SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 20788, 31 May 1929, Page 10

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED.

Racing fixtures open at Dunedin, Auckland and Otaki courses to-morrow afternoon.

Canterbury Park and Hawkes Bay Trotting Club meetings extend over Saturday and Monday. «

The first event at D.J.C. meeting each day starts at 11.30 a.m., and the last at 4.10 p.m.

Birthday Handicap is due at 12.50 [J.m. to-morrow and the Otago Steeplechase starts at, 1.30 p.m.

Riccarton trainer, E. Scoullar, will produce Kate Kelly, Countersign, and Commenter at Wingatui.

,F. P. Claridge will produce Beau Geste, Haze and Troilus at the Dunedin J.C.’s Winter gathering.

R. Reed will ride Bisox in the Cornwall Handicap and Keddar in other races at the Auckland meeting.

The performances of jockeys A. E. Ellis, L. J. Ellis and R. Reed will attract attention during the next few days.

At latest advice Wharncliffe was striding out freely in his tasks on the flat at C.J.C. headquarters.

The Riccarton-trained hack, Bulolo. is very fast out from the barrier, an advantage for big fields at Wingatui.

J. O. Hymera will have Red Racer, Ohai, Battle Flag, and Pukemaori racing at the Dunedin Jockey Club Winter meeting.

Riverton mentor G. C. Bain has prepared Wairio (Fleetham—Martion Nell), Halfbrother to Snowfall to jump at Wingatui.

Wingatui trainer R. McDonald may produce a smart pupil in Crossbow (Archery —Peace) in D.J.C. Winter meeting hack races.

At one stage of his career, when trained by R. J. Mason, Haze was ranked as a good horse, and may still gallop well.

It is reported that after getting away badly in the Trial Plate at Ashburton, Kate Kelly ran up to her field to finish on strongly.

Exrßiecarton horseman, •D. Cotton, recently of Auckland, will be found riding at the D.J.C. meeting to morrow and next week.

Mr George Gould left for England on Wednesday and will not sec his horse, Honeycomb (imp.) competing at the D.J.C. fixture.

Riverton owner-trainer, G. C. Bain, will start Terehu (Elysian—Mobility) for the first time in his name in Otago Steeplechase.

It- is claimed that .Vesuvius (4.26 2-5 on a fast track) is a greatly improved pacer and likely to race well at Addington shortly.

■Miss Mercia, who will race at Wingatui, is Australian-bred by The Verderer or Allegory —Argue, and is trained on Greymouth tracks.

In 1926, 1927 and 1928 Waitaki Girl paced home a winner of the King George Handicap and starts in this event again to-mor-row afternoon.

Trainer C. Gieseler has two four-year-old pupils by Tractor eligible for the June Hurdles at Wingatui to-morrow, geldings Te Maui and Valves.

Invercargill light harness trainer, A. McLellan, has arrived at Addington with Downcast and the chestnut pacer is reported to,be well.

As Paper Boy raced badly at the A.sh- * burton County R.C. meeting last week he and his stable companion, Amourette, will not be started at Wingatui.

The Central Otago-owned pacer, Logan Hanlon, who raced well at Forbury and Oamaru recently, has arrived at Addington all well.

F. D. Jones expects to leave Riccarton for Sydney at the end of July with Limerick and Paquito, while Arikiwai may also be in the team.

Reports from Addington are to the effect that the Australian-bred pacing mare, Glideaway, looks bright and well and has built up recently.

A cinder training track is almost completed on the outside of Addington training path and light harness mentors are very pleased with it.

C. Christie has four horses working on the Wingatui tracks at present and they are being got ready to proceed to Western Australia early in June.

It is reported from Trentham that the N.Z. Cup Winner, Oratrix, has thickened out and developed splendidly in view of her coming visit to Sydney.

Despite favourable reports as to his consistently clever schooling efforts over the battens, Tresham (B. H. Morris) may race in Raukawa Cup at Otaki.

The rising two-year-old colt by Chief Ruler—Martianette, who will be one of H. B. Lorigan’s team for Australia, will race in Sydney as Martian Chief.

Kapuna has raced fairly well, so far, on his trip to the North Island, but he may do better still when it comes to competing over the big fences at Ellerslie.

The speedy Cimabue has settled down soberly at Trentham and is being worked along steadily in view of his proposed trip to Sydney presently.

The Wellington steeplechaser, Matu, is still displaying symptoms of soreness in the shoulder injured at the Wanganui meeting and is reported otherwise a sick horse.

Ripdale, who is engaged in the Brighton Handicap at Wingatui to-morrow, is a five-year-old gelding by Birkdale —Wairoporipo, trained at Riccarton by veteran R. Longley.

The Viscount, by Solferino—Bon Bord, and ranking as a three-year-old full brother to. Count Cavour, has been taken up again an improved ■ gelding by the well-known C.J.C. trainer, T. H. Gillett.

Christchurch Press points out that pacer Gold Jacket heads the light harness winning list for the current season with £3225 to his credit, followed by Glideaway who has already secured £2555.

