SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 19661, 11 October 1922, Page 3

SPORTING

(BY JOLLY BEGGAR. The weights for the first day of t-he Gore Spring meeting will appear next Monday . A second payment for the New Zealand Cup is due on Friday, October 20, the general entrance day. A report from Ot-aki states that Amythas has been on the .easy list and consequently cannot be at his best by the time the Champion Plate comes up for decision. Hence it is not likely that sportsmen will see him oppose Gloaming at weight for age for some time to come. R. J. Mason will reach Wellington by the Ulimaroa to-day. In all probability Gloaming will make his first appearance m the Dominion for this season in the Champion Plate. Z Although he did not register a win in Sydney yet Cupidon is very well and his •laying powers will be seen to better advantage over the N.Z. Cup journey. When the rider of Sweet Memory' failed to draw the weight at Kurow the shortage only half a pound. It seems unfair that the owner of this mare should be deprived of a long overdue win through a breach of a rule that should never have been passed by the Racing Conference. There is some talk of owners requesting the immediate repeal of this rule, as being too drastic. Kaotane, by Gay Lad—Dabchick, is the second of the Longbeach sire's progeny to race, and tn winning the Trial Stakes at Napier Park, further demonstrated the fact that descendants of Gay Lad are likely to play a prominent part in the turf history of thia country. Kaotane figures among the entries for this year’s Winton Stakes, but it is not likely that the Hawkes Bay gelding will be seen in action against our local three.-year-olds. Ardour, the first of Gay Lad’s stock to win, is a strong fancy in some quarters for the Dunedin Guineas. While in conversation with Mr W. Couser the other day he toid me that his recent purchase, Gold Fire, by Firearm—Rhine Gold, had foaled a fine colt foal to Kilrain. The aged Rothschild gelding, Moneymaker is as w’ell as ever he was in his lite, while the other Auckland representative for the N.Z. Trotting Cup, Gold Bay, is pleasing his connections with his efforts on the training track. This pair will no doubt start a: Alexandra Park next Saturday week. Surely luck is with Mr W. T. Hazlett this year as he informed me yesterday that his wish had been fulfilled in that the Burnside stud master wired him to the effect that Directoire had foaled a colt foal to Solferino. The latest arrival is therefore a full brother to Francaise. Mr Hazlett now owns three colt foals that should make history on the turf at some future date. As Silver Peak figures among the entries for the distance races at the Gore Spring, meeting it must be the intention oi her owner to start the Adjudge mare over longer courses this year. With Listening Po=t also in his stable, trainer F. W. Kilis has a pair of smart sprinters at his command. CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. INTERESTING TRACK WORK. (Special to the Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, October 10. At iriccarton to-day Whipping Boy was too good for Wharfedale over seven furlongs. run in Imin 32secs. Royal Star was gakoped nine furlongs. He was picked up by Red Kriss after fie had gone two furlongs and the pair ran together into the straight where Red Kriss was beaten and fell back. The Cup candidate ran home alone in 2min 2aecs. He went well all the way anl looked capable of beating the time had he been asked. Songbud was given steady pacing and Palestrina did similar work. Botn are looking big and welt AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. HANDICAPS. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 10. fAITEMATA HANDICAP (saddle) of £250. 14 miles. —Albert's Bell, Daylight, Never Fear, Spirit Bell, Big Ben, Marvin Eclipse, Gold Coin, Royalist, Stan Moor, Golden Gate, Golden Downes scr.; Grattan Wilkes, Nikora Audex 12yds bhd; Anseline, Sandy Patch, Timbrell 24; Favour, Royal 30; Miss Pirate 48, Ghoai 60, Bill Hoult 84, Elsanore 96, Mat Patch 108, Dewhy 132. IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP (harness, of £250. 14 miles.—Silvery Moon, Golden Park, Logan Rothschild, Directive, Gold Bud, Sidelight, Daphne H ildwood, Liberty Belle, Paddy Dillon, Princess Dnft, Irish Bell, Nita Cole, Blair Audubon, Dorothy King, Golden Wave, Her Ladyship, Gold Cash, Clive Bell, Pearl Fisher, Pelican, La Merial, Rose Pointer, Ray Moor, Master Basil limit; Peter Escott, Coal Light, Leewood 12yds bhd; Glenoc, Gold Sound, Gold Trace, Our Patch. Willie Mac, Lottie Audubon, Boycott, Pani, Hypo, Anhelm, General Ruapere 24, Rockaway 36, Grey Peter 60, Goldman 72, Tiny Locanda, Harry Audubon, Ben Wallace, Red Star 96. SPRING HANDICAP, (harness) of £lOOO. Class 4.36. Two miles.