SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 19290, 8 July 1924, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED, Trotting Conference opens in Wellington this morning. Wellington Winter meeting commences at Trentham to-morrow. VJR.C. Grand National fixture continues to-morrow at Flemington. Solfanello was reported as slightly lame at Trentham last week. Trentham tracks are reported to be drier than for some seasons past. Avondale R.C. has set out to provide training tracks equal to Ellerslie. Brigadier Bill was hit by a motor car last week but will race at Trentham. When Transvaal won Grand Prix de Paris the “tote” odds were the best on record for the race. Gluement will race in the colours of Mr J. J. Corry at the Wellington R.C. meeting this week. It is hinted that Herby winner Sansovino may be reserved for St. Leger Stakes run in September. Tenterfield will have to be at his very best if he is to score in Vittoria Hurdles at Trentham to-morrow. Inferno may make his first appearance as a three-year-old in the Wanganui Guineas (Im.) in September. A. E. Wormaid’s riding double this week: Alteration in Winter Hurdles andCarawock in the Wellington Steeplechase. Aucklander J. O’Shea will be riding at the W.R.C. meeting, two of his mounts being the Northern sprinters Rafa and Interest. Judged on his running at Hawke’s Bay meetings recently Red Cent’s going to take some beating over short flagged courses. Wassail and First Born, who were sold at the same sale, have proved to be cheap horses and good racing investments. It is rightly expected that Molyneux will be a hard horse to beat in jumpers’ flat races, quite apart from his prospects over hurdles. It is safe to say that there will be strong support for Comical at Trentham, and he may run well under 10.4 in Parliamentary Handicap. In the event of H. Gray weighing out for Yom a at the Wellington R.C. meeting there will be heavy support for the Campfire four-year-old. Guanaco, who ran second to Coalition when the latter won the Grand National Steeplechase the first time, will be trying to come back at the W.R.C. meeting. On Saturday next at Trentham backers may be supporting a pair of bracketed and efficient jumpers, in Mahuru and Sturdee, in the Wellington Steeplechase. South Islanders will be curious to see how Dancing Days fares with the boomed Wassail in the Stewards’ Handicap (6f.), at 10.4, as opposed to 10.3 at Trentham.

The Oamaru visitors to the Wellington R.C. Winter meeting, Dancing Days and Paddy's Hope, may convince North Islanders that they can gallop fast and carry welter weights. The running of Vagabond, Boomerday, Prince Rufus, Alteration, Tinokaha, En Route and Omahu in the Winter Hurdles at Trentham may be instructive in view of the G.N. Hurdles later on. Followers of racing in and around the riverside city of the West Coast of the North Island hope to see Nigger Minstrel, Motley, Gaillard and Inferno meet in the Wanganui Guineas in September next. The Auckland jumping horsemen, T. Chaplin, S. Henderson and G. C. Young, are expected to be riding at Wellington this week. Young will steer Guanaco and Chaplin rides Ore Ore and Athens II in their races. The Auckland-trained mare Lady Ridicule can gallop fast when well and 9.10 should not stop the daughter of Absurd in the Stewards’ Handicap to-morrow. She is reported to be very well at present. Very fair nominations have been received for the W T aimate Hunt Club’s annual fixture, Radial, Happy Warrior, and other useful flat racers being engaged, while the steeplechasers named include: Master Peter, Paul Pry, Sherlock, Tainui 11, and Strathglass. Despite the fact that the Ashburton Racing Club lost approximately £lBO on its meeting held on June 20 and 21 last, it has to pay to the Government taxes amounting to £1616 12/-. The taxes are made up as follows: —Totalisator and receipts £531 7/11; stakes £110; dividends £941 12/-; amusement £33 12/1. The Waimate District Hunt Club has received an encouraging entry of fourteen qualified hunters for the Bluecliffs Steeplechase Handicap at its annual racing fixture. The ex-Southlander, Muzzle, has been nominated to race over the battens and in opposition to ten other qualified hunters across the flat in the Hunter’s Plate. When The Cheat won the Three-Year-Old Handicap for J. McCombe at Rosehill races, Sydney, the contest