At Victoria Park (Sydney) on May 18 the four-year-old gelding Broadmoor, by Panmure —Heatherbrae, who was bred by Sir George Clifford, won the Maiden Handicap (6f.) as third selection.

It is surmised in Christchurch that two of the- eleven aceptors for the N.Z. Sapling Stakes at Ashburton on June 8, have been left in the race by mistake, but’ this would still leave a field of nine smart pacers.

F. Tilley’s maiden representative at the Otaki meeting to.-morrow will be the wellbred Trench -Raid, by Night Raid—Petal Dust, a sister to Martarma, by MartianPer Arma. He ranks as a three-year-old.

The Australian-bred pacer, Steel All, has been engaged in the Winter Handicap (one mile and a quarter) at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting next week, but he will probably figure in more lengthy events later

An Australian buyer recently purchased the Gisborne-bred colt by Hunting Song—

Lionskin, by Kilbroney—Counterfeit, by Treadmill—Delusive at 250 guineas. Lionskin was bred and cleverly named by Sir G. Clifford.

It is satisfactory to learn that the Inver-cargill-trained Brightling has impressed the critics by his schooling over hurdles at Wingatui, but the racing battens at D.J.C. headquarters are stiff and a race there will do him good.

When raced at Riverton at Easter time Fabriano, by Solferino—Fabia, created a favourable imprtssion as a steeplechaser, and this fact will lead to a number of southern people giving P. T. Hogan's pupil a chance in .Otago Steeplechase.

Followers of the light harness sport will be interested in the Canterbury Park T.C.’s Winter fixture, which , opens at Addington to-morrow and extends over Monday. The first event on each day is set down to start at 11.0 a.m.

It is recorded in Riccarton training news of Tuesday that Limerick’s task was confined to half-pace work on the sand. He has not been permitted to accumulate any superfluous condition since returning from Sydney and is well forward for his forthcoming Sydney venture.

Training reports from Wingatui indicate that Apache has been running about to some extent at his hurdles in schooling efforts at Wingatui, but this is not unusual with the Solferino gelding when the pace is not on. When the heat of actual racing enters his blood he will probably do better, i as he is a game performer, although he may tire in his early contests over ’the battens.

So far as the actual winning of light harness races this season is concerned (ramarks Christchurch Press), Dundas Boy has been the most successful horse in New Zealand, for he has six wins to his credit. Wrackler, Dilworth, and High Jinks have each won five races, and Glideaway, King Pointer, Harvest Child, Free Advice, Roi d'Or. Pageant, Athalone, Warplane, Travis Axworthy, Great Delight, Hinkler and Royal Bob have each four wins to their credit.

Mr W. R. Kemball, who owns the imported stallion, Cape Horn, has recently purchased a filly, a rising two-year-old by him out of Arbitration, a mare who has a strong smack of Tc Mahanga breeding, in her lineage, as she was got by Tribulation from Mere Mere, by San Fran-Maude.

The Paper Money—lmpediment gelding Dishonoured, who is still owned by Mr A. B. Williams, has been qualified as a hunter, and when he makes a reappearance under silk he will probably figure in a race of that, class. Something happened to Dishonoured early in his two-year-old career and he did not race at that age, while his only winning effort at three years old was registered in a Maiden Plate al Gisborne, run last July.

Automnc was a good two-year-old. and subsequently went off. However, since then he has on occasions shown a glimpse of the form he displayed as a youngster. He Is now being tried out as a hurdler and at Ellerslie recently went well in a schooling task over a couple of hurdles (twice) in the centre.

G. Young left Sydney for Brisbane recently. It is Young's intention to ride at the forthcoming carnival in the northern capital. Young has ridden only five winners in Sydney this season, but he has piloted winners elsewhere. When he made the trip to Newcastle a couple of months ago he succeeded in landing Honan winner of the Newcastle Cup. Young will not be the only Sydney jockey to visit Brisbane for the Cup meeting, as M. McCarten has been engaged to ride Murillo in the Cup.

Up to the present, (reports Christchurch Press) Gold Jacket heads the list of winning horses in New Zealand for the season, with the nice total of £3225, gained as the result of two wins and four other placings, and it is not likely that he will be superseded at the head of the list, although it is possible for Glideaway to top the list. The Australian mare has won four races, has been placed on four other occasions, and has won £2555. Others well up in the list are: Peter Bingen £2510, Wrackler £2265, Prince Pointer £2040, King Pointer £lB5O, Dundas Boy £1687, Harvest Child £1669, Kingcraft £1650, Free Advice £1590, Roi I’Or £1530, Kohara £1515, Tiger Salve £l5lO, Pageant £1485, Quality £1450, Mate o’ Mine £1440, Jean McElwyn £1430, Author Jinks £1350, Native Prince £1265, Kempton £1225,Elzear £l2lO, Talaro £llB5, Logan Park £llB2, Loch Moigh £llBO, Jackie Audubon £1165, Silk Thread £llOO.

