SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 19546, 9 May 1925, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. j Gloaming meets Hie Hawk at Hastings I to-day. Forbury Park Club meeting concludes to- ; day. Amberley Racing Club’s annual fixture < this afternoon. Whangarei Racing Club Autumn fixture is due to-day. Riverton Racing Club’s acceptances close on Tuesday evening. Oamaru Trotting Club’s Winter meeting handicaps due on Monday. Riverton Racing Club’s May meeting takes place on Saturday next. Twenty-one horses have been entered for Trial Hurdles at D.J.C. Winter meeting. ! Oamaru people are pleased with their i Trotting Club gathering nominations. Increased totalisator investments at For- j bury Park on Thursday amounted to ' £2lll 10/-. It is understood that Orion was backed . from the right quarter on Thursday and i lost. Great Bingen paced a mile at Forbury ’ Park on Thursday into second place in 2min j 11 2-ssecs. When Lady Wild won at F.P.T.C. meet- , ing on Thursday a large sum of money was won by Southlanders. Two Southland saddle milers, Oaknut and Lenamhor, will have followings at Forbury ■ Park this afternoon. Riccarton starter, Mr P. D. McNab, had i serious trouble with green horses at the ' South Canterbury fixture. A record attendance is expected at the • Hawke’s Bay meeting to-day to see Gloam- | ing and The Hawk meet over a mile. Delevan Quest may be the elect of P. Riddle’s stable in the leading event of the Forbury Park T.’C. meeting this (Saturday} afternoon. The veteran galloper and flat racer, Woodrow, recently gave Counierstroke a lead over the little sticks with trainer R. McKay up. Many people at Forbury on Thursday thought Moneyspider lucky to get the stakes when his driver was fined £25 for alleged interference. Vilo tired away to nothing in the principal event at Forbury Park on Thursday, and finished away at the tail of the field like a commoner. Taranaki trainer, 0. Cox, leads on the successful trainers’ list with 23 successes to his credit, Southland mentor, F. W. Ellis, is in second place with 21| wins. Southern pacer, Mentor, was pacing well in the Domain Handicap at Forbury Park on Thursday when he was interfered with by Logan Hanlon, who was careering round in the race without a driver. Several of the Oamaru horses engaged at Forbury Park on Thursday did not turn up, as heavy rain in their home district made it impossible to key the pacers up for several days before the meeting. Among the visitors to Forbury Park this week was Mr R. Allen, who was at one time well-known in trotting circles in Southland as a horseman and manager of stud horses. The last time Mr Allen appeared at Forbury he had charge of that good horse, Don Caesar, who was produced on that occasion about seven years ago as a winner. Nobody was more surprised than the owner, Mr A. H. King, of Bluff, when Oaknut was sent out first favourite for the Beach Handicap raced over one mile in saddle at Forbury on Thursday. The horse had recently been lame, but this did not stop the punters, who must have thought they knew something. Oaknut paced a fair race, but Harewood, Van Director, Lenamhor and one or two others were too good for him on the day. There is a chance that Mr J. Duffy’s young pacer by Logan Pointer (imp.) from a mare by Copa de Oro (imp.)—Regina Bell, now in J. J. Kennerley’s stable near Christchurch, will be raced at the Oamaru Trotting Club’s meeting. The relative to the champion, Logan Chief, who will be raced as Native Ctbx'f, is described as a betterlooking and more substantial pacer than his famous relative. Native Chief has not been thoroughly screwed up yet, but that will come later, and, in the meantime, a few races will not do him any harm. The Winton-bred juvenile displayed a will of his own when he first reached Kennerley’s charge, but the expert Australian reinsman convinced him of the error of his ways. There were many North Otago visitors in attendance at Forbury Park cm Thursday who looked upon Brentloc as unbeatable in the Renown Handicap, and it may be said that the three-year-old made a fine showing, but the seasoned six-year-old stallion, Desborough, was too solid for him in the run home. The winner covered one mile and five furlongs in 3.45 1-5, or equal to about 3.27| for one mile and a-half, the record for which stands to the credit of Gleaming as 3.28. while Nellie Scott holds the thir-teen-furlong figures as 3.44 2-ssecs—less than a second better than Desborough’s performance. It is claimed for Mr J. Duffy’s Wintonbred Logan Chief that when he won the Free-for-AH at the Wellington T-Cs. meeting the son of Logan Pointer established the world’s grass track record of 3.17 for the distance. The Southlander also holds another record, in that he ranks as the greatest stake-earner in New Zealand or Australia with over £6OOO on his list. One of the most improved square trotters of the current season is Lazarus. He was certainly beaten into fourth place in the St. Gair Handicap at Forbury Park on Thursday, but there was a very slight margin between the winner and the descendant of Petereta. Moneyspider scored by half a head from Napland, with Sunny Jim threequarters of a length away third and Lazarus just behind the last-named. Had the race been run the other way round Lazarus would have probably come in by himself, as he was boring out all the way and was always with the leaders. Ex-Southlander T. Wallis has a very promising six-year-old performer under his care in the Timaruowned square-trotter. The Southland-bred galloper, Queen Balboa, who first saw the light of day on Mr J. Graham’s property near Woodlands, has returned to her breeder’s stable after racing with some success in South Canterbury in another owner’s colours, and has been engaged at the Dunedin J.C’s. June meeting. The daughter of Balboa and Golden Queen (sister to Golden King) is a handsome mare to look upon and ranks as a four-year-old. She is big in condition at present, but efforts are being made to reduce her to racing shape on the Southland RCs. tracks at present

