SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 21581, 19 December 1931, Page 8

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED.

There will be no racing or trotting fixtures in New Zealand until Saturday, December 20.

Entries for the Vincent Jockey Clubs annual gathering (January 9, 11) close on Wednesday, December 23.

Acceptances for the Cattle Flat Hack meeting close at mid-day on the morning of the fixture.

Riverton R-C.’s cross-country events will attract northern owners during the Easter season.

The Australian Jockey Club’s Summer meeting opens at Randwick to-day and extends to Saturday next.

A. Stove, an apprentice in P. V. Mason’s stable, is expected to pilot Jaloux in the Auckland Cup race.

Owners are reminded that entries for the Wairio Jockey Club’s annual gathering are due on December 29.

On Tuesday evening next at 8 o clock acceptances for the Winton Trotting Club s Annual races are due.

In these days of reduced stakes, Riverton R.O.’s Easter prize list has been already considered in the north.

The Boxing Day rides of A. E. Ellis at Ellerslie will include Princess Bede, Supremacy and La Moderne (2yrs).

Champion pacer Harold Logan will probably compete at Canterbury Park T.C. meeting on January 1 and 2.

The leading event at the Australian J.C. meeting in Sydney to-day will be the Villiers Stakes, £750 (one mile).

The imported English pacer, Holly Bank, is to be tried out in Christchurch in future as a saddle racer.

In spite of recent seasoning racing, Gustavo may not be quite at his best for his Auckland Cup try out.

Owners are hardly likely to overlook Wyndham Racing Club acceptances closing on Wednesday of next week.

Wyndham R.C. flat racing re-handicaps, if any, will appear in the morning papers of Tuesday, December 29 .

If re-handicaps for Wyndham R.C. light harness races are necessary, they will bo declared on Thursday, December 31.

The turning point in a series of misfortunes is due the Dunedin Jockey Club on Saturday next and Monday (28th).

The handicaps for the Southland R.C. Summer fixture first day will keep Mr Pierce busy for December 29.

Quite a number of Southland-bred light harness horses will race at the Canterbury Park T.C. Summer meeting.

In the improving Pomp A. E. Ellis appears to have a very useful mount at the Auckland R.C. Summer fixture.

The Southland-bred filly, Lochlaggan, has been engaged in the open Flying Handicap, £l3O (6f.) at the Oamaru meeting.

The King’s Cup (IJm.) run in rotation in the Commonwealth States, will be decided this season on a Tasmanian course.

The crack West Coast square-trotting mare, Olive Nelson, may compete against the pacers at the Canterbury Park fixture.

George Delaney, at one time successful in Maoriland with De Gama, has been winning in Melbourne with his pupil Claude Duval.

It is stated that, when Rolls Royce won recently at Randwick his trainer (R. O’Donnell) and connections did not anticipate success.

Christchurch trotting mentor, J. S. Shaw, will produce Royal Silk and Peter Pirate at Auckland, also drive Betty Moko in the Rowe Cup.

The connections of the New Zealand Cup winner, Spearful, have been seeking a rider for the Manawatu Cup and E. Burgess may be on top.

Phar Lap will not be paraded at any of the North Island holiday meetings, as suggested, as he is to leave for America about December 29.

As Wingatui mentor C. Gieseler has a lengthy string engaged at southern holiday meetings, F. D. Jones may take Admiral Drake to Ellerslie.

A. Wilson, a Victorian lightweight, who is going to England to ride, may call in at Perth by the way to pilot Maorilander Stealth and other horses.

Peter Jackson is favoured for the Auckland Cup. His sire, Nigger Minstrel, was a brother to Desert Gold, and his dam, Left, by Martian, suggesting a stayer.

With a competent lightweight horseman available, it is on the cards that the exhack, Peter Jackson, will race well in Auckland Cup under a 7.0 minimum impost.

When interviewed on the subject this week, his trainer was unable to say who would replace L. J. Ellis as horseman to Admiral Drake in the Auckland Cup.

At the Woodville meeting the novice Gourmet, by Arausio, behaved badly, and, rearing over, injured A. E. Ellis’s back preventing him riding again at the fixture.

The Wanganui-owned gelding. Pomp, will not start in the A.R.C. Railway Handicap, but is expected to perform well in the Queen’s Plate (one mile) the same day.

Latest advice is to the effect that the N.Z. Oaks winner, Korokio, has recovered from recent seasonal troubles, and will be on hand to play her part at Auckland.

The Christchurch-trained pacers, Muriel de Oro and Edna Worthy, are to go north to take part in the Auckland Trotting Club’s Summer races on December 28, 30 and 31.

The win credited to Gustavo at Dannevirke on Wednesday was the first success to the brother of Count Cavour since October of last year, when he won at Wingatui.

Over-firm tracks in Southland for many weeks past have been causing trouble for local trainers and a number of home-bred young horses are giving cause for concern.

Irish-bred Aston, reported in top hole form of late in the North Island, is stated to be a big, long-striding gelding who gets over the ground smoothly and starts quickly.

Great interest has been aroused in home circles by the entry of The Smuggler for the Invercargill Cup and other open races. The big Balboa hack is looking well, but feeling the firm going.

Beacon Fire, who won a race on each day of the recent Woodville meeting, is a son of imported Lackham and traces back on his dam's side to Miss Kate (dam of Prince Warden, etc.).

In the list of handicaps published for the Speedwell Handicap (harness), class 2.56 (ljm.) at the Winton Trotting Club’s annual fixture, Slump, placed on 12yds, should be on the limit mark.

The younger brother to Tea Party, a. gelding now included in the string of F.

W. Ellis, has to be ranked as one of the boldest gallopers seen on the S.R.C. tracks as a novice for some time past.

P. McGrath, who acts as first lieutenant to Wingatui trainer, C. Gieseler, will be remembered by old time racing folk as one of the gamest and most danshing horsemen ever licensed in the South Island.

Hawkes Bay horses trained at Hastings and Greenmeadows won no less than seven races at the Woodville meeting recently, also running two seconds and three thirds —a nice two days’ record.

A Hawkes Bay Tribune writer states that the promising two-year-old colt, Pillow Fight, by Night Raid, was named prior to being purchased by Mr W. G. Stead at the last yearling sales at Trentham.

Gladstone Ixxlge private mentor, F. J. McKay, will probably turn out some winners for Mr W. T. Hazlett during the holiday fixtures, as he has Ruling Light, Irish Chieftain and Gold Ray well forward.

For some years coming and going between the centres named, D. Kemp has disposed of his residence and racing establishment at Hastings and has again returned to settle down among Woodville turfites.

It has been suggested that some of Weathervane’s early progeny were inclined to shirk racing issues, but this does not appear to be the case with his local representative, Red Sunset, who gallops on in courageous fashion.

Miss Lorraine, whose name suggests a stallion at one time in Southland, is a two-year-old filly by the imported English horse Diacquenod from the imported mare Tame Duck (dam of Admiral Drake).

Like Admiral Drake, by Chief Ruler, the filly Miss Lorraine, who unexpectedly won at the Waipa meeting last week, was bred by the well-known sportsman, Mr F. Armstrong. She had previously started twice unplaced.

Young Sentinel is not a favourite with early morning patrons of the S.R.C.’s tracks, but the son of Balboa, although a slow beginner, invariably hangs on grimly in his gallops and may some day confound the critics.

With sixteen in the Federal Handicap and twelve in the Otago Handicap, while the acceptances for the other events are equally satisfactory, ‘the first day’s racing of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Summer meeting promises to provide excellent sport.

It is interesting to note in connection with the leading event of the D.J.C. Summer meeting. Otago Handicap, £2OO (11m.) decided on Boxing Day, that of the thirteen horses handicapped, Night Parade was the only entrant to drop out on acceptance night.

Lightweight horseman A. H. Eastwood, will go north on Tuesday night to ride at. the Auckland R. C. Summer fixture, at the conclusion of which he will hurry south to fulfil engagements at Reefton on Jan. 8 and 9.

Riccarton owner-trainer J. 11. Prosser has departed for Ellerslie with Great Star and the three-year-old filly Grand Review, by Last Dart (imp.) from Bonsign. The latter has yet to display winning ability on the race course.

When P. V. Mason left Riccarton with his pupils Jaloux, Azalea, and Delice (2yrs) for Auckland, he also had Spoon under his charge, and the last-named will probably run well at A.R.C.’s headquarters.

Having concluded his first stud season Night March has returned to Riccarton from South Canterbury and occupies his old. quarters at A. McAulay’s stable. He will go into regular work again shortly.

The ex-Canterbury marc, Painkiller, by Shambles, was recently made the medium of a betting coup in Sydney. She led all the way and won over a mile at a pony meeting in 1.401 for experienced owner and trainer R. Skelton.

Jockey G. H. Humphries, at present under suspension, will resume riding at the Waikouaiti fixture on January 1. He will be present at Aamaru the following day, and will probably be present on the closing day of the Southland R. C. meeting.

The acceptance list for the Auckland Trotting Cup, which numbers off at twentyone, constitutes a record for the event. The early favourites, Red Shadow and Regal Voyage, having dropped out, Royal Silk is in keen demand.

The special correspondent of the Christchurch Times reports that at Auckland Racing Club headquarters on Thursday the hurdle racer, Master Clements, by Depredation, met with an accident and was destroyed.

At the conclusion of Wednesday’s racing at Dannevirke the winning trainers’ list was headed as follows:—T. George 13, A Tinker 11, Mrs A. McDonald 10, E. J. Ellis 9, A. Cook 9, D. P. Wilson 8, E. George 8, L. G. Morris 8, J. T. Jamieson 8, J. L. Gray 8.

