SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 19102, 21 November 1923, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. The Otahuhu T.C.’s Spring meeting opens at Alexandra Park to-day. Acceptances for the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Spring meeting are due on Friday. Four Chimes heads the list in Southland Trotting Stakes with eight representatives —four of each sex. /' South Canterbury Jockey Club races are due on Friday and Saturday of the current week at Washdyke. R. S. Bagby leads in the race for the jockey's premiership (14), but C. Emerson and A. Reed press him closely. The owner of Master Sandstone let him run for the stakes at Winton, but some other people won heavily on the Solferino gelding. t Acceptances and payments for the Feeding Jockey Club’s Spring meeting are due on Hiursday evening. An interesting meeting is anticipated. W. S. Bagby, who heads the list of winning apprentice horsemen, is a younger brother to R.S. Bagby and is also attached to J. T. Jamieson’s stable. Prince Ferouz, who was turned down by a would-be purchaser prior to the N.Z. Cup meeting at £6OO, is very well at present and may race well at Timaru, Author Dillon, one of the best pacers so far produced in New Zealand has filled out into a very nice stallion. He is not being overlooked by owners of light harness mares. Roeeday, Pilliewinkie, Loughrea, Mark Time, Rapine and Scion are going to be early selections for the forthcoming Auckland Cup race during the holiday season. An impression is abroad that Scion ran badly at the Canterbury J.C. Spring meeting, but this is not in accordance with facts. The Bonifonn gelding is anything but a spent force. Rapine was elected to the position of third favourite prior to the start for the Melbourne Cup. The Martian galloper will race at the A.R.C.’s Summer fixture, provided all goes well with him in the meantime. The luck of the breeding game is strongly •xemplified in the case of Polymnia, whose sve yearlings bred by Mr J. F. Buchanan, >f Canterbury, have realised £4,005 guineas. When described as a yearling filly by Lattelton—Minette in England, the dam of The Cypher and The Polymnian was sold to Mr Greigg for export to New Zealand at 65 guineas. The owner of the Melbourne Cup victor, Bitalli, is reported to have won a fortune over the success of his horse at Flemington. In referring to the Cup winner Melbourne Leader remarks:—‘When it was suggested to a leading trainer that Bitalli was likely to win the Melbourne Cup, he exclaimed: ‘lf Bitalli wins, I’ll jump into the lake at Caulfield with my best clothes on.’ ” It is not recorded that the mentor referred to carried out his threat. After winning Tattersail’s Cup (2m.) in Adelaide with Bitalli, his connections went for the gloves in the Melbourne Cup and duly landed a very large sum from the ring. He is a well-bred horee produced on staying lines, as he was got by October (son of one of the gamest in Rock Sand) from Miss Phillina, by Ruenalf (son of Grand Flaneur) from Last Loch, by Lochiel (a great galloper when raced in the colours of the late Mr G. G. Stead). The five-year-old gelding Caryl did not race prominently at the Winton J.C. meeting, but he may do better later on when more seasoned and he should really be capable of better things as he is well enough bred. He is a son of Vice-Admiral from Gowanbrae, by Treadmill—Bonnie Brae, by Clanranald—Golden Crest, by Apremont— Aurifera (imp,), galloping families being represented on each side of the house. He is owned by a lady, who has had a lengthy association with racing and a success to her colours would meet with marked approval. It is stated that a saddle trotting rider took war risks with some of his rival horsemen when in competition at the Winton J.C.’s recent meeting and he was fortunate indeed that his conduct did not meet with marked punishment. It is alleged that he narrowly missed being deprived of place money on one occasion, when opinions in official circles were divided as to the gravity of his behaviour.

