SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9799, 8 May 1924, Page 7

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

TURF. May 7 and B—Egmont R.O. May 9 and 10 —Marlborough R.C. May 9 and 10 —Ashburton County

R.C. May 15 and 17—Wanganui J.O. May 16 and 17 —Oainaru J.C. June 3 and 4 —Otaki Maori R.C. June 3,5, and 7—Auckland R.C. June 3,5, and 7 —Dunedin J.C. June 20 and 21 —Napier Park R.C. June 21 —Brackenfield Hunt Club. June 25 and 26—Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 28 —Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club. July 2—Daunevirke Hunt Club. July 9 and 12—Wellington. R.C. July 19—South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 24 —Waimate District Hunt Club.

EGMONT RACES. TE MAIRE WINS STEEPLECHASE HAWERA, May 7. The weather was fine for the opening day - of the Egmont meeting. There was a large crowd and the course was in good order. The total - isator put through £23,127 against £18,862 10s on the corresponding day •ast year. Telegraph Hack Handicap (first division). —Te Kawa 1, Papaponga 2, Pnketoi 3. Also started: Sunny Vale, Gcma, Bine Peter, Lady Merriwee, Carnbee, Archdeen, Night, Red Comet, Mountain Ore, tola, Empire Camp, Luarne. Won by a neck, half a length between second and tliii-o. Time, 1.4. Tonoahoe Hurdles. —Prince Rufus 1, Savoury 2, Silk Rein 3. Also started : Eerie, Sir Fanciful, Lochsoti, First Born, The Curragh, Eonmark, Alteration, Mangowliero, Tarquin. Won by a length and a half, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.53 2-5. Telegraph Handicap (second division). —Rehutai 1, Midnight Camp 2. Avola 3. Also started: The Lamu, Dodo, Dactylis, Disappointment, Arsene Lupin, Gowrie Maid, Wee Sandy, Lupus. Won by one and a half lengths, a neck between secondand third. Time, 1.31. Hack and Hunters Steeplechase.— Tuki 1, Lark Hall 2, Sir Roseberry 3. Also Started: San Forte, Te Toa, Kaforte, Edenholm, Uncle Dave, Tokoinoana, Galicia, Baldoyle. Won by two lengths, three lengths between second and third. Time, 4.141.

Egmont Steeplechase.—Te Maire 1, Passin’ Through 2, Polthogue 3. Also started: Starland, Dick, Silent Dick Te Toa, Aotea Roa. Won easily ■ y three lengths, five lengts between second and third. Time, 5.36.

Flying Handicap.—Ecuador 1. Rational 2, Civility 3. Also started: Income, Irapuka, Crossfire, L’Amour, King Quin, Pouma, Roman, Awake, Hcri, Peter Maxwell. Won by half a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, 1.16 3-5.

Mcßae Memorial,—Ronnettcr 1, Marqueteur 2, Stork 3. Also started: Cold Steel, Sir Burnett, Snatcher, Euchre, Skylight. Won by threequarters of a length, four lengths between second and third. Time, 2.13 2-5.

