SPORTS OF ALL KINDS.

Evening Star, Issue 12767, 21 March 1906, Page 3

SPORTS OF ALL KINDS.

THE TURF. Waimate... ..... March 22. Forbury .-. «....March 24. Masterton March 29 and 50. Taran&ki '.> ...March 29 and 30. South Canterbury ....March 29 and 30. [Gossip.By. Old Identity.Ti Mr Gourley has the pleasure of seeing a fine proportion of acceptances for the Forbury Park Racing Clubs meeting on Saturday of this week, and there is ©very prospect of a good afternoon's sport. The Kaikorai Band having been engaged, the music will be equal to the best obtainable in the colony. That is raying a great deal, but it is a fact. , Bookmakers are to be licensed at 6 guineas inside and 3 guineas outside. Prince Hector and Rurwood, two of the trotters, belong to Edwards's stable in Christchurch, and have, never started before. Tlicir appearance will be interesting. Kttarec, a Christchurch galloper, is also an acceptor. I select the following: Trial Handicap—Curiosity. Mile Trot—.Tim Jim, with General, H. next best. Forbury Handicap—Radium and Cathron. Hack Handicap—Red Morn. Flving Handicap—Curioscttia. Mile and A-half Trot—General H. or Violette Junior. Welter—Heirloom. j Carruthers. caretaker nt Wing.itui. is topdressing the old plouch that was- put down in grass, and this track will he put in order for next season. The concrete pipes are also being made to replace the two wooden culverts "across the course, and the new drains will be so put i:i as not to interfere much with the use of the track. Mr Nat GretJn is the newest recruit to the ranks of the local owner.-. He has purchased Speculate and erven, this racer to G. M'Lean to train. H. Goodman is taking Convoy to represent Mr Buckley's stable at Waimate. The Finland colt is'being taken up again, and the Tortulla filly is now partially broken in. Mr Abe Moss has left Auckland, and on Tuesday reached New Plymouth on Irs leisurely return to headquarters. Miss' Nellie Rose Archer, daughter of the late Fred. Archer, the famous jockey, recently attained her majority. The factwas signalised in the Chancery Division. wl>ere Mr .la'tice Warrington made an order transferring t<> her consols to the j value of £49.554. and £344 in cash, be- j sides various articles of jewellery. I Cavatina has been sent to Wellington j to be trained with Ailsa. j According to a Melbourne paper, Mr Duncan Grant had bad luck with the two-year-old colt by Smut that he recently purchased in New Zealand. The colt was gelded, and despatched by train to his owner's place at Bacchus Marsh. While the truck which contained the colt was being shunted a collision occurred, and the colt, being thrown down, had his spine fractured aud several ribs broktn. No hope of his recovery is entertained. The connections in Melbourne of the New Zealand-bred Gapon scored a. bis win over 1 the coifs victory in the Hopeful Stakes at j Flemington. Gapon was one of the valu- j able team of horses owned by Mr J. W'ren I until the V.R.C. Committee decided to J reject all entries lodged in his name. The'; colt was sold at the Wellington Park -ale j for 300 guineas. i The. foliov; in i paragraph from a Mel-! bourne pap-r is interesting: "The New] Zealand jockey O'Keil was terribly wroth I after the Futurity Stakes because" of the i rouirh passage he got in that event. He is said to put all the blame on to a Sydney jockey.'* The best price obtained at the Victorian yearling sales after the V.R.C. meeting was 250 guineas for a illly of Dr Spooner Hart's, by Gluten—Pollen." which Mr J. V. Smith bought. She will go into James Scobie's stable.

