SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 20207, 18 June 1927, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. Napier Park R.C.’s meeting due to-day. Auckland T.C.’s Winter fixture opens to-day. t Wellington R.C. Winter entries close Monday. Rahepoto may visit Trentham and C.J.C. tracks. Master Doon may race at Wellington R.C. meeting. Western King is engaged at the A.T.C. races to-morrow. Gisborne sire, Cynic (imp.) is now leased in Taranaki. Passionate is to race over hurdles at Wellington meeting. Doubts are expressed as to Nukumai’s future turf prospects. T. Green is expected to be riding again at the end of the month. Auckland pacer, Glandore, joins D. Bennett’s Addington stable. Peneus will attract attention as a hurdler at Napier Park to-morrow. Can W. J. Tomkinson improve square trotting gelding Young Blake? Baby Bun, by Some Boy IL, has been blistered and spelled up in Auckland. Northern touts say that veteran Vagabond will presently clear the big fences. Mrs M. A. Perry’s new sire. Cockpit, was a successful racehorse in England. Well-bred pony Princess Lupin, by King Lupin—Tinopai, goes to Sydney to race. Pacer Imprint should be kept in memory for Winter and Spring engagements. Hawke’s Bay J.C.’s Winter meeting is due on Friday and Saturday of next week. A Limerick—Commendation race at Randwick would create keen Spring interest. N.S.W. horse, Western King, paced well on Auckland tracks on Tuesday morning. Peter Bingen will have a difficult task at Auckland, but he is a fit and well pacer. The turf will benefit if the C.J.C. and A.R.C. meetings are on different dates in November. Many good supporters of trotting do not favour the minimum harness weight raised to 11.0. Local trainer J. A. Rowland is going north on a holiday trip during the incoming week. Cross-country jockey A. S. Ellis is slowly recovering from injuries caused by a careless car-driver. The N.Z. Sapling Stakes favourite, Vestas, who lost his race at the start, is a promising young pacer. The appearance of the imported American square trotting sire, Peter Moko, will be welcomed in the south. When the Auckland T.C.’s Winter meeting concludes D. Withers should still lead the winning reinsmen's list. D. Withers will race Mr J. R. McKenzie’s American horses, Silk Thread and Frisco Beau at the Auckland T.C. meeting. Why do owners send horses to Sydney to race? Because the cost of travelling and upkeep is less in a land of sunshine and dry tracks. South Island light harness stables promise to play a very important part in the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting opening today. Wingatui mentor F. Shaw has an interesting pupil in work, the youngster referred to being a full sister to the high-priced Overhaul. Latest advice from the north is to the effect that the track is likely to be on the holding side for the Auckland T.C.’s Winter meeting to-day.

The Hawke’s Bay- Hunt Club’s Steeplechase meeting on Wednesday next has attracted very nice fields, with prominent winter racers to contest the events. Windbag’s list for his first season at the stud is reported to be full and his olcl owner, Mr Miller, has contributed to this result with 20 mares. It will be interesting to note how Crown Coin fares as a steeplechaser as his late trainer, deceased “Rangi” Thompson, held a high opinion of him as a prospective ’chaser. It is reported from the north that Laughing Prince has furnished nicely since he went into winter quarters. The Australianbred juvenile may race at Marton in September. “The punter’s puzzle,” Little River, is reported to have been suffering from limb injury of late, the trouble being caused at the Wanganui fixture, hence he will hardly be at his best this week. While Silver Peak’s son, Silver Paper, has embarked on his first racing preparation, the gelding’s half-sister by Some Boy 11., is reported to be developing into a filly of useful size. It is reported that an Australian buyer who has been operating in the Southland district during the past week has purchased Soldier’s Hope, by Soldier’s Chorus— Chrysalis, by Silkworm. During the progress of the recent Dunedin J.C. Winter meeting the aged steeplechaser Mettle Drift was passed on by his Invercargill owner to an Otago purchaser. The son of Rorke’s Drift is now in F. Shaw’s stable at Wingatui. The rising two-year-old filly, Baffin Boy, who will carry Mr J. Hannon’s colours next season, is a racy-looking daughter of Solferino—Ada Merling (dam of Red Wink, by Winkie). She will be prepared by F. W. Ellis on the S.R.C. tracks. > A little known fact of considerable interest to New Zealanders is that many of the best light harness horses in Victoria descended from a daughter or granddaughter of Lurline, whom R. J. Mason rode in the Melbourne Cup of 1874. The unlucky galloper of the Southland season, King Balboa, has been returned to his owner to undergo a winter holiday. The son of Balboa was in great heart when he left R. McKay’s training quarters for Woodlands. Mr J. Graham’s big chestnut was very narrowly defeated in six or seven races during the closing season. King Balboa evidently appreciated his return to the place of his birth last week, as he made a great fuss when he came within sight of the pastures on which he was raised. During the next two months Mr W. T. Hazlett’s private mentor, F. J. McKay, will be a busy trainer in his temporary quarters at Riccarton, as he will have from eight to ten horses of all ages under his care. When McKay left here on Wednesday he had charge of Frenchman, Paris, Irish, Apache, Father O’Flynn, a jumping mare by Fleetham, and the rising three-year-olds, Latin Quarter (Thurnham—Moulin Rouge*) and the filty Slanther ( T hurnham—

