RANDOM SHOTS.

(BY ZAMIEL.]

Home write, a neighbour's namo to lnsh, Home write—vain thought—for necdfi!; cash, Some write to please the country c!n,in. And ralso a din. For me an aim I never fash— I write for fun

Ouk own Sir Julius, baffled in the ictle of financial saviour of the colony, is about to mako a bid for popularity by introducing a bill to confer the Parliamentary franchise on worcon. It ia announced in " semi-official " fashion t'.:at either Mr Ballance or tho Colo nial Treasurer will bring in such a measure ; but no matter who may father it, the pro posal has clearly emanated from the fertile brain of the political genius to whom New Zealand is indebted for that peculiar thing known aa " Vogelisra." Tho Btroko is a most adroit one, at.d is no doubt carefully calculated to impress tho public with the idea that Sir Julius linn boen fully converted to Radical doctrines, is in perfect poli tical accord with the Premier, and has Abandoned the dangerous gnme of financial juecling for the moro alluring fields of poli tical progress and fancy legislation. I shall watch with intorosthowthepublicwill "rise" to his angling. I scarcely expect they will take the bait. The '■ depression" has had tho effect of making tho electors of New Zea land vory sceptical of aoy panacea pro pounded for their salvation, and I guess thoy will not listen to the voice of the charmer, charm ho over co wi-ely. When they think of the " booming " times that were promised them, and find that tbey have only been progressing by "leaps and bounds " towards the goil of petti coat government, they will be likely to turn to ridicule tho impending anti-climax, and the great Reform Bill now promised will probably prove a " hidden untimely birth."

My readers scarcely require lo bo re minded of my views on woman suffrage ; I flatter myself thoy are thoee of most sensible people—incluuiug the majority of the ladies themselves. Women do not want the suf frago, and if they did it would not be well for them to have it. In proof of the first assertion I may adduce the municipality of Boston, the centre of United States culture and advancement—the " hub of the uni verse," as the Yankees humorously style it. In that city there are 57,781 men registered to vote; bat although women have tho municipal franchise, only 1,193 of the Rentier sox have taken the trouble to register in order to qualify them- Helves for voting. That does not look as though women, even the go-ahead women of tho State?, wore nnxiou-i to assert their "rights" and throw off tho thraldom in which tbey are hold by wicked men ! That tho pursuit of politics would load to a deterioration of the womanly qualities of women requires no demonstration. Woman is fchc ccmploment of man-not his rival, and her political influence is bettor and more effectively exercieed through tho channels nf natural relationship than through the ballot box. Hiawatha was right when he said in. bis musings : —

" As unto the bow too coi'd is, So unto the man in woman]; Though she bands him, slu odbvh ii m Though she draws htm. yet she fo lows Useless each without the other!" And worse than useless would both bo come, if they were endowed with mdc pin dent political power and were at perpo.ual croea purposes. The household is the baaia of our whole social Byßtem, and ifc has been well remarked that where man and wife are agreed they are fitly represented under the existing franchise, If they are not agreed, the effect of giving a vote to the wife.in ad dition to thateojoyed by the husband, would simply bo to neutralise the influence of such household, and the measure would prove to ba one of disfrapchieement! I know that many people believe female suffrage to be an advancod Liberal measure, and others will be fascinated by the idea of New Zea land setting the world an example in legis lation ; but I hope that the common esnee of most will nip in the bud a project so per nicious as that which the Colonial Treasurer is credited with cherishing.

If electoral reform be the rage, there is '' ample scope and verge enough " for heroic effort in reforming the working of the pre »ent electoral laws, without launching out tnto dangerous experiments. The late licensing elections in Auckland disclosed a grave defect in the Regulation of Local Elections Act, which, I trußt.will Boon be amended. It U alleged that some doz9ns of dead and absent voters in the different wards were polled by means of the vulgar and grossly illegal dodge of personation. An Auckland " loafer " was recognised by one of the scrutineers and his attempt at perso nation defeated ; but it seems that no prose cation is to follow, because, forpooth, he did not complete the offence ! I hold that the law should be to framed and ad ministered as to render impossible the adoption of eunh disreputable tactics. The Returning Officer ought to know what voters are dead, or absent, or unlikely to vote, just as well no tlio election agents know ; and he, a? well a» <ho scrutineers, should have power to challenge voters of doubtful identity by placing tbcm on oath or obtaining their signaturo? to n declaration that they are tho porsonson tbo roll in whoeo name they claim to voto. Thi? would in most cises prevent tho carrying out of the nefarious design, for peraonators would hesi tate at committing perjury or forgery ; and in the event of some bold scoundrels carry ing out their intentions do?pito these pre caution?, thoro would bt means at horid for securing their conviction and punishment.

Another testimony to tho indfooluble connection bot.wotn beer and the Biblo is afforded by a Thames correspondent. Ac cording to him, tho Solvntion Army Bar racks at the mininjr I unship is a large hall, in tho first floor ot a two rtory build ing, the u#ro"nd flaor being occupicil as a bonded Mora for spirit*. »'n the prwilion of the bT-m-.k* a Salvation i iticor "got off" the foil iwing clevor impromptu —

Thi-Snl'itßbovß I' ibe Si)i it, of Lovi Jiut 'h».piri'Bb I w Are tho Bpliita of wue. I am sorry to pay that, supposing the voracity of my correspondent to be un questionable, the clever Salvation officer has only managed to " get off' a garbled version of a respectable old English joke suggested by tho fact of a church being built over a wine-cellar. The line?, if I remember aright, ran thus :— " There's a Spirit atov» anS a Spirit below— A Spirit of bites and a Sohit of woe; The Spirit above is th? Spirit Dlvinß. And the tpirit bßlow Is the spirit of wine!' Hare is a true story, -which 1 commend to the attention of the Auckland Industrial

Association :— A gentleman in Auckland, who manufactures jams and jellies, lately supplied some greengage jelly to a private customer. The latter being aekedby the manufacturer how he was pleased with it, replied, "Well, you know, it's veiy good ;

but it hasn't; got the full flavour (if the Eng lish article." "Indeed," quoth tho man of aweote, '' lam surprisod to hoar that. When had you the English ?" " Oh, I bautrht some a fuw weeks :igo from , and it wbb quite superior to this—Morton and Co.'a, you know—first-class makers." Having got this information,'tho man of jam was fain to cry jam Kalis, and allowed the cus tomer to depart without further argu ment as to the merits of tho English article. For that guiloful jam and jolly man rcmombored that ho had recently filled n rathor peculiar order from tho identical who sold tho English made jelly. Ho bad given a big order for mixed jams and jellies, with the proviso that they should all be put in Morton and Company's jars; and tho "English" eamplo, which tho cuatoraor doclarod to bo' so much superior, was, to n moral certainty, part of the same " biling " as the despised colonial production I There are tricks in all trades ; and if thoro's a moral to bo got from such an immoral story as this, it is one which colonists should lay well to heart, in the hope that it may cure them of their foolish prejudice against local manufactures. It is vain to legislate for the encouragement of colonial industries so long as people are co irrational in their preferences for goods because they are of English make

The Faith llealor, tho Roy. John Alex p.nder Dowio, of Fitzroy, Melbourne, seems to have dropped into sudden obscurity after that passionate tirado he uttored against the colonial press at Chrietchurch. I wonder whothor this is the reporter's revenge upon him, by refusing to notice his meetings, or if he has got a summons to return to his charge of tho Free Christian Tabernacle? "A wicked and adulterous generation seekoth after a sign " now, as heretofore, and some weeks ago it was an nounced that sl lame man named Crnzier, in South Canterbury had been cured. This was wired all over the colony by the Presa As sociation, with the necessary addendum, " This is absolutely reliable." But the con scientious reporter was not so careful to send tho following letter which appeared in the South Canterbury "Times," signed, "Lover of Truth": —

"M7attention was drawn t-> a pnraKrapu in your papi>r of the ZGth inst.. in referoncs to a cure by ' faith' by tho Key. Do lie 01 a. certain Mr Crozior, of Pleasant Pcint which, I may st&te.con tains nothinic but a tissue ct falsehoods from be ginning 10 end. ss I have personal:? Known Mr Crozier for years, ond can guarantee that he-has done aa much manual labour as any nian resid ing within miles of Pleafant Point. I further stateonrworthycit zcnhssnctbeonncripple,nsl havo often soen him walkine about tho place, be sides marching in tho ranks of tho milvution Army wi hout showing any si^ns of lameness."

In the course of bis address at Christ church Mr Dowie said he had " laid handß" on over six thousand peraons, and as ho only lays hands on those who have faith, and as faith is tho infallible healing power, ho doubtless imagines that he has done tremendous service to suffering humanity ; but if all his " cures " are like those of tho man Crozier they are not of much value. Apropos of this, I see that tho other healer, Mr G. Milner Stephen, is meeting with similar scepticism in London, whore ho " ia classed with the noble army of charlatans who prey upon tho credulity of the British public " The " Pall Mall Gazette " invites him to visit one of tho Hospitals; but I expect Mr Stephen will decline the test as insult ing and unnecessary. They might as well invite him to Chelsea and ask him to restore legs to the old and mutilated pensioners there.

The latest racing scandal—that at One hunga Races last Saturday—will be quoted as another argument against the continued legalisation of the totalizator ; and the use of the " betting machine " at the Dragoon Sports to day will prove to be another nail in its coffin. Sporting men will bear me out when I say that nine-tenths of all tho horse-racing swindles attempted or accom plished are rendered possible by the tota lisator, which also provides the temptation to indulge in crooked tactics. In tho interests of purity of eport, no leee than for the sake of public morale, it is becoming evident that " the totalisator must go;" and if after that tbo book makers introduce objectionable features into their business, the " bookies" must go as well. Meanwhile it is that infernal apparatus the totalisator that mica the roost on ovory racecourse : meetings are organised solely in its interest, and Jockey Club rules aro made subservient to tho ends of the imperious machine The totalisator will have to go, but I am bound to confess that I don't agree with the Rev. Mr Fitchett in thinking that the church bazaar raffles should remain. If it came to bo a question of tho "survival of the fittest "—the fittest in this cn»A being tho more honourable and less harmful of two institutions—l should say the church lotteries would "ro under " first.

