SPORTS OF ALL KINDS.

Evening Star, Issue 11673, 3 September 1902, Page 7

SPORTS OF ALL KINDS.

„ ... .» Scpteinber 4 arid 5. Rtogitikel ... September 17 and IS. AyuridMe , u September 20, 24, 27. Geriudihfe >MI ... ... Beptelriber 26 and 26. .toßsSflF St OLU IbIENXXTi.I The A.J.C, riieetirig begins On Saturday ol this week. Several of the horses likely to figUri* at tbit ittefetihg were seen out at RttseblU bh the 181U August, ariiongst tbfeiri Patronage, who won the Rawsori Slaklja, Weight for age, nine. furlongs. Tbls biolhfeb to Patron has been mUch talked abdut t>f late. last year B’rO#ri scratched Patronage for the Caulfifeld tod Melbbhrrife Clips, and backed hint to win a good stake for the Metropolitan, but the race was tiukfed by his near relation, Bto Fran, Who afterwards, .performed io bHUiarillv id the Melbourne Cup urider 9.7. In the Metrop. Ban Fran,gave Patronage 251b, arid luckily beat brin by a short neck. After striking bimself in the race and causing itijUriCs to .His hear fore ira that brought about his;, retireirifenl ftoril the tUrf, Ban Frap ran RcveriUe to a shott length for the Melbourne , Cup ,at a differetice of 251b. Tbo fbrih through Bah Frail brakes Patronage out hut little behind RevehUe, and as Mr Macdonald ' reckoned the latter better than Wakeftll. liist November, Patronage Idoks very healthy in the three big spring raefes-, with a trifle over 8.0 to carrjr in each. Bfidcpto was. alio a starter in the Rawsori Slakes. “ Milrcy ” says: Brakpan was reported iri iirft-class condition, and to ’e galloping in hid best form. In a, mile gallop, I am. told, he filirly lost Still Water and Skfein Dltri. The latter ran well in the Clyde Handicap, and. Still Water ran away With the Pamiriafcta Mile. This form makes Brakpan orit pretty good, but Patronage beat him and the other Derby Colt Abundance without ah effort. Bhikpto whs in trouble below tile distahee, blit rah on io the end ■ with unflinching courage. Abundance fecpivUd a'knock at. the five-fitrlong post which caused him to lose four or five lengths, but he got Up in time to heat Brrikpan out of second place. The latter ■ was giving the Pilgrim's Progress colt 7lb; but .it struck me“ that, all things being equal in tile running, tluie would riot have beeri much between tbern at level Weights. WTlefi they pulled up Brakpan dried Vety quickly while Abundance sweated freely, aud .looked healthier, and the mdre susceptible to improvemeht of the twain. Brakpan did not look healthy ; he gave me the itnpression that his teeth were troubling him, but I hear ho is ail right in this direction, and that the unhrahhy coat F due to a fash that broke nut after physic. Allowing for both to improve, it will be a close thing between them for the Derby. Abington, who has been la tire off arid .n of late, was among the .starters, and was backed by his owner, but lie van .without ilie least dash. Bir Leonard was big and above himself, ami was never dangerous, hut he is the most likely o? any in the race to improve. When a ‘little i'asr work is slipped into huil he will be quite another horke. ' Lamorid fancied .Caravel, and the sou of Impetus ran well enough for ihe greater part of the journey to suppose he had a chance in the Epsom, but of idi the candidates for the mile race none came out ?! the day’s trials us well as Air Motor, who can be hriproved Otor of knowledge. Almost ns good a Metropolitan trial as Patronage’s whs shown bv Cyanide, who carried 51b over Dei- Mcirop. weight, and fairly run Over.the opposition in the August Handicap. Tills Vety good-looking daughter of Metal never looked better than at present, and with Patronage out of the Way her clihbce iri the big race would lock particular lv fosv.