The official timekeeper ar FJemington timed the fir.-t mile and a-half of tne Champion Stakes to be run in 2min 56isec, and the last half in 2min 58sec. The first halfmile of the second round w:'s run in the next half in 52.jhtc, the concluding halfmile in 49Jsec, and the concluding six furlongs in lmiu 16,isec. Mystification, winner of the King Edward Handicap at Hastings in the spring, in which race he beat Boomerang at level weights, was expected by his owner and trainer to shape well in" the Dannevirke Cup. After Jolly Friar, who had not previously essayed such a long journey, had tried to win from end to end, Mystification took charge in the straight, and won fairly easily. " Advance " says that some smart hacks were seen out at the meeting. The Ashurst-trained Red Cross (Son-of-a'-Gnn— Caritas), a winner on the second day cf the Woodville meeting, won the six'-furlong event in most attractive style, but a Tise of a stone stopped her on "tho second day. Among those she beat were Honyhuhnm, who won on the second day. She beat two previous winners in Clein and Splendid Idea, hut the performance did not strike the writer as bring very meritorious. The English 'chaser Manifesto, bred in Ireland in 18S8, was recently shot. This famous horse first ran as a four-year-old in 1892. in the Pendleton Steeplechase at Manchester, but fell. His next outing was at the same place, whpn he won a maiden hurdle race. After two defeats the horse went to Ireland, where he won the Irish Champion Steeplechase at Leopardstown. Manifesto was seen out twice in 1893, and won the Shipley Hall Steeplechase at Derby. In 1894 he won the valuable Lancashire Handicap Steeplechase. The popular hort-e sported silk twice in 1895 ranning fourth in the Grand National won by Wild Man from Borneo, and occupying a similar position in a National Hunt Race at Manchester. Failing to score in 1896 lie commenced the following year bv winning the Gta.nd National by twenty lengths. His last appearance in i 897 was in the j Paddock Steeplechase at Sandown Park, which race he easily appropriated. After winning tlie Holmwood Steeplchasc at Gatwick in 1898. Manifesto was purchased by Mr J. C. Bulteel for £4,000. with the idea of repeating his victory in the blue riband of the 'chase, but met with an accident while at exercise, and was scratched. After two unsuccessful essays in 1899, Manifesto won his second Grand National, coming in fire lengths in advance of Lord of Tvne, with Ellimun third. TV old horse 'was seen out twice afterwards that year, hut proved unsuccessful on both occasions. In 1900 he was placed twice out of three attempts. After a long rest, Manifesto came out in 1902, but could not catch the judge's rye in any of his three outings. Placed third _in the Grand National of 1903, he occupied second place in tlie two other Taces for which he competed. The end of the old fellow's racing career came in 1904, when he broke down in the Valentine Steeplechase at Liverpool. Ho had been running, about with the ponies at Mr BulteeFs place, but grew so thin and feeble that it was thought kind to despatch him. The start for the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington was delayed for nearly a quarter of an hour owing to the fractiousr.ess of Duke of Melton/Pendant, English Pose, and Pompous!, but eventually (says the 'Sydney Morning Herald') Mr Godfrey Watson sent the field away on <rood terms. Pendant, who wos one of tlie smartest to break the" long line of colors, took charge ere half a furlong had been covered, and did not afterwards leave the is?ue m doubt. Mairp, Medallist. Pompous, and Lachlan escorted the Svdnev mare in the early part of the journey, but in the las* furlong North Head, Duke of Melton, pnd Step Oout ran through, and the firstnamed paced Pendant past the judge's line of virion, with Duke of Mrifan ajid Little upsides with the son of Grafton. Gladsome was never dangerous. Lachlan, who van all over the course, had nothing to say m the settlement of tfci question, and Medallirt also failed to act up to expectations. North Head ran a good. game colt, and Little Toy also shaped well! Pendant was bred by "the Hon. W. A. Long at Hobartvillc, and was purchased a« a foal with her dam by Mr S. Hordern. She is by Far Niente from Necklet, by Musket from Locket (imp.), by Thunderbolt. Necklet, her dam, is a full sister to the Sonth Australian stallion Thunderbolt, and three-quarter sister to Medallion. She' did not do anything until, as a four-year-old, m the season of 1903, she'won a small j race at Warwick EWm. and followed this;

up by winning the Carrington Stakes witl 7st 51b at Tattersall's meeting, .and tht Ofckleigh Plate with Bst at the V.A.T.C. autumn meeting. The next season , she again won the Oarrington Stakes, this time with 9st; then ran second in the Futurity Stakes, and occupied a similar position with 9st 121b in the Newmarket Handicap, won by Mairp. After that she did not do much' iacing, and failed to catch the judge's eye until this Newmarket. \

