The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-03-31 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

GAM., and the it & L Companies of the lot G,R.V. lit Prize, £4; dud Prize, (presented by the following Officers : Major Young; Captains Rydiug, Moore, Aylwin, and Gardener; and Lieutenants Thomas and Gardener, (if not less than Four Detachments compete). Won by the Skewen detachment of the Glamorganshire Artillery Volunteers. 100 Verde Flat Race (open). Handicap. let Pare, £2 (presented by D. Bevau, Esq). 2nd Prize £l Is. (presented by R. W. P. Eaton, kkg.) Ist heat, James Cooke and John Davies; 2nd heat, John Morgan and William D ivies ; 3rd heat, John tosser and William John. Final heat-1, John Morgan; 2, Janice Coo-e. Tug of War. Between 15 Workmen of Vale of Heath, Brewery and any other Team of 15 workmen. Prize, £ L Is. (presented by H. Eleock, Esq.) Won by the Gnoll workmen. Quarter Mile Flat Race (open). For Boys under 15 years of age. let Prize, 15s. ; end Prize, lOs.; 3rd Prize, 5..; 4th Prize, 2M. 64. The prizes (after a successful protest) were awarded to-1, Samuel Edwards, Avan Valley ; 2. Thomas Richards; 3, John Lamb; 4. Char es Henry Cross. 120 Yards Hurdle Race (open). Over ten flights. let Prize, £2 (presented by Howell Gwyn, Esq.) 2nd Prize, £1 Is. (presented by F. Xirtley, Esq.) 1, John Davies; 8, Henry Cross. Obstacle Race (open). let Prize, £1 lOs.; 2nd Prize, 10s. 1, Thomas Jones; 2, H. Thomas. This contest was opeued to the 1 oye at the Tysegwr Reformatory School, and, as an encouragement to the lads, the committee awarded six additional prizes. Quarter-Mile Flat Race (open). Handicap. let Prize, value £4; 2e4 Prize, XI. 1, D. Meredith. -cratch ; 2, H. Turner, 20 yards. Half-Mile Flat Race (open). Handicap. Ist Prize, £2; thid Prize, Li. For Amateurs residing within the County of Glamorgan. 1, J. Humkin ; 2, J. Watkiw. Donk( y Risee (Half -a- mile). Newmarket Rules. Open to Members of Cadoxtou C.C. and Neath Football Club. let Prize lOs : dud Prize, Os (presented by J. E. Moore, Esq.) 1, Mr J. E. Jones, with Geo,ge Frederick; 2, Mr Thomas Richards, with Shotover. This event, as usual, exerted considerable u. erriment. Mile Race (open). Handicap. let Prize £6 (given by the Ceder on Cricket Club) ; 2n4 Prize £2 (given by the Neath Licensed Victuallers' Association) ; 3rd Prize, £l. 1, D. Mere dith, 40 yards; 2, Thomas Jones, 3, Wm. Allen. After the cmtests, the fieldf,was thrown open to the general public for dancing, etc.  General News.  with  M.ayo,  At the be.:inning of March a band of swindlers started at Antwerp what they called "La Societe de Transports entre Anvers et tondrea," and professed to posses, 23 steamers. Sy means of advertiseno-nts they induce" a good many dupes to deposit sums of money before entering into the employ of the so-called company. The, then pretended to give contracts in the country diArict, for the delivery of egg.; and butter for export to England. The directors uf the company have disappeared. An order was on Wednesday received at Sheerness dockyard directing the cmsation of all overtime, and the immediate discharge id nearly one hun lied of the mechanics who were taken on at the time of the Egyptian war. -•  A fellow named Knight, meeting a gentleman on a tricycle at Bromley, seiaA the machine by the wheel and threw it over Oa the top of the rider, hurting him severely 11111 i damaging the tricycle. For this act of unprovoked inffianiem Knight has been fined a few shillings .  Madame Dejean, a soprano at the Opera-house, Antwerp, has committed suicide, because she was accused by another vlager of stea lug her jewels, and bad been queetioned by the Jvgc d'lnstructi.n. nor perfect innocence of the crime is now established.  Mr. John Brown, Hr Majesty's private attendant, died rather awldenly at eleven o'clock on Tuesday timing, at,Windsor Castle.