The well-known reinsman, M. Holmes, will do a good deal of quick travelling during the Christmas and New Year holidays. He will be at Ashburton on Boxing Day and will leave that evening for Auckland, driving on the first two days of the meeting. Holmes will then return south and will drive on each day of the Canterbury Park meeting. He will leave on the following day for the West Coast. He will be driving at the Westland Trotting Club’s meeting on January 4, and on the two following days he will be at the Greymouth meeting.

The winning jockeys’ statement reads as follows: After the Dannevirke meeting this week: —H. Gray 39 wins, H. Wiggins 26, L. G. Morris 21, B. H. Morris 16, K. Voitre 16, S. Anderson 15, E. Keesing 14, R. Reed 14, L. J. Ellis 13, H. Stockley 12, A. Eastwood 9, G. Humphries 9, S. Cammick 9, T. Green 8, J. Dooley 8, J. Mcßae 8, W. Cooper 7, and A. E. Ellis 7.

Word has been received at the Kennington Stud from the well-known Canterbury breeder-owner, Mr H. A. Knight, that he Ls very pleased with two recent arrivals at his stud in the shape of colt foals by the Southland-owned imported English horse British Empire. The first colt is from Zaragoza (half-sister to Malaga, Urgency, Paquito and Taragona), by Nassau (imp.)—Madrid, by Vasco —Flame, ' by Phaeton—Catherine Wheel, by Maxim— Miss Kate (imp.). The second foal is son of Windshield (dam of Shatter, by Shambles), by Tractor (imp.)—Kilbreeze, by Kilbroney—Brisselette (imp.), by Picton. The breeding of the colts will interest and appeal to students of Stud Book and Turf Register history.

With reference to the list of nominations received for the Southland Racing Club’s Summer meeting the entry of Tres Bon should read Tray Bond (an inmate of J. R. McMurray’s Gore stable), while Merry Pearl has been substituted for Merry Peel (a novice from the establishment of E. J Ellis, the South Canterbury trainer).

At a Brisbane meeting last month there was only one five-shilling ticket on the flat enclosure totalisator on Lady Oaklands, winner of the Trial Handicap. The dividend for five shillings was nearly a century and a quarter sterling. The lucky punter was a Chinaman, who was escorted off the course by a policeman. Apparently it was considered too risky for the Celestial to remain on the track.

Karapoti, by his success in the Flying Handicap at the Waipa meeting (says the Waikato Times), convinced his connections and the racing public that he had again reached somewhere near the dashing form which marked his three-year-old career last season and which placed him at the head

