SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 20834, 24 July 1929, Page 10

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED.

The New Zealand Waterloo Cup meeting opens on the Southland R.C. plumpton to-day.

The South Canterbury Jockey Club’s postponed Winter meeting will take place at Washdyke to-morrow.

Trentham trainer H. Lorigan will take Oratrix, Cimabue, and Concentrate to Queensland T.C. meeting.

Local trainer F. J. McKay took Paris and Taranwa to Timaru yesterday to join up with Apache.

The cross-country performer, Greenstone, has gone wrong and will not be raced iu the north.

It is reported that Wiltshire and Roman Abbey are in equal demand for the G.N. Steeplechase.

The annual general meeting of members of the Dunedin Jockey Club takes place on Tuesday next.

C. Gieseler will produce Membo and Valves at the South Canterbury J.C.’s meeting at Washdyke.

It is reported that the Dunedin Jockey Club has received eight applications for the position of judge.

It is understood that Black Duke and Overhaul will not appear in public at Christchurch Hunt races.

As J. Munro, who piloted Nedda in Australia, is going to Germany to ride, another jockey will have to be found for the filly.

According to lates advice Black Duke, Kaiti, and Merry Mint arc in most demand for the Winter Cup contest.

The Otago Hunt will race at Wingatui on September 7, with Mr J. E. Henrys as handicapper and Mr A. D. Mclvor as starter.

Pink Note is reported to have wintered well and will be got ready to race at the Dunedin J.C. Spring races in October.

For the New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race Mister Gamp and Overhaul are reported in most demand.

The Gisborne Racing Club's Steeplechase meeting opens to-morrow (Thursday) and will extend over Saturday, July 27.

It is very pleasing to note that the Dunedin Jockey Club’s annual report discloses a profit for the past season of £lB4 2/-.

North Island reports are to the effect that the warmly-fancied Merry Mint will be piloted in the Winter Cup by A. E. Ellis.

The value of the Coronation Cup at Epsom won by the American horse, Rcigh Count, was £1705, including the £2OO gold cup trophy.

When the American crack, Reigh Count, was beaten in the Ascot Gold Cup by Invershin, he started first in order of selection.

Palmerston North trainer, L. Knapp, will be represented at the National meeting by Otairi, Home Made, and Atareria—all very smart racers.

The Combined Trotting Clubs of Canterbury have been granted permission to hold a meeting at Addington in aid of the Earthquake Relief Fund.

At Riccarton on Saturday morning Silver Paper and Aspiring ran down a fair three furlongs and both are reported to be coming on nicely.

Christchurch Press Dunedin correspondent reports that the Wingatui cross-country horseman, W. Cooper, was married in Timaru on Monday.

A change of plans is now reported in connection with the jumper Lord Ranald, who will start in the G.N. Steeplechase ridden by W. Scobie.

As L. J. Ellis understands and handles Red Üba well he is to be given the mount on the local horse at Washdyke despite dead weight up.

Red Boa has been nominated for an open race on the last day of the National meeting owing to the fact that he may run himself out of hack class previously.

The smart hurdler Craigmore, by Saxby —Thistledown, who has been jumping well at Wingatui, will be a starter over the battens at Timaru to-morrow.

Assemble, the rising four-year-old full sister to Overhaul (reports Dunedin Star) is now an inmate of D. P. Wilson’s stable, and has furnished into a fine big racing mure.

J. M. Cameron’s Hawkes Bay galloper, Goshawk, by Magpie, is reported to be building up again nicely and this fact is interesting, as he has been operated upon for his wind.

As F. D. Jones has been keeping Limerick, Paquito, and Belcaire up to the collar for some time past they should be ready to race well in Sydney early in the new season.

The Southland-bred pacer, White Sun, has been transferred from W. J. Tomkinson’s establishment to J. Bryce’s stable, owing to the former having too many horses of one class under his control.

Great Bingen is to receive a special preparation for the New Zealand Trotting Cup, and it is expected that he will be racing at the New Zealand Metropolitan T.C.’s meeting next month.

Mr P. D. McNab having resigned from the position, ex-Southlander, Mr A. J. Hastings, has been appointed starter to the Geraldine Racing Club, and will handle the fields in galloping and light harness events.

