SPORTING.

Southland Times, Issue 18766, 31 December 1919, Page 3

SPORTING.

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. The Wyndham Racing Club s annual fixture will be held on Thursday (New Year’s Day) and intending patrons, owners, and trainers will find that very satisfactory arrangements have been made the Railway Department to handle all traffic by the iron road.

The majority of the visiting horses from Riccarton, Timaru, Oamaru, and Wingatui arrived in Invercargill on Monday and Tuesday nights in readiness to take part in the Wyndham and Southland R.C. meetings. Yesterday morning E. Scoullar worked Lucid, Starlike, Cacolet, Grim Joke and Royal Star, aud S. Trilford was supenntending the exercising of Braid Mortham, Lady Winston, and Mythology. G. Mur-ray-Aynslev arrived on Monday night with Warlove, Algidus, and Glentanncr, aud H. Robb with Sartomart.

On Monday at 2.30 p.m. Rorke’s Drift, Eleus, and Kilkee were withdrawn from the Invercargill Cup. It is understood that Highwater is to be left in the big race in the meantime, but she is an unlikely starter, as she has been displaying symptoms of unsoundness for some time past.

A Sydney cablegram, dated December SO, notifies the death of the imported English horse Rebus, by Radium—Quibble. He was owned by Mr J. Lemon, of N.S.W., and won the Sydney Cup, Epsom Handicap, Villiers Stakes and other good races. During his turf career he won nearly £12,000 in stakes.

It is reported that it was Hector Gray’s intention to have flown to New Plymouth on Saturday morning last to ride at the Taranaki meeting, and arrangements were all in train. The horse he was to have ridden, however, was scratched, and so the flight was abandoned. It -was thought that the journey in the air could have been done under two hours.

Intending patrons of the Southland Racing Club’s Summer meeting .would do well to remember that the first race each day has been fixed Jor 11.30 a.m.

The Auckland Cup was a great betting race, the investments totalling over £22,000, constituting a New Zealand record. The previous best was the total of £16,147 10/- wagered on the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington on November 11 of the current year.

After the Great Northern Foal Stakes, in which Moorfowl finished only third, an inquiry was held into alleged interference with Moorfowl by Humbug |H. Gray), and after taking the evidence of the riders the stewards decided to take no action.

During the past two or three days there has been some wild talk in local racing circles as to the weight Amythas should be asked to carry in the Invercargill Cup, as the result of his double success last week at Wingatui, some individuals going so far as to claim that the Demosthenes gelding

should have been raised 281b, or from 7.3 to 9.3. When he won the Otago Handicap (l)m.) Amythas carried 7.1, and in the St. Andrew’s Handicap (one mile) the following day his weight was 8.0. He certainly won easily in 1.42 on a day when the track was as fast as lightning and records were trembling in the balance in several events, with new -figures actually established in one race, but the field he defeated was not a good one on the occasion referred to, hence a 16lb rise in the Invercargill Cup appeared to be a fairly accurate penalty for a three-year-old. But to talk of a rise of 28lb is nonsense. The writer

would like to see what would happen if

some of the people who have been making s noise owned a horse like Amythas under similar circumstances and suddenly found that he had been loaded up wjth an additional two stone. It is safe to say that they would go hunting for a handicapper \svifh a machine-gun or an axe. The North Islander is apparently a good horse, but he has yet to win the Cup, and, if he should succeed in doing so, good luck to his enterprising owner. Good horses are hard to find, and when suddenly discovered should not be as promptly suppressed. It forcibly strikes the writer that there are several useful horses engaged at the S.R.C. meeting which are not at present in the best of form and this fact is causing their owners to regret that the other fellow is about to experience a favourable turn of Fortune’s wheel.

