SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 17938, 1 February 1917, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MOORED.

The, Plgmont R.C.'s Summer fixture will be brought tu a conclusion to-day. when the Atkinson Memorial Stakes and Hawera Stakes (weight-for-age) will be decided.

The name of Otaitai has been claimed for a six-year-old gelding by Canrobert ■—Lllystone. The gelding was bred at Otaitai Bush, near the Riverton racecourse, by Mr J. I’ankhurst.

Provided their totnlisator permit can bo protected in the meantime, the Lake County J.C. would appear to have done the right thing in seeking to suspend racing operations until after the war. The call to arms has taken so many men away from the sparsely populated districts which centre annual racing operations at Queenstown that it is hard to imagine a meeting proving the success which could he wished by the local Club.

The Gisborne R.C.’s Summer meeting will open this afternoon and continue over Saturday. The principal event today will be the Gisborne Cup, of too so vs (one mile and a quarter).

The Auckland District Committee met on Friday to consider an application from Hector Gray for a license to ride. The application was refused.

The two crack South Island two-year-old fillies—Ample and Kilrea—are expected to meet in the Dunedin Champagne Stakes. Both will be racing at the Canterbury J.C. Midsummer meeting on Saturday next.

At the Egmont R.C. Summer meeting yesterday the crack North Island sprinter, Tctc-a-telc (O.ii), won the Flying Handicap, of 250 sovs (six furlongs) by half a length from Nystad (IV2) 2. and Interlude (S.I) J.

At. a welt-attended meeting of the committee of the Lake County .I.C. last week it was derided that in the event of the Minister of Internal Affairs agreeing to protect the club’s permit, no further race meetings be arranged by the club until after the war. On this decision being communicated to the Minister (Hon. O. W. Russell) lie replied by telegraph as follows:—"With reference to your telegram of 24th, stating that your club decided to postpone its race meeting for duration of war and asking if Government would protect totalizator license, 1 have to state that 1 am unable to give you a definite undertaking. As you are. aware, the allocation of licenses is dealt with annually and a promise cannot be given to any club that it will as of right obtain a license In any ensuing year. Ton may, however, rest assured that your club's action In not holding race meetings during the war will not prejudice any further application made by your club for a totalisator license."

THE TURF IN TASMANIA.

A MAORILANDER WINS HOBART CUP.

{By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright)

and N.Z. Cable Association.)

HOBART. January .11 Received January :il, 9.25 p.m.

The Hobart Cup was won by the New Zealand-owned and bred horse Sea Pink, woo was followed home by Royal Pride, 2; Bucklaw, J.

BOWLING.

SHIELD RINK COMPETITION

INVERCARGILL CLUB WIN

Prior to Dr Garfield Crawford answertog his country's call he presented a handsome oak shield to the Southland Bowling Centre to be competed for by tho various dubs in Southland. Last year was the first occasion on which competition for the shield was held and Southland Ciub proved to be the winners. This season nine chibs were in the hunt —Gore, Mataura, Wyndham, Winton, Bluff. Te Rang!, Invercargill, Northern! and Southland—and judging the contest throughout it was a huge success. All games were played in a most friendly spirit, and defeat was looked upon as only a secondary consideration. A large number of bowlers watched the various games, and wore not slow to applaud good work on the part of contestants. Messrs Manson and Waugli acted as supervisors, but their services were not In demand, Mr Manson being called upon only once to decide two close "touchers." In the final Invercargill, consisting of jßremner (skip). Strang (third), McDonald (second), and Stevenson (lead) beat Northern!—Hain (skip), Wallace (third), Steans (second), and Leek (lead). The winners undoubtedly deserved their win as they played consistently throughout. Each man in tills rink played his part admirably and the rounds of applause that greeted the victors clearly demonstrated that it was a popular win. Northern! put up a bold fight, but could not stand up to the consistency of their opponents. There being nine rinks entered. Tc Rang! met Mataura at 8 a.in. to decide who should remain in to make an even draw. Te Rang! took the lead right at the start, and though the visitors made great efforts to gain ground, Pryde's men kept a safe distance and finallv won by 34 to 16.

—First Round.—

Invercargill I. Stevenson, McDonald, Strang, Bremner) 25, v. Bluff liloUougall, Skippage, Fdginton, Voung) 11. Bluff opened out in good style, .scoring on the first three heads, ami at the 12th they were ttiree points behind. From bow on Invercargill scored live times (including a pot of 5) and Portites netted four singles.

Wyndham ( Beeby. Walker, Drummond, Jlurphy) 17 v. Winton (Ward, Brown, Tiliey. Lindsay) 11. The score card read 10—I in Wyndham’s favour at the 10th head, Wyndham scoring nine times to their opponents’ once. The latter part was in favour of Winton. but only singles were forthcoming, and the big lead gained by Wyndham at the start coulrl not be undone, Winton being unable to do better than get within six #f them at the finish. Southland! Cook, Dermic, M iliar. Smith ) 18 v. Gore (Simpson, Brow n, McLachlan, Stewart! 17. Gore scored four on the first two heads. Southland following witli six on the following three. Stewart's men then took command and at the 10th had a lead of seven. Smith's turn then came round and he made good use of it, scoring on no less than nine occasions in ten heads. Both rinks played well, but Smith and Cook deserve special memlion. the Pbrmcr doing great saving Work. Xorthend (Leek, Stcans, Wallace. Hain) 16 v. Te Hangi (Swift. Froggatt, Shaw, Prydel 12. This game was notable for small scoring, Xorthend counting ■even singles and To Rungi six. out of twenty heads. A fourer scored by Hain mo the 14th was the only big haul. It was a good game and several splendid •hots were executed.

—Second Bound.—

Northern! 23, beat Wyndham 20. At the 12th head AVyndham appeared hopelessly out of It, the card reading 16—0 against them, and their opponents playing -well. However, the men from the Eastern district were a strong combination and succeeded in getting within th ree points of their worthy opponents. Hain and Murphy had a ding dong go gt skipping, hut Jlain generally got the best of it. At times Murphy played some perfect bowls, Invercargill 24, Iwat Southland 11. 'This game was won hy Invercargill right from the start, last year's winners showing very poor form. At the same time the Invercargill combination played almost faultlessly and gave the impression that they were real bard nuts to crack. Smith, who played so well in his ■rst game, was right off.

—Final.—

Invercargill 22, heat Northern! 14. This game was expected to produce something exciting, but such was not the case, Invercargill going to the front at the ninth head and steadily gained ground from then onwards. Nothing special happened, excepting that Invercargill representatives played better than ever. When a Korthender got in a good one a man from down south would go one better and beat him out. This was the general character of play. Northern! finally curving In at the 20111 bead when they were gight points to the bad. At the conclusibn of play Air Pryde, on behalf of the Centre, presented the ■hiekl to Invercargill, at the same time congratulating the winners on their victory. Mr Stevenson made suitable acknowledgment. Messrs Hain and Bremner also spoke.