TURF NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 177, 26 July 1913, Page 16

TURF NOTES.

(By WHALMSONE.) Danny Maher was beaten a neck on Prince Lirbomirski's. Moski Ksiaze for the Austrian Derby The horse started : /.Iv otirite. and «a- beaten by the t'erm-an lior-e Csardas. li is seventeen years | since a German-owned inir.-c won the Aus- , trian Derby. As there have been so many exaggerated statements going about respecting the amount of iniitici won over Aboyenr | by his connections. I nay mention isavs ] an English writeri that one of the pal- j rotis of the Druid's Lodge stable re- J marked to a friend of mine after the race that he couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Above jr leading all the; way. lie hadn't a penny on the -horse , himself, and understood the owner's investment only amounted to a "tenner"! each way on the nfT-ehance. He added that it was only decided to start him on the Saturday befoic the race. "Mr. Hnlton's T.ongtown. a colt by Sun-1 riridge— Lady town, bred by the late Sir! Tatton Sykes. who was purchased at the last Dom-aster sales for 3.100g5. made a [ promising winning debut in the Berk-, shire foal Stake-, at Newbury, last month, the race licim? worth £S*>f>. Mt. ,T. B. Joel ran the Absurdity colt in prs ference to Our Lassie ,-olt. who finished second ii the Woo.leote Stake- The Absurdity colt ran Longtown's stable companion. Storuoway. lo n r.r-ek ill tinGreat surrey Foal Stakes at Epsom, and odds were betted on him for the Newbury race, but he failed to reach the fir*! three, and Mr. llulton',- \oung-s-.er, which it- in Mr. H. Wootton'n st.ib'e. starting at 100 to 8. scored in a canter. The performanc". a,-cording to Loudon experts, wais a convincing one. and thereshould be a bi:r future before Longtown, who has 3(5 engagements, including next year's Derby and St. l.eger. Among the many unlucky bets mad* over the last Knplfflh Derby wan one by a well known London "turf accountant" to a member of the Beaufort Club. Afonost as the race started, the account lilt mentioned booked the odilis to C2~i "each way" against Aboyenr. the transact'on beinrr registered per telephone. This late ha, ker of Aboyenr thus won t.'l.i'io. which i delay ,sf a few st't-unds would have placed outriide hi" grasp. Another member of the ring had quite a different experience. He wagered :• cash bet on the eourse oi O'M) to .'lt'll agiinst C'raga-no-ur. ami handed the USOO over to the backer before it was known that Crapa nour had been objected to by the stewards. Hut the hacker restore! the money to the bookmaker, and. by way of marking his appreciation nf the action, the layer grave a hundred poundts hack as ""luck penny." An honest settlement °u the one side, ami a pretty an,l substan till .1, knowlcdg-rneiit on the other. Writing before the recent Kngiish Dei by. "ilayardo" i Loudon) thus alludes ; • the iis-st horse, probably, ever bred in i'rin.e:—Mention ~!" Gladiatenr recalls , -n- ~f the most picturesque, periods ol j tn,- Ilritish Turf. A- L fairly well known j ti-is esiuine celebrity was owm Iby j '"omit Lagrange, and trained by "Old" Too -leni.ingß at N'cwmarket. The doc N I o: lil.idiateur til! isom.-! of the bright,nt, pages of furl h'titory. ami his owner ".;,.- one of the most famous sportsmen | ever produced by La Relle France. Tie! we- the son of one of Napoleon's mc«t I gallant generals, and on the death of his father came into a fortune of somiilu.'lOi) j. year. lie at once took ins place ,\- a man of fashion amongst the brilliant circle of Parisian sportsmen, whom the Earl of Pembroke. Lord Henry Seymour, and Sir -John Hrringlon were doin-r their Utmost tn imbue with a lore; of l-.n-.lish sport, and especially the Turf. Un tin- retirement of M. Anmont from the French Turf in IS."".">, Count Ligrange pnrchasoil his stud of twenty-eight ! horses for £11.200. Included in ths lot were tiie future winners of four French Derbvej and as many daks. Amongst them was also that fine stayer Mon! arqiie. who'became the sire of Gladia-1 tetir. It will thus be seen that Count Lagrange at the outset of his career effected a wonderful bargain. It was Cladiateur who first made the name or ti;,- Count familiar to Englishmen of all clashes, even lo those who do not take an interest in racing. Aecordniir to "Tiiurm-auby." Gladiateur's Derby was one ~!" the most sen-sational that Kngiish- \ men had ever known. The cntiui-iasm j in Frame when the news arrived —and in those days foreign looses were seldom siii-ressful mi Kngiish courts —was extravagant. The Frenchmen exclaimed. "Waterloo i s avenged!" At the Chateau Dangu in Normandy sheep and ox.