Colleen). Some time ago Mr Hazlett sent two rising two-year-old fillies by Tractor from Moulin Rouge and Wild Colleen respectively on to Riccarton to be educated by E. Scoullar. When they left here Irish, Paris and Father O’Flynn were recovering from the effects of racing at Wingatui in deep going, and Frenchman was working along soundly, while his injured hind limb was fining down nicely. It was also noticeable that the coming three-year-olds, Latin Quarter (gelding) and Slanther, had furnished and improved to a considerable extent since they participated in the Novice Parade at the Otautau Racing Club’s recent meeting. The local string went to Canterbury to get the benefit of the good tracks at the C.J.C.’s headquarters.

It is understood that Full Swing is not to be mated with imported Solferino, as previously announced, a more interesting decision having been arrived at in the meantime. It appears that Full Swing and Satisfaction (dam of Receipt) are to be sent to Wanganui to be mated with Limond

(sire of Limerick and Commendation) at Mr G. M. Currie’s stud, while the North Island breeder will ship two of his wellbred mares to Mr G. A. Kain’s Willowmeade Stud at Stirling to become consorts of Solferino. This looks like a sporting arrangement between two well-known studmasters that will create a considerable amount of interest. Satisfaction, it may be mentioned, was a good racehorse herself and since being relegated to the stud produced Receipt at the first time of asking. She is a'well-bred matron by Bezonian (imp.)—Satisfaire, by Birkenhead—Content, by Dreadnought— Lullaby, by Apremont—Hammock (imp.) and promises to become a very valuable dam of racers. The Winton mare, Fairform, who has been bred to Some Boy IL by Mr E. Raines, of that town, is a halfsister by Boniform to Satisfaction. Subscriptions to the English sire, Limond, are precious at the present time, hence it is fascinating to students of breeding to learn that Full Swing and Satisfaction are to be bred to the North Islander.