The Australian lightweight horseman, B. Rosen, scored his first win since coming to New Zealand when he steered Bitholia at Hamilton recently. Rosen has not lacked mounts since his arrival (remarks the N.Z. Sporting Review), but the quality of the horses he has handled has given him little opportunity to show his ability. He finished very energetically on Bitholia after being badly placed in the early stages and there is no doubt the young visitor can hold his own with the best of our lightweights, which he will probably prove in the near future, as he is likely to get better opportunities now that he has piloted a winner. ,

The Southland-bred pacer, Harold Junior, must have shown his connections something in Auckland, as he has been named for the Jellicoe Handicap, the principal event of the postponed Otahuhu T.C.’s Spring meeting to-day. Mr Brown’s gelding will find Lightnin’, who is on the limit, hard to beat and he will have to strip at his very best to keep out of the way of the N.Z. Trotting Cup winner, Great Hope, who is giving him 72yds or 6 secs. Great Hope is at the top of his form at present and should put up a good race in a curtailed field.

Surprise wax expressed in some quarters at the high prices realised in Christchurch for the first yearlings by Paper Money to come under the hammer, but there is nothing to be surprised about when the facts are known. It appears that the first crop of foals by the imported English sire have displayed exceptional size, substance and vitality since birth, hence the desire to secure the early offerings. The local owner, Mr W. T. Hazlett, is claimed to have one of the most promising youngsters sired by this new stallion, the foal in question being a colt by Paper Money from Sprig of Erin (imp.). So far, this English mare has failed to produce as anticipated, but the young one referred to may mark a shange in the flow of the tide.

According to an Australian exchange, Globe Derby, on October 24, going against the track record of 2.20 at Shepparton, Victoria, for a £25 prize, from a flying rtart, did 2min 8 l-ssecs, which is a stallion record for Australia, the previous best being Happy Voyage’s race record of 2.9 Victoria Park, Sydney.

It is reported from Te Papa, Auckland, that the imported American trotting sire, Al Mack, by McLintock—Mignon, by Director, has been patronised to such an extent this season that his list has been declared full. This is not to be wondered at, a> the imported stallion is a handsome horse, and, better still, has a record of 2.0} to the mile to recommend him. He i ,; the property of McKendrick Brothers, well-known in northern trotting circles.

There was a loss of nearly £2OO over the. Spring meeting of the Masterton Racing Club. The club paid to the Government tn the way of taxes the large sum of