In commenting on the winning list of light harness horses for the current season to date Christchurch Press remarks: “The champion horses do not always win the most money, and this is shown by the fact that during the present season Great Bingen has not won a race, while four lots of place-money has brought his total to £930. Peterwah, the champion trotter of New Zealand, has won £650 for the season. Ahuriri’s total winnings for the season amount to £705, while other Cup horses not high in the list but have won £5OO or over, include Jewel Pointer £1025, Great Bingen £930, Terence Dillon £725, Cardinal Logan £650, Peterwah £650, and Logan Chief £500.”

At one stage of the Farewell Handicap at Ashburton (says Christchurch Sun) Beau Geste was a long way from the leaders, but he finished strongly over the closing stages, and was not far away at the end. The outing should sharpen him up considerably, and he should run a good race in the Birthday Handicap at Dunedin on Saturday next. The Boniform gelding is now well up in the weights, but his third in the Great Autumn Handicap in conjunction with past efforts this season has revealed that he is one of the best middle-distance performers at presefit racing in the south.

If there is any horse racing in this Dominion more deserving than another entitle to have his name enrolled as a winner of an important jumping event, that horse, I think it will be freely admitted, is Kawini, for he has filled the role of runner-up on several occasions (writes “Phaeton” in the New Zealand Herald). The following is a list of the races in which Kawini has finished in second place: • At Six Years. Swanson Hack Welter, won by Ripon Abbey. Brighton Hurdles, won by Archibald. Autumn Steeplechase, won by Mahgaloire. Great Northern Hurdles, won by Landbird. Great Northern Steeplechase, won by Dick. At Seven Years. Grand National Steeplechase, won by Peter Maxwell. Winter Steeplechase, won by Tuki. Wellington Steeplechase, won by Beau Cavalier. At Eight Years. Winter Steeplechase, won by Glendowie. Wellington Steeplechase, won by Pouri. At Nine Years. Grey Lyn Hurdles, won by Llewellyn. Raglan Hurdles, won by Cybele. The Aucklander carries 10.6 in the Great Northern Hurdle Race and 10.13 in the Great Northern Steeplechase, imposts that he is capable of acting really well under.' There is further mention of the Prince Humphrey case in news received by Tuesday’s Australian mail. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the disclosures of the horse’s brands 'indicate that there is solid foundation for challenge of his pedigree. It is difficult to foresee the probable action of the Australian Jockey Club’s committee should the report, as is expected, establish Prince Humphrey to be by Duke Humphrey from Princess Hazel (imp.). Obviously he must be re-registered. The misdescription of a horse in such circumstances would'not necessarily lead to his disqualification for a race, adds the Herald. ,An important point, however, is that no