of the list of Dominion stake winners with £5007. RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES: THURSDAY’S CONDITIONS UNPLEASANT. PREPARING FOR HOLIDAY RACING. The conditions were unpleasant while the early workers were on the scene at Riccarton on Thursday morning (reports Christchurch Times), a fog making it difficult to see parts of the course. Fortunately, it cleared off about half an hour after proceedings opened. The work vas not of a particularly interesting character. None of the horses who were booked to leave at night for Auckland put in an appearance, while the abandonment of the Hororata meeting also had an effect. The number six grass track was open, but most of the trainers patronised the plough, which was the track used except when mentioned. Kakara and Muff occupied Imin 18sec for a spin over six furlongs. Riri and Meprisant covered a mile in Imin 45 3-ssec, finishing well. Winsome Hind registered Imin 17 2-5 sec for six furlongs, a performance which Babel equalled. These two are m excellent order. Ball Dress accompanied Sailor’s Love for six furlongs in Imin 19sec. .Solwit and Gasrange sprinted three furlongs in 39sec. Minerval and Elude ran six furlongs on the grass in Imin 18 2-ssec. Ramo, Royal Love and Honeycomb occupied Imin 47 l-sscc. for a mile, finishing together. Red Heckle and Convoy covered a mile in Imin 45 2-ssec. They were going well at the end. Charmeuse had Giggleswick for a mate over seven furlongs, which they disposed ot in Imin 30sec. Weatherly was given a working gallop over six furlongs. Red Royal and Countermarch registered 50 2-ssec for half a mile, a useful effort. Starshooter had Tautbow as a companion over the last part of a six-furlong spin, while Semper Paratus ran five furlongs alone, but they were not out for time. Balrazie jumped off in front of Ma Belle Polly and led throughout a six furlong spin, but they were going easily. Dutch Princess and the Shambles—Sweet Charity two-year-old sprinted three turlongs easily on the grass. A number of other horses did useful woi k. TOKANUI-FORTROSE HACK RACING CLUB. NO RACES THIS YEAR. The annual general meeting of members of the Tokanui-Fortrose Hack Racing Club was held at Tokanui on Thursday, the president, Mr 11. M. McLeod, presiding over a good attendance of members. The balance sheet showed a loss on the year of £29 2/8, leaving a credit balance of £42 17/3. It. was moved by Mr 11. M. McLeod and seconded by Mr A. McEwan Jnr., that no races be held this year. An amendment moved by Mr Conway, seconded by Mr J. Casey, that the race meeting be held as. usual was defeated by two votes. The principal cause of the deficiency was the concessions with the members’ tickets allowing of free admissions to the Club's entertainments, and members failing to pay their fees. GORE TROTTING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR BOXING DAY. The following acceptances have been received for the Gore Trotting Club’s Annual meeting on Boxing Day:— CROYDON HANDICAP (saddle), £l2O. For unhoppled trotters. Class 3.50. One mile and a-half. Imperial Wave scr Fortress 12 Trafalgar Boy scr Royal Stan 36 Bob Elliott. scr Wild Ridge 36 Erin’s Count scr Bob Wilkes 48 Kippah scr Bell Norris 48 Kamaldar scr Blue Lady 48 Gyrate scr Bon Jour 72 Goodwood scr Sunny Gold 72 yds bhd Earl Bingen 12 TRIAL HANDICAP (harness), £l2O. Class 4.3. One mile and five furlongs. Chiming Wave scr Gold Era scr Royal Author scr Firecrest scr Black Shadow scr Dusky scr Sure scr Lohengrin scr Lindrum scr Lady Direct scr Man-o-Franz scr Frank Mac t scr Single Lee scr Sunart scr Rollicking Wave scr yds bhd Christina’s Free Chimes 12 Wave scr Jack Hobbs 12 Gay Sun scr Bright Sun 24 Tocsin scr Central Nelson’s Pointer 24. Fortuno scr TELEGRAPH HANDICAP (saddle), £l6O. Class 2.22. One mile. Wild Bingen scr Silverwood scr Luath scr yds bhd Childe de Oro scr War Paint 12 Honest Ned scr Maybird 12 Jock’s Pal scr Honest Dillon 24 Madame June Nelson 24 Locanda scr Musical Chimes 24 Ballade scr Erin’s Boy 24 GORE TROTTING CLUB HANDICAP, (harness), £350. Class 4.45. Two miles. Nimbus scr Sunshade scr Ellegro scr yds bhd Prairie King scr Sunny Morn 12 Mountain Ore scr Jolly Wave 12 Gold Country scr Wehr Bingen 24 Actor scr Dick Swithin 36 Lady Voisin scr Lydia 48 Sandown scr CHRISTMAS HANDICAP, (harness), £l6O. Class 3.55. One mile and five furlongs. Trixie Bell scr Erin’s Advance 24 Wave Soon scr Baby Joan 24 Onoto scr War Paint 24 yds bhdMtrvin Dillon 24 Luath 12 Erin’s Fair 36 Reo Chimes 12 JJimbus 48 Godetia 12 MATAURA HANDICAP (harness), £l5O. For unhoppled trotters only. Class 5.4. Two miles. Wild Ridge scr Graham Paige scr Trafalgar Boy scr yds bhd Erin’s Count ■ scr Bell Norris 12 Kamaldar scr Bon Jour 48 Gyrate scr Sunny Gold 48 Episode ■ scr Gardenella 48 Fortress scr Louis Bingen 60 Seamist scr Cathedral Rose 72 Royal Stan scr Jade 168 Carl Bingen scr PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP (saddle), £155. Class 3.39. One mile and a-half. Onoto scr Faneburn scr yds bhd Blue Mountain scr Probationer 12 Central Pointer scr Celeste 24 Highland King scr Grey Girl 24 Senorita scr Winning Wave 24 Red King scr Silverwood 24 Willow Wave scr Erin’s Pride 36 FINAL HANDICAP (harness), £lB5. Class 2.55. One mile and a-quarter. Wild Bingen scr Slump scr Nimbus , scr Sunshade scr Ellegro scr / yds bhd Mountain Ore scr Sunbloom 12 Gold Tinge scr Dick Swithin 36 Actor scr Lydia 36 Mountain Nelson’s Victory 48 Dweller scr Master Roy 48

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR FIRST DAY. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, December 17. The “following are the acceptances for the first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting on December 26 and 27: — OTOKIA HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP,

TRIAL STAKES, £lOO. Special weights. Seven furlongs. Bitractor Ruatui Bold Brigand Polazel c. Kips Reminder My Council Dressy Nithvale Trek Riri Princess Argosy Sun Palace Enwood Sunward Flying Amy First Song FEDERAL HANDICAP, £l5O. Six

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR SUMMER MEETING. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, December IS. The following acceptances have been received for the first day of the Auckland Racing Club’s Summer meeting on Saturday, December 26: —■ QUEEN’S PLATE, £350. Special weights. One mile. Pomp Bugle Call Dunraven Whakapara Trishna United Lord Vai Lordly Knight Karangapai Beacon Fire Jftlldy Karo Chief Jewel Bronze Tray Fiji Grand Talk Sunny Song Grand Spirit Speedmint Nea Lap Exaggeration GREAT NORTHERN FOAL STAKES, £lOOO. For two-year-olds. Six furlongs. Arouse Directory Lack Midinette Inflation Delice Closing Time Princess Bell Tout Le Mond Prolyxo Tea Trader La Moderne ROBINSON HANDICAP, £250. Seven furlongs.