The Invercargill-owned mare Gold Light ran well enough at the New Zealand Cup fixture to suggest that she will be very hard to beat at Auckland next month if she continues to train on. She put up 'a fine battle in the Fendalton Handicap, the concluding event of the C.J.C. fixture, by finishing in third place, but created the impression that she was a trifle above herself. It has been reported that Roseday is to be treated to a spell, but how long is not stated. He will probably be let up for a week or two and then prepared for engagements at holiday meetings. The Demosthenes horse, Gasbag, won the first prize for thoroughbred stallions at the Wanganui show. He is a handsome specimen of the blood stock brigade and his bold courageous carriage encourages the belief that he will develop into a successful sire of gallopers. The Wairarapa correspondent of the N.Z. Sporting Review writes:—“The success of Inferno in the Welcome Stakes at Riccarton was very well received by sportsmen throughout this district, as Mr W. Hume, the colt’s owner, has been connected with racing for a long period, though in latter years his colours have not often been seen out in public. Inferno, though owned in this district, is trained at Fordell by F. Tilley. Not only was the winner of this year’s race owned in the Wairarapa, but Killocra, the runner-up, is also locally owned. Mr Hume wall no doubt be encouraged by his colt’s success at both Trentham and Riccarton, and with a return to more robust health he will probably race on a more extensive scale. This year’s win marked the first success of a Wai-rarapa-owned horse in the Welcome Stakes.” ENGLISH JOCKEY FOR INDIA. DONOGHUE RIDES IN THE EAST. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, November 20. Stephen Donoghue, the successful English jockey and rider of Papyrus when he won the Epsom Derby and again whoa he was defeated in his match with Zev at Belmont Park, New York, sails for India on November 30. He is to act as first horseman to the well-known Indian sportsman, M. Galstaun, until February. GAMBLING NOT A SIN. DEFENDED BY CLERGYMAN. LONDON, October 31. “What Is the difference between a man who puts something on a horse, and another who telephones to his broker to put £5OO into oil shares, with exactly the same object ?” asked the Rev. E. Lees at the Diocesan Conference at Southend. “Many churchwardens and church officers are doing this in one form or another,” the Rev. E. Lees continued. “Gambling is not a sin, it is damn folly.” The Bishop of Chelmsford, who presided, reproved the Rev. E. Lees for saying “damn.” The Rev. E. Lees then declared that if he had to live in a back street in Cannington he would bet, because of the dullness of church and church life. The Church should try to make use of everything, from the racecourse to the pulpit. The Rev. E. Lees added that he knew of an instance of two church-goers betting on whether he would preach from the Old or from the New Testament. He preached on the revision of the Prayer Book. One of the backers said that he won, but he did not get paid. BOXING BOXER IN TROUBLE. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright). (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, November 20. “Boy” McCormick, boxer, was arrested at the Manchester Police Court to-day when ; awaiting a case against some acquaintances. Later McCormick, along with two acquaintances, was charged with improper behaviour to two young women in a Manchester office. All were remanded. FIRPO CREATES SENSATION. ALLEGED UNFAIR PLAY IN AMERICA. BUENOS AYRES, November 19. (Received November 20, 9.20 p.m.) Claiming that justice was denied him in his fight with Dempsey, Firpo arrived home and told the welcoming throng that he was counted out on the floor after only eight seconds had elapsed. He said he expected to get into communication with Tex Rickard shortly regarding his next fight in the United States. NEW YORK, November 19. (Received November 20, 9.30 pjn.) Boxing circles are annoyed at Firpo’s statement at Buenos Ayres that he was treated unfairly. Although there were many outside his tamp who did complain that Dempsey violated the rules, there was no grumbling by Firpo himself. NEW STAR RISES. MAY MEET DEMPSEY. VANCOUVER, November 3. A new star in the heavyweight class rose to-night, when a big crowd at Madison Square Gardens watched Jack Renault knock out Floyd Johnson. The winner is the huge French-Canadian who drew with the negro Jack Johnson in their recent exhibition bout, and Tex Richard matched him with Fjoyd Johnson to determine which should meet Harry Wills or Firpo. Renault had much the better of to-night’s struggle, and Johnson was several times close to defeat before getting the knockout in the fifteenth round. Leading white heavyweights are so careful of themselves when Wills is mentioned that it is probable that Renault and Firpo will meet after Christmas, the winner qualifying for next year’s big bout with Dempsey. CRICKET SATURDAY’S FIXTURES. Following are the amended fixtures for Saturday next:— —Seniors.— Appleby v. Marist, Gala street. Union v. Bluff, Biggar street, No. 1. I.C.C.—a bye. —Second Grade.— Appleby v. Union, Doon street. Bluff v. Tisbupr, Bluff. Southern v. High School, Gala street. Marist v. 1.C.C., Biggar street, No. 2. Union Junior team to play Appleby on Doon street ground at 2 p.m.: Padget, Gimblett, Thomas, McGregor, Watson, Warburton, Melvin (2), Graham, Patton, Gellately. Appleby Juniors:—N. Poole, A. Logan, D. Stott, A. Wilson, S. Eunson, C. Brosnan, A. Leek, J. Ward, W. McKenzie, P. C. Shroeder. Emergencies:—C. Frost F* Cunningham. AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR. BEST NEW SOUTH WALES PLAYERS COMING. (Special to the Times). WELLINGTON, November 20. A private cablegram from Sydney received by your representative to-day intimated that all New Zealand’s terms for the coming tour of the Australian cricketers have been accepted and that most of the New South Wales best players are available for the visit to the Dominion. A previous message stated that five members of the last Australian eleven that toured England intended to make the trip, these being Messrs Collins Macartney, Oldfield, Andrews and Bar dairy.

