SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 21729, 15 June 1932, Page 10

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. Very satisfactory acceptances have been received for the S.C.J.C. races on Saturday. Riverton Racing Club has donated £5O to the exchequer of the Birchwood Hunt. Three Southland steeplechasers will compete at Timaru races on Saturday, June 18. Despite his defeats at Auckland, Silvermine may race better at Wellington R.C. meeting. The appearance of Lancer as a steeplechaser at Timaru on Saturday will be of interest. It is unfortunate that brilliant Belvoir is making a noise in his Riccarton workouts. Hurdle racing at Timaru this week will benefit Royal Saxon and Royal Limond as leapers. The Hawkes Bay Jockey Club’s Winter meeting will try out some steeplechasers on Saturday next. The swift Canterbury pacer, Vesuvius, is under suspicion and may not be raced again. The running of Taboo and Colonel Cygnus at Washdyke on Saturday next will provide keen interest. Maoriland pacer, Dean Dillon (Harold Dillon—lvy Dean), 19 years, has passed away in Perth. W.A. Due to race at Hastings this week, G.N. Hurdles winner of 1927, Wharncliffe, is a twelve-year-old gelding. When he won the N.Z. Sapling Stakes, at Ashburton on Saturday, Taxpayer returned over the score mark. Garner, the square-trotting winner at Ashburton on Saturday last, was an “advice” chance in Invercargill. Great Bingen, sire of Sapling Stakes winner, Taxpayer, has not been long at the stud, with few representatives. First Song is nicely treated at Timaru, but Hystride, Silver Salver and others will put him to the test. Mr J. R. McKenzie, breeder and owner of Taxpayer, also raced Nyallo, dam of the N.Z. Sapling Stakes winner. Jamps Bryce (driver) was injured when Ayrmont Chimes fell at Ashburton last week, but not seriously. Northern scribes back up the writer’s high opinion of Callamart as a firstclass novice ’chaser.

Pakuianga Hunt dogs had the rim of the season last week to kill a hare after an hour and threequarters.

Pictorial representations of the Gisborne mare, Sunny Sky, display her in a very attractive light.

Historic is reported to be right back to his best form and likely to take beating in the near future.

Gold Jacket, winner of two Auckland Trotting Cup contests, is now being used as an ordinary hack.

While a race over country at Timaru should benefit Nylotis, he will also have a nice chance on Saturday.

Valves (10.6) should race well in S.C.J.C. Pareora Steeplechase, as he was always improving at the D.J.C. June fixture.

Could it be guaranteed that he would not run about at his fences, Deportment would cross country well at Timaru. •

Rapidly improving in condition and dropping in the weights, Membo has only to train on to win a hurdle race shortly.

Second to Callamart in the last N.Z. Grand National Hurdle Race, Lancer may furnish into a first-grade steeplechaser.

Wrongly described as a filly in many quarters, the four-year-old mare Sunny Sky, is by Hunting Song (imp.) from well-bred Sunny Roe.

Mr J. R. McKenzie has presented a silver cup for the winner of the leading event of the charity meeting to be held for trotters at Addington.

While Landmark has been penalized in V.R.C. jumping company, Make Up, claimed to be the better performer, has escaped this unwelcome notice.

When juvenile gelding pacer, Craganour, by Travis Axworthy (M. B. Edwards) won L.t Ashburton on Saturday, he only carried support of £57 10/-.

In the event of racing on the top of the ground at Timaru, Waiwene has only to reproduce her Wingatui form to win distinction.

As a result of the timely holding of the Otautau R.C’s. Special meeting at Invercargill the Birchwood Hunt will benefit to the extent of nearly £5O.

On the opening day of the recent Otaki R.C. meeting the total investments amounted to £10,557, of which sum £4547 was recorded in five shilling tickets.

Steeplechaser Copey, who has won £2085 in stake money, has gone to Melbourne under the care of his rider, I. Tucker, owner, J. Fryer, following later.

"Craganour, winner of the Trial Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday, is the first light harness performer to carry the colours of Mr H. Murphy (Well.) of galloping note.

The early education and preliminary training of Sapling Stakes winner, Taxpayer, was carried out by R. Dunn, well-known to Southland trotting followers.

As only one favourite prevailed at the Ashburton T.C. meeting last week in eight events, the majority of winners returning large prices, a machine drop occurred.

Otago Times reports that at least 10 of Mr J. M. Samson’s horses are likely to be worked at Washdyke prior to the selection of a team for a visit to Australia.

On the arrival of Make Up, Landmark and Appledore in Melbourne, they will be schooled by I. Tucker, pending the arrival of the Riccarton horseman D. O’Connor.