The latest addition to F. W. Ellis’s local string, Jack o’ Lantern. is a low-set, lengthy chestnut gelding of attractive conformation. The descendant of Fleetham (imp.) —Eight Bells, by Vice-Admiral—-is a very determined customer, but he is now proving amendable to reason. On his arrival at his new quarters he resented his new surroundings and his ‘‘harness,” with the result that he demolished part of his solid-timbered box with his heels. There

is every indication that Messrs Grieve Bros.’ juvenile will grow into a handsome powerful horse, but it win be some time before any guide to his galloping ability can be ascertained.

F. J. McKay has had the rising two-year-old brother to Apache on the local tracks of late and ihe Solferino—Directoire gelding is settling down to the routine of the racecourse. He greatly resembles several other members of Mr W. T. Hazlett’s string of gallopers of similar breeding and it will be difficult next season to tell one from another at first glance, but this younger representative of the tribe may develop into a more commanding galloper than, his brother, Apache.

Cupidon is recovering from the trouble in one of his feet, and on Tuesday morning last the Martian gelding galloped seven furlongs on the S-RCs. course in company with Listening Post. The latter, by the way, is full of life and spirits just now and it would not be surprising if he should strip well at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Winter gathering.

It was reported from Timaru that Penury Rose displayed symptoms of soreness when raced at the recent South Canterbury J.C’s. meeting, but, if this was correct, he has apparently found the southern sward to his liking, as he moved with a considerable amount of freedom on the S.R.C. training ground this week.

When she first came into the hands of G. Hone, Flight displayed extreme nervousness and galloped very sluggishly, but the Boniform filly is now exhibiting more interest and virility in her working tasks. When stepped out over four furlongs this week, she ran home alone faster than several better-known gallopers on the same morning.'

A number of alterations and improvements to the Southland R.C’s. competition track are now in progress under the direction of the caretaker, Mr T. Marshall. ..The difficult turn near the half-mile mark- is being banked and the level of the track raised on the way to the home bend.

The southern-owned square trotting performer, Buck Up, will be raced in saddle in the Tahuna Handicap at Forbury Park to-day, and will probably command solid support from his loyal admirers. He appears to be a much better horse under saddle than he is when hitched to a racingcart, and this fact will direct attention to his performance this afternoon. Providing all goes well by the way, Mr Mclntyre’s gelding should put up a good showing, but there are several other smart trotters in the same race, and he will have to step to his best time to reach the judge in the money.

Heather Sprig was backed for the Autumn Handicap as if the race was all over. Good Sport and Snatcher were the only other horses at all well supported. The three well-backed horses were certainly the best conditioned horses in the race. Admiral Codrington, I’Amour and Many Colours, who however finished behind the leaders, looked backward and* somewhat rough. Snatcher made the early running and Many Colours moved up to them at the home turn, but once Good Sport and Heathersprig put in their claims, there was nothing else in it. They came away from the others and Good Sport prevailed by a head. Snatcher, who finished third, was a long way behind them. A heavy shower fell before this race was run and a good night’s soaking would do the track a world of good, but the old identities say that it is too fine and breezy to rain. '

