SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

Evening Star, Issue 13000, 20 December 1906, Page 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

WAIKOUATCT RACES. The following handicaps have been declared for the Waikomuti races, held on Sew l Year's Day : Waikouaiti Cup. lm.—Catbron 9.0, Tutugareßu 89, Bagpipes 8.7, Casque 8.6, De la Bey 8.5, Rubrette'7.ll, Bio Grande 7.10, Abusive 7.9, Natalie 7-9, Red-and-Black 7.0, Sahara 7.0. Now Year Trot. l£m.—Arbitrator scratch. David Harum. 5 seconds, Otama 12, Osborne R. 12, Sea Lass 15, Taimoa 16, Bamboo 20, Tap 22, V/argod 24, Bellbird 24. Ajpology 27, Jim Trncev 27, Undercut 27, Cissy 27, Tartan 30, General Jack 30, l'rinceso Jane 30, Destructive 30. Bray Memorial. of.—Octave 9.0, Rublform 8.12, Design 3.9, Blue- Bell 8.5, Orella 8.5, Bella Vista 8.5, Obligado filly (four years) 8.5, Erskine 8.0. Welter' Handicap. 71—Catliron 10.2, Casque 9.8, Rubrette 8.13, Rio Grande 8.12, Abusive 8.11, Natalie. 8-11, Red-and-Black 82, Sahara 8.2, Design 8.0. Railway Trot lm.—Arbitrator scratch, Kerryall "scratch, David Haniro 3 seconds, Otama 8, OsboTno B. 8, Sea Lass 10, Eboness 10, Taimoa 11, Bamboo 14, Tap

15, Wargod 16, Belibird 16, Apology 18, Darky Sam 18, Tartan 20, General Jack 20, Princero Jane 20, Day Shift'2o,- Destructive 20Hawksbury Handicap. sf.~Cathron 9.7, Ostiak 9.6, Tutugaxemj 9.2, Kubrette 8.4, The Rapparre© 7.11, Sahara 7.8, Octave 7.7, Miss Casket 7.5, Little Medallist 7.5. Farewell Handicap. 4f.—Lolah. 9.5, St. Denis 9.3, Tho Bapparree 7.15, Rubiform 7.11, Sarchedon 7.11, Ruby Lost 7.7, little Medallist 7.7, QMigado filly (throe years) ,7.7, Erekine 7.7. j PENINSULA TROTTING RACES. The following handicaps have been declared for the Peninsula, trotting meeting,, hel"d on tho 29th inst. : Maiden Plate. lm.—Maggie May scratch, Unexpected scratch, Lady Ttrrpin Bcratch, Denmark 3 seconds, Liliondale 3. District Trot. 2m. —Balfour scratch, Major Taylor 7 seconds, Jack H. 30, Denmark 30. President's Handicap. 2m.—Sea. Lasa scratch, Lady EL 4 seconds, Tap 10, Major Taylor 10, Unexpected 28, Kilbimio Maid 30.* Otakou Handicap. 14m. —Major Taylor scratch, Ladv Turpin 13 seconds, Liliandale 18, Itanmark 18, Dit 21. Stewards' Handicap. l±m. —Sea Lass ••cratch, Ladv H. 3 seconds, Major Taylor 7, Tap 7, Little Girl 10, Maggie May 20. Pukehiki Handicap- lira. Balfour scratch, Major Taylor -5 seconds, Maggie May 18 seconds, Unexpected 18, Lady Tuxpin 18, Denmark 23, Jack IL 23.

DUNEDIN AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB. A committee meeting of the above club was held last evening, Dr Stanley Batcholor (president) in the chair. Pleasure was eypressed at tho conspicuous success of the three evening athletic meetings alreadyheld this season, and tho increasing interest shown by the public is highly satisfactory to the" Committee'. It was reported that the following entries had been received for the fourth evening meeting, to bo held at tlio Caledonian Ground to-mor-row night:—Half-mile, 19; long jump, 11; putting tho weight, 6; Civil Service 220 yards, 18. Eight now mon.bers were elected. It was decided to write to the Otago Centre in reference to ono of the club's members who competed in a recent professional race. It was resolved that the secretary write- to the secretary of tho Caledonian Society in reference to the necessity of improving tho track between tlie 220ydfl mark an-i the entrance to tho straight. In connection with the combined sports meeting of the D.A.A.C. and Civil Service Clubs (to bo held on Saturday, February 16), a sab-committee, consisting of Messrs Eamann, RudMn, ajid Macfarlanc, were appointed to confer with a, subcommittee of the Civil Service Club. I BOWLING. I On Saturday nest Port Chalmers will bo represented against Roslyn by the following teams:—At Roslyn: Murray (s), Pater - I son, Mitchell, Ronnie; M*Lachlan (s),. M'lntyxe, Rae, Ovenden; Gray (s), Aitken, Sutton, Collier; Cook (s), Walker, I Thomson, W. Morgan. At Port Chalmers : Mocson (s), \Vilson, Nelson, Dodds; Hillier (s), M'Kay, Wylie, Stewart; Bastings i (s), Captain Watson, Grimsey, Ripley. ! Emergencies —Stevens, ' Crawford, Rolfe, Baudinet. _ ' The following Caledonian rmks will take part in a eix-rink inter-club match against Taieri on Saturday on Caledonian green: Jno. Scott, E. C. Hocking, Jno. Evans, D. Smith (s); M. Coughlan, R. Powley, APibbes, C. E. Keast (s); A. M'Donald, B. White, T. Callender, Jno. Collins (s); A. P. Browne, D. Cormack, J. Anderson, G. Capstick (s); J. C. Abernethy, R. D. Trounce, B. Collett, Jas. Cowie (s); E. Hogg W- H. M'Leod, P. Garden, Jno. Ogg (*)•

and-although he thought it was on the ■wrong side of the road, ho kept at his oriI ginal epeed- The only suggestion made was | that the attention of the driver was mo- • mentarily diverted to the petiol gauge; that he leaned rather heavily on one side of the steering gear, thus causing the car to swerve. It was to be hoped that the result of this escapade would have a beneficial effect, and would tend to prevent accidents occuring in the future under 6nch circumstances. Felton has been committed for j trial for manslaughter. Mr Bryan, speaking at a political meeting 'at Indianapolis said: " I believe 4 if churches and charitable societies were to cay to Mr Rockefeller: 'Keep your money, you stole it, and we will not accept it,' they would come near to making him foe! how lonesome a man can bo in tins world who has nothing but his moqey and no conscience at tho back of it*—Lafian.