The death of owner-trainer R. McDonald’s four-year-old gelding Compensation, by Anomaly from Hard Cash, by Penates—San Severo, and winner of £2050 in stakes, is reported by Dunedin Star.

R. McDonald’s deceased galloper, Compensation, won eight races, was second once, and third on four occasions in 20 starts. He won the D.J.C. Champagne Stakes and James Hazlett Gold Cup.

Heavily backed and beaten into fourth place behind Last March, Brown Pear], and Monastic in the St. Clair

Handicap at Wingatui recently, Merry Peel is a three-year-old sister to the N.I. mare Sunny Sky.

Trained by E. J. Ellis at Washdyke, the juvenile filly Merry Peal, by Hunting Song from Merry Roe, is a galloper of whom more may be heard in future, as she is a promising galloper.

The yearling brother to Phar Lap, who was recently purchased by Mr C. A. Lyon and located at Elderslie Stud until shipment to his new home in India next year, has been named All Clear.

On Friday of next week nominations will be received for the N.Z. Grand National Steeplechase, G.N. Hurdle Race, Winter Cup and other C.J.C. events scheduled for August 9, 11 and 13, at Riccarton.

Trainer J. T. Jamieson has indicated that he is unlikely to accompany Ammon Ra in the event of the Maorilander visiting America, but the gelding’s regular rider, M. McCarten, is in favour of making the venture.

Christchurch Press reports that Diable, one of R. W. King’s Riccarton team, slipped while galloping on Saturday, and, turning a complete somer? sault, suffered slight injuries to her head. Her rider, A. Eastwood, sustained a severe shaking, and will not be able to ride at the South Canterbury J.C. meeting on Saturday.

The death is reported from Canterbury of Mr H. A. Knight’s well-known brood mare Madrid, dam of Malaga (Auckland Cup winner of 1921-22), Urgency, Zaragoza, Paquito and Taragona. The deceased stud matron was by Vasco from Flame, by Phaethon from Catherine Wheel, by Maxim (son of Musket) from the very successful brood mare Miss Kate (imp.) and maternal ancestress of Prime Warden, Sultan, etc. Last season Madrid slipped twin foals to Shambles and this season she was with foal to the Southland sire British Empire. The daughter of Vasco was foaled in 1911.

Christchurch Times reports that the Invercargill trainer, F. J. McKay, arrived at Riccarton on Saturday with Mr W. T. Hazlett’s quartette, Paris, Apache, Taramoa and Irish Chieftain, who raced unsuccessfully at the Auckmeeting. It is intended to train them here for the present but they may go north again next month, to race at Trentham, before tackling engagements at the Grand National meeting.

It must not be forgotten that while a considerable amount of interest in New Zealand will be directed during the next fortnight or more to the proceedings of Maoriland jumpers engaged at the V.R.C.’s Grand National fixture at Flemington on July 2, 6 and 9, a very important cross-country meeting will follow a short distance away at Caulfield course a few days later. This will be the Victoria Amateur Turf dub’s Winter gathering, and here the jumpers from the Dominion will be enabled to compete as nominated in the Australian ' Hurdle Race, £l5OO (about 3' ( m. and 20yds), the Australian Steeplechase, £l5OO (about 3Jm.), or other events. Enticing stakes for flat racers are also hung up at Caulfield and, under the circumstances detailed, racing results from Flemington and Caulfield during the forthcoming few weeks should yield more than a passing attraction for turfites in this country.