The betting was strange in the Porangahau Handicap. At first Princess Ronnie 1 was made an odds-on favourite, and en--1 quiry as to the reason elicited the information that she had done a great gallop over five furlongs. Gradually the public deserted the great gallop and went for solid fact, so Rational was sent out a solid favourite, and Princess Ronnie dropped back to fourth fancy. It should have been a one-horse race, and that horse Hall Mark. When the barrier rose, Princess Ronnie, Tuahine and Rational set out to make the pace solid, and they did so, while Hall Mark was racing away from them and lumbering along in great style. Before going three furlongs Hall Mark was knocked endways and no sooner was he got going, than he got it again. Entering the straight, Rational had the lead from 1 Tuahine and Princess Ronnie, but his | weight was telling and they were sticking | to their work while Hall Mark was trying to get through in many places. He j squeezed through in the middle of the ruck ’ and then not being able to get any further, i tried the rails and got an opening fifty yards from the post. He was fifth, but travelling some, and Rational beat him a nose at the winning post. HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. OPENING DAY’S RESULTS. GLOAMING ESTABLISHES RECORD. (Per United Press Association.) NAPIER, May 8. There was glorious weather for the first day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s Autumn meeting. The course was in splendid order and the attendance was large. | The totalisator handled £24,221 compared with £17,775 for the corresponding day last year. The following are the results:— MANGATARATA HURDLES, £l5O. One mile and three-quarters. Suspicion 9.2 1 Mahia 9.0 2 Goodmark 9.7 3 Also started: Little River 10.12, Master Peter 10.0, Kenyon 9.9, Asleep 9.2. Won by two lengths, a similar distance between second and third. Time, 3min 15|secs. LONGLANDS HACK WELTER, £l5O. Nine furlongs. Chaplin 7.7 1 Sottano 8.10 2 General Carrington 8.13 3 Also started: Serene 8.11, Gauntlet 8.6, Haligan 8.4, Killoch. 7.13, Jubilee 7.13, Wristlet 7.12, Merekera 7.7, Singer Boy 7.7, Mixed Heather 7.7, Carniola 7.7, Hillation 7.7. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 15secs. NURSERY HANDICAP, £l5O. Five furlongs. Standard 8.0 1 Shirley 8.12 2 Gold Box 9.6 3 Also started: Berintha 7.6, Bank Draft | 7.2, War Kit 7.2, Tigeroy 6.7. Time, Imin i lusecs. Lin Arlington deadheated with Standard, but was disqualified. HAWKE’S BAY STAKES, £4OO. Five and a-half furlongs. (Weight for age). G. D. Greenwood’s b g Gloaming (Welkin—Light) 10.0 1 J. S. McLeod’s ch c Runnymede, 8.3 .. 2 A. B. William’s b c Mimetic 8.3 .. .. 3 The only starters. Won by threequarters of a length, a head between second and third. Time, Imin 19ssecc, a race record. HAWKE’S BAY STAKES, £4OO. Six and half miles. Kilfaire 7.8 i Haze 7.8 2 Quiescent 8.5 Also started: Fool’s Paradise 8.5, Scotch Mixture 8.3, Tanadees 7.13, Haurangi 7.8, Bonena 7 2, Polly Peachum 7.0, Simonette 6.7. Won by a length. Time, 2min 34secs. POUKAWA HACK HANDICAP, £l5O Six furlongs. Pantagruei 8.6 1 Huikai 8.11. 2 Newbury King 9.0 3 Also started: Tutankhamen 8.10, Road Hog 8.7, Puree Proud 7.12, The Strand