In the Australian Cup Kaffirpan at once settled down to make the pace for Scot Free, and he did it with right good will, Scot Free following him all the way, while the favorite was running in the back division. Coming round the bend the pace began to tell its tale on the Grafton colt, and as they turned, into the home stretch Scot Free and Ossian shot past him. About half a mile from home the favorite began to improve his position, but Clayton did not bustle the horse, who at the distance headed Ossian, and a little further on raced up level with Scot Free, whom he settled in a few strides, and the race was over. The Champion Race was, indeed, a surprise (writes " Terlinga"). The certainty came off, but only by a head. People going out to Flemington gave no thought to the Champion Race. If it had not been for the substantial second and third moneys, Tartan might have been allowed to walk over. And yet we were vouchsafed a real three-mile nice, with a finish that called to mind the struggles between Commotion and Guesswork, in 1883, and Wallace and Quiver, in 18S6. When Tartan tackled Proceeder below the I 'distance, everyone expected the struggle to be short and decisive. But Proceeder declined to give way. As they came on most people in the members' stand still refused to believe that Tartan would not come away, directly. "He is only playing with hint," said someone, referring to Tartan's jockey : but " if s no canter, anyway," came from another, as Clayton wn6 seen to be kicking at Tartan. And. sure enough, it was -no canter. On the contrary, it was a bitterly-fought-out finish, and Tartan only won by a short head. Proceeder was going the stronger of the two at the last, and the winning-post just saved Tartan. It will lw bad luck for his owner if Proceeder gets handicapped as though his race with Tartan were absolutely true form. Tartan was running Jus fourth long-distance race within a week, and although lie looked as well iia ever before the Champion, lie was probably feeling the effect of all his raciDg. That chase alter Scot Free in the Loch Plate was a very severe elfort. Giving weight is child's play to giving a start, and Soot Free'* rider fairly slipped Clayton on Tartan. It reminded me. of the way Power, on Enfilade, „sbrx>d Hales, on Carlyon, in the Loch Plate, in 1888. Carlyon had to be cruelly ?purrcd to make up the lost ground. Tom Hales- always described that race on Carlyon as the worst he ever rode, and for the first and only time during his connection with Mr James White the jockey had to go and receive a severe lecture from his owner in tiie morning. Tartan had not to be knocked about to catch Scot Five, but he only heat him cleverly, and had to be hard ridden from the abattoirs to the Ironic turn. The extra effort entailed through having to give the long start did hhn no good as far as the Champion was concerned. Tartan's performance in whining a good race on each day of the autumn meeting has not, I think, been equalled. Trident won the St. Leger, Australian Cup. and Champion in 1887. This is. I fancy, the nearest aproach to Tartan's feat, and Mr Mackcn's horse carried the substantial weight of 9st 61b in the Australian Cup. There were very few good horses running at this meeting, and Tartan was not called upon to beat either Gladsome or Lady Wallace, but his performances will still fltnnd comparison with any previous heTo of the autumn. BOWLING, [By Ta.ut.kp..] Ideal weather prevailed on Saturday, and almost every city and suburban club was engaged in friendly rivalry. The Kaitangata warriors' journeyed to Port in the morning and played havoc with the local team, J. Hislop and I). Clements, at the head of a strong combination, being particularly effective. The " hill pah," however, proved to be more strongly fortified, and the Roslynites thus had revenge for the defeat inflicted upon them some few weeks ago. It is only fair to say, in connection with the. Dunedin-Stirling match, that the country representatives had to buckle to immediately on their arrival by the morning train, and this fact no doubt contributed in no small measure to their downfall. The Roslynites had, in all, ten rinks engaged during the afternoon, and were consequently handicapped in their game against the " Gales," who won by a substantial majority. It is a pleasure to be able to record a win for the Palmerston Club, especially against a club such as Kaituna. The Palmerston people are real sports, and those who pay them a visit can Test assured that they will always be warmly welcomed. The rink skipped by W. H. Smith in the inter-club match against the Taieri made a record finish. With four heads to go Smith was 9 to D. L. Christie's 19. The Dunedin rink then scored 6, 3, 2, and 2 in succession, thus making 'them 22 to their opponents' 19. Under the circumstances, the " parent" club may con-sider themselves fortunate in making , a tie all round. A pomewhat abrupt finish was witnessed in the third round of the Vice-president's between J. Johnson and A. Gillies, on the Dunedin green. The former was 15 to his opponent's 13, and in- each of the next two heads scored a 3, making the requisite 21. The fatal 13 again exemplified! The concourse of bowlers, some sixty odd in all, that assembled at the Dunedin Company's pavilion on Friday evening to do honor to Messrs A. Mowot and R. F. Smith, is evidence of the great esteem in which these two gentlemen are held by the members generally. The newly-appointed Chairman of Directors, T. G. Young, presided, and kept things going merrily, with the result that the soeial was voted as being one of the most successful that had ever been held in the history of the club. President C. J. Payne was also present, and took occasion to refer in most flattering terms to the many good qualities of the two guests. The portrait presented to Mr Mowai is an admirable likeness, and the artist is certainly to be complimented upon his work.