Intending purchasers are reminded of the sale of bloodstock at the Invercargill A. & P. Show grounds on the morning of January 3. Immediately after the disposal of Mr J. C. N. Grigg’s thoroughbreds a move will be made to the Invercargill Horse Bazaar, Dee street, where a consignment of high-class light harness horses will be submitted at auction on behalf of Messrs Stevenson and McMath, the well-known Eastern district breeders and educators of young stock. AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. SUMMER MEETING SECOND DAY. (Per United Press Association). AUCKLAND, December 30. The Auckland Trotting Club’s Summer meeting was continued to-day in fine weather at Alexandra Park. The track was slightly heavy as the result of over-night rain. There was a fairly large attendance, and the racing was good. The totalisator returns amounted to £52,659, as against £33,633 10s on the corresponding day of last season. Results;— OAK HANDICAP (harness), £200; trotters only; limit 4.0 (one mile and a half)— 6 Luna Dillon, by Harold Dillon—Moonshine, aged, limit, 1; 16 Speculator, 108 yds bhmL 2; 7 Mintonette, limit, 3. Also started: 2 Maggie Girl, 15 Bonbon, 4 Malmsbury, 13 Lady Lonsdale, 9 Nikora, 11 Timbell, 14 Miss Marvin Downs, 12 Campaign, 10 My Junior, Rita Galindo, 3 Wild Lad, 8 .Sandy Patch, 5 Tiki, 17 Wahinepa. Won by two and a half lengths, three lengths between second and third.

TRAMWAY HANDICAP (harness), £2OO, for horses with mile records not better than 2.25, limit 3.7 (one mile and a quarter) 4 Jewel Fashion, by Jewel Chimes—Fashion Allwood, syrs, 24yds bhnd, 1; 5 Temple, 36yds bhnd, 2; 8 Albert Patch, 36yds bhnd’ 3. Also started: 1 Ngahere, 6 Pollyanna, 9 Profiteer, 2 Ena Bell, 7 Tim Wilkin, 10 Lady Burlington, 3 Mint Boy. Won by twelve lengths, ten lengths between second and third. Time, 3 min. 15 2-sth secs.

SUMMER CUP (harness), £6OO. Second £9O, third £45. Class 4.39, Two miles. 2 J. Burke’s ch hj Colenut, by King Cole—Cocoanut, oyrs, 48yds bhnd • (A. Hendricksen) 1 1 J. H. Lloyd's b hj Hal Junr, by Hal Zolock—Nguirama, Oyrs, 24yds bhd (H. Jones) 2 4 Woof.ton and Fleming’s b g Dean Dillon, aged, 24yds bhnd (A. Fleming) 3 Also started; 3 Huon Urat.tan limit, 5 Peter Mac limit, 8 Dandy Chimes limit, 6 Whispering Willie 24yds, 10 Asturio 48yds, 9 >te.el Bell 60yds, 7 Capriccio 84yds. Dean Dillon led to the straight and looked like a winner, but broke, leaving Colenut to win by a neck, third horse three and a half lengths away, Whispering Willie fourth. Time, 4 min. 53 2-sth sec^. DOMINION HANDICAP (saddle), £200; limit 2.24 (one mile) —4 Glen Mavis, by Harold Dillon—Rose Elect, 12yds bhnd, 1; 7 Hcdgewood, limit, 2; 3 Taneatua, 24yds bhnd, 3. Also started: 6 Albert Patch, 4 Bigamist, 2 Prince Childe, 1 Winistra, 9 Agnes, Chief, 5 Futurity, 10 Ruanui, 8 Prinzora. Won by a length and a quarter, six lengths between second and third; Prinzora was fourth. Time, 2 min. 27 2-sth eecs.

EPSOM TROT HANDICAP (harness), £300; for trotters only; limit 4.55 (two miles)— 3 J. G. Whiteman’s b g Billy Parole, by Australian Parole, 36yds bhnd, 1; 2 Wonderland, 24yds bhnd, 2; 5 Overrate, 24yds bhnd, 3. Also started; Mutu, 7 Kirikiriroa, 1 Bluewood, 2 Grattan Chimes, I

bracketted with Wonderland, 6 Rio Grande, | 4 Hint. A good race between the placed horses. Won by a length and a half, third horse a similar distance away. Time, 5 min. 3 l-sth secs. RANFURLY HANDICAP (harness), £300; limit 2.55 (one mile and a quarter) 1 Manuka Park, by Rotomanuka, aged, limit, 1; 11 Comedy Chief, 3Gyds bhndj 2; 1 Oruarangi, 12yds bhnd, 3. Also started; 5 Ramitiari, 10 Prinzora, 7 Dandy Chimes, 3 Greta, 2 Hal Junr, 8 Eccentric, 9 Asturio, 4 Gold Girl. A close race, won by threequarters of a length, half a length between , second and third. Time, 2 min. 58 4-sth secs. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP (harness), £250; unhoppled horses only: limit 4.48 (two miles)— 3 Gold Boy, by Gold Bel! —• Berlin Maid, aged, limit, 1; 7 Auckland Girl, limit, 2; 6 Blackthorne, limit, 3. Also started: 4 Our Girl, 1 Bronze Patch, 5 King Capitalist, 2 Whisht, 8 Whispering Willie. The winner led throughout and scored by five lengths, a length between second and third. Time, 3 min. 50 3-sth secs.