7.12. Star Shell 7.11, Minstrel Boy, 7.10, Blue Jay 7.5, Araby 7.5, Princess Nata 7.4, Kilmere 7.3, Sasham 7.0, Manutai 6.11, Pali 6.10, Coct 6.10, Revel 6.9, Sandy McGregor 6.9. Won by a neck. Time Imin 14secs. AUTUMN HANDICAP, £l5O. Nine furlongs. Good Sport 8.13 1 Heather Sprig 9.5 2 Snatcher 7.10 3 Also started: Admiral Codringtott 8.13, L’amour 7.7, Many Colours 7.5, Tari 7.1; Megan 7.1, Crisis 7.0, Crown Gem 6.7. Won by a head. Tune Imin 548 secs. PORANGAHAU HANDICAP, £2OO. Six furlongs. Rational 9.12 1 Hall Mark 8.2 .. 2 Princess Ronnie 7.5 3 Also started: Civilform 9.5, Koodoo 9.4, Tuahine 8.0, Dazzling Light 7.11, Malataur 7.0, Lady Joyce 7.0, Puketoi 6.7. Won by a head. Time, Imin 13£secs. COMMENT ON THE RACES. BRILLIANT DAY’S SPORT. GLOAMING LIKELY TO BE SORE. (Special to the Times.) NAPIER, May 8. The weather was delightful for the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay J.C. Autumn meeting, in fact it would have been over warm, but for a gentle breeze off the sea that tempered it. The enclosures were packed, the attendance a record one for I** Autumn Meeting. Owing to the long spell of dry weather, the course was hard and fast, but it was rough in places, and having been top-dressed was inclined to be dusty. The racing was full of interest. Vagabond, Landbird and Rebuff were withdrawn from the Mangarata Hurdle Race, probably owing to the presence of Little River, who stripped well, and was backed down to odds on. Suspicion, a neat and active looking bay, set out to win all the way. He jumped cleverly, but Mahia and Good Mark were always handy to him. After jumping the second last fence first, Mahia headed Suspicion and then Good Mark ran past both of them, but he ran down the last fence and in doing so nearly brought himself and Mahia to grief. This cost him the race, and Suspicion won comfortably from Mahia. Little River lost lengths at every fence, and he will have to improve considerably in his jumping to win races. Master Peter is still on the big side, and his day is not yet. Asleep toppled over at the second fence. Mahia promises to make a useful hack and hunters steeplechaser. A good field of well-grown hacks paraded for the Longlands Welter, run over one mile and a furlong. Serene, with H. Gray up, was made an almost even money favourite, but he did not meet with the best of luck. In the first place he drew No. 13 at the barrier, and Gray had to ride hard round the outside on the first turn to get a position. All up the back the favourite was racing on the outside of Gauntlet, just behind the leaders and round the turn into the straight, then there was some serious bumping just when Gauntlet and Serene looked to have a chance, and Chaplin came right across to the rails from the outer and won comfortably. Had Serene got a better run, he might have won. Everything was against him. The eight two-year-olds saddled up for the Nursery Handicap were a good looking lot. Goldbox and Shirley were well seasoned, but the best were only in the making. Standard was very sore and Goldbox moved short, while War Kit, a particularly well-grown youngster by Warplane—Kithara was more inclined to play than race, the pound saddle on him being taken as a (joke. The start was somewhat uneven. War Kit got away very badly, while Standard from No. 1 got away best, but Shirley, Gold Box and Lin Arlington were always handy. Lin Arlington chopped across Gold Box and Shirley entering the straight and joined Standard. Fifty yards from the post Lin Arlington looked to have the race won, but he climbed badly when tiring and the judge gave it a dead heat between him and Standard. The rest were some distance back. The stewards held an inquiry into the crossing into the straight, and disqualified Lin Arlington, Standard getting first money and Shirley second. Gloaming, Runnymede and Mimetic were the only runners in the Hawke’s Bay Stakes. Mimetic and Runnymede stripped well. Both were well grown youngsters that give promise of being three-vear-olds, and they are good gallopers. Gloaming received an ovation when he walked into the bird-cage, and again when he went out to do his preliminary. The champion went a trifle short in his canter, and his connections took a great**risk in starting the old fellow on such a hard and rough track, which has been cut into ruts at the turns with motor bike racing. The three got away in good line, Gloaming being on the rails. Mimetic soon took charge with the other pair about two lengths behind him. G. Young kicked Gloaming up to his work entering the straight, and soon had Mimetic in trouble and ran on to be an easy winner. His time, 1.19 3-5, being a record for the race. Mimetic stopped in the run home and, Runnymede beat him for second money/ Talking to J. Cameron, the owner and trainer of The Hawk, he assured me that the Martian gelding was as well as ever he was in his life, and that he expects the bay to run the race of his life to-morrow. Gloaming and The Hawk are at the same stables, and are boxed alongside each other. R. J. Mason is very anxious about the going, and is afraid • that Gloaming will be rather sore in the morning. Tanadees went very short in his canter prior to the Hawke’s Bay Cup, but the rest went down nicely. The start was good, but the field was soon strung out a long way, owing to the race being started on a turn. Fool’s Paradise and Haurangi set out to make the pace, while Haze and Quiescent brought up the rear, the two being a long way behind the leaders. While some distance from home it was apparent that Kilfaire had a chance second .to none, and he won easily from Haze and Quiescent, who galloped all over everything in the run home. Kilfaire won easily but he was .fortunate as always well placed himself, the two who finished behind him had shocking passages. The placed horses were well clear or the rest. The Poukawa Handicap was a great scramble, as a big field on such a short course is sure to be. Tutankhamen was the first to show out, and at the end of a furlong he was leading a mob strung out all of one hundred yards. Tutankhamen, Huikai, Newbury King, Pantagruei, Star Shell and Coot were all well up entering the straight, and it was a great finish between them, there being nothing between the first four. Pantagruei squeefced up on the rails in the last few strides to win by inches from Huikai. After having disqualified Lin Arlington, the Judical Committee put her rider, the Auckland lightweight, W. Jones, out for ■ three months. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. The following are the acceptances for to-day:— KARAMU HURDLES, £l5O. One and

Hall Mark . 8 8 Crown Gem 6 7 AMBERLEY RACING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. The following are the Amberley Racing Club’s acceptances for to-day:— BRACKENFIELD HANDICAP, £llO.

FORBURY PARK TROTS. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. The following are the acceptances for the second day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s fixture to be held to-day:— TAHUNA HANDICAP (saddle), £2OO.

Fancy 80y... . 24 Acron .... 84 1 RIVERTON RACING CLUB. • ] CORRECTIONS TO HANDICAPS. < In the telegraphed list for the Waipango J Hack Handicap, Flight was omitted. She 1 is handicapped at 7.8. In the Orepuki Hack Handicap, for 1 Hague 7.0 read Vogue 7.0. NORTH CANTERBURY RACING CLUB. 1 ACCEPTANCES FOR SATURDAY, ' MAY 16. CHRISTCHURCH, May 5. ’ The following are the North Canterbury Racing Club’s acceptances for May 16: — OXFORD HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £llO. One mile.

