SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 20872, 6 September 1929, Page 10

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED.

Otago Hunt Club Steeplechase meeting at Wingatui to-morrow —first event at 12.45 p.m.

Wanganui Jockey Club Spring meeting first day acceptances and two-year-old parade entries to-night.

New Zealand horses will be racing at the Canterbury Park R.C. meeting in Sydney area to-morrow.

Rapine is stated to have pulled up lame after a gallop one morning early in the current week.

It was decided not to take Admiral Drake to Marton, but keep him for the Wanganui Guineas contest.

It is strongly hinted that no further attempt will be made to train Martian’s good son Rapine.

Maorilander George Price now leading trainer at Randwick, has twenty-four horses in his stable.

The N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. has secured 133 yearling entries for its N.Z. Trotting Derby of 1931 on Addington track.

Riccarton mentor E. Scoullar has Kate Kelly, Louise and Lorette (Tractor — Moulin Rouge) in work for Mr W. T. Hazlett.

The Riccarton-trained two-year-old filly, Lorette, is a half-sister to the Thurnham gelding known as Latin Quarter.

Judging from newspaper reports prior to the race, weight of public opinion favoured Mollison to beat Limerick in Warwick Stakes.

Lucre, the Trial Plate winner at Marton on Wednesday, is a six-year-old gelding by Lucullus, trained by G. New on Awapuni tracks.

A very useful Dunedin Jockey Club pocket programme for the 1929-30 season is to hand and acknowleded with thanks.

Trotting trainer W. J| Tomkinson had Gold Tinge trotting and cantering freely on the tracks at Riccarton on Tuesday morning last.

A Christchurch Star scribe very rightly reminds his readers that a horse called Prince Humphrey' is engaged in the New Zealand Cup.

Five-year-old Austerity, third in Marton Trial Plate, is a mare by Greyspear—Blue Ribbon (winner of Wellington Cup in 1909 season).

The Canterbury Jockey' Club has decided to alter the distance of the Canterbury Cup form one and three-quarter miles to the original distance—2l miles.

That efficient square-gaited trotter, Cannonball. has gone amiss at Addington and has been sent home to the West Coast to recuperate.

At a meeting of the Canterbury' District Committee this week the name of horseman J. Campbell was removed from the list of licenses suspended.

The C.J.C. having decided on an increase of stakes, there will be no race on the N.Z. Cup fixture programme of a less value than £3O0 —total stakes £17,850.

The Kurow Cup will carry a stake of £220, including a cup valued at £25, which has been presented to the North Otago racing body by Mr D. A. Solomon.

It is not surprising to learn from Dunedin that Royal Saxon ranks as an improved horse since he raced on the big side at the National fixture.

The New Brighton Trotting Club’s Spring fixture will take place at the seaside tomorrow and the first event of what promises to be an interesting meeting is set for noon.

The New Zealand Cup candidate, Chide, has been galloping well at Riccarton and the son of Paladin—Reproachful may become a dangerous entrant for the November Handicap.

The six-year-old gelding, Rascal, by Absurd—Marty, who is claimed to like heavy going, may race well in the Jockey Club Handicap (1 m.) with C. Eastwood up, at Wingatui to-morrow.

Southland light harness breeders will be interested to learn that the Harold Dillon horse, John Dillin, sire of Wilma Dillon, John Dee, John Jinks, and Country King, will be located in North Canterbury this season.

The Wanganui-owned three-year-old gejding, Ceremony, by Absurd from Pennon, is to make his Sydney debut at the Canterbury Park R.C. meeting to-morrow and his admirers expect him to race prominently.

During the 1929-30 season the Canterbury Jockey Club will distribute £36,500 in stake money:—Grand National meeting, £10,000; Spring meeting, £17,850; Summer meeting, £26,000; Autumn meeting (Easter), £6,650.

Malaga, who won the Open Point-to-Point Steeplechase run by the Otago Hunt on Saturday last, won the Auckland Cup of 1921 as a four-year-old. He is a halfbrother to Paquito, who has been showing winning form in Australia.

Night March’s younger half-brother, Solmar, by Solferino —Marsa, who has so far failed to display form in keeping with his parentage, is now described as one of the most promising horses in work on the tracks at Wingatui.

The Winter Cup winner, Historic, is reported to be a more or less stronglyfancied candidate for the New Zealand Cup. It is a far cry to November, however, and those who admire the Nassau horse might be well advised to wait a while.