Christchurch' Press reports that the American light harness mentor, R. B. Plaxico, has quite recovered from his recent accident, and is supervising the work of Mr J. R. McKenzie’s horses at Yaldhurst.

t The stakes for the Geraldine Racing Club’s Spring meeting will amount to £2OOO, and in addition the club will pay the inward railway freight, at ordinary rates, on horses competing at this early fixture on September 26 and 27.

A well-known sporting man, who made his first visit to Trentham to see the recent Winter meeting (writes “St. Clair” in Dunedin Star) informed me that, though he had seen racing in many countries, he had never seen more uniform and perfect starting than at Trentham last week.

Little has been heard of Sir Roy since he left Riccarton for Australia, but recent advice received by his former owner, A. McAulay, states that he ran a close third in the Richmond Handicap at the Victoria A.T.C. races last month. The race was run over a mile and three furlongs, and Sir Roy, who started at an outside price, carried 7-6 against the winner’s (top-weight) 8-9.

There is a tendency in some quarters (remarks Christchurch Press) to suggest that Overhaul has been highly assessed in having to carry 201 b more in the Grand National Hurdle Race than in the Winter Hurdles at Wellington. Probably the fact has been overlooked that the weights for the Winter Hurdles were declared before the decision of the Trentham Hurdles, and no penalty was incurred for winning the latter. If this had not been the case, Overhaul would have ha-2 much more than the

9-3 he carried in the bigger race, and the rise to 10-9 in the National would not have looked so severe.

A new rule of the New South Wales Trotting Club has got trotting men thinking hard, says the Sydney Sportsman. It reads: “The stipendiary of the day shall check the timekeeper, and if the times do not agree, no time shall be declared, pending an inquiry and decision by the association concerned or tho New South’Wales Trotting Club.” This means that unless the stipendiary steward makes a guess of the time, he will have to be at the judge’s box when the race finishes. If he is not at the winning post the chances of his time agreeing with that of the timekeeper is meagre in the extreme. It is said the metropolitan clubs, will be exempt. Though the rule might be all right out-back, it should no more be applicable to such clubs as Goulburn, Parkes, or Junee than to Harold Park or Victoria Park. There are just as experienced trotting men at the towns named as in Sydney, and there should be no difficulty in. obtaining a competent timekeeper. In any case, how is the association or the committee of the New South Wales Trotting Club, not present at the meeting, going to decide between tho two watches? In the event of the officials’ watches not agreeing, all manner of complications may arise.

Almost strangled after a horse had fallen with him at Randwick racecourse this morning, (reports Sydney Sun of a recent date), an apprentice, George Russell, was later admitted to hospital suffering from concussion. Trainers and course assistants ran from all quarters of the track when Bcnaroon fell while finishing a strong gallop on the course proper. The horse was lying on his rider. George Russell, a lightweight apprentice attached to ex-New Zealander P. Riddle’s stable, and neither horse nor boy moved for several minutes. When J. Klso, G. Law, and J. Powell reached the scene of the accident they found that the horse’s reins were round the lad’s neck, almost choking him. The horse was also trussed by the reins, but he rose when released.

A remit that was passed at the Conference without any discussion (writes “St. Clair” in Dunedin Star) was that permitting the use of woollen jackets in lieu of silk and satin. This provision is meant to apply, of course, to cold and wet weather, and simply follows the English custom, for at National Hunt Meetings in the Old Country few silken jackets are seen, most of the jockeys wearing closely-knit woollen jerseys in the correct colours. This is obviously such a sensible and rational idea that it is strange it has not been adopted by the allegedly progressive countries before now. It is certain that such jackets would have been appreciated by the riders at Trentham last Saturday.

George Feilding has Blue Metal, Dumblane, and Royal Saxon engaged at the National Meeting (reports Dunedin Star), and as the present state of the tracks at Wingatui is against fast work it is likely that he will leave for Riccarton towards the end of the present week. All three horese are well and will quickly come to racing form with a little fast work.

At the Easter sales in Sydney Mr. C. E. Elgar purchased two colts at substantial prices and the youngsters are now being educated by W. Moroney with a view to racing in the new season. Since arriving in the Dominion they have been gelded and have been allowed to take matters easily. Mr. Elgar recently claimed names for the youngsters, and the Rossendale—Demeter gelding will race as Appledore and the Caravel— Martuk gelding as Kalmuck.