A UNIQUE CONTEST. TO HELP “SAVE THE VICTORY” FUND. LONDON, November 20. (Received November 20, 10 p.m.). At the Army and Navy Services’ boxing meeting at Albert Hall on Wednesday, Major Leahy, who lost a leg at Mons, and Commander Newcombes, who was similarly injured at Gallipoli, will box four rounds in aid of “Save the Victory” fund, wherefor Prince Henry and Admiral Sturdee are expected to make appeals. DUTCHMAN BEATS LLOYD. LONDON, November 19. In the ring at Blackfriars in the fifteen rounds Catchweight, Vanderveer, heavyweight champion of Holland, beat Albert Lloyd, the referee intervening in the ninth round. ATHLETICS ' SPORT’S AT TOKANUI. The Tokanui Caledonian Society intend holding their annual sports gathering on February 6, and are preparing a programme of various events, for which prize money to the extent of £l3O will be distributed. BOWLING FOUR-RINK COMPETITION. The scores in the A and B grade fourrink fixtures, played last evening, were as follows: A. GRADE. Southland v. Te Rangi.

The following will represent Northend in the match against Invercargill on Thursday evening:— On Northend green:—McEwan, Mahoney, Scandrett, Yates (s); Blomfield, Mackie, Glennie, Steans (s); Hunter, Bell, Reid, Smith (s); Shand, Greig, Watson, Holloway (s) ; Andrews, Dey, Joyce, Wallace (s). On Invercargill green:—McKinley, McKelvey, Taylor, Stevens (s) ; McKillop, Dundas, McDonald, Cutt (s); Dr. Barclay, Polson, Grindlay, Hain (s) ; O’Toole, Adamson, Thomson, Bird (s); Battersby, Pasley, Daubury, J. A. Wesney (s). SOCCER. TEAM FOR JAVA. SYDNEY, November 20. The Soccer Association has received an invitation to send a team to Java. Inquiries are being made in Batavia respecting the financial prospects of success before deciding the matter. TENNIS VICTORIA DEFEATS NEW SOUTH WALES. MELBOURNE, November 20. At tennis, Victoria defeated New South Wales by 11 to 9 rubbers in the annual inter-State contest.

Dingwall, Lumsden, Snow, McAlS. Te R. pine 40 — Batchelor, Robertson, Stott., Waugh 8 Torrance, Donaldson, Stewart, Reed 25 Cunningham, Smith, Whitton, Donaldson /. 18 Ayling, Dunlop, Dvkes, Piercv .. 15 Allan, Brown, Shaw, Pryde .. .. .— 21 Stevenson, England, McNatty, Stead 21 Roscow, Keys, Barham, Froggat t 13 Totals 101 60 NORTHEND v. INVERCARGILL. N. Joyce, Taylor, Steans, Yates .... 19 I. O’Donnell, Falconer, Thomson, Withers 18 Watson, McDonald, Taylor, Holloway 30 Jenkins, Lennie, Battin, Stevenson 13 Thomson, Battersby, Smith, Hain 27 Sandy, A. Geddes, Smith, Strang — 18 Wesney, Potter, Wallace, Hannah 24 — Gilbert, Israel, Macdonald, 'Wilson .. 19 Totals 100 68 B GRADE. Southland v. Te Rangi. Benzie, Hewitt, McKay, Walker S. Te R. 30 — Wilson, McArthur, Macklam, Brown 19 Forbes, Reed. Manson, Erskine .. 27 Pilcher, Dale, Milne, Soar 7 Brass, Crawley, Ayson, Nelson .. 33 Lyall, Griffiths, McKenzie, Walker — 10 Dakin, McRobie, Murray, Wesney 26 — Crawford, Campbell, Dunlop, McPherson 11 Totals 116 47 Hunter, Bell, Andrews, Daubney N. 22 I. Holmes, Ruffell, Carman, Poole .. 20 McEwan, Greig, Reid, Glennie .. Hav, Paton, Manson, McLean .. 23 — 15 Pasley, McKinley, Scandrett, Bird 29 Dawson, Reed, Gilkison, Melvin .. 16 Shand, Polson, Grindlay, McKillop 15 Miller, Mason, Robertson, Holmes — 21 Totals .. 88 72 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION.