SPORTING.

Southland Times, Issue 19517, 17 May 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

NORTH OTAGO JOCKEY CLUB acceptances for winter MEETING (Per United Press Association.) OAMARU, May 16. The following handicaps have been declared for the first day of the North Otago Jockey Club’s Winter meeting, by Mr J. E. Henrys:— I EMPIRE HURDLES (one mile and a half) —Bellrock 10.11, Opiate and Redfire 10.5, Killowen 9.13, Mandrake '9.9, Island 9.8, Red Admiral 9.3, War Tax 9.2, Wild Night, Orange Bitters, War March, Pomposo, Palladium and Innisfallen 9.0. REDCASTLE WELTER (six furlongs) —Morse Signal 9.9, Winsome Lady 9.8, Nunrant 8.13, Salerno 8.12, Kilfane 8.11, Blackhead, Moulin Rouge and Unio 8.10, Kerry Star, Sunlit 8.0. OAMARU CUP (one mile and a-quarter) —Rorke’s Drift 9.0, Tin Soldier 8.2, Mirza 7.11, Kilkee 7.9, Night Alarm 6.12, Lord Ashlea 6.10, Orange Mart 6.7. MOERAKI WELTER HANDICAP (seven furlongs)—Callaghan 9.8, Lady Blissful 9.3, Sartolite 8.13, Vice Grand and Francaise 8.12, Kilkee and Grim Joke 8.10, High Heels and Raconteur 7.13, Lord Ashlea 7.12, Rosevear 7.10, Soldier’s Pride 7.9, JUMPERS’ FLAT HANDICAP (one mile and a quarter)—Lawsuit 10.9, Staff Officer 10.8, Redfire 10.5, Indus 10.3, Bandy 10.1, Canbini and Innisfallen 9.0. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (six furlongs) —Silver Peak 10.6, Radial 9.9, Pyjama 7.9, Linden 6.10, Bella Lake 6.9, Counter Attack 6.8, Cattach 6.7. TRIAL PLATE (six furlongs)—Little Willie, Queen Ruth, Apt, Small Change, Stringency, Oversex July Spark, Blazes, Overproof, Paddy’s Hope, Sweet Water, Douce Lad, Grand Fleet, Moiselle, Gold Spinner, Lovesign, Happy Warrior, Maytime, Deborah.

FOUL DRIVING. MR NICOLI’S WARNING. (Special to the Times). CHRISTCHURCH, May 16. “Argus,” in to-n-rfit’s Star, says: “The remarks made by Hr H. F. NicoH at the meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association on the subject of foul driving have met with general L.iproval in sporting circles. The warning was not uttered too soon, as foul driving, deliberate or accidental, has been ail too prevalent in various parts of the dominion this season. It was, of course, only a coincidence that the indictment of trotting officials and horsemen was uttered on the eve of the Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting, of which club Mr Nicol! is vice-preadent.. That meeting furnished evidence of the soundness of his complaint so far as both branches of the sport are concerned. In one of the trotting events there was a good deal of interference, some of it doubtless accidental but some due to deliberately unfair tactics of the worst kind. Apparently it was done so cleverly as to escape official notice, while- the sufferers, as usual, refrained from making any complaints, preferring to await a favourable opportunity for evening up accounts later on in their own way. Tins method of retaliation means, of course, a repetition of the offence which the authorities are out to put a stop to, and is one which should be discountenanced at once. At the same time it is a system which has grown up as the result of inefficient official control”

FOOTBALL. WHAT ABOUT THE COACH? IS THE RUGBY UNION SLIPPING? (By Censorious). 5V hen the annual meeting of delegates to the Southland Rugby Union met before the opening of the season they adopted resolutions endorsing the findings of a meeting of coaches, presided over by the then president (Mr A. H. Geddes) in favour of the appointment of a coach. The annual meeting’s endorsement turned these findings into an instruction to the management committee to proceed with the business of finding a coach and of continuing the work that was done last year. Since then what has been done?

