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Southland Times, Issue 20225, 9 July 1927, Page 10

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NOTES BY SIR MODRED. V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase to-day. Wellington R.C. Winter meeting opens Tuesday. South Canterbury Hunt meeting handicaps Wednesday. Grand National weights due on Tuesday, July 19. Waimate Hunt meeting acceptances due on Tuesday. N.Z.M. Trotting Club entries close on Thursday next at noon. Wellington Steeplechase is run on Tuesday of next week. G. Price left Wellington for Sydney on Tuesday last. Count Cavour has begun his spring training at Riccarton. Glenroas was scratched for all engagements at W.R.C. meeting. Twenty-six smart gallopers figure in Trentham Trial Stakes. Te Aroha reports stare that King Lu has been galloping smartly. S. Henderson will ride Catkin and Santonio on Tuesday, July 13. Captain Sarto will represent Invercargill at Trentham next week. Perle de Leon arrived at Trentham in the best of racing condition. Ancient Income has returned to his owner and will be pensioned. Enare is reported to have left Taranaki in the best of health and spirits. Arikiwai will be solidly supported in Trentham Trial Plate on Tuesday. Black Cruiser and Rangatakai have not been doing well in training. The Banker (9.0) is being held in favour for the Melbourne Cup contest. M. McCarten rode Stormy when he won at Moorefield races in Sydney. Fourteen light harness horses won £l5OO or over in stakes during this season. On recent form imported Greengrocer has claims on the Trial Plate at Trentham. Stormy was at a double-figure price when Be won at Moorefield races in Sydney. The gelding by Gay Lad—Naomi, in J. McChesney’s stable has been registered for racing as Gayoma. Glad Light and Beacon Light may represent Mr W. T. Hazlett again during the forthcoming season. Some unauthorised person is extracting information from this column for sale to a Wellington publication. When the last mail to hand left Australia Clan Robert was first selection for the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase. Newcastle jockey A. Orrell, who used to ride in Maorilani has left Australia to ride under an engagement in India. Clan Robert, who won the V.R.C. Grand National -Steeplechase under 11.8 last season, will carry 12.6 as first selection in to-day’s event. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co.. Ltd., will conduct an important sale of horses owned by Mr J. Donald and other vendors at Trentham on Friday next. The New Zealand-bred horse, The Banker (9.5) is one of the early selections for the Caulfield Cup, and is also fancied for the Melbourne Cup under 9.0. It is reported from Sydney that in the event of Stormy not finding a new’ owner shortly he will be shipped back to New Zealand. Mr J. Higgins, who has resigned his position as chief stipendiary to the A.J.C., denies that he has any cause of complaint as to his treatment by his employees. The Australian-bred youngster by The Sybarite—Wolke in F. W. Ellis’s stable is being treated to a respite from regular exercise for a short term. A northern writer, in recording steeplechasing casualties for the season, says that Frenchman was seriously amiss, but this statement is not to be accepted. It transpires that the offer of 3500 guineas received by Mr L. C. Hazlett and turned down for imported Tractor came from a well-known Melbourne firm. W’hen Mr J. Donald’s draft of Australianbred horses are submitted at auction at Trentham next week they will rank as a unioue collection from Commonwealth.

In defending Valais as a moderate racehorse and a great sire an Australian scribe points out that Grafton, who begot very many winners, was dot raced prior to his stud career.

The Sydney Referee, in announcing the arrival of the Auckland lightweight horseman. H. Wiggins, in Australia, states that the Maorilander is anxious to settle down in the Commonwealth.

As Brigadier Bill has arrived at Wellington R.C. headquarters in excellent shape, it is interesting to remember that he won Trentham Hurdles last season under 10.1 (A. McDonald), while he has 10.4 to carry on Tuesday.

Weather reports from the North Island have not been of a reassuring character during the past few days, and the opinion is advanced from Trentham that the track for the Wellington R.C. W’inter meeting will provide heavy going.

The local pacer, Downcast, has been kept busy during the present week on the S.R.C.’s tracks by A. McLellan, who has been working the big chestnut to saddle. The Adonis gelding is being got ready with a view to racing at Addington next month.

It was not surprising to learn that the proprietor of the Mantua Stud, East Taieri, Mr A. G. Hill, recently refused to part with his sire, Last Dart, who is a promising son of Spearmint from Ultima, by Winkfield Osy, by St. Simon—Sweetwater, by Hampton—Muscatel, by Musket. He was. a useful galloper.