Princess Hazel (imp.) colt was ever entered for the A.J.C. Derby of 1928, and the question of whether a horse not actually entered for a race could nevertheless ‘ win is a feature of this business which may call for a ruling. For the Derby of that year two colts by Duke Humphrey were entered. One of these was from Shepherd Princess, in the nomination of Mr C.-G. Macindoe, but when the entry was made the name of the horse was not registered. Thus, no “Prince Humphery” was nominated. The other Duke Humphrey nomination was Royal Brew, a colt from Maltress. This colt, up to the time he was weaned and branded, bore a striking resemblance to the Princess Hazel (imp.) colt. The Australian Jockey Club is not concerned with stake money once it is paid over, but unless some alteration is made in the official record of the 1928 Derby, it would appear that the register will show as the winner a horse that technically was not entered. The fact remains, however, that Mr Macindoe had a colt which he desired to enter in the A.J.C. Derby, which was entered, and which won the race. DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB’S MEETING. WORK ON THE TRACKS. COURSE IN FIRM ORDER. INTERESTING SCHOOLING EFFORT. HANDY A FINE JUMPER. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, May 30. There was a fairly heavy frost at Wingatui early this morning and it so bound up the bare ground at the crossings that sand was spread over them. . A warm sun soon dispelled the evidence of frost and the going on the outside of the course proper was quite firm so that after the work of the morning, the hoof prints were not at all deep. All the fast work took place on the course and a good deal of solid work was done on the inside grass, in fact Wingatui has rarely presented such a busy aspect as it did yesterday morning, and judging by the large number of horses about, good fields seem assured throughout the meeting. There was a fairly large number of spectators which is. a rather rare sight to our racing headquarters. Money Mine and Membo commenced proceedings whilst the frost was still heavy and the latter did not prove of much use to the Paper Money gelding whilst covering seven furlongs in Imin 39 3-ssecs. Countersign broke away in front of the stand and was picked up near the seven furlong post by Commenter, who led his Stable’mate home by several lengths, but was not ridden out. Countersign went from post, to post in 2min. 26 l-ssecs. She looks well, but did not seem to put much dash into her work. Salmo Salar and Elboa galloped over five furlongs in Imin. 11 2-ssecs. Waving Corn and Best Policy, both with good weights up, reeled off the same distance in Imin 9 3-ssecs. Haulage was travelling freely with Filosol when covering five furlongs in Imin. llsecs and Ronaki required Imin. 11 l-ssecs to cover the same ground. Antrim Boy came away from Pantier when concluding a mile and a-quarter in 2mins. 28secs. Overdrawn was striding along more freely than Narrative when put together oyer five furlongs, which they covered in Imin. 0 2-ssecs. Honeycomb cantered and sprinted a final three furlongs in 41 3-ssecs. Circulation galloped 10 furlongs in 2mins. 23 2-ssecs. Valves and Te Maui gave a pleasing display over four flights of hurdles. The ground was now drying up and Arrowmir reeled off four furlongs in 54 l-ssecs. Town Major and First Raid were beating Broadfield at the end of five furlongs in Imin 9 1-osecs. Bulolo ran over half a mile in 55 2-ssecs. Royal Saxon went over a mile in Imin 56secs without being fully extended. Brightling shaped better than Apache when schooled over four flights of hurdles. The work that aroused most interest was a school over the fences by Fabriano, Royal Land, Handy and Terehu, whilst Wairio followed several lengths away. Handy, Royal Land and Terehu raced together at the first fence where the last, named slipped and fell. Handy and Royal Land went on at a solid pace over the post and rails, sod wall and stand double, whilst Fabriano followed at a more leisurely pace. Handy gave an excellent display and is a fine bold juniper. Fabriano was allowed to fence carefully and Wairio went well until running off at the second leg of the stand double, but was taken back and hunted over the obstacle. Terehu was remounted and gave an excellent display over a round of the fences. Dumblane covered six furlongs in Imin 26secs. Nanette was not allowed to extend herself when covering four furlongs in 57 2-ssecs. A large number of others were worked. They included Impertinence, Prickles, Sudden Storm, Wag Tag, Glenrowan, All Smiles, Pound Note, Fairy Herald, Town Bank, Lancer, King Balboa, Coomassie, Little Queen, Equerry, Kate Kelly, Red Racer, Latin Quarter, Miss Mercia, Sweet Refrain, Red Sea, Nylotis, Pukemaori, Paris, Whitarangi and Rangitahi. The North Island rider E. Stratton is down for the Wingatui meeting and his services are sure to be in demand. Apache pulled a bit when schooled with Brightling this morning and faulty jumping may have been due to waiting on his companion. Brightling schooled well, but Apache might have done a lot better if allowed to go freely into the hurdles. Both horses shaped well. It is understood that Magna Charta will have his engagements at Wingatui confined to the flat, but may join the hurdlers at the south Canterbury Winter meeting. THE GREAT NORTHERN MEETING. ' ' FINAL TRIALS. BEAUTIFUL WEATHER PREVAILS. TRACK IN SLOW ORDER. FINE SPRINT TO BLACK DUKE. RED FUCHSIA BRILLIANT. (Special to the Times.) Auckland, May 30. The w’eather was beautiful at Ellerslie this morning, a strong sun later in the morning relieving the crispness of the atmosphere. Really the conditions for the final trials were ideal. The No. 1 grass (for galloping) provided slow going. Black Duke and Gold Money registered sterling performances on the flat, their sprints being outstanding while several horses came out of their schooling tasks with honour. Mister Gamp and Comical were again paired over the hurdles, this time four obstacles being negotiated. Comical gave a much improved display over the first two but was awkward at the next and the pair came at the last one together, Comical being inclined to run about. It was another good showing with Mister Gamp getting through his task more confidently than his companion. Locarno has benefited by his experience over the hurdles on Tuesday morning for w’hen he went once round over five of them this morning in company with Cybele and Sleepy Sol, he gave an accomplished display. At the third he pecked on landing but recovered splendidly. He will have to be reckoned with on the second and third days at Ellerslie. Cybele was going very nicely until she came to the fourth and she nearly stopped dead approaching it and then flung herself over to crash but not heavily and no damage was done. Sleepy Sol, who has yet to make his first public appearance over the sticks gave a remarkable display, fencing fast and confidently all the way and he finished up with Locarno, the time being 2mins 28secs. Lady Spalpeen cleared out from Glenotus after negotiating the first of four hurdles

and finished half a furlong in front in Imin 33secs. Lady Spalpeen never put a foot wrong, fencing splendidly. Afterwards these two horses were galloped on the grass, coming over four furlongs in 56 3-ssecs. The first out over the full steeplechase course was a quintette comprising Red Fuchsia, King Fame, Mountain Crag, Town Rambler and Young Thurnham. Red Fuchsia was momentarily deprived of. the lead at various stages but he was always travelling nicely and a better exhibition has not been witnessed since the commencement of training operations for the Great Northern meeting. Red Fuchsia’s exhibition on his first acquaintance with the Ellerslie country was most impressive and he handled the fences on the hill in rare style. Satisfactory exhibitions were given by all the others.

Boomerday gained many friends by his neat exhibition when leading King’s Guard and Wedding March once over the hill. Wedding March jumped in his usual safe style while neither King’s Guard nor Boomerday caused anxiety at any of the obstacles. A quartette of Cornwall Handicap candidates were seen in action immediately the track was opened. These were Corinax, The Lover, High Pitch and Thursby who were all in company over a mile. They ran the first furlong in 13 l-ssecs. and the last seven in Imin 37 3-ssecs., making Imin 49 4-ssecs. for the trip. . Corinax was always travelling rather easily and could have done better at the end. Thursby pleased but High Pitch was a disappointment.