I note with pleasure a movement of the lato General Assembly in the direction of " Congregationalising" Pres by terianiem. By an over whelming majority it has been decided that in future the Presbytery shall have pewer to dis solve the pastoral tie on account of the " in efficoncy, imprudence, unsuitableneas, or remissness in duty" of the pastor of any charge. This is a step in the right direc tion. Tho present law that the Assembly alone can interfere in such circumstance* gives opportunity to paatora to act in op position to the will of tha people and the interests of the district, and it is to the credit of the ministers assembled at Wellington that they have agreed to a rule which wil],bring them more directly in touch with and amenable to the people. In a few years, I have no doubt, the Presbytery will in turn concede to con gregations the power of dealing with ministers who are unfitted for any particular sphere, and then will disappear the last remnant of the hoary fiction that " the lay ing on of handß " confers special gifts and graces upon a person !

A correspondent draws my attention to the fact that St. Paul's alone of the churches of the city, is provided morning and even ing with a constable to keep order. Some time ago the Salvation Army required the presence of a "man in blue," but they were allowed the privilege of paying for him. Not co, however, with St. Paul's, their at tendant being, accordiwg to my informant, supplied free of cost to the church. It would be a serious matter to the police if every church and conventicle in the city had to be provided with a man to keep order, and yet they all seem as much entitled to one as St. Paul's. Surely the regular worshippers at that aristocratic church cannot be of such a stamp as to require this constant watchfulness. Can it be that " larrikinism" has penetrated to that quiet quarter of the city? Or— horrible thought—is this tho thin end of the wedge of State patronage and endow ment?

What Different Chins Denote.

Physiognomists assert that a sharp inden tation immediately abovo the chin shows good understanding. A poiDtod chin is a sign of craftiness, wisdom, and discretion. A soft, flat, double chin sliowb epicurism and love of pleasure of all aorta; it also donotes an ii.dolent ttmperamenr. We never ceo nch chins in persons of an ener getic, reatlcud Datura. Charles James Fox, who was excessively indolent, had this chin even in youtb. A flat chin shows a cold, hard nature ; a small chin indicates weak ness, want of will power, and cowardice. A retreating chin ia a eign nt silliness, and, if the brow isfhallow, of imbecility. Where tho space betweonthenosoand the red part of the )ip is short, nnd very sharply cut, it in dicates refinement, and delicacy ot percep tion, but nor much power—no forco of in tellect ; where this space is unusually short, it denotes oilline-is and weakness of purpose. A rathor long, but not flat upper lip, eepe cislly where tho serpentine line of the middle of the mouth is much defined, and . the middle of tho lip droops to the lower lip aud is very flexible, denotes an, eloquent person. We soe thia form of the upper lip in the bust of Demos thenes, the greatest of Grecian orators; in Cicero, whose eloquence was unsur passed in his age; in Fox, whose powers of oratcry were great; in the demagogue Wi kef, in Lori Falmerston, and numer ous other orators. A very long upper lip, which is flat, and which belongs to a straight and formless or too thicklipped mouth, is a sign of a low and viaious type of character. Almost all faces of great criminals have this defect, combined with massive jaws and high cheek bones, which last defect is, both Lavater and Peneti (a great French writer on the subject of physiognomy) tell us, a sign of rapacity. A round chin with a

ditnplo in it denotes kindliness and bene volence, a tender and unselfish Dature. In a very messive double chin the dimple in creases the quality of love and pleasures. A aquare and massive chin shows strong perseverance and determined will.

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES

Marnh 17-Honderaw's Mill Turf Cliili Annual

Meeting. March 17.—Northern Jockoy Club (WhanKarol)

Autumn MoetiDg. March 15. l(i. 17—Hawkc'a Hay Jockoy Clubs

Autumn Mealing. March 13 and 21—Northern Wairoa TunC Club

Uaces. March 28 Otohuhu R.C. Autumn Mnntinfr March 31 and April 1 -Taraunkl Jockey Ulub's Anniversary Meeting. April U and 12 — Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. April 11 and 12 — Auckland Kaciug Club's Autumn Meeting. April lli.— Takapuna, Jockoy Club Autumn Moating. April 23-Helonsville Turf Club Mooting

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

W.M—The weiprhls tor the Auckland Kastcr Handicap are duo on or about the 21st March. L —In tho Tradesmen's Handicap at the last A.R.C. Autumn Meeting, Wapiti was re turned the winner. Victory being second, and Friendship third.

TURF GOSSIP.

[By HirpoNA.]

The Autumn Meeting of tho Hawko'b Bay Jockey Club comoa up for decision next week, and for the firat time it will extond over three dayp, viz., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The "plum" of tho meet ing is the Napier Handicap, 1J mile, run on tho first day, for which tho following tot have paid up : —

' Including pcnnlticj The winner, I think, will turn up in oithor Pasha, Silence, or Pearl, anil to plump for one I incline most to tho chances of Pasiia.

The Committee of the Auckland Racing Club had the question of reducing the admission to the Bllerelie course for tho Autumn Meeting before them this week. Some of tho membors proposed to reduce the amount to the old figure, viz., 3a (including tho rail faro), but in tho presont state of the Club's financos others hold tho opinion that it would not he wieo to do anything in the raottar for the present. It must bo rememborod that the pro tits of the Summer Meetinsr aro mostly swallowed up over paying oil' tho debt on the building of tho new stnnd. and a 9 tho Club are now incurring liabilities in tho way of constructing a tan gallop, I think myself it would bo just as well if tho mut ter was held over till next season. No doubt by that time the Club will ba better proparod to give the mattor proper con sideration.

Auckland owners hndaroallygoodtimo at the Wanganui and Napior meetings thin week, and in oach caso tho wins were well deservod. After having to bo content with seeing Lady Norah act in tho unenviable position of runner up in tho Wanganui Cup, Mr Bobbett annexed the Stakes on tho socond day of tho mooting, which race-, by-tho-by, ho al*o socured by the aid of Totford last year. Tho two-year-old races saw Mossrs Lyons and Blaikie'a Queenio (full sister to Louie) victorious on each occasion, and Cinderella got home first in tho Flying Stakes, while the disappointing Friendship, after running thud in the Wanganui Stakes. succeeded in being the first to catch tho judge* eye in the Consolation. This is only the second race that Friendship has won since she has bean brought over from Aus stralia. At the Napier Park meeting, Wapiti wbb quite the hero of tho hour on the first daj, proving triumphant in both the Cup and Flying Handicap, and his sup porters in each race were rowardod substan tially with tho respective dividends of £57 10s and £10

Tho popular little mooting annually bold in connection with the HendoreunV Mill Turf Club cornea off on Thursday next (St I'atrick'fl Day). .Every effort is boing mads by Mr W. VV. liobinson, tho secre tary, to make the gathoring successful, and with a line day thero will no doubt bo v. largo attendance. Tbo stewards havo ma'do arrangement!.' for two trains to tho couixo.

In a letter received from Mr W. Adam* thip week ho states that he intends staying in Victoria till after tho 17th March, ou which dato Mitrailleuse is to take part in a rncomootiog thero. Referring to tbo defeat of Mitraillouso in Iho Newmarket Handicap, ho says that ho considered her chanco hopeless wha<» tho rain sot in on tho evening previous 10 tho rnco Tho daughter uf Musket, is noted as being unablo to act in heavy going, and to bo »oen n(. lior beat ehe neods tho track to be hard and dry.

Tho nominations for tho Now Zealand Cup received this week nro about up to previous yeare. Thoy number 70 apaiost SO last year, 61 in ISSO, 70 in ISS4, nnd 6« in ISS.J. Auckland horses are well represented in tho Hat, all the animals of note, excepting Cinderella, being entered.

For some weeks past Silonca had boon whispered about as a " good thing " for tho Wanganui Cup, and tho moral duly camo off on Tuesday last. Woitiri appears to have made a sorry exhibition of hereelf in the race, and we may see her improve on

this running at our Autumn Meeting noxt month.

The next V R.C. Derby should be brim ful of interest to New Zealanders. Looking

over the list of entries I find that thia colony ha» engaged Niagara, Bangle, Sextant, Rose and Black, Trenton, Escutcheon, Mana, Whakawai, Enfillade (Norclenfeldt's full brother) and Engage ment to do battle on its behalf. Unfor tunately, however, Maxim is not nominated for the race, and after the form he has displayed it is a fact greatly to be re gretted. The Hon. J. White in as strongly represented as ever, and with tho promising colt Abercorn, and the Hkelv Cranbrook to carry his colours, there is every probability of him once more supplying the winter

favourite for the race.

