HBH 1892 Oct 7 2 Police Court Hastings James BLAKE a spieler, brought before Dr. LINNEY and Mr HUGHES, J.P'S-charged with vagrancy. He pleaded "not guilty," >From the evidence it appeared that he was on the trotting course yesterday fleecing Maoris by betting with them and not paying them when they had won, asserting that they had backed the wrong number. The Bench found the charge proved, and as there was a previous conviction against the prisoner for disorderly conduct and obscene language, he was sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labor.