We hare Tasmanian intelligence to the 10th ins* tant. At the Launccston races, the weather was delight fully fine, and there were about six thousand persons present on the course during the races. The follow ing were the winning horses for the Champion Cup : —Mr W. Field's Strop, 1 ; Mr R. Lyall's Ben Bolt, 2 j Mr H. Fisher's Rose of Denmark, 3. Hose led for the first two miles, but was then col lared and passed by Strop, Ben Bolt holding the third place to the distance post, when he passed the Rose, and came in second about fire lengths behind the winner. Volunteer came in lnme and was nowhere. Time, 5m. 48sec. On the second day, there were a great many people on the course, and the weather was beautiful. The first horses, for the Town Plate, were — Mr T. W. Field's Kildare, 1 ; Mr J, Spicer's Rarey, 2 ; Mr H. D. Parr's Lord Nelson, 8. The Rose of Denmark and Ren Bolt were scratched.
LAUNCESTON RACES.
THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.