-n were roasted whole for the entertainment of the peasantry, and the number of rider ,-a-k-s emptier! in driuking the health of the Count and bis horse was enormous, fin our side of the Channel there was a. disposition to grumble, and there were insinuations that Gladia tour -.vis over age. but this was not so. Tiii,- grand colt also won the Two Thousand Ciiineas. th" ('rand Prize of Paris. and the St. Leger. and ran in the Cam-bridge-hire with fist 121b on his back. Tin's whs an outrageous burden lor a three-year-old to earn, and il seemed a pity to court defeat in such circumstances. Harry Rroome, the famous prize-lighter ami ox-champion of Er.irland. wa.-; specially retained to keep wateh over I'ludiatoiir prior to all hi.important races. At the famous B!enthorn sale, when P.lair Athol was knocked down for £12..)0n. Gl-adiateur fetched £7.500. When war broke out between Frailer- and (icrmany. Count Lagranffe I sent ih- whole of his stnd to Eno-land on j a. three years' lease to M. Lefevre. In i I s . I lie onee more resumed raeuiir. and ' ha,l a p-ood season iu 1579. ft is said | tha: he seidnm resided at Dangu after it was o -eupieil by the Germans, who not en's drained his ,-ellars dry. bnt compel'.e.l him to drive in a market cart to (li-ors io fetch more wine. There are e.v sued picturesque figures on the "rench Turf nowadays as Gladiateur and lis owner, nor do we see many horses foiled possessing the intrinsic merits ol the sou of Monarque. Mr. Sydenham li \on. in his interesting history of the career of Cladiateur, tells us that "The warmest admirer of the colt could not oV'-ribi- him as good looking; indeed, bio' tiie match for "points' betw«eec him nyol Blair Athol, which was talked ciMvut some time after each had been roto-Tatod to tbe stud, ever been brought ofT. t would have been any imaginable or, !, upon the "pale-faced chestnut,' an !'■ r \tbol was called. Gladiatetrr was a ~->, ids boned, angular horse, and his tremrndoos hips made him appear to he even more 'digped' in tie back titan he realty swas."

A correspondent writing to an English paper iu reply to another correspondent says: "I do not asfiie with the folk who say we have a dearth of Kngiish jockeys. I think there are just as good jockeys this side of the water . - on tin- other, either English or Seoicb. Vour correspondent says how many time- a foreign jockey has won our Derby. Well, when these foreign jockeys come over here to ride they come lo ride our best horses and the most likely in win. Put them up on some duffers ti,,- ssime a- some of our jockeys have to ii,!:-. sniil see how thev iret on. If we arc -~ lav behind io jocki-yship. vt by docs Hi,, foreign uwiiel come over here and ,:•■_'.,■ ■- two ~:' our l.e-t mid-weight jockeys, Trigg and Fox'.' Give fair play to all. both iorei-s/u and our own jockeys."' According to an English writer, what Sir George Chetwynd doesn't know about borise racing isn't worth talking about, and of all that has been written in the papers iin connection with the recent Derby fur sound common sense commend me to his letter to the "Sportsman." li> dealing with the numerous cac.es of bumping, crossing, swerving, etc., which jare so prevalent at the present time, few j with any knowledge of the subject will 'differ from him when he lays the entire blame on the monkey seat and startinggate eom'bined; nor when he goes on to Lay: 'The only course the stewards of the -Jockey Club >can pursue to put a stop to this scandalous state of affairs is to insist on all the jockeys lengthening their stirrup leathers to enable them to have more command over their hur-o*. and the sooner this is done the better." The Derhy recently run is not the onlyone in which the Epsom Stewards have laid themselves open to criticism (says an English writeri. When Running'Rein was disqualified in 18-4-1, it will be remembered there was another " obi 'un" running in the race, named Leander. who notwithstanding that Lord Maidstone on the Monday previous, laid a formal objection to his starting on the. ground that ihe horse not the age he was supposed to -bo. was allowed to start just the'-anie. Lennder was actually leading the Held, an! looking like a winner all over, when lie fell an.! broke one of his hind legs. and. it being found