SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9577, 31 July 1923, Page 6

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

TURF. RACING FIXTURES. August : ■ I'.IJ, Trotting Club. August 1 Poverty Bay Hunt Club. August !!, IC, 18—Canterbu—,- J.G. A QUEER INCIDENT. A JOCKEY'S SURPRISE. The i iris burin Cup was run in n mm of mud. A f|uuiril. story is being told regarrling G. Nortlievor, tire rider of the .second 1 lior.se, Warwick Gun. At the half-mile pole Warwick Gun was a long way behind the leaders, arid, with mud and slush flying into the faces of horses and riders, tins field swung into the straight with a bunch ahead of Warwick Gun. From the top of the straight Seremite bolted ns though he had just joined in the race, and Northoverstates that when he landed in the straight the only horse be saw in front was f’olardee. and after passing passing that, horsy -he just kept. Warwick Gun at his lop and kept his eyes fin nothing hut i tie white rails. When Warwick Gun passed the post and was pulling up, Nnrt.liover got the surprise of his life to see Seremite coming back. It may be mentioned that tie official verdict of Sernmitp’s win was eight lengths. It was actually more.

POVERTY BAY TROTTING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES 'FOR THURSDAY. The following acceptances have lieen received for I lie I’overt'.v Bay Trotting Club’s annual meeting for the 1023-24 season:— Introductory Handicap (Harness); 1.1 miles.—Queen Audubon, Wbotu, .lean Darling. Digger, limit; Gladiolus, 12yds bud; Miss Marvin, (iltyds bhd.; Golden Gate, 72yds bhd. Te Hu para Handicap (Harness); 1.1 miles. —Wire, Gold Sovereign. .Dexter Lock, Peter Tracey. Rosalie Patch, limit; J’eterwnli. 12yds bhd; Golden Gate, Sly els bhd; King Peter, 120yds bhd; Peter Dean, 210yds bhd. Gisborne Handicap (Harness); 2 miles --Ivy Audubon limit. .Jimmy .Richmond 21yds bhd. Reliance Sfi.vd.s blitl—bracketed; Medway 12yds bhd. Wild Lad 00yds bhd—bracketed; Grey Peter, Tiu--1 ius, 12yds bhd; Coal Light, 00, yds bhd. Dorn Memorial Handicap (Harness); D miles.—Miss Marvin, Gladiolus, Bonfire, Guinea, limit; Doclou Dillon, 2 t.vds bhd; Alice!. Lottie Advance, 72yds bhd: Dillon Wei.v, 00yds bhd. Visitors' Handicap (Harness); 2 miles —Rosalie Patch, limit ; Caterpillar, 12yds I>hd; Golden Gate, 30yds bhd; King Peter, 00yds bhd; Rose Bingen, JOSyds bhd: Peter Dean, 228yds bhd. Telephone Handicap (flames*;) : 1 mile. —Vera Logan, limit; Prince Poole, 32yrls bud; Grey Peter, Waiteramri, 2!yds bhd: Medway. .Timmy Richmond, Reliance, 30yds bhd; Eulius, tsyds bhd; Goal Light , OO.vds hhd; Pita con, 72yds bhd. Railway Handicap (Harness); 1 mile. Halloween, Gladys Cole, Glencoe, Digger, -lean Audubon, Oukhnmptou, Jean Darling, Queen Audubon, limit; Puninga, 12,yd.s bhd; Prince Poole. ll)2.vd;i bird. .Farewell Handicap (Saddle); II miles. Bonfire, Guinea, Gladiolus, Miss Marvin, limit; Alicel. JiC.vds bhd: Lo Meriel. OO.vds bhd; Grey Peter. 108'vds bhd; Medway, 120yds hhd; Pita-ion, lllvus bhd.

NOTES. What appears by the paper to bo fairly good acceptances for Gisborne will prove io be the reverse when the meeting take* place. states "Steel Bell” in. the “Auckland Star," referring to the Poverty Bay Trotting Club’s meeting, Certain Auckland owners, being dissatisfied with the hnmli taps allotted their horses for the Boverty Bay fixture, did not accept, and were more than surprised to see their names figuring in the list of acceptances. Clubs should not be allowed to publish Mil* names of horses as acceptors when they have not been paid up for. It is unfair both to the public and tlie owners of those other horses which - really did accept. Owners are given the credit of being satisfied with tlie handicaps allotted their horses, .when matters are just the reverse. There are also names .of horses in tlie list of acceptors that were never accepted with, besides those dissatisfied. Cyra in us and Johnny Golddust wore allowed to drop out of tlie list, tor the Gisborne meeting, the handicap of the lormer being considered by the owner, to be too harsh. Mr A". Brown’s horses b’ed Star and Fingers were not accepted with for the meeting, as lie was dissatisfied with the handicapping of the former, and did not think it worth while making tlie trip with the maiden The mimes of Brendo, Audex and Hlion Grattan appear among those accepted for, amt the appearance of their names in the list came as a surprise to their owners and trainers. c