On Wednesday last a triangular match was played at MUton. the clubs participating being Lawrence, Balclutha, and Milton. The first-named gained the laurels, beating Milton by 13 and Balclutha by a bare majority. An even game between the two latter resulted in a win for the local contingent by a majority of 5. Mr P. Miller, I am told, is to he manager of a team of either two or three rinks from the Dunedin Club that purpose leaving for Gore by Thursday night's express. Arrangements are being made to play both Gora and Clinton at Gore on Anniversary Day and Balclutha and Stirling on the Balclutha green on the Saturday. It is onlyfair, I think, that Kaitangata" should be included, even if a two-rink game has to be resorted to.

That- well-known and popular bowler, Dr W. Thomas, of the Chmtchurch Club, informs me, in tho course of an interesting epistle, that, on the occasion of his late trip to the Home Land, he naturally wended hj way to not a few of the bowling greens. The doctor's first game was at Liverpool. where he sp;.-nt a week-with Dr Stack, an I old Christ College boy, who interested himself in the matter, and fixed up a foursome. The "Medicos" duly put in an appearance, and found what was considered to be a "hot" pair awaiting them. You may imagine the doctor's surprise when be found that he had struck a crown greet;, which, as is generally known, is raised up in the centre. He did not, however, rmite disgrace bis New Zealand training, for, although losing both games, he and his partner scored 9 and 10 respectively, 11 points a game. The doctor is far from being impressed with the game, which he designates as a "rotter" one, The jack is a small wooden bowl, and is-'.biassed. Each player is provided w4th a jack, which h' throws in the event of his winning trie head, and hb bowls are biassed to the same standard as the jack. There is no 16fc ,-wxiit, and the ooarpetJtora play wbeixxst

hey can see no. opening, either up or down the hill, as the case may be, in order to circumvent their opponents. It was on rhis .. occasion, ,that ; .the, doctor Jwitneesed we of the,club tournaments, and one may form one's own conchrsionis with' regard to the system of play from the doctor's brief yet forcible description of the whole; affair—m., ''Confusion worse confounded." If a bowl or a jack collided : with another it was re-thrown, ; ; arfd the doctor, was rather suprised to find that comparatively little bad language was. used. When in Glasgow, where there are no fewer than thirty-five clubs, the doctor had a most enjoyable game on the Bellahouston green, a double one, separated by a'raised pathway. Ihe green on which he played bears a striking, resemblance to the'Christcnurch creen; the other, a perfect picture to look at, being covered with the sea strand grass imported from the Fifeshire toast. The grass is perennial, and' only needs a little rest at times to become itself again, no sowing being necessary. After throwing a few bowls on this, the doctor could not but express his delight, not only with tho "trucness," but also with the ieel of the green. While in Glasgow Uty he visited two of the Corporation greens in the West End Park. Unfortunately these were so crowded that the doctor did not get the opportunitv of a game. During his week's stay in Edinburgh tho weather was so showery that the doctor aid not get a game. He was, however, taken to the Luton green by Mr Hamilton secretary of the Scottish Bowling Association, who has the honor of having been champion- of his club no fewer than four times. The doctor has the. pleasantest recollections of the time he spent with Mr clamilton, to whom he ventilated the subject of a. Scottish team for our tournament at Exhibition time. Mr Hamilton is, in ■h : , v T aitlr 'S an officii invitation, and it is Dr Thomas's intention to get the Canterbury Centre to suggest to the N.Z.8..A the propriety of issuing invitations, both intercolonial and Imperial. When in Lonv? n r. l * 9 (loctor also nad an interview with Mr Stonehewer, secretary of the English A.v-ociation, and the former is strongly of opinion that, if the proper authorities get to work at once, teams both from Scot-laid and England might be induced to take the trip during Exhibition vear. Needless to say, this is a step in the right direction, for, as tho doctor puts it, it is one of the privileges of the N.Z.B.A. to promote the expansion of bowling intercourse and at the Kimj time benefit both Christchurch and Now Zealand generally. Reciprocity will certainly result, and bowling will get an impetus all round. The doctor was greatly impressed with the beautiful nature of the sea-strand turf used on some of the greens in London. No wonder, seeing that he won both a single and a double on the South London green. Like the BellahoiKiton green in Glasgow, the South London is wonderfully true, and the doctor is of the opinion that there is no green in the world to beat either of these.