Tewhiti Handicap.—Miss Mickey 1, Interest 2, Whetunui 3. Also started: Valencia, Musical, Sensible, Dignity, Objector, Gold Peak. Won by a neck, half a length between second and third. Time, 1.56.—P.A. SECOND DAY’S ACCEPTANCES Ngamutu. Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs. Rhoutui 9.12, Sunny Vale 8.10, Sensible 8.2, Pnketoi 7.12_, Dodo 7.8, Dactylus 7.6, Carnbee 7.5, Archdeen 7.4, Disappointment 7.2, Arscne Lupin, Mountain Ore, Empire Camp. Luarn 7.0. Manawapou Hurdles, 14 miles. First Born 11.5, Captain Sarto 10.13, Alteration 10.2, The Curragh, Eonmark 10.1, Savoury 9.11, Manga - whei'o 9.3, Silk Rein 9.2, White Ranger 9.0. Opeke Steeplecliase, about 2 miles. Starland 11.10, Prince Rufus 10.9, To Maire 10.7, Passin’ Through, Sir Roseberry 9.13, Tuki, San Forte 9.11, Lark Hall 9.10, Peneton 9.6, Polthogue 9.5, Te Toa 9.2, Sly Wink, Antes: oa, Eldenholm, Kaforte, Tokomoana 9.0. Mokoia. Handicap, 6 furlough. Kipo 8.11, Irapuka 8.3, Sir Burnett 8.1, Crossfire 7.2, Avola 6.9, Awake, Roman, Hori, Peter Maxwell 6.7. The Shorts, 5 5 furlongs. Rehutai 9-0, The Lamb 8.12, Loved One 7.11, Blue Peter, _ Papaponga 7.11, Lady Merriwee 7.7, Archdeen 7.5, Midnight Camp 7.4, Disappointinent 7.3, Wee Sandy, Red Comet, Mountain Ore, Marquette, Royal Bonus, Rungho, Luarne, Wild Wood bine 7.0Davidson Handicap, 1 mile and a distance. Cold Steel 5.13, Income 8.9, Martian Miss 8.6, IT Amour 8.0, Irapuka Ecuador 7.13, Sir Burnett 7.5, Fleecing 7.2, Snatcher 6.10, Peter Maxwell, Euchre, Skylight 6.7. Borough Hack Handicap, 7 furlongs. Valencia 8.6, Musical, Yoma 8.4, Sensible. 8.2,' Miss Mickey 8.0, Bn Pam S.O, Interest 7.11, Dodo, John Dix 7.8, Carnbee, Dignity 7.5, Gold Peak, Otapawa 7.0.—P.A. G.J.O. STAKES TO BE REDUCED. CHRISTCHURCH, May 7. The Canterbury Jockey Club propose to reduce the stakes for the Grand National meeting by £1950 and to reduce the stake for the N.Z. Cup this year from 2500 so vs. to 2100 sovs.—P.A. BALLYMENA’S EARNINGS. NOW’ EXCEED £12,C00. Ballymena’s stake-earnings for this season now amount to approximately £12,250. Taking into consideration his two-year-old earnings, tiie Nassau gelding has now massed something in the neighbourhood of £13,000. F. D. Jones has also had a successful time with others of his team, and the approximate winnings for the stable in New Zealand and' Australia for the season amount to £19,000. Murihaupo has been the unlucky member. He has earned £ISOO, which, with a spice of good fortune, might have run into a great deal more. During the period under discussion, Murihaupo has raced 18 times for one win, five seconds, and six thirds.

GLOAMING’S WINNINGS, L 1425 SHORT OF EURYTHMIO. The '£2oo Gloaming won through running second in the Oh allonge Stakes at Riccarton brought his total earnings "to £34,766. This is £1425 below Eurythmiic’s Australasian, record. NOTES AND NEWS. New Zealand-bred hors els have played an attractive part in weight-for-.age races in Australia this season 1 . The Hawk accounted Or the opposition in the Hill Stakes, St. George Stakes, Caulfield Stakes, Essendon Stakes, and C. Ivi. Wd Stakes; and Rapine captured Chelmsford Stakes, Autumn Stakes, and Cumberland Stakes. Then there is Ballymena’s success in the A.J.C. Derby. The winner’s portion of the stakes in the race enumerated amounts to something like £17,200._ Glenrose, who was a hot favourite on the first day of the A.R.C. Autumn meeting, and failed to finish in a place owing to being blocked 1 in the big field, tried to make amends on the second day, and brlat all but Golden Glass in the Nelson Plate. Glenrose. was meeting the winner on level terms, and 1 went under by a neck.

a TDr.rTn who was said to have rnH.a iriT+Ulr/o ts on Karamu at Auckthree 10s tick®v dd b a gl . eat land was surre. u the to Jlisator ItuflZrilTs Sl nets, pockety He was closely she** * decountryman, who In*. f y cided to get lnm T , course as quickly as po, SS f iG to w? walked towards the gsitto > , by a good humoured _ croWflJ, ‘ ■, , an enterprising taxi-driver. A. sizing up the situation, escorted to his car. Search for a Clu®a* “y who-is popularly supposed _to’ R a " ticipate in all large dividends, piw& j fruitless, but there was some talk of a Maori woman who had been luc'ky j enough to strike the winner. It was- I the first victory Karamu had re- j gistered, but the horse ran third in : u hurdle event last year. i Heavy rain at Dunedin makes the prospects for to-day’s Trots unpromising.—P.A.

RUGBY. NOTES OF THE WEEK. (By "Five-Eighths.”)

