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Southland Times, Issue 17609, 25 March 1914, Page 3

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KOTES BT “SIR MOORED." Entries for the Riverton R.C.’s annual meeting close this (Wednesday! evening. . ' Owners are reminded that acceptances for the first day of the Southland R.C.'s Autumn meeting are due to-morrow (Thursday) evening at !» o’clock. “Sentinel” reports in the Otago Daily Times that an official explanation has been asked for concerning Moonglow's handicapping at the Southland Racing Club’s Autumn meeting. It is reported in the North Island that Hector Gray intends residing permanently in Australia. This may or may not be true, but tlie fact remains that Gray has private interests at stake in the dominion apart from the turf, which will probably prevent him from settling down for good and all in the Commonwealth for some lime to come. TtUis stated certain happenings around recent country meetings will probably result in a. couple of Auckland horsemen being refused their licenses when next they apply. Association with big punters* is the principal cause of complaint against the riders in question. It is claimed that the stipendiary stewards Intend making a big effort to put this down, and to uphold the rule which only allows jockeys to hot per medium of the owner of the horse they ride. The Australian Gup winner, Wallalo. I cost,his present owner .200 guineas. He ■ has turned out a rare bargain aig the Price, and at Flcmington alone he wen Just under MOOD. R. Berry is leaving for Sidney by - next week’s steamer to ride Bon Revo and Sinapls in tlie Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Gup respectively at the A.J.C.’s Easter fixture. No fewer than 27 thoroughbreds were on board the AVilloehra. which sailed from Wellington for Sydney on Friday lust. The shipment included nine yearlings belonging to Air J, B. Reid, ami fourteen belonging to Sir George McLean. The racehorses Bon Ton. Bon Reve, Black All. and Sinapls were also on board. A letter appears in the correspondence column on the question of handicapping In connection with the Southland R.G.’s Autumn meeting. The question has been discussed witlt interest tinting the past few days in circles where sport itnen most do congregate, and several animated arguments have resuit.-d. There is just one point about tlie whole matter that strikes the writer forcibly, and this is that no one weight adjuster, trotting races excepted, is called upon to follow closely in tlie footsteps of Ms rivals. Many people who argue seem to think that handienpper Brown has Ito right to raise a horse 11 lbs. 21 lbs. 2S lbs. etc., as the case may be. over the estimate of handicapper Smith, but they are wrong. Followers of the turf time and again differ considerably in their estimates,as to the relative merits Of well-known racers, ami why should the same privilege nut apply to liandicappers? Air J. Geary, secretary lo the Riverton R.G.. will have a busy time to-day receiving nominations for the annual meeting of his -club on Faster Monday. Tin- seaside course lias suffered severely owing to drought of late, hut a fall of rain on Alonday improved matters somewhat. and fast work was general yesterday morning in view of general entry da y. Quite a number of local horses have been engaged at tlie Ttiapeka and Beaumont meetings, which will he held at Raster time, including Bairritz, Feodor. I.ady Trent. La Solo. Rose Dole, Alarginai. Aliss de Vere. Black King, ami Routine. A number'of Smithian* l trotters have also been engage'.! fur the goldfields circuit, but nothing like that spoken of when the matter of holding the Southland Trotting (’lull’s annual flxtui" on Easter Saturday came up for consideration. Fields well above the average have been engaged in ail events at tin- Tuapeka meeting. whii" the entries for tlie Beaumont gathering must rank as an easy record—the trots ami hack events, in particular. have a’tr.aetcd very large nominations. In. view of the presenc. in the held for the Sydm-y Gup of Sinapis news of the result of this event 'writes "Sir 1 ’.edivere." in AVellingtmt Rost > will he awaited with exceptional int-rest. It is said that site lias already been support"'! to win a l.irg-'r sum for her admirers in this eountry than any New Zealami-hi'e.l horse which has previously