“Musket,” in tho Sydney Mail, summing up the probable candidates for the A.J.C. Derby, says: The New Zealand colt Honour is the champion of his own country, and in his only start in Australia in the autumn won the A.J.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes. He is by Lirnond (sire of Limerick and other great performers) from Homage (22), by Absurd (imp.) from Eulogy (imp.), by Cicero. This pedigree seems to indicate speed more than stamina, for though Eulogy has given the turf several high-class gallopers, they have been chiefly sprinters. With Limond as his sire, Honour inherits good staying blood from him; but he struck me as a brilliant sprinter when he won the Sires’ Produce Stakes, and would have gone under to Comanache in a few more strides. As a Derby colt, therefore, Honour does not appeal to me.

J. Fielder leaves Wingatui on Wednesday by the night goods train, en route to Wellington (reports the Christchurch Press special correspondent), where he catches the Ulimaroa for Sydney next Friday. His team will consist of Nedda and the other rising three-year-olds, Rosemarna, by Rossendale, and Nonchalant, by Paper Money from Glenallan, and the two-year-olds Shirada, by Paper Money from Sophia, and Tippler, by Tippling from Sweet Form. Nedda has grown into a very compact mare, and now measures 15.2 hands high. The giant of the party is Nonchalant, who measures 16.1 hands. The wet weather during the past few weeks has made it almost impossible to do any fast work on the tracks at Wingatui, and that is why Fielder is leaving for Sydney so early. He anticipates having Nedda ready to take her place in a weight-for-age race at the Rosehill Meeting next month. So far he has made no arrangements for the riding of his team while in the Commonwealth, but will endeavour to secure Munro’s services whenever that horseman is available. Nedda’s engagements in Australia include both tho A.J.C. and V.R.C. Derbies and Oaks Stakes. He does not anticipate getting back to Wingatui until about the middle of November, and during his absence the remainder of his team will be left in charge of J. Kerr.

Bicolour, a brother of the famous Windbag, and himself the fifth horse in Trivalve’s Melbourne Cup, made a return to the race track on July 6, in a much lowlier event than he has been used to contesting. Last year Bicolour broke down so badly that it was thought his racing days were definitely over, and in August, when he was offered for sale as a stud horse, he was purchased by R. P. King, for 525 guineas. Evidently the long rest and a quiet preparation on the country tracks had the effect of mending the Magpie horse’s infirm legs, for he appeared in the Garah Cup, seven furlongs, and, what is more, finished a close second. It is wonderful what country racing does for apparently broken down horses, and Bicolour might follow in the footsteps of The Epicure and Shrapnel, who, after they had been given up as hopeless, won race after race in the bush. If Bicolour can stand up to the rigours of training, he will certainly make it hard for the country horses.

C. Christie (remarks the Christchurch Press Dunedin correspondent) will leave for Melbourne, en route for Western Australia, by the next trip of the Manuka. His team will consist of the rising two-year-olds, a gelding by Paper Money from Bonnie Maid and a filly by Night Raid from Miss Muriel, and the rising three-year-olds, a filly by Night Raid from St. Winnow and the gelding by Remo from Cherry. The Paper Money—Bonnie Maid gelding is a very handsome youngster and well grown. At the present time he is showing signs of having been blistered on both fore fetlock joints. The injuries necessitating this treatment were sustained while working last autumn at Trentham, but there appears to be very little wrong with him now. This was one of the yearlings offered at the last January sales at Trentham when 450 guineas was refused for him. The Miss Muriel filly has lightened up a good deal during the past few weeks, but is doing well again now. Christie states that the only horse Mr R. Acton-Adams has in training in Perth now is Tholomon, who ran unplaced in two races lately. Cartoon, who was another of his team, has finished his racing career so far as Mr Acton-Adams is concerned, and he has given him away to a hunting enthusiast in Perth.

N.Z. METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB.

HANDICAPS FOR FIRST DAY.

(Per United Press Association.)

Christchurch, July 23.

