LANP AND WATER

Otago Witness, Issue 2497, 22 January 1902, Page 53

LANP AND WATER

In a proe-Tiition at iwiiaugatd on rnc't'j foi si'ootinc d-K'k- out of *s-on, Ihe raili«i «t<trd'ng fart «j i revPalw! tliHt wild dm k.u c non- unprntpr-tod by l:>w An mforn A tion «-»i*. laid bj- C'oti = ta!)lc M K^i zn- .ig...tift Robfrt PpeiiiM' fm h-iwui; kiiie.-i wiUl clk'kotit of "ap-dion Air A A J :u< i v.to up pi-ared for iW-'iv'ju; ,ui)i..itt.-'i tl>.it tl.fu»" m»t t bp tl'»mi --A "ii i!".' f'i M L\ni ;; ;irou:-cij l-'ir-< t'r-.u a- the c!;:itg< for kii'liiis; " 'ifap.' > 'to wit, wild rlu' k^ o>it of s'^a^o 1 ), ai.d t> " yruw " \'.i>'- by "1 h" Am'■a'«' Proti-'tiou Kt-i l?£0." dcii." 1 .i- ■■!!«- p.rtial (rrne. ' aiui thst-it^ui-hccl don' i>aM\.' c^i-ivK'. the ki<!»nK of r«ti\< gr--y c'uokf, c\°u if it we.-.* 'i' li' ;>i ' .-J Huit :u;; ' acl 1 .T'i shot, *v aliegxl hi tiie picjoecut.on. would

not support a charge of killing " game.'* !Mr Finch's second point, which he raised out of a sense of duty to his client, was that, even if the information had charged the defendant with killing native game, it! must he dismissed, as at present it was no offence to kill native game in New Zealand.In support of this contention he pointed out tbat at common law it was net an offence to kill native game, and that section 17 of " Tha Animals' Protection Act, 1880," which made it an offence to do so, had been repealed by section 5 of the amending 1 act of 1900, and had not been re-enacted, as it ought to have been. The Magistrate (Mr Cruiolcshanks) upheld the latter 3 contention, and dismissed the information

Flights of mutton birds are thronging tha southern coas**.

Saudow's latest measurompnts are. — Neck, 13iin ; biepps 19jin ; forearm. 17in ; chpst, Jiorma), 52m : contracted, 46in ; expanded, .rsßin:. r sBin : thigh, 2biin ; calf, 13m ; height, 5f4 B^in ; weight, 2041b.

A paity of ainutpnr fishermen veifed P:'ihj.!?r Bay i-n the steamer Duco the otlier d?-\ , and had excellent sport. The cHtch ip-iHdwl two tons nf hapukn and fi\e tnimlj"t^- wishing between- 30!b am( # "101b

- 1 .- .vi-c" wap eaugfl.r in Neutrn! l»ay, Svcl. . nKiii-ui mij Bft Bir, and wt-ij'h'Hjj uglily 7<'<vt.

A I.lO' ■'lon cable says- —For the internationalleg&ita, to be liekl in Cork m July, Auetraiia has be^n invited to send an eisht-oar cr°\v.

On it.s Boxing Day spOFts tho Gore (->3>doman Society -hows receipts £113 £-. lid, expenditure £99 I*3 6d, credit halaui" £13 8<- sd. Another sports meeting i« jji cc-Lod for Easter Monday.

The Lawn Tennis Association mate' 1 Tan ri v. Ros'.yn postponed on account of Hip web weather wan played on the Mosgiel court* ona the 13th inst. The teams were evenly matched, and as the scores on either side kept well together, much excitement was. evinced in the final sets, the homo team fiually winning by the nnirow margin of one game. Scores : Taieri S9. Ronlyn 98.

A two-dnys' series of clean -boot matches between bloodhounds owned by LieutenaaitColonel Joynson, of Leamington, and Mr Edwin BroTigh, of Scarborough, concluded on November 30, at Chesterton, near Leamington, ovoi a splendid line of country. These man hunting trials havo excited considerable attention in Warwickshire, and hare proved very satisfactory. ColoneJ Jovn.-on's Halyo won the £10 match for no\ (■"*, defeating Mr Brough's Bodice. BiX liomidn werp thon started in a match for £1C over a course of five miles. This was easily won by Mr Brought Kickshaw.