been raved in Australia. That she is a good mare she amply proved at Wanganui, and although some of tlie Australian eriiies. who have not previous! v set eyes on her. may be inclined to poke inn at her when they rote her diminutive proportions, the joke may be on our side when the race has been run. .Apart ITom her lack of size. and. perhaps, a certain plainness about the way in ivliieh her head is - stuck on. she is a bad mar" to fault. There is not an ounce of waste lumber about her. her shoulders are excellent, and her good back and t cm ark ably lengthy quarters plainly denote weight-carrying ability and staying power. Two keen lollowers oi racing who returned front Melbourne on Wednesday, won't hear of her defeating Wallalo. who. limy say. is an exceptionally good hors" "t cr two miles. Thcv did not see sMnapis will the Wanganui Cup under Vi" however. A\ e know she van get the extra two lutlongs. and if she reproduces licit form, AVailalo will need to he a good dip in order to success full,'- present her witlt *i lbs. Much "ill. of course, depend on what sort of a passage she lias, for in Ibc event of any scrummaging so small a mare must come off second host. A considerable amount »f accommodation for horses intended to take part in the tj.R.G.’s forthcoming meeting has already been secured in Invercargill. It is interesting to note that quarters have been decided upon lor set oral l auicibury trotting horses. XUBP NOTES TBOM BICCABTON. I FpecitK to the Times, t CHRISTCHURCH. Alarch 2 1. The two Martian geldings. Tltrax and Tannhauser. galloped six furlongs together to-day ami gave a good slto" ing, Thrax having slightly tic- better of it. , He will be ridden by U. E. Jones in tile , Great Autumn Handicap, and will strip I very fit on the day. ! •The two full sisters. Sturdancvr und : Warstcp. wore sent six furlongs together, : and put up a nice gallop, tip- Ftmol Gold ; Gup " inner being a bit too good lor her ‘ eider sister. I t ’it e fit 1 1 i n i etui t i n ut-s to stride along . niefy in his work. ile was stretched ; cot over seven furlongs this morning. t and got through his task in a very pleasing manner. Autumnus and .Mastc rpieve were companions in a gallop over a mile on Btc plough, both shaping well. Antuntnus 1 tines md appear to he at hjs best. yet. . hut Masterpi.-ce is fast coining back to form. [ Reeonlre. Historic! te. and Eastradi were associated m'-r six furlongs. the ; two first-mentioned haiing the two-year-old well beaten at Tin- finish. U was a nice working gallop, but the time , registered was nothing sensational. i Flora ATacDonald galloped a mile be- , Ing brought homo the last |Vw furlongs j by Aliss Kolmar. She ".miled up sound, ; but she does not appear to be as well as j when she won the Dunedin Gun. She . is inclined to be lazy in her week. I First Glance, who is one of the favour- I ites for tlie Easter Handicap, was gal- ■ lopcct six furlongs with .Moddit. . and going in good style held him sti)’.- in very fair lime. This marc was looking a bit j light when she came bent" from Dunedin. ! but she lias built tip nicely now. and j looks in great buckle. I Peg and Rinabio galloped in company. | the niavc appearing to have a shade trie fetter of it., Rinabio .still suffers con- ! •-blcrably from throat trouble, but is 1 not making so much noise as she was j some little lime ago. j Goroniform and Con the Shauglt ran galloped seven furlong,s on the plough after breakfast, and old Goroniform i showed to much better advantage limn I lo- tins dene for a long lime. j The lirst batch of Sir Geo. Clifford's i latest lot of yearlings arrived at I ticca r- 1 ton from the Slonyluirst Stud last night. ! and will he taken in hand shorily hy E I Cults, with a view to their two-year-ob| I engagements. They comprise l> c Bat- j tie Eve. by -Martian To-morrow. I. e i Adjutant, by Alartian Discipline, ch c Flying Start, b.v San Francisco—Fleet-.I

