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Southland Times, Issue 18745, 3 December 1919, Page 3

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NOTES BY SIR MOORED. The first entries of the summer campaign in Southland are due on Friday next at 5 o’clock, when nominations will be received for the Gore Trotting Club’s annual Boxing Day fixture. The sum of £iooo will be disbursed in stakes. At Riccarton on Saturday morning Gloaming gave the touts something to write about. With a light boy up the son of The Welkin ran to the half-mile post in 48 4-ssec, reached the five furlong mark in Imin 1 2-ssec, and when he reached • the six furlong post the watch showed Imin 14sec. At the Palmerston North Catholic Baxaar interest centred in the prize packet competition in which Mr J. Goring Johnston’s fillv. Nursing Sister, was the first prize. Mr P. A. Mcllardy presided at the drawing. Mr J. K. Strang, of Masterton, was the winner. At the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Spring meeting last week (Rothschild (Moneymaker and Emperor I, Harold Dillon (Matty's Boy and Asturio), and Brent 1.0-canda canda (Locanda Junr. and Guynemcr) each sired two winners. The Victorian breeder and sportsman, Mr N. Falkiner, should soon get back the 7300 guineas he expended in the purchase of the stallion Comedy King.. His fee has been raised to 250 guineas and only six outside mares will be taken. These will also have to be booked for two seasons. A return of 3000 guineas for 12 subscriptions is substantial, while Mr Falkiner will also have a number of yearlings for sale. On .Saturday last two happy horsemen were to be met with in A. Pringle and M. Edwards. Both had been out of luck for some time past, but two wins each put the pair on good terms with themselves again. The former drove Moneymaker and Rosie McKinney to victory, while M. Edwards drove Leila Denver and rode Rita Rose first to the judge. CRICKET. A.LF. v SOUTH AFRICA. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) CAPETOWN. December 1. The Australians in the first innings made 435. South Africa in the second innings had lost one wicket for 12 when stumps were drawn. TENNIS, SYDNEY, December 2. The Australian Tennis Championships have been postponed to January 21. Brookes has been appointed captain of the Australasian side for (he Davis Cup. BOXING. BECKETT v CARPENTIER. LONDON, November 28. Beckett and Carpentier met next Thursday. The contest is exciting extraordinary interest. The newspapers publish long descriptions of Beckett’s training at Southampton where the public are lionising him. He is confident ho will- win. Little is known regarding Carpenticr who is training secretly at Stanmore. His party are fully satisfied and equally confident of success. There has been a great rush for seats which are practically all sold, the prices ranging from £5 to £35. Now only standing room is available at five guineas.