A mooting of the Sports Committee of tlio Christchurcii Bt. Patrick's Day Association was held on the 13fch inst , Mr L. Harley presiding. A Jong programme, comprr'ing wre-tling. wood-chopping, bagpipe music, fire brigade competitions, cycle and running raeos, for cash and amateur competitors, was drawn up for submission to the executive. It is proposed to include a Sheffield Handicap of three distanr-es for cash ruuners, tha prize money to be £10 first, £4 second, and £1 th'rd The amateui running race.-* m-c-ltide a mile handicap, in which W. F. Snnp-on vrill be a.-ked to make an attempt rt> lo\i cv the Austi~.»La&ian record for that di"tai'PG

A party of si\ sporlsmen — Messrs G. Ketiii h. F. Ma her. (i. Hubbard, Nixon, Moorhc-od anc' R. (',. Thomson — went out to \lr HuLhaid's property. Rakaia Island, just h'-lou- L^optoi:. on Monday, 13th in6t_. ancl. -Im-vtmrr from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. bagged 234lablnts as th" ret-ult of the da-v's port. It ouc;lit to be irentioned that dogs but no fi-rre-ts vvfrp uspd, and the kills, almost without exception, werp from running shotr. Ib is -tr tori that thi- i the record for the island, on irl.'--li a good deal af shooting ie clon°, t' p pifl T . 1011s one having been somethin? imclf-;- 200 fo- onp day, with 10 Runs. The i-lanc l i> about 1000 acres in extent, and. is nriHoipallv tn-uoek laad.

Th" l v nnjru Pigeon Flying Clu!> got off a race from Xsjiipr on 11th inst., for a trophy Dip-entetl by the club. The results ace notiih'r", for they establish a record foi dn-tanre aivj timcj for New Zealand. Ten Inr/U roniperpd. representing half a dozen, rrwiieia. Mr R. Warrington's Haste honied.

f-T Iv lent,' JQiixney oi 463 miles, in 20 hoiti - 72 iiiinu<pg, or a vo-looitv of 666 56 viitls ',p-i rn ; nuf<>. Mr Warrincrton is justly rrniul of Hi- homer, for Haßte iia« now woji iJ'p tao 'ocee-t di«tanc-p raw of tlie season, lr- jnwiou- Mucecs i eina in a race from. Wr-odviilp. l*p to vfjterdwv Mr J. Thom-ho-i'p Xpvf>r Tin 1 v. :<■- the oniv othPr bird to r<"~. i-'i itf loft, btu H5« Vit tiint-d in, as it clitl in. v<*! iiowc >■. rrijiti tic r;'iip Junit. ?2 iioiic?.

T'fif :iiii!n<:i ni:U( ; > 1-pttreen Edinbiirah. T'iii pr-ii\- an'l Hi. Andifw'S Uimer-jty O'rff f'luh- f' rji ))i-M p on Xo'.riolier 30. when St. V' l rr.-'-< I'lin-ivity pToved sucr-P-shil hi- 7/i i olt- to ?1. Tlir tparns wero 15 s •<"}&

Aftn (\- h.iwn-t 'ill <>\pPi>fcpp. tlu> Imil.iuco v . • „ ,1 , H \' Ainl^tic SporU fJlu.i tin \v'<,-<lue?uav last a quadranaular match

of the companies of Canterbury No. 2 Battalion was fired on the range at Culverden. The tricky wind and light did not favour large scores. The Amuri Mounted Rifles' team, which won the match by 11 points, conceded to the other companies 40 points, ac that team fired with .303 weapons, the others using Martinis. The ranges were 200, 300, and 500 yds, seven shots per man at each distance. The scores were: — Amuri Mounted Rifles 73*, North Canterbury Rifles 723, Kaikoura Mounted Rifles 590, Cust Mount-d Rifles 590.

The interclub lawn tennis match Waitohi v. Timaru was played on Saturday, 11th inst, on the courts of Waitohi Club, and gfter some excellent, exciting and interesting play, resulted in a win for the Timaru v is' tors by 41 games. In the ladies' games, the doubles were amongst the best, the Waitohi ladies coining out with the majority of 13 games. In the singles, however, they were weak, the Timaru ladies' play being very good. In the combined play the visiting ladies, also, played well. Scores: Timaru 142, Waitohi 101.

The return match between the Waitohi Terrace Tennis Club and the North Street ITennis Club was played on the courts of the Timaru Club. The match resulted in a very close finish, the visitors proving victorious by the narrow margin of four games. Th« visiting ladies were much too good for theii opponents, and won rather easily. Scores: Waitohi 93, North Streat 39.

