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Southland Times, Issue 22010, 9 May 1933, Page 10

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NOTES BY SIR MODRED. Acceptances for Oamaru Trotting Club’s Winter meeting are due this evening. It is reported that Riverton R.C.’s Easter meeting yielded a substantial profit. Following on a holiday of eight months, Prince Vai is in work at Matamata. Powerfully-built Tunbridge is tackling the big fences at Trentham tracks. Copey revelled in the heavy going and won the Egmont Steeplechase very easily. Restricted fields in several instances retarded speculation at the Amberley fixture. Fine Acre ran and jumped well in Egmont Steeplechase until he became tired. Huntley, who raced at Amberley, is a half-brother to Lancer and has won over the sticks. Latest information from the North Island is to the effect that Okopua is recovering. The Auckland R.C. has decided to retain dates clashing with the N.Z. Cup fixture. Chief Link is said to be troubled in the wind and may not continue as a turf proposition. The Southland light harness season will conclude at the S.R.C.’s meeting this week. It is reported that there will be no lack of entrants for the Great Northern meeting minor contests. Enawah (GOyds) won Cambridge Trotting Cup (2m.) on Saturday, deep going, in 4min 39 3-ssec. Lightweight L. J. Ellis expects to be on hand for the Southland R.C. Winter meeting this week. The steeplechaser Diamond Jack, engaged at the S.R.C. meeting, is reported well at Wingatui. It is disconcerting to learn that Silver Scorn is not to race in the King’s Cup at Flemington. Christchurch Star points out that Australia's leading sire,. Windbag (Magpie—Charleville N.Z.) was purchased cheaply as a yearling in Sydney by a New Zealander. Repenting of his bargain, the Maorilander passed the colt on to Mr Miller, a brother of the horse’s breeder. The sale of the consistent gelding Gold Era is reported from Gore. The aged performer by Gold Bell from Stellamariss has paced well during the closing season for one win, two seconds, two thirds and two fourth placings. Gold Era has been sold by his owner-trainer, W. Christie, of Gore, to Mrs G. Abernethy, of Gore. Southern followers of racing will be pleased to note that the sporting owner of the galloper, Palantua, Mrs W. McKenzie, of Tapanui, won three events at the Forbury Park T.C.’s Winter fixture last week with the home-bred pacing half-sisters, Probationer (2) and Sure. In addition, Probationer established a new Forbury Park race record of 3min 1G 4-ssec over one mile and a half. Many novice jumpers are at present being schooled in the Auckland provincial district, and some of the latest to be tried out at Auckland R.C. headquarters are Tetrarchate, Bright Flower, United, Wee Pat, Notamint. Catoma and Trishna, while there are others to be qualified with the Pakuranga Hounds. Included in the list of horses mentioned as schooling will be recognized a number of useful flat racers.

The pacing stallion Auto Machine (Machine Brick—Thora), who has been racing v/ith success in Auckland for some time past, was represented by a winner in Australia recently, when his juvenile son. King Auto, won the Sydney Pacing Derby, Auto Machine has only four representatives racing and all have proved winners. Three of his sons, Flying Auto, Speed Machine and King Auto, have now performed well in Sydney.

Southern followers of racing will be interested to learn that a half-brother to the local filly Amelita, by Ronsard (imp.), a filly who raced well from E. Mackie’s stable this season, found a new owner at the recent Sydney sales. The colt in question, a son of the very successful sire Pantheon (imp.) from Black Vera (imp.) by Black Jester, was disposed of to Mr G. J. Carr, of Sydney at 50gns. Should this descendant of the sire of Peter Pan prove equal to displaying the promise of Amclita he will have to be classed as a bargain counter purchase. Gloaming's jockey, G. Young, at one time of Invercargill, and now a succesful trainer at Randwick, was in evidence at the Sydney sales as the purchaser of a filly by Dignity (imp.) from Encroach (imp.) at 110 guineas. Dignity ,is a highly-bred English importation as a son of Gainsborough from All Orange. This filly is described by “ Chiron” in The Australasian, as a “first foal, dropped in the middle of November. She shows quality from her head to her tail, while she is obviously an aristocrat.” Imported matron Encroach, by Trespasser (son of Kildare II) from Mistress Nell.‘by Orme from King’s Favour, by Persimmon from Phantassie, by Isonomy, appears to be of the bluest of blood and in her daughter by Dignity G. Young has secured a treasure from a stud point of view, while she may race well and develop early, as has been the experience with her sire’s stock. On the opening day of the combined fixture on Saturday controlled by the Cambridge and Northland Trotting Clubs the leading event, Cambridge Trotting Cup, £2OO (2m.) was won by the aged mare Enawah, by Peterwah (imp. American square trotter) from Ena Bell (2.12), by Gold Bell from Princess Ena, by Prince Imperial. The winner is a smart pacer and ranks as the daughter of a very fine square trotter, Peterwah, who was imported to Maoriland from the U.S.A, by Mr R. C. Fiskcn, of Gisborne, to succeed on the race track and also prove successful as a sire of pacers and trotters with somewhat limited opportunities. The three-year-old Australian-bred gelding, British Columbia, whose name was recently removed from the schooling list, has been displaying smart form Taranaki district, and, in view of this fact, his breeding is of interest, as it points to future possibilities. He is by Top Gallant (Swynford—Galante, by Sunridge) from Columbia (imp.), by Spearmint (son of Carbine) from Colonia, by Persimmon (son of St. Simon) from Sand Blast, by Sheen (sire of Otterden, dam of Martian and Boniform). Bred in N.S.W. British Columbia cost 80gns as a yearling itj Sydney. His sire, Top Gallant, was a good winner on the turf in England and Australia. Despite the fact that he ranks as the sire of Maoriland’s champion filly, Silver Scorn, and other smart performers