. Rho'vu-o, ivmo wr.n a double at the Timaru meeting. i> an need chestnut Kelt!in- by Camiio Cliiel—Nolleen. lie is said to bp a fine tvno of liunler, big. and able to carry weight. He bad no previous experience, on a raeeconrse. but bad won three j.-but-fo-tioinh ideenleeha.ses during the last few years, lie is a pood jumper and stays well, fte is trained by I’. T. Hogan, who also trains Chinatown, a V; liner at the same meeting. ■ lianui’s owner missed the acceptanee for the Orand National Steeplechase, but ns the chestnut is engaged in both tlie Beaufort, and Lincoln Steeplechases Ire may yet be seen out at the meeting. As a' matter of fact tlie shorter distance of the races named should suit him better than the Grand National ,lt was iidofiiled to outer A.N. Wright's trio, li'anen. First Born, and Nukumni, for the Christchurch limit Chib’s meeting, l;ii the nominations arrived ton l ife. They were entered or paid up for. however, in pood time for the Grand National nmefing. Did; cas lame after the Wellington Steeple •! ase. but the i rouble was not thought to be serious, and lie will probably '),. f:p( , n ol .f at Kicenrton next month.. !fo was very leg-weary on the concluding day at .Auckland, but freshened up sufficiently well in the month’s interval to register a very game performance at Trentliam. On his form in the G eat Northern and Wellington Steephvha<-es lie cannot he left out of tlie oil ■ stations for the big event at I K’iccni t n. l-.xuhi: ■ ■■; was schooled at Wanganui hist v.i's prior to being entrained for Welbngit'ii .-n route for Lyttelton. He jumped Airly well, and is reported to ix> in d condition. At the came time he will he at a distinct disadvantage Mi in- . Gog a number of much mere (seasoned horses.

RUGBY, To’.OH A BAY WIN K. S. WILLIAMS’ CUP. Tho i;nr.l of the Tv. S. Williams’ Cup was played at ITuntoiea. on Saturday in the presence of.a very largo etti*rd;>m-i An exciting game resulted 11’ bologa Bay boa tinge To Ararm by ' uniats to' 3.—Special.

P.B. RUGBY UNION. WEEK I.) MEETING. TFic weekly mooting of tlio Poverty 15-. iv Rugby i'nion wax held hist night, Mr A. E. Billcliff presiding. 'J'lie Wairna Sub-Union wrote accepting the challenge of Poverty Buy for a. match for the Parry Cup, at Wairoa on August 9. Mr A. S. .Parker waited upon tlu> Union as a representative of the Gisborne llunt Club, to ask the Union to abandon its fixtures for next Saturday. His club bail had their date fixed by the X.Z. Pacing Conference, and il could not he altered now. The club would ho very pleased if the Union could see its way to pest pone its matches and so help them {.-long. Air Curran said th/it he thought they should let the matches go. Mr. A. Ingram said that, as an old resident of Poverty Pay, he wished to say that the two things would • clash hadlv, and both would he injured. They should try to meet the racing club in this respect, as one body of sports to another. Air P. Edmondson said it was all very well for sporting bodies to help each other, hut the present position had not occurred before. They had losLp.mcd matches for one Saturday, nit they had never had races on two consecutive Saturdays.

The chairman said be sympathised with tlie Hunt Club’s position, but' they had to tem ember tlicir own obligations. They were sending their team away to'Napier, and it would he a serious thing if the players had now to forgo the practices which* tlwj.se matches would give then;.. 'I Hey Were committed to give the Coast its match against Waikolm on Saturday, and they could not alter that now. Mr Ingram said that, seeing that practically their representative team would bo playing on Wednesday, they they con hi very well leave the senior matches off for Saturday. .Mr Ellev, speaking for the Civil Service Club, said that they wanted to play or, Saturday. Air ingrain moved that senior matches bo abandoned for Saturday. Mr Edmondson moved, as an amendment, that senior matches be played on Saturday and all lower grades j bo abandoned. j 'i'llw was carried. '

