LAND AND WATER

Otago Witness, Issue 3101, 20 August 1913, Page 58

LAND AND WATER

About 700.0Q0 ova have just boon hatched a: the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society's hatchery (says the Press). The fry are now in the races, and will bo transferred to the Canterbury rivers in about a month’s time. GOLF. The following were the best cards handed in for the St. Clair Ladies’ Golf Club's Senior Medal Match on Tuesday:— Gross. Hep. Not. Miss E. Taino 106 22 84 Miss N. Glendining ... 110 23 87 LACROSSE ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, August 15. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Lacrosse Association was held to-night. It waa reported that a definite promise had

been received for a visit from the New South Wales representative team next year. Negotiations had been commenced with a view to inducing the Victoria (British Columbia) Lacrosse Club to include New Zealand in its proposed tour of Australia.

Officers were elected as fo lows: —Patron, Hon. \V. F. Massey; president, Mr T. Peacock (Auckland) ; vice-presidents—Messrs J. S. Dickson. M.P. (Auckland) and A. H. Oasey (Wellington) ; secretary and treasurer, Mr P. J. M'Govern. COURSING. AUCKLAND, August 13. At Stamford Park the Groat Northern Coursing Club’s Challenge Stakes were won by Mr j. J. Taylor’s Gambler’s Gold, which beat Mosquito. ROWING. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED BY BARRY. LONDON, August 14. Barry is accepting a challenge by Frank Geer, an American, to row for £SOO a-side, with £SO for expensec, at the end of November. Several sportsmen have promised to assist Barry. STATEMENT BY M'VILLY. HOBART, August 16. M'Villy, reporting on the Diamond Sculls incident, says that although he was very tired at the finish he was quite comfortable, and was not fully extended. He won the race by over a length, without a thought of having won it other than fairly. “ I was totally unconscious that Pinks got any of my wash. To say that I was thunderstruck with my reception is putting it mildly. ’ HOCKEY. SOUTHLAND v. OTAGO. WIN FOR THE VISITORS. The Southland representative hockey players were most unfortunate in the weather they encountered on Wednesday, whxh was a keen disappointment also to all local followers of the game. The record of the Southland men in Wellington and Christchurch showed that they arc a very formidable combination, and a trial of strength with the local men was eagerly looked forward to here. Heavy rain, however, converted the Caledonian Ground into a swamp and a quagmire, and though the visitors thoroughly deserved their win on the day’s play, yet the game itself afforded no possible indication of what might have happened had the two teams met under favourble conditions. The teams were as follow: — Otago (dark blue). —Goal, J. Leith “ fullbacks —Davies, L. Ahlfeld; halves —M. Drake, H. Slater, W. Bannerman; forwards—Culliford, Andreae, F. Drake, Ryburn, H. J. Thompson. Southland (red and white). —Goal, D. Strang; full-backs —K. Richards, A. Galbraith ; halves—C. Lewis, F. Smith, C. Whyte; forwards —C. Ive, W. Sampson, “J. Henderson,” S. Richards, R. L. Pauli. Three changes had been necessary m the Otago team first selected—Thompson replacing Calder. Leith replacing R. Bannerma.n, and Ahlfeld replacing Smart. Otago commenced with 10 men, W. Bannerman arriving about 20 minutes’ late. The Southland men seemed to adapt themselves more readily to the watery conditions, and shovelled the ball down towards Otago’s goal line. Otago initiated an attack by means of the right wing, where Thompson was gaining ground and centring as well as conditions would allow. Davie* was doing excellent defensive work and skilfully breaking up Southland movements. Ryburn penetrated to the visitors’ circle, and for a moment looked danferous, but Southland quickly cleared, lay then settled down in the lake in front of Otago’s goal, till S. Richards came through and notched the first goal of the day. Otago rallied a little after this reverse, and play near the visitors’ goal ended in the goalkeeper kicking over the lino. F. Drake got in a hot shot, which was luckily turned outside the posts. Galbraith relieved the pressure on Southland, and Ive and Sampson, on the left wing, took p'av to the other end of the field, where Dt.ago had to concede a corner. “Henderson” got smartly on to the ball when it was hit in, and landed a good goal. Southland, 2 goals; Otago, nil. Otago conceded another corner before the Blues were able to transfer the scene of action to the opposite end, where they spent a lively but ineffective minute or two in the circle. Half time was called with Otago attacking, though the run of play throughout the spoil had been decidedly in favour of the visitors. No time was wasted over an interval, the men simply changing ends and literally “wading into” it again. The ground was becoming worse and worse as the game advanced, and anything in the nature of combination of scientific play was hopelessly out, of the question. Otago had slightly the better of the play in this spell, and the defensive work of both Davies and Ahlfeld was always very sound. Southland reached the Otago circle by moans of the left wing once or twice, but Leith’s position in goal was for the most part a very cold and cheerless one. Sampson, playing left inside, came away with clashing runs several times, hut ho was always pulled up, if not by an Otago man, then by the ground, or rather the water. Otago spent much time hovering on the edge of the Southland circle, but always failed either to penetrate or circumnavigate the lake by which the coveted net' was guarded. In spite of the conditions the visitors displayed sufficient of their quality to indicate that they are both clever and fast, and capable of giving a very attractive and instructive exhibition of the game. Messrs Scrymgoour and Martin filled the unenviable position of referees. No score resulting in the second spell, the game ended: Southland 2 goals. Otago Nil.