When Make Up and Landmark left Auckland to commence their long- trip to Australia, both were reported to have presented a somewhat jaded appearance. However, the Surveyor geldings have had a strenuous time of it recently for two horses hardly seasoned to the cross-country game, and it is safe to assume that they will pick up rapidly prior to racing in Melbourne. Mr Corry’s jumpers will have to be fresh and well to tackle the obstacles at Flemington and Caulfield, as the fences at these centres of steeplechasing in Victoria are not to be trifled with and take serious leaping throughout, while there will t' no loitering by the way in the valuable events ahead of the Blenheim candidates. When viewing the Flemington fences from the lawn enclosure one day the writer overheard a New Zealander decry the obstacles as compared with those in use at Riccarton, but when a close personal inspection was made of the stone wall, posts and rails, and other jumps, he unhesitatingly changed his tune and freely admitted that distance had lent enchantment to the view. The dashing and venturesome ’Aussie horsemen of this or past generations would not tolerate some of the brushed hurdles that pass for cross-country tests in Maoriland. Happenings at a meeting of the Ryle-stone-Kandos Returned Soliders’ Racing Club (N.S.W.) on May 21 have culminated in the disqualification by the committee of that body of W. Windle, a man named Doble, and a brown gelding which, racing as Smile, won the principal event of the day. The allegation made to the committee is that Smile is identical with Australian Rain, a brown gelding, by Australian Sun (imp.), from Punkah. Smile, who appeared in the racebook for the day as a gelding by Beaufort (imp.) from an unknown mare, was handicapped on the minimum, and having been backed from 6 to 1 down, won the race from start to finish. Australian Rain was formerly trained at Canterbury Park by A. Hilder, but displayed so much fractiousness at the post in his races that his nomination vzas refused for metropolitan courses, controlled by the Associated Racing Clubs. It is understood that Hilder parted with the horse, the idea being that on country courses with small fields in opposition, Australian Rain might be prevailed upon to mend his ways. WINGATUI TRAINING NOTES. PREPARING FOR TIMARU RACES. DUNEDIN J.C. TRACK HEAVY. (From the Dunedin Star.) Dunedin, June 14. The weather at Wingatui this morning was fine but very cold, and the tracks were heavy. Most of the horses engaged at Timaru next Saturday were worked, and with the idea of securing firmer tracks are likely to go north earlier than is usually the case for this meeting. C. Gieseler leaves on Thursday with four horses, and these will remain at Washdyke until after the Ashburton and Oamaru meetings. These horses will probably be joined by several others of Mr Samson’s team, but no definite decision will be made until after the Timaru meeting. Fair Weather, who has been sharpened up by the racing he had at the Winter meeting, strode out well over six furlongs in Imin 24sec. Royal Saxon and All Smiles were sent a mile, both pullling hard over the early stages, and ran the last seven furlongs in lmin 39 l-ssec. Ballance and Salmo Salar were sent a circuit, but were not out to make time. They finished together, running the last five furlongs in lmin 13 2-ssec. Colonel Cygnus and Royal Limond were sent a mile and a-quarter. They finished together, taking lmin 29 1-5 sec for the last six furlongs. Colonel Cygnus will be ridden by B. H. Brodie in the Prince Edward Handicap, and Royal Limond by R. Beale in the hurdle race. Blue Metal and Prince Tractor finished together over half a mile in 55 3-ssec. Both are booked for Timaru.

Silver Salver and Academy took 1 min 40sec to run seven furlongs, and

though Academy finished half a length In front, his mate was under restraint 1 over the final furlong. Lord Argosy was given a run along over five furlongs. He showed pace in patches, taking lmin 14 4-ssec for the journey. Umtali, who injured one of his knees when he struck the first fence on the second day of the Winter meeting, worked well over a circuit. He will be ridden in Saturday’s race by A. S. Ellis.. Lord Buchan beat a companion comfortably over four furlongs in 55 2-5 sec. This big colt looks well, and if the track is firm on '’aturday is sure to run a good race. Master Anomaly, who is booked for a trip to Trentham next month, ran six furlongs. He was picked up by Bard of Armagh at the four-furlong post, and the latter finished slightly in front, the last four taking 58sec. LADIES’ HOCKEY SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION. EXECUTIVE MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the executive of the Southland Ladies’ Hockey Association was held last night, when Mr D. Burrell presided over Mesdames J. H. Tattersfield, N. Olsen and R. Shaw, Misses J. Anderson, P. C. Guest, Boyle, Wood, Ronald, C. M. Webb, Smith, H. Myers, O. Stott and Messrs Hamilton, L. Holmes, Sparks, H. S. Cordery, F. Hinton and Emanuel. A donation of £2 2/- towards the association’s tournament funds was received with thanks from the Ex-High Club. It was resolved to postpone all town matches on July 9, when the Southern Sub-Association’s seven-a-side tournament will take place. The chairman, on behalf of the executive, and Mr Cordery, for the referees, accepted with thanks the sub-association’s invitation to the officials and referees respectively to attend the fixture. In view of the tourney, it was also resolved to hold over the Northern v. Town game (tentatively suggested for July 9) until later on in the season. Delegates representing the Ex-High, Union, Collegiate, Technical College and Thornbury Clubs stated that their teams would compete in the Southern tourney. It was decided to subsidize the bus fares, Misses Guest and Ronald being appointed to inquire regarding the cost of transport, etc., with instructions to report to the next meeting, when the actual percentage of subsidy would be determined. The secretary of the Ohai Club wrote seeking permission for the club, though not affiliated to the Southland Association, to send a team to Fortrose for the seven-a-side fixture.