SPORTS CENSUS. RACING MOST POPULAR. STATISTICIAN’S RETURN. (Special to the Times.) WELLINGTON, May 7. The following table is furnished by the Government Statistician, of particulars of organisation and membership of sports in the Dominion:—

There are 2998 schools members included in the cricket total, and 789 school members included in swimming total. Horse-racing occupies the premier position as regards numerical strength, 25,041 persons being shown as claiming membership in the various racing and trotting clubs. This represents an increase r/f 1640 persons over ihe figures returned last year. RUGBY. TO-DAY’S MATCHES. PIRATES v. MARIST. The following team will represent Pirates against Marist at Rugby Park to-day:— Mills; McDonald, McEwan, Craig; Pay, R. Lee; Johnson; Roberts, Roberts; Archer, Batchelor, Hazlett; Clark, Drew; Johnston. Emergencies: J. Clark and McCallum. MEETING OF CLUB DELEGATES. WEDNESDAY COMPETITION RECOMMENDED. A meeting of club delegates was held last night at Rugby Park. The attendance was small, the only clubs being represented being Star, Marist and Hight School. Mr D. K. Torrance was voted to the chair. The Chairman said that as matters stooa at present a number of senior players were out of the game and they did not want to lose them from football. In addition, the Rugby Union felt that. if a competition were got going on Wednesday, they would get the public support. The meeting that night had been called to discuss the question and bring forward a recommendation to the Rugby Union. After a short discussion it was unanimously decided to recommend.io the Rugby Union that a senior Wednesday competition be established, and that players be allowed to play on both Saturday and Wednesday, provided they play for the same club.

— z - It was also decided to recommend that in the event of a senior Wednesday competition being established, the Galbraith Shield be competed for between the winning clubs of the Saturday and Wednesday competitions respectively. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chair. SOUTHERN SUB-UNION. FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the Southern Sub-Union took place at Fortrose on Saturday night, May 2, at 8.30 p.m., the following delegates being present:—L. Cockroft, R. Brown, G. Shirley, Chisholm, J. McDonald and A. Coster. No delegates were present from Tokonui or Gorge Road/ It was decided by all the delegates present to suspend Thos. Hagen, a Tokonui delegate, for offensive remarks passed by him to the President at a previous meeting and the secretary was instructed to notify the Southland Rugby Union that the suspension is to be 12 months, dated from May 2. It was proposed and carried that the shield competitions start on May 9. The drawings for the first match are as follows: Waikawa v. Waimahaka, at Waimahaka; Fortrose v. Tokonui, at Tokonui: Gorge Road a bye. It was proposed and carried that the remainder of the drawings be left in the hands of the secretary. A Postponement Committee was formed as follows:—President, secretary and Rev. A. Coster. It was proposed and carried that the secretary write to the Tokonui Club and ask for a new delegate to be elected to take the place of Thos. Hagen, who was suspended for 12 months. The secretary was instructed to post the drawings for the competition to all clubs as soon as they were completed. Mr H. L. Sturgess was appointed referee lor the Waimahaka match and Mr D. McPhail for the Tokonui match. A vote of thanks to the Chair concluded the meeting. IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT. WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES. Following are the results of Wednesday’s matches:— Otautau seniors travelled to Ohai and were defeated by 5 points to 4. Riverton seniors journeyed to Nightcaps, the home team proving victorious, the scores being Nightcaps 8 v. Riverton 7. To-day Orepuki will try conclusions with Wairio, at Wairio. SOCCER. TO-DAY’S MATCH. INVERCARGILL v. CORINTHIANS. The following players will represent Invercargill against 'Corinthians on the Show Grounds, at 2.45 o’clock this afternoon:— Messrs G. Laffey, C. Erickson, C. Anderson, F. Heywood, L. Bryden, T. Goslin?, W. Holding, A. Grossi, H. Thompson, R. Woodham and A. Smith. FIRST GAME IN AUSTRALIA. PERTH, May 8. The English Soccer team, in their first match of the tour, defeated the Metropolitan team by 8 to nil. They gave a superb exposition of fast, clever football. GOLF. MATCH AT OTATARA. TO-DAY’S MEDAL COMPETITION. Following is the draw for the Medal Competition to be played at Otatara this afternoon:—C. A. Masters (2), plays J. E. Cuthill (12), R. H. J. Camm (14) plays C. M. Smith (8), P. L. Porter (14) plays R. J. Gilmour (3), W. Stewart (8) plays W. Ewart (14), H. E. Leng-Ward (8) plays

