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Southland Times, Issue 21650, 11 March 1932, Page 10

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NOTES BY SIR MODRED. Acceptances for the Wyndham Trotting Club’s Annual fixture close this (Friday) evening. The Timaru Trotting Club’s Autumn meeting takes place at Washdyke to-mor-row afternoon. Jockey H. Wiggins is steadily overtaking H. Gray’s winning total for the current season. Southern racegoers will be anxious to see Overhaul topping the big fences at Otautau. M. G. J. Barton experienced a better clearing sale than was expected in local circles. A totalisator turnover of £2117, on the opening day at Dannevirke meeting is illuminating. At present on the lusty side, a race in Otautau Cup might be of benefit to old King Balboa. t, Surprise seventh fancy Dannevirke Cup winner, Arajean, is a mare by Arausio— Jeanne Laddo. Smuggler’s threequarter brother, Signaller, may make his debut in Crown Stakes (6f.) at Otautau. The gelding Appeal (Leighton—Chelonia), 4yrs, engaged at Riverton, hails from E. J. Ellis’s Tiinaru string. In eighteen starts last season, Appeal’s best performances ranked as four times in third placings. The gelding Retract, who won at Gosford (Sydney) on Saturday, is a very smart five-year-old Maorilander by Lord Quex. Acceptances for the opening day of the Riverton Racing Club's Easter fixture are due on Wednesday next. The Waikato gelding L’Allegro, by Day Comet (imp.) is claimed as a very likely hurdle racing proposition. With a field of twenty-eight, still eligible, Riverton Trial Handicap (7f.) provides material for serious thought. Mr G. D. Greenwood’s juvenile, Azalea (Chief Ruler) will command Christchurch backing at Wellington meeting. The Australian-owned mare, Donna Gulvallis, has been pacing in races unsuccessfully bf late without straps. Well up to weight, The Quorn may earn' his loads with credit in hack events at Wellington R.C. meeting. Ythan, winner of the Rukaiafai Nursery Handicap at Dannevirke on Wednesday, is a youngster from Mrs A. McDonald’s string. Merry Damon is on the retired list at Gisborne, but a half-brother, Merry Hunter, may furnish into a valuable galloper. The youngster event, Pacific Handicap (Gf.) at Trentham next- week claims 16 baby racehorses of the, very best class. It is reported from Awapuni that the winner of the last G.N. Hurdles, Callamart, is on the burly side, but working well. A well-known racehorse contestant of the past, Mnutoa Treasury, is working again, but has yet to face speeding up. On the grass at New Plymouth last week Lady Quex reeled off six furlongs in 1.15 3-5, a satisfactory test for Wellington meeting. Almost without exception, the two-year-olds in the W.R.C. Pacific Handicap, of Thursday next, are of more than average galloping ability. Gay Crest is not likely to find 9.4 beyond his capacity in the Thompson Handicap (one mile) at Trentham on Thursday, of next week. Indications point to Assemble (8.1) starting a warm first selection for the President’s Handicap (6f.) at the Wairnate R.C. meeting. Should the Thompson Handicap (Im.) prove too short for him, Gay Crest will be dangerous on the second day at Trentham in the Autumn Handicap (Im. 3f.). Mr T. H. Lowry’s Hawkes Bay representative and winner of the Napier Cup, Chrysology (7.12) stands his ground in the Thompson Handicap event. While J. T. Jamieson .was in Melbourne with Ammon Ra and Closing Time, his pupils, Prolyxo and Jonker, were left at Randwick under the care of George Young. That brilliant galloper, Toxeuma, is reported to have pulled up lame after racing at Napier Park, which may account for his withdrawal from W.R.C. first day’s races. It is pointed out by Timaru Herald that during the past three seasons the trotting section of Mr G. J. Barton’s racers have accounted for £13,500 in light harness prizes. R. McTavish, who won the Franklin Cup on Royal Doulton last week, has now recorded four successive wins in the race — The Lover, Hyde Park, and Royal Doulton twice. Riccarton trainer, P. V. Mason, will produce Jaloux and Azalea at Wellington next week and will probably take the pair on to Ellerslie for the Auckland Easter meeting. As Golden Wings is engaged at Riccarton at Easter time, his performances at the Wellington Racing Club’s Autumn meeting next week will be keenly followed. A third yearling has been purchased in the North Island by Sir Joseph Robinson, •' of Cape Town, for shipment to South Africa this week. This a filly by Chief Ruler—Prebble 11. The sixty-fifth Annual meeting of the Cromwell Jockey Club will open this (Friday) afternoon and continue over Saturday—lnvercargill may be represented strongly. Riccarton mentor, F. D. Jones, will probably start Shatter (A. Messervy) in the Thompson Handicap next week at Trentham, while he may produce Moorbird on the second day. The North Canterbury lady owner, Muss E. D. Robinson, has sent the Catmint gelding, Royal Mint, to Mrs A. McDonald, of Awapuni, to be prepared as a hurdle racer. Whether it is to be Riverton or Riccarton at Easter time for Red Sea hgs yet to be decided. Both tracks are suitable for the Valkyrian mare, but the weight problem has to be considered. Maoriland’s leading trainer, with 22 wins, Mrs A. McDonald, will produce Chief Cook, Blacksmith, Chief Marionette, In Vain, Inflation, La Moderne, and Chief Clerk at Wellington next week. Invercargill lightweight horseman, L. J. Ellis, has been riding work at Riccarton this week, but will go on to Wellington, to return home for the Riverton Racing Club’s Easter fixture. Christchurch Times states that the Canterbury mare, Manoeuvre, who failed to reproduce her beat form at the recent Invercargill T.C. fixture, is to remain in the south until after the Wyndham T.C. meeting.