The following are the handicaps for the first day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting to be held on August 10, 14 and 16:—

INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP (harness), £350. Unhoppled trotters. Class 3.32 to 3.22. One and a-half miles. Aileen Wood . . scr Nelson McKinney 24 Doloresscr Lady Fan . . . 36 Koro Peter . . scr Nelson Boy . . 36 Peter Lin ... scr Clonmel .... 36 yds bhd Tonic4B Audo Bell ... 12 Nourmahal . . 48 Wild Hebe . . 12 Cannonball ... 60 Young Carbine . 12 Duke Bingen . 60 Herbelwyn ... 12 Little Logan . . 60 Bonny Belmont . 24 Maxegin ... 84 Lazarus ... 24 Kempton . . . 108

ELECTRIC HANDICAP (saddle), £3OO. Class 2.15. One mile. Elusive .... scr Lady Matchlight 12

Mercury ... scr Macaranda ... 12

Nelson Omaha .... 12 McCormack scr Rebell2 White Sun . . . scr Royal Serene . . 12 Harry Audubon scr Sahibl2 Tarzan .... scr Darknite ... 12

Marshal Neil . . scr Shine Soon ... 12 yds bhd High Jinks ... 24 St. Bridget . . 12 Double-Event . 24 Desert Star . . 12 Firpo24 Downeast ... 12 Great Logan . . 36 Granite City . 12 Lingfield ... 24 Grey Cloud . 12 General Bingen .36 Henry Logan . 12 Cardinal Logan . 60 AUGUST HANDICAP (harness), £lOOO. Class 4.30. Two miles. Acrescr Silk Thread . . 24

Huon Denver . . scr King Pointer . . 36 Young Blake . . scr Logan Park . . 36 Zenith . . . .scr Loganwood ... 36

Native Prince . scr Kingcraft ... 48 yds bhd Padlock .... 48 Mate o’ Mino . 12 Quality .... 48 Vesuvius .... 12 Imprint .... 48

Daphne de Oro . 12 Terence Dillon . 60 Logan Chief . . 12 Talaro6o

Dundas Boy . . 24 Jewel Pointer . 72 Glide Away . . 24 Kohara .... 72 Roi I’Or .... 24 Waitaki Girl . . 72

