SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 52, 11 February 1911, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

•THE SPORT OF KINGS.”

FIXTURES. Feb. 15 and 16—Taranaki J.C. Feb. 22 and 23 —Woodville D.J.C. Feb. 22, 23, 25—Dunedin J.C. Feb. 24, 25 —Tolagoa Bay J.C. Feb. 24, 25 —South Auckland R.C. May 10 and 11—H.B.J.C. DAXNEVIRKE RACING CLUB. Nominations for the Dannevirkc Racing Club s Autumn Meeting close this evening at 9 o'clock. The Dannevnke telegraph office closes at 8 p.m. DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. Dunedin. Feb. 10. The following acceptances have been received for the first day of the Dunedin autumn meeting:— Autumn Hurdles, H miles. —Coy 11.9. Jack Ashore 11.3. Southern Cross 10.13, White Cockade 10.11, Erl King 10.2, Ringman 9.0, Pinul 9.3, Xgawera 9.0. Embrasure 9.0, Zero 9.0, Portland 9.0. Gladbrook Handicap. 7 furlongs. —Achray 8.12. Puaka 8.10, Pure Gold 8.7, Baron Xorthburn 8.7, King Torment 8.7, Vagrance 8.2, Cockoon 7.8, Lavidia 7.7. Dunedin Cup, 11 mile.—Los Angelos 9.5, Iranui 8.13, Prim 8.12. Martine 8.4, Rose Xoble 8.1, Coroniform 8.1, Waiju 7.8, Cronstadt 7.7, Fasnakyle 7.5, Chief Lochiel 7.5, Warsaw 7.3. Stratagem 6.7. Stewards’ Welter. 7 furlongs.— Boutade 9.12, Lupulite 9.10. Adage 8.13, All Guns 8.10, Grand Slam 8.7, Eous 8.6, Cuirosettia 8.0, Armstrong 8.0, Pretty Face 8.0, Susa 8.0, Redmond 8.0, Feodor B,i>.

Publicans’ Handicap. 6 furlongs. —My Lawyer 9.0. Obsono 9.0. Effort 9.0, Lupulite 8.3. Sea King 7.12, Colleen Mary 7.11. Genius 7.9, Chief Lochiel 7.1, Soldiers’ Chorus 6.12, Kostroma 6.8, Flambeau 6.7. Berwick Handicap, 5 furlongs.— Oblong 9.6, -Achray 9.5. Land Rose 9.2, Palette 8.13, Ideate 8.13. Graf ton Laddie 8.12. Baron Xorthburn 8.11, Big Blast 8.10, Seager 8.9. Obligate 8.0, Stepmeter 8.0, Lady de Vere 8.0, Crosbie 8.0. Champagne Stakes. 6 furlongs.— Masterpiece 9.6. Byron 9.6. Maring Dale 8.10, Bold Venture 8.10, Priace Eddie 8.10, Star and Garter 8.10, Terebuith 8.7. Counterfeit 8.7, Avarice 8.7, Khamsin 8.7. Oratavata 8.7, Sweet Ann 8.7, Pert 8.7. WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB. Wanganui. Feb. 10. The following weights have been declared for tbe above meeting:— Wanganui Cup. 1J mile.—Lady Medallist 9.6. Waimangu. Miss Mischief 8.13, Danube 8.12, Mendip 8.7. Kopu 8.6. Merrivonia 8.5, Santa Rost 8.3, Birkdale 7.12. Parable 7.11, Goldfinder. Dazzling 7.10, j Rauparaha, Sir Prize 7.1, Vi 6.13.1 Shining Star 6.10. Uhlando 6.8. Goodwin Park. Highdrn. Romney Maid, The Reiver, Bismarck, Mai-1 let 6.7.

Flying Handicap. 6 furlongs. -- Full Rate in.l. Boanerges, Lord Soult 8.10. Gipsy Belle **.9. Madam Madcap 8.7, Irish Rifle 8.5, Theodore 8.1, St. Bill. Sandstream 7.13, Gladiole 7.12. Dearest. True Shot 7.10, Vice-Admiral. St. Toney. Uranium 7.8, Forinby 7.6. Tamainupo 7.0, Kareroa 6.12, Montiform, Lady Moutoa 6.11, Humming Bird 6.10, Seaweed 6.9, Mulga Bill 6.8, Splash, Kithara. Silver Bullet 6.7.