It is reported that the yearjing colts recently purchased for South Africa will be given Maori names, the Paper Money— Philomela youngster to be called Rotorua, and the Lord Quex —Dominant colt- Wakatipu.

It is interesting to learn from Auckland that the Te Aroha J.C’s recent fixture will result in a profit. Practically all sources of revenue on the two days worked out better than was expected.

The following horses will be bracketed at the Timaru Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday: Trial Handicap, Evening Sun and Sun Brown; Timaru Cup, Major Lind and Colonial Boy, Grand Canyon and Sunny Bob; Fairlie Handicap, Tini Uria and Sister Rose; Washdyke Handicap, Royal Comrade and Daphne de Oro; Waiiti Handicap, Lord Antrim, Lady Antrim and Needles.

From the seclusion of the Legislative Council the Hon. G. Witty says: “There was far too much amusement in New Zealand, and if he had his way he would double, and even treble, the amusement tax. There was too much racing and too many exhibitions of fighting and brutal wrestling.” He whistled quite another tune when suing for the votes of the Riccarton community.

Six year-old gelding Cultivator, by Tractor —Quickset, who won the Tahuna Steeplechase Handicap, £lOO (second £l5, third £5) on the concluding day of the Dunedin J.C’s Winter meeting, last season, in the colours of Mr L. C. Hazlett, claims an engagement in the Waiau Steeplechase at Riverton. In the winning essay referred to Cultivator (9.0) defeated Umtali (10.2), over two miles and a furlong, by half a length. As Umtali subsequently displayed fair form at Timaru, Trentham, and Riccarton between the flags, his conqueror, Cultivator, may cause Overhaul, Apache, Calham, Balvasco, Silvern and Co., to put forth their best efforts in attempting to head him off at Riverton.

The New Zealander Retract, who won in Sydney last week, classes as a very intelligent equine. When on the very rough sea trip from Wellington to Marlborough recently, and several gallopers were severely injured, Retract was thrown to the deck by the action of the stormy waves, but he did not struggle or endeavour to find his legs, the descendant of Lord Quex just lay quiet until the steamer reached a safe harbour, and thus he escaped without a scratch to become an early winner.

Widespread interest will be created throughout stud and racing circles in Australasia, when Night Raid (sire) and Entreaty (dam), whose union produced Phar Lap, come under the hammer in South Canterbury at the dispersal sale of the Kaituna Stud, found by the late Mr A. F. Roberts. Night Raid is an imported English horse bv Radium (son of Bend Or) from Sentiment, by Spearmint (son of Carbine from Hair). Entreaty ranks as a daughter of Winkic (imp.) from Prayer Wheel, by Pilgrim’s Progress (imp.) from Catherine Wheel, by Maxim (sori of Musket) from Miss Kate (imp.') dam of Perkin Warbeck 11, Sultan, Prince Warden, and other noted New Zealand racehorses.