provided for apprentice riders and McPherson on the Ciarenceux gelding from the Dominion outrode Mullinger on the runner-up, Chatterbox. The pair had the finish to themselves. The Cheat was second in order of selection. Starting 84yds behind, the crack Sydney pacer, Machine Brick, recently gathered up a strong field and won a mile race in 2min 11 fsecs. The son of Rock Huon and Gert is said to be somewhat erratic, otherwise he might reach the judge in the lead more often than he does. The New Zealand horseman, F. Gray, had a day in the limelight at the V.A.T.C.’s fixture at Caulfield on June 21 winning the Toolambool Hurdles, £7OO, on Rahda, and the Wanda Steeplechase, £7OO, on Chrysostom. On Saturday last Gray rode Rahda into second place in the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase. On the afternoon of Gray’s jumping double, ex-New Zealander H. Cairns, rode The Monk, by Ab-surd-Cowl to victory in the Rosny Plate, £4OO (6f.). Messrs G. Tye and J. R. Corteen’s three-year-old carried 10.2, to victory and started first in order of selection. There was a useful field behind the New Zealand-bred colt, who handled his substantial burden in a very satisfactory manner. It is always interesting to note the attempts made to bring good horses back to racing form after prolonged absence from the turf, and in this connection it may be worth while noting what the Hawke’s Bay correspondent has to say of the recent form of a galloper at one time prominent in the best of company:—“Amongst the starters at the Hawke’s Bay J.C. Winter fixture was Duo, who, although he appear’d a good deal above himself, shaped all right, and the gelding pulled up sound, which leads to the idea that in the near future W. J. Donovan will be able to send this w’ell-performed son of Demosthenes and Gold Bound out in the condiiiun that, he .was whan he was sweeaiaxi.

the board in the 1920 season. Duo is now owned by Mr T. E. Welch, of the Lake Station, Wanstead, and it may be that he will have more of the good luck that has been so prominent in the past with horses that has had the word “has beens” applied to them. One of India’s best steeplechasers was China Egg, by Santoi from Pace Egger. He met an unusual and tragic end some time back when on the way to England to compete in the Grand National. The animal was aboard the Maiden when that vessel struck a rock in the Red Sea. The passengers were landed on a coral reef about 500 yards from the wreck, and the home, which had been released, started to swim to the same point. He didn’t get far, however, when he was attacked by shark? and torn to pieces. E. Warner, who rode Sturdee when he won the June Steeplechase at the Hawke’s Bay J.C. meeting, was the only Auckland horseman to ride a winner during the two recent fixtures at Napier Park and Hastings. Sturdee paid over a quarter of a century. A table showing the number of double-figure dividends returned by Warner’s mounts in jumping races would be interesting. The Aucklander is a really good horseman. In commenting on the history of the Trial Plate at Trentham “Sir Lancelot” points out in Wellington Post that veteran mentor S. Waddell put up a great record in connection with this event when associated with the stable of the late Hon. J. D. Ormond. Among the winners of the W.R.C.’s race he trained were: Nobility, Wirral. Dreadless, Morecambe, Ainsdale, Shaki and Marker. He was also second with The Stake to Mouru (owned by Mr George Ormond) and Wallasey, who bumped up against All Red. Waddell has two representatives in Wednesday’s race, viz., Gardenia, who proved herself an exceptionally smart filly during the recent fixtures at Hastings and Napier Park, and the Invercargill-owned Dazzling Light, who is a younger sister to Razzle Dazzle, but has, so far, only performed fairly in two starts in public. In South Africa a doubles tote is operated, and recently the record dividend of £lO6O 10/- was paid. A few months before the previous record of £487 17/- was realised, and, curiously enough, Versar, the first leg of that double, was in another big dividend—£2B6 17/—three weeks later. In the latter case no money was invested on the horse that won the second leg of the double, so the machine paid out on Versar, and the second horse in the other race. The world’s record dividend was paid in an Arab pony race at Poona about July