The well-known local gelding, Navy Cut, is to be qualified with the Birchwood Hunt. He was treated to a course of bat-ten-schooliag some weeks ago by R. Bromby and satisfied his mentor that he will jump well with the necessary practice. A foreign buyer who has been inspecting various Southland-owned horses during the past week, with the object of purchasing gallopers to be raced on Australian country courses, was anxious to secure Schottische but there was nothing doing. The Greyspear mare is at present held on lease by Mr L. Smith, but in the fullness of time she will be relegated to the stud of her owners, the Messrs Grieve Brothers, to join Eight Bells and Andante in the matrons’ paddock. Schottische is a useful galloper, young and well-bred, hence her owners are well advised in keeping her for their select stud. Although he has passed from the local training tracks, Last Thought has apparently not retired from the public gaze, as the North Islander won a Maiden Jumping contest at a meet of the Birchwood Hunt last week. The son of Expect and his stablemate, Londonderry, are at present qualifying with the little dogs in the Western district. Cassolette and Bilbo are in easy exercise on the S.R.C. tracks and both are coming back after strenuous racing tasks at Wingatui recently. Cassolette is apparently free of the intermittent lameness that characterised her some weeks ago, but one never knows what will happen when she resumes hard work. She is a very nice mare and a speedy galloper, but F. W. Ellis has never been able to give her a thorough preparation, a fact that may account for her failure to quite see out six furlongs in good races. A friend, who called in upon A. McKay this week, informs the writer that the Riverton trainer has a promising string in hand. The show galloper of the Western district establishment is undoubtedly Arrowy, by Archery—Miss Signal, who has wintered well and is developing into a very fine-looking gelding. Arrowy was a very useful, stout two-year-old performer, and it would cause no surprise if he should do well next season. Another attractive pupil in McKay's stable is the rising two-year-old filly by Some Boy ll.—'Morse Signal, who has been widely engaged in classic events. While several experienced writers now admit that weight, sticky going and smart opponents contributed to the defeat of Set Sail at the Otautau R.C. and Dunedin J.C. meetings Pressmen of the grandstand and fair weather type are still snarling and making nasty insinuations. What these armchair and street-corner alleged turf writers do not realise is the effect of holding going in the south during the winter season allied

to real weight, to say nothing of having to meet very smart gallopers like Full Swing, Circulation and Wingatui at a decided weight disadvantage. The writing “ieaners” referred to simply cannot understand that horses like Full Swing, Circulation and Wingatui must be classed as gallopers of more than average merit. Take Wingatui, for example, this Tractor filly is probably the equal if not superior to any other juvenile of her age in New Zealand at the present time, hence her defeat of Set Sail in deep going is not surprising. Then, again. Full Swing, under a light weight in winter time, is well known by Invercargill track frequenters to be better than Set Sail with 9.0 or 8.10 over ten to twelve furlongs when southern muddy track conditions prevail. Writers who gain their impressions of racehorses from “paper form” or the loose talk prevailing in the business quarters of some tonsorial artists cannot estimate the effects of Otago and Southland heavy winter tracks when good mares like Set Sail have to compete under heavy poundage against smart rivals leniently treated. Writing in the Otago Times of June 17, “Sentinel” throws some light on the running of a well-known Dunedin-owned ’chaser at Ellerslie—“Tuki bears scars above knees where he struck heavily when running in the Great Northern Steeplechase. S. G. Ware states that the Quin Abbey gelding had a blind run at a fence when leaving the steeplechase course for the main track, and flattened out the obstacle. The mishap completely settled his chance, but he made no mistakes when he won. By the w r ay, some of the Auckland critics made lengthy comment on Tuki’s ‘reversal of form,’ but apparently they did not see the mishap which wrecked the horse’s chance in his principal engagement at Ellerslie.” There are evidently racing tasks ahead for Soltoe and Equerry as J. W. Pankhurst is keeping the pair steadily at work on the Southland Racing Club’s tracks. It is on the cards that both will be engaged at the Wellington R.C.’s Winter fixture when entries for the meeting close on Monday night, buj a final decision has yet to be arrived at in this connection. However, this useful pair of geldings are well forward in racing condition, and it is almost certain that they will be called upon to compete at the Christchurch Hunt Club and Grand National gatherings. That useful old slave, Kilfane, is at present acting as schoolmaster to some of the novices in R. McKay’s local stable. One of the maiden performers referred to is the rising three-year-old filly Attractive Lady, who will race in Mr R. B. Stivens’ colours as a daughter of Tractor and Lady Sentinel, by Kilbroney—Lady Wayward 11. (imp.). She is a stoutly-built young lady of exceptional pedigree, and it is reasonable to hope that she will furnish into a useful winner. The veteran galloper Baldowa is running out in the paddock by day and slowly recovering from his recent breakdown. The tough son of Balboa may not withstand another preparation, but he has come through several apparently hopeless positions with credit and may do so again, but the chances ar« against him.