The management committee may say that by advertisment it invited applications for the post of assistant groundsman from men who also had a knowledge of coaching. Four applications were received and all of them informed the committee of their qualifications as groundsmen, but none of them gave proof of outstanding experience in coaching. In the face of these the committee sat back and said that it could not appoint any of them. Has anything been done since? Does the committee intend to let the matter rest there? Men capable of carrying out the duties of a coach to the satisfaction of the rugby union do not grow like chickweed and they are not likely to seek positions as assistant groundsmen, which means, of course, that unless the management committee goes searching for a man suited to its requirements it is not likely to cany out the duty imposed on it by the annual meeting. The representatives of the schools are unanimous in their request that the primary school teams should have the services oj a coach and they have been promised those services by the action of the annual meeting of delegates. The season is proceeding apace and the coach question is still in the air, so much so that people are beginning to wonder if the management committee is preparing to let tiie whole thing go by default and ignore the annual meeting Already too much time has been wasted. If the management committee means to deal seriously with this question let it straightway show that it is willing to seek out likely men and ask them whether they will assist football in Southland. The committee can only discover whether or not any coach is availdole by personal application to him, and unless the members of the committee wish to convince the public that they are seeking to flout the annual meeting they will move in this matter without further delay. COURSING. PRIVATE MATCH AT ROSLYN BUSH Dogs owned by Mr J. Dowling, Long Bush, and Mr A. Kelly, One Tree Point, met at Roslyn Bush on Saturday for side wager. The course was run in the open on Mr H. S. Irving’s property, Mr Irving acting as judge. The run was short and decisive, Mr Dowling’s dog killing soon after the hare was raised. The points were three to nil in the winner’s favour. There was a fair number of spectators, and although hares were plentiful, they were hard to get at. GOLF. KIRKWOOD IN ENGLAND. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 15. Kirkwood, the Australian golfer, is getting into form at Lossiemouth for the McVitie and Price tournament. In practice he did the first round in 70 and the second in 77. F. Ball was next with 151. Kirkwood in the first round of the Lossiemouth tournament did 31 out and 38 home, thus breaking the links record. Other competitors include Duncan, Ray, Mitchell, Havers and Boomer. Before the tournament opened Duncan and Ray were first favourites and Kirkwood second. The tournament at Lossiemouth is the annual contest prompted by Messrs McVitie 1

and Price for professional golfers. Last year the prizes aggregated £BOO and the tournament was played at Formby. J. H. Kirkwood njade his debut in England in it and at once arrested the attention of the British sporting public by his superb game. The contest is decided by four stroke rounds and Kirkwood with 73 and 72 led the field on the first two rounds, Abe Mitchell being second with two 73’s. In the third round Kirkwood was 72 again, but Mitchell was round in 71 and therefore started the fourth round equal with the Australian. In fourth round the strain told on Kirkwood and he fell away to 78 while Mitchell finished with a 76 and won with an-aggregate of 293 to Kirkwood’s 195. Kirkwood’s practice round of 70 at Lossiemouth was brilliant, but in the first round of the contest he went one better and established a new record for the course with a 69. He was out the first nine holes in 31, which is super-golf. He has a magnificent start but it is the third and fourth rounds that tell.

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LONDON, May 15. (Received May 16, 5.5 p.m.) A cable received at Glasgow states that Hutchison is not coming to defend the title of open golf champion, because funds are not being raised in the United States to finance the professional. Nevertheless, Barns is coming. ROWING. AUSTRALIAN CREW FOR ENGLAND. ADELAIDE, May 16. The nucleus of a committee to send the Murray Bridge rowing crew to England to compete at Henley, first decided to cable to the England Association inquiring if it were a fact that the crew being artisans would be disqualified in accordance with the rules of English rowing. CRICKET. COUNTY MATCHES (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 15. (Received May 16, 5.5 p.m.) Notts made 387 (J. Gunn 110, Parton 106) and Glamorgan 62 and 93. Gloucester made 171 and 69 for no wickets, Sussex 86 and 153. Yorkshire 421 (Oldroyd 121, Kilner 117) beat Worcester 111 and 90. Rhodes took five wickets for 24. Derbyshire 101 and 168 for eight wickets, beat Northampton 63 and 205 (Woolley 111). Morton took seven for 38 and five for 65. Middlesex 527 for five wickets declared against Warwickshire (Hendren 172 not out). MACLAREN’S TEAM. SYDNEY, May 16. The New South Wales Cricket Association has adopted a recommendation that a match with Maclaren’s team be accepted on the previously decided terms, 25 per cent, to the Association, and 75 per cent, to the New Zealand Council. Mr Smith explained that the match would take place in February or March. TENNIS. TILDEN OUT OF CONDITION. NEW YORK, May 15. Tilden is admittedly out of condition. He was beaten by Johnson in the Pacific Coast championship,