in New Zealand, several of the progeny of Silverado (imp.) left the ring unsold at the recent sales in Sydney. A colt from Battle Scene,> by Martian— Edna May, by Multiform—Helen Faucit, by Castor—Cissy, by Musket — Frailty (Cissy was a sister to Trenton), went to the well-known Melbourne racing man, Mr E. A. Connolly, at 140gns. The other youngster by the English horse was a chestnut colt from Justify, by Archery (imp.)—Taringamutu, by Charlemagne ll.—Arai-te-Uru, by Birkenhead —Fair Nell (halfsister to Sir Modred), by Apremont— Idalia (imp.), and she passed into the ownership of J. T. Jamieson at 220gns. At a later stage of the proceedings Silverado himself appeared in the ring, but was passed in at 3000gns.

The success of the Royal colours in England this year will be immensely popular. His Majesty has had four wins in the first few weeks of the new season. His three-year-old, The Abbot, who ran a dead-heat for first with Jim Thomas last month, is of interest to New Zealanders from a pedigree aspect. This colt is by Abbots Trace from Polish Air by Lemberg from Vain Air. Polish Air is a sister to Weathervane, who carried the Royal colours when racing in England, but who has been at the stud in the Dominion for some years and is now located in Southland.

News as to how Pillow Fight has been faring in America of late has been lacking and it may be found that he has been giving his New Zealand trainer, C. Morse, some trouble, or, again, the gelding may be in steady preparation for events ahead. It will not cause any surprise if it should be learned presently that the son of Night Raid has been treated to a let-up. as in turf circles it is generally agreed that heavy demands were made on an overgrown youngster during his early career. However, Mr Davis’s second string, the speedy Tea Trader, has kept Maoriland's flag at full mast and another sprinting success last week, this. time in California, reads encouragingly, while it may also confirm the owners of the Australian champion, Winooka, in their proposal to campaign the descendant of .Windbag in the United States. In this connection, it may be assumed that owners of studs in the Commonwealth have noted the possibilities of an American market for bloodstock, but here Maoriland will not be in second place, as during the past few years yearlings and older horses have been despatched to the United States and various States of South America as bought and paid for in the Dominion. This is a sidelight on the racing game that many primary producers, commercial people and persons in opposition to the turf are apt to overlook, but it obtains, nevertheless, and ranks as of importance to the financial standing of New Zealand. Under the circumstances, it is pleasing to note that speedy Tea Trader has won again and it is to be sincerely hoped that the son of Tea Tray (imp.) from Epitaph, by Absurd (imp.) from Eulogy (imp.), by Cicero continues to make good. In the light of the failure, so far, Of Pillow Fight, the successes of Tea Trader are welcome as directing attention in U.S.A, to the land of his birth.

At the Easter yearling sales in Sydney Heroic easily topped the list with 17 lots aggregating 7390gns, or an average of 434.5gn5, but the best average was obtained by Spearhead (imp), whose two yearlings brought in 1335 gns, or an average of 667.5gn5. The results of the sales, however,, were a distinct triumph for the native-born stallion, as Heroic (second) had 61 imported English sires to contend against. There were none of the progeny of Australian-bred Windbag forward, but another colonial-bred horse, in Rampion, was in ninth place on the list with 13 lots aggregating or an average of 152.1gn5. Rampion, by the way, is the sire of Mr J. M. Samson’s rising three-year-old colt of promise, viz., Southdown, now in the hands of A. McAulay at Riccarton, and it may be pointed out that this strapping youngster claims an engagement in the rich A.J.C. Derby of next season in Sydney.