Immediately after the breakfast interval, one of the most impressive gallops of the morning was witnessed, this between Gold Money and King Emerald, who were sent five furlongs in company. They rattled on over the first furlong (over the rise) in 14 3-ssecs. and the first two in 25 2-5 secs. They came home over the last three in 40s ( ecs., making Imin 6 2-ssecs. for the journey, easily the best of the morning over this distance. There was practically nothing between the pair at the end but Gold Money on the outside appeared to be capable of clipping some of the time off had she been asked for she was going very easily alongside her stable mate. Bisox and Otairi were not pushed in their run once round, the circuit taking 2mins 2 4-ssecs., the last mile in Imin 54secs. The former has come through her preparation excellently. Hoariri had little difficulty in beating off Tanereri at the end of six furlongs in a smart Imin 21 2-ssecs. Hoariri was doing his work very well at the finish and as he was wide out all the way, it was an impressive effort. Seatown finished just in front of Keddar with New Moon further back at the close of a nice five furlongs which took Imin 8 3-ssecs., without any effort being made to break watches. Seatown looks in splendid order for his Cornwall Handicap engageinent. Nothing galloped in better style than did Black Duke, who was sent six furlongs accompanied by Hipo and Oration. This pair had all the best of matters at the start but Black Duke gradually overhauled them and finishing full of running beat Oration home in Imin 21 3-ssecs., the initial furlong in 14secs, and the first three in 40 2-5 secs. Timed separately, Black Duke was made to run the distance in Imin 20 3-5 secs., a splendid effort. He appeals strongly as a possibility in the Members Handicap. Prior to the breakfast interval, Miltshire made an appearance on the track but was restricted to pace work on the sand. He appears be in excellent order. Mangani and Zircon were both worked usefully on this same track. POURI DECLINES ENGAGEMENT. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, May 30. Pouri was scratched at 7.5 p.m. to-night for all engagements at the Auckland Winter meeting. EGMONT-WANGANUI HUNT CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR MONDAY. (Per United Press Association.) Wanganui, May 30. The following are the acceptances for the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Clubs Annual meeting to be held on June 8: — HUNTERS HURDLES, £BO. One and a-half miles.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. NOMINATIONS FOR WINTER MEETING. (Special to the Times.) Timaru, May 30. The following are the nominations for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s Winter meeting on June 20 and 22: — TEKAPO HURDLES HANDICAP, £l4O (one mile and a half). —Rangatahi, Carinthia, Gay Bird, Blue Peter, Troilus, Magna Charta, Nine of Spades, Membo, Valves, Deluge, Amorist, Heisler, Gala Day, Aberfeldy, Brightling, Projector, Antrim Boy, Clarenson, Gold Town, Guncase, Overhaul, Apache. SMITHFIELD HANDICAP, £l5O (six furjongs). —Royal Tractor, Arch Arrow, Waterlow, Meadow Lark, Paper Boy, Red Sea, Great Star, Tripaway, Pound Note,’ First Raid, Black Duke, Saggatarius, Taboo. OTIPUA STEEPLECHASE, £2OO (about two miles and a half). —Royal Fashion, Greenstone, Mainspring, The Babe, Wharncliffe, Charlatan, Fabriano, Terehu, Te Maui, Handy, Nylotis, Kaikahu, Radiate. ELECTRIC STAKES, £l2O (six furlongs).—Night Effort, Glen Lusk, El Boa, Revision, Amourette, Solgele, Calham, Best Policy, AU Smiles, Miss Marco, Kiloff, Kentish Lady, Meitui, Waihemo, Topere, Night Dew, Bonrose, Nanette, Wrigley, Peterette,

Rhonda, Royal Heritage, Frasquita, Bro actfield, Red Boa, The Dove.