Melbourne racing men were provided with a mild sensation early recently at the Williamstown meeting, when the stipendiary stewards searched R. Fuller, the rider of Merab, in the A.N.A. Handicap, for an electric battery. No battery was found and Merab went out and won the event. The stewards acted owing to a report sent in to them that Fuller intended to use a battery'. Several other jockeys, notably A. Knox, who won the Caulfield Cup on Denis Boy, have been searched for batteries, but always with negative results. There seems to be a general opinion that batteries are being used on some of the courses in Australia. The report that Fuller had informed the stewards in Adelaide that he had been approached bv a man who offered to sell him a saddle containing a battery shows that such contrivances are being manufactured. Unless a most minute examination is made of a jockey's gear, it is practically impossible to discover a battery, as they are now made extremely small and can easily be concealed. The latest is a pencilshaped battery that can be concealed in the whip. It is thought that the person who offered to sell Fuller a battery was disgruntled over the jockey’s reporting the matter to the Adelaide stewards, and that he informed the Melbourne stewards out of spite.

RACING IN MEXICO. W. ELLIOTT IN ACCIDENT. SHAKEN IN FALL. (United Pries Aren.—By, Telegraph—Copyright.) Aqua Caliente, March 9. The jockey, W. Elliott, narrowly escaped serious injury yesterday. When riding the horse Maxie Binder, in the fifth race his mount was piled up with two others on the home stretch and he was thrown over a fence into a neighbouring field. He was shaken up but was not hurt. DANNEVIRKE RACING CLUB. CONCLUDING DAY. HABIT CHIEF WINNER. ALL HUMBUG BEATS SPRINTERS. (Per United Press Association.) Dannevirke, March 10. The Dannevirke Autumn meeting concluded in fine weather with a fair attend ance. The course was in good order. Tiro totalisator handled £2278 10/- against .£5399 10/- for the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £4395 10/-. Results: — HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £5O. One anti a quarter miles. 3 Blacksmith 10.13 (A. McDonald) 1 2 Easterly 9.13 (R. C. Miles) 2 1 Arrowhead 10.2 (M. 11. Nichol) 3 Also started: 4 Freehold 9.8, 5 Ex Dono 9.0. Won by two lengths each way. Time, 2min 9 2-ssec. NOVICE STAKES, £5O. Six furlongs. 2 Ah Deck 8.5 (W. Broughton) 1 3 Chatter On 8.5 (B. 11. Morris) 2 4 Midnight Echo 8.5 (A. Jenkins) 3 Also started: 1 Headland 8.5. Won by a nose, third a length away. Time, Imin 15 4-ssec. HARTGILL HANDICAP, £llO. One mile. 1 Habit 9.1 (B. 11. Morris) 1 10 Chief Cook 7.8 (A. Jenkins) 2 9 Statuary 7.7 (W. H. Jones) 3 Also started: 3 Mahora 9.0, 5 Arajean 8.6, 2 Imperial Fame 8.1, 4 Chopin 7.9, 6 Teller 7.7, 7 Briar Root 7.0, 8 Billion 7.0. Won by a length, third a neck away. Time, Imin 40sec. TAPUATA HACK HANDICAP, £5O. Six furlongs. . 3 False Scent 8.9 (P. Aitkins) 1 5 Alpinist 9.0 (W. Broughton) 2 4 Chief Clerk 8.1 3 Also started: 2 Golden Shadow 8.9, 1 Right Bower 7.11. Won by a head, third two lengths away. Time, Imin 14 2-ssec. TOTIRANUI HACK HANDICAP, £5O. One mile. 5 Kalmuk 7.5 (W. Broughton) 1 3 Lady Makere 8.5 (A. Jenkins) 2 2 Grand Lahti 8.2 (B. H. Morris) 3 Also started: 6 Air Laddie 7.13, 1 Fairway 7.11, 4 Baskier 7.7. Won by a length, third a head away. Time, Imin 40 4-ssec. KAITOKE JUVENILE HANDICAP, £5O. Five furlongs. 1 Chief Marionette 8.13 (B. H. Morris) 1 2 Ythan 8.3 (K. Voitre) 2 3 Foreign Queen 7.0 (H. D. Robinson) 3 Also started: 4 Santoft'7.o. Won by threequarters of a length, third half a length away. Time. Imin 2sec.