Whilst two of the pioiuincnr Derby candidates were showing off their paces at Rosehill, others were seen under silk at Flcminglon, and two of thorn were returned as winner s. Loyal and Free Stales,are two much-improved colts, who have, done well during the winter (remarks “ Uifipire Loyal gave an unexpected display of brilliancy in the Three-year-old Handicap, in which he carried 9.0; and teas conceding weight to everything else engaged. As 20 to 1 was on offer, it was patcnt'that be was not expected to win easily, as he did. leading all the way. The performance speilks well lor the coifs prospect? at the spring meetings, for he is described as bis and fresh, as might be supposed, with the"dates of. bis engagehicnts still so distant, j oval will be more difficult lo back at a good juice after this showing; but still there will be the compensating advantage of excellent public form to go by. Waf-i-iu, one of the acceptors for the ’A.J.C. Derby, was a warm favorite, but only rah fourth, in receipt of a stohe ami‘a-h.iii from’Leva! Free States at-ountSd for the Welter Handicap. run at a mile, and was oiiiy marketable at 8 to 1. Wink; who liras favorite, bc-hm a disappointment. Free Slates is ’one of J. Scobie's, by, Bill of Portland from Martmgale. and may have to be Considered when Derby cUlculatiohs dre being made. , ft 5 -s slated ou the authority of the .-..0m10n ‘Daily Telegrapli ’ that in'the draft report of the House Of Lords Conimitter- !!''« paragraph 17 read as under: ‘Although horse-racing in England is more widely diffused tbah in France, ail cl the interest taken in racing throughout tiiL country generally is also far greater, 'he Committee were' of opinion that we'ie fi possible by some modification of the exhiing lottery klfr to introduce slich a system a? the Pari-Mutuel . (tbteiisatar). it would be attended -with the best result. The Committee believe it would lend to localise betting on the racecourses, while the revenue obtained by tire Stale would in their opinion, lie a very legitimate form of taxation, ami coiild be utilised for the ’encouragement of horse-breeding and for the breeding of army remounts.” That paragraph was eliminated later on by one vote, aiul no other system was proposed to provide the safety-valve the necessity for which had already been recognised. , ie Yew Zealand-bred Seringapatam (late Gun) rah third in the Water-beach Handicap 11am on the concluding dftt of the Newmarket hirst July meeting! Thdrrah a. good perfoffliev in his native "land, ffo son of Hotchkiss has proved a great disappointment it, England. The London Cup, of. 977 govs, one and a-quarter rrtilfes. Won bv the Duchenfield k°rse Australian Star, bv The Australian Peer from Colours, attracted a held of thirteen, Australian Star starting favorite at 6 to 2, the Carbine horae Wa* grave being next fancied at 9 to 2 wtralian sthr lmlU, ft good position from‘the .lump, and Taking charge half u , mile from home, won m a canter by four Lrmtfo The mile and a-nfiarlcr was cut out in the record time of 2min 2-L S ec, the best ore £ ons being _2min atcpniplisfod l y Fancy Man .in the Prince Edward HandifP , a Y Manchester in September, 1901 Australian Star tlitll established a world record over the distance, the American r»being 2min o|sec. * The tfrb-Feslifold Carbine, geUliim Salute pas mrexpeefodlr,down in tk West tlddin-r Champagne trial Stakes, tun at Pbnffifrattt (Eng.) fheetihg,hi July, there, frete r I Lj S ;r^ mnfers ’ ancl , f k fiibe looked such a gtmd thing for Salifoe that bathers Had to lay 4 to 1 on him, while 12 to 1 was gohra .gainst any ok,the other runners. Salute 5 however, played up.'at the start, and, gettrng awar maiiTereftlly, was, unable to batch S : ra t^. orlfe y--fealharma- filly, o tras Jnahmg her first appearance. Lord Rosebery, having been brought Lack to racang by forte °f circunistanccs, has cemded that has yearlings friiich fibre not fold or leased shall be trained by Biac-kfrell arid 1 Y no are fo decide bw a tm vyfoeh of them is to liave first pick, dad then choose from the hafiatoder alternately. it is a euridds arrangement, but it will be interesting tS bote later tm fi-Jfirll of file I,IDI ' E fortunate. It is ah OLwind tMi; blofrs hdbodv foil- -Loci alia thbugli iriflifidilills, frffi-e "ceHaihiv inW# polfcy in suddenly deciding hot to sell hi* fillies eitept for . their racing careers, the fomeral community of the ttlri frill be benefited bv hi? .retain When charging tk Gland , Jtiry tit Lancaster In duly, the Lord Chief Jiistice aifodetl to tk fepdrt Of {Jig Cohihiissioh oh Btttitig. He §aid that Sfiybiie wlio had had much to do with tk adiffinldtfatibh of the criminal lafr kfiew hdfr friitch, Ciiihe irn--ticularly juVeuile brihie, had been brought about by prtkisdhclk betting. This repfirfc n;as ah eiceedhigly fiiwctical repott. It rectigiliSUd yhat, in £frrinectibh frith sport, it was necdleSs to, shppose people would hot

bfet, arid to atteßml bo put betting down as criminal would be an atediiv. tt might seetti a pahidrix, but those who had studied the qubstito most said the least object enable form, of fcbltifeg Wag where people had to pub their motley down Iwforri they betted, a'u'd not where they bid to find it Wl>ep they had lost. The Haydock Part, meeting in England in noticeable for a triple dead heat. Ihe field for this five-furlong race numbered eleven* top, it was only oh the post that the favorite, Ardandra, was caught by the IpUr-vear-okl Pledge and the threc-year-old filly br Suretcot-—Outcry, tbo judge beiug mi- \ j • 0 . sfe P* ra *® them, tn five deciding bbat Ardandra was again favorite but Pledge, jumping off, made all the runriing, and pased the post firet by three-parts of a length. However-, he swerved badly, inter* f e ri n g with Ardtodfri, arid to objection on the grounds of a cross proved-fatal. Thus the backers of the faVOrite landed their money, and they certainly had plenty of excitement for it. Dead !; feats between three are, of course, of very infrequent occurrence, but. nevertheless, one can remembei' two or three instances of the same thing. There was pile at, the Forbury on the (lay that Sir Modred jrdrt the Drihediri Cup. At Sahdbwn Park ift 1882 arid at Lewes in 1880 triple dead heats took plafce, both being in riiirior races, while at Derby three (Oh at most four) veats ago the same thing happened. At Newmarket in 1877 three animals only, started, iri a rape, and all finished dead level, wliile in 1855 it Is on record that iri a sweepstakes, With five riiriiierSj again at Newinarket, the judge could riot separate four and the Unique example of a «®jp hfeat between the, quartet was giveri. The iivdsfc notable triple dfead Beat, howbvet, was in lßs7,.wbfeU in the CfesareWltcji Prioress, M Hakiri, and Queeh Bess finished level, and in the run-off the firetiiairifd won. The Dime horse that Messrs Clark and Robirisori (the owners d!J Niphetos ribW in Ebgltod) are sending but to Anslhrfia ; s OrmfehliSj a four-year-bid son of Ruth—dilm of lafporley—by Scottish Chief. Ormenus W'as bred by the Idle Duke of Westiriirisler, arid at the dispersal of the stud was purchased by the Beckhamptrin trainer, S. Darling, for I.TOOgs. , A Sydnfey paper states that H... Walk it hay exchanged his Far Nierite filly Miss Niente jnr a twO-year-old gelding .by Musketry froth Hfermbirie. This gelding. was bred by Mr .1. B, Reid in New Zealand, and will he shipped shortly to Sydney, and Miss Niente will be sent to New Zealand at an early date. Miss Niehte was pred at Hobartviilc, and is from Trilby, by Marvellous from a sister to tfrand Flaneur. Supplejack won the Adelaide Grand National, aud paid £22 12s. The Y.R.G. have induced the Railway Department to reduce the return fares to the Flemitigton racecourse from Melbourne to 2s first class arid Is 3d second class. Previously the figures were 3s and 2s. One of America's big races, the Brighton Handicap, was run at New York on Julv 5, arid was won by Gold Heels, who carried 9.0, aud rat out the mile and a-quarter in 2min 55sec, which constitutes an American record for a circular track. The field wits small, and Gold Heels started favorite at 13 to 10.