impossible to save him. the poor brute was put into a van and taken tw.ck to Lent herhe-.ul. where he was shot and buried thi- same evening. On the following night, however, he was dug up by some choice spirits, when it was discovered that his lower jaws \_ :u \ heen sawn oil. but not s'llnVrent ly to prevent Mr. Bartlett. the vet., from proving beyond dou-ht th it it belonged to a four-year-old. As a result. bis owners, a couple of German Jews, named l.k-htwald. father and son. were "warned off," and fled the country, never to return. A year or two later, on being chaffed by one of his own countrymen with having run -a four-year-old in our Derby, the elder scoundrel exclaimed indignantly: ' Mei-n Gott! Vol, vigged lies dey do dell in England! He vas more dan six!" Thus an Eivlish writer:—The circumstance that the E-psom stewards have both withheld, at least, the evidence ot Rcitf. and are silent as t'o what was said to him by way ol" either advice or caution, has akso been subject of public comment. On the Thursday the young-r Huxley was. put down for Uie remainder of ihe meeting and cautioned for careless riding. Nothing has been said is to the manner of riding which brought about the debacle in the Derby. Ihe report goes, anel I can quite understand it being true, that lie iIT explained that, finding that Aboyeur had come away from the rails, and had thus left that horse and Craganour in danger of attack from that quarter, be thought, he had a right to help to iput Aboyeur back into his original position. In that case he had a deliberate purpose, just as little Fox had when, after having left the inside on Romney on ihe same eourse some vears ago. he believed be was in his "rights in --going back and shutting off Mr. lialsey." and he "was very sorry if he bad not done the correct thing to Mr, Ilalsev.'" who was riding the third horse. Temeraire. Fox made a clean breast ol i the whole business, and although hLI horse was disqualified he got off without even a caution. As far as l can ga-thcr. i the case of RcitT is on all fours. Rnt j Fox was only a comparatively "nex-peri-enc-od boy in such matters. Tf Reifi pleaded that the practice i.- such as obiains in Frame and l call to mind in a ; similar connection two finishes in very I important races in recent years in which otlier jockeys from ue.ross the water were concerned—then I for one say that the less we see of the French riding division over Ivcre the better. From the opening of tbe racing season, np to May 24 last. Mr J. R. Joel headed the winning owners' list, Louvois was at the top of the performers, and Simdridge was tirsrt among the sires in England. Mr I A. B. CunlirTo had not then won the Derby or Mr .loci tbe Oaks, and a number I of other important events had not been j run. Still, the figur'-s are instructive as j illustrating the possibilities of the Eng- j liso turf to the posscss-or of a <rood horse. This is how the principal positions were occupied at the date stated:—■

FOOTBALL. KXTG3Y. AUSTRALIAN RPCBY TRAM'S TOIR IN NEW ZEALAND. Wednesday. Aujstnst "27—Versus Auckland, at Auckland. Saturdav, August 30— Versus Taranaki, at New Plymouth. Wednesday. September :', —Versus Wanganui, at Wancaimi. Saturday. September o—Versus New Zealand', at Wellington. Wednesdav. September 10 —Versus Southland, at Invercargill. Saturdav. September I"—Versus New Zealand", at Dunedin. Wednesday. September IT —Versus South Canterbury, at Timaru. Saturdav. September •JO—Versus New Zealand, at Cliristelmreh. Wednesdav. September 'J4 —Versus Marlborough, at Blenheim At the welcoming function to the New Zealand Universities' team. Judge- Rackhouse remarked that some years ago he was travelling in N'fw Zealand in a railway carriage, and a discussion took place in which he took no part -as to the relative merits of New Zealand and Australian footballers. " I listened," said his Honor, "and. as usual, I heard the kind of thing a listener generally hears. The speaker appeared to mc to bc a -Pressmaii, ami he expressed the view that Xw Zealanders were 24 per cent better player- than the Australians. You will observe that he did not say 20 | per cent or SO per cent, but 21 per cent. S'ou can see how precisely he had gone into the ill-alter. At any rate. I was sorry to hear we were 2i per cent below par." They mu-t he very keen "Rugby j enthusiasts in the North of Auckland. for Mr. Robb. who was deputed by the Hokianga and Ray of Islands Rugby | I'nior.s to