New Zealand howlers an, certainty indebted to Dr Thomas, who. in his spare time in the Mother Cocntrv. has brsitvj himself in furthering the mterests of the good old game of bowk. For the following interring particulars I am indebted to a Part friend and enthusiast :—One of our veteran members, Mr J R. Monson. celebrated i is go "den wedding on the V2ih 'nst. The fir<& invmation that we kid of the «.-*ent vz.ts the n arriage notice in the I'rrss, h<-nce :nr recognition of it may app-.'.tr rather belatvd. The club could not let such a unique occasion pass,without recognition of their esteem for such worthy fellow-citizens as Mr and Mrs Monson, and especially their esteem of Mr Monson as a bowler. In his play ho i> ever gentlemanly. Nr !tm,ty wojds*e\er pass his lips, yet he is enthusiastic in the game. He has kept a diary of the doings of the club from the initiation; he has passed on his enthusiasm to the next generation; for he has induced two sons, at least, to join the ranks, one of -whom is a member of the Kaituna Club and the other of the Phosnix. He has the respect of young and old on i;vr grei n. Mr Monson has skilful Iwnds, :md has devcred much time to the manufacture of excellent measures of various kinds, and with no niggardly hand has 'Jistributed them, not .>niy to his club-mates, but also to members of otner Cubs. He :s well remembered at Timaru, we recently learned, for kindly donation of some years back. On Triday evening last Mr Monson was entertained at a serial, at which there was an oxoe'lvit attendsifoe of members. President Gray made nn excTlent chairman. Our club are fortunate m the possession of some good vocalists, who assist materially in a function 01 if s scrt. The presence of the Kaitxngaca KwVrs added lustre to the ocmsi >a; we <vcre glad to have them present "it a time when w<« could pay them ijre h->nor than merely to give them an opportunity of downing us on the green. Another feitiro of the evening's entertainment was an original poem in which the peculiarities of seme of cur members whilst piaymg tbt game -erei'td attention. Mr N. Mi'rr.iy w the t.trttcr and reciter. Mr Monsm wa- the recipient of a gold pendant f.>r him-vlf and a hrooch for Mrs Monson. In addition to the president (who made the ;)reseniai.V.n), Messrs J. Mill and N. Murray sp"ke in lauda'ery terms of our guest :'.>td his wife. Tn hrs reply Mr Monson srated that this rtcognition was most seeing t'"?t a generation had grown up 'hat tnew not Joseph, but that made him appreciate it all the more. 'Te had to rcu'gi is© tie obligation he was rnder to Vr J. t T-k for inducing him to le-To-no a tjwier, for 1-6 wn> by no means m gcod health at tho time, and he believe! his cvnnertion vnfh the game had added vean? to his lite, further, he still hoped to hj rve some y<ars ;>t the game. The orgaaiTV.ion of the function was excellent, a"id hero <:ur hardworked secretaty, Mr J. M'Lachlan. is entitled to praise. The final rink match for the g*-ld medals presented by the president and vice-presi-dent was played on the Wellington green last Saturday" week, and resulted in a win for Churchward, who beat his opponent (E. Moult) by 5 points. The former had as his third our old friend, George Brown, of whoso success nry readers will be pleased to hear. The teams taking part in the final appear to me to be better than the average club rink, and as most of the Havers are well known I shall give the rinks in full:—E. J Hill, Sir E. Gibbes, G. Brown, J. Churchward (s); D. M*Lean, F. Haybittle, A. Veitch, E. Moult (s). That consistent player, Louis Blundell, easily disposed of Churchward in the final for Sargood's cup. As "Wrong Bias" puts it, this consistent player is a member of the "Press" gang. TENNIS. [By Smasher.] The weather of late has been all that could he desired for teotis play, and the various courts have been kept bu3y by players practising for the Easter tournament. Unfortunately, the evenings are getting shorter nightly, which does not allow of as much play as could be desired. Now that the flag matches are finished, the clubs are playing off their club matches whenever an opportunity offers itself. I understand from the secretary of the Association that the entries for the championship tournament at Easter are coming in already, quite a number having been booked. There seems every indication of a record entry for the meeting. There will be a good representation this year from the country clubs—viz., Balclutha, Invercar- . gill, Lawrence, Gore, Timaru, and Oamaru —and it ■ is anticipated that some players will be coming from the Northern cities. j I hear that Sinclair is partnering Harraway in the Championship Doubles. This combination ought to do very well should they play up to form, as both play well up I at the net. Sinclair is playing with Corng3.n, of Lawrence, in the Handicap Doubles. Dr Marks has secured Corrigan for his partner in the Championship. Bauchop is playing with Bundle. The Brown brothers will, of course, be playing together again, and are almost a certainty to win the Championship. I am speaking without knowing who are likely to come from Invercargill, as there are some rattling doubles down there to be reckoned with. Dr Marks and his sister ought to be' close at the finish of the Combined Handicaps. Pearse, of Timaru, who gave White a hard 5-set fight in the Champion Singles, at Wellington last Christmas, will be hard to beat in the Champion Singles. He is a very conscientious 1 player right to a finish. He is never beaten easflv. This grmtfrmam is jjfajjing