! The first touch of rigorous winter conditions on Saturday disclosed how ! ignorant arc at least some teams in ! the senior competition, of the wet dav f gamo. The players in this distiict I aro fortunate' in that they do not , have to play frequently in wet weaj tlier, but the 'advantage of knowing ; the tactics to adopt under such con- ’ ditions is manifest. The style of play I adopted by the teams on Saturday : was absolutely “out of court.” Id : instance Old Boys attempted passing bouts at every opportunity, relying solely on the speed and superiority of . the "back division to win them the I match. The lesult was disastrous, j Handling a "slippery hall on a greasy ! ground is not the easiest tiling in Rugby, and hacks must perfect combination and know each other’s play : before passing can he attempted successfully—which Old Boys do not. : Time and again passes were dropped or the backs got out of place, Jam, j never a thought was given to the tori wards- With loose rushes and kick- ! ing high and fast following up, the I AU Whites could (without exaggeru- ! tion) have doubled their score, as | their forwards had more speed than | their opponents. Old Boys won bal cause they wore faster and took : iroro chances, not because they play-j-ed the proper game. Rovers on the other hand used their forwards to good advantage and wero unlucky in not scoring on at least two occasions. But their pack is slow moving and takes time to get into‘their stride, thus enabling the rippy Old Boys backs to clear. The. made the big mistake also of kicking too hard when near the opposing goal line. The ball must be dribbled carefully and the whole of the forwards engaged. Old Boys forwards got offside too much. Keep onside and save penalties. The same applies to the United Service-'Y.M.P. game. The Soi vice lads demoralised the Maoris ia the first spell with their loose forward rushes, but in the _ second spell Y.M.R. discarded their back | movements for forward rushes with , file result that they being heavier ; and fitter, piled on 19 points.

Several passing- movements by 01-l Boys on Saturday would probably have produced tries had the. leather i.ot been so elusive. But it should he remembered that unless, as 1 mentioned before, there is excellent cohesion, passing movements, as tactics, should be -reserved for a dry ground. But there is one phase 1. should like to seo developed, that is the in-passing from the wing to the centre or other players who may be following up. Most players after delivering the ball to the next hack, pull up and let him go on. That is no geed. •He should hack up the man with the ball immediately after he has passed the leather on. Then again the stereotype method of allowing the hall to travel from the half to the five-eighths, to the centre, to the wing and leave it to him to score, should be discarded. The back*), that instead of passing to the nc.Ni player suddenly returns the ball to inside men are the match winners. An attack is often set up across the field, tending to drive the wing into ton ell and give him no room to manoeuvre, and it is often quite impossible for the centre to straighten the direction of attack when the opposing attack is converging on his wing. The wing seldom realises that ho may make a good opening by cutting inside his centre and taking an inside, or back -pass. Ho will then be travelling on an opposite course to the defence, i.e., they will be oil their balance for the time. This : s what the Welshmen term the “scissors” movement.

The next meeting of tiro Old Boys and Y.M.P. should prove an interesting contest, if the form displayed by the Maoris in the last two matches can ho regarded as a criterion of their form. But they will have to liven up their back play considerably to meet the All Whites on even terms. It is pleasing to note that the Ngatapa Club lias indicated their intention to outer a team in tiro senior grade this season, which will obviate the bye necessary with only five teams competing. Although Ngatapa will not Ire an official contestant for the premiership this season it will give the country players and also tiro town clubs, the benefit _of the practico and experience which will probably result in Ngatapa-ites, entering the senior competition next year—an event which will benefit Rugby in the Bay. Ngatapa had a strong team some years ago and “Five-eighths” expresses the hope that the move will meet with the success it deserves.

lire first representative fixtures for Poverty Bay are now close enough to engage the attention of Rugby follower's. The first match against Waikohu sub-union will bo played at Gisborne on May 24 and in this connection the selectors, Messrs J. O’Nedl and P. Edmondson, have submitted lire names of twenty-three players to train for the team. "And practice it must bo!” the Rugby Union has decided "and any man of tiro twentythree who docs not attend practices will be dropped”. And rightly so too. It is absolutely essential that players train hard as Poverty Bay colors have to he defended, not only here against Hawke’s Bay and probably Wanganui, but also on tour, when tiro representatives of this province will havo some bard matches.

The Bay is badly off for backs with weight and natural aptitude this year for the provincial team. There arc many clever young players to form the nucleus of a fast nippy reary.nrd but they are sadly lacking in wA >t and could not stand up to a team c.i big men like Hawke’s Bay «. Munawntu. But the district also has some log heavy players, but they are awkward backs. However, practice works wonders. The foiwvarus, however, will have both weight anti speed and should be a very formidable pack. The selectors-1 think have? lade a very fair choice of players and with the exception of Torrie, the Rovers scrum half—who though light might be given a chance —they have placed twenty-three of the best players in the district.

There is some misapprehension among players as to when they an allowed to charge a kick. A free icm awarded as a penalty for off-sidv obstruction or other infringement i: the only one which cannot bo char,s ed, excepting of course when the re ft lee disallows a charge. The oppos ing players may stand on the marl and jump up, but aro not to charg: over the marl, where the penalty wa; . awarded. In alio case of kicks from marks and after tries, the charge b allowed and can be done tho kicker commences to run wher taking a punt or a "drop”, or .the ball is placed on the ground for a kick. It is essential that the kicker and placer, must be different players. For this reason a referee in the Y.M.P. Celtic match disallowed a kick which converted 1 - a try. BOXING. LES MURRAY BEATS VOLAIHE. AN EXCITJ NG BATTLE. DUNEDIN, May 7. A crowded house witnessed a meeting between Les Murray and E. Volairc to-night and the combat went the full route of 15 rounds and supplied one of the best seen here for some time. Murray was on the aggressive throughout and obviously in superior condition and Volairc,, although putting up a very plucky and clever battle, w.as tiring badly cowards tho end. Voltaire displayed the most vicious hitting, but was inclined to be wild towards the end, whilst Murray came up well for the final rounds and gathered a well received decision: Murray, as aggressor, was always showing to advantage, but in seme rounds the Frenchman showed U]) really well and gave his opponent anything but a smooth passage to success.—P.A,. NOTES.