GLENGARRIE HANDICAP, £9O. Six furlongs. 1 All Humbug 8.5 (E. Manson) 1 2 Mok Bird 9.7 (B. H. Morris) . 2 3 Juggle 7.13 (J. M. Pine) 3 Also started: 4 Taranto 7.0, 5 Golden Shadow 7.0. Won by a length, third half a length away. Time, Imin 14sec. TIRATU HACK HANDICAP, £5O. Seven furlongs, 1 Anenometer 8.2 (B. H. Morris) 1 3 Chief Clerk 7.0 (W. 11. Jones) 2 2 Lady Ronald 7.0 3 Only starters. Won by two lengths, third a length away. "Time, Imin 29sec. CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. The following are the acceptances for the first day of the Cromwell Jockey Clubs meeting on March 11 and 12: GOLDFIELDS HACK HANDICAP, £4O. (Six furlongs) : Traylavah 9.0, Solanum 8.10, Bellbird 8.7, Ro.se Dart 8.6, Some Maid'B.s, Nithvale 7.13, Dodge, 7.13. CROMWELL HANDICAP, £55. (One mile) : Red Racer 9.6, John Bradbury 8.13, Fair Exchange 8.7, Captivate 8.4, ven ing 8.1, Dawn o’ Day 8.0, Royal Flower 7.13, Silver Salver 7.11, Ruatui 7.7. MOUNT PISA HACK HANDICAP, £4a. (Six furlongs) : Kerbside 9.0, Segrave 8.8, Bulolo 8.7, Anne Shakespeare 7.7, Some Maid 7.7. QUEENSBERRY HANDICAP, £5O. (Seven furlongs): Al Jolson 9.2, Master Anomaly 8.13, John Bradbury 8.6, Captivate 8.0, Royal Flower 7.12, Silver Salver LOWBURN HACK HANDICAP, £45. (Six furlongs) : Dawn o’ Day 9.0, Segrave 8.9, Traylavah 8.7, Terra Firma 8.4, Some Maid 7.7, Nithvale 7.7. UPPER CLUTHA TROT, £4O. Class 4.3. (One mile and five furlongs) : Sonette scr, Neola scr, Review scr, Orphan Bingen scr, Tiera Queen scr, Huia Nelson scr, Jolly Queen 12yds bhd, Slipalong 36yds. KAWARAU TROT, £45. Class 3.45. (One and a-half miles): Druid’s Child scr, Wyndale scr, Bonny View scr, Stepaway scr, Great Count scr, Joy Chimes 12yds bhd, Jolly Queen 36yds. ’ RUGBY FOOTBALL , SOUTHLAND UNION. ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report of the Southland Rugby Union is as follows:- — The management committee. of the Southland Rugby Football Union submit the following report and balance sheet for presentation at the annual meeting of delegates to be held on Wednesday, March 23, 1932: The committee has pleasure m presenting for vour consideration the 45th annual report and balance sheet of the 1931 season. and feel that the year’s working has been a most successful one both from the point of members taking part in our national pastime and the quality of the play during the season. The work for the year has been heavy and it is hoped that the endeavours by the executive elected by the delegate at the last annual meeting have given satisfaction. Much time has been devoted both at the weekly meeting and also at the many committee meetings held through the year. That the executive has not shirked its work is shown by the regular attendances at the 30 weekly meetings held and attended as follows: M. Robison 23, 11. Strang 27, L. Lopdell 28, A. Mitchell 23, N. Brown 29, A. H. Courtis 30, D. K. Torrance 27, W. Baird 28, T. Meredith 25, A. Geddes 26, C. Belsham 21, H. Willcox 27, C. A. Davis 27, Kitto 12. 4 , The following members acted as chairman of the various committees: Finance, Mr A. 11. Courtis; insurance, Mr C. A. Davis; grounds, Mr William Baird; flag, Mr I). K. Torrance; regrading, Mr H. Strang; correspondence, Mr L. Lopdell; postponement and selection, Mr-,A. J. Geddes; entertaining, Mr T. Meredith; school sports, Mr Willcox. The thanks of the union are due to these members for the work they have put into their tasks. Club competition: The senior competition was an exceedingly keen one and much good play was shown, especially by the leading teams. The second grade competition was also a keen one. Some of the players in this grade will find places in the senior grade this coming season. The third, fourth and fifth grade competitions were good and it was pleasing to see the regularity with which the members of these grades attended practices. The following table shows the results of the various competitions, and to the winners the union extends its congratulations: Senior (Galbraith Shield)—lnvercargill Football Club. Second grade—lnvercargill Football Club. Third grade—Southland Boys’ High School Football Club. Fourth grade—lnvercargill Football Club. Fifth grade—Southland Technical College Football Club. Aggregate cup—lnvercargill. Sub-union Football.-—The standard of play in the various sub-unions under the jurisdiction of this union was exceedingly good, and the various competitions for the Amateur .Sports Trust Cup were always keen. The Northern District Sub-Union, holders of the cun during the season 1930, after successfully withstanding several challenges were eventually beaten by the Eastern District team, where the cup now lies. The third of June fixtures were again a feature of the season’s play and good form was shown in all .the matches. Town teams visited several sub-unions and at Gore were defeated by the Eastern District team to whom we offer our congratulations, Secondary School Football.—Good work is being done in both the High School and the Technical College and to those who are devoting their time to the furtherance of the game at these institutions we offer our thanks. The High School boys were not successful in winning the High School tournament at Timaru, but by their play they were not disgraced and we congratulate them on their showing. The Technical College is to be congratulated on its success at the cbllege tournament at Invercargill. It came out winner by defeating both the Christchurch and the Dunedin teams. Primary School Football.—A new system of competition was inaugurated by the primary schools during the year and from the union’s point of view was anything but satisfactory. Something will have to be done to put school football on a better basis this coming season. If the union is expected to expend £4O or £5O a year fostering the game in schools, some different control will be required. We would suggest that the incoming committee appoint a sub-committee to go into this matter and if necessary meet a sub-committee from the schools to formulate a more satisfactory working arrangement. Borstal Institute.—Good work is being done by Mr Ellis Kelley amongst the boys at the Borstal Institute and we congratulate him on the success of his teams and thank him for the time he is devoting to this work. Representative matches.—The selection committee consisting of Messrs Geddes, Strang and Mitchell is to be congratulated on the good work it has done both in selecting and in coaching the representative team. On our own ground the team was not beaten -and on tour, although the team’s work was not consistent, it put up some wonderful exhibitions of good clean, bright football. A summary of the representative matches is as follows: At Invercargill—■ Played 3, won 3; on tour—Played 5, won 1, lost 4 —quite a good performance. The visit of the Australian team was greatly appreciated and our team retained its record of never having been defeated by an Australian team. We thank the New Zealand Rugby Union for giving us the opportunity of staging this game.