I foot, and' br c San Sebastian, by San Francisco—Brave Heart. They are four very useful looking colts, and they appear a particularly sound-logged lot. A MAORTT.AND JXTIVEPEK INJURED. COXTIXUAXCE FALLS AT RANDWICK, By Telegraph. —Press Assn.— Copyright. SYDNEY, March M. The New Zealand steeplechaser Con- * liuuauce. by Sabretache —Chibouk, fell while schooling at Bandwtck. anti it is feared that lie will not be able to rise again. It is thought that he is suffering from concussion of the brain or a fractured spine. F. Cress, the rider, was taken to the hospital. POLO. THE SAViLL CCP. „ CHBiSTCHCBCH. JUrch it. In tlie Savill Chip competition Hawke's Bay C HP brat Tip apa (1); Christchurch (A) boat Bangiora A (11: Hawke's Bay B it!) beat llawarden CO. BOXING. SOUTHLAND B.A. ANNUAL BEPOBT. The following report is to he presented to tlie annual meeting of active members of Hie southland Boxing Association, to be held in the V..M.C.A. rooms on Friday evening next : In presenting the seventh annual report of the Southland Boxing Associa- • lion, your retiring commit too regret that they have to report having hail another I unsuccessful season. Tlie general inler!/Ost in the sport Is gradually dying, (lie i attendances ai the tournaments are much j below what they were in former years, i the competitions are costing more to produce. and tiie result is the Association | have had to lose money. Tournaments.—Luring the season we i held the Southland championships on tlie i tilth and the Mill .I line, and a combined novice and open tournament on the tind ! and krd September, The entries in each ; ease were splendid. We received -t> for | the former meeting and J!> for tlie latter. 1 They wore spread out in such a way that 1 if all competitors had done what was expected of them we would have been 'able to present 10 championship bouts, i and no fewer than !0 bouts for tlie Sepj temher meeting. However, wo were again I faced with the trouble of previous years. | For unknown reasons some of the men i did not put in an appearance, a great ' many were overweight, some were too ' ill to compote, tint were able to look on. ] others had sore thumbs, and for these j and other reasons, the numbers were so j much reduced that on tlie second night | of the championship meeting we had to I arrange for a special bout to fill in the j evening's programme-. Of tlie boxing wo had it was good on a whole, and the bouts between Boreham-Woods. Bore- | ham-Cooper. Alnnro-AlcQuarrie. and Woods-Galt will long be remembered. Tlie following are the results of the Southland championships : Bantams; Ist. G. E. Martin. won by default; feathers: Ist. H. K. Owen, t’mi H. Biddle: lights : Ist J. .Munro. hut M. T. Xeylon; I middles: Ist A. O. Cooper, Cnd W. O. j Boreltam: welters ; Ist A. 'Wood. Cud, B. Alford: heavies; Ist .1. .1. Hughes, hul W. If. Boreham. New Zealand Championships. The following men were chosen to represent us at tills meeting : Heavy-weight. .1. .1. Hughes: middle-weight. A. <Cooper; welter-weight. A. Wood: light-weight. M. ;T. .Xeylon; and feather-weight. IL. B. j Owen. Mr W. T. Johnstone accompanied tlie team as manager. All our men i fought excellently .engaging in some of j tlie best bouts at Hie tournament, and it I was only hard luck on the part of Cooper I and Wood that prevented them from winj niug in their classes. However, we have I to he satisfied with one championship. J. I .1. Hughes winning Hu- heavy-weight, j Booms. —At the commencement of the | season we were in occupation of the | rooms above Messrs 8.-id and dray hj 1 buildings, but as they were of absolutely no us.- to us. your committee approached ! tlie owners several times and were finally successful ill obtaining a cancellation of the lease as from the end of November. ■ These rooms were taken on a three years’ lease at the rate of i'J- per annum by the lliio committee, and as that lime would :uu have expired till tin- end of l-Vhru-a-y, CM I, it will le seen that .Messrs lb-id and Gray accorded us a gracious act in allowing us to vacate them three months earlier. Finance, —As will be seen by the balance sheet we hav.- been greatly- handicapped by having to ngage so many o 111 si d e competitors. )u that direction \vc have had to pay £".(! as expenses, over L’" per cent, of our total expenditure, i The rent of rooms Ims also been a vet y ■ big item, when practical .1 y the only u-e , they have been to us have been for the ■holding of committee meetings. An- ; other big expense is the annul one ot sending representa t > ves lo the X.Z. championships, this year the amount hcj ing V:::: lls xrl. It will also he noticed ! that it lias been found necessary lo can-c-.