The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-09 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our own Correspondent.)
THE CESAREWITCII AND MIDDLE PARK

PLATE.

Almost on the eve of the decision of these import-
ant events, the chief topic of conversation has been
the declaration from the owner of the Bard that so
long as Silver keeps well the "little wonder " would
be an absentee. Certainly it is asking a great deal
to expect the Bard to give 201bs to so good a public
performer as Prince Soltyk-off's candidate. Still,
until the Bard met the great Ormonde in the Derby
he had never suffered defeat, and I am of opi,:ion
that if Mr. Peck had allowed his little champion to
try conclusions he would have been found in the
v tn, if not returned the actual winner. However,
it is not my intention to go all through the piece
again, although many changes in the betting re-
turns will probably occur prior to the fall of the
flag, I am quite prepared to see Alec Taylor's and
Goatees seleeted become fair favourites in face of
the Silver demonstration. Still so long as
SILVER and ATHELING

keep well I shall leave the issue to them. As re-
gards the Derby of two-year olds—the Middle Park
Plate—several redoubtable youngsters are likely t)
throw down the gauntlet, the best of whom should
be Enterprise, Florentine, Leonora, and the dark
Burghley, and if I couple Burghleyfand Enterpri:e
may have found the winner.
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BRIERLEY lIILL LOCAL BOARD.
Er. It. Thompson presided at the monthly meet-
ing- of this Board, held on Monday.
Mr. G. Ashmead, Medical Officer of Health, re—
ported a death-rate of 19.2 for the past month.
A debt of .42:5 83 2d due from the Brierley Hill
Cher d Society was written off,
A ,!eptation had waited on Mr. George Taylor
at the Estates Offices, Dudley, with regard to a site
at Bunn Fields, Brettell Lane, for cemetery pur-
poses, and Mr. Taylor promised to give the matter
his best consiaration, and to refer to Mr. Tylden
Wright as to mineral matters connected with the
lie A letter had since been received from Mr.
Taylor stating that he had consulted Mr, TyMen
Wright on the subject, and the conclusion had
been come to that as the sanction of the Court of
Chancery had to be obtained to a sale, it was advis-
able that tie Board tdiou!d give notice to treat if
they wished to purchase.
it was decided that the Clerk should see Mr.
Taylor with a view to ascertain the price of the lanp
before any further steps were taken in the matter.
The Free Library and Reading Rooms Committee
presented their ninth annual roport, which stated
that the popularity of the Library was evidenced
by the increase in the number of borrowers The
Free Library rate of Id in the pound produced £l2O
5s Bd, but £7O 7e id only having been expended,
there was a balance of £5O 93 id on that head, from
which, however, some nominal charges for rent,
&c., had to be made.

A question of extra lighting at certain parts of
the township came before the Board, and in the
course of some discusion upon the subject Mr.
Carder spoke against spending any more money
under the present precarious condition of the
Board's finances.

The question was allowed to drop.
The auditor, having drawn the attention of the
Board to the expenditure exceeding the income, the
whole Board went into committee, and, on resum-
ing, it wss decided that the Finance Committee
investigate the matter, and see what items of ex-
penditure could be curtailed.