A BETTING CASE. Wellington. Feb. 10. Judgment was given to-day by Mr. Justice ( hapman in the appeal ease of Victor McDuff (appellant) V. Alfred Hammond (respondent). Tit is was a rase stated on appeal from a conviction for larceny of £1 by Mr. W. (J. Riddell, S.M There were two appeals, each relating to a separate stun of ,£l. The appellant. under the assumed name of ‘ Bob Watson.” obtained a license under which he carried on his calling as a bookmaker at a race meeting at Trentham on October 22nd

last. He attracted a sect on of tii<public by offering even mom ' against Danube for the < !. i’ *p- n Plate. Many people. in >l-i h’*g James Marshall and J;rn< s N paid him each £l on th * t tpis that if Danube won thex wer< r.? r •«,

receive £2 on presen* tig their tickets. Danube won th’ riand the holders of the winning ’ i-k< ts presented them, claiming £2 < *-’h. Appellant informed teem i hat he could only pay tl.c-n their money hack. Some elected to take th s and were paid. James North demanded the refund of the £l paid by him. but this was refused. ’’The case.' sail! His Honour. "is a simple case of a dishonest repu diatioii of a bet. and there is nothing stated which can make o .viv thing else. If th*re bad ‘»e< t, a finding by the magistrate il.-»t tl e whole transaction was ’i plana •

trick to get hold of £l, an f this finding had been supported by the general facts of the case the result might have been different. There is no such finding. On the contrary the real basis of the f-.iJ-ing of dishonesty is the act of thr appellant in getting rid of the money after the betting was tl-scn, and again after the race was r ,n. and this finding is suppor>ei i y the facts.

“In each case the appeal is allowed, without costs.” ATHLETIC NOTES. FIXTURES. (By •Four-Forty.") Takapau—Wednesday, Feb. 15th. Weber —Friday, Feb. 17th. Napier —Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. Hastings Athletic Club—XX ednesday, March Ist. Hastings United Friendly Societies’, Hastings—Monday, Apl. 17th (Easter Monday).

The Elsthorpe Club had a good day for their meeting on Wednesday. The attendance at the meeting was very good, and nearly ail the events were well filled. Ge». Hartshorn was the only Hastings runner present, and he was a worthy representative. Out of four starts he got two firsts (220yds and 440yds), second in the 100yds, and third in the consolation. The handicapper must have thought very little of Hartshorn. The handicaps, as they appeared first, allowed him 10, 22, and 30yds in the 100, 220, and 440yds respectively. In my notes last week I mentioned that he ought to have a good chance in all his races. On Tuesday I got a note with the corrected handicaps. Hartshorn had been pulled back 4, 12, and 14yds. At the time this seemed grossly unfair, and so far I have heard of nothing to justify the action of the handicapper. However, our representative did all right where he was.

Next Wednesday we have the Takapau Caledonian Society's Sports, and from what I can hear all of our athletes here are going up. At any rate, a good number are going. Those going can get up by the express in the morning and have their day’s outing and return by the evening's mail train. While in Dannevirke recently I had a conversation with Mr. Cuthbertson, the secretary of the Takapau Club, and he told me that everything promised well for a very successful gathering. Mr. T. Parker, secretary of the H.B. Highland Society, told me yesterday that he had received a good number of entries for their sports. Among the runners are XV. F. Trembath. L. C. McLachlan, and Curray. The cycling events are also fairly well filled. The entries for the field events close on the ground on the day of the sports. I would like to remind my rentiers that the nominations for the Hastings Sports close on Wednesday next. Mr. Rosenburg says he has got a fair number of entries in already, though he expects to get a good many more. Entries may be handed in at the Takapau Sports next week. The Hastings United Friendly Society's Sports programme is not y"t to hand, though I expect to have it for next Tuesday's issue.

The general meeting of the Te Ante Sports Ulub was held in tl.c hall at Te Ante last work. The balance-sheet showed a -credit balance of £2l. Mr. XX - . P. McCormick was appointed secretary. I am giving an account of the Holway Sports which is taken from the Dunedin “Evening Star’’ :

HOLWAY SPORTS. SUPERIORITY OF THE AMERI- » CAN. E. Holway, the world’s champion professional sprinter, easily i beat W. F. Trembath. the Dominion’s mid<lle-distance champion, 'over 3t H yds at the Caledonian * Ground on Saturday afternoon, be- ' fore some 1500 spectators. As was mentioned in Saturdays issue. Trembath had the inside running. ‘ Ids own choice, which meant that i Holway started "yds ahead of Trembath. that distance represent- * ing the extra ground in the outside * circuit. So they started and so ■ they finished, the American easing i up at the end. Heading against i [stiff sou’-west er. Trembath seemed to make up 2yds or so. but soon lost it after the first bend was | rounded. The New Zealander ran i as last man from the beginning. The time taken xvas 31 3-ssec. That i was excellent in the circumstances. ! Many people gave it as their opi- | nion that if Trembath had had the outside running a different result [ would have followed. M e differ 1 from that opinion. The American (was clearly the better runner over ! tin- distance. . In the Sheffield Handicap the [outstanding features were the ex- ! cellent sprinting of llolway and the p-.eak management. Holway won

iis heat by a foot in 12 3-ssec. He showed wise judgment. The final was a hot race, Holway having to do his very best to get home first. He ran it in 12 2-ssec, and won in the last two strides. He simply flew at the tape. So great was his speed that he ran to the top of the cycling track before he could stop. The result led to a bit of a hostile demonstration against the superior stranger. Fisher, off 13Ayds, had led when about 2yds from the tape, and the crowd, of course, picked him as the winner. Some irresponsible official in the enclosure cried out that Fisher had won. and the man at the board wrote up : Fisher I, Hol way 2. The American promptly harangued some of the officials. The crowd began to yell " Take your beating like a man and all that sort of nonsense. The officials had not given their verdict, which was that Hol way had won by a foot. From the Press box it seemed as clear as a pikestaff that Holway was first over. XVhy the officials took so long in announcing their decision is beyond the understanding of onlookers. They, too, seemed to be affected by persons around the ropes, whose wishes were apparently not in favour cf Holway. If there had been any doubt about the finish, one would have thought that the benefit would have been given to the man who started off scratch.