The union extends its congratulations to Mpssrs Metcalfe and Purdue on their inclusion in the New Zealand team to play against the Australians, also to Messrs Met;-' calfe, Purdue and Gtfddes who were included in the South island team. All worthily upheld the prestige of the province. Rugby Park. —"The park at the moment is looking wonderfully well and reflects much credit on the grounds committee and our caretaker, Mr Kidd. The buildings and surroundings are in good repair and the draining done last year is beginning to show the advantage of having done this work. The Ladies’ Croquet Club is spending much time on its green and the new court which was put down by the Returned Soldiers’ unemployment scheme subsidized by the Amateur Sports Trust during the year will be a benefit both to the Croquet Club and to the Rugby Union. The Tennis Club is also making full use of the courts. Several successful sports meetings have been run by both the Motor Cycle Club and the Athletic Clubs and the Park has stood up well to the hard wear and tear. Finance.—Through having to send a team on tour during the year, the finance of the union was strained and we have not been able to meet all obligations. To meet, some of our more pressing liabilities and to effect necessary and urgent improvements to the Park, we were able, to borrow £5OO from the New Zealand Rugby Union and this has to be paid back in equal increment during the next three years. Through a chapter of minor accidents the insurance fund was called upon to meet many claims, but this money is well spent and the insurance scheme is a great benefit to players, at little expense to them. Other expenditure is on a par with past seasons and has been carefully handled during the year. Thanks—To the many bodies and individuals who have ‘helped during the year to further the interests of Rugby football we extend our thanks.