The New Zealand Stud Company can congratulate themselves on having had the best yearling sale tint has taken place this season in the colonies, for I notine by late papers that nt the sales hold in Melbourne during the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting week poor prices in the main were realised, and many vendors say it is impossible to carry on if euch a state of tbiDgs continues for another seaßon. In some cases, however, the prioe3 were satisfactory, for Sir Henry Loch (full brother to Hortense) brought 1000 guineas, Mr Leslie McDonald being the buyer. At the eale of yearlings held at St. Albanß stud farm, the highest priced lot was a colt by St. Albans out of Royal Maid, who was secured by the Hon. W. Pearson at 1325 guineas. Following him came a fine cbestDut colt, by the Rome "ire out of Pil grimage, for whom Mr W. Bailey, of Ballarat, pave 550 guineas ; and for a full sister to Bowmont, by St. Albans out of Pardon. Mr Williamß bid up to 350 guineas, at which price phe was knocked down to him. None of the others could command an offer amounting to throe tiguros, though a two-year old filly from tho eamo establish ment, by Savanaka out o£ Blonde brought 120 guineas. The twenty four yearlings averaged a fraction over 127 i guineas each. The Boundoora Park year lingß brought very low prices, with the exception of a chestnut colt by Motea out of Calumny, for whom Mr J. R. Crook cave 150 guineas ; but something approaching a scene occurred when the colt by tho Marquis out of Lurline was passed iti with a reserve of SOO guineas on him, an the Hon. W. Pearaon, who was the lost bidder at 300 guineas, was highly incensed at the colt being withdrawn instead of bis offer boing accepted as he fully nnfcicipated. At tho tirHt sale nf the Quoonsland Stud Company prices ruled ridiculously low. Tho yearlings brought from 11 to 50 guinoa:?, the latter price being paid for a bay colt by Darebin— Lady Temple. Tho total proceuds of tho sale only amounted to 897 guineas.

The weights for the Great Autumn Handicap, run at Christchurch on Easter Monday, were issued this week. Marion and Rubina appear to me the two moat leniently handicapped horses. A Dunedin friend, writing to me this week, tells me that some very big hauls wore made there over Lochiel's win in the Newmarket" Handicap. He further states that Drake intends to give New Zealand beat, and try a wider field, locating himself at Sydney.

Fisherman, who ran in tho Steeplechase at Onehunga on Saturday, was purchased by a syndicate juet previous to the start. He is a son of Izaak Walton, and has a nice appearance. Fisherman hap been placed in J. Kae'd hands to train, who has also under his care Fragrance, tho year ling (illy by Cap-a-pie out of Perfume, that be purchased at the Stud Company sale. Bae has erected three or four boxei close to J. Watties Hot 1 and intends acting aa'public trainer. ■ ~•..'

Ju referring to tho finish for Hio Now markot Handicap, .i Sydnoy journal limn explains how tho Ulistako ocmrrod in tho judgo awarding tho raco to I.ochiol :-— Land.) finished closo on tbo outside, and immodiatoly undor the judge's box-, which structure, owing la itu being woll abovo the liurdoe, provoutH the judgo from fco ing anything that, linialiou riglit under his (.jw, J,ochiol iiccupicd a position that brought him in direct contact with the judgo; that is, assuming thut tlio ourpo is 10 yards wide, ho was 10 yards away from tho judgo, whi'o Abnor w;i3 on tho rails 40 yards away from tho judgo, who, as in tho case of Jj'inrlo, owing ta tho defective construction of his rostrum, could not possibly sco both Lochiol and Abnor at the eamo timo without raieing his hoad. It is most probablo that Mr WaUloy dH not miso his hnad.henco tbodocißion.

With tho building oxpenfiO of tho Graud Stand now out of their hands, tho powers that bo of the Auc.dand Racing Club aro pushing ahead tho construction of tho t;vn gallop lit Ellorslio. A number of men nrn engaged on tho work daily, und good pro groes is being mado.

"Augur" pays tho following littlo compliment to Mr E. Mitcheleon's two ycarold colt Tranter: —Mr Matthew Byrne, who has returned from a vieit to England, has brought mo a photograph of Archer on Ormonde, takon from lift). Tho Knglish Derby winnor i.« evidently n groat powerful liors^ of tho Muekot type, and those who see Tranter will behold a colt of similar character.

From all accounts it would seem that tlio racing at tho Dunedin Jockoy Club Autumn Meeting was not up to its usual standard this year, and " Ciir Launcolot" thus delivers himself on tho subject:-! have attended many of tho Dunedin Jockey Club's Autumn M' ctings, but I'm aura J never camo home from ono with a fooling of greater relief than I did on my arrival in Chriatehnroh on Monday night, after nsniet injr at tho D.J.G.'s Autumn gathoring of ISS7. This was not. duo to any lack of tho usual kindness I have received from tho D.J C. officials (they always t/oat their visitor? well), nor to ony financial disappoint ments, for I didn't have a single bot during tho wholo throo days, but it was pimply owinp; to tho fact that J had soon throo uf tho worst days' racing I ovor sa» in my lifo at a big rnco-ineoting in Now /.oalund Mr Dowse, the club's handicappor, was not to blamo, neither was the club itself in tho matter of good stakes, but the bad tport was who'ly attributable to tho inferior lot of horses wo have about now. To toll tho truth, tho North Islanders nooin to havo all the best horses now, and as thoro was not a siuj;lo North Island horso on- Kiigod at tho meeting, the Huuthoni com nionors had it all to Dhouwolves. I'orhaps I havo used tho word " coaimoners" in advisodly, for Silver Prince, tho dual winner of tho Forbury and Fljing Handicap*, ia ovidontly a colt of high class, but then ho had tho best, of tho weights-in tho former race, at all ovents. In speaking of "com motion;," too, 1 am referring to tho ovouts for all ages that woro decided, because it. would bo manifestly absurd to clacs Gipsy King as less than a goud colt But then ho had no Maxim, Crucbfield, nor Niagara to moot, and tho bout of the other two-year oldi that oppaced him, Suxtunt and Ko'O and Black, wero running in tho same in torest.

No doubt slated with the success uf Lochiel, Mr I!. O. Stead has mado arrango monts with K. Mafo i to act solely as trainer for him. Mason will enter on his new duties aftnr tho Canterbury Autumn Moot ing, a-id his Auckland friendi will bu L'lad to hoar or his securini; such an oxcollcnt appointment. Mr Steud'a horses will bo trained at Valdhurst.

St Glair's ronp in tho 1) .1 C. Handicap (writes " Ma/.eppa") surprised ovon his owner, who cautioned his friands to lcavo tho colt alone, n« ho was not good enough to win. The Hon. (i. Mcl.e.m did not win a f-ixpence beyond the stake, and Mr Turn bull, his trainer, had only part interest in n ticket. Most. :>f tho totalizator money was pcoope.i by etrangora who had clubbed to gether to back tho colt, simply because ho was an outsider. In this particular case, ns in many nthorr, ilioho who know tho least camo oil' host,. It may be nows to xomo of those who won menoy over Sf Ulair Li hear that iho colt shaped unsatis factorily i" n trial run on tho previous Suturdnv, nnd it, wan I hin knowlciiKO that doterrcd friends of tho stable from backing him.

An lndinn racing man on a visit to Mel bourno.in giving information on the manner the "sport of king*" h rarriid out thero, sayp:—Thoro oro nosy Ihrto limn of English bookmakers doing bueiuos* on Indian nice uourses StomiH or "pulpita" aro allowed thero, and iw tliu natives, liko oi;r Mauri*. nto fond of betting, i'- ifl hardly necewury to add that tho Kiitfeh bookmakoro expori onco no ililliculty in "boltir.<: round." Wolshitu: is unknown, nnd iho lli.ilo lin^ in India dilloia from tho big one in Victoria in this ono respect, // i. .win ut, and never a-ks for tiuio. Thoracinu authorities look after this part of the business, and before allow ing a booKmakor to but on any of their raco coureos, mako him deposit a substantial sum, n.oro than a thousand pounds, to meot hie liabilities.

In a lalo number of tho London " Sport inn Timen" appoarn n letter signed, " Lockley," in which ho says : 1 notice in your i?suo of Saturday lnat, undor tho heading of " Gossip," tho following stato mont "re Australian Basing," viz , " That you woro aapured by ono who knows thoroughly the ins and outs of Australian racing, that if tho stewards, discovered that a horeo ran in plates, tho great p obability would bo that owner nnd trainer would bo warned oIF for life." Sinre leaving Australia I hnvo both read and hoard much rubbish about tho racing there, but I havo never boforo re id or heard anything quito po absurd as tho above. During tho last four sonsonf I was in Australia I won over a hundred raco", including several big events. 1 seldom ran n horse of my own barefoot, and always endeavoured to porsu^da other owners to follow my example That there is a great prcjudico against tho plates in Australia I freely admit, nlfo chat horses run romark ably fast and woll without them, providing their feet are sound, and that undoubt edly there is a great doal to bo said both for and against, a? tho plate prevonts ail expansion of tho foot; but to say that any one using plates in Australia rinks thoir boing warned oIF the turf is fimply holding Australian racing men up to ridiculo, where as the racing mau thoro ia quite as shrewd as his brotbor here, and at tho principal meetings things aro far better managed. I left there in ISS2, after winning tho Melbourne Cup with Tho Assyrian, who ran in plates made at Flemington of tho best steel. They are far hotter than those mado of iron, as they do not spread or twist as we co often hoar of plates doing in England. Mr Maedonald, who you mention in your issue of Saturday l:>*t as one of the largest winuora at tho lato meeting in Melbourne, took my place when I loft, and has quite kept up the prestige of tho stable, although I havo no roason to believe that lie has givon up my old cu.itom of plating tho horeos."

CONDENSED ITEMS.

A raco meeting will bo held at Ngarua walii.i on Easter Monday.