Tire A.J.C. had a good report presented at the annual meeting. The excess of revenue over expenditure for the vear was £6,084. Loyal arid Batfdriage are nominal farorites for the Melbourne Cup. Everv horse with a chiirice in tire Caulfield Cup ium been coupled with them iri doubles. Patronage has been backed at 1.000 to 60 for the Caulfield Cup, and! Great Scot at 1,000 to 30, while for the same race Sir Leonard was recently backed to win £4,000 at ICO to 3.

As short a price as LOGO to SO has been taken about the two Locals for the Derby and Melbourne Cup. A recent issile of a San Francisco paper contains the followinglmp. Elise, 1.40, dam of Carlos and other star sprinters, is to be fitted with a wooden leg. She was turned into a corral with a team of truck horses several; days ago, and had her left hind leg broken by a kick., As she is bred to the. celebrated Yankee Doodle, arid the foal would bet worth IjOOOdo! if delivered alive, every possible means will be taken to save the life of the dam. The leg has been amputated, and a wooden leg Will be furnished.the blare-, who, before the accident, was valued at S.OOOdol.

The conditions of the Hnfdb Race :,nd Steeplechase at Flemiugton on the 16th August limited the haiidieapper to a maximum of 12.7 lit each event. This, it was thought, would give the Mill Park stable the double,’ but Air Albert Miller's luck deserted hum. He slatted Co’.dnel Shilihsld in the Hurdle Race, and at 12.7 he looked very good, but he ha? got stale after his recen t'racing, and was badly beaten by Report, a Prodigal gelding, weighted at 9.4. ” Air L. G. Hazlett has placed Mosca and Turcoman in the hands of I*. Pcrthouse, who has taken Forbuty Lodge. Portliouse comes from Melbourne! The Tuapeka County Jockey Chib have put off the Opportunity case for three months. FOOTBALL. [BY P.KFERIK, ] Tim play of the OLigo-Canterbury niaiclr was not of a kind that callk fhi- ihucli description, the forwards (airing command from the start iiiicl fovfog the backs little oino opportunity of <ii.sf inguishing i hemselves. The home team’s forwards being beaten for the ball in the scrums, their fleeiy bad:.? Were left very much to themselves, the three-quarters, for instance, having practically nothing to cio all the time. The loss of Duggan, Canterbury’s crack fiont-ranker, handicapped their work in the seium.l to some extent, but whether some of the supporters of the Red-and-blacks w< re correct in attributing their team's failure to hodii the ball in the scrums to this player’s absence I am not in a position to "say. Duggan, no doubt, is a good player, but ho would have to be a remarkably* fine front - .ow mail to make up for the deficiency in Canterbury’s play in this department. ’The Otago vanguard settled down to their work in real earnest, and more than held their own at all points of the i+ahie. The backs, too, showed good form, although it was appaient that tuo Canterbury rearguard were a better and more, dangerous attacking crowd than the Otago boys. The latter were a sfo.fr lot in comparison with their opponents, who had they been given the opportunities must have shmie Hut to advanage on many occasions. As it was, they quickly snatched up the only real chance that came their way, and "scored a try which saved them from having a defeat recorded against them. Witfi only a few minutes to go, and with 3 points to the good, Otago seemed to have file gahic well in hand, but Canterbury, getting to their w°ik with more determination and dash than they had previously exhibited; got away with a passing rush from a lihb-oiit, and Wood, after making a good opefiiilg. pasted out, the ball eventually going into the hands of M’Gregor, oil the wing; who dashed over the line at a great bat It frits rorteous, by the way; and Hot Mitchell, vyho scored for Otago. Ih fetch PcfteotiS, Mitchell, Roddick, and Given all went over the line together, the Kaikorai man being the first to touch down. Willi Ottlv a tttlfif,> Blues’ lot-frards came away wfin another fine rush, bdt a pass forward spent a good chance of registering another