-I tlie amount owing us for lent as shown on last year's balance sheet, and part of tlie outstanding subscriptions. These two items have inci eased our los 1 -' I by tin las. Then there is a big decrease in the takings at tournaments. This year the Southland championships i brought in £l'- Bis. whereas last year we I received ti 1 AtJ Vs ‘id from a similar im-el- ' ing. After taking everything into coni sidera t ion we think it i« t safe to assume that if Hi*' public interest could he regained, and more local boxers could he persuaded to engage in the sporl. a profit could lie .shown on a future year's workings. Thanks. —Thanks arc due to all who assisted dining tlie season : Police Inspector Norwood. Drs Sale and Snow, the him. auditor .the refre-e. the judges, and the officials who assisted at the various tournaments. Committee .Meetings. Nine commit lee meetings were held during tiie year.-and wore- attended as follow :—M. Ward S. J. B. Marlin 7. A. McGavock 7. Hr Sale li. \V. T. Johnstone ti. J. Brcy U. B. Bain .7, J. S. .McGrath I. J. Cl toy no J. -S. A. Lindsay !. K. Howarth E. Babbidge ... B. S. Perry tl. G. McEwan 1. W. I. Hazleti 1. F. McDonald 0. Dr -Snow 0, G. C. A. Todd a. Beinoval from District.— During the season we were tin fort n mile in losing the ser vices of Mr W. T. Jon nstonc. he having been transferred lo tiie West (.'oast. Mr Johnstone- was one of the-most active workers and was always lo lie found assisting with tlie fitting up of tlie ring, ele. We congratulate Pint on his promolion. and wish him every success in the tut tire. ('one! us ion.— In concluding your committee trust that present members will he loyal to IIK- assoeii t ion .and during tin- incoming seas mi do I heir best lo increase Hi-- membership. • GOBI - . OPENING DAV. The- Invei-.-argill Club will open Hie season t'.iis afternoon, v.immi I‘ourhhiih will hf phiy' ii. T!if' I > rrshK ’*tit. Mr A. K, Hawke, will rlrivc* Uir* first hall at L’ o’clock. The match will he played over lit holes only, the 17ih and ISI hj being omitted, and players can begin at Hu- Is I, Uth. and 1h hj tecs. At the finish of the game, members amt friends 4vill be entertained ;i i afternoon tea by .Mr and Mrs A. C. Hawke. The following is tiie draw: llawke and Mrs .Pottinger ♦< I»; hep) play Somerville and .Mrs Pearce ( I’lD : Sale and Mrs T. AI. .Macdonald (IS) J. B. Wel'b and Mrs D. J. Giimour (Si: Bussell and .Mrs lUtlehisop (ID. Bonaidson and .Miss I. Thompson iMM : Mackintosh and Mrs A. E. simith I I'M, .Manning uni .Mrs B. J. Cilmuiu' MS); )). J. Wilson and Airs Me-l-'arlaiic ( IN). Brown -ml Airs Bret) net(7(o: G. • ('ti Ihj Pens->n and .Mrs G. Ciil.hlirtsou (fS). D. J. Gilmoar and Miss Joyce tJI i; Somerset Smith and -Mrs S. Smith CM i. Stewart ami -Miss Brodriek (IN): Hutchison and Mrs Praia (Ml. Hogg and .Miss B. Carswell (Ml): Haggill and .Mrs HaggiM C-'S). Tenneiu and Mrs Bonaidson (M); -Mct.’aw and .Miss Carswell C! 7). Tuiu“r and .Miss Bonaidson (I!)): l.aiug and Airs Bobcrt (Ml. ('if tilling ha m and Alias Wade (—7 J : B. J. Giimour and .Miss .Miller CiM, Oalutes and Aliss I. Tucker (iff!): G. Crawford and Aliss At. Campbell (.17). Lawson and Aliss Brass CPD: AI. -Mitchell and -Miss Henderson (Mj. Baymomt and Aliss Grieve C 17); W. Thompson and Aliss J. Thompson CP!). Dickons and -Miss Me Castro CM).

-bowluto. IN VERCARGILiL v. TE HANOI. The following will represent Te Rangl Olul) against Invercargill, on -Te Rangl green at 2.30 p.m. to-day;— Harper, Carnahan. Buchahan, tyaugh (s); M. Brown, Brooks. Jefcoate, Pry do (s); Pet.erson, Stott, .McKenzie, Russell (s); AlcCallum, Dunlop, Smith, Calder (s); XloPcuw, Hemv, McNaught, Strang (s). HOCKEY. ANNUAL, -MEETINGS RAKIURA CLUB, The annual meeting of the Hakinra Hockey Clnh was held last evening, the president, -Mr Ingiis. occupying the chair. .As there was no Wednesday hockey last year the club did not' enter a team in tile competition, ami for litis reason no report was submitted to the meeting. . The secretary reported that lae club had 12 10s in hand. It was decided to enter a team in the Wednesday competition, and to open the season on April 1. The election of cilice - bearers result-ill:.