TIMARU CUP, £250 (one mile and a quarter).—Beau Geste, Evening, Town Bank, Money Mine, King Balboa, Malmsey, Gay Sonnet, Wingatui, Paper Boy, Countersign, Narrative, Black Duke, Miss Mercia, Goosestep, Margaret Birney. GLADSTONE HACK STEEPLECHASE, £l5O (about two miles) —Silver Light, Symons, Message Boy, Royal Land, Fabriano, Mataipukc, Pantier, Valves, Te Maui, Handy, Radiac, Shut Eye, Lord Ranald, Rangiwhio, Ngarata, Oriflamb, Erin-go-bragh, Krasnoi, Dubious. ROSEWILL HACK HANDICAP, £l2O (six furlongs).—Barrington, El Boa, Amourette, Best Policy, Red Sea, Crossbow, Miss Marco, Kiloff, Briar Thorne, Audience, Airplane, Phastar, Morian, Bonroee, Great Star, Gay Fashion, Pound Note, Dumblane, Sweet Refrain, Fairness, After Ten, Glen Rowan, Royal Heritage, Frasquita, Shining Star, The Dove, Little Queen. DONCASTER HANDICAP, £l5O (seven furlongs).—/Wayward, Fairy Herald, Arch Arrow, Baby Bun, Martis, Evening, Ronaki, Paper Boy, Taboo, Gay Sonnet, Felony, Front Rank, Filosol, First Raid, Miss Mercia, Waterlow, Margaret Birney. Second Day. PUKAKI HURDLES, £l3O (one mile and a half).—Rangatahi, Gay Bird, Blue Peter, Apache, Troilus, Magna Charta, Nine of Spades, Membo, Valves, Deluge, Shut Eye, Amorist, Heisler, Aberfeldy, Gala Day, Brightling, Projector, Antrim Boy, Clarenson, Gold Town, Guncase, Overhaul, Goosestep, Whitirangi. MAIDEN HANDICAP, £l2O (five furlongs).—Night Effort, Glen Lusk, El Boa, Amourette, Solgele, Calham, All Smiles, Kiloff, Miss Marco, Kentish Lady, Meitui, Waihemo, Airplane, Bonrose, Nanette, Glen Rowan, Rhonda, Peterette, Royal Heritage, Frasquita, Broadfield, Red Boa, The Dove. PRINCE EDWARD HANDICAP, £2OO (one mile and 35 yards).—Fairy Herald, Baby Bun, Martis, Beau Geste, Evening, Town Bank, Money Mine, King Balboa, Taboo, Malmsey, Gay Sonnet, Wingatui, Paper Boy, Countersign, Front Rank, Narrative, Black Duke, Miss Mercia, Goosestep, Margaret Birney, Carnot. BEACONSFIELD HANDICAP, 130 (one mile and 35 yards) —Barrington, Carinthia, Symons, Marsham, Haze, Membo, Miss Marco, Briar Thorne, Poetess, Felony, Audience, Topere, Night Dew, Bonrose, Commenter, Gay Fashion, Pound Note, Sweet Refrain, Fairness, Wrigley, Filosol, Shining Star, Little Queen. WAIITI STEEPLECHASE, 200 (about two miles). —Bilver Light, Royal Fashion, Message Boy, Greenstone, Mainspring, The Babe. WharnclifJe, Charlatan, Fabriano, Mataipuke, Terehu, Pantier, Valves, Tc Maui, Handy, Nylotis, .Radiac, Kaikahu, Shut Eye, Lord Ranald, Radiate, Ngarata. Oriflamb, Erin-go-bragh. PAREORA HANDICAP, £l5O (six fur-longs).—-Royal Tractor, Arch Arrow, Arikiwai, Waterlow, Meadow Lark, Paper Boy, Solgele, Red Sea, Great Star, First Raid, Red Boa, Saggattarius. TEMUKA HACK HANDICAP, £l2O (six furlongs).—El Boa, Amourette, Calham, Best Policy, All Smiles, Crossbow, Miss Marco, Kiloff, Audience, Phastar, Morian, Nanette, Pound Note, Proud Knight, Dumblane, Sweet Refrain, After Ten, Glen Rowan, Royal Heritage, Frasquita, Shining Star, The Dove. SEADOWN HANDICAP, £175 (seven furlongs).—Wayward, Fairy Herald, Baby Bun, Martis, Evening, Ronaki, Paper Boy, King Balboa, Red Sea, Taboo, Gay Sonnet, Wingatui, Great Star, Tripaway, Front Rank, Filosol, First Raid, Black Duke, Miss Mercia, Waterlow, Margaret Birney. RUGBY TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. The following will represent the various clubs in their fixtures to-morrow: — STAR. Seniors.—G. Oughton, L. Stubbs, D. Murray, L. Adams, T. Riddell, J. R. Bell, W. Holden, D. Agnew, R. Donnelly, B. O'Toole, L. J. Cockroft, Sinclair, J. Shaw, J. Lilley, B. Mahoney. Emergency: A. McKenzie. Second Grade. —Adams, McColl, Giller, Louden, Ronald, Burke, C. Agnew, Torrance, B. Agnew, W. R. Creaser, McCorkindale, Cuff, Aitken, Harvey, Lee. Emergencies: Black, Mclntyre. Fourth Grade.—Marshall, Agnew, Thync, Small, Townsend, Burke, Cook, Gutzewitz, Ferguson, Allen, McMillan, Stephens, Harvey, Tinnock, Robertson, Ramsay, Sherborne. SOUTHERN. Seniors.—Mann'ix, Bulman, Mattingly Jack, Leith, McEwan, Roche, Burtenshaw, McCallum, Rogers, Loch, Maher, Hughes, Meffin, Thomas, Brown, Martin, Jack. Third Grade. —Marthew, Oliver, Cavanagh, Martin, Allison, Calvert (2), Sutherland, Couling (2), Shaw, Russell, Philpott, Edge, Kibblewight, Lock, Lines, Shields, Flynn, McEwan, Bates, T. Mennie, Risely. INVERCARGILL. Second Grade.—McKay, McKinnon, Norton, Stevens, Foster, Grant, Checkelts (2), Burt, Roberts, Blanch, Crisp, Clode, Bailey, Titchener, Smith. Third Grade. —Purdue, Wilson, Lee, McCurdy, Mitchell, O’Kane, Watson, Scandrett, Aitken, Hannah, McKay, Brooker, Holland, Thompson, Smith, Insall, Brandford, Crisp, Reed, Taylor, Carter. Fourth Grade. —Sutton, O’Kane, Lyons, Davis, McMillan, Ramsay, Glennie, Senior, Johnstone, Nesbit, Anderson, Bloy, Marchant, Brandford, Henry, Conley, Insall, Troon, Ross. WAIKIWI. Second Grade.—Hogan, Allen, O’Kane, Pickford, Waldron, Kitson, Wilson, Jolly, Smith, Jenkins, Aitken, Holloway, Spencer, Lamond, Bennett, Challis, Tremlow. Fourth Grade.—Clark, Blampied, Finkle (2), Wilson (2), Ayto, Watson (2), Fox, Waters, Lansley, Livingstone, Bissett, Yeo, Wills (2), Ramsay. RIMU. Second Grade. —Thomas, Phillips, Cournane (2), Croswell, Wyeth, Bulling, Welsh, Henderson, O’Connor, Maitland, Trotter, Sheffelbein, Ross and Fairweather. Emergencies: Forwards, C. Henderson, J. Cringle. Backs, P. Wyeth, W. Tuffery. MARIST OLD BOYS. Second Grade.—Pascoe, O’Shaughnessy, Elliott, Cooper, Hunt, Campbell, Maher, Wybrow, Grindlay, L. Kelly, Mahoney, Miller, Hogan, Walsh, Broad, Gonley, Ryan, Halpin, T. Kelly. Players are requested to meet at the Railway Station at 1.30 p.m. sharp. Third Grade. —Hill, McDonald, Hardy, Chapman, Chisholm, Clent, Gilfedder, P. Barry, Lynch, Mason, Wybrow, Messent, McGowan, Booth, Waterson, Kane. Fourth Grade. —Dale, Hallamore, Hartigan, Robinson, Fraser, Lynch, Murfitt, Riddell, O'Briens "Hawke, Pascoe, O’Halloran, Ferris, Kelly, T. Barry, Stone. HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS. Fourth Grade. —Watson, Challis, Cooper, Tinker, Welleans, Thompson, Caddie, Cook, Hughes, McNaughton, Cowie, Wilson, Fox, Henderson, Canning, Wilson, Cooper, Chaplin, Attley. CRICKET CAMBRIDGE v. SOUTH AFRICA. London, May 29. In the cricket match, Cambridge in the first innings, against South Africa, made 98 (Ochse 4 for 37, Morkel 4 for 13.) South Africa in the first innings has made 236 for five wickets (Siedle 51, Cameron not out 52).—Australian Press Association —United Service.