—Blue Mountain King, Pitaroa, Alto Chimes, Snowshoe, Child*? Pointer, Great Hope limit; Comedy Chief 24yds bhd; Nita Bell, Moneymaker, Gold Boy 60; Man o’ War 108. ONEHUNGA HANDICAP (harness) of £3OO. Two miles. —Silvery' Moon, Rosalie Patch, Guinea, Lord Roberts, Charles Pelley, Aerial Bingen, Mat Patch, Pearly Cinmes, Gineta, Wirihana limit; Amberite, Nipper, Normica, Heir 12yds bfid; Huia Girl 24, liki 36, Blackthorn 1(8, Succory--120, Grattan Abbey 144, Harry' Audubon 192. Harriett’s Handicap withbdd. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (saddle) of £250. One mile.—Daphne Wildwood, Coal Light, Leewood, Reveille, Albert Patch, Rani aro a, Nita Wood, Kuanui, Conscript, Mindful, Willie Mac, Levrine limit; Great Britain, Rangiotea, Erua Jewel, Queen Chimes 12yds bhd; Mint Boy 24, Enid, Hedgewood, Jimmy Richmond 36; Ben Wallace, Temple 48; Nabob, Jays Belle, Medway, Breadalbane 60; Bronze Patch 72, Mintson 84. OCTOBER HANDICAP (harness) of £4OO. Class 2.18. One mile. —Napper. Miss Rolfe. Sanddrift, Laiona, Salamander, Wakanui, Kewpie, Nancy Patch limit; Rothcliffe, Lady Dunmore, Nelson Derby, Blue Mountain King 12yds bhd; Snowshoe, William the First, Logan Queen, Huon Grattan 24; All Bell, Steel Bell, First Carbine, Pitaroa, Alto Chimes 36; Prize Pearl 48. MOUNTAIN HANDICAP (harness) of £450. Class 4.52. Two miles.—Roi Alto, My Junior, Wimmera King limit; Succory, St. Anthony 24yds bhd; Rostrevor 36, Grattan Abbey 48, Hint, Theseus 20; Speculator 120, King Capitalist 132, Wild Lad 144, All Mack 228. Pjramus’s Handicap withheld. ELECTRIC HANDICAP (harness) of £3OO. One mile. —Belova, Lovelock, Lenglen. Willie Mac, Levrine, Tranac, Mindful, Gold Bud, Lady Somerset, Nita Wood, Ekoeranei Taneatua, Illumination, Mulwarie limit; Golman, Rangatea. Erua, Great Britain, Anaxiram, Queen Chimes 12yds bhd; Lena Patch. Puduma 24; Enid, Prince Poole, Derby Dillon, Jimmy Richmond 36; Tiny Locanda, Sal Pointer, Temple, Waitepopo, Ahuriri 48; Harold Junior, Medway, 6O; Minteou 84.

AUSTRALIAN RACING. WORK ON THE TRACKS. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). MELBOURNE, October 10. At Flemington the weather is fine but windy. Shillinglee and King Ingoda went ten furlongs on the sand in 2min 18 secs. Isa, unextended, did a mile in Imin 52secs. Bastlight ran a mile in Imin 52se.es. Cyclus , beat Rosina over six furlongs on the tan in Imin 22secs. Kashmir and Evensong did useful work. Salatis and Tavistock ran five furlongs in Imin 7secs. Wallace Mortlake beat Sardine over a mile in Imin ■ 49secs. The Tyrant and Elbrik took two seconds longer. At Caulfield on the grass Harvest King ran seven furlongs *in Imin 33 A secs. Molyneux went a mile in Imin 49secs. Whittier did the best mile*- in Imin 43secs. Melola took three seconds longer, and Paganini, Strode and Keneppil did useful work. GOLF. OTAGO v. CHRISTCHURCH. (Special to the Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, October 10. The matches between the Otago and Christchurch Golf Clubs were concluded on the Shirley links to-day, the local club : being successful in winning back the Camp- [ bell. Hodring and Hamner Shields after . having successfully defended the Orbell [ Cup on Monday. The links were again in i fine order, but the nor'-west breeze made ' the conditions disconcerting at times. The Christchurch men played consistently well throughout the three matches, their knowledge of the course standing them in good stead. The Dunedin players failed to strike form on either day. Unfortunately for them their best player, Dr Ross, was unable to make the trip to Christchurch, his lose placing them at a considerable disadvantage. The following were the results of to-day’s matches:— CAMPBELL-HOSKING SHIELD SINGLES —Over 18 holes by points in match play, each win counting one point, each match io be played on until the winner is found. Otago. Christchurch. R. Scott 0 B. B. Wood .... 1 H. W. Kelly 0 C. A. Sevmour .. 1 S. K. Sleigh 0 C. J. R. Ward .. 1 C. T. Irvine 0 E. M. Macfarlane 1 G. Dick 0 A. L. Cropp .... 1 H. McArthur 0 W. H. Godby .. 1 J. W. Gow 0 W. T. D. Harman 1 H. Barrono J. W. Haverfield 1 Totals 0 8 HANMER SHIELD FOURSOMES, match play, decision to be by holes up after playing 18 holes as in the Orbell Cup. Christchurch. Holes. Otago. Holes. B. B. Wood and C. A. Seymoi^.... 5 Scott and Kelly . 