The connections of the pacer Grand Canyon (reports Christchurch Press) overlooked the time of closing of second payments for the New Zealand Trotting Derby and as a result the Wrack colt missed a very important engagement. Grand Canyon (Wrack —Nell Pointer), however, is engaged in the Great Northern Trotting Derby', to be decided at Christmas time in Auckland.

Much dissatisfaction is expressed in Greymouth trotting circles (reports the Christchurch Press correspondent) at the granting of the permit for the Forbury' Park Trotting Club to race on the first day of the Greymouth Trotting Club’s meeting on October 26. The Grey mouth Trotting Club is making representations to the New Zealand Trotting Conference in the direction of a satisfactory rearrangement of dates.

The Panther, who won the Two Thousand Guineas of 1919 and has since put in five seasons at the stud in the Argentine, has been purchased by a syndicate and will be brought back to England. The Panther' sired winners of 54,500 sovs. during his five seasons in the Argentine.

There is likely to be a crusade against the use of a Tod Sloan seat in Australia. Its use is being condemned by some of the leading stewards and trainers because many accidents are attributed to it.

Referring to Night March, who contested the Three and Four-year old Handicap at the Rosehill meeting, a Sydney writer stated: Another one who should show much better form in the future is the New Zealand Derby winner, Night March. With J. Pike in the saddle, he

did not enter seriously into the early running, but the manner in which he lugged out at the turn drew attention to his movements. The fact that he was going well in seventh place at the end suggested that he will make big improvement on his form.

Dusolina, who has had her Derby engagement continued (remarks Christchurch Times) is a quality-looking filly by Drusus from Doraldina, the dam of that brilliant performer Daphne de Oro. She met with a bad accident some time ago but is now in work again under the care of H. Prost. If her leg stands the preparation she should race, well in the classic event, as she is a smart pacer.

Mr J. B. Reid, who has conducted a stud in England for several years, submitted the stallion, Black Watch, and several mares, at the Newmarket July sales. Black Watch did not reach the reserve, but five out of nine mares were sold. Top price was made by Flying Folly, a four-year-old by Swynford—Tension, by Sunder, that went at 1250 guineas. Pashmina, a four-year-old by Westward Ho —Carlinetta, by St. Petersburg, sold at 300 guineas. Naissante, by Hurry On—St. Natalia, by Common, at 400 guineas. Mila, by Milesius—-Mind Points, by Torpaint, realised 960 guineas. All the above mares were covered by Black Watch. Ambry, a three-year-old by Black Gauntlet —Kilrea, by Kilbroney, sold at 230 -guineas.

Up to the middle of July, H. 11. Aga Khan was well ahead of other winning owners in England. Nine of his horses won 16 races worth £22,222. He was also first in the breeders! list. Six horses bred by him won eight races, returning '£17,144. Among the sires, Tetratema’s stock—-12 of them—had won 19 races worth £27,325. The Tetratema roan colt, Mr- Jinks, owned by Major McCalmont, was easily at the top of the list of winning horses, his three wins totalling £15,450. The St. Leger Stakes, for which the added money is £4OOO, will be run over one mile and threequarters and 132 yards at Doncaster on September 11. Final forfeits will be declared a week earlier. When the last mail left England 112 were left in the race. One of the latest withdrawals is Walter Gay, who was second to Trigo in the Derby.

A Sydney writer is responsible for the following:—Three weeks ago Aussie, New Zealand’s champion sprinter, was beaten at Warwick Farm. Mr C. J. Graves heralded the fact in The Guardian by writing: “Aussie isn’t as good as New Zealand opinion, together with his record of wins, led us to believe. If he were a champion of the type of Gothic, Limerick, Fujisan or Greenline, at their best, he couldn’t have failed in Saturday’s Denham Court Handicap. On Saturday Aussie, with 9.13 (7.0 limit) had every chance from his close second to Shankara at the straight entrance, but took a furlong to beat that sprinter, and then in a trice was beaten by Killarney, a very second-rate performer on Sydney courses.” In a more recent issue the same writer says: “But the prize today appears to be at the mercy of Aussie, if the going remains unaffected by rain. With 9.13 he ran a wonderfully good race at Warwick Farm, giving Shankara two lengths start in two furlongs, and beating him, only to be caught in the end by Killarney.” It may also be pointed out that Killarney has raced well of late and many people will be confident in placing him as better than a “second rater.”