CRICKET. UMPIRES FOR TO-MORROW. The following umpires have been appointed for Saturday’s cricket matches:— Seniors: I.C.C. v. Marist, showgrounds south, Messrs A. V. Poole and H. Drees; Union v. Bluff, showgrounds north, Messrs A. Anderson and R. Hallamore; Appleby v. High School, High School ' grounds, Messrs A. Glozier and R. Taylor. Junior A: I.C.C. v. Union, Queen’s Park No. 1, Messrs G. Hardcastle and A.'E. Wish; Appleby v. Old Boys, Queen’s Park No. 2, Messrs G. Amos and W. J. Rodgers. Junior B: Bluff v Marist, at Bluff, Messrs T. Stewart and 11. Shepard; Railway v. Tisbury, Biggar street west, Messrs C. W. Patton and W. Taylor; I.C.C. v. Old Boys, Biggar street east, Messrs E. Luzmoor and D. Martin; Collegiate v. H. M. S. Laburnum Eleven, Queen’s Park No. 3, Messrs G. T. Dawson and L. Jordan. Third Grade: Collegiate A v. Marist, showgrounds No. 1, Mr W. A. H. Oliver; Appleby v. Waikiwi, showgrounds No. 4, Mr R. G. Webb; Borstal v. Old Boys, showgrounds No. 3, Mr A. Bentley. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. UNION. Seniors: Hamilton, Poole, McColl, Sinclair, Wilson, Hinton, Woodward, Carlaw, Sparks, Maxwell, Conley. Juniors: Mattingly, Craig, Tayles, Haberfield, Undrill, Belsham, Mclntosh, Aitken, Watson, Berry, Smith. APPLEBY. First Grade: Shirley, Carson, Groves, Kidd, McGowan, J. Purdue, Thompson, J. Lilley, W. Lilley, Leek, Langdon. Second grade: Agnew, Marchant, Watson, Poole, Logan, Groves, Tansley, E. Calvert, Clark, Boivin, L. Jordan, Stott. Third grade: Calvert (3), Shirley, Barrett, Swan, Childs, Calder, Dawson, Breen, Sammons, Leary, Allen, Kirkland. INVERCARGILL. Seniors: Southern, Tapley, Scott, Gilbertson, Pollok, McKenzie, Esquilant, Fogo, Smith, Sievwright, Doig. Junior A: Robinson, Francis, Duff, McCallum, Agnew (2), Metcalfe, Stevens, Currie, Timms, Clarke. Junior B: Barnhill, McGibbon, Weir, Jackson, Richardson, Kibblewhite, Martin, Stevens, Fougere, Payne, Pope. RAILWAY. . Second grade: Williams, Bell, Dawson, Loose, Jamieson, Ramage, Taylor, Nolan, Coaley, Shand, Murphy. Reserve, Tarr. MARIST. Third grade: B. Dawson, I. Chisholm, A. Shepherd, F. Forde, C. Campbell, I. McSurgan, J. Murphy, N. Ward, 11. Cockroft, R. Ward, P. O’Neill. OLD BOYS. Juniqr A: Lynch, Cooper, Anderson, Henderson, Macdonald, Mackenzie, Hawke, Boyce, Wilson, Mitchell, Bews. junior B: McFarlane, Canning, Carswell (3)., Coakley, Smith, Strang, Georgeson, Marshall, Aitcheson. Third grade: Semmens, Luzmoor, Grace, Paterson, Cunningham. Courtis, Gutzewitz, Smythe, Barrett, Morgan, Roberts. COLLEGIATE. Second grade to play a team from H.M.S. Laburnum on Saturday at Queen’s Park No. 3: Cunningham, Dunlop, Pay, Thom, J. Ingram, Thomson, Marshall, W. Ingram, Collins, Hogan, A. M. Jones.

GOLF. INVERCARGILL LADIES’ CLUB. For the opening day foursomes of the Invercargill Ladies’ Golf Club yesterday ideal weather prevailed, there being a large attendance. The winners were Misses Pauline and Marjorie Pilcher, who returned a score of 91 net. Members were the guests of the president,' Mrs Handyside, at afternoon tea. The president also presented the prizes. The club captain, Mr C. F: A. Jones, expressed members’ thanks to Mrs Handyside for providing afternoon tea.