TRIAL HANDICAP (harness), £4OO. Class 4.40 to 4.35. Two miles. Exclusive . . . scr Erin’s Lynn . . 12 Explosion ... scr Lady Cello ... 12 Golden Ore ... scr Mercury .... 12 Grand Light . . scr Sunny Bob ... 12 Kautoma ... scr Sunshower ... 24 Krinascr Delightful ... 24 Locanda Boy . . scr Firpo24 Mac Dillon ... scr Morning Sun . . 24 Richoro .... scr Sir Author ... 24 Robert Guy . . scr Hector’s Own . . 36 Wakataua ... scr Tactless .... 36 Zellascr Invader .... 48 Curfew Boy . . scr Lindbergh ... 48 yds bhd Wilma Dillon . 48 Fair Wave ... 12 Great Logan . . 48 Roddyl2 Great Delight . 48 Carmel .... 12 Steel All .... 72 June De Oro is ineligible. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (harness), £450. Class 4.40. Two miles. Bonny Belmont scr Sarsaparilla . . 24 Bingen Starr . 12 Audominion;. . 24 yds bhdLe Todd . . . . 36 Tonicl2 Cannonball . . 48 Western Voyage 12 Engagement . . 60 Duke Bingen . . 24 Kempton . . . 96 Nighborn ... 24 QUEEN MARY HANDICAP (harness), £4OO. Class 4.35 to 4.30. Two miles. Arikiscr Real Light . ; . 12 Bay Nut .... scr Billy Sea .... 24 Dilworth ... scr Jolly Chimes . . 24 Avenger .... scr Jolly Pet .... 24 Desert Star . . scr Travis Axworthy 24 Lady Matchlight scr Native Star . . 24 yds bhd Glenelg .... 24 Evelyn Locanda 12 Linkman ... 36 Maiwhariti ... 12 Harvest Child . 36 Orphan .... 12 SELWYN HANDICAP (harness), £3OO. Class 2.49, One and a-quarter miles. Exclusive ... scr Money Spider . 12 Kiowa .... scr Granite City . . 12 Nelson Downcast ... 12 McCormack scr Trimmer .... 12 White Sun ... scr Firpo24 yds bhd Great Logan . . 24 Grey Cloud ... 12 Roicole .... 24 Hector’s Own . . 12 Acre 24 Lady Matchlight 12 Wrackler ... 24 Neerson .... 12 Logan Hanlon . 24 Omaha .... 12 Golden Bubbles . 36 Orphan .... 12 Linkman ... 36 Pluto 12 Steel All .... 36 William Travis Axworthy 36 the Great 12 Final McKinney 48 Jolly Pet ... 12 INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP (harness), £4OO. Class 2.13. One mile. Double Event . scr Golden Devon . 24 Genuine .... scr King Pointer . . 24 Harvest Child . scr Western King . 24 High Jinks ... scr Epigram .... 24 Lingfield ... scr Ahuriri .... 36 Fight Ever ... scr Jack Potts ... 36 yds bhd Jean McElwyn . 36 Bessie Logan . 12 Native Prince . 36 Brentloc .... 12 Talaro . . . . .36 Chefl2 Padlock . . . . 36 Glenelg .... 12 Bonny Logan . . 36 Golden Bubbles . 12 Terence Dillon . 48 Maiwhariti . . 12 Great Bingen . . 48 St. Maura ... 12 Jewel Pointer . 48 Black Admiral . 24 Logan Park . . 48 CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. WHITE FANG DECLINES ENGAGEMENTS. (Per United Press Association.) Christchurch, July 23. White Fang was scratched for the Winter Cup and other engagements at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting at nine this morning. AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND MEETING. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, July 23. The Auckland Trotting Club has decided to hold the special race meeting in aid of the earthquake relief fund on August 31. A programme of seven events has'been drawn up with stakes amounting to £1825. The principal race, the Westport Handicap will carry a stake of £5OO and a cabinet of cutlery and crystal valued at £55 donated by A. Kohn Limited and the Nelson District Handicap, for trotting horses only, will carry a stake of £3OO and a cabinet of crystal valued at £4O presented by Walker and Hall Limited. MAORILAND HORSES REACH SYDNEY. STRONG CONTINGENT LAND SAFELY. SEATOWN AND NIGHT MARCH INCLUDED. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, July 23. The strong contingent of New Zealand horses intended to participate in the spring campaign in Australia, including Seatown, Night March, H. Telford's Trentham team, and other horses, disembarked from the Maheno to-day all well. The trip across was a good one.—Australian Press Association. CRIICKET. SOUTH AFRICA BEAT SCOTLAND. London,, July 22, South Africa, in the first innings, scored 297 (Taylor 125). Scotland, in ( the second innings, made 144 (Quinn five wickets for 33). The South Africans won by an innings and five runs. —Australian Press Association. ' - Scotland, in the first innings, scored 148.

THE ASCOT GOLD CUP. AMERICAN CHAMPION’S CHALLENGE. DEFEATED BY TWO LENGTHS. ENGLISH HORSE’S SECOND VICTORY. London, June 20. The Ascot Gold Cup still remains on this side of the Atlantic, but Reigh Count, Mrs John D. Hertz’s great four-year-old, made a gallant, though unsuccessful attempt to carry it off to America, and in doing so undoubtedly ran one of the best races of his career (states Robert W. Champion in a cabled account of the race to the New York Herald Tribune). Few high-class thoroughbreds end their running days without making some attempt to capture this famous trophy, the winner of which achieves the pinnacle of racing fame. To-day we saw Reigh Count throwing down the gauntlet to a dozen of the best stayers in England and France. And he beat them all bar one. That one was Invershin, seven-year-old campaigner, owned by Mr Reid Walker, who won the same race last year and thus followed the example of nine other dual winners of this event, the most recent of which was Prince Palatine, who won in both 1912 and 1913. Huge sums of American money were bet on "The Yank,” but his followers who divided their stakes in win and place bets broke even, as the price on Reigh Count to place was even money. Cup day at Ascot is regarded as one of the most select of four big race days on tho British turf, and with one challenge from the United States and a five-fold one from France to capture one of the most-coveted “pots” in the racing world, added an unusual spice to tho interest in to-day’s contest. Women reserved their most splendid dresses for this day, and luckily they had ideal weather for their display. Consequently, the scenes between races in the paddock were more than ordinariyl brilliant. Conditions Ideal, The day was sunny and warm and a nice, cooling breeze blew across the famous Berkshire track. The parade line to the post was thickly lined by those anxious to see the competitors for the big event and many notable Americans were noted among the gay throng. These supported Mrs Hertz’s four-year-old so loyally that he started equal favourite with Baron E. de Rothschilds’s Cacao. The best supported of the other eleven competitors were Invershin and Cri de Guerre, who is owned by Lord Derby and Lady Granard. It has become a custom in recent years for fancied French horses to have a stable companion make the pace, and Nopal was sent here on that mission this afternoon for Cacao. But it was a horse named Monsieur Neuf who went off into the lead, which he held for the first mile. Here Nopal was driven to the front and he drew away to a lead of three or four lengths on bis field, that was now strung out in Indian file. Among those farthest back were Reigh Count, Gri de Guerre, Palais Royal 11. and Lord Lascelles’s St. Jerome. Six furlongs from home Gordon Richards dashed Law Suit into the lead and Cacao drew nearer to his stable companion, Nopal, now tiring. There was a general closing up as the field neared the turn into the straight, and it was here that the real race com-