Major Goorgo has docidod upon hooping Noleon in Australia fur tho Sydnoy Cup. All of the scribes in tho Prceß box- at ' Wollincton woro positivo that Abnor won Hie Newrnarkot Handicap. Tho New Zealand Grand Nnt.iormlStoeplo nhaso Shike ia lixod at £400 this yonr. 1 Tho race takes placo on July 28. Thoro was a, lot of growling in Melbourne ■it tho Hon. J. VVliito withdrawing Volcano from tho Nowmnrkot Handicap at tho last moment. Spado Guinea ran unplaced in tho Napier Clip on Wednesdny, and on returning (o ecalo mare and ridor woro hooted liy tho crowd. Utllo Scrub, tho winner nf |, W3 or fchroo ppvint racnn of late, lit. ono (iino carried the bntcher'a basket in Wnngnnui. Ho is a son of The Painter. It ia stated that had Nelson won tho Aus tralian Cup, tho bookmakers " ovor tho pond " would havo had to equare up to tho tune of £70,000 It is a coincidence that the vuluo of tho Dunedin Cup won by Spade Guinea is pre cisely the same as thill; won by Noleon last year, viz., £S3(j. The Brunswick Handicap at the V", R C Autumn meeting, won by Yellow Jacket, was run through a" sheet of water in eomo places over the horsee' fetlocks. The Nationalßreeders' Produce Stakes for the Sandown Park (England) second October meeting, ISS9, closed with 439 entries, the largest number on record. Argonaut, tho three-yosir-oldson of (Jado j»an and Water-witch, him beon dispoeod of by Mi- D. O'Brien to an np-conntry nport in the l>il;oWiinaUr, district. Ofago. Lord Marcus Boreaford, n member of thai fiinjouß family wliir.li Imu provided no tunny warriors aud sporttramu, died in January, at Campbellpm-e, from aa attack of typhoid fever. 1

Mr T. Chlriidldo has placed bis yearling 1 sintor to Martini Ifonry purchased by him j lit tho Mew Zealand Stud Compnny'H j sale in JMr Jiiuiom liadfuru's hnnda to traiu. t For I'J- yoars tho Newmarket Handicap » ban formed n prominent; feuturu of tho | V.X.C. Autumn Mooetiug ; but, strunge to > eny, :i Now South Waloa owner Ikih novor i provided the winner. j On bin rocont visit to TaEmnnin Mr J.

Cripps purchaser! tho steeplechaser West minster, and ho has also securer! tho two year-old colt by Albort (brother to Com motion) from B.ißhful.

Flomington racecourse is mi unfortunate o!io for Abner. As ft twn-yoar-old ho coin potcil in tho Nursery Handicap, finishing to all appearances ;i docie'ed winnei, but tho race was given to Sunny Days. Tho (statistic* of tho French tuif for the past Reason show that Dollar (firo of Spado Guinoti'H dum Rupee) topped tho lint with 121,18.1. Buy Arc'ior, a full brotlior to tho dofunct Musket, won £5,000.

The tirat day's meeting of the V.X C. Autumn Mcol.ing was a nost unfortunato ono for tho bookmaking fmtornity, who will havo to pay up heavily owing to the number of favourites that won.

Mr D. O'Brion baa purchased a fivo-year old inure, named Dorothy, by Horatio — Lass o' tho Hills. Sho is half-sister to ono of tlio colls nominated by Mr Agnow for tho Grcilt Northern Derby of 1880-00.

Of tho six successful riders at Flomington on the first day of the V.11.C. Autumn Mooting, two wore Now Zealand jockeys, two Victorian, ono Now South W;ilo°, .md ono South Australian.

Darrott and Huxtablo were tho most sue cosfful jocknyo at tho .Ounedin mooting, ouch riding live winners. Dorrott wan also second on (ivo occasions, but Huxtahle tlid not socuro a placo in any of his other at tempts. Denpot bus followed up his win of tho Viceroy's Cup lit tho Calcutta by carry ing tho colours of tho Maharajah of Durb hanga to victory in the Knch iiohar Cup, of 1000 rupees, two miles, with 9«t, ">lb. in tho .saddle

in tho Asect Vnlo Stakoe, Bedouin was full of it ut; livo furlongs, and tho much talked of Uuntingtowor showed hia con tempt for tho starter by wbcoling round and aallopinß tho rovorso way directly the (Ing fell. A Sydney scribe, referring to tho Auck landbrod Tranter, saya thtic ho is a well turnoi animal, with plenty or sino and Hulj.sr.nnco ; but; is a bit backward, and promises to show to much groator advau tapo as a throo-year-old. I'haon was withdrawn from tlio New market Handicap on account of his mvnor lxiing forestalled by a member of tho Victorian ring, and tho lllttor refusing ti) disgorge oven a portion of tho money, tho pon was brought into ueo. Among tho entries made recently for tho principal oventu of tlio English turf tbo namos ot Tho Bttid and Bendigo appear, which goen to show hoy untrue was tho roport circulated eomo months ugo, that both had complotoly broken down, Tho owner of Mercury (latn Doi-pot), who won tho Vicoroy's Cup at Calcutta, nascent his trainor Clark to Molbouvnn to purchase another Australian horae, with which ho hones to lower tho colours of Mercury, now tho property of Lord William Ueresfnrrl. According to "Sir Lnuncolot" Mr Stead laid Clill'.ird .C'2'>o to nothing about, uochiel, nnd RudinEH, who trninod him, mcuivfid a similar thuratr. Mr Stead atatOH that ho dooa not win, alter " excess." Mid oyery thini: aro [mid,tnr.ro than £1,500 in addition to the stake. . Mr H. Oxonham, the Sydney motalheian, won tho double recontly at Moonoo N'alloy with Faugh-a-Ballagh and Phaon. The tormor won the Visitors' Handicap, for which ho started at (i to 4, wliilo Phaon wont out at ."> to 'I on for the Alphington Cup, which he won easily. Notwithstanding unfavourable weather, tho number of pBBSOngOrs carried by tho Railway dopurtinnnt to the Flomington Itucoconreo on Newmarket Handicap day viz., -1,495 was slightly more than Ihu niimhnr carried on tho corresponding day Tint yoar Tho Sydney Tu'f Club has decided to nmko Iho AnnivoroiiTy Handicap of ISSSof tho valno "f £2,000, Uia condition* buing a handicap of 2,000 bovh.— 1,500 HOVR. for tho tirnt, .S-iO for tho second, and 150 mjv.n fm- tho third ; tr. bo nin at tho usual distance-a milo and throe furlongc It is said that previous to tho start for Iho Nowmarkot Handicap, i\othing looked better than (Juintiin Matsop, whoso friends wero vory canguic c, nnd tho victory of thin son of Tubal Cain would have taken ni much money out of tho ring as anything. . . Mrl.cul tho Victorian «toi'plwlm«c> j.irkev is dead Hi* hoivo foil at tho lad VVillinina town raws, and rolling over him, inllicted Much internal Injuries that; hi* rccnvory wm looked upon as hopeless from tbo first. Ilij death loavoa a void in tho rank*i of Australian crow country horMmiMi that will be hard to lill up. A Southern papor Mates that notwith standing bin 71b penalty for wmiilng the Forbury at llunodin, Silvnr Princo romped home just is ho liked for tho Flying Handi cap, and chcors, upon which hi ( ownor U nllegod to placo such an oxiilfoil v.-.Uu-, irrcntod tho return of tho colt to tho pad dock.

The limo for the Duncdin Cup wn»

Stnin IVI .'.pecs, nnd Mr Stead mipplics tho following dntnil* "'the various sections of tho raco : -From starting-post to stand—a di*tsmro of 2lOvds — tti'oc : first succeeding half-mile. 57sac : soeond ditto. st>-:r?c : third ditto, . r>2'oc : fourth ditto, 53,U0c ; total, It ia almo't certain that tho last has bocn seen of Sirdius on tho turf. Tho horfo was a real good ono when ho won tho Caulliold Guineas in I?SH, and subsequently ran fourth for the Melboarno Cup to Martini- Homy. Snrdins was considerably knockod about in tho Coalfield Cup accident, and has novor been thoroughly tr-unnr! since.

Tho " Sportsman " in rcforriiifi *a tho Newinarketi Handicap, states that William Tell was nortainly not as -well ns when ho romped homo in tho same raco last your, and few good judges who saw him in his preliminary gallop would hnvo oared to ac cept i;vcn a hundred to iivo about hit chanco of ropoaling last year'a p?rfor-

Sovor.il supporters of tho Australian turf will visit England thh year. Mr A. W. Robertson and others havo alroadv de partod. Mr K. P. Wilson, n! Hobart, ia a pufi-engor by 'ho mail ptcamor P.vrr.imatta ; Mr Walter Hall has gone by tho Natal, and Mr C. D. O'Halloron und others meditate an early departure for tbo old country. Tho greatest disappoint mont" in (ho Nowmarkot Handicap (says fi Melbourne papor) wero tho highly-tried Kichworth, who rnn a porfoct jade ; M'ia*or .Tohn, whom Gorrv could never got to tho front ; Nowmastor, who ran altogether bolow his private form ; and Quintin Matsop and Middlomarch. tho last namod of whom cut a most inglorious figure. An English paper says:—" During the eleven months ondod Novombor 00, the numbor of horses oxpnrtod from England was (iS6O against 5920 last year. Of those 1678 were sent to Bolsium, 453 to Franc", 1064 to the United States. 1532 to British North America, and '21U! to otlwr coun tries. Tho valno of tho horses nxnortod durin;; tho elavon months was ±':550,007

Just Like a Woman.

She camo around tho corner thoothor evon

ing with toars in hor eyos and a shawl thrown ovor hor bead to toll a patrolman that hor husband had beon boating hor again. " Woll, you mupfc no to tho I'oliro Court nnd irnt a warrant," ho replied. " Yos, T'll go the first thing in tho morn in;;. Don't, you Ihink T also havo fjrouarlfl for r/ivorco ?" " Why, nortninly. <;•> to i>omr lawyer nn-1 tell him what n loafer nnd hrule >-our husband in, un.l you'll havo mi trouble." " Did you sny losfor and brute?" " Yob. ma'am Ho nu;:ht; to bo tarrod and foathercd and rndu on a rail." "Don't you say that, sir !" she hotly ex claimed, "and don't you riaro call my bnsbind n. loafer and 1 bruto I" "But isn't ho?" "No, sir. He's one of the kindest and best hu«binrls in tho world, arid if you talk about him I'll havo you up for slander. The irloa ! Don't you novor dare to speak to mo again—novor !