The application of the Waverley Racing Club for an extra day’s permit was recently turned down by the powers that be, with the result that at a recent committee meeting Mr J. E. Palmer moved that the Hon. R. F. Bollard be asked to forward a letter of condolence to the Waverley Racing Club on the death of the extra day’s permit promised bv him, and that ail the correspondence in connection with the application for the extra day’s racing be published in the Press.—The motion was carried unanimously.

Writing in the New Zealand Referee “Carbine” remarks:—“The Council of Christian Congregations is about to tell members pf Parliament that to publish dividends would intensify the gambling evil. Perhaps, taking the same line of argument, if we ban the publication of the meteorological reports we could abolish bad weather.”

It is understood that the smart two-year-old filly, Cupid’s Dart, by Archery— Princess Mosca, by Stepniak—Mosca, by St. Clair —Indolence, by Grand Flaneur, will

carry the same colours as Arroway next season, having been purchased by the Messrs Price from her breeder, Mr Theo Russell. Cupid’s Dart, who is a half-sister to Bowdino, Dancing Days and Bonny Princess is now under the care of Alex. McKenzie in the Winton district.

The Southland-bred mare, Rippling Lake, who was recently purchased by an Australian buyer and shipped from the Bluff for Melbourne this week, is quite a goodlooking if somewhat moderate galloper, but she *may win a few races in country courses in her new home prior to being relegated to the stud. She is a well-bred thoroughbred, as. if memory serves the writer, J. A. Rowland’s late pupil was got by Sunny Lake (imp.) from a mare by Canrobert —Quickstep, by Stepniak—Merisette. Rippling Lake was bred by Mr J. Kennedy, of the Eastern District.

The following resolution was-recently carried at a committee meeting of the Waverley Racing Club: —"This meeting is strongly of opinion that the issuing of permits should be placed outside political influence and control, and that the Racing Conference have complete control in the granting of, and distribution of all permits.’ lollowers of the game who have the welfare of the turf at heart will echo this suggestion very emphatically.

The Kilbroney—Killala mare, Good as Gold, who returned to her owner’s home quarters recently after a spell of several months, is reported to have grown and furnished during her enforced holiday. She has done well under the personal supervision of Mr W. Baird and will presently be handed over to F. W. Ellis to be prepared for spring engagements. Her premature retirement was caused by injuries, sustained when she put her foot in a hole during a winding-up gallop for the Southland R.C.’s Summer meeting.

After witnessing one of Southland s Grand National Steeplechase candidates at work at Riccarton, "The Rook” writes in the New Zealand Referee“ During his eleven days’ stay at Riccarton, Scamp was responsible for a lot of solid pace work on the flat done in a very satisfactory manner. He, however, was only schooled once, and that was on Monday, when, with E. J. Mackie up, he went twice round over the steeplechase fences. There is no doubt that the Southlander can jump. He sets his fences early, draws to them boldly without pulling, skims over them, and is galloping at once. Mackie sent him along at a solid pace, the second round being done in 4secs better time than the first, and he pulled up without a blow. He may be hard to beat at Trentham, for he does not get excited and pull himself to pieces, being content to go the pace his rider sets. His next schooling gallop will be done at Trentham on Saturday.”

Endeavour Lodge, the well-known local training establishment presided over by J. ( A. Rowland, at the present time claims two Grand National Steeplechase candidates, viz., Kipling and Penury Rose, and both are undergoing preparations on the Southland R.C. tracks. Kipling, who, by the way, is paddock-trained, has been kept up to the collar since the Dunedin J.C.’s Winter meeting on the roads and galloping paths and is moving soundly despite his limb troubles of the late autumn season. He is looking well and Rowland hopes to race him at the South Canterbury Hunt fixture prior to moving on to Riccarton to await the C.J.C. Winter fixture. Known as a proficient fencer, Kipling does not require the schooling of an average steeplechaser and he has not been jumped since he raced at Wingatui, but his turn will come very shortly to practise over the big fences. Penury Rose has improved in condition and galloping ability since he competed over the battens at Wingatui last month, but he has yet to be tested over the steeplechase fences. It is claimed that he has never fallen at a flight of hurdles during his racing career, but cross-country obstacles are liable to bring the best of them down, and it is a bold venture to engage the Grand National Hurdle Race winner of 1926 in the leading jumping event of the season at short notice. The veteran is a very clever and intelligent gelding and may succeed in making a good showing in starting at the top of the tree as a ’chaser, but the success of the proposal is open to doubt. It might have been very much better to have tried him out in hack steeplechases prior to the Riccarton August fixture, but the bolder course has been adopted. Very few horses have won at the first time of asking in Grand National company and it is hardly likely that Penury Rose will prove to be one of the exceptions. However, nothing venture, nothing win, is a time-worn motto that deserves success, and, under the circumstances, great interest will centre in the activities of J. A. Rowland’s student during the next three or four weeks.