RAILWAY HANDICAP, £lOOO. Six furlongs.

Third Day. GREAT NORITIERN DERBY, £2500. For three-year-olds. Ono and a-half miles. Bugle Call High Comedy Baroscope Heremia Fiji Peter Jackson Golden Wings Lordly Knight Bronze Eagle Princess Bede United Lady Vane King Colossus Fourth Day. ROYAL STAKES, £5OO. Six furlongs. Bronze Eagle Seamond Fiji Delice Azalia Princess Bell Lady Vane Tout Le Mond Brazanna Prolyxo Lack Tea Trader Midinette Bell Topper Gold Trail La Moderne Inflation ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR BOXING DAY. (Per United Press Association.) Ashburton, December 18. The following are the Ashburton Trotting Club’s acceptances for the meeting on December 26: — MITCHAM HANDICAP (harness), £l5O. Class 3.48. One and a-haif miles. yds bhd Arohanui scr First Wrack 24 Excursion scr Marvin Guy 24 Fairyland scr Diameter 24 Gay Paree scr Merrijigs 24 Gcrmanicus scr Our Bingen 24 Guy Carbine scr Bingen Spiers 36 Honora Bingen scr Esbine 36 Norman Fox scr Quincey Thorpe 72 Victress scr Great Burton 96 ADVANCE HANDICAP (harness), £l5O. Class 3.45. One and a-half miles. Arion Axworthy scr Lord Leslie scr Atheleny Lass scr Lorelei scr Caligula scr Midnight Sun scr Clem Dawe scr On Parade scr I Desert Maiden scr Rare Pronto scr Dolly Huon scr Silver Bird scr Essay scr Tatsy De Oro scr Fairhead scr Tenor scr First Prince scr Tuscan scr Glengowrie scr Warbird scr Great Minto scr Wrecker scr Guyson scr yds bhd Historian scr Doll Dance 24 ASHBURTON TROTTING CUP (harness), £5OO. Class 4.30. Two miles. Warplane scr Arethusa scr yds bhd Arikitoa scr Belinda 12 Avenger scr Red Shadow 12 Dillon Logan scr Dundas Boy 36 Milo Minto scr Regal Voyage 36 Pageant scr King Pointer 48 Rollo scr Carmel 60 Sunny Bob scr Freo Advice 60 Wakataua scr Roi L’or 72 McLEAN HANDICAP (harness), £225. Class 3.28. One and a-half miles. Ariki scr Real Girl 12 Bold Bill scr Pink Sugar 12 Bracken scr Ron 12 Holly Bank scr Roddy 12 Jessie Huon scr Our George 24 Some Guy scr Tactless 24 yds bhd Wild Voyage 48 Bay Admiral 12 Belle Axworthy 60 Lily Bingen 12 MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, (harness), £175. Class 4.50. Two miles. yds bhd Colorado scr Guy Denver 12 Fleet Arrow scr Harold Denver 12 Glenville scr Oxford Queen 12 Lord Matchlight scr Royal Parade 12 Rough Voyage scr Compromise 24 Sonoma Laddie scr Headlight 60 Tahoe scr Real Huon 60 LONGBEACH HANDICAP, (harness), £l5O. Class 3.40. One and a-half miles. Accras scr Tatsy De Oro scr Arion Axworthy scr Tempo scr Caligula scr yrs bhd Claranda scr Goldworthy 12 Desert Maiden scr Aimworthy 24 Eiffelton Lass scr Autowiu 24 Essay scr Dollar King 24 Gay Gordon scr Erin’s Star 24 Peter Locanda scr Special Sun 24 Raywood scr Manoeuvre 36 Ruin scr WINSLOW HANDIUVP (harness), £l5O. Class 5.0. Two miles. Bingen Spiers scr Victress scr Bosun scr yhs bhd Esbine scr Margaret Parrish 12 Fairyland scr Ockley Wood 12 First Wrack scr Quincey Thorpe 24 Great Harvester scr Radley 48

Merrijigs scr Stanley Bingen 48 Norman Fox scr Great Burton 60 Our Bingen scr

BOXING DAY HANDICAP (harness), £250. Class 2.47. One and a-quaxter miles. Arethusa scr Sir Guy scr Ayrmont Chimes scr Zenith scr Baron Bingen scr yds bhd Belle Axworthy scr Colonial Boy 12 Black Lion scr Dillon Logan 12 Eugene De Oro scr Major Lind 12 George Rey scr Sodium 12 Happy Land scr Steel All 12Harvest Child scr Pageant 24 Hostess scr Arikitoa ■ 48 John Noble scr