Given, Roddick, and Port ecus blared with great dash lor Otago all flirHugh the game, while Knowles, Duncan, Beiinel- fold otalker v ere far av ay the pick of the bucks, Kitatvles in pattietlhir playing a clever game Cooko was the pick of the Canterbury forwards. Neither Drake HoiGross played up to reputation. Orniaiidt a.s live-eighth, was the fiTak spot of :hc home team’s backs. He, hoy over, received a nasty kick ou the bead; Which hiav have accounted for his not playing so well as Usual.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL NOTES. The team chosen to represent Otago in the match Against WelllHgtbh on Saturday should meet with general approval. ft must have been a near thing between' Murray and Haynes for the position of go?l----keeper, and probably tllb fctlbice dtlpeiidbd on the form shown hist Saturday, when Murray, on the day, was perhaps a little safer than Hayues. The omission of Sparrow as right full-back.in favor of Ashton means the loss of a brilliant player, but Ashton is perhaps more reliable. ' In the first trial match Sparrow did well, but

list Sathtduy bfe sefeirifefi to lick jffdgßlfeht, grid ih hbadfrig, Usually k fctfttiig jhnbl With him, he was bfelbw hiS usudl foriri. KilgbuF's inclusion has been igilried by bis untiring hrid WHbie-hfelitto e&bftS tod his bridehiabie pluck arid consistency; but It scents risky putting such » light than in , the haif-bapk division. Middleifatos, balf T fcack on the. other whig, is tootbfet hard worker. The rest of the terim were probably regarded as certainties, though many may not have looked for the exclusion of Biedeberg. The goal-kicking on Saturday was a Vast irapfeOvieirieht on that of the previous trial match. “Ola-tilrier” sends us some notes on the Otago players, from which we dill the following ; Murray (Southern). Goal-keeper. Has tned for rep. honors for several years, and thoroughly deserves his place. Cool, with good judgment, he plays a .solid game. Takes the ball very cleanly, kicks and fists well, but is a fcnfle fond of keeping in goal Dobson (Ebslyri).—Left back. Tbfe is his , a- , year a representative. Ho is a splendid defensive player; most difficult to , Bo cari kick a ball in any position, fl-iid wifcli either Todt, aLild is also Very clever with his head. He displays great judgment when playing a winning game, but is inclined to lose heart, when the score is agiipst him. Ashton (Southern). Right back. A genuine hard-working player; very quick in recovering when beaten; somewhat weak in screwing. He has represented Otago for five season?.

Middlemass (Kaittogata).— Left, Half. A sound, solid, and useful player, who works from start to finish; kicks, tackles, aud heads well. He represented Ofcavo in 1900 and 1901.

D. M'Millan (Wakari).—Centre half. An old representative, who has renewed his youth in th“ last month or so. Iri the trial tnaiches he displayed marked ability ih feeding his forwards, Wliile his dodging and shooting were somewhat like his oid-tiriae form. Which was always good. Kilgour" (Northern).—Right half. A pluckv, determined little player, who has hollestiy fought his way into the team. He kicks and heads with judgirieiifc, and tackles largo and striall with strict impartLilily. This is his first year as a representative. S. Brown (Roslyu).—Left whig. A fast, energetic, and wide-awake player; quick to seize an opportunity- bo score. He is clever with his bead, and centres well. Has been a representative since 1898. Robertson (Roslyn). biggest man in the team, and a popular player; very clever at hooking the ball to centre, arid.an. cscedimriy good header; but he might make more, use Of his Weight without beiug rough. He is new to representative honors.

G. M'Millari (IVakari). —Centre forward. A player with a reputation. Ho lias represented the province lor a long time, arid is still the best all-round player in Dunedin. Ho has splendid control over the bail, and passes and heads accurately. He is very fast, arid is the best shot in the leahi. Sound in wind, limb, aud judgment. HO is best known as a full-back. He will probably act as captain.

I’ergiissoa (Kaitangaiut.—lnner right. A very smart, intelligent player, hailing from the Old Country. He passes, dribbles, and heads with accuracy; is a getod shou, but rather inclined to wait till too close. He .can play better than he did in the trials. He has not previously been a representative.

Indue (Northeril). — Right, wing. An exceedingly clover and tricky player, with plenty of resource; lie centres and shoots well; is fairly fast, with good command of the ball, but is inclined to go too near the line before centring. He is new as a representative.

Of the Wellington team, five were in-

cluded in the- rep. team of last year—viz., Fitzgerald, White. E. L. Renal,. Wells, and Smcllie. Of these, a local “socker” scribe savs;

"Wells is as good as if not better than ever, and still plays a fine dashing game. His partner Smellie is a. player who resorts to mere cohesion Hum brilliancy, and along with. Wells in Auckland last year played as pretty a combined game as one could wish to witness. His great fault is shooting. Ji. L. Renal is without doubt a player who has no equal in Wellington, and one who should have no difficulty in gaining a place in any New Zealand {earn. A determined tackier aiid a dangerous shot. (With this view we concur, haring watched the development of this young player with much interest.]

White is ;v; sound as over. He never indulges in the galkry kicking which is only too often teen.

Fifogerald, if anything, has improved. Of tho six new players lo receive representative honors two did battle for Otago laA year—namely, Nagle and Morrison—and one (Taylor) played f<ir Wellington in 1398. Hathaway, Brodic, a.nd Amies will see their first representative match. HaLhawry must bo ch.issed sts the most improved player the province has, and if in anything like form should make his presence felt in Dunedin, Morrison, who usually plays oiurido left, has been selected to jiartner Hathaway. Whether the pair will work together remains lo be seen, but Morrison would be hard to beat even for inside position. As a shot Morrison lias no superior.

• Taylor, who Usually plays centre half, has been selected as left half. As an ali-roimd player he dikes the palm. Brodie (centre forward)' is a fine player, Although not so good a shot as might Ire wished for.

Amies can kick equally well with either foot, and his freight and pace make him a formidable opponent. It .scents to its that one or two of Wellington's best men have been left out of the team, but nevertheless rhc.sc whose names an? mentioned above should form a, combination that will take some beating, sihri the (Ragans will have to pull together and study combination.

