SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16667, 12 April 1916, Page 5

SPORTING.

OTAGO LADIES' HOCKEY ASSOCTA- • TION, t 'Y,iAt an • executive , meeting of tho above 1 association, on Monday evening, there nero present: Misses Blackie (in the <h.iii), liichdale, Morrison, Foley, and White. I " Last year's delegates to the ]Vn\' Zealand ' , Association were re-elected. ' : •. It was decided to commenoe club matches ( [ on May 13. ~- , . , The ground arrangements for next Saturday are" sis follow:—St. Josephs', Jubiloo ■ No. 2; Waiata, Jubilee No. 1; Otago, Oval No. 1; Momona, Oval No. 2;' University, North Grouild; Kocini, Caverslnm St. Kevin, 7sdc, was omitted : from the Easter. Handicap in the handii -ps for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotunij Club's* 1 Easter meeting, published yesterday moniing. . There were one or two sehsitional in- \ oidents connected'with the Plutim t Nursery Handicap at Trentbam on Thursday The horses do their preliminary Iho reverso . way to prevent; unnecessary wa-tc ot timo getting to the starting post. Cease Firo 1 " (one of the "Highdon" brackct) tried ■to . J get back in the saddling paddock gate and \ threw W. Bell, who struck heq-wlj .lgansi the upright of the milo and a-quarter starting post. The rider, named was knocked * * out, and was taken away in the military ambulance. It was ascertained later that , three of his rib3.'were broken. Under the x * permission was given to 'withdraw;; Cease J£ire. After the field had goSp "sboiit' two furlongs. Lady Kilworth '", (who carried Mr T. H. Lowry's colours) 1 fell. She quickly regained her feet, and ?' finished with the rest of, the horses. About V the.same time The Monk was pulled up, and his rider demounted. It was found thpt 1 the horse had broken a fetlook, and ■ ho was destroyed. ,J