In the course of an interview with “Orion,” Mr F. Smith, an English trainer, who recently arrived back in Auckland, said that trotting in England was staged in a very small way'. Prizes there ranged between £6 and £2O, although there had been a couple of occasions where three figures had been given. However, even the £2O stakes took some winning, as they were run in heats and a final. The tracks were not fast as a rule, although there were times when they were in fairly good order. The majority of horses were by American sires and well bred, but under race conditions they did not record anything like the times put up in America, and if a horse with a two-minute record were brought to England he would be handicapped in a race on about 2.12. The meetings were proprietary, and the club staging the meetings owned and raced horses. It was quite common for the best races to be won by the club’s own horses, and Smith remembers one meeting where the club’s horses won every race on the programme. The attendance rarely went over 600 people, and he cannot see the sport booming under the present conditions and management. Small prizes, small attendances, and betting confined to a handful of bookmakers did not promise well for the future. Races were run under handicap conditions, but differed considerably from the method obtaining in New Zealand. In England there were two classes of race—owing and receiving. An owing handicap is similar to the races in the Dominion, that is, the limit horse is handicapped to go one mile with a back-marker so many yards behind, but in a receiving race the back-marker only runs a mile, and those receiving a start are required to go less than a mile. A horse may have 10 Oyards start and go 2.20 from his mark. As 10 yards are allowed as equal to one second, that horse would then take a record of 2.30 for the mile. WINGATUI TRAINING NOTES. PINK NOTE REPORTED FORWARD. ROYAL SAXON GALLOPING WELL. SCHOOLING OVER BIG FENCES. (From the Dunedin Star.) The outside of the course proper, with the trestles well out from the rails, was open for fast work this (Thursday) morning, and, though the ground was holding, it was not slippery. Pink Note strode out well over six furlongs by himself, and could have gone much faster than Imin 18 3-ssecs for the last five had ho been required to do so. This horse looks 2st better now than he did this time last year, and there is every chance of the improved condition showing up in his racing during the approaching season. Circulation looks very well, and she appeared to relish the task set her, a mile, which she left behind in Imin 54 2-ssecs. Glenrowan and Positive finished together over half a mile in 50 l-ssecs. Royal Saxon, who was conceding Evening a lot of weight, easily held her at the end of seven furlongs in Imin 48 3-ssecs. Sailing Home, who appears to be improving with every gallop, finished alongside of Stealth over half a mile in 59 4-ssecs. High Gear easily beat a companion over six furlongs in Imin 27secs, and galloped as nicely as any horse on the track this morning.

Dumblane was going better than Blue Metal at the end of five furlongs in Imin 14 2-ssecs.

Rag Tag shaped well over a round of the small steeplechase fences, and finished strongly over the brush double in front of the stand.

Some Toff, Salmo Salar and Top Speed started out.over five furlongs, but the latter was several lengths behind at the start, and never got near the other two. Some Toff finished slightly in front in Imin 14 4-ssecs.

Captivate and El Boa ran half a mile in 57 3-ssecs, the latter having the best of the run home.

Assembly and Battle Screen finished on even terms over a strongly-run half-mile, the pace over the first furlong not being good. Bitractor just headed Full Flight at the end of five furlongs in Imin losecs, but the latter was badly handled by her rider over the last furlong.

* The hurdlers, Armchair and Beauty Light, went a mile in Imin 59 l-asecs. The former appeared to be going the 'better at the home turn, but Beauty Light beat him over the last half-furlong. On a sound course Beauty Light is sure to get soine of the money next Saturday. Crossbow and Stringbow ran half a mile, being together all the way, and the time was 59 3-ssecs.

Black Duke, Narrative and Wingatui went nearly seven furlongs, the last six taking Imin 26 2-ssecs. Black Duke was going comfortably all the way, and beat Narrative home by half a length. Wingatui was three lengths away. Toa Taua did strong work over five furlongs, and Star Tractor jumped four fences, including the brush double wall. Dubious and Andy galloped a mile and a quarter in 2mins 34secs, the former doing it the better at the finish.