DASH HANDICAP (harness), £200; limit 2.24 (one mile)— 4 Bigamist, by Havoc —Lady Sybil, 4yrs, limit, 1; 2 Pearl d’Or, 12yds bhnd, 2; 1 Milda Pointer, limit, 3. Also started: Albert Patch, 3 Te Awa, 7 Prince Childe, 6 Mount Albert, 8 Puwhenua, 5 Kempsey, 10 Hymen. Won by a neck, three-quarters of a length separating second and third. Time, 2 min. 26 secs. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR THURSDAY. AUCKLAND, December 30. The following are the acceptances for the third day (Thursday) of the Auckland R.C.’s Summer meeting:— FERGUSON HANDICAP (six furlongs) —King Abbey 9.5, Gatherer 8.11, War Tank and Tuipa 8.10, Nighttime 8.7, Clonmel 8.6, Golden Petal 8.5, Independence 8.4, Ruatara 8.3, Golden Crozier 8.2, Phyllona 7.13, Oak Abbey 7.11, Admiral Advance 7.8, Over There 7.3, Marble Slab, Pentagram, Dead Sweet and Backfire 6.12. . NEW YEAR HURDLE RACE (two miles) —Movement \2.5, Explorer 11.10, Multive 11.9, Ditto 'if 11.3, Rekanui 10.10, Tenacious 10.5, Marconi 9.13, Battletide, Entente Cordiale, Waikura and Middlemark 9.0

MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, for two-year-olds (five furlongs)— Humbug 9.7, Moorfowl 8.11, Lucullan 8.5, Wake 8.2, Welldone 8.2, Illumination 6.9, Lovelight 6.8, Arch Margot and Bonnie Mabel 6.7.

GREAT NORTHERN DERBY (one mile and a half) —Nightraider, Royal Stag, Rossini, Affectation, Archie, Canowindra, Tinokaha, Glencanny, Crenides, Rose Wreath, Makepeace. NEWMARKET HANDICAP (six furlongs)— Silver Link 10.3, Hymestra 9.5, Tigritiya 9.3, Gazique 9.0, Simonides 8.11, Taiamai 8.5, Miss Mimic 7.5, Queen Abbey and Motuihi 72, Scrap o’ Paper and No Mistake 6.7.

AUCKLAND R.C. HANDICAP (one mile and a half)— Uncle Ned 8.12, Mascot and Vagabond 8.8, Snub 8.6, Battle Song 8.0, Red Ribbon 7.12, Mangamahoe 7.11, Dusky Eve 7.11, Kilmoon 7.11, Blue Cross, Mountain Gold and Scornful 6.7,. ELLERSLIE HANDICAP (one mile) Te Oro 8.10, Makepeace 8.5, Persian King 8.4, Llansannor 8.1, Starland 8.0, Scottish Knight 7.12, Glencanny 7.10, Phyllona 7.8, New Zealand and Actrice 7.0, Demoiselle 7.0, Hessian, Prince Rupee, Penella, Rome and Over There 6.12. GLASGOW HANDICAP (seven furlongs) —Mill o’ Cowrie 8,5, Ohinewairpa 7.6, Bitholia 7.2, Nightraider 7.0, Rockfield 6.11, Escaped 6.10, Trespass, Tobasco, General Advance and Koreone 6.7. CATTLE FLAT HACK RAfcgS. The Cstle Flat Hack R.C.’s annual meeting was held on Saturday, December 27, on Mr A. Alexander’s property, kindly lent for the occasion. The weather was glorious and the attendance good. The gate receipts amounted to £2O. 'The track was in first-class order. The proceedings were conducted in an efficient manner, important officials being Messrs T. R. Keown (judge), and T. Timpany (timekeeper). Mr A. J. Gibbs acted as handicapper. Results : HANDICAP HURDLES (Um.)— C. Cooper’s Silvertop 11.7 1; W. Kelly’s Golden Rose 9.7, 2; D. W. McTaggart’s Tim 9.7, 3. DISTRICT HACK HANDICAP (six furlongs) . —M. Windle’s Village 9.0, 1; W. Kelly’s Shady Glen 9.0, 2; T. Hood’s Glen Lassie 9.7, 3. Time, Imin 234 sec. BALFOUR DISTRICT TROT (one mile). —T. O’Kane’s Greenstripe ssec, 1; G. Stanford’s Eric Rothschild scr, 2; A. J, Earle’s Brookbell scr, 3. Times, 2min 274 sec, 2min 28sec, 2min 56sec. PRESIDENTS HANDICAP (one mile and a-quarter) —J. Chaplnan’s Achilleus 10.0, 1; W. Kelly’s Moneymaker 10.5 t;