Light harness trainer S. Todd is handling a couple of likely-looking light harness novices at present, bred and owned by a local studmaster, and both appear to be worth persevering with. The chestnuts referred to are own brothers of Cathedral Chimes—Our Joy, by Adonis—Narelle, and are built on sturdy lines. The taller of the pair is a three-year-old gelding, while his two-year-old relative ranks as a nice colt who already moves freely in the straps. Apart from their colour, the geldings resemble their sire to a marked degree, and if they should follow in the footsteps of a number of other hoppled racers by the same stallion they will prove to be valuable performers. Todd’s pupils are sons of a mare not very well known in light harness circles but when it is explained that Our Joy is a sister to the public contestant, Lady Freeman, it will be understood that they are descended the right way.

It is very interesting to read that the Australian-bred gelding, Ayrovski is being qualified with the Birchwood Hunt by his veteran owner, Mr P. A. Duncan, who probably ranks as one of the oldest amateur race-riders in New Zealand to-day. Ayrovski, by Aryan—Liffey, is an upstanding customer and a gelding possessed of more than average pace for a prospective fencer. He is well-known at Riccarton, where he won across the flat at the Grand National fixture of 1926, hence his career as a fencer will be followed with some keenness in the north.

The Martian mare, Flying Mist, who has just been taken up by J. A. Rowland after a spell, appears to have thickened out since she was last seep carving an official numbercloth. It is understood that she is to be mated with Tractor next season, but this may not prevent her trainer sending her out to race during the early spring campaign.

It is reported from the Western district that the jumper Cashman has been displaying symptoms of soreness of late and this fact may interfere with his northern engagements in the near future. It will be unfortunate for his owners if the descendant of Gasolene should go wrong at this juncture, as he is a promising jumper when lined up to race in galloping form.

The rising two-year-olds now working on the’ Southland R.C.’s tracks, with the sand path for preference, have all been getting through useful tasks during the past week and at least five or six of the number have made steady progress towards the time when anxious mentors will ask them questions against the watch—so far, they have been sprinted with keen eyes as guides to what the future holds in store for several promising youngsters. Silver Paper and Red Sea have been getting through their allotted tasks like seasoned horses, while Baffin Bay and the Australian-bred filly by Nassau —Light Action have pleased their trainer and respective owners. Baffin Bay was on the fight side when purchased as a yearling at Trentham and brought down to Invercargill but the daughter of Solferino—Ada Merling is now furnishing into a filly who promises to beat many rivals of her sex for size and substance. Baffin Bay and her galloping and stablemate by Nassau both move nicely in their preliminary tasks. J. A. Rowland has not hurried the quiet little Paper Money—Martifors gelding under his charge, but the youngster is noticeably progressing favourably. Full Swing’s halfbrother, a colt trained by J. W. Pankhurst,

is one of the most contented youthful racers at exercise on the local tracks and in rough gallops he has been seen to decided advantage. He moves with rare determination when extended and his early efforts incline the critics to the belief that the son of Night Rain will some day prove himself a stayer of the first water. There is reason to surmise that several of the rising two-year-olds mentioned will travel fast in the days to come, but it is practically certain that none of them will outstride Silver Paper when it comes to reaching out to eat up stretches of green sward, although his pace has yet to be classed in real gallops.

Studmasters will be interested to note elsewhere that Tractor will be at the service of breeders again next season at "Salisbury,” North Taieri. It is hardly necessary to review the success of the imported English son of The Tetrarch and Gravitation (sister to William the Third) as a sire during the closing season, but it may be pointed out that his stock recorded 33 wins and two dead-heats and among his representatives who earned winning brackets were Overhaul, High Gear, Wingatui, Top Gear, Pink Terrace, Dismantle, Royal Tractor. Speed and stamina will be found in the ranks of Tractor’s progeny and for a horse who was not widely patronised by breeders up to last season, he may be said to have achieved very great success. During the incoming and following seasons the son of the “spotted wonder” is likely to become more prominent than ever in the south, as he has many representatives growing up to carry on his line.