Sunward, Mareta and Sky Sign were sent together over half a mile, the former finishing best in 59 2-ssecs. Antrim Boy and Trahoo jumped four schooling hurdles in Imin 29secs. Trahoo gave a much improved exhibition of jumping, and was'just in front of his companion at the last hurdle. He shapes like making a useful hurdler with experience. R. C. Keeper arrived early this morning with Royal Land and Night Raid, but neither horse was worked this morning. MARTON JOCKEY CLUB. CONCLUDING DAY. BAROMETER AGAIN WINS. STEEPLECHASE TO RED FUCHSIA. TWO JOCKEYS INJURED. (Per United Press Association.) Marton, September 5. The second day of the Marton Jockey Club’s meeting was held in splendid weather. The track was dead after overnight rain and the attendance fair. The totalisator handled £12,193 against £13,480 on'the second day of 1927, when the last two days’ Spring meeting was held. The total was £25,979 against £30,060 for the two days of 1927. E. Stanway, rider of San Fera, was injured when his mount fell in the Hack Steeplechase, and was taken to hospital. M. Nicol, rider of Risk in the Hunt Cup Steeplechase yesterday, sustained severe facial injuries and it is feared he may lose an eye. The results were:— NOVICE STAKES, £lOO. Six furlongs and 27 yards. 1 B. Burgess’ b m Austerity, _ by Greyspear—Blue Ribbon, syrs, 8.7 (P. Burgess) 1 2 C. F. Johnston’s Juggle, 8.7 (B. 11. Morris) - 3 L. G. Carter’s Whenuatonga, 8.7 (J. Barry) 3 (Winner trained by owner, Masterton). Also started: 5 Snowplane 8.7, 8 Robbie’s Mistake 8.7, 4 Plane 8.7, 7 Paiko 8.7, 10 Scottish Standard 8.7, 9 Spearform 8.7, 6 Sunny Mint 8.7. Won by two lengths, third same distance away. Time, Imin 21 2-ssecs. SECOND HACK HURDLES, £125. One

mile and a-half. 2 11. L. Kingan’s ch m Lady Gay, by Gay Lad—Coronata, aged, 10.4, (L. Dulieu) 1 3 M. J. Carroll’s Glena Bay, 9.0 (R. Thompson) 2 5 J. McCarten’s Royal Elm, 9.8 (C. McGovern) 3 (Winner trained by owner, Trentham). Also started. —1 Fine Acre 10.6 fell, 6 Starshell 10.1, 4 Modern 9.11, 7 Arrowboy 9.0. Won by a length, third a head away. Time, 2min 59 3-ssecs. WAIROMA HACK HANDICAP, £ll5. ■ Six furlongs and 27 yards. 1 E. Foeman’s’ b g Full Mark, by Greyspear—Markful, syre, 9.1 (C. Davis) 1 4 J. MeNicol's Black Maire, 8.4 (E. Keesing) 2 6 J. Reedy’s Bold Front, 8.31 (J. Walsh) 3 (Winner trained by G. Neich, Clareville). Also started.—2 Goodwill 8.5, 5 Money Mint 7.10, 9 Push 7.1, 8 Grattan 7.6, 7 Pateroa 7.0, 3 Arrowhead 7.2. Won by three lengths, third two lengths away. Time, Imin 21 4-osecs. HEATON PARK HANDICAP, £l7O. One mile and 137 yards. 2 Roulston Bros.’ br g Barometer, by Thurnham—Bouvardia, aged, 8.7 (W. H. Jones) 1 3 W. H. Ballinger’s b g Black Mint, by Catmint —Black Annie, 6yrs, 8.2 (J. Barry) 2 3 W. 11. Ballinger’s blk h Royal Game, by Royal Stag—Arihia, 6yrs, 7.0 (H. Wiggins) coupled with Black Mint 3 (Winner trained by W. Townsend, Pukokohe). Also started—l Blimp 7.12, 5 Piuthair 8.2, 4 Spearmiss 7.6, 6 Nucleus 7.4. Won by a neck, third a length away. Time, 2mins. HACK STEEPLECHASE, £l3O. About two miles. 1 C. F. Vallance’s br g Red Fuchsia, by All Red—Nedra, aged, 12.6 (Allan McDonald) 1 6 M. J. Helier’s Lieutenant Bill, 9.0 (A. Jenkins) 2 7 E. C. Pratt’s Scion, 9.0 (Mr Pratt) 3 (Winner trained by Mrs A. McDonald, Awapuni). Also started. —5 Sunart 10.12, fell, 2 San Fera, 9.10 fell, 4 Risk 9.8, ran off, 3 Arrowgate 9.0, 8 Gun Area 9.0, lost rider. Won by three lengths, third 50 yards away. Time, 4mins 48 3-ssecs. LADIES’ BRACELET, £lOO. One mile and 137 yards. 2 D. R. Jackson’s ch g Calithe, by California —Lethe mare, 6yrs, 11.3 (Mr Jackson) 1 1 L. S. Smith’s Royal Black, 12.13 (Mr J. Morris) 2 8 Mrs G. I. Hanlon’s Peshwa, 11.0 (Mr Waller) 3 (Winner trained by owner, Waverley). Also started. —3 Elysianor 11.13, 7 Vinella 11.0, 5 Calluna 11.0, 4 Ah Wera 10.12, 6 Red Lane 10.1. Won by half a head. Time, 2mins 3 3-ssecs. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, £l4O. Six furlongs and 27 yards. 1 Brown and Kneebone’s ch g Bonogne, by Bisogne—Bonnie Lass, aged, 8.4 (B. H. Morris) 1 3 G. Johnston’s Dobbin, 7.12 (K. Voitre) 2 3 W. J. Ambury’s Oration, 7.0 (J. Gunn) 3 (Winner trained by R. Johnson, New Plymouth). Also started. —6 Panther 7.11, 4 Glenstar 7.0, 5 Coon Song 7.41. Won by three lengths, third same distance away. Time, Imin 21 4-ssecs. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, £ll5. Five furlongs. 2 V. Riddiford's br g Roi de Vai, by Lackham —Miss de Vai, 4yrs, 9.2 (B. H. Morris) 1 3 G. W. Johnston’s Some Acre, 7.11 (C. Goulsboro) 2 9 R. J. Moore’s King Peg, 7.2 (A. Dick) ’ . . .. 3 (Winner trained by S. J. Reid, Trentham). Also started: 8 Joy Germ 8.0, 1 Blue Paper 7.11, 4 Lucre 7.11, 7 Black Odin

