Miscellaneous

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 12, 27 December 1930, Page 10

Miscellaneous

(By

“Omni”)

POT-POURRI OF SPORT. PARS AND PERSONALITIES. A midget golf championship has been decided in Melbourne, the winner, J. E. Blair, going round in 88. Humorous of enormous daily cash takings at many of the courses in Melbourne have moved the Government to explore the possibilities oi raising an honest shilling or two from this popular pastime by way of tax. The overtures of the Government have created something of a panic amongst those interested financially in the many mlnature courses, with the result that an association has now been formed and a vigorous. campaign commenced against the threatened tax. » * • A Successful 'Rider. Ashley Reed, one time New Zealand crack jockey, but now resident in Melbourne, is just now the most successful jockey in Melbourne’s metropolitan area, he having ridden 16 winners out of 76 mounts so fat this season. A student of “systems” or short cuts to prosperity has discovered that a soverign invested on each one of Reed’s mounts would have resulted in a net profit of £23 Hs. Too Big a Call! Leary Constantine, the West Indies cricketer at present in Australia, is apparently a man of many parts. He has expressed a wish to race any oi the Sydney amateurs over a sprint course. If the challenge is accepted, ior Leary’s sake, it is to be hoped that he will not have to meet Jimmy Carlton. That 7000 Start.

Walter Lindrum, the billiard freak from Australia, who Continues to make four-figure breaks with monotonous frequency in England, recently cabled his father that the strain of conceding starts of 7000 in his various games against “star” cue artists prevented him from settling down in his games. In Sydney there is a. nephew of the champion’s (Horace Lindrum) who is ’practising assiduously with the object in view of following in uncle’s footsteps. Recently Horace strung together a break of 1324 by all-round play, and he later followed with one of 1059. osiers In the Limelight. In South African football, Benny Osler still ranks as the most important player, and his doings occupy much space in the South African press. Stanley Osier, in importance comes second only to Benny. Both are fly halves and recently both were opposed to each other in the Challenge Cup final played at Newlands. Benny assisted Hamilton, and Stanley the University fifteen, the latter winning by 12 to 6. To the University total Stanley contributed 3 points per medium of a dropped goal, penalty goal and converted try. Two more of the Osler familv in T. G. and H. were playing for University, and both are forwards, the former being captain of the side. The Springbok teams of past years have been largely composed of Merkels, but in the team that is due to visit England this coming winter the name of Osler promises to bulk largely. New Zealanders at Home. Word from England records the fact that the Wigan Rugby League Football Club have placed Albert Falwasser on the transfer list at a fee of £3OO. From this it can be gathered that Albert is losing form. W. E. Henley, the Hawke’s Bay forward, still continues to render good service to Oxford University and the Harlequins Club in England. Henley, by reason of his father’s birth in Ireland, is qualified to play for the Emerald Isle, and before he finishes at Oxford it is anticipated that he will have gained his international cap for Ireland. Mention was made in these columns some time back of the wager of a hat concerning Henley’s ability to gain his “Blue” at Rugger. Actually, Henley was the loser (a very pleased one, do doubt), and a Hastings Rugby official the winner. Henley duly honoured the wager, but instead oi a Stetson came a replica of his Oxford cap, small, but complete as regards material and detail, a delightful souvenir to mark the good judgment of the winner and the good fortune of the loser.