menced, Invershin drawing up with Reigh Count, Palais Royal 11. and Cri de Guerre hot in pursuit. Reigh Count Challenges Rival. Down the stretch Invershin became more conspicuous, as did Cri de Guerre, but suddenly there was a shout of “Reigh Count” as Mrs Hertz’s great colt came through to tackle Invershin. For a spell it looked as if his challenge would prove successful. Reigh Count got to within two lengths of Invershin, but that proved to be all he could do, as Invershin eventually passed the winning post with that advantage. Palais Royal IL, three lengths away, was third.

There was a tremendous cheering as the winner, passed the post, and Reigh Count was also applauded for his gallant race. His owner accepted the defeat in a sportsmanlike manner and said: “I am perfectly satisfied. My horse ran a fine race.” Both Mrs Hertz and her husband smiled pleasantly as Reigh Count was unsaddled. Mr Reid Walker, owner of the winner, said, “I am much more delighted for the horse than for myself, because he is such a gallant fellow and has such a beautiful teniperament. It is a great satisfaction to me that he has again defeated all challengers from abroad.”

Bert Mitchell, trainer of Reigh Count, had no alibis to offer for his colt’s defeat.'.

“We were beaten by a better horse,” he said. “It was a marvellous field of horses and our only regret is not that we were beaten, but that hundreds of friends, which we made in England and who backed our horse, lost their money with us.” Mitchell confirmed a previous announcement that Reigh Count would be returned to the United States and retired after the current season.

The Gold Cup, run over a two and one-half-mile route, was worth £2,500 (about 12,500 dollars) to the winner, in addition to the cup valued at £5OO, or about 2,500 dollars. Invershin stepped the distance in 4.24 4-5.

In describing the race jockey Wragg, who was astride Felstead when he won the Derby last year, said: “I was attacking Invershin all the way until about a mile from home. A furlong and a half from the finish I went up to Invershin and got within a half length, but he just stayed on. Reigh Count is really a good horse and I’m very pleased, indeed, with my ride.” As is the case with Reigh Count, so it is with Invershin. To-day’s races were their last, and both are to go to the stud. The other races on the programme were all by the highest class horses, and one of the winners was John Hay (Jock) Whitney’s Royal Minstrel, which easily captured the Cork and Orrery Stakes of 7,300 dollars, and in doing so compensated some of the many Americans present for their losses on Reigh Count. RIFLE SHOOTING

MATAURA v. BALFOUR.

(From Our Correspondent.)

Members of the Mataura Defence Rifle Club journeyed to Balfour on Saturday last and engaged in a match with the Balfour Club. The weather was showery with a cold wind which made good shooting impossible. Mataura won by a margin of 23 points. The scores were as follows:—

LADIES’ HOCKEY.

FIXTURES FOR TO-DAY.

/The following fixtures will be played at Queen’s Park this afternoon: —Technical v. Union A at 2.45 pm.; Union B v. Collegiate B at 3.15 p.m.; the Winton v. Collegiate A game is postponed.

MEN’S HOCKEY

SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TOURNAMENT.