TENNIS

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT. HANDICAPS AND DRAW. At a meeting of the executive of the Southland Tennis Association held last evening the draw for the Christmas tourna. ment was made. The tournament will extend over December 25, 26 and 28. On the first day the men will be located at Waihopai, the ladies at Invercargill and the juniors at St. Mary’s, play commencing at 9 a.m. sharp. On the second and third days the Waihopai courts will be used. The draw, together with the handicaps, is as follow: — Ladies’ Singles Championship.—Bye at top: Miss Harvey. First Round: Miss E. Alexander v. Miss J. Ronald; Miss P. Guest v. Miss Mahoney; Miss Payne v. Miss Kelly ; Mrs Werry v. Miss Marjorie Fitzgerald; Miss Bamford v. Miss Tapley. Byes at bottom: Mrs Scott, Miss Harrington. Ladies’ Doubles Championship: First round: Misses Bamford and Guest v. Misses Belsham and Murdoch; Misses Woods and Ronald v. Misses Shepherd and Harrington; Misses Basstian and Shand v. Misses Kelly and Harvey; Mesdames Pankhurst and Malcolm v. Misses Mahoney and Hallaniore.

Men’s Singles Championship: Byes at top: L. Wood, R. Johnstone, J. R. Baird, R. Boyd, H. K. Sumpter. First round: A. T. Anderson v. J. Henderson, G. B. Meredith v. C. Hodgson; L. G. Townsend v. W. F. Rigby; L. R. Lovell v. T. A. Baird, R. W. Stephens v. L. Meadows; D. S. McLeod v. L. T. Cockrrill. Byes at bottom: R. Baird, J. Strettell, W. Strang, D. A. McDonald, F. S. Baird.

Men’s Doubles Championship: Bjes at top: Baird and O’Neill: McLeod and Cockerill. First round: Meadows and Wayte v. Hanan and Strettell; Sumpter and Lindsay v. Baird Bros.; Meredith and McDonald v. Strang and Stephens; Rigby and McCallum v. Henderson and Baird. Byes at bottom: Boyd and McKenzie; Johnstone and Townsend.

Ladies’ Doubles Handicap—Byes at top: Misses Guest and Bamford (owe 40) ; Misses Lush and Watts (scr.) ; Misses Mahoney and Hallamore (owe 15 1-6) ; Mrs Henderson and Miss Graham (owe 15) ; Misses Woods and Ronald (owe 15 3-6). First round—Misses Finlayson (owe 4/6) v. Misses Harvey and Kelly (owe 30 3/6) ; Misses Wills and Cavanagh (owe 1/6) v. Misses Basstian and Shand (owe 15) ; Misses Fitzgerald (owe 5/6) v. Mesdames Pankhurst and Malcolm (owe 15 4/6); Misses Russell and Tapley (owe 15 3/6) v. Batchelor and Latta (owe 3/6) ; Misses Shephard and Harrington (owe 15 4/6) v. Misses Cuppies and Griffith:', (owe 15 1/6). Byes at bottom: Misses Fanner and Tremlow (owe 4/6) ; Misses Hoyles (owe 15 1/6) ; -Misses Manson and Sutherland (owe 15) ; Misses Murdoch and Belsham (owe 15 1/6) ; Misses Hoyles and Lush (scratch); Misses Levvey and E. Alexander (owe 5/6). Ladies’ Singles Handicap.—Byes at top: Miss M. Woods (owe 15 1/6) ; Miss Margery Fitzgerald (owe 4/6) ; Miss Guest (owe 40) ; Mrs G. Pankhurst (owe 15 2/6) ; Miss J. Ronald (owe 15 4/6). First round: Miss J. Finlayson (owe 3/6) v. Miss G. Basstian (owe 4/6); Miss M. Harrington (owe 15 2/6) v. Miss E. Payne (owe 15 1/6) ; Miss E. Wils (owe 1/6) v. Miss M. Shanti (owe 15); Miss Beth Hoyles (owe 1/6) v. Miss L. Hallamore (owe 4/6) ; Miss Bamford (owe 30 2/6) v. Miss J. Farmer (owe 4/6) ; Miss E. Alexander (owe 15) v. Miss J. Finlayson (owe 4/6). Byes at bottom: Miss E. Sutherland (owe 5/6); Miss E. F. Wills (owe 2/6) ; Miss Y. Levvey (owe 15) ; Miss B. Manson (owe 15) ; Miss M. Cavanagh (owe 2/6).