7.7, 10 Pelletti 7.7, 11 Accra 7.6, 6 Kotaki Eka 7.2, 5 Haviland 7.2, 13 Guard of Honour 7.0, 12 Lookout 7.0, 14 Norval Tea 7.0, 15 Espion 7.0. Won by a neck, third a head away. Time, Imin 5 l-ssecs. COMMENT ON THE RACING. FINE WEATHER CONDITIONS. TWO-YEAR-OLD PARADE HELD. (Special to the Times.) Marton, September 5. The Marton meeting concluded to-day in fine, but cold weather. The attendance was fair. The track had improved a bit. Austerity, Juggle and Whenuatonga -were the only horses backed in the Novice Stakes and they finished in that order. Piako, Juggle and Whenuatonga were together at the home turn, Scottish Standard, Austerity and Sunny Mint following. In the run home, Austerity came through and won easily by two lengths from Juggle with Whenuatonga a similar distance away just in front of Sunny Mint, Plane, who got away badly, and Robbie’s Mistake. Fine Acre, a good favourite in the Hack Hurdles, was striding along boldly in front when he made a bad mess of the third fence and crashed. Glena Bay moved up smartly at the half-mile, and led into the straight from Lady Gay, Modern, Starshell and Royal Elm. At the last fence, Glena Bay, Lady Gay and Modern were almost in ' line and Lady Gay came on to beat Glena Bay by a length, Royal Elm being two lengths away, just in front of Modern and Star Shell.

Full Mark was made favourite for the Wairoma Hack Handicap and he again proved his superiority, winning in splendid fashion. Another well backed candidate was Arrowhead, but he whipped round as the tape went up and took no part in the race. Money Mint and Black Maire led across the ton and into the straight from Patearoa, Bold Front, Goodwill (wide out), and Full Mark. The last named threaded his way through and collaring Black Maire a chain from home, was going fast enough to win by nearly a length. Bold Front was a couple of lengths back third and Goodwill headed the others.

Blimp was a better favourite than Barometer in the Heaton Park Handicap, but while the former raced in disappointing fashion, Barometer went on with his winning career. He was squeezed out at the start, but was taken through the field going out of the straight. Royal Game led along the back from Blimp, Nucleus, Spearmiss and Black Mint. Three furlongs from home Barometer forged ahead and had a slight call over Royal Game with Black Mint, Nucleus, Spearmiss and Blimp with Piuthair tailed off. First beating Royal Game, Barometer was then challenged by Black Mint and in a good race to the judge, Barometer was all out to win by a neck. Royal Game was three parts of a length away, with Blimp a close fourth. Then came Nucleus and Spearmiss.

