LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 250, 22 January 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

By the Australia on Friday, Messrs Graham, Pitt and Bennett shipped 122 and Mr H B Johnston 110 bales ot wool. •

Mr A. Skillicorn has resigned the secretary ship of the Ormond Road Board, and Mr B. Bobinson has been appointed to the vacancy. The representative crew of the Gisborne Rowing Club was finally altered yesterday, as follows: —Greene, stroke ; Spurdie, 3 ; Miller, 2; Teat, bow. The Trust Commissioner yesterday granted a deed oi transfer from Hirini Tutu to E. F. Harris, of Kaiti section 227. The biennial election of the elective members of the Harbor Board is announced to take place on Monday, February 11, 1889. Nominations will be received on Monday next.

The Mutual Improvement Society met last night, when an essay entitled •' Self Culture, ” by Mr O J Veale, was read. The paper was very favorably criticised. Three new members were nominated.

At the Waipawa R.M. Court a man named Monteith was brought up on a charge of stealing a horse from Masterton, and dischargedIt turned out that he was the wrong man, the real Simon Pure being caught at Gisborne.

There was a poor muster at the inspection parade of the Cook County Rifles on Saturday evening. Lieut. - Colonel Shepherd, who inspected the corps, said the bad attendance would count against the continuance of the corps’ existence. A race meeting which cannot but prove attractive is being arranged for St. Patrick’s Day, at Karaka, a joint committee of Europeans and Maoris having taken the matter in hand. At meetings such as these the best judge of a horse has the best chance of winning wagers, such things as “ pulling,” '• roping,” and “ copping,” being altogether unknown, or, at any rate,»not practised. Nothing is more refreshing to the genuine lover of racing than to see the horses “ going for the money," whether it takes 2.44 to do a mile and a half, or 4.44 so long as both horse and jockey are at work on the job. This is invariably the case at such meetings as the one proposed. The following final ministerial appointments have been made by ths Primitive Methodist Conference: —New Plymouth, J. Clover; Wellington (I.), J. G. Dumbell, P. N. Hunter, W. J. Dean; Wellington (Il.j, C. E. Ward ; Auckland (I.), A. J. Smith, J. Long (supernumerary), W. Woodward, (H.M.); Thames, J. Dawson; Auckland (IL), W.Laycook ; ManawatU, W. Harrison ; Christchurch, W. S. Potter ; Greendale, P. W. Jones; Ashburton, J, Bothroyd; Geraldine, G. Clemens; Timaru, W. Woollass; Dunedin, J. Sharp; Invercargill, J. Guy and J. Olphort; Invercargill South, T. H, Lyon.

The walking match between D. Ryan and W. Penfold, which took place on Saturday evening, proved a very interesting affair, the tables this time being turned on Penfold, though the race was a very otes* on* all through. The contest was for one hour and the distance covered was slightly over seven miles. Ryan appeared to have a good advantage ao far as condition was concerned, and he started of! rapidly so as to get all the ground he could from his opponent. But Penfold noted the taotio and very soon made response. The pair kept within easy distance of each other—each in turn having a slight advantage—until within twenty minutes of the finish of the race. Ryan was then two yards ahead, Penfold closed up and tried to pass bis opponent, but Ryan also spurted, and kept the inside track so closely that whenever Penfold tried to pass he had to take the outside, and then Ryan would spurt, causing his opponent to loss ground each time he tried to get ths lead. Penfold kept close to the leader's heels for some time, but his style had become irregular and he had a tired appearance, while Ryan had a steady gait and looked fresh. Fifteen minutes from time Ryan made an effort to gain a lap, and gained about eix yards in each round. When he had got halt a lap in advance Penfold made another effort and succeeded in lessening the distance, but Ryan if anything increased his Penfold's struggle fad id away. Ryan gradually gained, and edging up behind his opponent, cleverly shot in front, leaving Penfold again at a big disadvantage. At five minutes to time the latter tried his beat to pass, and a hard and exciting tussle ensued, but the position was hardly changed, and when time was called Ryan was a little batter than a lap in advance, the competitors being heartily cheered at the finish. The “go as you please,” which took place first, was won by Wildish.

The collapse of the proposed Fire Brigades demonstration has rightly been the cause of much dissatisfaction. The Gisborne team have been in hard training for some time past, and they were able to go through the various events in faster time than they had previously accomplished. If they were well able to hold tbeir own last year there is no doubt they would have been able to give some of the more highly favoured city brigades a back seat this year. Yet at the eleventh hour the Invercargill people turn round and say they cannot fulfil what they had undertaken. This is not a very creditable thing to do, and naturally those who had made every preparation to compete are very sore as to the dismal failure that has been made. The Christchurch Brigade have passed the following resolution : —That we regret to learn from the President of the Fire Brigades’ Association the inability of the Inveroargill people to carry out the demonstration which was agreed upon last year, and wish to remind them that the £250 previously voted by the Government, or any part thereof, has never been used by any previous Demonstration Committee, but has always been reserved to cover cost of steamer fares and other expenses of the teams travelling; and, respecting entries of Brigades, no time was stipulated when the entries were to be made. ” Commenting on the subject the Christchurch Press remarks:—The Volunteer Fire Brigade feel very sore over the collapse of the proposed Invercargill Demonstration. Sines its proposal Our local Brigade has had teams hard at work practising, with the result that one had been selected to take part in the Southern contest. Had the scheme been abandoned several weeks sarlier, instead of a week or so immediately preceding the date on which the gathering was to be held, nothing might have been thought of it. The Brigade regret the failure, and has shown its sorrow by hoisting a flag half-mast at the Cheater street station, aa for one who is dead.