T. Hood’s Glen Lassie 9.0 t Time, 2min 16sec. 3 CATTLE FLAT TROT (two miles)—G. Stanford’s Eric Rothschild scr, 1; A. J. Earl's Brookbell scr 2; J. Hood’s Balfour Lad 21sec, 3. Times, smin 23sec; smin 23Asec, omin 54sec. * FLYING HANDICAP (6f.).—R. Bromby’s Lady Knight. 9.5, 1; W. T. Milne’s All Rain 9.12, 2; C. Cooper’s Silvertop 9.5, 3. Time, Imin 21sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP (7f.). —R. Bromby’s Lady Knight 10.10, 1; F. Chapman’s Achilleus 11.5, 2; T. Hood's Glen Lassie 9.7, 3. Time, Imin 35sec. CRICKET. INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH. CRITICISM OF SOUTHLAND PLAYERS. The following comments are supplied by a well-known cricketer upon the members of the Southland team that played in the match against Otago at Christmas: Raines, in his first hiterprovincial made a bad start, being howled early. In the second innings he was shaping well when AUoo got one past him. He would do well to field more seriously, as he lost a few runs to his side. The experience should be of benefit to him. G. Mcßeath has the makings of a good player, being young and keen. He was out to the same stroke on both occasions, playing too far forward and was caught anti bowled. He also has a gr?at fault when playing forward in not finishing his stroke, allowing the ball to hit the bat. That could be rectified with practice. He shaped well in the field. A. Hamilton played a good sound game in both innings, but would have scored more if ho had displayed more enterprise. He seemed to he content to play the balls back to the bowler. He did not field in his usual form. A. Poole was caught early in the first innings, and got himself out in the second by going for the howling too early. At second slip he excelled himself, bringing off two pretty catches. R. Caram was handicapped by the slow wicket and was out to the same ball on both occasions although shaping well. Should be a dangerous bat on fast wickets. A good field. E. Kavanagh sent down a lot of loose stuff the first day, the heavy state of the ground no doubt handicapping him. His fielding was below his usual standard. C. Dixon, who was played as a change bowler, did not strike a length and was expensive. At the wickets he went for B°eby, but he would benefit by learning how to place his drives. He also has a tendency to allow the fast stuff to hit the bat instead of going right out. T. Bogue, behind the stumps, was good, his stumping of Eckhold being smartly accomplished, and he took all the bowling well. He .did not get much of a chance to show his batting strength, going in late when the bowlers were in great form. A. Mcßeath was uncomfortable in the first innings but was batting with confi-

dcnce when stumped in the second. What work came his way in the field was well done. D. Mcßeath bowled well throughout, beating the batsman and wickets on many occasions. Had the wicket been harder he would probably have had a day out. R. Fogo was handicapped by the slow pitch and did not get a wicket. Had he been given a chance on the second day at Mcßeath’s end the score would probably have been lower. He hit out in the second innings in good style getting two boundaries and a single before being bowled. Summing up, the writer considers that, taking all the conditions, particularly in the second innings when a cross breeze assisted Alloo, the team did fairly well but not what it was capable of doing. * CRICKET *. .. N.S.W. V. VICTORIA. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.) MELBOURNE, December 30. At cricket New South Wales in the first innings lost six wickets for 233 runs; Ratcliffe (in) 44, Kelleway (in) 32. Received December 30, 9.45 p.m. The match was irtterrupted by rain. New South Wales first innings closed for 295 (Kelleway 37, Entcliffe 62). Bowling analysis: McDonald three for 93, Ironmonger one for 77, Ryder five for 56. Victoria in. the second innings lost two wickets for 12S.