Men’s Singles Handicap (open)—Bye at top: J. J. O’Neill (owe 5/6). First round: I. Shand (owe 15 1/6) v. J. R. Baird (5/6) ; R. Johnstone (owe 30 4/6) v. W. Strang (owe 15 5/6); F. S. Baird (owe 15 3/6) v. W. F. Rigby (owe 15 2/6); S. Robson (scr) v. R. McCallum (owe 15 4/6) ; L. Wainwright (owe 3/6) v. J. Strettell (owe 40); A. T. Walsh (owe 15 5/6) v. L. Wood (owe 4/6) ; W. Leishman (owe 2/6) v. T. A. Baird (owe 15 5/6) ; J. Henderson (owe 30) v. D. S. McLeod (owe 40); L. F. Meadows (owe 15) v. J. Wayte owe 15); L. G. Townsend (owe 40) v. L. T. Cockerill (owe 30 2/6); R. Baird (owe 15 1/6) v. C. Hodgson (scr) ; G. B. Meredith ('owe 40) v. C. C. Kerr (owe 3/6) ; N. Mitchell (owe 5/6) v. D. A. McDonald (owe 40). Byes at bottom: T. Henley (scr) A. T. Anderson (owe 15). Men’s B grade Singles Handicap.— Byes at Top: L. G. Wainwright (owe 3/6); E. Darracott (owe 2/6) ; T. Henley (scr) ; I. Shand (owe 30). First round: E. W. Thomson (owe 5/6) v. C. Hodgson (owe 2/6) ; V. L. Shirley (owe 4/6) v. S. Robson (owe 2/6); E. S. Pankhurst (owe 2/6) v. N. Leishman (owe 5/6) ; L. Wood (owe 3/6) v. J. R. Baird (owe 15) ; R. Henderson (owe 15) v. J. A. McDowell (owe 5/6); G. Thomas (owe 15 4/6) v. J. Flynn (owe 4/6); J. R. Wayte (owe 15) v. R. B. Wills (owe 3/6). Byes at Bottom: D. F. Me, Loan (owe 2/6), W. Mitchell (owe 15), C. C. Kerr (owe 15 2/6), H. Tremlow (owe 15), G. R. Hendry (owe 3/6). Men’s Doubles Handicap.—Byes at Top: Broughton and Russell (owe 15 1/6) ; McKenzie and Boyd (owe 15); Thomas and Walsh (owe 4/6) ; Meadows and Wayte (owe 15) ; Johnstone and Townsend (owe 40). First round: Swale and Kerr (owe 5/6) v. Strang and Stephens (owe 30); Leishman and McDowell (owe 4/6) v. Hanan and Strettell (owe 30 1/6) ; Rigby and McCallum (owe 15 2/6) v. Pankhurst and Darracott (owe 4/6); Henderson and Baird (owe 15 3/6) v. Hodgson and Wood (owe 5/6) ; McLeod and Cockerill (owe 30 3/6) v. Baird Bros (owe 15 2/6). Byes at bottom: Barnes and Johnstone (owe 15 2/6); Meredith and McDonald (owe 30 4/6) ; Flynn and McLeod (owe 5/6) ; Lopdell and Lindsay (owe 30 4/6); O’Neill and Baird (owe 3/6); Henley and Shirley (owe 4/6). Mixed doubles handicap—Firat round: Wills and Mrs Wills (owe 3/6) v. Sumpter and Mrs Scott (owe 40) ; A. Baird and Miss Guest (owe 15 1/6) v. Boyd and Miss Woods (owe 2/6); Townsend and Mrs Werry (owe 15 4/6) v. Leishman and Miss Finlayson (scr); Stephens and Miss Harvey (owe 15 1/6) v. Shand and Miss Shand (owe 2/6) ; Hanan and Miss Tapley (owe 15 1/6) v. McKenzie and Miss Manson (owe 1/6); Baird and Mrs Cuppies (owe--1/6) v. Swale and Mrs Henderson (scr); Pankhurst and Mrs Pankhurst (owe 3/6) v. Lindsay and Mrs Bamford (owe 15 4/6) ; Barnes and Miss Payne (owe 4/6) v. Anderson and Miss M. Hoyles (owe 3/6); Rigby and Miss Sutherland (owe 2/6) v. Cockerill and Miss Cutt (owe 5/6) ; McCallum and Miss McCallum (owe 2/6) v. O’Neill and Miss Griffiths (scr); Hodgson and Miss Batchelor (rec 5/6) v. McDonald and Miss P. Hoyles (owe 15 1/6) ; Russell and Miss Russell (owe 5/6) v. Henderson and Miss Graham (owe 2/6); Wood and Miss Latta (scr) v. Lopdell and Miss Lewey (owe 5/6); Ken- and Miss Oughton (rec 1/6) v. Broughton and Miss Murdoch (owe 2/6) ; S. Baird and Miss Alexander (owe 3/6) v. McLeod and Miss Kelly (owe 15 2/6). Bye at bottom—Twemlow and Miss Twemlow (rec 2/6). ( Boys’ Junior Championship—W. Strang v. D. Perrin; A. Baird v. P. Walsh. Girls’ Junior Championship.—Margaret Farmer v. Hunt; M McCallum v. Peggy Griffiths; I. Finlayson y, K. Cutt; B. Cuppies,

