SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14916, 19 August 1910, Page 6

SPORTING.

FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB.

The following gentlemen have been nominated as office-bearers:—President, Mr W. J. Gore; vice-president, Mr G. Hodges: committee-Messrs T. Elliott, L. •Hazlctt and R. Rutherford.. As the number of candidates is equal to the number of offices to be filled, the foregoing gentlemen will bs declared duly elected at the annual meeting.

ST. ANDREW HARRIERS. The St. Andrew Harriers, in conjunction with the North' End Harriers (to the number of 25 all ,told), hcW their annual ram IS -S- a " lt °S ; '- Hotel, Waitati. Leaving !,° \ M :9- A ; ■ I ' oom s. W>e runners went through North-East Valley, and by the «hort cut to the Junction School. From there both clubs started a Sealed Handicap Kuee, the distance being close on eight miles. Messrs Marshall, Dreaver, and Downes, assisted by Mr T. G. Lane, acted as starters, and with the assistance of a liorso and trap were enabled to roach Waitati in time to receive and take the times ot members as they came in. B. L. Aitkeu a. Andrew) was' the first man to' finish actual tune, 39mm ,15<sec), closely followed by btruthcrs. (40min 23sae!, Grain""- arid Titchonor. The Sealed Handicap "resulted as follows:-St. Andrew: P. C. Titchener (■nop. 2nun 45sec; actual time 41min Bsec). 1; A. C. Struthers (hep. Imin 45sec; actual time, 40min 23seo), 2; F. Mackay (hep. 4mm; actual time, 42min Usee), 3 - ; H. G Mackay (hep. smin 30sec; actual time, 44mh 34see), 4.

Nest in order wero Aicken (scr), Grainger and Esplin. Johnston (North End) finished sixth, and was first in for his club. North End: Ritchie (hep. 7min; actual time, 47iinn 26sec), 1; Johnston (scratch; actual time, 42miu 44sec), 2; Hogg'(hop. 3min 40sec; actual time, 46min 24sce), 3. . HOCKEY. A splendid opportunity. of seeing firstclass -hockey will be afforded the public to-morrow on the Caledonian Ground. T*-. men's trial match will bt> followed by tho ladies interprovineial match against Southland. The local team—tho pick of Dunedin's players—are practising hard, and aro in good-form, while the Southland ladies arc keen to -win.. .

The following is the Southland team :— Goal, Miss Cameron (Mataura); full backs -Misses M. Whytock (Mananui, Gore) and A. Searell (Invcrcargill Girls'); half backs-Misses D. Porter (Wyndham), C. Marsh (Wyndham, centre and deputy captain), and. J. Gilmour (Underwood); for-wards-Misses J. Marsh (Wyndham), M. Marsh (Wyndham, captain), G. Searell (Invcrcargill Girls'), E. Martin (Mananui, Gore), and M. Noble (Invercargill Union B). Emergencies—Back, R. Neill (Invoreargill Girls'); forward, M. Folhoringham (Underwood). AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. D. WILSON'S RECORD. (Per United Press Association.) .- AUCKLAND, August 18. At a meeting of the Auckland Centre of tho Now Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, "held to-day, it was decided, owing' to the New Zealand Association's refusal,to pass D. Wilson's walking record made at the last amateur championship meeting, to forward an appeal through the proper channels to the Australasian Council.