. The main question at issue seems to be the constitution of the Works Committee. A meeting of the members of the Hamilton Football Club was held on Tuesday evening, when it was decided to abandon the proposed visit of a team to Auckland this season. Arrangements were made for holding a smoke concert on Saturday evening to close the season. The whole of the retiring members of the Te Awamutu Town Board were re-elected unopposed mi Monday last. This shows the confidence the ratepayers have in their representatives, who have carried on the -vork of the township without striking a rate, the revenue being derived from the publicans' license fees only. The acceptances for the Waikato Hunt Club Races, close with the secretary, Mr A. J. Storey, at S p.m. on Saturday. Judging from the liberal manner in which the handicappers, Messrs Bond and Kirkwood, have dealt with the horses, we expect to see large acceptances. The list will appear in our next Tuesday's issue. To-day Mr W. J. Hunter will hold his special sale of horses at the Cambridge Yards. Two hundred horses of all classes will be offered, also the stallions. Sir Julius Vngel and Earl of Mar. 'Although the alteration in the train service may prevent buyers from Auckland attending, we nevertheless anticipate a large gathering of buyers, and trust Mr Hunter may have a successful sale. On Tuesday morning a young man named Turnwald, in the employ of Mr J. Cassidy, of Ohanpo, met with a serious accident. It appears that Turnwald was driving a cart down to the Railway station, at Ohaupo, when the horse shied at a barrow being wheeled ap the road, and running up the bank at the side of the road, upset the trap, throwing Turnwald out. One of the wheels »f the trap passed ovnr his chest and face, inflicting a nasty wound on the chin. As the train was just in at Ohaupo, Turnwald was put on board, and sent to the Waikato Hospital, where his injuries were attended to by Dr. Kenny.

One of the effects of the present strike has been the stoppage of an industry lately started in Ohnupo by Mr Morrison fur the supply of iron-stone to the Onehunga Iron Works. Mr Morrison flent down a trial lot of five tons and the result was so satisfactory that he received orders for a further supply of the stone, but the closing down of the blast furnace has rendered the cancellation t.f the order necessary. Wo hope, however, that as soon as the strikes are over the Iron Company will sl'O their way to renew the order, for if large quantities of this stone can be used it means a big return to this district, the stone being spread almost all over it. We understand that the price paid to Mr Morrison for royalty was sixuence per ton, the cist of cartage to till Ohaup-) station and railway freight being 5s and 7* 8d per ton respectively, so that the stone can be landed at Onehunga at 13;: 2d per ton. An accident of a very serious nature happened to Mr von Stunner, yesterday, by which it is feared he may lose the sight of one eye. In chopoing firewood yesterday morning, a small piece of wood .struck him with great force full on the right eye, and unfortunately end on, thereby addin" much to the force of the blow. In an accident to so sensitive a part as tho eye, it is impossible when oxciwive incarnation supervenes, to say what serious results may follow. Dr. Kenny's services have been called in, and cold water application every few minutes havo been ordered, On makng enquiries late yesterday, we were sorry to hear that owing to the intense mtlamation, the sight is for the time buinfj completely gone, but Dr. Kenny has hopes that no sorions or lasting injury has boon done to the organ. Everything, of course, aeponds iip.ui an early reduction of the inllairation. Much sympathy has been expressed for Mr von Stunner, as to ono of his active habit.-, his enforced idleness will bo very trying. We are in receipt of last week's file of the Sporting Review. In an article an the balance-sheet of the South Auckland Tiicing Club, they speak in high terms of tho management under the able secretary, Mr (>. H. Cuter. In another article upon the question of the decision of the Metropolitan Club, in the appeal case over the late autumn meeting, they have untoitunately spoilt their strictures from having taken for granted as correct a paragraph which appeared in the Auckland pipers upon this subject, in which it states that the Claudelands Handicap had been awarded to Pacific, instead of Pintire. The error is however quite excusable, for no one could havo imagined that after disqualifying St. Michael for failing to carry a penalty, Pmhres awarded win in the Autumn handicap, gave him a penalty, which, of course, he did not carry, and therefore he could not win the Cluudelands Handicap, if the grounds against St. Michael apply in his case. In view of this foregoing complication the strict adherence to the rule which provides that all protests must be made within a quarter of an hour of the race, seems more than ever necessary. Had this been done, the owner of Pinn're knowing his claim upon the Autumn Handicap would have taken the precaution t<; have carried the penalty to enable: him to run for the Claudelands Handicap, as it now stands the owner of tho second In rsa in the Claudelands Handicap has an equal right to appeal, as the owner of Pinlire had in tho Autumn, and if the Auckland Racing Club are consistent in their interpretation of their own rules, the stakes for the Claudelands Handicap must go to the second horse.