The Hack Steeplechase provided another interesting contest with four out of the eight starters completing the course. Lieutenant Bill made all the running and Red Fuchsia was always handy. Over the last mile this pair were well clear of the others left in and they rose at the last fence together. On the flat, Red Fuchsia was always doing it nicely and he defeated Lieutenant. Bill by a couple of lengths. Eight lengths away Mataipuke headed Harrowgate on the post for third money. It was surprising to see the amateur riders providing the finish of the meeting, four horses passing the post locked together. Royal Black carried one ticket more than Calithe and they paid the dividends. The latter got the worst of the start and was badly placed at, the home turn where the order was Elysianor, Ah Wera, Cabruna and Peshwa with Royal Black well back. Over the last 100 yards, Royal Black and Calithe began to close on Peshwa and Elysianor, setting the stage for a wonderful finish. Calithe got through on the rails and beat Royal Black by half a head with Peshwa a head away, a neck in front of Elysianor. There was little outside of Bonogne and Dobbin in the Telegraph Handicap, that could be backed with a reasonable degree of confidence and they duly paid the dividends. Coon Song displayed a great turn of speed out of the barrier and crossing the top was half a dozen lengths clear of Bonogne and Dobbin. At the bottom of the straight Coon Song compounded and Bonogne came on to win by three lengths from Dobbin who was a good length clear of Oration with Coon Song fourth. The final event, the Farewell Hack Handicap, was contested by a good field of 15, Blue Paper being a pronounced favourite. Pellette led across the top and into the straight from Black Odin, Kotaki Eka, Blue Paper, King Peg, Lucre and Roi de Vai. Valette led to the half distance and then collapsed, Roi de Vai finishing fast a neck in front of Some Acre with King Peg half a length back. Kotaki Eka was right up fourth and Pellette and Black Odin headed the remainder. A parade of two-year-olds was held prior to the first race, being run in two divisions, resulting as follows: The first division resulted: Nimble, Foot Rule, Appeal, Eminent and Lineage. The winner showed a splendid burst of speed. The time was 27 2-ssecs. The second division resulted: Sporting Chance, Cylinder, Tar Baby, Royal Divorce, Footstep gelding. The time was 27 4-5 secs. The winner was the most taking of them all. The following took part in the parade: Chestnut filly (H. L. Flume) by Cape Horn—Retraction (trained by C. Stowe at Opaki). Belts of Shandon (J. C. and P. S. Gleeson) blk g by Lord Quex —Peg o’ My Heart (E. Pope, Takanini). Oil King (J. C. and P. S. Gleeson ch g by Chief Ruler—Cocoanut, (E. Pope, Takanini). Cylinder (A. B. Williams) b g Limond • —Cymene (J. H. Jefferd, Hastings). Love Song (A. B. Williams) ch g Hunting Song—Mandoline (J. H. Jefferd, Hastings). Lineage (V. Riddiford) ch f by Limond —Merit (S. J. Reid, Trentham). Appeal (V. Riddiford) b g by Leighton —Cheloma (S. J. Reid, Trentham). Eminent (V. Riddiford) ch g by Leighton—Exclusive (S. J. Reid, Trentham). Zadok (O. Nicholson and E. R. Davis— Tidal’s owners) ch c by Chief Ruler—Podokes (J. T. Jamieson, Takanini).

Bay Gelding (W. T. Bailey) b g by Royal Divorce —Footstep (owner, Awapuni). Foot Rule (J. Paterson) ch f by Surveyor—Juanna (F. Smith, Takapuna). Sporting Chance (C. T. Keeble) blk c by Lackham —Signal March (G. W. New, Awapuni). Nimble (A. Symes) b f by Lord Quex — Chancery (Mrs McDonald, Awapuni). Gesture (A. Symes) b f by Chief Ruler — Nottava (Mrs McDonald, Awapuni). Tar Baby (Janies Bull) br f by Nigger Minstrel —Miss Footstep (J. T. Morris, Marton). Bay gelding (J. Morris) by Acre—Miss Beauforte (owner, Marton). Catherine of Aragon (L. H. Collinson) ch f by Royal Divorce —Martulla (J. T. Morris, Marton). The three-year-old Leisure (L. H. Collinson, trained by J. Morris) by Lord Quex —Spare Moment was given permission to take part. FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB. EARTHQUAKE RELIEF MEETING. ’ PERMIT GRANTED. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, September 5. The Forbury Park Trotting Club has received telegraphic advice from the Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle that a permit has been granted for an earthquake relief meeting on October 2G with a remission of taxation.

WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB. RE-HANDICAPS DECLARED. (Per United Press Association.) Palmerston North, Sept-ember 5. The following are the Wanganui Jockey Club's re-handicaps. — PUTIKI HANDICAP.—RoyaI Black 8.8; Desert Lad 8.3. DURIE HANDICAP.—Lucre 7.6. MARANGAI HANDlCAP.—Barometer 8.7. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. COURSES TO BE CLOSED. (United Press Assn.-By Telegraph-Copyright) Melbourne, September 5. Under the proposed Racing Bill the As- . pendale, Sandown Park, Fitzroy and Richmond courses are to be closed. There will be 119 city racing days per year. Horse and pony meeting will be prohibited on Mondays other than holidays and the Monday of the Williamstown Cup.—Australian Press Association. RANDWICK TRAINING NOTES. MAORILANDER NEDDA CAUSES SURPRISE. A BRILLIANT MILE GALLOP. AUCKLANDER TIDAL DEFEATED. TIDAL’S METROPOLITAN JOCKEY. (United Press Assn.— By Telegraph-Copyright.) (Rec. 9.45 p.m.) Sydney, September 5. The chief surprise at the Randwick tracks to-day was the New Zealand three-year-old filly Nedda’s mile task galloped in imin 43secs, with the flags ten feet out. Winatlot, Deadlight, and Locason made similar time. The Victorian crack, Mollison, galloped nine furlongs in Imin 59‘jsecs. The New Zealand three-year-old, Honour, was given a light task. The Epsom Handicap candidate from G. Price’s stable, Ramulus, showed great dash in his task and beat the Auckland-owned and French-bred Tidal by a length over seven furlongs in Imin 31secs. The leading Victorian light-weight horseman, W. Duncan, has been engaged to ride the New Zealander, Tidal, in the Metropolitan Handicap at the A.J.C. Spring meeting. MEN’S HOCKEY TO-MORROW'S GAMES. The following are the game arranged for Saturday:— Collegiate A v. High School A, Queen’s Park 1.45 p.m., Mr H. S. Cordery. Civil Service v. Central, Queen’s Park 3 p.m., Messrs K. W. Ford and D. Gregg. The players for the Civil Service Club will be chosen from the following: F. Twiss, V. Taylor, C. Lind, M. Macdonald, S. Heaton, R. Dunnage, H. Blee, S. Smith, S. Richards, F. Wallace, H. Roberts, J. Hazlcdine, A. Warren. COURSING. OPEN AND MAIDEN STAKES. Followings is the draw for the open and maiden stakes to be run to-morrow on 'the Southland racecourse enclosure under the auspices of the Southland Coursing Club: Maiden Stake: Pretty Rose meets Echo; Mate o’ Mine meets Lady Linda; Master McGrath meets Sharpe Light; Jester meets Killarney; Cross Eyes meets Mickey Briar; Snow Fall a bye. Open Stake: Comedy Princess meets Ben Hur.