C. B. Tapley (10), F. A. Barclay (9) plays J. F. LiLicrap (18), A. E.* Smith (18) plays A. B. Haggitt (22), L. Grant (16) plays R. R. Binney (17), F. G. Hail-Jones (24) plays J. Macleod (24), F. D. Ruck (24) plays J. W. Jack (21), G. Cruickshank (18) plays F. Hinton (24), A. Owen-Johpston (24) plays J. N. Thompson (24), F. O. Mac Gibbon ,(20) P. C. Clulee (24), M. H. MitcWel (22.1 playy E. M. Gilmour (24), J. Hain (23) plays W. Morrison (18), C. C. Jennings (24) plays S. M. Macalister (24), Gordon Reed (24) plays D. Macpherson (24), A. F. Grenfell (20) plays J. P. Butler (24). B. W. Hewat (21) plays A. Dickens (16), W. Grieve (24) 'plays V. Raines (24), F. D. Young (24) plays G. Tangnev (24)-, A. B. Macalister (24) plavs J. D. Mitchell (22), D. R. Campbell (20) plays G. L. Sadd ( —), IL Macalister (24) a bye. The first round for the L.G.U. medals was played by the Invercargill Ladies’ Club at Otatara on Thursday. Mrs Masters winning in the A Grade 95—11—84; and Mrs T. F. Macdonald in the B . Grade 122—34—88.

THE RIVERTON CLUB. WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES. On Wednesday afternoon a bogey match was played on the Riverton links. Great interest was taken in the game by the spectators present. Following* are the results: —Rouse 2 up, Banks all square, Hall I down, Instone 3 down, Scobie 3 down, McNeil 3 down, Webb 3 down, Harrison 3 down, Jordan 4 down, McKinnon 5 down, Birch 6 down, Hawke 8 down. BOXIRG. THE WORLD’S CHAMPION. NO INTENTION OF RETIRING NEW YORK, May 6. (Received, May 7, 15 p.m.) “Jack” Dempsey and his wife sailed by the liner Berengaria on Wednesday on a five Aveeks’ trip to England and France for their belated honeymoon. Dempsey reiterated that he has no intention of retiring from the ring.

a-half miles, st lb st lb Black Art . . 10 9 Mahia . . . 9 5 Many Colours 10 1 Fort George 9 4 Good Mark 10 0 Asleep . . . 9 2 Suspicion 9 12 Selenite . . 9 0 Master Peter 9 12 Merekara . . 9 0 Haligan . . - 9 7 Mountain Kenyon . . . 9 5 Gun . . . 9 0

PAKI PAKI HACK HANDICAP, ... £150. Five furlongs. Pantagruel . 9 3 Western Newbury Boom . . 7 1 King . . . 9 3 Sasham , . . 6 12 Tutankhamen 8 13 Manutai . . . 6 12 Master Captain Wai 6 12 Beckwith . 8 8 Waitunaha . 6 12 Star Shell . 7 10 Olympic . . 6 10 Minstrel Boy 7 10 Peshava . . -6 16 Princess Ngata 7 5 Hillation . . 6 10 Capitulation . 7 3 Nine of Spades 6 10 JUVENILE HANDICAP, £150. Five furlongs. Mimetic . . . 9 8 Lin Arlington 7 12 Gold Box 9 5 Berinthia . . 7 3 Shirley . . . 8 12 War Kit . . 7 0 Standard . . 8 9 ORMOND GOLD CUP, £365. Weight-for-age. One mile. Gloaming . . 9 10 Heather Sprig. 9 7 The Hawke . 9 10 Haurangi . . 9 0 BURKE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £300. One and a-quarter miles. Good Sport . 8 8 Duo .... 7 11 Quiescent . . 8 6 Hurangi . . 7 10 Fool’s Dazzling Paradise . . 8 5 Light . . 7 2 Heather Sprig 8 5 Bonena . . . 7 1 Scotch Malatour . . 6 7 Mixture . . 8 3 Simonette 6 7 AKITIO HACK HANDICAP, £150. Six furlongs. Pantagruel . 9 3 Blue Jay . . 7 3 Newbury King 9 2 Kilmere . . . 7 1 Huikai . . . 9 1 Garniola . . 7 1 Road Hog . 8 7 Manutai . . 6 10 Gauntlet . . 8 1 Serenade . 6 10 Chaplin . . . 8 1 Pali .... 6 9 The Strand . 7 10 Mixed Jubilee . . . 7 8 Heather . . 6' 9 Wristlet . . 7 3 OHITU HANDICAP, £150. Nine furlongs. Snatcher . . 8 2 Maunga . . . 7 7 Bonena . . . 8 2 Polly 1’Amour . . 7 11 Peachum . 7 4 Sottano . . 7 10 Chaplin . . . 7 3 Lady Joyce 7 9 Crisis . . . 7 3 General Killoch . . . 6 7 Carrington 7 7 Revel . . . 6 7 OKAWA HANDICAP, £200. Sifc furlongs. Rational . . 10 8 Tuahine . . 7 11 Heather Sprig 9 7 Princess Civilform . . 9 3 Ronnie . . 7 6 Koodoo . . 9 3 Avonlea . . 7 2 Scotch Huikai . . . 7 0 Mixture . . 9 0 Puketoi . . 6 7