last, the winner paying 17,000 rupees for 10 rupees. Taking the rupee at 1/4 this in English money amounted to £llOO odd. The only ticket taken was held by a Parsee, who took it because he observed that the horse, who was a new importation and unknown, was unbacked. The next biggest, apart from the South African doubles dividend, was over £lOOO paid out at a Nelson (New Zealand) trotting meeting in April, 1920, when only one ticket was taken out on the winner, Wairoa Belle. Australia’s best dividend is still the £826 16/- which was paid to one ticketholder after D.O.D. had won the Goodwood Handicap in Adelaide so long ago as 1881. Writing in Sydney Sun “Poseidon” comments as follows: —“New Zealanders may not have a high opinion of Sydney horses, but it is certainly not more firmly held than the AJ.C. handicapper’s exalted notions of New Zealand form. Recently a team of four jumpers was sent across to Australia by Mr Acton-Adams, but the moment trainer Christie saw the weights for the big jumping double he bolted for cover, saying, when he got home, that the reason for his hasty return was that his horses could not have won a race in twelve months at the weights they were given.” Trainer R. J. Mason, who is reported to be enjoying the winter in Sydney, after telling an interviewer that Gloaming may visit N.S.W. later, remarked with a twinkle in his eye, on being interrogated as to the youngsters shipped to his care:—“The yearlings are coming over to keep me out of mischief.” This statement may not appeal to the bookmakers who will have to stand up to onslaughts of punters in the event of the two young Absurd’s referred to, training on the right way. When the last mail to hand left Australia, Jackstaff (winner), was seventh in order of selection for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race, with Rahda (second), first favourite, and Groganite (third) at a forlorn price. Chrysostom, who made play for two miles in the race, was not even mentioned in the wagering. WAIMATE HUNT CLUB. NOMINATIONS FOR ANNUAL MEETING. The following are the entries for the Waimate District Hunt Club’s meeting on Thursday, July 24: STUDHOLME HURDLES HANDICAP, £lOO (Im 5f) —Likelihood, Muzzle, Orange Bitters, Hiero, Pomposo, Bellrock, Strathglass, Mandrake, Rockfellow, Agnola. BLUECLIFFS STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £75; for qualified hunters; (2m.) —Grey Star, Mataipuke, Saccho, Donation, Pukaki Maid, Spinnaker, Purple Chiel, Goodform, Kismet, Nautiboy, Tokomairiro, Six Cylinder, Happy Mac, Cannie Boy. WAIMATE STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £130; (about 2jm.)—Paul Pry, Sherlock, Ruddy Gold, Aurora, Strathglass, Tainui H., Master Peter, Ready, Tokomairiro. WAIHAO HACK HANDICAP, £75; (6f) —Clontarf, King Sol, Sunny Mac, Red Cherry, Rockfellow, Proliliman, Krasnoi, Atedge. HUNT CLUB CUP STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £BO (cup value £2O and £6O in specie); for qualified hunters; (2*mJ— Grey Star, Tainui 11, Donation, Pukaki Maid, Spinnaker, Purple Chiel, Good Form, Kismett, Six Cylinder, Bill Turpin, Don Francisco, Happy Mac, Cannie Boy. MORVEN WELTER HANDICAP, £75; (7f.) —Likelihood, Radial, Happy Warrior. King Sol, Red Cherry, Avispado, Agnola, Atedge, Carmine. HUNTERS’ PLATE FLAT HANDICAP, £65; for qualified hunters (l|m.)—Muzzel, Orange Bitters, Mataipuke, Saccho, Painui, Cretan, br g syrs by Captain, Donation, Miss Auburn, Bill Turpin, Nautiboy. CRICKET. ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. LATEST RESULTS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 6. In Friday s county cricket, playing for Notts against Leicester, Carr made 127 not out, while for Essex against Somerset, Russell made 109, not out. In Saturday’s matches, Sussex v. Kent, the latter made 190, of which Woolley contributed 87. Tate took 7.wickets for 48. Sussex made 139 for 7 wickets, Cook contributing 65. In Surrey v. Essex, the latter made 109. Saddler took 5 wickets for 39 and Fender 4 for 32. Surrey made 198, of which Hitch made 54. Loudon took five wickets for 97 and Eastman 3 for 22. In Yorkshire v. Middlesex, the latter made 358 (Hendren and Bruce making 99 and 88 respectively). Robinson took 5 wickets for 59. Playing for Warwick against Hampshire, Parsons made 106. Lancashire made 267 for 9 wickets. E. Tyldesley made 72 nlaying against ALaUa.