again tbis-year with AFCaskill, of Temuka. I hear with regret that Dickson, that promising young player of the Valley Club, has been transferred to Christchurch. This is to be regretted, as a tournament like this would do him a.world of good, and, besides, his chance of winning the Handicap Singles with a reasonable handicap was very rosy; I would suggest to the handicappers the advisability of treating country players fairly liberally, as they have not the same opportunity of meeting good players as the town players have. Again, it would be a strong incentive for them, to enter for these tournaments.

I congratulate the Roslyn Club on the success of their moonlight concert last Wednesday. This form'of novel entertainment was first inaugurated by the Kaituna Club for the purpose of raising funds, and every time it has been tried it has proved a great success. Of course it requires hard work on the part of the Committee and members (in the way of poshing tickets, etc.) to ensure the success.

I am pleased to notice that the Otago Club are improving their pavilion at last. It sadly needed it. It always seemed a pity to .me that such a nice, comfortable building should have been allowed to run to decay for want of a little energy on the part of the members. However, the longexpected is happening, and will greatly tend to the attractiveness of the courts. Slazenger's balls are extremely scarce in the market at present. In fact, there are very few in New Zealand. The Association have been compelled to purchase in Sydney for their tournament. I understand the local dealers are not to blame, as orders given in 1905 have not yet .come to hand. There's something wrong somewhere. COURSING. Mr Spooner, of St. KiHa, will present a new patent American slips of elaborate design to the runner-up of the Waterloo Cup. Mr C. R. Marks lias leased from MiFrank Fitzgerald, of Pahia, a red dog by Max out of Fly for 1906 season. W. Smith, of Mornington, Lis a maiden in training by Scotchman out of Simplex, which is looking well aud shows very fair pace. Mr J. Murphy has four dogs in training, and all are looking in first-class condition' W. Smith, of Kaikorai, has imported a splendid Kiimainham pup, and has three maidens by Safe Cure—Runaway Girl. Mr Sparrow has a Merry Boy—Shy Lbwie puppy in training for the Dunedin Maiden. The many coursers of Dunedin will be pleased to hear that Mr Peter Mitchell, the well-known trainer, is progressing very favorably nnder the careful nursing at the Dunedin Hospital. A well-known coursing enthusiast of Dunedin dreamt that he was witnessing a couree, and he started shouting out. in his sleep "A turn! a wrench! by jingo, a go bye, another turn!" when he was rudely awakened by his wife, with poker in hand, who exclaimed: "If you'd have gone on much longer like that, keeping me awake in the middle of the night, I reckon there 1 d have been a 'kill'." Needless to say, Bob don't dream now. YACHTING. [By Boosi.J Full advantage was taken by the yachtsmen of the splendid weather that prevailed during the week-end, aud craft of all kind could be seen making then- way down the harbor for their favorite camping places. For the return journey there was little or no -wind, and some of the yachts would have been rather late in reaching their town moorings had it not been for the kindness of the Standard owners, who came to their rescue and towed them to their moorings. It was a pretty sight to see this launch coming up the harbor with seven or eight yachts in tow. Thelma's new owners made their finst trip on Saturday to Broad Bay. It was near 7 p.m. before they got her off the slip and everything in readiness for a start; but, favored with a nice breeze, she did not take long in reaching Broad Bay. The owners entertained a number of their friends at a smoke concert in honor of the occasion, and a very pleasant evenrno- was spent with music, song, and story. .Mr W. M-'Culloch expects to have the engine -for launch in about a week's time, when this neat little boat will immediately be put into commission.