try and arrange for a visitj of an Auckland P, team. r;uar.inteed. on behalf of the unions concerned, JloO to- j ward,- the expense- of the tour. . Tbe, proposal is to leave Auckla-nd bj steamer ou a Thursday, playing lloki- ! anga on the Saturday, then journeying I across to Kaikohc. playing there on tin I Wednesday, catching ihe Whangarei | boat hack to Aurkiuil on the following! day. the trip occu-pying about a week.; The vi-it of an Auckland team will do! an immense amount of jrooil lo football ! in the North, and the trip, which is to eventuate early in September, should be , an enjoyable one. ; At tiie annual meeting of ihe KngPsh j Rugby l'nion. lid,l recently, Mr. George Harnett, v. ho "ill be rcin-euibored as manager of the Mritish team in New j Zealand in PUIS, ac-ked for explicit information concerning the next colonial j (New Zealand I tour. The chairman (Mr. ('. M. Crook i said tlisit ibe matter would receive t!:e ein:,st attention ul the eononiltee. The- nevi on-iden' of the Kngiish l'nion is Mr. A.' Ilartlcv, ol Yorkshire. A writer in ihe "Canterbury Times" views the advance of the lyeasrue gam" in Christchurch with a deal of alarm, and gives credence to a -omovlnii startling rumour. He says: "That the Ijcague game will deal 'a deadly blow at the popularity of Kugby permits of no argument, and if Rumour is not the lying jade that her reputation warrants, some of the Rugby authorities are at length fully alive to the danger. It is whispered that a South 1-laud l'nion has taken the preliminary steps in the direction of altering the union rule-, the idea being to secure tiie co-operation of those unions which approve of the change and form a new body if the New Zealand I'iiibn declines to countenance the change It is understood that the alteration will be along the lines of reniovin;.' some of the slowing influence of the older code: in fact, the rumoured intention is to adopt in a modified form some ol the League rules as far as they alfeet the play. If tiicrc is any truth in the report, and taking it for granted that then is. and allowing that the proposi tion will be supported by those unions which for some time past have been advocating reforms in the Rugby code, then 1 am compelled to say that these revolting bodies must be bent on committing harikiri. for in no other way would they be able to effect dissolution with such aUrtnirift promptness. They would bc called upon to maintain a policv of splen did isolation that would assuredly meuji death from atrophied interests. Few players would 1m- Hilling to throw in their lot with a body that was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring. Outlawed by the \e»- Zealand l'nion and by all overseas subscribers to the Rugby code, and enemies to the League, their energies would be so circumscribed that only one result would ensue. If the enthusiasts controlling the sport iu the union reported to be the moving spirit in the change arc preparing to go so far, why do they not declare straight out ■ for the League? Only two courses are | open to them. If they feel change is j needed, no half-hearted attempts will avail them anything, and if they are j not willing to subscribe to the Lea-rue's ! constitution, then they would be well advised to nail their colours to the mast. and if the fortunes of war are against them, go down with colours flying. This half-hearted compromise that gains no friends and increases the number of their enemies is the refuge of the weak and the timid. Tho time for compromise is past. Some few seasons ago tbe writer of this column pointed out the danger threatening the Rugby I'nions, and ad vi-ed them to set their house in order. Ignorance or arrogance laughed the advice to scorn. Now that the eneniv is actually within their gates a section uako up and decide that it is high time thai something was done, and as with all frightened people, it is proposed to do the very thing that will work the greatest possible harm to themselves. Long hefore the advent of the League in New Zealand I pointed out the danger, and suggested the remedy. Tt was but a voice crying in the wilderness. Purseproud Rugby authorities, intolerant of advice, shut their eyes, closed their ears, and. safe as they thought, behind a hug" bank balance, saw no danger. "Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.'" The following ore the positions of the junior teams in the various grades of the A.R.U. competitions:— SKCOND G RADIO.