An unfortunate accident happened to the well-known local pacer, Spring Chimes, on Wednesday night. It seems that he was put out in his paddock for the night and next morning was found to have struck himself, the end of a loose shoe having cut into one of his forelegs very deeply alongside a tendon. No vital spot was affected, but the wound is a very ugly one and will take a long time to heal. This happening was unfortunate for A. McLellan, as the gelding was in rare shape and his owner had some intention of campaigning him at the N.Z.M.T.C.’s Grand National meeting at Addington in He is a very fine saddle performer over a distance, and this fact opened the way to another attractive venture on the Christchurch tracks, but for his mishap. Several northern owners had an eye on the Four' Chimes gelding during his recent visit to Canterbury with a view to purchase, but could not quite come to terms with the owner-trainer of the local hoppled performer. Spring Chimes may be sold, however, by McLellan, as he is now a difficult horse to place at home owing to his genuine racing performances of the current season.

The English-bred gallopers, Celerity 11. and Spean Bridge, are being kept in light but steady exercise by J. A. Rowland, and are looking very well. In fact, both present a particularly bright appearance, and it is a great pity that they cannot be raced at present under summer conditions. In addition’to the imported gallopers Rowland has Bloom and several novices engaged in easy daily tasks.

The powerful gelding Jack o’ Lantern, looking very much in the rough, is a daily toiler with the team controlled by F. W. Ellis on the S.R.C. tracks. The Fleetham gelding, who still sports a damaged hock, as the result of a recent accident, is moving soundly and freely in half-pace work. Had A. S. Ellis not sustained severe injuries recently as the result of a passing motorist’s carelessness. Jack o’ Lantern would have been introduced to the officials of the Birchwood Hunt some weeks ago.

The Southland Racing Club’s sand track is proving a boon to local trainers at present, and without it they would be unable to satisfactorily handle more than a dozen youngsters at present undergoing an educational course. Very few members of the Southland R.C. have any idea of the growing demand in Invercargill for suitable training tracks, particularly at this time of year, and they need not be surprised if the matter is brought under their notice officially in the near future.

Fascinating but apt to deceive best describes the work of the youngsters at present undergoing their preliminary education on the Southland Racing Club’s tracks under the eyes of their respective anxious trainers. F. W. Ellis will presently have five rising two-year-olds in active commission, but at present Red Sea (Valkyrian—Whitianga), Silver Paper (Paper Money—Silver Peak), and the Australian-bred gelding by The Sybarite—Wolke, are his most forward workers. His morning string will be augmented in due course by the filly Baffin Bay, by Solferino—Ada Merling, and the New South Wales-bred filly by Nassau —Light Action. Another of Ellis’s youthful charges is the rising three-year-old filly by Kilbroney —Eager Eyes, ranking as a half-sister to Listening Post, Laughing Eyes, Bran Pie, and Sparkling Eyes. She is of the lowset, sturdy type at present, but it is hoped that she will grow upwards prior to making her debut on the turf. At the same time, this daughter of Kilbroney moves with a tireless action that is promising and she can apparently always pull out sufficient pace to keep upsides with her galloping mates. Of the other pupils of Ellis', Red Sea is a willing mover, who tucks her hind legs under her in approved fashion and proceeds to eat up the ground in lengthy strides, while she is quick on her legs for a tall-growing infant racer. The Australian gelding by The Sybarite is a long, low young gentleman, well furnished in front, but yet to fill out behind. He moves freely and behaves like an ancient war horse, a great recommendation with a trainer who has invariably to fear the vagaries of the highlystrung brigade. Silver Paper is just as sensible as his dam, that good racing mare of other days, but this is not to say that he lacks initiative. The descendant of Paper Money is awakening to the racing game and when pitted against any of his young prospective rivals he puts in excellent work and is always willing to increase the pace —s 4 far none of the local youngsters have been given their heads in sprinting efforts, as the tracks are not suitable for really fast efforts. J. W. Pankhurst has two very nice novices of tender years in a forward state of preparation and the rising three-year-old filly, Intolerance, by Solferino