Under the present system of handicapping trotters and pacers, the rules distinctly state that “once a horse is assessed to a mark, that mark shall be binding on all handicappers,” but there appears to be and is an anomaly about the handicapping of a certain Southland performer, writes the Winton representative of this journal, “Stopwatch. Sea Mist is apparently an exception to the rule that has been quoted above, as she is at present enjoying the distinction of having two separate marks under the system. In the Wakatipu Trot at the recent meeting of the Riverton Racing Club, Mr H. A. Pierce handicapped Sea Mist as a pacer, 36 yards behind in a 3.42 class —equal to a 3.39 mark. In the Domain Handicap on the first day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s recent winter meeting, the Dunedin handicapper, Mr T. Fogg, also handicapped her on 3.39, but after she had accepted on this mark and a couple of days before the meeting, it was given out that Sea Mist had been re-assessed 12 yards, bringing her back to a 3.38 mark. How this mare came to be reassessed at all is extremely difficult to understand, as she had not started in any race between the time of the declaration of the handicaps and the time of the re-assessment. Mr Hislop certainly had a just cause for complaint, but, sportsmanlike, he elected to start his mare oil the tighter mark and no mention was made of the matter. The fact that Sea Mist commenced her racing career as a pacer—was later converted to a trotter and again reconverted to a pacer, has probably caused the difference of opinion between the Dunedin and Southland handicappers. Provision in the rules is made for pacers being converted to trotters, and also for being reconverted back to pacers again, and for the latter the following rule applies, “and if re-converted to a pacer would return to old pacing assessment, of will be assessed according to new trotting two mile assessment if it is faster.” Sea Mist’s last pacing assessment is Line 11, v/hich gives her a 3.39 mark for one and a half miles, and her latest trotting assessment is Line 18, which is also equal to 3.39 for a mile and a half. It therefore appears that 3.39 is the fastest assessment that Mr Hislop’s mare has at either gait. Mr Fogg certainly must have had good grounds to tighten this mark to 3.38, but the rules available to the ordinary trotting enthusiast, show no reason why it should be done, or else they are being wrongly interpreted by the majority of the trotting fraternity. Sea Mist is handicapped on a 3.39 mark at the Southland Racing Club’s meeting this week by Mr Pierce, and it will be interesting to see if this assessment is allowed to stand.

The final quarter of the 1932-1933 season began on Monday. With nine months of the racing year gone (remarks Christchurch Star), horses regularly trained at Riccarton have won 162 - races, have obtained 283 - minor placings, and captured in prize-money £28,264 10/-. In the twelve months which ended on July 31, 1932, horses from this centre won 193 races, gained 331 minor placings. and earned £34,442 in prize-money. This aggregate of 1621 wifis has been compiled on the following courses:—Riccarton 53, Wingatui 19, Ellerslie 6, Ashburton 9, Geraldine 10, Oamaru. including Kurow meeting, 12, Washdyke 6, Trentham 7J, Randwick (N.S.W.) 1, Hokitika 8, Waimate 4, Westport 1, Omoto 13, Reefton 2, Waikouaiti 1, Invercargill 1, Wairarapa 1, Motukarara 5, Kumara 3.