Riotous Strikers.

Thk striking miners at Blantyre, Scot land, engaged in riotous demonstrations and looted a number of chops. The local police ■were powerless, and troops had to be called out to quell the disturbance. A number of arrests wcro made. Tho minors' Ktiiko is uproiditig iti Scotland,

(.'hicttfiu liulio'.' work nu moro Cliciitraaa slipporii. Life is too short and tho feet (bay kuow are too biV.

ATHLETIC NOTES.

(By Actjion.)

!•' I X T U R E S.

CRICKET.

Miiroh (I. Vi nnil li-Jta!,'Ußh Team v. Kafit Molbaurau G.C. SENIOR COP. March Vl aniU9-Gordon v. Auckland. Holland'a v. Unitod. March ''A unrl Arril 2—Holland'a v. Auckland, Gordon v. United. JUNIOR CUP. March 111 and 26-Parnoll v. Holland'a; National v. clordon ; Onehunßa v. United ; Auck land v. OnehunKo United. SECOND JUNIOtt CUP. March 12 and 19-Domain G. 8 v. Albany; Wnt'cmataiind v. Gordun 3rd ; Richmond v. Kdcu; Auckland 3-d v. Alpha.

AQUATICS.

: Mwdi 12-A.R.A. Rcßattn. Anrll Ki-Noilßon v. O. Matter-son, iiltO aside, on llit; Pafaiuatli. \lav 181'—Hmlanv. Gaudour. United States. July, ISS7-Hanlnn v. Tcemor. Unitod Statos.

CORRESPONDENCE

\VAiTEMATA.-The fastest tiroes for a mile over done in New Zealand were made by O'drien, when be was ovor here four years hack On tho clnilcr track at Lyttclton he rnn a milo in I inln l?s cs.; on the Domain Cricket Ground bora he troko Jinin. 233ecs-oii tbe graes of COUl'it,

CRICKET.

While poiiio of tho old crickoting giants \iro gradually dropping out of sight, two new mon, or comparatively ao, have como into prominonco in Australia—Turner and Ferris, tho two great bowlora, Tho former is now without a poor in tho colonios as a bowler, tho o^ly ono comintr near him being Ferris. A few fncte about thefo two

players may intorest my roadors. Tumor haili from Buthurtt, and oarly mado a re putation as a bowler, and did excollently against Shaw's team in 1881. He is a vory taking bat, and a hard hitter H« bowl ing peculiarity is tho speed with which tho ball rises from tho pitch. Keeping them un excellent longth, ho works irom each side, und la particularly dangerous to a batsmen if the wickot-koopor and slip do their duty. Ho is 21 years of ago, stands Sit OJln, and woighs 10J stone. Tho following is a record of his principal performances this season as reported by tho •' Sydney Keforoo," and it truly maUos all otherM look queer bosido it: —

J. .1. Forri^, is a lot handed bowler, with a good bit of paco and broak. Ho is I!) yoars ol afjo, stands sft 7in in height, and weighs lU.i stono His Btyle of do livery is "somewhat similar to that of W. Moldrum, only left-handed. Novor sinco tho retirement of F. Allen has Australia had a left-handed bowlor who could como within streets of Ferris. His" only appearance in "big cricket" up to this season was with tho juniors in Shaw and Lillywhito's last team, when ho waa successful both in batting and bowling, par ticularly tho latter. Ho ie tho mainstay of tho formidable Belvidero Club as a bowler, nnd rivals Tumor for supremacy in that department in tho prosont Now South Wales and Australian teams. Ho break? Irom both sides, fastor from leg, and docs a lot of head work. Ho aUo bills loft hand, and is a vory fair poifonncr. In big matohoß this sonson ho has secured thirty four wickets for -138 runn. Giving n" average of nearly 1,1 runs pur wicket.

lairing tho recent match at Sydney bo rween New South Wales and tho English professionals, when Tumor obtainod S wickets for 32 runs, ono day at lunch Mr Hunt, propriotdr of tho Oxford Hotel, had tho bad taute to present tho Knglieh cap tain with a pondant in tho form of a diminutivo pair of gold spectacles, in tended to remind Shrewsbury of two BUCCCBBiva ducks which ho has mado in tho present match, thanks to Turner's bowling. In a fulsome speech, which oxtollodTurner'e bowling prowess to tho Hkios, Mr Hunt honed that Hio youm; bowler's achievo menc would bo proclaimed from tho house tops of Kuropo, and that Shrewsbury, whilst, helping to publish Tumor's fame, would, by occasionally ganinji upon the trophy, bo suitably imbued by the magni tude of Ins discomlituro. Shrewsbury accepted tho presentation with as £ood a grace as ho could, but doclined, and vory properly, to rexpond to Mr Hunt's uDisy cjllu.ru reply-

b'omo romarkaWo fcitn of bowling oc c.n-ion.illy occur in connection with tho h nailer matches in Sydney. In a recent malch botweon Goldsbrough and Co. and Wright, Hoaton, and Co., J. Arthur, who was trundling fur tho former,' took oight wickots for 1 run, tho innings clii.-ing for a total of 7 runs. This doos not look as if tho colony was likclyto run short of bowling talent.

H. J. H. Scott, tho captain ot the late Aus tralian Eleven, wiiiing from London on January 15th, says : — •'I scored a win at the Koyal Collogo of Surgeons yesterday, and now havo oidy my final to do before thoy qualify mo." In a. chort time ho may bo oxpcottd back in Australia as Dr. Scott.

At n mooting of tho delogatos from tho Victorian and South Australian Associn tiuns after tho rocent lutur-colouial match, it waa decided that in all big matches tho overß should coosi-t of six bulls. Only tbe concurrence of New Sooth Walos is now needed.

It was anticipated that W. L. Murdoch would havo beon ablo to play for tho East Melbourne Elevon against the Englishmen this week, but recent Australian files say thnt pressure of buainos.i will prevent him doing an.

Playing for East Melbourne against a county team, W. Ford mado Sl> out of 3l, r>, and stumped seven out of 'ho eleven wickets lost by the country tonm. Six of the?o wero oil' Palmer's trundling.

Mr Colburn, playine for Wellingtou Col lege v. Nomiefcripts last weok, put togothor tho large score of Ml.

AQUATICS.

Noil Mattorsnu, tho xoll-known oarsman, 3 i» to bo married shortly. I A milling match han boon arranged to take place on April Kith on tho l'arramattn Rivor between iN'cilson and Chnrlio Matter ' son for £100 aside. Charlie is Noil Matter -1 eon's brother. I Mr Allison, tho owner of the Wnitangi, • wishes to fell hor now It is his intontion to hnvo a 40 ton yacht built duri D p tho winter in order thnt ho may havo another try for tho Intor-colonial Challengo Cup noxt year. Tho Waitengi nnd Magic have had "another race, and again tho Now Zealand boat has proved victorious. Tho race took Ohm. lilmtn. lOaoc. to sail, and (ho Waitangi won by 'iSioe. without hor time allow anco, Edward Hanlnn has made hi» first deposit lor n match with Gaudaur. Ho does not want (o row oiirlior than Jun'u. Bubenr, Iho KoplUh professional, will visit 'tho States noxl month, and will probably make n match with llanlan over a five miles CYCLING. Mr Aueter, tho Fivo Milo Champion, hps joined tho Waitemnta Bicyclu Club. A road raco from Onehnuga to Parneli is being got up for novices, and from what I hoar a vory large number will onfcer. The prize? are to bo gold, silver, and bronze medals, and tho raca is open. C. W. Bennett, amateur champion cyclist of Now South Wales, haß signified his intontion of competing at the race rucoting of tho Melbourne Bicycle Club on March 2G, und has entered for the Two Miles M.B.C. Plate, One Milo Bracelet, and the ten mile and a-half and the half-mile Hrst-claes bicycle races. The rules of the. New South Wales Cyclists' Union have been lately re vived, and the following clear de inition of a novice will prove in teresting to local wheelmen : —A novice, or person eligible to comDete in a novice or maiden race, is a ridor who lia? never, up to iho tiuio of starting in such a race, won any prize in any cycling race other than a raco confined to members of his Club. All uovicea or maiden races shall be -cratch racof?, and bo ridden on bona Jide roadsters of not lees than 351b weight.

"Volox," writing in tho "Now Zealand Koforeo," say*, in roforence to tho Five Milo Ohompionehip :—"lt is a p''y that Bean could not, mi up to represent Canterbury. I think ho would havo no difficulty in bringing tho championship hack with him. / don't think! The finish for tho ton-milo race at tho ro cont mixed meeting in Sydney was, toeuy tho leaet o£ it, amusing. 1 clip tno follow ing from the " Bulletin •': -Coming to tlio winning post Charloa Wood was loading, with Dwyer next, and Bennett bringing up the roar of the trio. Wood then borod out and spoilt any chanco Dwyor might havo had of passing him, but ho rathor ovordid it, as Bennett wont inside, and according to tho judge's decision finished nrst. And then occurroi a most original scone. Bennett, in no measured terms, rated tho judgo for placing him first, and said Wood hod won for a cortaintj, whilst Wood entered a protest against Bonnett for pass ing him on tho inside. Wood wanted after wards to withdraw tho protest, but this the committee would not allow, and at a meet ing hold on Monday it was decided : -Ist. That as Bennett had broken the rule in pass in" Wood on the insirioho should be disquali fied 2nd That as tho fact of Bennett passing on tha inside, so close to the win ning post, clearly showed that Wood was boring Dwyer out. Wood should be dw qualified. 3rd. That tho prize bo awardod to Dwyer. Dwyer, however, states ho would rather rido the race over again, and at tho timo of writing so tho matter stands.