The solid handicap performer, Bilbo, has been wintering quietlv and is now to be seen out with F. W. Ellis’s daily workers on the local tracks. The Greyspear gelding is sound and healthy and will presently be ready to contest early spring and summer engagements. There is no doubt about the fact that he has improved with age and it is hoped that he will prove a better horse than ever during the 1927-28 turf term.

Insolence, the rising three-year-old filly in J. W. Pankhurst’s stable, has filled out and muscled up in a very satisfactory fashion of late. The daughter of Solferino— Comment has moved speedily over the short journeys so far set her and it is on the cards that she will produce a merry pace over six or seven furlongs early next season.

R. McKay has reason to be pleased with the progress made by Attractive Lady during the past few weeks and when her turn comes to carry racing livery the descendant of Tractor—Lady Sentinel is going to strip as a handsome filly. She is bred in the purple and it will be unfortunate for her connections if she does not more than pay her way on the race track.

Baldowa is again a regular visitor to the Southland R.C’s. training grounds, but the tasks of the stout little gelding have to be confined to gentle trotting and cantering. His injured limb is fining down to normal shape, but for many weeks to come it will be a source of anxiety to G. Hope in spite of his long acquaintance with and successes in coaxing horses Seriously amiss back to winning form. Baldowa may never come back, but, in the meantime, he has made steady progress towards recovery.

The local Winter Cup candidate, Soltoe, has been going on the right way in his work during the past week and is always looking for more when permitted to stride along on the home tracks. The stout little son of a consistent dam is a very willing worker and is generally exercised alone, as he is too tough a proposition to be accompanied by novices and there are very few horses of the seasoned brigade in com mission here at present to keep him keyed up. The Soldier’s Chorus gelding may be raced at the South Canterbury and Christchurch Hunt meetings prior to the Grand National gathering and the Winter Cup.

Komassie and the Tractor—Blackfillan mare in F. T. Quinlivan’s care are working regularly from Rorke’s Drift Lodge on the S.R.C’s. tracks. The former, who has to be taken in hand by a strong horseman to keep her under control, is sobering down with exercise and experience. This Some Boy 11. filly possesses attractive action and it will cause very little surprise in local track circles if she eventually proves to have a very fast gait at command for racing purposes. The Tractor —Blackfillan mare is in the rough yet, but she is a good sort and will probably repay Quinlivan for his trouble in developing her as a galloper before the new season is very far advanced.

It is reported from Dunedin that the well-known Eastern district mare, Set Sail, has joined C. Gieseler’s stable at Wingatui to be prepared for future engagements. The daughter of Solferino—Strathpeffer has been spelling for the past few weeks at her owner’s property in the Eastern district.

The Otautau-owned gelding, Scamp, is due to make his bow in high-class crosscountry company on Tuesday next, when he will contest the Wellingtcn Steeplechase at Trentham. The W.R.C.’s country should be well within his compass, but Scamp will be called upon to meet a number of experienced and seasoned horses, who will keep him at it over the whole journey and this may make a difference to the Southlander in the meantime, as he has not raced since Easter time, w’hen some of his opponents were hardly at their best. He is a good thoroughbred horse, who should be able to hold his own anywhere when at his best, as he is a rare jumper, but he may not be quite up to concert pitch next week. However, win or lose, the race at Wellington him good and see him well on the way to a solid Grand National Steeplechase preparation. The big Riccarton cross-coun-try race is now within easy cry and Scamp will have to be trained to the hour, as there is no loitering by the way over the classic three and a-half miles’ journey after the signal has been given to move off. A Grand National preparation of the best is a serious matter, a fact of which many people who comment lightly on the prospects of the event do not appear to be aware. AUCKLAND RACING NOTES. TWO HURDLERS UNDER SUSPICION. BEAU CAVALIER TO MIX IT. RAHEPOTO A PROMISING HURDLER. ROYAL FORM IN FAVOUR. TRENTHAM TRIAL PLATE ENTRANTS. (Special to the Times.) Auckland, July 7. The defections of Black Cruiser and Rangatahi from the hurdle events at Trentham next week have come as a bit of a surprise, for both were thought to have excellent chances in their engagements. The reason is that neither has been doing too well since the Great Northern meeting, and it is doubtful whether they will even get to Riccarton. However, that is a month off. It is now announced that Beau Cavalier is to contest the Wellington Steeplechase on Tuesday, and then to have a go at the Winter Hurdels on the concluding day at Trentham. If this proves to be so it is rather an extraordinary programme to adopt, but then of the horse probably knows what he is about. Nevertheless it is a pity to see such a good ’chaser being asked to mix it unnecessarily. S. Henderson rides Beau Cavalier in the Steeplechase, but he will have to get off him to be on Kamehameha in the Winter Hurdles. This may decided the owner of Beau Cavalier at the last minute not to go on with this mixed plans. Rahepoto continued to do good work at Ellerslie prior to leaving by the special horse train on Wednesday for Trentham. He has turned out a splendid jumper over the sticks, and the heavy going does not seem to bother him. The Maniapoto gelding has had only three races over hurdles for a ■second, a win and a miss, so he has not