L. C. McLachlan, who is Trembath’s trainer, ran a good race in the half-mile.

i The other events were of a mediocre standard. Following are the results :— ! Half-mile Flat. —McLachlan (5 yds) 1, J. Walker (55yds) 2, J. White (25yds) 3. Two others started. Won by Byds. Time, 2min 2 l-ssec. Mile Bicycle Handicap.—J. Walquist (50yds) 1, L. Maw (scr) 2, R. Fisher (scr) 3. Six others started. XX'on by inches. Time, 2min 26sec. Sheffield Handicap of 130yds (run in heats). —Final: C. E. Holway t(scr) 1, W. Fisher (I3Xyds) 2, K. ! McLennan (14yds) 3. Won by a foot. Time, 12 2-ssec. The men had the wind behind them. The ! first winners of heats were W. Fisher and L. C. McLachlan (who i did not run in the final, W. Duff ’ and K. McLennan, and C. E. Holway and E. F. Smith. Mile and a half Bicycle Race.--A. A. XVilliams (50yds) 1, C. McLachlan (100yds) 2, J. Walquist (70 yds) 3. Six others started. XX’on by about 15yds. Time, 3min 46 2-ssec.

440yds Handicap.—W. F. Trembath (scr) 1, VX\ Duff (40yds) 2, J. White (20yds) 3. Four others started. Trembath gained a few strides at the start, and, running a great race against the wind, won by a yard. Time, 50 2-ssec. Holway is matched against Shivas at a meeting to be held at Greymouth on Saturday, over a series of sprint distances, 75yds, 100yds, 130vds. The world's champion concedes Shivas 2yds in 75yds, 3yds in 100yds. and syds in 130yds. From his form in Dunedin, I quite expect Holway to have his best chance in the hundred, and I will not be sur prised to hear of him winning this event and also the 130yds; but Shivas will push him so close that there will be little in it at the finish. Over the 75yds dash Shivas should win.

Full particulars an* to hand wit ii regard to the match between JacK Donaldson, of Australia, and Reg. Walker, the South African champion sprinter, who forfeited his amateur status in order to meet the Australian flier. The race took place at the Johannesburg Stadium. Says the “(Jape Argus” :— “ The night was fine, the track was in good condition, ami a large crowd turned out to see Walker make his debut as a professional. The runners made a splendid start and ran abreast for 40 yards, and there seemed to be a prospect of a magnificent finish. After the haifdistance had been covered, however. Donaldson was seen to be forging ahead, and at 60 yards led by 4ft. when, to the dismay of the spectators. Walker suddenly stumbled and fell heavily to the ground. Donaldson went on and finished the course alone, his time for the distance being officially returned at 9 5-Hsec. Walker picked himself up and limped away, while the crowd ran on to the track and surrounded him. The accident caused profound disappointment and re gret.” In another account of the malch the same paper says: “With regard to the Walker-Donaldson i match at the Stadium on Saturday J night, it is generally considered that the match was a fiasco. M al- j ker led at the start, but just after' the half-distance had been covered, i and when Donaldson hail passed I him. Walker fell. Donaldson finish-! ing alone. After the race Walker! said that he was not in good trim, and he was suffering from a.strain.”

[My notes on “Sprinting” have been unavoidably crowded out of this issue. They will appear in Monday's issue, [

WRESTLING. GOTCH DEFEATS SCHOELIN. New York, Feb. 10. Gotch, at Kansas City, defeated Schoelin in two straight fails. CRICKET. BOARD’S COMPLIMENTARY MATCH. The teams for the match, Veterans v. Board’s boys, to be played next Tuesday are as follows: — Boys’ Team—F. Kane, C. Geddis N. McLernon, A. Bailey, A. Wilson, T. Pongi, C. Uhegwidden, H. Fawcett, T. Ix>wry, J. Hartree, Nelson, Hurley. Veterans. —Canon Tuke, Rev. Clarke, Lowry, A’Deane. L. Wilson, W. Mayo, W. Gray, H. G. Spackman, F. Tomoana. H. Fannin F. Fulton and another. ROWING. HAWKE’S BAY ASSOCIATION. The Hawke’s Bay Rowing Association’s annual regatta, to be held on March 11th, promises to be one of the best ever held in the district. At a meeting of the association

held last evening, good progress was reported by the committee set up to deal with the various arrangements. Several reports were received from outside clubs regarding entries, and in this respect the coming regatta is likely to prove a record. As in previous years the association look to the public for financial assistance in this matter, and those who do assist will have the satisfaction of knowing that, besides contributing to the success of the regatta, they will be giving impetus to one of the most clean and healthy sports.