PTTB—TC SCHOOLS' FOOTBA_I.. Saturday last was conspicuous in the football world owing to the most unfavourable weather conditions attending it. and players had a chalice of showing tlieir abilities in contests ou sodden plaving areas, and when handling a greasy ball. I'orluirately. tiie heavy downpour held oil' during the playing of the schools' matchets. sin occasional shower, however, lending to make ball aud ground slippery. Notwithstanding, some very creditable football was witnessed among the school learns engaged, a surprising feature of tli" play in several inati-hcts being the handling and kicking of the greasy ball on t'ac part of ihe backs. This was particularly evident in the Epsom and Ellerslie fixture in tiie C grasle. and in ■the Newton Wi-sl v. Mt. Albert contest in the I' grade, the latter match proving a very intercsling and exciting event, plav a', limit* being very last. Two inter<i-i ing fixtures were set down for decision, the fate of the B and C grade chain [dons hips depending in a great measure upon Ihe result of the two matches. .After a very close game, in which both sides missed several good eiiancea. the Napier Street v. Vermont Sir,-.--, gun.- ended in a. draw, thus leaving ; lie Vermont boys wi-th a three point lead from tlieir nearest opponents, Napier s, m ., So that' the I! grade championship appears io be leaning towards the preen and blacks, though much may happen, as but one match of the second round has been placed. Havfield. Mt. Albert. Newton West', and Avondale will probably play games that will cause the Vermont Street bovs to put forth their best efforts. As i resul-l of Saturday's contest. Ellerslie givis [dace to Epsom in pride of position i'l the C grade. Epsom now being one poin-i lo tiie good, and unless the unexpected happens last year's winners should -again have the honour. In the A grade, owing chiefly to defaults and the withdrawal of the Grafton and 'Parnell teams, the positions of tin- teams of that grade arc practically unaltered. Newton Kc-t. jßrireesfonl Street, kemuera, and Ponsoffby having wins recorded in their favour, while Dcvonpori had the bye. A re-draw for the second round in this grade will be ma-de after the next match, the leading teams at present being Remuera and Devonport. with Newton Kas-l a point behind. In the li grade much depended on the result of the Napier Street v. Vermont Street match, and both teams realising this, the game on No. 4 ground was closely contested, and irony chances, probably through over-eagerness, were thrown away by both sidn-s. Playing against the cnle in rhe first spoil the Vermont Street boys managed to hold their opponents, and occasionally did some attacking, the play being confined chiefly to the forwards. The Napier Street, bovs failed to cross tbe line during the spell, though Cole and Nicholls put in seme good work which failed to bear frnit. With change of ends the chances for the green and blacks were hrl-rdii. but l hough sorelv pressed and obliged to force on sewral occasions, the yellow and blacks kept their opponents oii't. and time was called with no score. Vermont Sireet must continue to play the game, for Uie P, grade competition ; s not over and won. and Cue cha.nves are that several eloeery-eontested matches must eventuate in this grade. The Xewton West boys prevailed over Mt. Albert by I*> points to fi. after an interesting, and. at times, a very spectacular game. The red and whites displayed greatly improved form, the team as a whole pi lying with plenty of dash, while on several ncrasions some clever passimr rushes were made by the hacks. Mt. Albert's bes't play was confined to several individuals, the teaan not playing with the combination of their crpponenl-. Meiklc was the scoring man for tbe blues, accounting for two tries durtnrr the first spell. Newton West's forwards worked well, ably led bv Lock, who played a clever game, while Wade. Noycs. and Crawford were conspicuous for solid work. Newton West's seore was accounted for bv Eadrs (2V Fisher. Campbell, and ißrnugh. RiVficlil won from Avondale bv default. Originally sol down lo be played as a curtain-raiser on No. 1 ground, the weather conditions made it for the cranio to l>c placed on No. 2 ground, and here Ensom changed plaers with Ellerslie for premier position iu the C grade. The game was confined naturallv. in a 'arue mcsiHure, to the forward divisions, but Etinir's superiorilv in the back division told its talc. The plav of both teams wa-s very keen and willing, the handling of the ball being a feature of fh : « game, likewise the kicking-the ilts"lav. for -bovs. boinir highlv creditable. Ensom was easilv the better team on the dav's play, the Ellerslie bovs. nffer bol.l'ng tlieir opponents well in the opening stages, were quite ou-tclaNsetl at the close. Mt. Roskill. playing several short, put up a great game against Normal during the first spell, though playing uphill and against wind and occasional rain. Their success was due chiefly to the fine plav of Petersen, who did the work of half a dozen. In the second spell the superior•ty of Normal told, and Verral. C-oman;a. Kronfeld, and Rockley ran up the score. Mau-ngawhau, with a very short-handed team, were defeated by Newmarket after a rather uninteresting game, though the players appeared to enjoy the sporl thev were having, and individual efforts were the order of the day. Newmarket's score wae secured by -Lawrence '£), and Road.