TENNIS, v f SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION. GALLOWAY CUP COMPETITION. A meeting of the executive of the Southland Tennis Association was held last evening, Mr W. R. Rea presiding. The draw for the remaining B grade matches was fixed as follows:— Saturday March 12. —Bluff v. Waihopai 2 at Bluff; Central v. Waihopai 1 at Waibopai; Georgetown v. St. Mary’s at Georgetown ; Invercargill v. Southern at Invercargill; Kennington v. Southend at Kennington; Rugby Park v. Waikiwi at Rugby Park. Saturday, March 19.—Bluff v. Waihopai 1 at Waihopai; Central v. St. Mary’s at Central; Georgetown v. Southern at Southern ; Invercargill v. Southend at Invercargill; Kennington v. Rugby Park at Kennington; Waihopai 2 v. Waikiwi at Waikiwi. Saturday, April 2. —Bluff v. Waikiwi at Bluff; Central v. Waihopai 2 at Central; Georgetown v. Waihopai 1 at Georgetown; Invercargill v. St. Mary’s at St. Mary’s; Kennington v. Southern at Southern; Rugby Park v. Southend at Southend. The A grade draw for to-morrow is: Central v. Invercargill, at Central; St. Mary’s v. Winton, at Winton; Georgetown v. Gladstone, at Gladstone; Waihopai a bye. It was decided to hold the Galloway Cup competitions on Saturday, March 19. The draw was made as follows: Ladies, Miss Guest v. Mrs Werry; Miss Melvin v. Miss Tapley; men, Deaker v. McLeod, Sumpter v. Lindsay. , TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. WAIHOPAI. B grade teams for Saturday, March 14. No. 1 team v. Central at Waihopai: H. Jones, T. Hughes, R. Boyd, R. Whyte, Miss

C. Whyte, Miss M. Woods, Miss T. Smith, Miss E. Coutts. No. 2 team v. Bluff at Bluff: F. Holgate, E. Thompson, R. Ferguson, W. Stirling, Miss E. Clark, Miss B. Gardiner, Mrs Steele, Miss I. Proven. SOUTHEND. The following will represent. Southend v. Kennington at Kennington: Mrs Lamont, Mrs McGoldrick, Miss Stevenson, Miss Turner, Darracott, Raines, Murtagh, Hodgson. TOURNAMENT AT MATAURA. (From Our Correspondent.) At the Mataura Tennis Club’s courts on Wednesday in beautiful weather the final Yankee tournament for the season was played and attracted a good number of entries. After some keenly contested sets Miss F. Stickle and J. Russell were the winners, and were the recipients of the prizes donated by the club for the tournament. AUSTRALIAN DAVIS CUP TEAM. PROPOSED MATCH AT AUCKLAND. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 11.20 p.m.) Sydney, March 10. The Australian Lawn Tennis Association has informed the New Zealand Association that it will be impossible for the Davis Cup team to play exhibition matches at Auckland in March and a later date as the team is not. leaving Sydney until March 31. The New Zealand Association is asked whether arrangements can be made for a one-day exhibition match at Auckland.

BOWLS. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. The following players will represent Invercargill Bowling Club in its match against Waihopai on Waihopai green on Saturday at 2.30 p.m.:—Paton, Stevens, Read, Thomson (s) ; Munnings, Morrison, Osten, Holmes (s) ; Good, Borne, Melvin, Geddes (s) ; Gutzewitch, Warden, Clark, Grant (s); T. Smith, Curie, Castle, Miller (s) ; Mcßobie, McFadzien, Hay, Derbie (s) ; Palmer, Coombes, Holmes, Hunter (s) ; Parfit, W. Smith, Robertson, Stevenson (s). The Northend team to play Bluff tomorrow at Bluff is as follows: 1 Leek, Tag gart, Macdonald, Service (s) ; Wallace, Cutt, j. Wesney, Hannah (s) ; McKitterick, Meredith, Scandrett, Steans (s); Shand, Pasley, Reid, Smith (s); Pearce, Greer, Randle, O'Toole (s). In the Western District match at Riverton the Northend rinks are: McMillan, Millar, Lindsay, Yates (s) ; Wren, Dixon, Ritchie, S. McDonald (s). The Waihopai team to play Invercargill at Waihopai to-morrow is: Martin, Adam, Imlay, Macdonald (s) ; Oughton, Broad, Winders, Stevens (s) ; Duncan, Steans, Pickford, Speirs (a); McKelvey, Cunningham, McLauchlan, Broad (s) ; Donaldson, Roberts, Baxter, Turnbull (s) ; McChesney, Watt, Nicholson, Kingsland (s) ; Neilson, Smythe, Russell, Rice (s); Stout, G. Tapper, Hunter, Gray (s). Reserves, Bird, Copland, Robertson.

