LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3275, 20 December 1916, Page 46

LAND AND WATER.

HOMING PIGEON CLUB. The club flew a Taee from Masterton last week (440 miles air line). The winner put up a splendid performance, being the only bird home on the day of liberation. Results: —Mr J. Louden's Bed "Riff, 13hr 15min, 1; Mr W. Esquilant's Peerless, 18hr 49.Jmin, 2; Mr C. Barlow's Duchess, 18hr, 59jmin, 8; Messrs Stevenson and Philips's Gourock, 19hr 44Jmin, 4; Mr G. Ramsay's Bannockburn, 22hr lOmin, 5. Other starters were: Goodman Brothers, F. Garden, T. timbers. A good performance in long-distance flying was established last week by two birds flown by members of the Manawatu Homing Pigeon Association. The birds flew from Auckland to Palmcrston, a distance in air-line of 246 miles, in 4hr 35min, an average of 1570 yards per minute. COURSING ASSOCIATION. The Council of the New Zealand Coursing Association met on Friday evening. Mr B. S. Irwin presided over a full attendance of representatives. CORRESPONDENCE. The Otago Central Coursing Club applied for permission to run a Challenge Stake of £SO, and a Maiden Stake of £4o. Permission granted to run, during Easter, 1917, at Omakau. Tho Wanganui Coursing Club Submitted a statement regarding the division of the stake for the August meeting.—The club's explanation regarding the non-payment of part stake to Mr Wellington was considered satisfactory. Mr P. F. Kelly, Melbourne, secretary to tho Australasian Oourrfng Conference, submitted a report regarding the meeting of representatives of the five States of the commonwealth and New Zealand, held at

