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PARRAMATTA RACES.
[Abridged from the Australian.]
Second Day, July I.
1. The Hurry Scurry Stakes of five sovs. each, with ten sovs. added from the fund, for all horses, except Whalebone, Blue Bonnet, Jor rocks, Cassandra, and Foig-a-Ballagh ; One and a half mile heats ; weight for age.
Mr. Payten's b.g. Toby, (Maharty).. 4 11 Mr. Tait's r.h. Emperor. 1 2 2 Mr. Jones's ch.g. Sprig of Shillalagh. 3 3 3 Mr. Forster's b.g. Don John.2 dr. Mr. T. Sullivan's g.g. Gohanna.dist.
2. The Hack Stakes of fifteen sovs. added to a sweepstakes of one sov. For this race there were eleven entrances, and it was won by Mr. Badkin's ch.g. Nimrod, m three heats, Mr. Hurley's Dido winning the second heat.
Third Day.
1. The Cumberland Turf Purse of sixty sovs., with a sweepstakes of five sovs. each added, for all horses carrying weight for agc ; three miles ; entrance, five sovs.
Mr. Hely's b.g. Jorrocks (owner). 1 Mr. Merritt's ch.g. Foig-a-Ballagh. 2
Mr. Roberts's ch.m. Blue Bonnet. dr
Mr. Jones's b.m. Cassandra. dr,
2. The Farmers' Plate of forty sovs., with a sweepstakes of three sovs. each added, for all horses carrying weight for agc ; mile heats ;
entrance three sovs.
Mr. Jones's b.m. Cassandra (Dargin) 2 11 Mr. Merritt's ch.g. Foig-a-Ballagh.. 5 2 2 Mr. Kerwin's b.g. Robin Hood.4 4 3 Mr. Tait's bl.h. Whalebone. I 3 dr Mr. Roberts's ch.m. Blue Bonnet.... 3 dr Mr. Hely's b.g. Jorrocks. dr Mr. Forster's b.g. Don John. dr
3. The Maiden Plate of thirty sovs., with a, sweepstakes of three sovs. added, for all horses which hava never won a £25 prize, carrying weight for age ; mile heats.
Mr. Gilligan's c.h. Donizette (Gorrick) Oil Mr. Warby's b.g. Warrigal. 1 0 2 Mr. Perry's g.g Dr. Syntax. 2 0 0 Mr. Single's bk.h. Cotherstone,.0 2 0, Mr. Jones' b.f. Cressida.3, 0 0 Mrv Foster's b.gv Spanker "".0 3, 0 Mf. Hely's br.c. Snake,,.».0 0 3
4. The Beaten Stakes of twenty sovs., with an entrance of two sovs. each added. One mile and a half.
Mr. Roberts's cb. m. Blue Bonnet (Badkin).. t
Mr. Foster's b. g. Don John... 2
The meeting, baa beea most creditable to all concerned in the, club, having passed off exces- sively well. These, was not, during the three days' races, the slightest breach of decorum ; nor did we hear of any accident occurring.
Wellington Races.-These races carne off orT the 23rd June and two following days. The Wellington Purse of £40 was won by Mr. Jardine's Gulnare, beating Lady Rowena and Gipsy. The Trial Stakes of £20 were won by
Mr. Smith's Paulina. The ïublicans' Purse of
£30 was won by Mr. Jardine's b.h. Plover, beating Skyrocket. The Ladies' Purse of £25 was also won by Plover, beating three others. The Welter Stakes of £10 were won by Mr. Smith's Lady Rowena. The Hurdle Race of £30 was walked over for by Mr. Davidson's Sir Peter.-Abridged from the Herald.
The Relief Fund.-Since the appeal wa3 made to the Australian public on behalf of the destitute and starving population of Ireland and the North of Scotland, arrangements have been made for a contribution being made from the funds of each of the Odd Fellows' Lodges, of which there arc at present ten in operation in New South Wales. Three of these lodges have responded to the call, and voted the fol- lowing sums from the funds of each respectively, viz. :-Tlie Strangers' Refuge Lodge, £100 ; the Wandering Minstrels' Lodge, £25 ; and the! Rose of Australia Lodge, £25. The remaining seven lodges have not yet decided on the amount each is to devote from its coffers in aid of the same philanthropic object, but it is expected that when the whole have sent in their respective votes from their lodge funds, taken in connexion with the private contributions which are in progress for the same purpose under the officers of each lodge, that an amount equal to at least £500 will be provided to aid in supplying the wants of nature to the sufferers in North Britain and Ireland -Herald, JuhjG.
Cape of Good Hope.-The following ex-* tract from a letter written by a person'who went from Sydney to the Cape of Good Hope about two years since will be read with interest. It is dated April 12 :-" The Kaffirs have re- duced this colony to insolvency as regards the agricultural districts, which consequently affects the trading interests. The staple articles wool, wine, &c.-will this year fall Very short of an average crop ; as to wheat and meal, also beef and mutton, are scarce, very bad in quality, and very dear. * * * What are you Sydney people about P-here is a good market for prime well-cured beef and pork, maize, « mealy,' wheat, tallow, butter-if shipped to arrive here in all February, or at latest the first week in March. Cedar : There is none to be had ; good cedar would fetch a rattling price at this time. Sawing here/ the only article of labour that is well paid, is 8s. per 100 feet ; every other mechanic is badly paid, the highest wages being from 2s. 6d. to 5s. per diem, and not permanent employ. House rent, bread, and fuel are excessively dear, much more so than I found it in Sydney.
-Herald.
Cumberland Turf Club.-It has already been stated that the first campaign of this club -the three days races at Parramatta, last week-passed off " excellently well." The next " meet" promises to be, if possible, better. Apart from an extra race purposed to be insti- tuted by the club-a Derby Stakes on the same principle as the Homebush St. Leger-Mr. Nelson Lawson gives a fifty guinea cup, and Mr. Andrew Nash "presents to the club a second cup of similar value, vto be called, in honor of one of our governors, " The Brisbane Challenge Cup," to be run for. The conditions imposed on the winner of the latter cup are, that at the race meeting next after he acquires it, he "challenges it." Mr. Nelson Lawson, in announcing his offering a cup for com- petition', stated it to be his intention to enter horse stock to compete for it, and should it be won by any of his entrances, he would then at the next ensuing meeting offer a cup of not less than one hundred guineas value. Is there not something spirited in these doings ?
Australian.
Extensive Robbery of Ribbons, &c. Messrs. J. Thompson & Son, of Pitt-street, have latterly missed ribbons and other property to the value of £200, and on the 21st June one of their shopmen, named Christopher Ellis, was apprehended on suspicion, and some portion of
the property found at his lodgings. He was committed for trial on the 24th June, and bail refused. A great portion of the missing pro- perty was produced by three shopkeepers who had bought them of a woman named O'Neil, whose husband is a general dealer. This woman was apprehended, and told at first a plausible tale of having been employed to sell them by a woman whom she should know again, although she did not know her name. After several examinations, she was fully committed on Saturday last for having stolen property in her possession.-Herald, July 5.