BOWLING. SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT. Supplementary Singles, Southland Green, to-day at 8 a.m. Section A. —Bremner (Invercargill) plays Stevens (Northend) ; Edgington (Bluff) plays McKenzie Dan (Christchurch). Section B.—Credgington (Northend) plays McPherson (Te Rangi) ; Wethers (Invercargill) plays McDonald, S. (Northend). Four pairs are wanted to complete supplementary’ section Northend Green, commencing at 9.40 on Friday. The draw will be made and posted at each green at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

TENNIS. N.Z. TOURNAMENT. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 30. The N.Z. Tennis championships tournament was continued to day. The weather was ideal. Most of the series are played out to the final stages, but in one or two of them there are still matches to be played in the semi-final rounds. Detailed results: — Men’s Singles.—Second round: G. A. Cuff (Te Aroha) *peat D. J. R. Seymour (Wellington) 6—2, 3—6, 6—3, 6—o. Third Round; Cuff beat Lampe (Wanganui) 6 —l, 6—4, 9—7 ; Ollivier Christchurch I beat Quill (Christchurch) 6—4, 6—2, 6 —l; L. France (Wellington) beat W. Pearse (Temuka) 6- —8, 2—6, B—G,8 —G, 6—4, 6—4. Fourth round: Laurenson Auckland) beat Denton (Christchurch) 6—o, 6—3, 3—6, 6—o; Robson (Auckland) beat Bonnington (Christchurch) 6—4, 1 ; 6, 6—4, 6 —2; Wilding (Christchurch) beat S. Powdrell (Wanganui) 6—l, 6—4, Powdrell retired; Ollivier (Christchurch) beat L. France (Wellington) 6—2, 6—l, 6—2.

Ladies’ Singles.—'{'bird Round Semi Final: Miss Me Farlane (Auckland) beat Miss Travers (Wellington) 6—o, 6—4; Mrs Hodges (Auckland) beat Miss M. Paynton (Auckland) 6 —2, 6—l. Men’s Doubles. —Third Round: Allison and Gray (Dunedin) beat. Swanston and Peacock (Wellington) 6—l, 6—3, Ollivier and Wilding (Christchurch) beat Laurenson and Robson (Auckland) 6—4, 6 —3, 6 —3. Fourth Round Semi Final: Ikon and Gray (Dunedin) beat Moss and Clark (Christchurch) 6 —3, 6 —4, 6—3; Ollivier and Wilding (Christchurch) beat Cuff (Te Aroha) and Park (Wellington) 6—3, 6—3, 6—4.

Ladies’ Doubles.—Second Round: Mrs Melody and Mrs Parkinson (Wellington) beat Mrs Gordon (Masterton and Miss Payton (Auckland) 6—4, 6 —4; Mrs Marchbanks and Mrs Peacock beat Miss Plimmer and Miss Wilson 6—3, 6—l. Third round: semi final: Mrs Marchbanks and Mrs Peacock beat Miss N. Mantell and Miss Warn (Wellington) 4—5, 6—l, 6—l.

Combined Doubles.—Third Round: Griffiths and Miss McFarlane (Auckland) beat W. Angus (Christchurch) and Miss I. Mantel! (Wellington) 6—o, 6 —l. Fourth Round; semi final: Goss (Christchurch) and Mrs Hodges (Christchurch) beat Pearce (Temuka) and Mrs Gordon (Masterton) 7—5, 4 —6, 6—l; Griffiths and Miss McFarlane beat Webster (New Plymouth) and Mrs Parkinson (Petone) 7 —5, 4—6, 6 — 4. Final.—Griffiths and Miss McFarlane beat Goss and Mrs Hodges 3—6, 6—3, 6—3. Boys’ Singles.—Third Round: Maddock (Wellington) beat Graham (Wellington) 3—6, 6—3, 6—2; Russell Young (Wellington) beat Earle (Wellington) 1-—-6, 6—l, 6—2; Leay (Christchurch) beat Bestin (Nelson) 6—l, 3 —6, 6—l; Goldie (Wellington) beat Jack Powdrell (Wanganui) 6—3, 6—5. Fourth Round: semi final: Young beat Maddock 6—l, 6—2; Goldie beat Leay 6—5, 6—4. Girls’ Singles.—Third round :Gwendolino Calver (Wanganui) beat Esma Grierson (Lower Hutt) 6—2, 6—2: Arita Howe (Wellington) heat Mavis Prince (Wellington) 6 —4, 6—2; Hughline Lapworth (Wellington) beat Nina Davidson (Wellington) 6—2, 6—2. Fourth Round: semi final; Gwendoline Calver beat Hazel Wallis (Wellington) 6—4, 2—6, 7- —5; Arita Howe beat Hughline Lapworth 6—l, 6—o.