— Our usual monthly summary, for transmission by tha Kngllsh mail, which closes here on Thurs day next, will be issued on ■Wednesday. G reat Northern Rai lway. — The Rakaia- Asliburton section of the Great Northern Railway will be opened for pasßenger and other traffic to-day, and this will have the effect of causing the north coach to arrive at Timaru about an hour and a-half earlier than heretofore — at from half- past cix' to seven, instead of from about eight to half past. The time-table appears m our adver tising columns. Sporting. -On Saturday last a trotting match took place which, owing to the well known capabilities of the horsei concerned, excited some interest m Timaru and Te muka. The match w.is between Mr Nichol son's bay mare Rose, and Mr MacLeish'a chesnut gelding Guy, the stakes being £50 a-side, and the course the Great South-road from the Arowhenua Hotel to the northern corner of the racecourse paddock — a_ dis tance of nearly six mile 3. Rose was ridden by Mr Nicholson'B son, and Guy by D. Mcßratney, the start being effected at about 230 p.m. Soon after starting Guy broke three times, and having to turn a similar number of times m consequence, the mare left him a considerable distance behind. The mare continued to keep ahead till about three quarters of a mile from the winning post, when she broke, and while turning Guy came up and took the lead, which he main tained to the finish, winning; by about 100 yards. The mare broke twice after her first break, and this accounted for her coming m so far behind. The road m the vicinity of the contestants presented a pretty lively ap pearance, there being about eighty horsemen m attendance from Timaru and Temuka, chut sides a number of traps. '

THE TIMARU HERALD. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1374

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