THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, 29 May 1916, Page 2

THE TURF

WAXGANUT JOCKEY CLUB. (United Press Association.) WANGANUI, May 27. The Wanganni winter meeting finished to-day, The weather was fine till late in "the afternoon, when rain felli The going was heavy. During the meeting-the totalisator handled £54,030. as against '£55,193 last- year.. Results : '■ Winter Oaks, 6 furlongs: 4 Greenstreet 1, 1 Mia Cava 2, 2 Depredation 3. Also ran : 5 Astor, 3 Glenroy, 10 Lord Lnnin, 8 Awahou, 7 Coleraine, 6 Coropet, 9 Ambei\ and White. Won by half a head. Time 1.18. Balgownie Hack Handicap, 1 mile and a- distance : 5 Henry Clay 1, 2 Glittering Sands 2, 1 Spain 3. ' Also ran : 7 Salvia. 5 Pomeroy, 3 Analogue. Won by-half a. length. Time 2.4 2-5. 'Grand-stand Steeplechase, about 2v> : miles : 1 Captain Mackay 1, 6 Nita 2, 4 Marton 3 Also ran : 2 Daylight Bill, 5 Master Strowan, 4 Otupai, 9 Beeline, 8/Precious Metal. 7 Taihape, 10 Gap tarn Dirk. Won by half a lengths Time 5.18. Rata Hack Hurdles, about 1 mile 5 furlongs : 7 Bransfield 1. 1 ■ Golden March 2, 2 Austin' 3. Also ran: 3 Patronvmic, 5 Captain Miro. 4 Free, 8 Rose'blush, 6 Ormesby, 9 Beno. Won by eisiht .lengths. Time, 3.10 3-5. * May Hurdles, about lg- miles: ' 2 'Grown- Pearl 1. 3 Styrax 2, 7 Vladian 3. Also ran: 1- Master Regal, 10 Sir Donald, 7 Vladian, 5 St. Gate, 4 Scrutineer. 9 Aruake, 8 Queen's Post, 6 Art. Won .bv two lengths, lime 3,27 2-5. ' / , Empire Handicap, 1 mile and a distance : 1 Square Deal 1, 2 George 32. 6 Client 3.- Also ran : 5 Leonta, .7 Zola.. 3 Soldier. 8 Master Achilles, 4 Fionmaala. W T on hv half a length. Time 2.3. Farewell Hack Handicap. 6 .furlongs: 3 Lisrhtuing 1. 1 Maid o' Gowrie 2,. 11 Haupni 3. Also ran: 5 Golden Givif;ton. 8 Rewa Rewa,"9 Mahzoltov, 4 Antwerp, 7 Vladinean. 13 Bivouac, 2 Bnirnsdale. .6 Ticino, 10 Starengo, 12 1.19.' '. : __„_ r __„ ■ ••■ ■ "There's many a true word spoken bv accident," said a noted and artist at a dinner. "I dropped in at a .picture sale cine .day," he continued. "The aufccioneer displayed',a da'u'b. and said ;—'Now',"' ladies and gentlemen, what am I offered for this superb Velasquez, probably the .best Velasquez that ever came from the master's hand ?' There were no bids whatever, so the auctioneer took up another picture. 'Very well, ladies and .gentlemen." he went on. 'I now offer you a, Titian by the same artist.'

A soap bubble blown by Sir James Dewav, which has just burst, aged. 37 days,, was no ordinary bubble. The ■soap, of which it was composed was scientifically compounded, and 1 the, bubble was most carefully Iblown. For Mich bubbles have, to be scientifically, cross-examined, anc\ one of the answers thev have eiven is*a hint as to the size of atoms, and bubbles have had their skins' thickness measured, and viekled interesting information on some of the problems about light, "ho '■' burst bubble." has as a companion a. black bubble, absolutely colourless, about 5-fin. in diameter, and with a skia 4-10.000,OOOths of an inch thick. Thf death of M. Kovalevskv Is universally mourned as the greatest public lr>c= sustained by Russia since the dcath "f Tolstov. When the war broke out IVJ.' Kovalevskv was interned hi; Austria, «nd. Thou eh he was subsequentlv re teas°d. be returned- to Russia shattered in health, which' accelerated, his • end. >vpvp».flieless, his nolitical and- literary activities during-the war were unremittinsr. <*md much of his., spare time wais »?«votpd to the of. the AnploTRussian rapprochement. - to which , bis lectures under the British Flag nn various pbases of British constitutional law and history lar.trely cbntributpd. Although his Liberal, activities t evoked oT)oo=ition from Conservaj tive groups, his unpretentious and ex- | traordinarily sympathetic personality i rendered private animosity impossible, and he was loved apd revered throughout Russia. Church, service was over, and three pi-ominent members of the congregation walked, home together, disoussincr the sermon. "I tell you," saidi the first, enthusiastically, "Dr Blank can certainly dive deeper into the truth than amr preacher I ever heard'." "Yes," said- • the second man, "and he can stay ."under longer." "Yes," said the third, "and. come up drier."