GOLF. [By thk Foozles.] A large number of entries have been received lor the championship aild other events to be decided at Shirley next week, including Messrs A.. Duncan (present holder, of Wellington), C. E. 8. Gillies (Auckland), Andrew Todd (Dunedin), J. Haro id (Wanganui), and many other golfers well known to lame/ Given Sue weather, the meeiing promises to be a great success. At a social gathering across the Border some time ago a good story was told by a genial doctor tv ell kuevrn in London* aikj a prominent member of Northvrbod—cile of lire very best greens near the metropolis. A brother fleet had confided to him that, he had a “ maiet awfu’ dream." “ I thoclit I was deed, and when I went tip and chappit at the dbor, Peter opened it, ;uid says he: ‘Weel, Mr Macfarlane, boo arc ye?’ And eavs I. quite affablv ; ■ B raw lie, hob’s retrod’?’ He had a bag o’ golf sticks under”his arm, and asked me to gd but and had a genre, wi’ him. I was quite willin', but I Ullt him they had forgotten to put my sticks iit my fcoxia. ‘Oh!’ says'he, ‘that does lia matter, I’ll lend ye some o’ mine.’ Well* we went oot and began the game. I washa’ playin’ my best, for 1 was hutirta’eii Up wi’ the folks a boot than the game itself. I saw Adam and Abram, and lots o’ it her celebrities. He beat hie four up and three to play. At last says I ; ‘Peter, ye’ll lio think liie iuqueeskive, but tliere’s three men I wad iikfe fine to see.’ Bo he replies, quite affably : ‘ Weel, Mr lilacfarlahe* if ye’ll tell irid tlieir names, maybe I’ll he able to a&sist ye.’ Wi’ that I said. ‘Oh, the duels I want ib see are David, Soloiiioh. and Bobbie Burns, for I dinna mind telling ye that,,l has sohie of thbir procleeyities ntysei’.’ Peter replied: ‘l’m sorry to disappoint re: blit ye‘ll no find them hero, Mr Macfarlane; ye’ll find them bn the ladies’ links. ’ ” athletics. Smith* the crack New Zealand hurdlet* was freely written about by the English critics) tfrlio watched him ih action at the English championships. The following extracts ate of interest; The ‘ Illustrated Sporting aiid Dramatic Jfewlj * says; International* as Well as national) was the champibiiship meeting at Stafiiford Bridge Mt Saturday) ‘but; It tail tint quite so strongly tepresefited as it shbiilu lirive been in tfih flrsbndin§d department. The Americans, A. C. Kraenzleiti and I. Baxter, were hot present to defend their titles in the hurdles and high jump; not did J. It. lieybrtilbna cbme bvhr frbhl the Emerald Isle to a'gitih tempt fortune ih tll6‘ Twd-iiiiife Walk: Deyfernibnd and Baiter were wise. They wouldn’t have won. Erapilzieih, oh tlte contrary, would undoubtedly Have done so, for, good hurdler as is_ the New Zealander, G. W. Smith, who beat ex-champion A. Trafford, of the Birmingham A.0., in the 120 Yards Hurdles Champion, on Saturday, he is not in Kraenzlein s class, and the sceptics who would not recognise Smith’s for the 120 over