CANTERBURY NOTES. WELCOME RAIN AT RICCARTON. SILVER SCORN PLANS ALTERED. ELUDE SOMERSAULTS. INJURED JOCKEYS RECOVERING. (Special to the Times.) Riccarton, May 6. Rain at last. A drizzle set in on Friday morning. It held on in a patchy manner until the evening when there was a tropical downpour that lasted until well into this morning. Now that the ground has had a soaking there should be some schooling which is long overdue. The rain interfered badly with the meeting at Amberley to-day. Many people who had arranged to go by car and other ways, were so satisfied last night that rain had set in decided to abandon the trip to the races. Early risers were surprised this morning to find that there was not a cloud in the sky. News arrived from Randwick this week that Silver Scorn had a very rough trip to Sydney. While on the boat she did not show any signs of sickness, but on getting ashore she at once became seasick. Her illness has made Mr Cush alter his plans. Tire idea of racing her in the King’s Cup in Melbourne had been abandoned. She may be entered just to see at what the handicapper will assess her but that is all. She is to have a six weeks holiday. Certainly she has earned one. Elude was to have raced at Amberley but owing to an accident he was not accepted for. He was running in one of the Racecourse Reserve paddocks which is leased by his trainer from the C.J.C. having his usual daily outing. The boy who took the cows back to the paddock forgot to shut the gate and Elude took advantage of the golden opportunity to race off home to his stables. The bitumen at Coach Corner was not taken into his calculations and he turned a somersault on it. The result was the loss of a lot of skin. Nightguard and The Quorn are to be operated upon for wind trouble. Their respective trainers are not at all sanguine that the operations will prove a success but are hoping for a slight improvement. One of Eupator’s knees is giving his trainer a lot of trouble. It has become large and bumpy and all the week he has been using it very tenderly. D. O’Connor has been granted a provisional trainer’s license by the C.J.C. He will start off with two in his stable. One is a youngster by Chief Ruler and the other is Silver Salver who recently carried Mr J. M. Samson’s colours. Silver Salver, who has the reputation of being the makings of a good class jumper, will be tried out over hurdles this winter. O’Connor will continue to hold his jockey’s license. P. McGrath intends setting up as a public trainer here. He applied for a license and was granted a “Provisional.” In the Trainers’ Room some caustic remarks were passed about the issuing of licenses. Recently a boy was granted a trainer’s license similar to the one issued to McGrath, who for many years was one of Riccarton’s most prominent trainers. One who had not a blemish on his reputation. A, McAulay has Southdown doing strong pace work. This colt is a very big fellow and when thoroughly wound up he will have a big top to carry. He must have been very soft when put up for sale as he has lightened up already. That should be no detriment as he is reported to be a good doer. Chief Light was to have left on Tuesday next to carry out engagements at the Southland Autumn meeting. He was rated highly by the handicapper and his name does not appear in the list of acceptances. As he does not like soft ground there is a possibility of this gelding being turned out for the winter. Cranford has been galloping so very well lately that he was backed with confidence at Amberley to-day. It has taken R. Longley a long time to get this gelding built up. Patience did the trick at last and now Longley should reap the reward as his gelding gallops well. The going to-day was decidedly holding in patches. This points to Cranford being useful in the winter. Metal Bird, assisted by two stablemates over various parts of his gallop, was responsible for a nicely run nine furlongs on Tuesday morning last. Although a solid pace was set be was always going better than his opponents and he finished very strongly. He gallops well in very soft ground, but when the going is patchy he does not act properly. A long striding gelding the running into and cut of soft going throws him out of his stride.

Polydora was to have been tried out over ten furlongs at Amberley to-day. Her trainer A. Nurse was confident that the mare would acquit herself well, but knowing her to be useless in soft ground he scratched her when he found out tfie state of the ground.

T. Lloyd has always had a very high opinion of Tout le Mond, an opinion that the colt has failed to substantiate. Some of the lads who have ridden Tout le Mond in races allege that he sulks on occasions. This may or may not be a correct summing up of the three-year-old’s indifferent showings. If he is ever going to make good fie should do so soon as he is a veritable mud lark.

Water Polo gallops better than most people give him credit for. A longbacked gelding, he is very long, he is not the type one would select to carry weight well or be at his best in mud. He belies his looks, however, as he is at his best under such conditions.

Royal Limond looks very much on the burly side but being a big gelding he belies his looks. On Tuesday morning his trainer rode this gelding once round the plough at half pace. This was done to warm the brown up and let him throw off his scratchy style of going. Then accompanied by Hounslow, both having light boys aboard, he went once round at half pace. Continuing at a solider speed for a second circuit they galloped over the last five furlongs, finishing together. Hie five furlongs were run in 1.4 3-5 and neither gelding was blowing very hard afterwards. Evidently Royal Limond is one of the fortunate kind that pile on condition on the outside, without getting unduly fat inside. Rothen was to have raced at Amberley but misfortune overtook him and he was not able to make the trip. He got galloped on at Oamaru some time ago. The wound healed but when amusing himself kicking the wall of his box the bay gelding burst the wound again.

Muff was entered at Amberley just because her owner wished to support the club. He did not give her much chance of winning. She lightened up badly while at Ellerslie with’ Silver Scorn and so far she has not recovered.

A. Eastwood has resumed riding, but his shoulder is not really sound yet. A. Russell is out of hospital and is back at F; D. Jones’. He was never very bad. He had concussion and it was thought advisable to keep him quiet for, a while. The latest news about R. Coveny is that he is progressing slowly, very slowly, and that it will be,a considerable time before he is quite himself again.