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INVERCARGILL CLUB. DRAW FOR TO-MORROW’S MATCH. A bogey match will be played at Otatara to-morrow. Players are requested to note from which tee they must set out. The postponed medal match will be played on Saturday, the 14th inst., and bogey foursomes on the following Saturday. A carnival field day will be held on September 28. Following is the draw for to-morrow’s match: — First tee: F. J. Robinson v. G. J. Reed; L. B. Hutton v. R. Scott; J. P. Butler v. A. H. Mackrell; F. G. Hall-Jones v. A. F. Grenfell; T. W. Vickery v, C. Campbell; R. J. Gilmour v. A. Owen-Johnston; C. R. S. Barrett v. T. H. Robinson; T. R. Abercrombie v. C. A. Masters; J Doig v. J. F. tLillicrap; A. B. Macalister v. H. Smith; L. B. Rowe v. J. B. Reid; A. E. Wish v. T. P. Royds; R. R. Binney v. B. W. Hewat; G. Blaxall v. G. J. Mellarg; W. Yates v. M. 11. Mitchel; A. Dickens v. R. N. Todd. 12th tee: 11. Smith v. A. G. Seddon; F. 0. Mac Gibbon v. J. S. Dick; C. F. A. Jones v. D. Cuthbertson; R. A. Douglass v. W. D. Palmer; D. Cochrane v. E. M. Russell; J. Hunter v. L. S. Alsweiler; T. M. Maclaren v. H. J. Macalister; J. S. Price v. J. K. Garrett; F. C. Barclay v. B. W. Hilton; J. E. Cuthill v. C. B. Tapley; H. Russell v. T. Baird; T. S. Tomlinson v. John Mangan; W. Snow v. C. Stronach G. Tobin v. T. R. Burt. WEST COAST TOURNAMENT. Westport, September 5. The West Coast golf tourney was continued to-day in sunny weather. The greens were in good condition and the course generally not so bad. The most startling upset in the championship was the defeat, of Park by Schadick, the latter player being in excellent form. Chesney had two hard tussles with Lockcy in the morning and with Schadick in the afternoon, the veteran players’ superior knowledge of the fine points of the game standing him in good stead. Sime was not extended to such great extent in his two matches, although Lovell held him very well until the latter stages of the game. The final between Sime and Chesney is to be played to-morrow over 36 holes. It should be a great contest and will probably draw a large gallery of 1 spectators. AMERICAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. BOBBY JONES DEFEATED. New York, September 4. At Pebble Beach, California, .John Goodman of Omaha, Nebraska, an outside contender for the National Amateur Golf Championship, defeated Bobby Jones, holder of the title, one up in the first round of match play. TOLLEY’S CHANCES FAVOURED. (Rec. 7 p.m.) New York, September 4. Tolley (Britain), after the defeat of Jones, looms dangerously. The Britisher put out the Canadian champion, Held, 7 and 6 to-day. He then eliminated Fay Coleman 8 and 6. Goodman’s defeat of Jones was due principally to the slightest carelessness on the part of the former champion, who appeared willing to take seemingly unimportant risks to his disadvantage, while Goodman remained careful throughout and did the best of his playing on and approaching the greens.—Australian Press Association. RUGBY FOOTBALL CANTERBURY BEAT TARANAKI. Stratford, September 5. The score of 10 to 9 in Canterbury’s favour in the match against Taranaki indicated prettly fairly the merits of the teams. The visitors fielded u good set of backs who showed that they would be dangerous if they got away, but. they were well marked and could only show flashes of crisp play. However, they played good Rugby and marks by Harris were very helpful to his side. The home backs were not brilliant as a combination, but showed up very well with individual efforts. The visitors had most of the ball, having a slight advantage in the scrums, but in open play, the vanguards were fairly evenly matched. The visitors’ backs all worked well and Scrimshaw (rover) was always in the picture. For the winners Hart and Scrimshaw scored and Mullan and Merritt converted. For Taranaki, Collins kicked two penalty goals and Guy scored an 1 unconverted try. I 1 INVERCARGILL CLUB. 1 The following is the second grade team ! to play Winton. Bus leaves H.B. corner ' 1.30 p.m.—L. Norton, M. Cook, L. Clode, E. Tapley, W. Bailey, A. Blanch, J. McKinnon, G. McKay, E. Checketts, G. Frampton, V. Roberts, I. White, A. Grant, E. I Keast, W. Taylor, F. Checketts, D. Hol- * land, D. Nisbet. " i I The following will represent Invercargill f third grade to play Queenstown on Rugby , Park on Saturday at 1.30 p.m.:—McKay, J Hannah, Thompson, Insall, Wilson, Fiet- , cher, Smith, Pomeroy, Reid (2), Stevens, ’ O’Kane, Purdue, Lee, Blue, Aitken, Wat- ■ son, Nesbit. 1

SOCCER. OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND SELECTION. The following will play in the Possibles V. Probables match at the Showgrounds on Saturday at 2.30:— ■Probables: Greenfield, Maxwell (captain), Cathcart, Anderson, Wyldie, McMurdo, Rigby, Smith, Morrison, Bishop, Saunders. Possibles: Alderson, Butler, Devon, Kean, Rudolph (captain), Williamson, Batcheler, Hodgson, Cherry, Steele, Cairney. BOXING. SCOTT-CAMPOLO BOUT. New York, September 4. The boxing match between Phil Scott and Victorio Campolo has been postponed until September 18 owing to Campolo suffering from inflammation of the back.—Australian Press Association. CRICKET. SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM. MATCH WITH THORNTON’S ELEVEN. London, September 4. At Scarborough Thornton’s eleven in a match against South Africa in the first innings made 388 (Hobbs 151, completing his 2000 runs for the season, and Hendren 114. McMillan 6 wickets for 106). —Australian Press Association—United Service. KENT v. MARYLEBONE. London, September 4. Kent in the first innings scored 206 (Ashdown 50, Todd 57, Kennedy 5 for 59, Newman 4 for 33). Marylebone have scored 190 for 4 (Hearne not out 88, Gilligan 73). —Australian Press Association. YORKSHIRE-SUSSEX INCIDENT. CONTROVERSY AROUSED. London, September 4. , The Yorkshire-Sussex incident has pro- ; duced a controversy, the Dairy News de- i daring: “It is utter rubbish to condemn ;

Yorkshire for lacking in sportsmanship. If the batsmen realized the handicap of a new ball they can be congratulated on their presence of mind in a crisis but it is more than likely both are conscious that runs are valueless when only ten minutes remained and a draw was desirable. Yorkshire has not offended against the spirit of cricket when following Lord Hawke’s former dictum that if you cannot win a game why lose it.—Australian Press Association. —United Service.