Quito an innovation at the recent Wellington Tournament was the use by Fairball’s seconds of palm-leaf fans in the place of the usual towels. Tho system, while quite as useful and less tiring than towel-swinging, has a further advantage in that it .requires only one man to use both fans. Jamita and his fellow-Filipinos were the first to introduce palm-leaves at the Sydney Stadium.

Do fighters fight? There is another boxer in America who is very vexed because people want him to light. Really, the position is getting quite unbearable for the poor pugilists. First, Luis Firpo was badgered until he consented to fight a man, and now Mike McTigue is being badgered to fight three men. Not all at once of course, but still, for a peaceably-inclined boxer it must be annoying .to have people always insisting on fights. When McTigue paid away good money to got free of liis former manager, Joe Jacobs, be was under the impression that he was a free agent, but now he finds that the contracts signed by Joe for matches with Gene Tunnoy. Tommy Gibbons, and Ad Stone arc still binding. Mike, is quite peeved about it, and it is stated that lie will lay the position before the authorities and ask for an interpretation. SCULLING. CHAMPIONSHIP HITCH. HANNAN DECLINES TO ROW. A BLENHEIM, May 7. Hannan is not competing in the Dargaville sculling race. He claims lie is the Australasian champion and no race for the championship can take place without his sanction. He flatly declines to row McDevitt again.—-P.A. CRICKET. SOUTH AFRICA a- LEICESTER LONDON, May 6. South Africa, in their second innings, scored 167 — Nourse 32, Hands 60, Blanenburg 18, Nupen (not out)_, 25, Astill took 4 for 39, Geary 1 lor 42, Bale 1 for 35 and Skclding 4 for 42. Leicester lost nine wickets for 118 Sharp made 10, Astill 24, Sichvell 17, Geary not 0ut,15. Blankenburg took 2 wickets for 23, Carter three for 28, Nupen four for 3G 1 . The match was drawn.

Play was resumed in warmer weather .with a leaden sky. The wicket wns drying rapidly. The attendance was small, Hands batted confidently and registered five boundaries by powerful driving. Tho stubborn defence of Leicester’s last four batsmen in the last hour averted defeat. -—A. and A. N. Z. C. A. COUNTY MATCHES LONDON, May 6. Rain or unfit wickets caused the abandonment of county matches. There was no further play at Notts, Warwick, or Lancashire. Middlesex declared at four for 167. Stevens 61. Hcndron (not out) 79. Oxford made 21 v (Knott)7l. A. and N.Z.C.A. HOCKEY. Tho teams to play in the Defence v. Waoreuga-a-hika hockey match -u tho Reserve this afternoon will he picked from the following: G. Ragitfc, L. Hayworth, A. E. Rice, Lewis, Wright, W. Browne, N. Lory, G. Fitzmaurice, N. Russell, E. Browne. Duncan, A. H. Good, T. Nicol, A Ball. The match commences at 3.30 sharp. A meeting of the executive of tho Defence Hockey Club was held on Tuesday evening, Mr Browne being in tho chair. The secretary reported that a satisfactory number of enrolments were being received. The club is a now one, and it is desirable that it gets a good start. To this end it is suggested that some entertainment be arranged. Mr Rice outlined a scheme. The scheme was improved in toto, but the details were held over for later consideration, when it is hoped, that final arrangements may ho made. SOCCER. The team to represent the Hotspur Football Cluh tills afternoon will no picked from ilio following: A. E. Rice, L. Rood', E. Browne, Gordon, B. Lee, J. Roddick, Burke, H. A. Armstrong, S. Hope, 11. Black, F. McEwan, A. H. Good. Players are requested to bo on tlie ground sharp at 1.45, as the match will commence punctually at 2 p.m.

-P C/3 VJ -P £ 1 o r D C/3 C/3 S' a s O £ Lost £ ’o Ph a O Old Boys ... 2 2 0 27 6 4 Y.M.F .. 3 2 1 34 25 4 Hovers ... 3 1 2 19 26 2 Celtic .. 2 1 1 14 13 2 IJ. Service ... 2 0 2 0 24 0