One mile, st lb st lb Tenterfield . 10 11 Grim Joke . 9 4 Goosestep . 10 7 Winkie’s All Gold . . 10 3 Rebel . . 9 0 Goldspinner . 9 12 Kilcannich . 9 0 Hungry Hill 9 12 Horatius . . 9 0 Lord Ashlea 9 6 AMBERLEY CUP HANDICAP, £200. One mile and a-quarter. Tarleton . . 9 11 Petunia . . . 6 13 Prosperity . 7 13 The Cheat . 6 12 Royal Star . 7 12 Kilbirnie . . 6 7 Will Oakland 7 11 Ophir . . . 6 7 Dutch Courage ..75 SEADOWN HANDICAP, £140. Six furlongs. Moorland . . 9 1 Prince Sunny Loch 8 10 Charleroi . 6 9 Finora ... 8 4 Corinthic . . 6 7 Royal Mac . 7 13 Lady ' Clarenceux 6 7 GLASNEVIN HACK HANDICAP, £110. Six furlongs. Enare ... 9 0 Prompter 7 1 Bonatic ... 7 13 Gay Life 6 13 Armchair . . 7 13 Peho . . . 6 13 Tempe . . 7 12 Horatious . . 6 9 Voute ... 79 Kilcannich . 6 9 Some Abbey 7 5 BROOMFIELD WELTER HANDICAP, £115. Seven furlongs. Prosperity . . 9 13 Pickaninny . 8 0 Dutch Lord Leslie . 8 0 Courage ..90 Kilbirnie . . 7 8 The Cheat . 8 11 Ophir . . . 7 8 Petunia ... 8 8 Rigel . . . 7 8 Quality . . 8 6 Idaline . . 7 7 KOWAI TROT HANDICAP (saddle), £100. Class 3.50 to 3.35. One mile and a-half. Alvira . . . . scr Gold Mark . . scr Lord Denver . scr yds bhd Afton Water . scr Direct Tod . 24 McKenzie Girl scr Lord Clan . . 72 Dearie Dillon . scr Royal Junior 72 Dillon Lad . . scr Annie’s Dream 84 Lady Dover . . scr Coronel . . . 168 Polo Jim ... scr TEVIOTDALE TROT HANDICAP (harness), £130. For horses that can do 5.0 and have not done better than 4-40. Two miles. Lord Denver . scr Direct Tod . 24 Alvira .... scr Appleshaw . . 36 Eileen Chimes . scr Succession . . 60 Lady Peterson scr Okoura . . . 60 Polo Jim ... scr Lord Clan 84 yds bhd Annie’s Dream 108 Molly Pointer 12 Johnnie Bells 156 Surf Board . 24 NOVICE STAKESPrecious, Cacolet, Bonnywood, Solfello, Forgery, Grey Eyes, Cornstalk, Gay Bird, Some Abbey, Hidden Mystery, Voute, Armchair, Flaming Ray.

Class 4.3. One mile and five furlongs. Pitlour . . . scr Blue Thorpe . 48 Essie Wilkes . scr Burnie . . . 60 Abbess .... scr Buck Up . . 60 yds bhd Avalanche . . 72 Real Lady . 12 Marvin Drift 108 Stone Ginger 24 Thistlewood . 108 Kerrwood Bell 36 Bonny Spec . 144 Sheila Wilkes 48 ROYAL HANDICAP (harness), £225. Class 4.0$. One mile and five furlongs. Dolly Houi . . scr Winter Dillon Blake . scr Audubon . . 24 Cliffchild . . . scr Kaihika . . . ' 24 Hereweka . . . scr Forbury . . . 24 Joy Chimes . . scr Logan Hanlon 36 Cameo .... scr Dillon Gold . 36 Copra ..... scr Lady Joffre . 36 Volata .... scr Mentor . . . 48 yds bhd Try Soon . . 48 Nelson O’Neill 12 Rollicking Haere Ra 12 Bells . . . . 48 Gala Pointer . 24 Oakland . . . 60 PACIFIC HANDICAP (saddle), £275. Class 2 18. One mile. Oaknut . . . scr Rosie Nut . . 24 Ret a scr Pessimist . . 24 Fancy Pointer . scr Lucky Dillon 24 Kanuknot . . scr Queen’s Own . 24 yds bhd St. Maura . . 24 Van Director . 12 Rare Bell Glen Wilkes . 12 Direct . . . 36 Lenamohr . . 12 Coldwater . . 36 Lady Embrace 12 Firelight . , 36 Chaubra . . . 12 Downcast . . / 48 Harewood . . 24 / IMPERIAL HANDICAP (harness), £225. Class 4.52. Two miles. Avalanche . '. scr yds bhd Lady Wild . . scr Patard . . . 12 Wee Olga . . . scr Darkest . . . 60 Secret Link . . scr Carbinea . . . 60 Swiftbine . . . scr Bonny Spee . 72 Fox Trot . . . scr Audobell . . . 72 Blue Thorpe . scr Merry Bingen 84 VICTORY HANDICAP (harness), £750. Class 4.32. Two miles. Whispering Alto Chimes . 36 Willie .... Kt Waitaki Girl . 36 yds bhdVilo 48 Delaven Quest 24 Great Bingen 60

