SPORTING.

Evening Star, Issue 14625, 22 July 1911, Page 8

SPORTING.

ST. KTLDA LAWN TENNIS CIA'H. Tn ihaii- •sisrth annual report tho/com- • mittce of Ilie above eonsratulate the club on having parsed thinuo;h, what is probably the ;no-j successful season since their inaiicnrathai. Hie membership! now stands at 20 -CTtilem.T. and 30 ladies, a total decrease of one on last year'* fimufs. The removal in Wellington of Mi- Simpson, the club's catuain. has made a vacancy which it will In l .hard to fill. A club mcetinsent tioned the completion of tin-, third court, which was badly needed, and money was borrowed ior the purpose from various members (aui.m-st ihom two ladies,) for a period limited io tiitee years, but lelurnahle at idioiter periods with what funds the cluli had available. It decided io carry out the work at a cost of £llO, and the position to be faecd is how to liquidate the deficit in the period stated. The eonrt will be a new acquisition, and ou-ht to result in at: incicased memlurr.ship. Last, season the St. Kilda Club won the B Grade Planner somewhat, easily, the team playim.' seven matches, winning them all by an average of 39 -ame,--. The playei.s principally concerned in the team's success wore Misses H. S. White. Thomson, and Stoiie-h.-im. and Messrs Simpson. Robertson. Lnurenson. and Wood. The C team, plavin- in No. 2 ruction, weie unfortunate in havin- io meet players who were practically in every case beginners., which was a little disheartening to the pkiycis, concerned. Owin- to a. disagreement re-ard-inc; the locale of the final match the club defaulted, thereby losing the match. It is unfortunate that any dispute should have occurred, but the committee felt, that they were nerving the club's best interests in refuMito: to pi ay 'l"!ic club tournaments •«-->vc not completed till about midwinter, owing to pinei-s not playing o!T when 10qucisied to do so by the Match The <onm>iileo eni|)h asb:e the necessity of members fretting their matches, off without delay, to that the event;; may U> completed within Ihe season. Tnanks are tendered to Messrs Hart, Dick. White, and Colo for donation,'-; to the prize hind, to Mr Hart for again givin- a trophy for the, winner of the ladies''handicap event, and to Mr Mailow fp;i.hid:-iit) lor the presentation of :; championship boaid. The club were successfully represented at the Taster ami In vercar-ii! tournaments. Under the headimr " suW'riptionfi" this pregnant note appears :■—" Ail Miba-T-plions. are w<-ll in hand with the exception of tho:--e of membens who joined ami resigned arnm almost immediately. 'I hi.-, *lioald not, be allowed, and a rule Ye-anling it sluui'd be laid down and maintained." V..U.U. IUiPOII'J". At the animal meet in- of the Victoria Racing Club the icport showed a fan-plus of £9.326. 'I lie -iak'-s distributed duritithe vear totalled £. r i7.723. 'fhe (hiatal National Meet in- yielded ;>■ prolit or £1.564, the Snrinc Meeting £14,064. and the New Year's Day Meeting £1.129. while the Aulimm Meet in- lepresented a loss of £2,011. and the Attaint and Ocfolwr Meetings slight loss.es. 'The added money for the current season was increased by £4,950. The Pacini Appe-d (Vert- Jml-fs (Sir (ieo. Clilioui. Mr I' Miller., and Mr Stringer! have civ en I heir decision in the appeal by the' K-mont Itaein'r Ciui; a-aint the deoi.-ion -it fhe, Taianaki Ccmnvt*ee r-"-.Mdin- ike of i Kobert ParJow. Tho Judges are tafistied that tbe case is -overned by the pre- i vious <ledsic.ii in Jiili-irt's ease., a copy of j which is forwarded by the, Judicial Com- \ niittee of the Kgrnont Club, which, in the; opinion of the Judges, was duly consti- j feted. The .7;:,-/_•.>.s, therefore, refer the i matter b:-ek to tlie Jmliein.l Committro in order f.hiit i.licy may Tohear the e;iso on the iinep indicated in the, jwl-rnent before refeirod to. _ j fine ii-.alt of the rvnein- Com minion's j work. The, Hororat:i fXoifh Cante-rbiTrv; i Club decided to niso the stakes to £4OO. j p.n increa.se of £liXf over last yoarV pr\i- j gramme. The of the Hororai.i Cup was altered from a mde to a nn'e | :>ikl a-qnarter, and the ITnltlon Stakes from five to r-.ix ferhm-s In the first ties of the Australian Waferloo Purse at Svdney vest-erdav Kilmcadun It;o the New Zealand do.; All Red.. The Managem itt Commit*po of the lle-by T,e.i-tie hare declined to eonfiriii the (-•election''of Nicholfon. the- Qneenslander, for fhe British four. Up to June 8 Mr J. P.. Joel had won p)i/.e money totalling £17.235 in England this season. Mr L De Moths-child was nearest to him with £5.098 10s fo ju's credit. The French jo.-key C Stein has tioi? won the T.n-li>li. I'rench. Otman. Italian, and Austrian Derbies. Stem also iron the Knglisli St Le-er on Trout-beck.