—-President, Mr A. Jnglis; vice-presi-dents. Messrs ,7no. Taylor, A. K. Deckle, E. C. Glen. D. McUarlane. F. AlcChesney, .1. McCurdy. Rev. H. \V. Burridgo: secretary. Mr -I. Hamilton: auditor, Mr K. C. Glen: club captain. .1. Davies: selection eonimiltoe. A. Hamilton. C. Kicliards, and t'ue captain:; delegate io assoeciation. .1. Haniiitou: general committee, the selection committee, cluh captain, "ami .secretary. A vote of thanks was passed to the ■a; ii.ii. n. V.M.C.A. CI, UR. Last i.igiit the V.M.C.A. Hockey Club held its annual meeting, which was attended hy a number of the keenest players of the club. Thi office - bearers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:—President. Mr B. A. Undrill: captain, Mr E. D. McRae; lion, secretary, Mr IC. H. Batten. Tlie prospects for the Wednesday team are bright, ami if possible the Saturday competition will also have a team playing in it. FOOTBALL. SOUTHERN FOOTBALL CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. Th" annual meeting of ihe Soul hern Football Club was held lasi evening, the president (Mr S. Mc.Millan) presided j over an attendance of thirty members. I Tim report, together with the balancesheet. which showed a credit balance ut £1 ISs 2d, was adopted. It was d "Idl'd to open the seas,.:: an fiie rst Wednesday of April, and lo arrange with Riverton for a match to he played on Good Friday. The election of officers resulted: —President, Air S. McMillan: vice-presidents. Messrs -V Fitzgerald. A. Storrie. J. Douglas, W. .1. Perkins. T. W. Richards. A. Austin. .1. Gibbs. J. Jenkins: secretary and treasurer, .1. .1, Mitchell: lain t secretary. W. Gellately: audtor, G. O. Brown; general . commit tee 11, Gibb. It. Foster. G. Jenkins. U. Padget. W. Gdhltely, G. Brown, and the captain of the | junior fifteen: social committee. Messrs | G. Kevern, U. Uowe. .1. Forrester. G. | Jenkins, U. Padget. B. Foster, W. Gibb I ami W. Gellately: delcgat"s to ihe j F. 8.F.U.. -Messrs A. Eilzcciakl. A. Storrie. and G. Jenkins. ( Votes of thanks were passed to the re- i tiring office-bearers and to the chairman. LEAGUE FOOTBALL. LONDON. Ma reh 22. In the League ( Afimeiation » football competition Blackburn boat Sunderland by three goals to one. Nl ') lIT HER X UNI ON. LONDON. .Mil fell 22. | The Northern Union League has se- I lected Wood (full hack). and Smith i half-had;), both of whom played In the previous tour. AVilliams. who plays wing. Prosser. Halifax (half!. Hollands, Goltham (forward), Beattie. Wickflelds I forward). have also been selected. i OLYMPIC GAMES. SYDNEY. March 2-1. j A fund has been opened to build a j yachl to represent Australia at the ; Olympic games, and COO has been sub- i scribed. I BILLIARDS. REECE v. INMAN. I,ON DON. March 22. j In the billiard match the scores are: ! Inman in,or,a. Reece timp.i. Tuman made I 7IS daring the evening session, averag- ■ ing si. while Reece made I l"i. ; CRICKET. j •I'D-DA VS MATCHES. Tie- play-off between Appleby and j 1. (■.<■, |'i.|. prcmiersii iji honours in <he | Mereanl ile Shield competition will Bike place on Rugby Bark 10-day. I,oil. elewns are unusually keen, and have i been putting in a loi of time at the nets, so that an nliraclive display of cricket can he looked forward io. Providing the day is line there should he a large at- ' tendance. The Pams are as follow; -■■-pplchy: Cockrojjt. Poole. Irwin. , Groves. Washer. Darragh. Deride. I ting- •• wall. Battersby. Roberts, and Scandrett. ( 1.C.C.; Caws. Driscoll. I.ioig, Doogin. Gilbertson <2). Kavanagh, Kemnilz. ! Pit illlps. Stalker, and Tapiey. Emergen-’ cfes: Edie. Smith, and MeNair. Play commences at I. ! 2 a.in, JEXIOB TEA-MS. 1 Appleby v. AVaikiwi. High School ground. Apiilehy: Lcggatl. Cochrane, 1 Washer. Lilley. Mnrphv. Groves, fair- i clotli. Barrio. Fox. .McKenzie- Alaplctolt. Edwards, Waikiwi: Foster. MeNccc.-, , Wltyte. Parker. -McUurdy (2). Dnrrttgii. ! McDougall. Smitli. Veinl. and Alac-kb,'. Southern lo play Wairongoa on Teviot i street ground at 2.12 p.m.: T, Ballanlyn.', , 1-. Ballantyno. Stapleton. Dewe. Hora.li. I Scully. Edwards. Woods, ilerriet, OMIal- | leroii. Smith. Gellately. and Dawson. 1 W airongoa; D. McKenzi Low. A. Me- , Kcnzio. Keys.. E. -McKenzie. Le Brim, j McLean. Mitchell. Coekiiurn, Met,'allum j and Porter. | V.M.U.A. to [day Bluff on High School | ground; Hinton. Sutton. -Morrison. licit- ! ilerson. Wild, Wilson. Richards. Oughton. Sentt. Bigwood, Giant, and Barlow. Private inlimalion has 1• n received ' to the effect Unit Ihe Roxburgh team will ; be nnalile lo visii I u verea rgi 11 this sea- | son. and t) ie re fort' the maleh arranged \ tor Thursday ncvi is o,T.