—Comment, performs like a very useful galloper in the making. She can move fast and has to be restrained from stretching her usual companion, the coming two-year-old colt by Night Raid—Marsa, to an undue extent. The latter, a half-brother to Full Swing, is a very nice youngster and it does not take a practised eye to see that he is possessed of undoubted galloping ability. He is growing into a powerful colt, not too much on the leg, and in many respects he resembles Full Swing. He canters down in a very resolute manner and creates the impression that he will travel fast some fine day when his trainer elects to have him given his head on a suitable grass galloping surface. J. A. Rowland’s youthful racing charges were taken up later than the debutants of other local stables, but a natty little fellow by Paper Money—Martifors will assuredly prove speedy when wound up for racing purposes. Like the Paper Money youngster in Ellis’s stable, the Endeavour Lodge candidate of similar strain is well-be-haved and his trainer has reason to be satisfied with his ability to gallop as demonstrated in his early tasks. Rowland’s other charge is a loosely-made free-actioned gelding called Redenui, who claims imported Paladin as his sire and through his dam, Wer Lady, he comes of excellent family. He, too, moves nicely and with age and seasoning may develop into a valuable handicap performer where extended distances come under review. Vinegrove, a rising three-year-old, who was prepared by Rowland last season, has resumed work and it is satisfactory to note that he is filling out and growing up into a useful son of Tractor and the well-bred Watercourse. He is going on the right way in the meantime, and his trainer is satisfied to leave his speed-testing endeavours to the spring time when green grass circuits will invite the local baby and juvenile racers in embryo to hit out with their best feet foremost. On looks, conformation, and breeding several of the young thoroughbreds at present being handled on the S.R.C. tracks will probably compare favourably with their northern rivals of similar age next season.

NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, June 14. The following are the acceptances for the Napier Park R.C.’s Winter meeting on June 18: MATEO HACK HURDLES, £l5O. One and a-half miles.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. TO-DAY'S GAMES. The following are the teams for to-day:— Star senior fifteen to play Pirates at Rugby Park No. 1 area at 2.30 p.m.:— I. W. Campbell; D. Murray, J. McAuliffe, W. R. Oughton; G. Oughton, J. R. Bell; K. Connolly; J. Howden, J. Murray; H. Padget, L. J. Cockroft, J. Shaw; J. Lilley, D. Clark; B. Mahoney. Emergencies:—A. McKenzie, P. Hennessey. •Star junior fifteen to play Bluff, at Bluff (train leaves at 1.30 p.m.) :—I. Ronalds; R. Adams, J. Shand, H. Donaldson; L. Burke, T. Riddell; W. Adams; D. Blue, W. R. Walker; J. Hogan, C. Aitken, C. Hunt; F. Blick, F. Bailey; W. R. Creaser. Emergencies:—H. McGavock, W. McDonald, C. White. Star third fifteen to play Bluff on Biggar street at 2.15 p.m.:—Wyeth; A. Giles, G. McCall, H. Giller; Smith, D. Agnew; Henderson ; W. Torrance, B. Agnew; A. Cuff, W. Thomson, J. Connolly; Gardiner, W. Rodgers; A. Lee. Emergencies:—A. Smith, A. Wilson. •* The following will represent Pirates’ Senior team in their match against Star to-day at 2.30 p.m.: Mills, Geddes, Diack, Calder, Pickering, Pay, Johnson; Roberts, Tinnock, Batchelor, McKay, Hazlett, Bird, Cockroft, Johnson. Emergencies: Archer, Wilson and Thomas. The following players will represent Pirates’ second grade in their match against Marist at Biggar street, 2.30 p.m.: Aitken, Patton, Lishman, Craig, Broughton, Falconer, McPherson, Scott, Cook, McDonald, Scobie, Archer, Cox, Roberts, Carter, Blee, Hodge, Clark. The following will represent Pirates’ third grade in their match against Southern at Southern Reserve, 2.30 p.m.: Ladbrook, Trotter, Fraser, Irving, Aldridge, Mclntosh, Robinson, King, Roberts, Orkney, King, Keeler, Double, Campbell, McGregor, Small, Jones, Allott, Nicblson. Waikiwi second grade team to play Blues at Waikiwi at 2.30 p.m.:—Busby, Baird, Bricknell, J. Giles, A. Giles, J. Gibson, Shieffelbien, L. Smith, Montague, I. Smith, W. Gibson, McDonald, Kallam, Mitchell, Melvin. Emergencies:—Myers, Hogan. The following will represent Invercargill third grade in their match with Technical to be played on Queen’s Park at 2.30 p.m.: —McKay, Frampton (2), Low, Checketts