fared so badly for a novice. At Trentham he will have to take on open company, and although one cannot be too optimistic under these circumstances, Rahepoto should not be disgraced. E. Stanway, who was associated with Rahepoto in his races at Ellerslie, will be in the saddle next week.

Lord Star likes the heavy ground, and it is interesting that he has been left in the Winter Hurdles at Trentham in preference to a proved hurdler such as Royal Abbey. Lord Star has yet to make his first appearance over the obstacles, but his ownertrainer is such a clever hand with jumpers that it will be a surprise if this maiden jumper does not extend the record. Lord Star is in the hack event the first day, and in Perle de Leon, Enare, Potoanui and others he will be up against something good at the outset of his career. York Abbey was also entered for these races, but his name is missing from the acceptors, although there is the chance that he will be seen out later.

Royal Form and Zircon have both gone on the right way since winning at the Great Northern meeting a month ago, and they should perform with distinction at Trentham next week. Royal Form in particular is in capital fettle, and as he has done well since his runaway victory at Ellerslie he is very much fancied up this way for the Winter Hurdles. Zircon is a useful sort, and he will improve with experience over the country. This pair should win some money at Trentham, hard and all as this task appears to be with such big fields engaged. Catapult will carry a lot of Auckland money in his engagements at Trentham. He is pretty smart over a sprint distance, and whichever event he contests—he figures in the Trial and the hack seven' —he will take some beating. He will have something good to beat in the Trial, with such speedy horses as Arikiwai, Avro, Romantic, Lady Limond, Merry Mint and Flitter. This Trial event promises to be one of the most interesting items of the opening day at Trentham, for at least two—Arikiwai and Merry Mint—are well enough thought of to be at present under orders for Australia. Potoanui is reported from down the line as having been doing great work before being sent to Trentham, so he may give a good account in the hurdle races there. At Ellerslie last month Potoanui ran a fine race in the open seven furlongs, and on the concluding day came out and ran Kamehameha to a neck, the pair being a long way in advance of the field. On that showing it would seem that Potoanui will do well next week, despite the fact that the opposition will be stronger than that met with at Ellerslie. Twelve months ago Potanui scored a win and a second at the Trentham fixture.

High Finance, who was one of the speediest two-year-olds in training early in the season, and subsequently went off, is still spelling, but it is expected that she will be taken in hand again in the near future. The filly has been indulged in a good holiday, and this may have made her more solid, in which case she should be hard to beat over sprint courses next racing year. It is doubtful if she will ever be anything but a moderate in races extending over a journey beyond six furlongs, but this remains to be seen.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

