LATE SPORTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 106, 31 October 1908, Page 6

LATE SPORTING.

EICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. [BY TELEGRAPH — PSES3 ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The weather was fine and the track in capital order. Glenculloch, Stratagem, and Husbandman did a mile and a quarter m 2min 12 4-ssec, Glenculloch showing best. Prim did a brilliant mile in lmin 41 3-ssec, Flitaway beat Wtistleeroft. ov«r six furlongs in lmin 15 2-ssec, Gold Crest easily beat Gipby Belle over four furlongs in 49sec, Count Wiite covered half a mile in 50 l-ssec, Apa (alone) went a mile and a quarter in 2min 12secj Downfall, White Lie, ZMahuta, and Moloch were associated over a mile and a quarter, done in 2mm 11£ sec Downfall finished in front of ■ White Lie, registering a sterling gallop. ," Master Delaval, Zimmerman, and Grand - Slam went a mile and a half, finishing almost in a line. Master Delaval was full of running, and put up a most pleasing performance.

The Hon. W. Hall- Jones, who has been appointed as the successor to the Hon W. P. Reeves as the' High Commissioner in London, has booked his passage by the R.M.S. Corinthic, leaving Wellington on 3rd December. After Ihe Post went to press yesterday the Railway Appeal Board further con- - sidered the case of Thomas Bartosh, ■ railway pen-ter, Waipukurau, who had been dismissed from the service. The board reserved its decision. Mr. C. F. s Hill, stationmaster at Masterton, appealed against his position on the Classification List on the ground that the District Officer had withheld a certificate of promotion. The board intimated . that it had no power to entertain an „" appeal where the aggrieved person com- ' * plained of a refusal of promotion. »v» v Artillery practice by the Petone / Navals will take place from Fort Kel- *- burn© between the hours of 5 and 7 a.m.. on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and probably sth November. j An- attractive programme has been j /arranged for a concert to be given byj * Miss Ruby M'Donald (who will be as- j *- sisted by several well known vocalists *~&b<i~instrum.etftalists) in the Town Hall on Tuesday next. I Professor Driscoll, wire walker, will i perform at Wonderland, Miramar, this j - evening. The professor undertakes to both undress and redress on the wire. All the side shows will be in full operation as usual. Frequent cars -will run from Courtenay-place. A cordial invitation is extended by the Wellington Musical "Onion to all -those friends who took part last year in the performance of " Israel in Egypt " to meet for practice on Monday next, at - the Sydney-street Schoolroom, at 8 o'clock. As it is desired to make this chorus one of the largest that has ever - been got together, the executive, will Tac pleased to welcome any, who have a fair knowledge of music and can sing (especially male voices). The honorary secretary, Mr. A. M. Lewis, will be in attendance to receive applications at 7.30 p.m.- • There, has only been one bankruptcy in Wellington .this month. There are about 7000 lawn tennis players in the Dominion, according to a speaker at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association. On Sunday evening, at the Unitarian Free Church, Masonic Hall, Boulcottstreet, Dr. Tudor Jones will start a series of five addresses on " Five Great Messages on Knowledge and Life." The series will include Dr. Ray Lancaster on " The Kingdom of Man " ; Professor Kellogg on "Darwinism To-day; Dr. Edward Caird on " Knowledge and Idealism " ; Professor Munstorberg on " The Philosophy of Values " ; and Dr. Drummond on " Studies in Christian Doctrino." The Rev. W. Gray Dixon will occupy St. John's pulpit on Sunday. The Commercial Agency (Limited) advertises for sale a general store at Raetihi, on the Main Trunk Railway. Tenders are invited for the erection (in stone) of an accommodation house at the Hermitage, Mount Cook. Details aro advertised in this issue. Mr. J. C. Arbuckle advertises v sale of furniture and effects at Kilbirnie on Monday afternoon. Particulars are advertised in this issue. Ladies are invited to attend two free health talks to bo given at tho Viavi Rooms, Bank N.S.W. Chambers, Lamb-ton-quay, on Monday and Thursday afternoons next, at 3 p.m. A notice to members of the Deep-sea Angling Club fs~ published in our advertising columns. Au extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Compcnv will be held on Monday at noon in ' the Chamber of Commerce. Non-churchgoers are specially invited to tho Webb-street Primitive Methodist Sunday School Anniversary, which will be held in tho Town Hall to-morrow. The_ Rev. J. Dawson will preach in the morning at 11 o'clock, Mr. J. Caughe at 3 p.m., and tho Rev. D. Russell, the Y.M.CA. missioner from South Africa, at 7 p.m. The 240 scholars, choir, and largo orchestra have prepared for the singing of some of Mr. W. H. Jude's and Mr. H. E. Nicholls's festival music at all the services. The offertories will bo in aid of tho Sunday School. The church in Webb-street will be closed all day to-morrow in consequence of the services being held in tho Town Hall. A meeting of members of No. 2 Cooperative Building Society, Petone, will be held on Friday evening next to decide a loan appropriation by ballot. The V.M.C.A. advertises particulars of tho Rev. David Russell's Mission to Men. Mr. Russell is from South Africa, and is just concluding a two years' tour round the world. To-morrow afternoon, in the large V.M.C.A. gymnasium, a men's meeting will start the mission. During the week Mr. Russell will deliver his illustrated lecture, "From the Cape to Zambesi." In our advertising columns will be found a notification regarding the running of cars to connect with the 10 a.m. train to Otaki to-morrow. • Messrs. Levien, Shallcrass and Co. will sell on the premises, Elizabeth-street, Petone, on Monday next, at 2 p.m., the stock of timber, doors, sashes, machinery, etc., recently belonging to the Petone Woodware and Timber Trading Co. Tho stock will be sold in such lota as to suit every class of buyer. On Tuesday the same firm will offer at the Central Auction Rooms, Willis-street, a complete lantern outfit and slides, including illustrated songs, lecture sets, mechanical slides, dis- ' Bolving views, etc. 4s advertised in another column, the N.Z. Alliance have made arrangements to have persons in attendance at their • rooms, corner of Willis and MannersBtreets, between the hours of 8 and 10.30 o'clock this evening, when any electors from the city electorates and Wellington Suburbs elctorate who are not on the roll may be enrolled there.*