ATHLETICS.

Tho Athletic Club always havo Rood luck in their choice of a day for the sports, and lost Saturday waa no exception to the rule, for bettor weather could not have boon wished for. Both Championship Racoa resulted in eurpriso*. In tho Five Mile Kaco, whon Au»tor camo sut on tho small Kangaroo that, ho won on, there wai hsrdly a spectator that 'ha not do a quiot i,'rin, but "ho laiighs bsst who laugha last," and ho BS toniehed tho natives first by the rpuot way in which ho dogged the little wheels cf tho loadors ai:d then the way he ppuriod on the last half-mile : ha literally emotherod his field, and was fully thirty yards ahoad before oither of tbo loaders seemed t'> bo awaro of tho fact 1 think there can bo no doubt about the best man winning, and I believe that if ho had had hiß racer ho would havo won far more easily. Buchanan kept up his reputation as a sticker, and 1 fancy for a lonfr distance thero is no ono in Auckland, bar Austor, can tcuch him. Many thought that tho quarter mile was a 'iftfor 11. It. Davoy, while Maude had admirers not a few, but Wyn yard ran with a big heart, and whon ho once took the lead was never hondod, though Davoy, on coming into a straight, mado a splondid c-H'.rt, but could noc manage it. Wynyard had hard lines, after winning tho 120-y'ds Handicap as ho liked, to be disquali fied, but be has nothing to grumble at, for tho Club must penalise tho ollenco, or jost ling will become ton common. Lurk had a regular chuck in for the hurdle race, and Owen could not «ut to within more than two or three yarde of him Frnm tho way Owen jumpod I thought that something wan wrong with tho hurdles, thoy did not soem to bo tho correct equal distanco from each other. This would of coureo throw tho mon out of their stride. Tho finish for tho (iOt) yards was ono of tho be«t witnessed during tho afternoon, and Stophonaon deeorved his win. Barton won tho mile in tine stylo, though he did not run up to what I expected, but this may havo been owing to a bad cnld ho was sufl'erinpfrom. rho scratch man, Diddams, camo through his men wondorfully well, and has greatly improved since he won at tho ln«t moetin^. Somerfield won the Lady's Bracelet of .'!00 yard? with very little to sparo. Ho wont off with a bi^ rush, and waa nover hoadod, though Speight, Lusk, and Owen would have all throo passed him if it had boon a few yards furthor. In tlio bicycle races, tha dark horpe lliindypido h;.d vory hard linos, as ho was only ablo to compete in two out of tho four bo onterod for. During tho morning ho maoagod to break his .">!)-inch racer, and hid to ueo -I. A, Stownrt'H 0-1 inch, and wop thui very much handicapped. Hunt made a vory good raoo of it, with Locky in tho three miles, and ho kept Locky tfoitif,' lliu whole way, and mado it :> vory fast raca. Whon Lecky won last year ho did tho distance from thc.jOyard mark in Umins'iTcOCH, buton Saturday ho won from 20 yards in lOmius 40iecs. Bell won tho Mile Opun easily, but I fancy if Aueter bad not had a epill, he would have won that also. Fivo riders como down through Glodhill running int'i Locky, and of couriso thoae mon were oat of it. I think it in about timo that tho Com inittco mado room on their programme for some jumping events. Thero would bo good entries and it ia deserving of a trial A. F. Barton again won tho two milo walking, though ho w«' conceding Fountain 330 yard?. Burton's walking ia at times not, abovo suspicion now, und ho haj t'j be cautioned ones during tho race.

The Now York " Clipper" is in receipt of allidavitatrom the judges fubstaiitiuli;:g tho performances of William 11.I1. Chadwick, of Kxeter, N.H., who on November 20 placo kicked a Rugby football a distance of 200 ft Bin, and on tho following day mado a drop kick of HiSt Tin. Tlio former constitutes a world's recor.i, and tho latter has boon boaton in America by only .1. E. Duffy, of Michigan Univorsity, who kicked a ball KiSft 7}in in May lait. Ono of tho judges wrote : Tho kick ufTa wcro mado from grass whilo tho ball cam-j down whsro tho turf had boon worn off, and the su'i had melted tho froet enough to mako a plainly distin guishable mark. Ono judge was stationed at tho kick off, two j'ulgos'at the other end, and tho measurement was carefully mado with a now standard twentyfivo yards tape drawn perfectly taut. There was no ap preciable wind during the kicks.

Dunn, tho Now Zealand wrestler at pre sent in MolboirnP, recently mot two local champions, Thomas and Blackburn, iv a match for £23 a tide, b?.st of nine falls, Cumberland sty leonly. Dunn was to wrestlo each man alternately, but in tho (irat throw Dunn ricked Thomas's back, but Black burn decided to liniah tho match. After an exciting contest Dunn won, securing fivo falls to Blackburn's three.

Does anyone know who " S. Skitch, of New Zsalanci," is! Ho is on tho M yards mark in the Sir Joseph Banks Handicap, Hutcheni ond Samuels (practically scratch men) giving him 5 yards. Tho distance is 150 yards.

The 100 yard* and 250 yards Amateur Championships of (juoonsland have been won by H. A. McDonald. Twelve started in tho firrit. and six in tho socend. Both raced were won with oaso.

A six days' ;;o (n-ynu-ploaso competition, limited to 12 hours per day, took place re cently in Philadelphia, the winner, Anton Strokol, of Michigan, covering ,"S6 miles 3 laps.

Francis, tho crack kick and goal potter of tbe Bast Chriatohurch F C, will not play football during tho coming senson. Ho will bo v locs to Canterbury.

At a meeting of Invorcargill footballers on Saturday, tho 19th, the Southland Football Union was formed.

Whisky and Tobacco.

Thf. increase in tho amount of whisky die tilled and drunk during tho year now ended was 1,600,000 gallons over tbo nmount for ISSS, tho total consumption of this liquor being 7,700,000 gallons. Estimating tho population of tho country at 60,000,000, this givea about ono gallon and a pint for each ono of us, including women and school-children and infants. Tho consumption of boor mounts up to some 26-1,000,000 gallons, an incroUeo of more than 1,500,000 from tho preceding year, which admits of an allowance of eleven gallons to each inhabitant, or counting out the children and ono-half of the adult popu lation as tola! abstainors, tho rost iiro to bo credited with the imbibition of ami half pint, daily. The us» of tnbacaa is cunetonlly Incraaa "ing, except in tho form of sjnuff, tho falling off in tho consumption of that article roach ing noarly two hundred thousand pounds. In tho comparatively novel practico of cigarette smoking, which hiis, in fact, come into vegue within less than fifteen years, there has beon an increapeof 25 percent, tho total number burned being 1,310,000,000, or about twenty-two opitico all around. Of manufactured tobacco for smoking and chewing, there woro 191,000,000 pounds used, averaging about three and ono-fourth pounds each, and of cigars, 3,500,000,000, an iucreafo of 152,U0U,0U0 from last year, or about fifty lime for overy inhabitant. If, now, a calculation is mado of what these 'large ug^regatcs havo cost the con jumarp, supposing them to havo made their jurchaees at retail, wo may roach an ap >roximale imagination of the tnx which our minor vines lay upon the collective purse of tho average man. Taking tho lowest piiccw a 1" four cents for a cijrnr and ten cents for a gill of whisky, tho total will bo found to amount to moro than I.'JOO.OCO.OOOdoIa. not co very much le^ than our rational debt— or 20do<i:. each from all who live in our prosperous land, — "Boston Adra-- , tisor." '

THE GARDEN.

[lit lIOHTUS.J

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Vmilia, Uosis. Camellia, eto. ('•Amateur,' Surrey Hlil8).-I do not think it woul i bo of much use for you to life and trannplant your lUUliaiil'Uitsimv: thoy would not.do much good i( Hfiod and transplanted '"^Jo^^o^ tho d(5 ni'aMCI)CK na'to^U boforo'liftmc tho rceo b'ualus. Oamulliisyouoan lift now ; but when liftiiK try and secure ns lar^f a ball of i-attb wiih the roots a3 poisicle and when planting ceo that the coil put about tfio room is well pulvuriscd. Itumediatoly after planting give .inch plant a heavy drenehinß of wit jr also shadooacli Canton the eunward tide of the troe for about a month ; a lew branches or the treofmanuka) will answer the purposes ad rnir nb!y. LafttseifionlmovcdaboutGlaivoplants.ln ICobruttry. and novcr hurt a leaf. Carnations: IMi now, wat.nr plentifully afti-r planiiog and Blmdc fur about «. week. Jfuchsias : You ma? lifttnesenow bytaiiinKalar^ubal with them, and Kivinj? plenty of • ater nfier planting, Vio'ctß can also bo lifted now. bui you should water tlieni troely after planting. Cabisaok Win ("Query," Newton). — Tbc cab baae lly is one of the greatest nuia incos in tbo. kitchen garden. When planting out dip your plants into watar in whlcu kerojeue has been mixed at the rata of oao tiblcspoontul 10 tho irallon of water. The yuunit plants growng 111 seed beds should be oocaionally spw ed with the sune mixture. About three weeks ago I obtained about 50 plnnta badly covered with llr. loippeiiihem in water in which I had previously washed my hands, ÜBlng strong carboho soap while doingso Tlie plants were immediatuly p!a ited out and watered, and I have uot seen mo slightest apponranoa of tße ily eineo. Last weok I again wue-ed thbw, mid they aro now showing signs of a strong, healthy growth. They will be aKuin wMerea thia week.