lolanthe's owners hare decided upon an engine which will be fitted into the boat before the winter ia over. Nees brothers' launch Niwaru is to be used on Lake Waihola on Aimivexsary Day, her owners having placed her at the disposal of the regatta officials. On Saturday night's tide Jenkinson launched a fine specimen of the wfoalebbat type of craft. This boat differs considerably from the run of boats usually seen in the harbor, being really on the model of the original whaling boats carried oo.the deepsea whalers. She is 32ft overall by 7ft 6m beam, with good, full overhang and a very pretty sheer. The rudder, instead of being hung on the stern, is bracketed underneath the water line, the rudder stock coming through the deck and connecting with an ordinary tiller, the idea being to keep the rudder well under water ma sea,way. The main requirement of the boat is that it should be able to keep the sea in a good blow, and nothing has been sacrificed for seaworthiness. A 5 kp. Lozier engine has been fitted into her, and drives her at a.-good pace. The boat has been christened Rpataiao, and was about the bay ahv day Sunday, earning warm praise from the experts, the general opinion being that she is a distinct advance on the old type. According to late English files, Mr JR. ™ the race for the King's Cap. Sir Thomas Lipton is said to still have designs> upon the America Cup, and ifc „ V* Ifc la rumored that" be has i FOOTBALL. [Br Refkeee.] r R. G. Deans, a member of the New 7** land football team, informed a CteSmS Truth representative that the team played three games m the United States, while the cable message mentioned but two. The .third game was played in San Frandseo, and was a return match against the British Columbia team. Played on a dry ground, it resulted m a very decisive win for Sfew Zealand by 65 to 6. A report is going the rounds that Thomson and Glasgow, the New Zealand reps, are coming, to Auckland. Another rumor which I have heard (sava an Auckland writer) is that Hunter, the Taranaki crack five-eighth, is coming to Ponsonby to live. As yet, these statements need verifying. The Auckland Referees' Association will (says an Anckland scribe) suffer a heavy loss m the coming season through the *en.oval of Mr "Bill" Rosa to Dunedin. Last year Mr Ross proved himself "one of the bc:st' users of the whistle, and was popular with players and public alike. At the Waitemata Druids' "Welcome, home" to Bro. Dave Gallaher, Mr Ross was presented by his brother members of the lodge with a, handsomely-framed picture of the victorious New' Zealand team. ATHLETICS. At a recent meeting of the N.Z.A.A-A Mr Green reported that the championship meeting had been carried out very successfully by the Gtago Centre, and was expected to return a profit of between £3O and £4O. While in Dunedin he had been urged by Mr Marryatt to endeavor to form in Christchurch. Wellington, and Anckland Civil Service athletic dubs, similar to that existing in Dunedux, and to arrange for a Civil Service championship meeting. It was decided to write thanking the Otago Centre for the successful issue to which the championship meeting had been carried. A resolution was also passed affirming the desirability of the formation of Civil Service clubs. ,