£115. One mile. st lb st lb Taboo 11 2 Evening 9 5 Topere 10 2 Royal Limond 9 4 Wingatui 10 0 Pharoah 9 3 Dumblano 9 12 Desert Glow 9 0 Felony 9 12

furlongs. Palermo 9 3 Caterpillar 7 7 Charmeuse 8 13 El Boa 7 7 Martian Chief 8 6 Dulen 7 5 Fair Weather 8 5$ Lord Argosy 7 5 Greenaway 8 1 Blue Metal 7 3 Money Mine 8 0 Aspiring 7 o Al Jolson 7 13 Filosol 7 0 Assemble 7 13 Solmar 7 0 SALISBURY HANDICAP, £115. One mile. Kakara 8 11 Night Parade 8 3 Last March 8 10 Fair Exchange 8 0 Night Rose 8 9 Palmary 7 9 All Smiles 8 7 Colonel Cygnus 7 7 Goldpit 8 5 Solmuri 7 7 Ballance 8 4 OTAGO HANDICAP, £200. One and a quarter miles. Black Duke 9 0 Salmo Salar 8 2 Mount Boa 8 10 Camisader 7 11 Charmainc 8 9 Glenrowan 7 7 Red Heckle 8 8 Red Racer 7 7 Royal Saxon 8 8 Topere 7 4 King Balboa’ 8 3 Water Power 7 0 DUNEDIN HANDICAP, £100. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. Oratorious S 12 Fine Weather 7 6 Silver Streak 8 2 Shock 7 4 Cleaner 7 9 Gold Paper 7 4 Gessler 7 9 Golden King 7 4 River Gold 7 9 BURNSIDE HANDICAP, £100. Six furlongs. Tracsono 9 8 Academy 8 5 Convoy 9 0 Bulolo 8 2 Some Acre 8 11 Merry’ Peel 8 2 Kerbside 8 11 Clarense.s 13 Lochlaggan 8 8 Drawbar 7 13 Hot Tea 8 8 Scotch Tea 7 13 Insolvency S 7 Traylavah 7 13 Bachelor’s Idol 8 6

st lb st lb Ganpat 9 5 Arch Ruler 7 0 Huntingdon 9 1 Click Clack 7 0 Wild Country 9 0 Desert Star 7 0 Sunny Sky 8 10 Escalus 7 0 Full Measure 8 10 Grand Review 7 0 Chief Jewel 8 10 King’s Knave 7 0 Juniper 8 10 Night Warrior 7 0 1’Allegro 8 8 Lady Derision 7 0 Princess Bede 8 5 Marchette \ 7 0 Heremia 8 3 Moonfleet 7 0 Azalea 8 3 Patecna 7 0 Bronze Tray 8 3 Princess Star 7 0 Hit The Deck 7 10 Real Mackay 7 0 Carl Idem 7 10 Silene 7 0 Tarporley 7 8 Stimulant 7 0 Stonehenge Amber Link 7 7 3 Vilma 0 7 0 AUCKLAND CUP, £2000. Two miles. Gay Crest 9 0 Jaloux 7 1 Compris 8 8 Prince Vai 7 1 Scatown 8 0 Great Star 7 0 Admiral Drake 7 8 Peter Jackson 7 0 Motere Taneriri 7 7 5 Protomint 3 7 0 GRAFTON HURDLE RACE, £400. Two miles. Avto 10 13 Patutahi 9 0 Goshawk 10 8 Russet Moor 9 0 Wiltshire 10 0 Kairuri 9 0 Simeon 9 13 Billy Boy 9 0 Pennyplain 9 12 Kamehaineha 9 0 Nassock 9 12 Creinas King 9 0 Star Comet 9 .11 Catimes 9 0 Cristobel 9 9 Advance Camp 9 0 Luminary 9 9 Royal Action 9 0 Neil 9 9 Dominican 9 0

Cadland 9 7 High Comedy 7 11 Karapoti 9 3 Gay Lap 7 8 Supremacy 8 11 Great Star 7 7 Lady Quex 8 10 Arisus 7 7 Paganelli 8 7 Tea Chat 7 6 Golden Wings 8 7 Chromadyne 7 0 Silvermine 8 4 Instalment 7 0 Refresher 8 3 NURSERY HANDICAP, £300. Five furlongs. Princess Bell 8 4 Whirlwind c. 7 7 Tout le Mond 8 4 Good Hunting 7 7 Closing Time 8 4 Foreign Money 7 7 Gold Trail 8 0 Timorus 7 7 Bell Topper 7 7 Seamond 7 2 Kiltowyn 7 7 Whirlalong 7 0 CHRISTMAS HANDICAP, £400. One mile. Pegaway 9 9 Royal Artist 7 7 Spoon 8 8 Awaken 7 7 Volimond 8 7 Autumn Sun 7 6 Royal Doulton 8 5 Flying Prince 7 0 Antique 8 2 Catoma 7 0 Vali 8 2 White Wings 7 0 Chief Joy 8 0 Mosque 7 0 Green Linnet 7 12 Llanore 7 O Barascope 7 11 Shatter 7 0