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Southland Times, Issue 17427, 20 August 1913, Page 3

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CHSXSTCSURCH TRAINING NOTES. (Special to the Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 19. Sir George Clifford has again leased the stallion Cannie Chiel, by Clanranald —Weathereye, for the season. He was sent on Saturday to Stonyhurst, where he will be mated with several of Sir George Clifford's marcs. Antagonist will be located during the season at Riccarton at Mr H. Tinkers Ribbonwood Lodge. Among his mates will be Winning Way. by Cannie Chiel— Lady Wayward, and Scottish Star, by Clanranald —Safeguard. Sir George has also made arrangements with regard to some of his other blood mares for the season. Discipline, by Treadmill —Madowla, will be mated with Martian— Countermine by Quarryman— Safeguard With Bezonian. WOOTTON’S RIDING. LONDON. August IS. The Jockey Club exonerated Frank "Wootton, rider of Light Charge, on a complaint that his mount was not placed at the Brighton meeting. The owner Initiated the inquiry, as subsequently Light Charge, ridden by Saxby, won the Vatrxhall Selling Plate at Kempton Park easily. LOMOND SOLD. LONDON, August 19. Received August 19, 9.30 p.m. Lord Dunraven has purchased the race horse Lomond. It Is believed that the price was 12,000 guineas. GORE COURSING. (Per United Press Association). GORE. August 19. The Gore Coursing Club commenced the second meeting of tlie season yesterday in fine weather, with good coursing. The “crow's nest’’ system of judging adopted by the club proved satisfactory. Mr H. S. Irving, Invercarwas judge. Results— WAIRONGOA CUP. —First Round. — Leesion beat Flitaway. Topnote beat Grand Finale. Puritan beat Gold Speck. Fairlake beat Lucy Hinton. Gipsy Bell beat Kilsyth. Southern Star beat Lass o' Gowrie. Woollton beat Jeweller. Loch Buie beat Lord Raglan. Summertime beat - Bob Surprise Chief Commander beat McGlusky, Wildwlnd beat Fibre Maori Call beat Surprise Packet. Greenwood Fashion, a bye. —Second Round. — Topnote beat Leeston. Fairlake beat Puritan. Southern Star beat Kilsyth Loch Buie beat Woollton. Summertime beat Chief Commander. Wild Wind .beat Greenwood Fashion. Maori Call, a bye. HOCKEY. The Invercargill representative ladies' hockey team will meet for practice today on the High School ground at four o’clock. LADIES’ HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. A meeetlng of Southland Ladies’ Hockey Association was held last evening In the Y'.M.C.A. rooms, there being present Mr J. Crawford —in the chair — Misses Featherston, Rabhidge (two). Huffadine, McDowell, GarmSon, Walker, Martin, England, Deschler, Mills, Loudon. A letter was received from the secretary of the N. Z. Ladles’ Hockey Association. stating that the date of the Wanganui tournament had been altered, and was now to be held from the ninth to eighteenth of September. A sub-committee consisting of the secretary and Misses Rabbidge, Mills, England, Featherston, and Richards, was appointed to arrange the plan of ■the tour. The rep. match against Otago is to ho played on Rugby Park on August 27th. A match is to be played against Canterbury en route to Wanganui, date to he arranged. Mr A. Hartley was appointed to manage the touring team, and Mrs Searell Will act as champerone. FOOTBALL. CANTERBURY V. SOUTHLAND. The fixture between the above-named Provinces to-day promises to be a notable gathering, judging by the keen interest displayed in football circles. Southland have always put up good games again-t the Canterbury reps., although it is now some ten years since a win was recorded in our province’s favour. Tlie visitors held a’ practice at Rugby Park yesterday morning, and look a keen sturdy combination, which will have to bo reckoned with. Yesterday afternoon they won* the guests or the S.R.F.U. at the Bluff, and last evening they attended Fullers’ Pictures. The local team will lie as originally selected, with the exception of the wing-forward, Edginton, who is suffering from a bruised thigh. His place will be filled by Barry. As previously intimated ladles will he admitted to the grandstand free of charge. Should weather conditions prove favourable a large gathering should witness the game. The following will represent Southland —A. MeNeece, Smith. Baldwin, Gregory. Edmondson, Dalgleish, Forde. Ridland. Biggar. Patterson, Whittaker. Baird. Holmes. Clark, Barry. The following team will represent Canterbury;— F.ain, McDonald. Taylor, Simmers. Amedeos. Watson. Sandman. McLeod. Harvey, Has*'!. Cummings. Fanning. Dougall, Kennedy. Maxwell. SCHOOLS’ INTER-PRO, MATCH From the following players a team will be chosen to play the Eastern District schools at Gore on Saturday:—Mitchell. Wells. Siangan. Clark. Coakley, Mayo. Frampton. Coxon. O’Neill, Cartwright, Frayer, Crosby, Cunningham, Ou.ghton, Martin, Gardiner, Dawson. Cool;, Wilson, Guthrie. MCBrearty. Jackson. Pryde, O’Regan, Langmuir, Paton. Melhop. Melvin. Dyer, Sheehan. Emergencies; Woods, Smith, Sutton. SOCCER. All Cup matches will be postponed today. In their place a trial game will be played on Elies Road ground at 3 p.m., to select the team to ' represent Southland against Otago in the interprovincial match to be held in Dunedin on Wednesday, 27th inst. The selected team leave by the 1.35 p.m. express on Tuesday. The following elevens have been pitted, against eacli other:— A team: Prentice; Herbert (Woodlands); Beaton (Bluff); Kay (Rangers), Middlcmass (Woodlands;. Finnerty (Bluff); Lloyd (Woodlands), Wilson (Rangers). Ogg. Rudolph (Woodlands), E. Bradshaw (Bluff). B team; Battersby: Hardie (Rangers), Mitchell (Bluff);' McEachran (Rangers), Walnisley (Bluff), Dawson ( Woodlands i ; Forrest (Bluff), Hardie (Rangers). Thorpe (Woodlands). A. Buchanan (Rangers). Emergencies: (greeny, Mnrcusscn (Bluff), Sprange, Lee (Rangers). Mr W. Adams will act as referee. All players unable to take part in the trial are asked to notify the selectors accordingly, through their delegates. * BOWLS. By Tel«sr«ph. —Press Association, —Copyright. SYDNEY. August 19. At bowls a party of New Zealanders defeated Rand wick by 50 to 33. BILLIARDS. SYDNEY, August 19. Aitken (tlie Scottish champion) and Lindrum have commenced a billiard ■ match of 16,000 up. The scores are: Aitken 1533. Lindrum son. BASEBALL. SYDNEY, August 19. Tlie representative of an American allstar team of baseballers lias arrived to arrange a visit to Australia. The team leaves San Francisco on November 4, and after playing in Australia visits New Zealand.

j CRICKET. , SYDNEY, August 19. The Cricket Association lias fixed the dates of the New South Wales-New Zealand match in Sydney for December 26. 27 and 29. MONTREAL, August 19. Received August 19, 9.30 p.m. The Australians defeated McGill University Seventeen, scoring 233 as against 119. sculling. AKNST V. PADDON. SYDNEY, August 19. Received August 19, 5.5 p.m. Arnst and Paddon have signed an agreement to row on the Parramatta on November first, tor the championship of Australia for two hundred pounds a-side. Probably the winner will be sent to England to meet Barry for the world's championship. LACROSSE. TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY, August 10. Received August 19, 5.5 p.m. The New South Wales Lacrosse Association will send a team to tour the North Island in 1911.