Puih Plum, and Ari'u; Tri:ks ("Nomo").— Yes yuu can move p-jar and (..lum trees now, but it would Lo daugeroua to cry iln appla tie-. You sh'jula try and make arrange ments before you uoll ihe ptuca 10 bo allowotl to li(t the apples 1.1 the winter. Aa for poars uuduluui- i beiievo it, will do thorn «ood U) lilt now, it ilono with care. lAti large Balls <>f oji'th witti iho roots, and when p'.iinticg. thoroiutily saturate the eartb around thorn with wator. Ie would be impossible for me to come antl givo you porboual uttvioo. as my tme is moro linn tuliy eugagud. lou can oißily procure a gardener 10.10 tho work woo will thoroughly understand how to do ic. SUXI'XOWKK (A.M.) —la the future the sun- Ilower 111 Newi^.ttltiudwill beoneol thdbtiple crop-. Inuouiupansof Kuaaia Knd America tho sunllower ia unlvursallj cultivated In fields and Kaidsap, ana ovory part of thu plant ia turned to uruCiical uae. A hundred pounds of tlie ?eea jiuld forty pounda < {oil, mm tho icsi due rjrms a wholeutima £ /cd lor catilo, as also do the leaves and tue green utalka. cut up nuall. all being enKer.y devoured. The irean Ilowurs. wheu a. litde short 01 lull bluom, fui ntsb adieh for t iv taolo which beara f jvourabla conuiaruon with toe artichoke. They also cuiilan a. lurtjo quantliy of Honey, and 00 va?u*ble food for pen try; urouud ir.to flour, pisu-y piwl uuk'iß can to undo Irom ihem. Tho carcfully-driid leaf is used ts a. Ihe v ii Bwaujpy p«cca ..■■•> a protection ut;tiinst.inturi»iiiuai lover. The Halks make a valuable limit,' uia'.i-riil wheit wood is Bcarce Sourln o! tlio sunflower, af; you tay, should bj oistributtd in quantities to the dif ferent, bctilcn;, a* ultra is ksui-c.ly v. cop wtiich will anawsr so iuo,nj pari>o3is.

Storing Fruit.

As tho coason advance" tho quoation of storing past the lato Looping apples and pears is a consideration for thoso who wish

to obtain largo prices during tho wintor. I will try and point out a few of the cesontiuls

required fo ne to mako the ptoring of fruit a thorough success. First: Every caro must bo lakan in packing tho fruit so as to avoid bruising, for tho slightest bruiee is suro to onus; decay, whore'bruiEed tho divisional cells containing the j'jica aro burst, and tho juica will soon ferment and putrify, causing the fruit to rot and contaminating the whole fruit. Second : The fruit sbould only bo picked in the middle of a hot dry day, taken into a dry room and left thero for one day before being stored away. Third, storing past: Tho fruit should be stored past in a cool place where the temporaturo is as low as it U poseiblo to obtain it in our climate. Xho bunt possible temperature is wh&re it ranges fioma littleovoriJOJeg toJOdeg. As a rule collars or underground rooms make tho best storing placee, far preferable to uny structures abovo tho ground. It ia aldu bettor to exclude atmospheric air as much as possible. To do thia Iho fruit fhuiild bo packed in dry eand SO that it is filtered ot all impurities before it rouchuK the Iruil.. Sand operates ao ft proiarvalivo n-A only by excluding ak anil moisture, but by kcoping tho fruit cool which i« a great consideration \riih our warm lrioi^t atmosphere— Band being ono of tha worst conductor* o! ho=it. I'utrofactton requires three contingencies — moi'turo, warmth and atmospheric air. Now burying iti fund excludes thogroator portion of these. Tho beet way to pack Jate keoping truit ia to make large bins in a cellar, place a layer of Band :ti tlio bottom, then a layer of fruit, koeping tho fruit a slight distance from each other. Then cover trio fruit with moro eand and «» On until tlio bin is full, placing a covering of about ti to S inchon on tho top. Tho sand should bo thorou-hly driud boforo lining.

Picking Apples and Pears. Whon to gather keopiug npploßaiid peare .■iomotimos causes a good deal of consider ation to people beamning to grow fruit. Tho usual signs of ripeness in apples and iieara aie : let, rcadinosa to separate from the treo when tho fruit is gently moved ; if the fruit is nearly ripe, tho stalk will break almost by itself by a elight elovation of tho fruit, ilnd, tlio colouring of the pips or seeds inside tho fruit is a suro in dication, in thoy uo\ or chango colour till tho tree's work ia done. When a tingle nppio or pear ia cut through and tho seeds aro pa»t . assuming that dark colour they finally attain tc, then the truit is iic of gathering Besides those almost certain indications of ripeness, ■there aro other eigna in tho tree itself, in thofolnge and the wood, which tell the ob sorvant grower when tha fruit may be gathered ; but theea eigne can only bo learned by practical experience. Another matter to be looked to in picking fruit is that it is almost an impossibility to obtain all the fruit on any given tree of the simo degree of lipanese ac the eaine time, dividing tho picking into two or threo period?, taking those only that wero ripo first, leaving the others to follow later on. Bat to carry this out pioperly requires tho posees-ion of more practical knowledge of fruit on the part of tho cultivator than is commonly met; though, in tho caee of thoso who only grow a few varieties] the reason of the-r ripening might bo much oxtonded if an ctfort wore rnado to obtain the necessary knowledge I.ato tippled and pears aro often pathorcd too early fo as to pave them from tho attacks of cither birds or insects. Tho risult of boing packed boforo th?y are lipo i< that the fruit, instead of keeping till it matures, t-oons b?gine to ehrivol, though shrivoiliDg also arises frum the fruit not being properly ki-pt—being either too dry or ton warm. Tho beat place tn keep fruit is in a cool, dark collar where tha tempera ture i^ always very low, brincing out those varieties wbijh require a li'tlo more warmth to nicit the flesll and briou out, the llavour a fortnight or so before thoy aro required for uss or Ihoir season begins. Spraying Orchards 11. Shoploy. of Nevada, V'ernon county. Mo., reported to the Missouri State Horti cultural Society an account of hig experi montH in spraying orchards with London purplo to destroy tho c.irikcr worm, and tho expert)"} of tho operation. Tho mode of (•praying for tho Codling worm is quite Hirailar, thouch i.urformod at n different time in the noncon. Mr Sbeplfly did hie work on « largo scale, at au oxponpo of only thrco cents ■ a tree, in the following

Ho placed threo empty coal-oil barro'n in a waggon und tilled them with water; he then took, v pound of London purplo for each barrel, first mixing it wall in n pail of water, and pouring it into tho birrol. The waL'gon was driven along tho windward ride of tho row of treoß if thoro was much wind, and with a fountain pump with a lino rofc the liquid wne thrown over tlin treoa. Tho water in the barrel matt bo constantly Btirred during Him nporalion, to prevent, the prison from Fettling. Grend caro should bo ftaliun not to brontho tiny nf it, nor allow Hie wind to carry the liquid toward the men or hoiccn. With two reams and four men throe or four hundred trees can be eprayed in n day. Tho entire nost, in cluding puinjw, barrel?, poieon, and labour, was about threo cents a troo for twice spraying.

Wo have novor known an instance out of many trials where this treatment was ! not entirely successful with cankor worms, or where it did not do=troy most of the Codling worms and givo much fair fruit, which before wns nearly ruined with tho ineoct. In rainy weather it should bo repeated two or three times, the firs* application boing washed off. We have preferred Paris green to London purple, us being more uniform in its degree of strength when not adulterated. For the canker worm tbo work should be dono early in tho spring ; for tho Codling worm when tho apples are half an inch in diameter, nml repeated a Saw clays after ward. After ppraying, snoop or other animal* ehould not bo turned into the orchard tn eat the scattered herbage, till a heavy ruin has washed offtbe poison.

It rtiay be interesting to remark tha* the youug Codling insect, when hatched frrnn the OKg laid in t.ho blossom end of the fruit, weigh* 1o»b trmo a two hundred thousandth part of a mao, and it is there fore killed by a quantity of poieon so small as to have no offoc* whatever on human be ings. Even thia minuto portion in all washed off by tho rama beforo tho frnit is grown Xho above geeni^ to bo the best eystorn of all for the destruction of thoCodling moth. Everywhere in America where it has been tried tbo loss of fruit from the ravages of this insect has beon reduced to a com parative, trifle. In small orchards around Auckland the ppraying could be donewith a common garden syringe, and the expense would bo trifling to tho value of the fruit which could bo caved to the growers. Next spring I will return to the subject, and will diecuss the matter just as the season for spraying boginn.

My First Heavy Villain; or How to Use a Sword and Pistol (on the Stage).