TO-DAY’S GAMES. Will Juniors please note that all Junior football matches have been postponed. The following are the Star Football Club teams for Saturday, July 9, 1927 —Ist XV. to play Pirates at Rugby Park No. 1 area at 2.30 p.m.—Campbell I. W.; Donaldson H., McAuliffe J., Murray D.; Oughton G., Bell J. R.; Connolly K.; Murray J., Clark D.; Padget H., Cockroft L. J., Shaw J. H.; Lilley J., Howden J.; Mahoney B. Emergencies—Sheehan T., Creeser W. R., Hennessey P., McKenzie., Riddell, Shand. The following players will represent Pirates to-day—R. Mills, B. Geddes, C. Diack, R. Pickering, A. Falconer, D. Pay, J. Johnston, O. Thomas, W. Calder, T. Roberts, W. Tinnock, L. Cockroft, W. Hazlett, J. Archer, Bird, W. Archer, W. Johnston, R. McKay. The following players will represent the Invercargill first fifteen in their match with Southern at Rugby Park. Kick-off 1.30 p.m.: Cheyne, Manson, Wills, C. Todd, McKay, Ottrey, A. D. Todd, Thomson, Mills, Mills; Southern; Cummings, Smith, Kerse; Burnett, Mathieson. TOWN v. CENTRAL. CENTRAL DISTRICT SUB-UNION TEAM. The following team has been selected to play Town at Wallacetown next Wednesday, July 13, at 3 p.m. (’Bus timetable will be advertised in Monday’s Times) Backs—Langford; Forde, McCarthy, Anderson; Gray, McFadyen; Buxton. Forwards—Cowie, Horner; H. McKenzie, I. Galt, E. McCarthy; Watson, J. Matheson; D. Galt. Emergency backs—R. Horner, R. Lindsay, J. Bell; forwards —K. McKenzie, W. McDonald, Cairns, J. Brown, Clark (Winton ). The team will meet for practice at Drummond Hall on Monday evening at 7.30. TOURNAMENT AT BALFOUR. A big day is promised football fans at Balfour next Saturday. The local union is staging a grand tournament for seniors, second grade and school teams, and there will be a goal-kicking contest, for which gold medals will be presented as prizes. Entries close with the secretary (A. L. Scobie, Balfour) on July 14. AUCKLAND v. THE MAORIS. Auckland, July 8. The Auckland Rugby team to meet the Maoris in the first game of the latter’s New Zealand tour on Saturday is: Paewai, Lucas, Sheen, Hook, Badeley, Berridge, McManus, Keene, Palmer, Hadley, Righton, McWilliams, Knight, Batty and Cathcart.

RUGBY LEAGUE.

AUSTRALIAN FOR ENGLAND. BIG MONEY FOR GOOD PLAYERS. Sydney, July 8. O’Rourke, one of the most outstanding Rugby League players in New South Wales, has accepted an engagement to join an English club. He receives £lOOO and £8 weekly. He is a school teacher and will be able to follow that occupation in England.—A. and N.Z.

SOCCER.

TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. The following team will represent Invercargill in their match against Mataura, at Mataura: —Gosling, Tourell, Wilson, Fitzpatrick, Campbell (Capt.), Woodham, Reddington, Smith, Kendall, Bishop, Elley. Emergencies:—Penman, Cathcart, Keen. Bus leaves H.B. corner at 1 p.m. sharp. The following will represent Corinthians in their match with Rangers to-day— Davenport; Mclntyre, Cathcart; McAnulty, McMurdo, Morrison; Rudolph, Rose, Devon, Lee, Dymock. Emergency, McDonald, Hunt. The following will represent Rangers in their match with Corinthians to-day— Holding; Maxwell, Scandrett; Drysdale, Scandrett, A. Robinson; Doig, Williamson, M. Scandrett, Stirling, E. Coley, L. Robinson.

HOCKEY.

ENGLISH LADIES IN AUSTRALIA. UNBROKEN RECORD OF WINS. Sydney, July 8. The tour of the English Women’s Hockey team which plays at Sydney to-morrow has

so far been an unbroken record of victories. The team has played thirteen matches in Australia, winning all and scoring 161 goals to its opponents’ six. They have proved themselves most skilful players and past masters at team work. The English game as they play it is much faster than the Australian.—A. and N.Z.

BOXING.

LOSER FORFEITS PURSE. KID DELANEY IN TROUBLE. Auckland, July 8. Kid Delaney is not to receive the loser’s end of the purse for his contest with Matt Hatton. This decision was arrived at by the Northern Boxing Association after receiving the opinion of the judiciary committee of the New Zealand Boxing Association at Wellington. Delaney’s share of the purse is accordingly to be donated to the Jubilee Institute for the blind. The sum involved is £lB. Referring to Delaney’s letters bearing upon his standing as a boxer, Mr E. A. Craig, president of the Northern Boxing Association, said, “The judiciary committee say there can be no doubt that the whole of the correspondence from Delaney is designed to impress the association that he was a high-class fighter. Moreover, the facts seemed sufficient justification for the purse to be withheld and also for the cancellation of Delaney’s license.” The judiciary committee advises it is reporting all the facts to be considered by the New Zealand Boxing Association.

SCULLING

WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. BARRY TO MEET GOODSELL. Vancouver, July 7. James Barry agrees to row Major Goodsell on Labour Day.—A. and N.Z.