HOCKEY.

TRIAL GAME AT OTAUTAU.

The following teams have been selected to play in the trial games at Otautau on Monday, June 3: A team (to play in red)Mrs. Johnstone (Ohai), Misses E. Lambert (Drummond), E. Hillis (Thornbury), P. Moore (Ohai), E. Ronald (Thornbury), E. Marshall (Nightcaps), J. Linton (Orepuki), G. Horner (Heddon Bush), M. Rushton (Nightcaps), P. Ireland (Otautau), K. Hunt (Nightcaps), Mrs. Mason (Ohai), Mrs. Collett (Otautau), H. Johnstone (Thornbury), B. Baker (Drummond), K. Harrington (Otautau), J. McKenzie (Orepuki). B team .(to play in orange): Misses 8. Urquart (Thornbury), M. Riddle (Thornbury), E. Mears (Nightcaps), F. Clark (Heddon Bush), O. Stroud (Otautau), E. Marshall (Nightcaps), E. Grant (Nightcaps), C. Stanley (Heddon Bush), C. McLean (Thornbury), C. Hanley (Heddon Bush), A. Ferguson (Ohai), Mrs. Spencer (Ohai), Misses D. Rushton (Nightcaps), J. Fallow (Thornbury), M. Brown (Otautau), N. McPherson (Orepuki).

TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW.

The following will represent Union to play Collegiate to-morrow at 2.30 p.m.: E. Buckingham; E. Hope, J. Ronald; M. Gerken, M. Woods, L. Fraser; O. Elley, D. Cline, M. Clark, A. Conley, J. Chalmers.