The fifth annual meeting called by the Invercargill Regatta Committee was held on Saturday, 11th inst. There was a fair muster of the rowing fraternity. Mr C. JBasstian was voted to the chair. In the course of his remarks the chairman complimented the secretary (Mr E. Patchett) upon the efficient manner in which he had conducted the financial affairs of the committee, which show the receipts to have been 594 15s, expenditure £92 7s. Prize money to the amount of £63 4s 6d had been paid, other expenses absorbing £29 2s 6d. It •was decided that the management of future regattas be taken over by the Southland Amateur Rowing Association, and the secretary was instructed to write to that body informing them of the desire of the meeting. At a rifle match of the Petone Rifle Club on Saturday, 11th inst., A. Ballinger and C. Trevithiek put on the possible at 500 yds, and Ballinger also got within two points of the possible at 600ydp. Mr Iselin, the well-known yachtsman, who managed the syndicate which raced the Columbia in* defence of the America Cup, j lias given an order to Herreshoffs to build a j ninety-footer, which, it is expected, will bo the fastest yacht afloat. It is believed that Mr Iselin will tour with his new boat in 'English, French, and German waters with the object of capturing cups. j

' The popularity of golf grows apace. Courses are " springing up " everywhere, and round the Metropolis in particular they are assarting themselves iv a marvellous manner. There are now some seventy golf clubs in and around London ; aud a considerable number of clubs beyond the wide area o^ Greater London are largely supported t»y London golfers. The association between golf and literature was never more apparent than to-day. It is the pastime par excellence 'of the literary man, who presumably has time on his hands and sufficient money in his pockets to indulge in what is essen- ( tially a rich man's game. A golfer who is also a follower of the hounds recently de- ' clared that golfing was a much more costly recreation than hunting. This, of course, applies in the main to England. In Scotland it is the game of high and low alike. At the Mecca of golf — St. Andrews — where the laws are drawn up which regulate the game from China to Peru, the peasant or the peer is free as air to play round the claesic links. On this 6ide of the border-line it is otherwise, although, as already indicated, free courses are now beginning to spring up under the segis of our municipalities. — Home paper. A race was flown from Palmerston South a few days ago, for trophies presented by the Timaru Pigeon Flying Club. Twentynine birds represented eleven owners. The ■winner flew the distance, 88 miles 192 yds, in 3hrs 18min 29sec, an average of 785iyds per minute. The following were timed in: — Mr S. R. Burns's Cheat, 7851; Mr G. Thomson's Brassey, 778 ; Mr J. Thomson's Despair, 775; Mr W. Young's Black Tracker, 742; Mr J. Baird's Royal Artillery, 7411 : Mr Martin's Singer, 702; Mr A. Burford's "289," 695; Mr R. Warrington's Speed, 674£. The birds were liberated in 3 strong north-east gale, which accounts for the lowvelocities recorded. Tho club thanks the etationmaster at Palmerston for liberating the birds, and Messrs Watson and Shirtcliffe for acting as judges. "' Grip " writes the following in the Southland Time 3: — The conspicuous success of the Bluff R-egatta Committee in bringing together entries so numerous and representative from Otago and Southland in the rowing events, coupled with the keen interest 'displayed by the public in the rcpults, has impressed those authorities with the importance of largely increasing the number of these popular races in future. Mr Roberts, c committeeman for many years past, strongly "urges a sub-committee of rowing men, and , hopes to see the Southland Rowing Association represented on the regatta committee in future. Many other leading port people (have expressed similar opinions. Sir Joseph Ward thinks the day is not far distant when the crews (as well as boats) of competing clubs will be carried free by rail to regattas. And justly so, when the heavy expense entailed in the maintenance of these clubs is counted.

The fourth competition by the Kaiapoi Rifles for the Champion Belt was fired on Saturday, lltb inst , 10 shots each at 7,00 and 600 yds, with association allowance on Martini weapons. Sergeant Oram was the highest scorer — 44 and 42 — (allowance 2).

The Christchurch Gun Club held a match at Heathcoate on Saturday. 11th inst. The prizes were — the first round for a doublebarrelled " Cashmore " gun, presented by Beauchamp and Co., which has to be won twice in succession or three times at intervals, and 40 per cent, of the stake for fiist,3oper cent, second, 20 per cent, third, and 10 per cent, fourth — which amounted to £25. The match was open to membern only, and five birds in e?ch nomination were shot at. F. W. Whittle 25vcU (two nom'nationO, T. Eainev 25yds ffir-t nomination). R. .1. Whittle jun. 27yds (soco'ul noiviration), D. Frascr 30yds (second nonvnatior), "Npwlands" (second nomination) killed all tlu-ir birdfi RTid divided the ca?h hotv.ccn I'fm. In the shot-off for the prim V. W WLi.tle killed fivp more birds .md won. Two =yen,= Tn the shoot-off for the gun F. W. Wlnt'lc 26yds won. and in the 'ccond <l:o pii.io shooter on 27yds and (J. Simp-o i 2"wl- -' <>t on for nine rounds, when F. W. V. lmtle • gain won. Whittle killed twcniv-nine h.i-.ls out of thirty during tho afternoon. Mr L.

Wilson was 'referee, and Mr I. W. Cassin secretary.