Argentic and Gustavo are both suffering from the same complaint. Both are tender on a hind leg. Arthur Ellis stated during the week that after to-day he was going to give Importance a let up. This filly is such a bad tripper that it is a waste of money travelling with her. At home she is only a picker while out of her own box she will not eat at all. The only chance of winning races with her is to keep her for meetings where she can get back to her own box at night.

NELSON JOCKEY CLUB. SECOND DAY. SEMPER PARATUS WINS CHIEF EVENT. (Per United Press Association.) Nelson, May 8. The second day of the Nelson Jockey Club’s meeting was held in fine weather. The track was good. The attendance was fair. The totalisator handled £4783, making a total of £9213 for the two days. Results: — TRIAL STAKES, £5O. For two-year-olds and upwards. Special weights. 3 — 3 Walton Park 1 1— Bettwyscoed 2 2— 2 Helen Hayes 3 Also started: Black Ribbon, Aryian Beauty. Won by a nose, third a length away. Time, Imin 17 3-ssec. MAITAI TROT (harness), £55. Class 3.7. One and a quarter miles. 1 Janice scr 1 2 Max Havoc scr ' 2 4 Count Parrish scr 3 Also started: Parrish Maid scr. Won by one and a half lengths, third eight lengths away. Time, 3min 0 2-5 sec. PRESIDENT'S HACK HANDICAP, £75. Seven furlongs. 4— 4 Lady Ronald 8.3 1 2— 2 Gold Sand 8.3 2 3 — 3 Shootist 8.8 3 Scratched: Landmark. Wno by a nose, a neck separat- ■ ing second and third. Time, lmin 28 sec. REDWOOD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £lOO. One mile. 4— 5 Semper Paratus 8.11 1 3—3 Landmark 9.0 2 I—2 Juggle 8.13 3 Also started: White Doe 8.10, Eaton Hall 7.7. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 42sec. FLYING HANDICAP, £BO. Six furlongs. 3—2 Miladi 9.3 1 1— Lady Rene 7.0 2 5 — 5 Projection 7.3 3 Also started:—Sir Pombal 8.4, Golden Shadow 7.3. Won by one and a half lengths, third half a length away. Time, lmin 15 2-5 sec. WAKATU TROT, £55. One and a half miles. 1 Max Havoc scr 1 2 Janice scr 2 3 Trixie De Oro ’scr 3 The only starters. Won by threequarters of a length, four lengths separating second and third. Time, 3.43 2-ssec. STOKE HACK HANDICAP, £65. Five furlongs. 2— Gold Sand 8.7 1 5 —6 Dawn o’ Day 7.0 2 I—l Hampden 8.0 3 Scratched: Lady Ronald. Won by threequarters of a length, third one length away. Time, lmin 2 3-ssec. GLEN MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £B5. One mile. 5—3 Shootist 7.11 1 5—3 Purse 7.0 2 7—7 Eaton Hall 7.11 3 Scratched: Landmark, White Doe. Little Wonder, Coomassie. Won by half a length, third one length away. Time, lmin 41 3-ssec. AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. RE-HANDICAPS ANNOUNCED. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, May 8. The following are the re-handicaps for the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting:— . Innovation Handicap: Kohewah 120yds. Devonport Handicap: Bonny Direct 12yds, Red Hope 36yds. Ferguson Handicap: Enawah 72yds. Franklin Handicap: Our Peter 36yds. May Handicap: Red Hope 12yds. Papatoetoe Handicap: Enawah 60yds. Henderson Handicap: Raider 48yds. RUGBY FOOTBALL SOUTHLAND UNION. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. The Management Committee of the Southland Rugby Football Union met last evening, (Mr W. Baird) (president), presiding over the following members: Messrs A. H. Courtis, R. T. Meredith, D. F. Leckie, A. J. Geddes, W, A. H. Oliver, N. R. Brown, H. Strang, J. L. Cameron, R. G. Kitto, W. Robison and L. Lopdell. I