Thirteen yoars ago I was •'bursting to be ' an actor.'' At that time I was a wonderful m amatour, in fact a genius lin the opinion of myeclf and my own immediate friends)only' '■■•" waiting for an opportunity to create a son- r saf.on and electrify tho public. At last • the occasion offered itself in tho shape of an entrapment under the management of that exoaffent actress the lato Miss Rosa Cooper; : I condescended to accept tho offer and at ; • onca considered myself a full blown actor. I conjured up ie my mind bow ,3 I would show the majority of actors » tbc way to act— an error that most ama- 'ii teurs full into, but I very soon realised tha f fact that thoro was a groat deal of imaginai- f tion id my opinion of myself aa an actor. I ■-•'■'< suddenly found my Jovol amongst tht- ■ smaller members (all genim-es !) of the com-. '-, pany. Tho worst and moist unkind cut of,' all was when Miss Cooper asked me to carry '" ona corner of tha coffin in " Richard the >'> This to me, tho pride of the " Piincr' iJ Alfred Dramatic Society," was humiliating. ' : Sol resigned and joined a travelling com- '' pany, in which I was promised (mark you, ' promised) all the best parte, capecially the !": low comody. But theatrical managers par- | ticularly manager.! of travelling compiniesj 9, are neuly as bad as othcrpoopleforbreaking' S their prumif-es. I soon found I had to dflf- i cend from my "pedestal of conceit "and :' do eveiyihing and anything. All kinds : of part.., and helps to " pull up" the. ;1, pconory and f>ometimes to paint it. In the :', courto vi. our peregrinationp, we visited''1 Queensland, in tho far north of Australia, ; Cl and we played at a place- called, the :: Ruvons.vood Diggings It was here that I .'" caused a eensv.ijn and olectrified (not the ''"•' public) but my brother actors (of conne .>.-'■'' I wns un actor by this time, and plumed .'] myself iliat I might bo permitted to ba. " called a brother artist ') Wo were about to play a wonderful i" drama called " The Loßt Treaeuro!!!" rfj written by a member of the company. ASSi usual tho stage manager secured the best1.,!'? part for himself ; these stage managers are '. | always very selfish. I did uot object to hia ;i: playing the best part, only this happened1 ";: to be tho " Low Comedy." I considered id* an infringement of my rights and resented,/■ it, not with words,, but "black" lo6Ks| and I can look " black " without the aaais* M tance of " make up " (if you do not believe1';"1' me, a:k the members of the Poraeroy; 7 • Company). To make mattors worse, I was1 »| cast for the Heavy Villain, the wicked.'1 squire of the village ; this waa almost too;1 -"* much, and the gentleman who always?;'-'; 1 played the villain was cast for the old'I .* miser, a part that our worthy stage mana- J | cor should have played. At the end of .tho'-'? «j second act, the scano is supposed to repre-;"'J sent a large cavo, wherein the mieer haa"; '!' nocrotcd a caekot (thero is, nearly always, »*, casket in these dramas). This casket is,: "Tho Lost Treasure,"—honco tho name of' "' tho drama. ' ~,';'S Tno miner baa to tako the '•Treasure"1;^ from a corner in tho cavo (which will crack,;: in tbo scenery), bring it forward towards f j tho footlights, kueol down, and gloat ovir3 it, and cry oxullingly, " It's mine, mine. Jj all inino." At this moment the -wicked. 1!! squiro appoars at tho lop of a rock N which;j J consistod of a gin case turned up on iU|p| end), shoots the mUor, rushes down the stago,* teizos the, cash-box, 1 mean tho treasortV/g paying, " Thou iieat 1 it is tnioo, all mine.'^j;l| Curtain. At rehearsal, tho stage managojc*^ j was vary precise in arranging, and olso'"' g very particular in ehowinß me, how to. ;' uso a piatol on the stage; beginners in- ;: variably point tho pistol straight Jr at their victim, as if they were pigeon-shoot-!^,, ing. Smarting under tho injustice of having to^tv; play a Heavy Villain, thiß instruction lac-'M kuonlodged with very bad tatte, and gUTO^''. the usual reply young actors indulge in who J 3 aro "too big" to bo told, i c., "Oh, I"|| know !" Night camo, tho eventful momentW arrived, I got my cue. I rushed on to th»]jS rock (gin case) with (horse) pistol in hand, ':; and pulled away at the trigger, which was '^ rather stiff; at last it went off, but to mj.Zl horror I found I had rushed down stage (in- .; etead of waiting at tho back) Bnd put the ;" whole charge of the pistol into the neck of the, ■■:,.. miser, who instead of dying in a melodrama-'^ tic manner, rosa to his feet, glared atme, add/iv fiercely gasped out "Blast; you," and''^| walked on the stage. Down came the curtaitt't-J amidst roars of laughter from the audience; |^ of course the unfortunate actor refueed tojiJ play the part aguin. Our stage manager, who waa very much annoyed with me, undertook to play it himself; he would not give mo the satisfaction of playing tht . comedy part, but oust tho wounded actor. V:' for it; at rehearsal, he altered the business,'; ■ making me use 11 sword instead of. a pistolij'j, Well, night came again, I got my "cue" *, T ; ouco more and on I went, determined to-j.;' mako a 'hit," and I did, for I Aft my second.;'.;./ victim in the middle of tbo back,' driving., tho sword through his doublet^ in fact, „' through all tho clothes he had on him. ,',; . ( Ho let out ono demon yell and fe'lj, down came tho curtain amidst thunders of ,^ applause—the whole of the company (fiveV.,," in all) rushed to his assistance. "What's,^ the matter ?" criad tho anxious Thespians.^ " Oh, he's done for ma," groaned the young, man. Just imagine my thoughts at that; J moment,—judges, barristers, wigs, gowns,,^;.., books, juries, policemen, gaolers, scaffold, h &c, flew through my brain lm^i electricity. "Send for a dostor," cnea^j ono. "No, no !'' ga;ped the S^S*^jgi manager, "it's too late. I feel theetooaj^ trickling down my back." To strip hiß .:>;, clothes off was enly tho work of a moment; j^ eager faces and anxious eyes looked for tno'^ wound, but none could be found, not even1. , a scratch. But the sword bad really passed, , through all hia clothes and he had felt tho ~.,.. cold steel against his bare back and nenee ( .; ho thought he was stabbad and imaf?"nWj,y the blood was trickling down his I'-WK.",';^ That drama has not been played since, Bpr.^ ia it likely to bo. . lJ£, ha George P. Caket. ...;' tfil ~,i' pt

EATING THEIR CIGARS.

A ceut.u* English lard, having received^* from Sir Francis Drake a present of «MMW| of tho first cigore imported into Earop&jg •nvitcd to dinner hie farmore, ns well as ~;,) tho Mayer and corporation of tho adjoining cii market town. After a succession of coutteß,!;!'.« to which tho bucolic appetite did ampler justice, n dish containing the finest prodtto-;?«| tiona of Havana was piaced on the table.:*'*?f Tho dish waa handed round. The farmers,/^ looked aekance at each other, wondenor i*,; wliere those little, dry, brown stioks.;.w:.;.W asparagus came from, but not daring gojgj question thoir Amphitryon or foar of a«'fffl playing thoir ignorance They nudged oacn M| otber with their elbow?, and, as ■nobody.;*'! except tho host knew whan to make ofthea ,«§ new dish, everyone waited tor his nelgn-aI'^ hour to mako n start. At last tho Ma>or,-J<>W feeling himself called on to set the examplenO;. by virtue of hU office, took hio ci^ar_be- y,«W twaen hie finger and thumb, dipped it nwo^l *! a salt-collar, and put it into hia mouth. Is A« fim ooco tho town councillors and farmers began I'm to crunch the strange article of diet, to MO ,m groat amusement of their host, who wittt^i^ much difficulty maintained his composnra." |)'M After a few moments of silence he sMO-IJ. e "Woll, how do you like tbo uew dwttJ' ■"••«■ " Delicioup, exquisite—" Btammered fWgBM the Mayor, whose face, by ttl™'lt,, ) tiino livid, betrayed horrible internal-..' qualma. "Exquisite I" repeated thegueSW <; in chorus, making superhuman efforts to -^ appear calm. His Lordship then got up,' v >* quietly helped himself to a cigar, a»a, JS lighted it, without appearing to notice tne m angry amazement of hi? gue'Bts. *. eW"."i minutes later the Mayor asked permiseiOß)-'.^ to retire, on tho plea of a pressine engag* ' l ment. In the streetsthero enauedaternbW ;" scene. Such of tho guests who had not > v euccuml'sd to the terrible effects of ■■Be^'"'t sickness" took tho Mayor peverely to tasJt :.;,*; for the fatal example ho had pet them. -j. Tho municipal elections eamo off m ine>"«H; followiug week, when tho Mayor.:ana ::l i the retiring council were ignomimously ,;J . beaten. . , •;... v x ; ;:i . ~i. h ■ ;i*«a «

THE AUCKLAND EVEJSING STAK, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 18b7

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Poshn Spade Guinea l'lgrcdia .. Silence .. L'cavl Cinderella British Lion

.. !i I Soudan .. .. '!) 0 Lad}- Xoro.li .. .. S 11 TheLainl .. -S 8 Salisbury ..8 I) Jlystory.. .. 7 10 IUvulct.. .. 7 10

.. ti 11 .. *7 1 .. a in . . i; il .. (! 1 .. <i 7



Matches. « K 5 "2 KowBonth Waloa v. BnBlftna.i 100 20 H fi let Mnloh r ISO 3* 21 7 New .Howh Wales v.KnsiaiMl. ) 281 V 3D 2nd Mutch f 7 3 — 1 Mow Mouth Wales v. Kntfaml. I 131 32 II 8 ' 3.-d Match f 117 27 13 li fatercolonia. 0l 8 lb 3 «r D o, ..} » g 37 { UtorcolonlaUSyanoy) .. .. j. 81 |5 in 1 KiiKland v. Combinod Team .. | ( 72 l^j 1' Jj Knulnnd v Combined Team .. I 109 62 93 5 •Jiid Match /

Tolill 2115 516 273 72



NEW STORY! NEW STORY! " HEART'S BITTERNESS" will only bo continued in future ill the WEDNESDAY'S SUPPLEMENT, . in order to make room for MORNA DALE; Oil, The Guardian's Forgery. Br SYLVANUS COBB, Jk. This is one of the mo-t attractive stone? that hare ever emanated from the pen of its versatile author. Look out for the opening chapters in Hie Stak Supplement on SATURDAY NEXT.