to flights dhttHi ttridet” rforifit bfe blamed to Ihfeif tihbfelief. Thfe London ‘ Sportsfftftri ’ fetya; Tie NflidleS was Jfu'tt in fenfe heftt, aria G. W. ismitij the New Zealftridet, Whri egriilortably fttol A. Trfeffbtd, Birthlhghftril. by tWo yirds. CftfejL thfe Irish cnafitiplon, tfcuj, it appealed tb tlie writer, iii frhrit when l>e fell alter Crossing the fourth htlrdle. Smith does not Imrdlfe alter the fashion 6i the American straight-fWot-leg style, and the returhed time (T&sefc) looked very, fist, all things considered, lor the New Zfealander do'ee riot loeik within a full hurdle of being so fast as Kraenziein, and Carey's form for four hurdles shows that Smith can be nothing like so good as the great American, who gave Carey ‘eight yftfds, a hurdle down, and. a beating. Thus “ jYfetefftri ”, iii the London ‘ Sportsriffih. 1 : Althbiigh Sriffth won the Hurdles, that feyfetot iii one tiitii looked anybody’s race. Fit arid Well, 1 fancy Trafford and ..yatfey 4te feyety bit as good as the Winner, The triad who bright to hake entered, arid Whrij ill triy opinion, Wotild have beateri tfle lot, jwaa the Oiford University athlete G. It. J3ardier. The London ‘ Sporting XdfS ’ safs : Prom tfle Tress stand if Was only possible tb see the, blbsirig sirige of the fried, but sp frir ris could he gathered Siriith Was never headed. Although at thfe lasff obstacle the New Zfe®lanaer had only the slightest advantage, nh wok very airiart in the run iii; arid iriariaged tb win by two, four yftrds separating second and third. Carey fell at the fifth flight. The time wris ISsfeii. . Arid again: Grice rigaip thfe otiifei - Australasian, G- W. Smith, failed to d,o anything, in fhe way of brilliant tifaife for the Hurdles, but he nevertheless won, although there was very, little to spate from exchampibri Trafford. The Marichesl'er ‘Athletic NeWs ! says; The 120 Yards Hurdle Race proved a great disappointment, arid the mrichdauded G. W. Siriith, the reprrisentativfe of the New Zealafid A.A.A., caine Very near lOsitig the race Bfe had set his heart ripon. A quaint, old-fashioned figure is Smith. Not in the least cut out for hurdles. Smith looks what he is—a sheep, fanner—and his sunburnt skin would lead brie to believe that he follows his vocation attired only in his racing costume. He .Was opposed by A. Trafford (Birmingham A.C.), }V. P. Phillips. (Swansea A.C.), arid Deriit Carey (Co. Dublin R.j. the Irish champibri. A pbof Starter, 'Smith was never in the early rurihirtg of the race Carey flying over his hurdles jri great strife! arid holdiiig the lead when half of the jourriey bad been fcoffiplfetea. Here; hhwfevfer,' he brought hiriisfell down, and this left Trafford with the lead at the last hurdle, but one. Smith, however, ribw showed his merit, and, fairly butspHritirig the Birmingham bov on the flat, won officially bv two yards,. bat it wris a Very short two yards, W. P. Phillips being a similar distance awaj- third, wbilfe. the time was 16sec dead; Phillips ll6*secl coming in for a standard medal. AmOrig a section of New /eahrid soldier boys, who gleefully called Smithie hohie, the victoty vyas popular but I aril convinced that hid TraffordV health and business allowed him to have proper training he would have beaten the winner, who is, to sav the least a dba#--pointing hurdler. Style he lacks, and he has not .go rarich pace. , As ™ Simpson. - Veteran.” of the Lonoon Sportsman,’ says; Shrubb looked ra.her tired when he turned out for the tour miles (he had rviri a hard race :u the mile), but he Was far trio good for the opposition. Had Simpsbn paid L«s ;l /., tw ; n i to Shrubb arid more to Apfilebv, J think he rai.gnfc (-are ffien second. Tnc London ‘Sporting Life’ savs; it V. % tb fihd the New Zealander. t. Snhpsoti; obtaining a si.tnftard mpda), ns lie ran a verv plm-kv raralthough in distress in'the list half-mile persevered gamely to the cud. COURSING. Tne New South Wade? champion meeting was run off at Rooty Hil! last iiionth, arid the principal event, the champion, was : nroved by Wo Two. who brut the crack. Brandon s B'ot. in the lin.il. The winner Hjiijm. bo something out of the common as among his victims wit* Great Heart, who had w on the D.-rby and Great Cbalkn-e Cup for iS<d dogs this scasou. We. , Xwo°is bv Deckm Put of Besant. who is also tim darn oi Bi-addons Blot. Pvetding (be following ilcscripticn of the course raken from a Sv 1ncy exchange it is rather difficult to see whore the Blot lost lisa eoilrsb:—“ln’Mhe deciding course odd? of 5 to ,2 were laid or the Blot, and supporters of We Two received 2tol to their money. The trial was run amid n. perfect uproar of excitement Braddon’s Blot leading little better than a lengjh to tho game and turning; then the bitcu gut p.acd.l and notched another turn ere her opponent made a cross drive that, if successful, would have won tho day: but'he missed by an inch or two only. Here Wc Two turned once more before tire Blot took a Land and followed a straight-running haie, which he turned near the escapes. It was indeed a close thing; We Two won bv 1 point only.”

’The St. Leger Stakes run at the same meeting was appropriated by the pupoy Royal Fusilier, who in South Australia v.Vs known as Blade Waitb. This young dog had only recently been sold to Mr A. M'jjonald, and as Bequest and other good ones competed the son of Gaban must be all his breeder thought, him when he sent him to Tom White to train. Morning Post, dam of Royal Fusilier, is a little sister to Messenger bv Postmap, son of Highthcm, out of a sister to Ada, dam of Noble. HARRIER notes. Mr W. L. Hooper’s cup, with its accompanying explanatory scroll, is naturally exciting considerable interest from its 'commanding position this week; in fact, (be general public may be expected to lake great interest in Saturday’s big race, and the winner will probably have to face the gaze cf a large crowd gathered round the Otago M.Y.C. shed at Lake Logan. It is gratifying to Lam that there will probably be twenty or more starters on Saturday—not that twenty is a large field for the event, but because a little while ago it seemed impossible to get the entries in at all. The arrangements for Saturday are;— All going to Port go down by the 2.30 train ; the competitors undress at the Marine Hotel; and the race starts at 3.45 from Mussel Bay ; non-runners return to town by the four o'clock trail!; and the race finishes at Lake .Logan some time shortly after halfpast four. We regret to have to chronicle the departure for Wellington of Mr J. S. Caldow, n prominent member of the Dunedin Har Hers, both in the field and in the committee room. On Monday his follow-committeemen met, and presented him with a silver-mounted walking stick. Though it is hard to part with oiir good members, we console ourselves philosophically by saying that cur loss is Wellington’s gain. If there is no harrier club in Wellington next winter it will surely be a; proof" of the difficultv in mdyilig ihe athletes of the Northern city. The Dunedin Harriers have still two events of importance on this season's syllabus—Ladies’ Day at Portobello on September 27, and the club championship on the preeedirlg Saturday. On the 27th a consolation race, open to ail who have compiled at any race this season without winning ri prize, will be held. Thus there is a variety of attractions for the day, and the outing cannot fail to be a success' ROWING. There was competition for nearly all (he officers in the appointment of the D.A.B.G. at thß annual meeting last week—a good Sign— it was gratifying to see several members rising to follow the president’s lead ill offering prizes for competition. This is ri really gb-rihead club. The North End Boating Clnb had also a pleasing report to present on Monday. The Uebt Is insignificant xs compared with the aliets, rind lots of young fellows ;irc joining; The Star Boating Chib of Wellington boasts of 587 members, a large plant, and a cash Credit of £4l 7s lOd. The Dunedin Amateur Boatihg Club pro iniee to hrivc another very successful season, bvet twenty new members having been elected at tbs rififaual meeting, and at lie Committee meeting on Monday evening ten or tritelVb bthrits .were fttlhlitiid. Some of the new meinoers have already made a. start, and evidently intend to get into form for the first event (the; President’s Fours) for Mr Solomon’s trophies. Entries for this race will b© taken immediately after opening dav. Judging by the wav many of the new men ate shaping, these ought to be some good