NEXT TEST MATCH. THE ENGLISH TEAM. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Reuter’s Telegrams). LONDON, July 6. The English test team for the match at Leeds on July 12 will be selected from the following: Gilligan, Wood, Chapman, Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Woolley, Hearne, Hendren, Tate, Macaulay, ’Ernest Tyldesley and Richard Tyldesley. The changes from the last test are Macaulay and E. Tyldesley for Fender and Kilner. Macaulay’s introduction is due to a feeling by the Selection Committee that all the changes in bowling must not be for slow trundlers only. ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. INVITATIONS TO PLAYERS. LONDON, July 7. (Received July 7, 11 p.m.). The Daily Chronicle says that it is reported that Hobbs, Hearne, Hendren, Sutcliffe and Tate have been invited to make the Australian tour. TENNIS THE DAVIS CUP. FRENCH PROSPECTS FAVOURED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PARIS, July 6. As a result of the French team’s showing at Wimbledon, experts are speculating on the prospects of the Davis Cup returning to Europe. It is believed France, with Cochet and Brugnon also available, will present the most formidable opposition to any nation. LONDON, July 6. Brookes has re-considered his decision not to accept Paterson’s invitation to join the Davis Cup team in America and sails to New York on the 20th, but will not decide what part he will take until he consults the team. AMERICAN TOURNAMENTS. AUSTRALIANS DEFEATED. NEW YORK, July 5. At Glen Cove, Thalheimer and White, for the past two years inter collegiate doubles champions of America, won the final round of the doubles, defeating O’Hara Wood and Kalms in straight sets B—6, 6—3, 12—10. The Australians played a strong, confident game, but fought unavailingly against the collegians, who have been team mates for several years and who have developed remarkable stragetic unity of play which considerably taxed their opponents’ resources. The Australians several times had victory in their grasp only to lose it through minor lapses. Wood was highly effective in close, slashing play, returning his rival’s lobs with deadly accuracy. Kalms revealed service so deceptively powerful as to win the sole love game. At Indianapolis, Johnny Hennessey defeated Gerald Paterson in the semi-final of the western championship 4—6, 6—2, 6—l, 6—3. Tilden defeated Chaplin in the other semi-final. NEW YORK, July 6. (Received July 7, 9.0 p.m.) At Indianapolis, in the semi-final of the singles, Chapin defeated Schlesinger 6—l, 4—6, 6—3, 6—2. In the semi-final of the doubles, Patterson and Schlesinger defeated Tilden and Weiner 6 —4, B—6,8 —6, 3—6, 6 —3. Patterson and Schlesinger then defeated Hennessy and Chapin 7 —5, B—6, 6—4, thus winning the Western doubles championship. The match was replete with action and was hard fought throughout. Schlesinger and Patterson subsequentlyleft Indianapolis for St. Louis, where they participate in the National Clay Court’s Championship, beginning on Monday. O’Hara Wood and Kalms early within a week, leave Glen Cove for Chicago to participate in the Illinois St ate Ch ampionships which commence on Monday, July 14. The entire team will return to New York to compete in the Metropolitan championships which commence on July 22.

HOCKEY NORTHERN SUB-ASSOCIATION. TOURNAMENT ARRANGEMENTS. A general meeting of the Northern District Hockey Sub-Association was held at Lumsden. An application from Balfour Ladies’ Hockey Club for affiliation with the Association was granted, while a request from this Club for friendly matches was favourably received. It was decided to hold the “inter-end” hockey match, North team (consisting of Lumsden and Athol players) v South team (consisting of Waikaia and Riversdale players) at Lumsden on Saturday, July 12. This is really a “possible” and “probable” match to decide the representative players as the selectors will be present to pick the rep team for the Northern District. It was decided to hold the Northern v Eastern rep. match at Waikaia this year, while the seven aside tournament at Riversdale was definitely fixed for Saturday, July 19. All arrangements for this tournament, which include a seven aside competition for primary schools, were left to the Riversdale Club, Mr Caldwell, one of the Club’s delegates, undertaking the supervision of the whole affair. Each Northern club is requested to secure the services of a referee for this tournament, which promises to be well patronised. With regard to procuring a trophy for the Club competition, it was decided that a suitable shield be provided to be competed for annually. The following players have been selected to play in the inter-end match at Lumsden on Saturday next, starting at 2.15 p.m:— North team. —Forwards—M. Small, E. Bennett, N. Menzies, V. Soper and L. Johnson; half backs—M. Sutherland, I. Morton, L. Marshall; backs—R. Henderson, F. Naylor; goalkeeper—N. Biggar. South team. —Forwards—L. Jopp, T. Tither, M. McKee, J. Stirling, M. Mclver; half backs—B. Hamer, W. Stanton, R. Wilson; full backs—M. Wright, F. White; goalkeeper—A. Mason. Three schools, namely Lumsden, Waikaia and Riversdale have entered teams for the primary schools’ hockey competition, the first round of fixtures for which has been set out as follows: — July 4.—Riversdale v Waikaia at Waikaia; Lumsden a bye. July 11. —Waikaia v Lumsden at Riversdale, Riversdale a bye. July 18. —Riversdale v Lumsden at Riversdale; Waikaia a bye. BOWLING THE GORE CLUB, ANNUAL REPORT. (From our Correspondent.) , The annual report of the Gore Bowling Club, to be presented at the annual meeting of the Club on Wednesday evening, is as follows: The Committee congratulate members upon a successful year’s operations. The weather was exceptionally favourable for play, and the green was in excellent order throughout the season. The membership of the Club was quite satisfactory, the the season ending with a roll of 64 financial members, as compared with 51 the previous year. An “A” and a “B” team were entered in the Eastern District Competition, the A team eventually winning the cup after tieing with the Hokonui Club. The A team won eight matches, and lost two, and the B team won five and lost -Ses-.