E. Calvert (Invercargill), was granted a transfer to the Pirates Club. Mr R. A. Cox, secretary of the Southern District Sub-Union, advised that his sub-union would be sending a team to participate in the annual Country Day fixtures on June 3. At the request of the Referees’ Association it was decided to circularize clubs regarding their uniforms and the times of starting games. It was reported that one team on Saturday turned out in “many colours.” M’’ L. A. Curry, secretary of the Marlborough Union, wrote advising that it had been decided to send a team on a southern tour this season providing arrangements could be successfully made. The letter contained a request that Southland’s delegate to the New Zealand Union confer with Marlborough’s delegate with a view to arranging a match with Southland at Invercargill in August. It was pointed out that the Southland team would be on tour in August, but members agreed that a good team could be got together' to meet the visitors here. It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the delegate to arrange the game if convenient. J. R. Selwyn (Rimu) was granted a transfer to Pirates. A. D. Hislop, Union Club, Dunedin, was granted a transfer to the Waikiwi Club. I. Robertson was granted a transfer from Marist to Clifton, conditipnal on his playing third grade. F. O’Halloran (Waikiwi), was granted a regrade from first to second grade. It was resolved to remind sub-unions of the necessity for entries for the Country Day fixture on June 3. A request for free passes for unemployed men was referred to the pass committee. In advising that his club would have to withdraw its team from the fourth grade competition owing to a shortage of players, Mr I. W. Campbell, secretary of the Star Club, stated that they anticipated having plenty of material for a fourth team. At a meeting of the club last week it was suggested that the reason for the club’s inability to field a fourth team was to be found in the present policy of the union in admitting to the competitions clubs of junior status only, that is, clubs playing only in the lower grades. This had a detrimental effect on the membershin of the town senior clubs and it would appear to be time the union went into the matter and cut down the number of clubs, even if it meant inaugurating competitions for seven or eight grades. “We are satisfied that this is the only method by which the major clubs will ' be able to maintain their strength | which, thanks to the union’s present , policy, is becoming increasingly difficult ■

to maintain. Furthermore, the judicious use of the pruning knife in regard to this matter would result in an allround improvement in local football, and we trust that the union will see its way to investigate this matter thoroughly in the near future with a view to placing matters on a more satisfactory basis before the commencement of next season.” Members agreed that the question was -a matter of interest to clubs and worth looking into in the future. It was explained that clubs had the matter in their own hands, especially the admittance of new junior clubs whose nomination required to be sponsored by two senior clubs. The question of arranging the Southland team’s northern itinerary this year was left in Mr Geddes’s hands. Members supported the idea of an early shield challenge, which would mean starting the tour early in August. Fixtures For Saturday. The following fixtures for Saturday were approved:— Seniors.—Pirates v. Waikiwi, at Rugby Park, at 2.15 p.m.; Star v. Old Boys, at Rugby Park, at 3 p.m.; Invercargill a bye. Second Grade. —Marist v. Invercargill, at Biggar street No. 3, at 2.30 p.m.: Old Boys v. Rimu, at Rugby Park, at 1.30 p.m. (on Tweed street ground if Park is not available); Waikiwi v. Pirates, at Waikiwi, at 2.45 p.m.; Star a bye. Third Grade.—Borstal v. Star, at Borstal, at 2.45 p.m.; Old Boys v. High School, at School No. 1, at 2.30 p.m.; Clifton v. Railway, at Clifton, at 3 p.m.; Bluff v. Collegiate, at Bluff, at 2.45 p.m.; Invercargill v. Pirates, at Biggar street No. 4, at 2.30 p.m. Fourth Grade.—Waikiwi v. Rimu, at Kennington, at 3 p.m.; Bluff v. Clifton, at Biggar street No. 2, at 2.45 p.m.; Invercargill v. School A., at School No. 2, at 2.30 p.m.; Borstal v. Pirates, at Borstal, at 2.15 p.m.; Technical v. School B, at School No. 3, at 2.15 p.m.; Marist a bye. Fifth Grade—Suspended. (School vacation). FORTROSE v. WAIMAHAKA. (From Our Correspondent.) The Fortrose and Waimahaka met on Saturday, a heavy wind blowing from goal to goal. The first half of the' game was decidedly in favour of Waimahaka, who had the wind with them. Soon I after play was in progress Waimahaka obtained a free-kick which McDonald converted. Waimahaka gained possession from most of the scrums and Fortrose had to force-down on a few occasions. Waimahaka obtained another free-kick which McDonald also converted. Waimahaka 6, Fortrose 0. In the second half Fortrose, with the wind in their favour, forced the pace. Golden attempted to goal from dropkicks but was unsuccessful. Waimahaka in turn now had to force-down. Waimahaka were awarded a free-kick which McDonald again converted.’Fortrose continued to press and Valli scored a try which was converted by H. Mc(Continucd on Next Page.)