ATHLETICS SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS. TO-MORROW’S BIG FESTIVAL. Invercargill has had experience of secondary schools’ football tournament, but no schools sporting fixture yet held here will have the interprovincial and representative flavour about it that will be the case when the sixth annual Otago and Southland secondary schools’ athletic championships will be he’ld at Rugby Park to-morrow afternoon. , Instituted by the Otago Amateur Athletic Centre, the meeting this year is being controlled by the Invercargill Amateur Athletic Club, which is now recognized as one of the strongest, clubs attached to the Otago Centre. Eleven schools will be represented, in-* eluding Waitaki Boys’ High School (present holders of the Barnett Junior Shield), Southland Boys' High School (possessors of the Macassey Senior Shield), Otago Boys’ High School, McGlashan College (Dunedin), Christian Brothers’ High School, Mosgiel District High School, Gore High School, Riverton and Winton District High Schools, Southland Technical College and Marist Brothers’ High School (Invercargill). Over 200 entries have been received from 123 schoolboy athletes and in addition open handicaps have been included in the programme. There should be spirited competitions and among the visiting competitors will be R. E. Naumann (Otago junior 100yds champion), J. M. Gillick (who won the New Zealand junior high jump championship last season), A. E. Valentine (who was so successful in the junior section of this meeting at Dunedin last year) and H. Milner (a brilliant Waitaki athlete who was second in the Otago 440 yds hurdles championship recently). Particulars of the meeting are advertised. HANDICAPS FOR OPEN EVENTS. The following arc the handicaps for the open events to be held at the secondary schools athletic championships on Rugby Park to-morrow: — 75 Yards Handicap: K. Conley syds, J. T. Gardiner 3, A. Derbie 2j, W. Atley 2, C. Pierson scr., R. Henderson and Loudon SJ, A. Breen, R. Warburton 8. 120 Yards: R. Conley 9yds, J. Gardiner 41, A. Derbie W. Atley 3j, C. Pierson scr., R. Henderson 12, Loudon 10, A. Breen and R. Warburton 14. 880 Yards: E. Moyle scr., G. Lindsay 10yds., G. Burney 25, H. Boyes 40, L. Raines 50, B. Paterson 50, D. Dorman 100. 100 Yards Ladies’ Handicap: M. McLeod scr., A. M. McLeod 4yds, W. White 41, C. Garth 3, P. Knuckey 9, I, McDonald 7, J. McDonald 4, M. Troon si.

BOXING. SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Southland Boxing Association was held last evening when Mr S. A. Lindsay presided over a good attendance. In moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet (already published), the chairman said the association’s position, in view of the present strenuous times, was most gratifying. It was many years since the association had been so strong financially, and the members had, by their loyalty and co-operation, been instrumental in achieving that success.

The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. In vacating his office, the chairman paid a warm tribute to the loyalty at all times accorded him during his term of office within the last five years by all the members of the association. He also spoke highly of the work carried out by the emergency committee (Messrs A. Tall, A. Fyffe and W. Gellatly) who, he said, had been of the utmost service to the association. The following office-bearers were elected: President, Mr A. D. Burn; vice-presidents, Messrs A. Fyffe, W. Gellately, A. Tall, N. McGorlick, J. Payne and G. Rogerson; trustees, Messrs Burn and Fyffe; management committee, Messrs G. McChesney, S. A. Lindsay, A. H. Courtis, A. Dicks, C. Dixon, W. Hannon, J. M. Wilson, J. A. Doig, and M. Ward; auditor, Mr R. Taylor; hon. treasurer, Mr M. Wilson; representative to the New Zealand Council, Mr D. W. Stalker. Mr J. L. Orr was elected to fill the vacancy on the active members’ list. It was decided to record in the minutes the association’s appreciation of the services of Messrs Tall, Fyffe and Gellately as the emergency committee. On the suggestion of Mr Lindsay, it was resolved, as a slight recognition of their valuable services, that the medical officers, Drs. 6. Brown. F. O. Mac Gibbon, David Pottinger and W. B. Reekie, should each be granted an honorarium of £2 2/- for the past season.