Orion .... 24 Realm .... 84 Dolly Dillon . 24 ,RAILWAY HANDICAP (harness), £275. Class 3.5. One mile and five furlongs. Winsome Jolly Chimes 12 Melody . . ser Trenand . . . 12 Guy Fawkes scr Our Nurse . . 12 Homer . . . scr Brentloc . . . 24 Cottage Girl . . scr Rebel .... 24 Kate Thorpe scr Kean John , 36 Reta . . . , . scr Harley Dillon 36 yds bhd Bing Boy . . 36 Daphne Bird 12 Oboe M. Glimpse . . . 12 Wilkoa . . 48 Delville Wood 12 Desborough 48 PENINSULA HANDICAP (harness), £325. Class 4.47. Two miles. Darkest . . . . scr Sunny Jim . ' 36 yds bhd Napland . . . 60 Audobell . . . 12 Lazarus . . . 84 Merry Bingen 24 Clonmel . . . 96 Bon Sonty . . 36 Peter Money Spider 36 McKinney . 96 FAREWELL HANDICAP (harness), £300. 2.16. One mile. Lord Bingen . . scr Alto Chimes . 36 Dillon Wilkes 12 Bell Harold 36 ’ yds bhd Dolly Diilon . 36 Firelight . . 12 Jack Potts . . 48

st lb st lb Tenterfield . 10 12 Kilbirnie . . 9 9 Kukume . . 10 9 Lord Castellan . . 10 9 Ashlea . . 9 7 Petunia . . , 10 8 Rigel . . . 9 7 All Gold . . 10 4 North Inch . 9 7 Bonomel . . o 10 4 Horatius . . 9 0 Goldspinner . 9 13/ TRIAL STAKES: Cultivation, Peho, Jarretierre, Ivaline, Rapier, Gaybird, Cornstalk, Solfello, dis Majesty, Voute. FERNSIDE TROT HANDICAP (harness), £120. Class 4.56. Two miles Locanda Rose . scr Admiral Polo Jim . . scr Pointer . . 36 Lord Denver . scr Ecstacy . . 36 Frank Dillon . scr Sparkling Direct Tod . . scr Chimes . . 60 Surfboard . . scr Annie’s Dream 60 Appleshaw . . scr Crusader . 60 Tommy Bells . scr Carbinea . . 84 yds bhd Koraki . . . 108 Succession 12 Peter Mac . . 168 Lord Clan . 36 Talero . . . 180 NORTH CANTERBURY HANDICAP, £150. One mile and a-quarter. Tarleton . . 9 13 Jubilant . . 7 3 Prosperity 8 3 Kilbirnie . . 6 11 Royal Star . 8 2 Ophir . . '. 6 10 Crown Star . 7 13 Prince Dutch Charleroi . 6 10 Courage . . 7 9 Ferino . . . 6 10 Enare . . . 7 8 Winkie’s Goosestep . . 7 3 Rebel . . . 6 7 LOBURN HACK HANDICAP, £120. Six furlongs. Coch-y-bondhu 9 1 Prompter . . 7 6 Kilris . . . 8 12 Flaming Ray 7 6 Miss Minerva 8 10 Gay Life . . 7 4 Corinthic . . 8 8 Hallowmoon 7 4 Bonatic . . 8 3 Kilcannich . 7 0 Armchair . . 8 3 Grey Eyes . 7 0 Tempe . . . 8 2 Cacolet . /. . 7 0 Voute . . . 7 13 OHAKA TROT HANDICAP (saddle) £110. Clasv 2.24. One mile. Alvira . . . . scr -yds bhd Bob Dillon . . scr Nellie Evolution . . . scr Bramley . . 12 , Frank Dillon . scr Ecstacy . . . 12 Miss Denver . scr Annie’s Dream 12 Lady Trafalg ar scr Drone . . . 12 Royal Junior . scr Albert Logan . 12 Ruth Hall . . . scr Osier Beauty . 12 Imshi . . . . scr Lone Hand . 12 Dome . . . . scr Awamo . . . 24 Yen . -. . . scr Koraki . . . 24 Lord Clan . . scr Lady Admiral Pointer scr Bountiful 24 My Sonny . . scr Mary Galindo 24 Lady Zora . . scr Squatter . . 36 Logan Lad . . scr Prince Athol . 36 Peter Mac . . 48 Coronel . . . 72 FAREWELL HANDICAP, £130. Five furlongs. Moorland . . 9 13 Corinthic . . 7 4 Ayrburn . . 8 12 Gold Brick . 7 4 Goldtown . . 8 6 Horatius . . 6 7 Pickaninny . 7 6 Hallowmoon 6 7

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