(2), White, O’Kane, Whelan, Rask, Ladbrook, Foster, Insall, Lee, Pomeroy. Emergencies : —Holland, Butler. The following will represent Invercargill fourth grade in their match with Marist on Eastern Reserve at 2.30 p.m.:—McKay, Davis, Fletcher, Ross, Wilson, Brandford, Mayne, Purdue, Baty, Stephens, Rains, Blue, Henderson, Mitchell, Bloy, Nisbet, Frampton. The following will represent Marist juniors in their match against Pirates at Biggar street No. 1 at 2.15 p.m.:—Meffin, M. Forde, Miller, Lyons, O’Shaughnessy, Murfitt, J. Henley, Elliott, Campbell, Culling, Hislop, Maher, Rillstone, F. Forde, Kelly. Emergencies:—Hunt, Walsh, T. Henley. The following players will represent Marist third grade in their match against High School B on High School No. 1 ground at 2 p.m.:—Halpin, Chisholm, Milne, Hill, Crawford, Pascoe, Ryan, Walsh, Hill, McManus, Gonley, Broad, Maher, Greig, Barrell, Wybrow, Fulton and Johnstone. Marist fourth grade to play Invercargill on Eastern Reserve at 2.30 p.m.:—Beadle, Mason, Chisholm, Cooper, McGowan, Orme, Butler, Holloway, Milne, Ryan, Stanway, Messent, Pankhurst, Chapman, Hardy, Sullivan, Gilfedder, Little, Shirley, Walsh and Kelly. Southern senior fifteen to play Blues: —Blair, Burtenshaw, Patterson, McEwan, McCallum, McNeil, Mannix, Lilley, Wood, Brown, Maher, McEwan, Philpott, McFadyen, Cavanagh, Hughes. Southern third grade to play Pirates on Southern Reserve at 2.30 p.m.:—Jack, Murray, Flynn, McEwan, McLeod, Plato, King, Corkin, Sommerville, Styles, Morgan, Hamilton, Lock, Gellatly, Neilson. Emergencies: —F. Mayze,' Williams, Glasson, B. Leith, Robertson. Southern fourth grade to play Waikiwi at Queen’s Park at 2.30 p.m.:—Halliburton, W. McFarlane, Oliver, Burgess, Sutherland, H. McFarlane, Philpott, Taylor, Mennie, Martlew, Taylor, G. McFarlane, Kissell, O. McFarlane, Winders, Martin, Finkle. The following will represent Bluff seconds v. Star, at Bluff, this afternoon: Tall, Harris, L. Morrison, Te Au, Silvester, J. Hamilton, Kilty, H. Shepard, W. Gilson, C. Hunter, Mclntyre, Wilson, Barton, Wiig, McGregor. The following will represent Bluff thirds v. Star, at Biggar street, this afternoon: Dawson, Fowler, Macdonald, R. Shepard, Allen, Kitson, Calder, Clark, Lucy, Walker, Parry, Johnsen, Newall, Bigwood, L. Gilson. REFEREES FOR TO-DAY. The following referees will officiate at to-day’s matches:— —First Grade— Pirates v Star, Rugby Park No. 1, Mr E. Kelly; line umpires, Mr Cross and Mr Finnerty. Invercargill v Southern, Rugby Park No. 2, Mr F. Daubney; line umpires, Mr Leckie and Mr G. A. Withers. Second Grade— Invercargill v Waikiwi, Waikiwi, 2.30, Mr W. Stott. Bluff v Star, Bluff, 2.45, Mr W. McStay. Pirates v Marist, Biggar street No. 1, 2.30, Mr A. H. Stott. —Third Grade— Invercargill v Technical, Queen’s Park No. 1, 2.30, Mr E. Budd. Pirates v Southern, Southern Reserve, 2.30, Mr W. Swale. High School B v Marist, High School No. 1,2 p.m., Mr A. Bull. Bluff v Star, Biggar street, No. 2, 2.45, Mr R. D. Cox. —Fourth Grade — Southern v Waikiwi, Queen’s Park No. 2, 2.30, Mr Burton. Marist v Invercargill, Eastern Reserve, 2.30, Mr Dyer. Technical v High School, High School No. 2,2 p.m., Mr Mannix. —Central District — Heddon Bush v Winton, Winton, Mr Nelson. Waianiwa v Drummond, Drummond, Mr J. Latta. Emergency referees: Messrs H. R. Miller, J. Durham, J. Oughton. SOCCER. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. The following team will represent Invercargill versus a combined team —Rangers and Corinthians—at the Showgrounds at 2.30 p.m. this afternoon: —Cathcart, Kendall, Gosling, Wilson, Woodham, Tourell, Elley, Fitzpatrick, Williamson, Keen and Hodgeson. CHINESE TEAM DEFEATS AUSTRALIANS. Adelaide, June 17. The Chinese soccer team defeated South Australia by 7 goals to I.—A. and N.Z.