SOCCER. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. The following will represent Central against Invercargill:—W. Anderson, Luke, Hunter, Bishop, P. Anderson, Cullen, Butler, Buddle, Cathcart, Kean, Walsh. Emergencies: Clymo, Bishop. The following will represent Central against Roslyn-Waikari on Monday. Kickoff 10 a.m.: L. Robinson, D. Luke, R. HunI ter; J. Glass, P. Anderson, A. Cullen; Butler, I J. Bishop, Cathcart, Kean, E. Walsh. Emer- | gencies: Buddle, Clymo. All players to be i on the ground at 9.30. I Invercargill team to meet Central: — I Gosling, Wilson, R. Drysdale, C. Drysdale, Penman, Robson, Campbell, McQuarrie, Davies, Beal, Blake, Kilburn Boylan, and Alderson. Team to play Mataura on King’s Birthday to be selected after the match. I BOWLS. TOURNAMENT AT SUVA. LOCAL PLAYERS COMPETING. Messrs F. G. Stevenson and G. T. Stevens, two well-known local bowlers, have book,- ’ ed their passage on the Makura from Auckland on July 2 for Suva to spend a holiday in the islands at an ideal time of the year, | and while there to take part in the annual bowling tournament. Both have been nominated.by the local centre for inclusion in the Pennant matches —New Zealand v. Australian States. As it is desirable that a complete Southland rink should be entered, any member of any club affiliated to the centre, desirous of making the trip, should communicate promptly with either gentlemen. The team will arrive in Auckland on the return journey on August 5. Ample opportunity will be offorded of visiting other islands in the Fijian group during their stay. MEETING POSTPONED. Owing to unforeseen circumstances the Southland Coursing Club has postponed its maiden meeting arranged for to morrow to a latter date, probably June 15. "lawn Tennis. VISIT BY SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM. Wellington, May 30. Negotiations have been started for a visit by South African tennis players to New Zealand. BOXING. WIN FOR TOM HEENEY. RIOUX DISQUALIFIED. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Montreal, May 29. The heavyweight boxing contest between ■ Tom Heeney (New Zealand) and Rioux (Canada) ended in the eighth round when Rioux was disqualified for hitting low. The weights were Rioux 197-J pounds; Heeney 208 pounds. The Canadian forced the fighting in the first round and the New Zealander in the second, shaking his opponent with a stiff jolt to the solar plexus. Heeney continued to lead through the next three rounds, although Rioux succeeded in keeping Heeney at long range. It was a deadly duel, the Canadian struggling to get out of reach. Rioux opened Heeney’s eye in the sixth but was floored in return. The referee had warned the Canadian five times thus far for flitting low. The fight in the seventh round became a silly spectacle, the crowd jeering Rioux, and Heeney demanding that he should come on. They were mauling each other in the eighth when Rioux fouled Heeney. The referee waved the Canadian into hie corner and declared Heeney the winner.— Australian Press Association.

st lb st lb Just John . . 11 5 Liberal Lady 9 7 Pikimai . . . 10 7 Michael ... 9 7 Quilfire . . . 10 2 Shimoose . . 9 7 Lively Fire . 10 1 Earl of Ashlea 9 7 Glyn Dhu . . 9 12 Spy 9 7 Mystum . . . Karangawai . 9 11 Harrowgate . 9 9 7 7 HACK HURDLES, £100. One and a-half miles. Airtight. ... 10 5-Captain Polyphemus . 9 G Gazeley 9 0 Paul Lucerne Grand Lupin 9 4 Gilgai ... 9 9 4 0 WAVERLEY HACK HANDICAP, £100. Five furlongs. Flying Binge 10 5 Ngawhine . . 9 0 Singer . . . 9 13 Corwen ... 9 0 Broxt . . . . 9 13 Hopwood . . 9 0 Rillet . . . . 9 2 Varsity ... 9 0 Potency . . . 9 2 Boundary . . 9 0 Auctioneer . 9 0 Valma ... 9 0 Bione . . . 9 0 Whenuatonga 9 0 egmont-wanganui hunt steeplechase, £150. Two and a-half miles. Maidos . . . 11 9 Lively Fire . 10 9 San Fcra . . • 11 7 Waitaunaha . 10 3 Banjuke . . Pikimai . . 11 2 Risk . . '. . 10 0 10 13 Miss Opaku .. 10 0 Trouble . . . 10 13 Heremai . . 10 0 Huirangi Girl 10 9 Harrowgate . 10 0 FLYING HANDICAP, £100. Six furion gs. Oration . . 10 4 Monsogne . . 9 0 Melissa . . . 9 10 Toapaiti . . 9 0 Whenuanui . 9 6 Tenacre . . 9 0 Monaghan . . Denier . . . HUNTERS’ One 9 5 Onward . . 9 9 3 FLAT HANDICAP, £80. nd a-quarter miles. 0 Waitaunaha . 11 6 Shimoose . . 10 7 Mystum . . 11 3 Isotta ... 10 7 ■x Maidos . . . 11 0 Corneroff . . 10 7 Puawhato . . 10 11 Mannequin . 10 7 Patrolet . . . 10 9 Calithe ... 10 y Liberal Lady 10 7 Spy . . . ‘. 10 7 Michael . . . 10 7 Wairaki Lad 10 7 WAIHAU HACK HANDICAP, £85. Six furlongs. Tenacre . . . 10 8 Bione ... 9 0 Flying Binge 10 2 Ngawhine . . 9 0 War Flame . 9 6 Gold Tree . . 9 0 Fortalice . . 9 3 Hopwood . . 9 0 Rillet . . . 9 0 Boundary . . 9 0