Mr Hinton, in supporting the request, said that as the Western SubAssociation was now non-existent, the local executive should encourage as far as possible the Ohai players’ hockey activities. Permission as sought was granted. The chairman expressed thanks to the Ex-High Club for its congratulations on his election as a vice-presi-dent of the New Zealand Women’s Hockey Association. Complaints having been voiced by certain delegates that some players were still continuing to knock the ball around on the ground nearest the pavilion, it was resolved to erect a notice forbidding the practice and to take disciplinary action against future offenders.

Considerable discussion took place with reference to the raising of the funds necessary to send one or more Southland representative teams to this year’s Dominion championship tournament. It was finally decided, on the motion of Mr Hinton, that each club should be asked to find £lO, the delegates to report to the next meeting regarding the prospects in this direction. The matters of sending one or two teams and of billeting or boarding arrangements were also held over until next meeting, when official advice should be forthcoming as to which association has been granted the tourney. SOCCER SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION. The weekly meeting of the Southland Football Association was held on Monday evening, Mr O. Smith presiding. It was decided that the President’s Cup be limited to one round, the initial matches to take place on Saturday. The draw is as follows: Corinthians v. Central, No. 1 area; referee, Mr W. Reddington; Invercargill v. Rangers, No. 2 area; referee, Mr J. Morrison. NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. Wellington, June 14. The Council of the New Zealand Football Association to-night received a letter from the Wellington Football Association suggesting that a Wellington team should visit Dunedin to play Otago for the Football Association trophy on July 2. The date is to be submitted to the Otago Association for approval. Consideration was given to the travelling expenses of teams in the semifinal and final of the Chatham Cup. The council felt that in making grants already passed it had gone as far as it reasonably could. The chairman, Mr Campbell, said the council might later consider assisting the finances of travelling teams, provided they had shown some initiative and willingness to carry a reasonable portion of the amount involved. Members of the council endorsed the suggestion that teams travel second class. A telegram was received from the Westport Association asking if there was any rule providing that Chatham Cup games should be played on a Saturday as it was customary there to play games on Sunday. The secretary is to reply that the matter may be settled according to local custom. MEN’S HOCKEY SATURDAY’S DRAW. The following is the draw for next Saturday:— First Grade: Civil Service v. Central A. (Queen’s Park No. 3) at 3 p.m.; High School v. Central B (Queen’s Park No. 4) at 3 p.m.; Collegiate a bye. Second Grade: Technical College A v. Technical College B (Don street at 2 p.m.); Collegiate v. Central (Queen’s Park No. 3 at 2 p.m.); Civil Service v. Riverton High School (Queen’s Park No. 4 at 2 p.m.); High School a bye. BOXING LOCAL ACTIVITIES. CAMPBELL-NICOL BOUT POSTPONED. Owing to unforeseen circumstances the Southland Boxing Association has decided to postpone the Nicol-Camp-bell professional contest, set down for decision on June 25, and substitute a novice and open amateur tourney instead. It is probable, that the professional fight will be staged on July 2, a week later. In the meantime entries for the amateur tournament have been invited. McEWAN TO MEET DAVIS. George McEwan, the Invercargill middleweight who won his first professional fight against J. Tierney (Blenheim), a little over a week ago, has accepted the Otago Boxing Association’s offer to meet Bert Davis, Dunedin, at