st lb st lb Peneus . . . 10 13 Aral aura . . 9 3 Lombardo . . 9 12 Mountain Top 9 2 Great Day . 9 10 Rakauponga . 9 0 Peshwa ... 9 9 Ballyfarnon . 9 0 Sweet Heather 9 8 PETONE HACK STEEPLECHASE, £150. Two miles. Little River .11 1 Hokioi . . . 10 2 Crown Coin . 10 13 Kirkwood . . 9 11 Merry Singer 10 10 Handy . . . 9 2 Waioeka Jack 10 10 Scornful . . . 9 2 Woden ... 10 6 Fairfield . . 9 0 Vagabond . . 10 3 Good Mark . 9 0 Rangi Sarto . 10 3 MEEANEE HACK HANDICAP. £125. Five furlongs. Nastori ... 10 6 Arrow Boy . 9 3 Watchman . . 10 2 Karutahi . . 9 0 Coot .... 9 10 Green Grocer 9 0 Essential ... 9 9 High Heather 9 0 Inner Harbour 9 8 Hollycombe . 9 0 Butter Scotch 9 5 Tam Byrne . 9 0

NAPIER STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £250. Two and a-half miles. Bonny Rill . 9 13 Waioeka Jack 9 0 Crown Coin . 9 8 Woden . . . 9 0 Little River . 9 4 Kovno .... 9 0 LADIES’ BRACELET, £100. One and a-quarter miles. Mint Leaf . 12 11 Radiate . . . 11 2 Perle de Leon 12 8 Serenade . . 10 1 13 Royal Diadem 12 4 Blissfulness . 10 7 Brigadier Bill 11 2 Tameterangi . 10 7 STEW ARDS’ HANDICAP, £175. One mile. Rascal ... 10 3 Hathor . . . 9 6 Mint Leaf . 10 3 Huakai . . . 9 3 Royal Diadem 9 13 Road Hog . . 9 2 Buoyant ... 9 9 Othon . . . Gaze .... 99 9 0 SETTLER’S HACK HANDICAP, £125. Seven furlongs. Kilmezzo . . 10 11 Coot .... 9 7 Merle ... 10 6 Highway . . 9 6 Grand Heather Blend 9 2 National 9 11 Toka .... 9 0 Calluna ... 9 11 Piperenzo . . 9 0

