The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1320, 7 November 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1883.

The victory of Marti ni-Henry in the V.R.C Derby <«f Sa urday last, anl his crowning achievement in the Melbourne Cup yesterday, rank amongst the most brilliant performances on the turf of either hemisphere. Running away wilh the Derhy in 2£sec9. under the fastest time ever ma.d<\ and, with equal weight, beating easily the best' recorded Gup performance, he is entitled be regarded as the horse of the age. , Martini-Henry is 1»y Muake -Sylvia, and yras bred', by the Aucklaii'l Stutl Company, ,an<l soM as a ' yearling to hifl present owner (Bon. Mr White) for thu highest price ever paid for a yearling in the' Southern hemisphere, (£2OOO we think). . .', The purchase of the racecourse grounds fro/jf; Mr A. Smith, was definitely concluded by* ? the 'Reefton Jockey Club on Monday " last. The first payment of £5M will be made in March next, when the Hub will receive possession 'of the property. Fortune— fickle jade tha she is— has not tbia year smiled upon Reefton ticketholders in the various sweeps, only some half-dozen non-starters in Fidelity Company's and Ada Mantua's sweeps having fallen to investors here In another column we publish from " Australasia " a reply to the charges of the Melbourne HeraUl correspondent. It will be seen that " Australasia " challenges his accuser to the proof, and will shortly sue in the Supreme Court for redress. It is alleged that the Herald attacks are inspired by sweep monopolists in Melbourne, and + he fact, that* |hjfcUterald detective" moses by advertising the aoundnesa and purity of two or three Victorian consultations strongly supports this view of the case, a circumstance which is further strengthened by the faot that neither he Melbourne Vrgiis or Age have a won! to say on the subject. *' Australasia " announces that his consultation will be drawn as originally intended (end of October), and that it "will take place iv the presence of men of unimpeachable standing in Sydney, and that his next event will be aunounced immediately afterwards. : , . , Passengers to Reefton by the Nelson overland' route had a rather sensational, and hazardous experience on the last trip. n reaching the Owen river ford, at all times a nasty crossing, not so much ou account of the. depth of water, as the roughness of the bed, it was found that a "slight fresh was running. The coach entered the river at the usual point, and all went well until -reaching about midstream, when the wheels ecame jammed between two large boulders, and despite every effort of t'le driver the conveyance remained hard and fast. Night wan closing in, and thu river on the rise, so the feelings of both the passengers' and driver can "better be imagined than described." The horses behaved well in the water, and the driver showed great coolness in lm exertion to get the coach out, tit it was useless, and there was nothing for it but a night* imprisonment under these anything but pleasant conditions. Fortunately the river did not rise high enough to be divngerous, and the only injury sustained was thf wetting of the mail hags, and next 'morning with the fall of the stream the coach was got out and the journey resumed. Friday next, being the Prince of Waleis' birthday, will be observed as a holiday at the public offices, banks, and principal business places in town. The fact that Archie, the defeated Derby favorite, was hooted by the public at the close of the race would go to show that there was something manifestly crooked in the conduct of the rider. The betting on Archie was even up to' the hour of starting, anjl be is said to have carried a large amount of public money. That the race was a foregone conclusion there can be no doubt whatever, and Archie, even if he had run squarely, could never have been in it. Archie was in for the Cup at Bst 31b. Mails for Australian Colonies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, per Tamwera, via Melbourne, close at Bluff at 8 p.m. on Thursday. It has bven arranged to play a match at cricket in Smith's paddock cm Friday next, Prince of Wales' • irthday, wickets to ■ c (itched at I'JO p.m. All coiners are invited, Reuter's agents are to be little cnmplimeuted upou urn inanuor iv wueh they

have managed the Cup news this year. The announcement of the winner reached us in good time, but this is all that can be said. .Mr Todd, manager of the Colonial , Bank of New Zealand, Is at present oh a | visit to Reef ton. "•' -' Tasmun, who won the New Zealand Cup yesterday, started tiirst favorite and won eaßily Mr Wing is now showing at his studio twd beau-ifully executed, ; enlarged,'handcolord photos, which fully demonstrate the immense advance which has been made in the art of photography in recent times "The portrattsTireabwiitftne-fourth life size, and as perfec to the most minute detail, and as faithful to na ure as ordinary, well executed carteß-de-visite. The process, is a comparatively new one in photography, and- one of its great .advantages, is that it is equally available to old and faded portrai' s. which are renewed with all the freshness and fidelity of original pictures. Mr Ring i has made this branch of the art an especial study, and the portraits on view • ear ample testimony to his skill and artistic taste. We cannot do better than recommend a visit to his studio. . .: , ; No one can be sick if the stomach, blood, liver and kidneys are well; Bop Bitter 3 keeps <hem well. NotiSD?