Melbourne on November 6. The writer stated that the conference agreed upon a universal code of rules; also that an interchange of names and dates of greyhounds bo made monthly between the States and New Zealand, and should two or more names be the same the one registered at the earliest date to have priority.—The draft of rules was read, and with the exception of a few Alterations, was approved of. The secretary was instructed to write .Mr Kelly and to the New Zealand representatives (Messrs Satcbell and Woodman), conveying the council's thank? for their services at the conference. The Chairman intimated that the new rules would come into operation on January 1, 1917. This the chairman considered an opportune time for the formation of an Australasian Coursing Council, comprising the affiliation of New Zealand, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, S'ouith Australia, and NewSouth Wales. —The council agreed to act upon tiie suggestion, and the secretary was instiucted to write to Mr Kelly, to arrange a meeting for rho purpose. GENERAL. It was resolved to disqualify the greyhound Britain's Glory, run by the unregistered partnership of Messrs O'Hara and Carve'l. at the Waaganui August meting. It was also decided to impose- a fine of £1 on Mr R. G. Bowern, and a fine of £1 on Mr W. Wellington, for running respectively the tinregistered dogs Perrier and Chorus at the Wanganui meeting, held in August last. It was further ■' rlrrl that Mr Wellington be writt-n » and requested to effect the nceessnrv n-uisfer of the dogs Prisoner of War. =';•:!< of Wellington, and Safeguard, other wis? the council will disqualify these dogs. The Seer t'iiv ■> -tiioned that sin"o the Waterloo had- been allocated, to New Plymouth, no information had boon received from the club.—lt was decided to request a progress report. CRSCKET. / FIRST GRADE. The weather was fine for the continuation of grade cricket on Saturday. Only two First Grade matches were played, with the following results: —Carisbrook ifit (ITardman 31, Harrawny 22, Butler 22) was beaten by Mornington 175 for six wickets (J. Haig 42, F." Haig 36, Jas. Haig 81), St. Kilrta 136 (Kerr 55) drew with Dunedin 88 for six wickets (Hardie 35, Casey 22). SECOND GRADE. High School met Grange on the former's wicket. The School made 48 (Stokes 20). Ch'ange replied with 223 (Forrester 90, Grant 33, Wright 24, Rcstieaax 26, M'Keich 20). Grant, Wright, and Munro bowled vvell for the winners, as did Fulton, Hamiway, and Eva for the School. Albion defeated Christian Bros., on the North Ground. The scores were: Albion, 86 (Bell 50 and Keast 16); Christian Bros., 20 and 71 (Tarleton 21 and Collins 10). Albion, requiring six runs, knocked them off, gaining a; three-point win. For Albion, Cameron secured five wickets for seven runs, and Keast four for 11 in the first innings, and Stiglich seven for 21 in the second innings. Woods and Fogarty shared the bowling honours for Christian Bros.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE v. OTAGO HIGH SCHOOL. The annual match between Christ's College (Christchurch) and *,hc Otago High School was commenced on the Carisbrook Ground on the 14th inst. and continued on the following day, resulting in a win for the College by an innings and 78 runs. The following are the scores:— Christ's College.—Fivst Innings. A. F. Hindmarsh, c Harraway, b Fea 33 H. L. Macfarlaue, o and b Kkight ... 60 T. C. Lowry, b Fea 9 R. C. Blunt, b Fea 22 S. D. Reeves, run out 16 J. N. Lowry, Low, b Knight 7 11. S. Hindmarsh, c Kelman. b Knight 11 K. D. Matson, o M'Kay, b Fea 35 J. H. Edmond. run out 34 W. G. Rich, not out 47 H. J. Palmer, b Fea 11 Extras , 15 Total 300 Rowling Analysis.—Fea, 38 overs, 8 maidens. 86 runs, 5 wickets; _ Knight, 31 overs, 5 maidens, 109 runs, 3 wickets; Eva, 16 overs, 3 maidens, 46 runs; Burton, 2 overs, 4 runs; Harraway, 4 overs, 19 runs; Smith, 3 overs, 1 maiden, 11 runs. Otago High School.—First Innings. D. H. Cameron, b Matson 1 W. R, Fea, b Blunt 38 H. E. Harraway, c A. Hindmarsh, b Matson 5 II C. Smith, run out 2 A. R. Knight, b T. C. Lowry 30 F. C. Morice, c Rich, b T. C. Lowry ... 16 J. T. Burton, c Macfarlane, b Edmond 4 D. G. M'Kay, b T. C. Lowry 0 A. N. Slater, b T. C. Lowry (1 J. O. Eva, not out 0 R. P. Kelman, b T. C. Lowry 1 Extras 17 Total 114 Bowling Analysis.—Lowry, 7 overs, 3 maidens, 7 runs, 5 wickets; Matson, 9 overs, 2 maidens, 19 runs, 2 wickets; Blunt, 9 overs. 2 maidens, 39 runs, 1 wicket; Hindmarsh, 4 overs, 11 runs; Macfarlane, 1 over, 7 runs; Edmond, 7 overs, 2 maidens, 16 runs, 1 wicket. Second Innings.. D. H. Cameron, b. Matson ... , ... 18 W. R. Fea, b Matson 26 A. R. Knight, b H. Si Hindmarsh ... 24 H. E. Harraway, b Blunt 15 H. C. Smith, b 11. S. Hindmarsh ... 0 F. C. Morice, b H. S. Hindmarsh 2 J. T. Burton, c Edmond, b H. S. Hindmarsh 0 R. P. Kelman, b Blunt 0 J. O. Eva, c Edmond, b H. S. Hindmarsh 2 D. G. M'Kay, not out 0 A. N. Slater, c J. N. Lowry, b H. S. Hindmarsh 0 Extras 21 Total 108 Grand Total 222 Bowling analysis.—H. S. Hindmarsh, 13 overs, 3 maidens, 22 runs, 6 wickets; Matson, 7 overs, 2 maidens, 9 runs, 2 wickets; Blunt, 14 overs, 4 maidens, 35 runs, 2 wickets; T. C Lowry, 4 overs, 2 maidens, 5 runs; Edmond, 5 overs, 10 runs; Macfarlane, 2 overs, 1 maiden, 6 runs. The Otago High School Old Boys' Association entertained the members of the Christ's College and Otago Boys' High School cricket teams at dinner in the- Art Gallery Hall.