The Waikato Public Schools' Rugby Union's fixtures not being very advanced owing io postponements, it is expected that the two annual representative matches will not come off until September. Play-ens will, therefore, be able to yet bring themselves under the notice of the selectors.

Win, Races , 0wuers - Horses. Won. Value. | Mr .1. IJ. Joel ti I! £707S Mr W. Raphael 1 1 liStlll Mr I, de Rothschild 7 f> 4780 Mr P. Xelfce i> 7 4usii Mr W. IT. Walker. . 4 4 VW2 Mr E. llultou it 7 xm Sir W. Cook- -i 14 2<m:\ Mr r.o-,v,-r Ismay... '. '■'• 2.028 Lord Derby 4 7 2844 Messrs Wm. Clark and I,. Robinson.. 4 5 2770 PEI'l'ORMERK. J Races Won. Valne. Louvois, 3yrs. b c by Isinglass—St. Louvaine 1 £6S00 Jest, 3yrs, ch f by Sundridge -Absurdity 1 0400 Absolute. 4yrs. ch c by Gallinule—Cherry. Lass 1 2(50 Lorenzo, 4yrs, br c by St. Krnsiiuin —Pie Powder .... 1 2060 Craganour, Syrs. b c by Desmond—Veneration II I 2200 The Gnller, 4yrs, ch c by The Gtill—Lady Teazle 2 2107 SIRES. No. Races Win. Won. Valne. Sundridge, try Amphion— Sierra, by Springfield.. .': :\ £74S7 Isinglass, by Lsonomy— Deadlock, by Wenloek 4 4 720.*; St. Frusqulu, by St. Simon—Isabel, by Ple1 0 10 401tl Robert le Biable, by Ayr-shire--Rose Bay, by Melton *. r, G C.-,Stl Gallinnle (dead), by Isonoray — Moorhen, bv Hermit '. ;; 3 ;;37i Plctoo, by Orrieto— Hecuba, by Isonomv.. 5 f> 3443 Desmc nd. by St. Simon— L'Ahbesse de Jonrarre,

Points Clip. P. W. L. Ii. For.Asst. Pts. Newton ..87- I 41 11 lo Ponsonby X fi 1 2 till 20 11' Grafton . . S 4 1 ?, BS 20 11 North Shore S fi 2 i "2 26 11 Marist Bros. 7 -l :t -- IS 12 is riniversityA S :; 4 1 ."ill :;2 7 City S 2 r, 1 42 .",1 si Col. Rifles.. S 2 ." 1 28 26 .*> UniversityB SI 7 — IS 12H 2 Parnell ... 7 — 7 — ti 58 — Marist Bros, and Parnell have yet a match

•ItUUD UttAUK. Points Chp. P. W. L. D. For.Agst. Pts. City 8 S — — 57 25 10 Grafton . . -s 8 — — .-,0 — 10 Remuera... 8 7 1 — SS 30 14 West End 8 5 :t — 41 41 10 Cot. Rifles 8 4 4 — 22 S3 8 A Hattery 8 4 4 — 30 28 8 Post and T. !i 3 r, 1 10 OS 7 St. John's 8 2 fi 1 23 5!> 5 rniverstty. . 8 2 0 — 23 00 4 Marist Bros. H — o, — — - — Ponsonby 8 — 8 — — — — Neither Marist Rros. nor Ponsonby have fulfilled their engagements. FOURTH GRADE. Points Clip. P. W. ].. D. For.Agst. Pts. Citv 7 3 2 — 48 1<1 10 Marist Rros. 0 .1 1 — Hi — 10 Newtou . . "i 2 3 — 3 48 4 Grafton .. — — — — — — rnusonby.. — -- -- -- — - - — (irafiou nnd Ponsonby have not fulfilled tlieir engagements. Marist P.ros. and Newton should meet, but Newton have retired, nnd the etuiiDf»ti>uship goes to Marist Hros. FIFTH GRADE. Points Chp. P. W. L. D. For.Agst. Pts. Parnell ... 8 s — — ISO S 10 Newton ..70— 1 SS 3 13 North Shore 0 4 4 1 07 35 0 Marist Hros. 8 4 4 — 41 03 8 Ponsonby.. n 2 7 '.l KU 4 City •> - ti -— 11 1!I3 — Parnell anil Newton and Newton and Marist Bros, have to meet again owing to a breach oi? Ihe weighing in rule.