The fortnightly meeting of the Southland Ladies’ Hockey Association was held last evening, Mr P. Gilfedder presiding over the following members: —Misses M. Mclntyre (secretary), C. McGregor, P. Guest, E. Melvin, M. Woods, V. Bell, N. Bell; Messrs R. J. Surgenor, F. Hinton, W. Hamilton, J. Matheson, E. Hod<re. D. Burrell, H. Golden, C. Casey and H. Sterling. The return macth with Western was arranged to be played on Queen's Park at 1.30 p.m. on July 31. It was announced that a match with the Southern Sub-Association would be played at Fortrose on August 3. A letter was received from the Otago Association inviting the Southland Association to send a representative team to play Dunedin, at Dunedin, on August 3 or 10. — In view of the financial position of the association, it was decided that it would be impossible to arrange the trip. School Hockey.

Letters were received from the Kennington and Waihopai Schools advising that they would be unable to enter teams in the school hockey competitions, but the South, Middle and Woodlands Schools expressed a desire to enter. Miss Melvin mentioned that an early start should be made with the competition as the school holidays would shortly commence.

It was decided to start the competition as soon as possible, and that the Kapuka team should be augmented by players from adjoining schools so that a full team could be fielded. It was decided also that Mr C. A. Stewart, the principal of the Technical College, be asked for the loan of sticks for the Woodlands Club for three or four weeks.

The president, Miss Melvin and Miss O. Elley were appointed a committee to arrange the competition. Nominations For All Blacks.

Mr Matheson moved that three selectors, including the present selector, Mr R. J. Surgenor, should submit nominations for the All Black team. Mr Hinton moved an amendment, that only the present selector should be authorized to submit the nominations, saying that Mr Surgenor had travelled all over Southland and knew the players better than anyone else. Mr Gilfedder mentioned that in making nominations for positions in the team, it was also necessary to know what 'Other players were in view for those positions from other parts of New Zealand. Mr Surgenor asked how the New Zealand Association could honestly make a selection of the team from the nominations sent in. He would say that 90 per cent, of the selection would be done at the tournament. If he was going to nominate players, only those that had a chance of going on the tour would be nominated. It had to be borne in mind that a player might be selected from Southland, and although a northern player might be better, the Southland player would still have a chance of getting in the 22 who were travelling. From his own point of view it was certain that a player who did not belong to a town team had every chance of going to Africa if the Southland team took part in the tournament, but if it did not have a team there she would not be picked. On the amendment being put, eight voted for it, and three for the motion, and, on a further ballot, Mr Surgenor was appointed sole nominator. The “K” Cup Tournament. The president expressed the opinion that in order to make the best arrangements for the team, it would be advisable to appoint a manager as soon as possible. On the motion of Miss Guest, Mr Surgenor was elected manager unopposed. Returning thanks for his election, Mr Surgenor said that, as usual, he felt hopeful as to the success of the team. He had

never felt as confident as last year, but illfortune and unnecessary changes in the team had meant the loss of the cup. However, this year he hoped the team would be able to bring back the cup. As far as the South African tour was concerned, he felt sure that the Selection Committee would take some notice of his recommendations. He hoped that a quarter of the team would be Southland girls.

The matter of appointing a chapcrone was next gone into and Mr Burrell nominated Mrs Surgenor, who was appointed unopposed. \ . Mr Surgenor, speaking on the selection of the team, said he felt that trials would not be necessary. The Town team that travelled to Otautau was in the nature of a trial team but, of course, the “K” Cup team would be largely different. He had prepared the nucleus of a team, but some positions were not fixed and he would watch the match on the 31st with interest. Ab far as the fitness of the team was concerned, he was going to evolve a scheme under which players would be put under a physical instructor. The “K” Cup had almost invariably gone to the fittest team. Girls should go in for plenty of skipping. Mr Hamilton said that the idea of getting the girls into a gymnasium was impracticable seeing that many were country members. If the girls were appealed to to keep themselves fit, they would surely do so.