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, June 10. The following are the acceptances for the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s Winter meeting on June 18 and 22:— MANGERE HANDICAP (harness), £300. Glass 3.30. One and a-half miles. Maud Logan . . Lt Lola Recklaw . Lt Red Star . . . Lt Master Cute . . Lt Maid of the Uramic . . . . Lt Mountains Lt Loch Moigh . . Lt Delavan Bill . . Lt Concertina . . . Lt Mars .... . Lt Daytime . . . Lt Dillon Huon . . Lt Hohora .... Lt Asset . . . . Lt Lottie Advance Lt Oliver Thorpe . Lt 4 yds bhd Longford . . . Lt Admiral Loch . 12 Beatty . . . . Lt Amaris .... 12 Bingen King . . Lt Brendo .... 24 Richore . . . . Lt Uncle Bert . . 21 Vestas .... . Lt Tapare .... 24 Queen Audubon . Lt Buz Buz . . . 24 Golden Park . . Lt Van Rich . . 24 Master Huia . . Lt Master Councillor 36 Marionette . . . Lt Florent . . . 36 Kingsclere . . . Lt Wallroon . . . 60 WINTER HANDICAP (harness), £300. Trotters. Limit 4.56. Two miles. Tiki .... . Lt Miss Leda . . 36 Peter Boez . . . Lt Sean Triubhais . 48 Appeal .... . Lt Anseline . . . 48 Escalator . . . Lt Kolmar .... 60 Direct Action . Lt Golden Gate . 60 Ruez .... . Lt Tiger Salve . . 60 Roma Bingen . . Lt Petroleuse . . 72 Don Zolock . . Lt Bingen Star . 72 Billy Carbine . Lt Tamerlane . . 84 Colonel Thorpe . Lt Nourmahal . . 84 Floraline . . . Lt Gold Sovereign 108 yd s bhdWild Nut . . . 108 Kempton . . . 24 Trampfast . . . 180 Great Change . 24 CAMPBELL HANDICAP (harness), £1000. Limit • 1.33. Two miles. Dick Dillon . . . Lt Billy Sea . . 24 Silk Thread . . Lt Machine Gun . 24 Napland . . . Lt Jewel Pointer . 24 Dr Dillon . . . Lt Nelson Fame . 24 Terence Dillon . Lt Peterwah . . . 24 Goldman . . . Lt Holly Boy . . 24 Lord Nepean . . Lt Countryman . . 36 Harold Thorpe . Lt Cardinal Logan 48 yds bhd Peter Bingen . 60 Western King 12 Imprint .... 72 Anselm . . . 24 HOBSON HANDICAP (harness), £400. Limit 4.42. Two miles. Speed King . . Lt yds bhd Gold Dial . . . Lt Henry Logan . 12 Great Earl . . . Lt Buz Buz . . . 36 Daytime . . . . Lt Rockburn . . 48 Rua Pere . . . Lt Avenger . . . 60 Amaris .... . Lt Marshal Neil . 60 Delavan Bill . . Lt Respect .... 60 Grattan Thorpe . Lt Gold Jacket . . 60 Uncle Bert . . . Lt Rock Hinton . 84 STEWARDS’ TROT HANDICAP (harness), £500. Trotters. Limit 4.42. Pwo miles. Ngatira . . . . Lt yds bhd Ingle Bingen . . Lt Frisco Beau . . 12 Sister Beatrice . Lt Peter McKinney 24 The Tartar . . Lt Trampfast . . . 36 Wimmera King . Lt Betty Moko . 48 Sebisca . . . . Lt Elzear .... 60 MARCONI HANDICAP (harness), £300. Limit 2.54. i One and a-quarter miles. Uramic . . . . Lt yds bhd Hohora . . . . Lt Logan Rothschild 12 Ekoeranei . • . Lt Rua Pere . . . 12 Roamer . . . . Lt D’Artagnan . . 12 Mars .... . Lt Rockaway . . 24 Charming Pronto Lt Mulwaree . . . 24 Vestas .... . Lt Van Rich . . . 24 Lottie Advance . Lt Henry Logan . 24 Enawah . . . Lt Luvan .... 36 Cora Tacks . . . Lt Respect .... 36 Our Patch . . . Lt Direct Morning 36 Tui Zolock . . Lt Master Councillor 36 Richore . . . . Lt Wood vale . . . 36 Lola Recklow . Lt The Shrew . . 48 Bronze Patch . . Lt I ord Nepean . 60 CORNWALL HANDICAP (harness), £500. Limit 2.14. One mile. yds bhd Final McKinney . Lt All Bell . . . 12 Nelson Tasker . Lt Western King 12 Dick Dillon . . . Lt Jewel Pointer . 12 Ben Lomond . . Lt Holly Boy . . 12 Jean Darling . . Lt Harold Thorpe . 24 Nantwich . . . Lt Bell Harold . . 24 Glandore . . . Lt Imprint .... 36 Lady Dunmore . Lt Nelson Fame . 48 Rey Logan . . . Lt Peter Bingen . 48