Mr J, Donald won the Club champion* ship, Mr H. Graham being runner-up. The V. handicap doubles were won by Messrs P. Stewart and G. Louthie, Messrs J. Norton and T. Brown being runners-up. Four rinks accepted an invitation to visit Tapanui for the opening of the Tapanui Qubjp new green, and a thoroughly enjoyable day was spent. A good afternoon’s sport and splendid treatment were also experienced by the three rinks which visited Clinton. Visits were received from the Tapanui, Heriot Edendale, Clinton and Hokonui Clubs. Christmas and Easter scratch tournaments were held as usual. The Club was represented in the Otago v. Southland match at Invercargill by Messrs A. Tinnock and F. Graham. Considerable improvements have been effected on and about the green. A strip of concrete was laid down at the south-east entrance; a new building was erected for housing implements; 90 feet of new hose was purchased; and a billiard table and lighting and heating apparatus installed. The balance-sheet showed the Club to be in a sound financial position. The income covered the expenditure, despite heavy expenses in connection with the improvements. Given an equal membership for the coming season, there should be a substantial reduction in the overdraft. COURSING WOODLANDS CLUB. A Committee meeting of the above was held on Saturday last. A rough balancesheet was submitted, showing that the fixture held on July 2 finished up with a small sum in hand. It was also arranged to hold another coursing meeting at a date to be decided later. YACHTING SANDERS’ CUP CONTESTS. RECOGNITION OF SOUTHLAND YACHTSMEN. Mr Tom Bragg of Stewart Island has received the following interesting letter from Mr J. Hislop of Auckland, the donor of the Sanders’ Cup:—l am sending you a nice photograph of Lieutenant-Commander Sanders, and a photograph of the Sanders’ Cup, which I wish you to accept from me as a small recognition of the great assist* ance that you have been to the establish - inf of this Memorial Cup. “It is conceded by yachtsmen all over the Dominion, that the finest sporting spirit in the whole of the contest has been shown by the boys from Stewart Island, and there is nothing that will give me personally greater pleasure than to hand over the next miniature to your good self.” GOLF. CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. IMPROVING THE COURSE. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 7. A special meeting of the Christchurch Golf Club was held to-night to consider the Committee’s estimates for bunkering and improving the course at Shirley. It was stated that the present length of the course was 5883 yards, and the proposed alterations would make it 6123 yds., thus complying with the championship rule that a course should be 6000 yards or over. It was unanimously resolved that the scheme be adopted, and financed by means of a levy of £3 a member. THE FRENCH CHAMPION. DEFEATED BY SCOTSMAN FROM AMERICA. PARIS, July 7. (Received July 7, 11 p.m.). John Anderson, a Scotsman, resident in the United States, defeated Tolley, the French amateur golf champion. AN IMPROVED GOLF BALL. A new Golf Ball this year is the “WhyNot” Blue Cross —a definite improvement—it has longer life and gives longer drives than any ball hitherto made. The “WhyNot” Green Cross is slightly larger so as to be “picked-up” easily. Order either from your dealer, professional, or N.Z. Agents, W. H. Tisdall Ltd., Christchurch, (advt)