iririiterial to maiden faoeri tbaf sedSSrL The tbSM Safri at liteing Afftforigßlv «yerEttuldd arid repaired, grid Will be rfeidy to meriiMrt aftrif this Week. The club IhrttmaLte in pdSsesffing so many members wnb take fin active interest iri tb® Wbrk. it Is the intention of the Coriirifflfce to prcL fide table® iff the sofeial ball, sad ii is toped that this wifi provide ftniritoflerit Wiferi trie wfedthor is Uisiiitable f6f fowing aid be ifi additional attraction to the horiorrity membferri' of the dab; CYCLING. A dscardfed bicycle tyre does riot appear to hate nirich possibility of frirther ascfnlriess. Iri friost houses it is consigned to the Iffriiber rfidto, the wrishltoftise, or the dustrilih. Yet, thfe family which possesses one hiS a treasure trove, if ono of the members has Some little patience and nigeriuity. The indiarubfcer cin be used to over-sole shoes iri inost satisfactory manner, keeping, them dry, and doubling their life. The method is this. Soak the tyre in benzine to remove thfe canvas, then take the indiamhbfer and apply it with the ordiriaty sticking inixtrire found iri the outfit, to the soles of boots or shoes, and pare round thfe edges neatly. It lasts a very considerable time, is not nearly sit clriirisy as the iridianibber soles usually put on, saves goloshes, and can be easily renewed—at least, so lofig as (life tyro lasts. Cyclists throughout thfe country should be made acquainted with the result of a case at Leigh, ill which ft ihM was charged with riding on a footpath. .Thfe evidence Wferit to prove—indeed the poliefetflrih who bfoSglit the charge admitted—thftt no oiie Wfts obstructed ; and the magistrate's clerk having pointed out that cycung.on ordinary eblirilty footpaths, oihfer fhari those alongside highways, Was hot iri itself dil offence, provided r.6 cine was wilfully Obstructed. Iri tOWiut the regulations are diffeient, arid very ptbpferly so; brit whfere there are bad triadsridfers atfe justified iri going on to the footpath. Now that this pbirit has bfeeri made clear it is to be hoped Jtlr.it petty prosecutions will stop.-— 1 Newcastle Weekly Chronicle.’ SWIMMING AT HOME. THE 100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.— LANE’S GREAT PEHFOPvMANCE. Writing concerning the 100 Yards Amateur Swimming Championship many Weeks ago, I ventured to prophesy (Writes our London correspondent on July 26) that if Lalie kept Well, and his old opponent, Rob Derbyshire, retained the fbrm he was then showing, tho Coronation year would sec the minute beaten. It may be before the season ends, for bn Thursday night, at the Osborne Club Baths, Manchester, Latte contrived’to knock one-fifth of a second off Derbyshire’s previous record by doing 60scc “dead” after a magnificent race with R, Chvili and Derbyshire, which reminded spectators of the memorable finish between Tyers, Derbyshire, and Hellings at Westminster in 1897, and produced a similar disagreement of opinion among the speciathrs as tb the justness of the judge’s verdict. The preliminary heats Were mere exercise banters for the trio meritionfed, Cavil! boating Lane, Tyldesly and Palon and Derbyshire easily defeating Call and two others. As fastest loser. Lane qualified for the final. The competitors got off to a capital start, and Oa.vill at once went to the front, but Derbyshire arid Lane were a very little distance behind. They thus swam three lengths, and when (Ley riridc the last turn Cavil! was still ii! front, mid appeared to have the race in hand. Lane and Derbvshire, however, made ft mighty effort, and closing up, the three landed at the bar almost simultaneously. Only a practised eye could have separated the men; blit the judge gave liis decision iii favor of Latte, With Cavill second and Derbyshire third HoW clrise was the race Was judged by the, fact that the decision was adversely criticised by many who were in a good position tb see the finish, the Opiriibh being that Cavill had won. Others thought it. was a dead heat between Cavill and Derbyshire for first place, and that Lane occupied the last position. 1111011 the time wits announced the crowded house gave a great cheer, and Lane came in for the warn congratulations of the Australian cricketers who were present on the platform. jSo was the Mother, Country badly beaten in ft championship race for trio first tittle tiffs year, but in a measure we got our own back when D. Billington, of Biieup; 500 anti 1,000 yards champion, made a comparative hack of George Read in the GUftrter-riiile Scratch Race. For this Phil Lister, a fornter 1,000 yards chariipion, also stripped, but he had had enough at 100 yards, arid slopped, leaving Biffin,gtou aud Read to light out the issue. Read swam verr well indeed, blit at every length’s end Billington had gained a little, and though he did ttofc appear to swim

and ppt “ all out ” in the last two lengths he nol •only beat Head by fully a dozen yards, but also wiped no less Ilian 13scc oil the ousting quartet-mile record of 5.51, doing tiie distance in the remarkable time of 5.38. Head equalled the previous record. Just to show Iho amateurs that he hasn't forgotten the art of sv.iuniiiiig, Jbey Nut tall tried to boat bis 240 yards record of 3 its in OjSec, and, liioving in splendid style—be still clings to the overarm Side stroke—the professional champion covered the distance in 2mih 56|sec.

THE LO&G-WSTANCB CHAMIMONskip. Since Percy Cavill beat A. A. Green ca July 17, 189?, in the blig-distance. amateur sv. muffing championship over the Kinr Bridge to Putney Pier course, a spin of rather over live and a-krill miles, J. A. Jarvis, the famous Leicester swimmer, has earned off the prize in each succeeding year with consummate ease Never once has bo been properly extended, and though a h-w had hopes that in the two Australian cracks ((’. Head and ‘'Splash'’ Cavill} lie would find his match last Saturday the race proved that at live miles Jarvis is Its ihueh superior to them as at a mile. Splendid swimmers the Australians undoubtedly are, but Jarvis had little difficulty in beating the best of them on the day. and, indeed, won so easily that a mile liwn home the main interest of the spectators was confined to the. tough tussle which G., E. Sharpe. cf Ihe Ijcicester Club, and Cavill were indulging hi to decide who should figure as third man. Besides the swimmers already named; the "field” included 13. V. Cow (of the filter Club). A. B. Christ iso a (of St. Andrew’s Home S.C.), H. S. Stephens (Dreadnought S.C.I, T. Plose (ot tiammeisniith), D Biliington (of BaeUp, the 500 yards champion and record holder),, and * two others. The day was splendidly fine, but when the meii entered the water at 5 p.m. the best of, the tide had run out, arid the assistance the meii got from it was smell compared to hlost years. From a capita! start Head, swimming double over-arm, set out at such a pace that at a hundred yards he was leading Jarvis by ton and the rest of the field by half as much rtgain. Cavill lying third, with Biliington and Sharp alongside. Keeping up ihe pressure. Head held his lead for nearly tfen minutes, but at Grove Park Jarvis, with his long, sttbtig side stroke and powerful leg kick, began to pull up, and at the Ship was barely four yards behind. Medhwhilfe the “ field ” were tailing off rapidly, Cavill being fully forty yards off the leaders, with Sharp, Cow 5 and Biliington lihck arid fariek .led yards behind. Jarvis now. made his effort,' ami quickly oailght Head. At Mbrilftke Brewery they were swimming level, but from this point the Lelmiter. niaii commenced to show his supdritkity. Yard by yard he drew away ficifn Read, and passing under Barnes Bridge was ten hr twelve ahead- Rapidly Rie .gap, Widehed, Until at Hammersmith Bridge full Seventy yards septtailed the champion from Bead. Continuing the even tenor 9f,.liis way, Jarvß firirilly won b.V about 1,50 The question as to who would fill first arid second places fyns; bar accidentv uhsweml at Barnes Bridge, but the diilodkhrs had a fare face between Cavill and Sllarp to watch. At Chiswick Kybt Cavill was about ten yards ahead of Sharp and Biliington, but between that ptfirit find Hammersmith the latter pair began to trv to backmark the AtistrrilHh. The Leicester man s effort carried him within a yard of Hammersmith Bridge,' bnfc at this ppini: rill three gdt the Wash of a steam Irihilell starting frbm the pier, th*r didn’t nppreeiate it in the least; but Rlßlhgtori; who tvils sciltie four bards behind, got the worst of the wash, and, getting a mouthful, was immediately taken queer and find to

bo lifted into fee pflot’s bout. % this, time Sharp had- fairly crfiariSd Gavfll, arid a desperate race ensped. rune after time the lead changed hands, and it was not until AylirijfS boaffldfae was reached that ariyone could predict with safety who would ultimately get fiotori first. At this jpoint Tqtrt Sullivan, who had been coEfeifeftg Cayill, ci.Brid on Iris fnttn for a ffiml effort. “Splash” responded nobly, arid as electric Sturt enabled him td get clean awiy from sharp briforie tho latter tyas autattS of fet fitrirs fiitferition. Their he indulged- in ft last despairifig effort, but CatiQ kept rip his spirit longer,- arid i cached thp firiiflhirig JflHßi' .heaffy ten; ahead., Gow was fifth; 2CO yards away; with Christison a long -bSi?- off Siith, Stevens a vety Iresperitful seventh, and Pioee eighth. The times of those Who finished wore sis follow: Time. Posifciou. hj. tsi. s. 1. J.-irvis ... 1 15 27 2. Read „ ~. 114 10 o. Cavil) 1 16 fiO •\ Sharp 1 16 55 5. Cow 120 10 0. Christison ... 128 25 7. Stevens ... 1 34 55 8. Pldse 14Q 50 The record for tho race over the KhWPutney course in 64min 17sec by Jdrvis in 1900; prior to Which Percy Cavill’s 66mhi 55sfec m 1897 was the best time cm the book, iri the Tbariies tideWay are, of little value as .» gtlidfe to thfe merits of the perfonriarides tf the sWimtnels, arid though defeated both Bead arid CriVlll are to Lte eorigralulaiod on having rihtnhl riiorit fe±eellerit folia. Ifi Jarrfa they met the finest distanfee sWimmer the World hast seen, and a fiiati Who has only bceri boaten in rifife A.S;,A. eWift drirlhg five yeafs. That whtiri P. G V. Lane beat bint in 1899 in the quarter-rifflfe salt Water championship.