Mr Surgenor said that probably the majority could be brought into town on the two or three previous nights for training. Mr Burrell said that girls who were travelling on tour should be prepared to forego some of their pleasures. If girls did not keep in training they should just be dropped. Finance. Mr Surgenor suggested that, in addition to what was being done by clubs, a small carnival should be held by the association. The team should certainly be boarded in a hotel because when teams were billeted

| it was impossible for a manager or chap® one to see that players were in in time lat night. “I will say that we lost the cup I at the the Invercargill tournament because I some of the players were not in until two ■ in the morning of the day of the final match,” he said. After considerable discussion a sub-com-mittee, consisting of Messrs Gilfedder, Hamilton, Matheson, Mrs Surgenor, Misses Guest and Ronald, was appointed to go into the matter and report to the special meeting of the association to be held next Tuesday. It was decided that the Men’s Hockey Association be asked for assistance in the matter. TO-DAY’S GAMES. The following players "will represent the Rangitata hockey team to play Collegiate at Queen’s Park on Wednesday at two o'clock sharp:—Moore, Peters, Mackley, Hemmingsen, Boyer, Boyd, Shirreffs, Brown, Wood, Elliot, Roberts, Butler.

GOLF QUEEN'S PARK CLUB. Following is the ciraw for bogey foursome A and B grade partners to-day:—W. Ayson and R. Mitchell v. J. L. Duncan and E. Mitchell; S. Blomfield and-J. Manson v. J. McCurdy and H. McCulloch; A. Y. Smith a bye. PROFESSIONALS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA. Auckland, July 23. Moss (Auckland) and Douglas (Maungakiekie) have advised the New Zealand Professional Golfers’ Association of their inability to make the trip to Australia. Shaw (Napier) and Mclntosh (Palmerston North) have accepted. RUGBY FOOTBALL A FREE FIGHT. COUNTRY MATCH AT GISBORNE. Gisborne, July 23. As a consequence of the keen rivalry between the teams engaged in the country match on Saturday a free fight developed which the emergency referee was unable to stop. The regularly-appointed referee did not turn up and a spectator volunteered to carry the whistle, but almost immediately the match went to pieces and very rought play was featured, blows being struck and many of the players being marked in rough and tumble scrums. “It is enough to ruin country football,” declared Mr Parker, chairman of the Rugby Union, when the matter was reported last night. It was decided to replay the match in town under proper control and to demand explanations from the captains of the respective teams. SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ MATCH. Timaru, July 23. Timaru High School won their second inter-school match of the season to-day, defeating St. Andrew’s College, Christchurch, by 14 points to 11. The-ground was very heavy as the result of recent rain, but the play was bright and interesting. The forwards were evenly matched, but the homo backs combined more effectively than the visitors and were always dangerous. Ail the Timaru tries were the result of back rushes. OTAGO DEFEATS SOUTHLAND. • SECOND FIFTEENS MEET. Dunedin, July 23. In a Rugby football match the Otago Boys’ High School second fifteen defeated the Southland Boys’ High School second fifteen by 22 points to 6. CANTERBURY DISQUALIFICATIONS. Christchurch, July 23. At to-night’s meeting the Canterbury Rugby Union will discuss a motion that all suspensions at present standing be removed as a mark of grace in Jubilee year. SOCCER. AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. Auckland, July 23. The Auckland Football Association decided this evening to issue an invitation to the Wellington Association to play a further match in Auckland for the English trophy, providing Auckland defeats further challengers in the meantime. BOXING. BOUT FOR TOM HEENEY. (Rec. 8.30 p.m.) .New York, July 22. Tom Heeney (New Zealand) and Mittorio Campolo, the giant Argentine heavy-weight, have signed articles to fight at Ebbetsfieid, Brooklyn, over 10 rounds on August 14.— Australian Press Association.

Mataura. 300yds 500yds Tl. 7 shots 5 shots S. Parker .. .. 29 22 51 A. Robertson . 26 23 49 B. V. Ross .. .. 29 19 48 A. A. Wright .. 28 20 48 V. McGowan .. 24 23 47 A. L. Ross .. .. 29 17 46 W. McLeod .. . 29 15 44 A. 0. Ross .. .. 24 19 43 C. Johnston . 22 18 40 E. Johnston . 21 14 35 Total .. . Balfour. 451 J-. Cowie .. .. 30 20 50 E. Stevens .. 28 21 49 J. Davies .... 25 21 46 C. Wedge .. .. 26 19 45 D. McDonald .. 26 18 44 A. Alexander .. 28 13 41 S. Robertson .. 24 17 41 P. McDonald .. 20 19 39 R. Butler .. . 22 15 37 J. Butler .. .. 19 17 36 Total ..' . 428