0 M. &H. Macfarlane 6 Irvine and Sleigh 0 J. A. Gow and C. R. J. Ward 7 Dick and Gow .. 0 A. L. Cropp and W. T. D. Harman.. 9 McArthur & Barroft 0 Totals 27 0 FOOTBALL. NEW’ ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. AN EXECUTIVE BREEZE. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 10. There was a lively -discussion at the executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union to-night w’ith reference to the action of the chairman, Mr Slades, in arranging the recent visit of the Wellington team to Jkuckland, when the northerners won by 54 to nil. The chairman’s action was endorsed, but a motion was passed to the effect that in future matters of the kind steps be taken to call the committee together. The chairman regarded the motion as a slight on himself and left the chair. Later he resumed the chair, but stated his intention to resign. CRICKET. SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. The weekly meeting of the executive of the Southland Cricket Association was held last night, there being present:—Messrs A. le H. Hoyles (chairman), R. M. Strang, N. Weir, A. Wish, G. Corbet, Luzmore, J. W. Chappell, T. Battersby and Bro. Anastasius. The Appleby Club was granted permission to play a country team on Labour Day and the Union Club to play Riverton at Riverton on the same day. The secretary for the North Bible Class wrote, stating that as unforeseen difficulties regarding the purchase of material had arisen, they wish to withdraw their application for affiliation. The transfer of C. Dixon from Appleby to Union was granted, the Appleby delegate stating that his club had no objection to the proposed transfer. An application from the High School ,to enter a junior and third grade team in the competition was referred to the Competitions Committee. The secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council wrote, stating that the. revised dates for the English tour gave Southland January 20 and 22 for its match. It was decided to request the clubs concerned to remove the tan covering for the wickets off the playing area. It was decided to ask the I.C.C. not to draw' on players from other clubs for its trip to Central Otago unless with the approval of the selectors. A selector stared that if players were taken by the I.C.C. it would weaken the other clubs who would be playing country matches and the selectors desired to see the country players under the best conditions. The cricket master at the Southland High School stated in reply to the Association's request to send a delegate, that he wished ■ to remind the Association that last year it had debarred him from acting in that capacity, no doubt forgetting that their previous delegate served *for a considerable period, although he played for another club. They would understand that he was not eager to experience such treatment a second time. —It was decided that the secretary should look into the rules bearing on this point. The Technical School were granted the use of the Association’s wickets on the same terms as last season. The question of providing coaching for the boys was referred to the Competitions Committee. M.C.C. TEAM’S ITINERARY. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, October 10. The following is the New Zealand fixtures of the M.C.C. team as finally decided upon by the New Zealand Cricket Council: December 8,9, and 11, v Auckland at Auckland. December 13 and 14, v North Island West Coast Minor Associations (North and South Taranaki, Wanganui, Rangitikci, Manawatu and Waikato) at Wanganui. December 16, 18, and 19, v Wellington at Wellington. December 23, 25, and 26, v Canterbury at Christchurch. December 30, January 1 and 2, first test at Wellington. January 5,6, and 8, second test at Christchurch. ! January 9 and 10, v thirteen from South Canterbury, Ashburton and North Otago Minor Associations at Timaru. January 12, 13, and 15, v Otago at Dunedin. January 17, 18, and 19, , visit Lake Wakatipu. January 20 and 22, v Southland at Invercargill. January 26, 27, and 29, third test at Wellington.

January 30 and 31, v thirteen of Nelson and Marlborough Minor Associations at Nelson. February 3 and 5, v thirteen North Island East Coast Minor Associations (Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay and Wairoa Associations! at Napier. February 7,8, and 9, visit to Rotorua. February 10, 12, and 13, v Auckland at Auckland. BOXING. A SUBSTITUTE FOR COOK. LONDON, October 9. The promoters of the Nilles-Cook fight (refused to accept Lloyd as substitute, Nilles knocked out the young Belgian heavyweight Rogiers in the fourth round.