Dunedin on Monday night. McEwan will travel to Dunedin by the express on Sunday night. SULLIVAN BEATS COSSILL. Ashburton, June 14. In a heavyweight professional contest Billy Sullivan (Hastings), 12.2, beat Jack Cossill (Palmerston North), 12.0, on a technical knock-out in the twelfth of a fifteen-round bout. Sullivan possessed greater experience with a tremendously powerful right. Cossill was very fast on his feet and put up a game fight Cossill, who scales round about 12st., has just completed a dairying course at the Massey Agricultural College, and intends to proceed to Australia in the near future to prosecute his studies. He learnt boxing at Whangarei as a pupil of Jim Tracey. RIFLE SHOOTING INVERCARGILL MINIATURE CLUB. The Monday section of the Invercargill Defence Miniature Rifle Club held its weekly shoot at the Drill Hall when the first round of a three-night handicap competition was fired. The highest scores off the rifle were: A. Pomeroy 77, T. Stevenson 76, W. Winder 76, S. Wall 75, I. O. Shepard 75. The following is a list of scores with handicaps:— Mrs Morrison 74—4.2 —78.2‘ I. O. Shepard 75—3—78; W. Winder 76—2—78; W. Lilley 69-8.8—77.8; R. Steele 74— 3.6—77.6; A. Pomeroy 77—.3—77.3; T. Stevenson 76—scr—76; C. White 69—6.6 —75.6; B. Tinnock 74-1.2-75.2; W. S. Brown 68—7.2—75.2; S. Wall 75—scr—--75; A. Winder 69-5.5—74.5; J. Thompson 70—4—74; J. Morrison 74—scr—74; R. Keast 70-4—74; A. Mann 70—2—72. This evening shooting will commence at 7 o’clock sharp when a match will be fired against a team from the Wyndham Miniature Club, also a teams match will be fired for the R. Challenge Cup. All members are requested to attend. WYNDHAM CLUB. (From Our Correspondent.) The weekly meeting of the Wyndham Miniature Rifle Club was held in the Masonic Hall on Monday evening, when there was a good attendance present. The chief scores were as follows:— R. McPherson 78 1 78 A. Smith 78 5 78 E. W. Frame 75 2 77 W. Smith 76 scr 76 F. Scott 71 4 75 E. Frame 73 2 75 G. Williamson 75 scr 75 D. Hunter 75 scr 75 J. Mitchell 74 scr 74 V. Smith 72 2 74 Final. McPherson 75 Smith 77 At the conclusion of the weekly shoot a nominate own handicap was fired, the chief scores being as follows: T. Mcßride 38 2 40 J. Henderson 38 2 40 R. McPherson 38 2 40 A. Campbell 36 4 40 W. Smith 38 2 40 Final. Mcßride 38 2 40 W. Smith 39 2 39 McPherson 36 2 38 Henderson 40 2 38 Campbell 39 4 37

GOLF THE WINTON CLUB. VISIT OF OTATARA LADIES. (From Our Correspondent.) The results of the match played under fine conditions last Friday afternoon on the Winton links between teams from the Invercargill Ladies’ Club and the local club were as follows, the names of the Winton players being given first: Mrs Smith lost to Miss Pilcher; Mrs Lindsay lost to Mrs H. M. Smith; Miss K. Hamilton lost to Mrs C. F. A. Jones; Miss I Shand lost to Mrs Israel; Mrs W. Clark lost to Mrs Gilmour; Mrs T. W. Brandford beat Miss Perrin. Miss L. Hamilton lost to Mrs R. Stout; Miss M. Martin lost to Miss McCallum; Mrs J. B. Cowie and Mrs McCallum all square; Miss G. Homer lost to Mrs C. C. Anderson; Mrs M. G. McArthur lost to Mrs Ford; Mrs N. Metzger lost to Miss N. Gilkison; Miss H. Hamilton and Miss M. Hamilton all square; Mrs T. Walker lost to Miss D. Stout; Miss E. Cowie beat Mrs Service; Mrs Gerrard and Mrs Hewat all square. The following players will represent Winton against Mataura on the former club’s links to-day:— Ladies: Mrs Lindsay, Miss K. Hamilton, Miss Shand. Mrs W. Brandford, Miss L. Hamilton, Mrs Reynolds, Miss M. Martin, Mrs J. B. Cowie, Miss Homer, Mrs McArthur. Emergencies: ’Miss A Moore, Dr M. Gow, Mrs N. Metzger. Men: MacDougall, McCurdy or Farnall, Lindsay, Smith, Graham, Walker, Mitchell, Clark, Goodall, Brandford. CRICKET MATCHES AT HOME. London, June 13 In the cricket match South America v. Leicester, the South Americans in the first innings made 112 (Geary four for 32, Snary four for 35). Leicester in the first innings made 261 (Gibson five for 113). South America in the second innings have lost four for 23. All India, first innings, 493 (Amar Singh not out 131). Lancashire, first innings, two for 263 (Paynter not out 142, E. Tyldesley 78). LAWN TENNIS WIMBLEDON TOURNEY. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, June 13. C. E. Malfroy partners Miss Heeley at Wimbledon in the mixed doubles and E. D. Andrews partners Miss Stammers. Andrews and Malfroy will play together in the doubles. BOWLS NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL ELECTED. Christchurch, June 14. The following have been elected members of the New Zealand Bowling Council for the ensuing year: President, Mr H. G. Mayer (Wellington); vice-presidents, Mr H. Rowley (Dunedin); treasurer, Mr J. Kershaw (Wellington) ; members of the council, South Island.—Messrs J. H. Loudon (Invercargill), A. J. Sullivan, W. Connor (Dunedin), W. Efford, F. J. Good (Christchurch), F. B. Hawkey (Timaru), W. A. Dee (Nelson); North Island—Messrs R. N. Pilkington (Hamilton), S. M. Stone, M. J. Hodgins (Wellington), G. L.- Gladding, J. Pascoe (Auckland), E. Dingle (Taranaki), G. S. Gordon (Wanganui).