Mi- Parker thanked the Union for flit-, consideration Riven to his request. The® chairman reported that the Const team would arrive at three o’clock this afternoon, and it was arranged that they should he met by mi tubers of the Union on their arrival at thn Post Office, j it was decided that a curtain raiser : should ho played to the Coast match, ! between Pnkoha and Maori rep. teams In connection with the .Poverty Pay rep. team's Kanfurly Shield tour, it was decided that the team should play only at Wairon and Hastings, instead of proceeding further south as ax first arranged. This was rendered necessary by the inability to arrange matches with other centres. „ Mr J. Curran was appointed manager of tho team for the Hawke’s Bay tiip. y AVKDNKSDAY’S FIXTUR ES. P.i>. reps. v. East Coast reps., Ileserve, at 2.-15 p.m Junior rep. match, Pakelias v. Maoris, at 1.45 p.m. ' SATURDAY. AVaikoliu reps. v. J'last Const: reps, on No. 1, at 2.45 p.m. Civil Service v. V.M.P., on No. 2 ground, lyt 2.45 p.m. EAST' COAST v. POVEHTV BAY. '•This afternoon the blast Coast team will arrive in town and will meet the Poverty Bay representative team tomorrow. The visiting team is as follows : Full-back: Konia. Three-quarters: Himimarsh, Fitzgerald, Whakataka. Five-eighths: Stainton, W. Lockwood. Half: O’Regan. Forwards: Cotterill, Tutaroa, Mnrki, Stan. Beeves, Bristow, G. Beeves, AV. Taiata, Harrison (rover). Emergencies: Ricketts, Tuhue, Potae, Laekie, T. Taiata. The Poverty Bay team is as follows : Full-back: Woods. Three-quarters: Tate (Whatatutu), AY. Langlnnds, H. AVlmitm. Five-eighths: Tureia, Marchin. Half: P. Smith. ' Forwards: .J. Ileeney, Torrie, J. Scott, Rice, Matthews, M. Whaithi, (AYhatatimi), ! • Hansen, Wilson. It was decided that Mr P. Turcia’s 1 name should be added to the list of rep. coaches. ; Training commences at 10 o’clock ’em Sunday morning and 4.30 on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Any members absent will be dropped from tho touring team. JIM FLETT AS RUGBY PLAYER* KEEN COMPETITION FOR. SERVICES. Keen competition for the services of Jim Flett as a Rugby player was evinced at the meeting of the' Rugby Union last night, when Mr A. Ingram asked the chairman to accent Flett’s nomination for the Haiti City Club. _ The chairman, Mr. A. E. Billcliif: A’ctir .nomination is received, but 1 wish to nominate him for the Civil Service Club. Mr Ingram: 1 got my nomination ] in first. ' j The chairman: AVe can both nomin- ; ato him, and lie will become a member j of the first club ho plays for. ! A member: AVe must have Tom j Heeney and Flett in different clubs. , It was decided that lie should he nominated for both cllihs and lie j should make the choice himself. : HOCKEY. !

weekly meeting. The weekly meeting of the Poverty Bay Hockey Assn. was held lastevening. when Air. A. X. Stubbings presided. ■ n view of the races, all matches except as stated below,, on Thursday and Saturday were postponed. With a 'view to selecting a town junior rep. team to play AYaerenga-a-hika it was decided that a junior match be played on Thursday on the Reserve at 1.30 p.m., teams to be chosen on the ground. Referees: Alossrs. (Trade and Armstrong. The selection committee submitted tlie following team subject to alteration, to play Opotihi in idle NoYdoa Cup match on Friday : Goal: A. File: full-backs, AtkinP'Mi nr.d Armstrong ; halves, G. .File, Fitxmnurice, and F. Auld; forwards, «T. Pollock, Twigley, Duncan, Billcliff. and Sparks; emergencies, Roderick, Alorris, Cassia, Gracie, and Roots. The selectors pointed out that owing to players not having turned out to morning practice, they have bc-e: 1 . unable to make a final selection. Further, that the team is subject to any alteration deemed necessary by the selectors if players do not turn ditto practice on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. It was decided to bold a smoke concert on Friday night in honor of the Opotiki visit, time and place to be announced later.

| EOXING. i HEEXEY—FLETT CLASH. . I ENTHUSIASTS WATCH EACH i MAN AT WOilTv. As Thursday night approaches public interest in the Flett-Hocney light quickens, and on the streets, in the clubs and hotels and in offices am! other places of business, followers in boxing may be heard discussing the rival contestants’ prospects. There would seem to he little doubt that on Thursday the Opera House wil,’ hold a very large audience. Yesterday afternoon quite a number of enthusiasts wended their way to the CUP.A. training rooms, where Elett • conducts his training, and watched the Australian at his exercises. The ball and the hag both played a large, part in the Cornstalk’s work, while he showed hiinseli to he extremely (puck-footed am! nimble im his fancy skipping. in sparring with one or two amateurs l'lett demonstrated the value of Jus height and roach., and shewed himself to be capable of a good turn of speed, his blows at the same time being wen placet! and forceful. Ho will coil-, timie his training this afternoon and a cordial invitation to he present is extended to all interested in the sport. Tom Heoney, too, works ia the same rooms, his hours being from 7.0il till 0 p. ln. Last evening a large number assembled to witness the Gisborne lad at his exercises, shadow sparring and several bouts. He also invites the public to bo present each night. Both men are confident of success, and while the opinion of the majority of the general public seems to be m favor of the local representative’s chances, there can be. no doubt that Thursday’s contest will prove an even“go,” and will give the spectators what they undoubtedly desire a straight-out, ding-dong battle.