SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 10

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED.

The Wellington Racing Club’s . Summer meeting will be concluded tomorrow.

The opening event at Timaru Trotting Club meeting to-morrow is at 12.30 p.m.

A number of the yearlings cleared at Trentham this week go to Westralia.

Heavy rain and slushy conditions prevailed for the Wellington R.C. races yesterday.

Youngster Kotou, who won at Trentham yesterday, is a solid Night Raid— Courtesy filly.

In wet and stormy weather the totalisator returns at W.R.C. races yesterday decreased £7855.

Two-year-old Trentham winner Kotou, is owned by Mr T. H. Lowry, who bred her.

Silver Sight raced well in second place in high-class company at W.R.C. meeting yesterday.

Kiltowyn, who has been galloping well, will carry A. Tinker in Takapuna Cup to-morrow.

Orby’s Last, by Cape Horn, a surprise winner at Trentham, races for Mr W. R. Kemball.

Juvenile colt Hostis, by Honour (his first winner), who scored yesterday, is trained by P. V. Mason.

Guarantee shirked the issue at Trentham yesterday, but ran on into second place.

Douro Cup winner, Miss Hushabye, by Manchineel, is a six-year-old mare trained at Levin.

Owners estimated correctly in dodging Red Manfred, nicely placed for W.R.C. meeting yesterday.

New Brighton light harness trainer, H. Frost, is to become a private mentor on West Coast.

Christchurch Press reports that Vintage is definitely booked for an autumn visit to Australia.

Gold Salute, who races at Timaru T.C. meeting on Saturday, is a brother to Roi L’Or.

Roi I’Or’s brother, Gold Salute, is scheduled for T.T.C.’s Improvers’ Handicap event to-morrow.

At latest advice the weather will be good for the Takapuna Cup meeting at Ellerslie to-morrow.

A. D. Webster has shipped an unnamed juvenile Arausio filly to Melbourne for use later on.

The Melbourne owner of Maorilander Radiant Star is now paying a visit to New Zealand.

Hall Mark is in Sydney Cup (2m.) but is missing from Australian Cup (two and a-quarter miles).

His month’s suspension expiring today, H. N. Wiggins will be riding at Takapuna J.C. races to-morrow.

When Saecula (Posterity-Viel) won in Sydney recently, his merits were known to owner Mr E. Moss.

It is claimed that trainers would welcome the reopening of several Australian classic races to geldings.

Five-year-old gelding Speed, a winner at Ashburton meeting, is by Diacquenod from Rapide (imp. Eng.)

A total of £20,490 15/- realized at the National Yearling Sales on Wednesday denotes the value of breeding to Maoriland.

Third in Wellington Stakes on Tuesday, juvenile gelding Emissary, bred in Australia, displayed promise.

An average of 225gns for 85 lots at the National Sales was good, but many yearlings went cheaply.

Several of the progeny of Nigger Minstrel attracted profitable prices at the National ’"’earling Sales.

Nominations are due this (Friday) evening for the Canterbury J.C. Summer fixture scheduled for Feb. 9.

Galloped on at Trentham on Tuesday, one of youngster Corroboree’s hind legs looked in a bad way.

Pacer War Buoy is in easy exercise and will be taken up again shortly for Easter racing.

Top price for an Iliad (imp.) colt at Trentham was 500gns for a youngster from Zany, by Absurd—Leta.

A number of the yearlings purchased at Trentham this week on behalf of Australian owners, will be wintered in Maoriland.

Yesterday’s youngster winner, Kotou, is by Night Raid—Courtesy, by Limond —Homage, by Absurd—Eulogy (imp.), all noted stud successes.

It is significant to find A. D. Webster sending an unnamed filly by Arausio from Asleep across to Victoria to await his arrival there. She may be without a name and out of Asleep, but it is safe to assume that her owner assumes that the three-year-old maiden is likely to gallop well when called upon to race.

It has been pointed out on several occasions that the stock of defunct sire, Balboa, have been noted for their enduring qualities, but for sheer gameness, diminutive steeplechaser, Bandy Boa, who qualified as a ’chaser as a two-year old, was, for her inches, one of the gamest of Balboa’s daughters, remarks “Stopwatch.”

At Wednesday’s National Yearling Sales at Trentham a colt was secured on behalf of a Sydney buyer at 650gns as a son of Limond, and his maternal lines are interesting. He is the first living foal of the imported English mare Solange, by Boscombe (son of Roi Herode) from Mirabelle H. The colt’s dam (Solange, imp.) is a halfsister of Theo, winner of the A.J.C. and V.R.C. Derbies, and this relationship will explain the desire of an Australian purchaser to secure the son of Limond.

Mr A. H. Fisher, of Dunedin, ranked with buyers of yearlings at Trentham on Wednesday, his purchase being a filly by Robespierre (imp.), from Limelight, by Solferino from Stardancer, by Martian from • Stepdancer, by Stepniak. Costing 180gns, the filly comes from great galloping families each way, and it is interesting to note that her grandam, Stardancer, was a full sister to brilliant mare Warstep. She is also a half-sister to a recent winner. Ilias (by Iliad) and Stately (a good winner in Australia).

A colt by Posterity (imp.) and one of Mr G. M. Currie’s draft, ran up to 750gns at Trentham on Wednesday to , find a new owner in Mr E. Norton, of , Sydney. Sired by the Son-in-Law—-r Hemlock, by Spearmint, horse Posterity, recently imported to Wanganui by. Mr

Currie, the youngster is out of Anklet, by Absurd from Bronze (noted N.Z. race mare), by Field Battery (Musket tribe) from Our Lady, by Simmer from Lady Agnes, by -Neckersgat from Peradventure (imp.) and he is, therefore, well and truly bred. The colt is closely related to Saecula, by Posterity—Veil, on both sides of his family tree, hence the anxiety to gain possession of him.

Probably baulked in his wish to secure the Limond-Veil colt, a brother to his old favourite Veilmond —the youngster was secured elsewhere at 2100 gns —Mr E. Moss, of Sydney, paid the excellent price of llOOgns for another reS resentative of Maoriland’s crack stalon. The yearling is a full brother to Tout le Monde ' and ranks a colt of Limond from the English matron Aspic, by Polymelus (son of Cyllene) from Jelly, by Isinglass from Lady Ailsa, by Ayrshire from Currer Bell, by See Saw from Jane Eyre, by Stockwell.. Down both sides of the tree this is the pedigree of a stayer and Mr Moss may find this colt just as good as his double Derby winner Theo.

The Washdyke trainer, J. W. Pankhurst, was a purchaser at the National Sales this week, securing a colt by Captain Bunsby (imp. son of Captain Cuttie, by Hurry On) from Reveal, by Leighton from Glimpse (imp.) by Plink from Faverolle, by Gallinule, at 471 gns. Disposed of on account of the estate of the late Mr E. V. Riddiford, the youngster is from the same family as Siegfried (imp. and now a successful N.Z. sire) and Fowling ’ Piece (a well-known descendant in England of Carbine). The progeny of Captain Bunsby have been racing well in Australia of late, particularly his juvenile daughter Capris.

The Dunedin owner, Mr C. N. Draper, is evidently satisfied with the sire line his well-known juvenile colt Custodian by Lord Warden (imp.)— Monoxide, as he purchased two yearlings by Mr G. A. Kain’s English horse at the National Sales this week. He' paid 240gns for a full sister to the colt prepared by F. D. Jones at Riccarton, and 209gns for a colt by Lord Warden from Matata, by Sunny Lake from Marta, by Martagon (sire of Martian) from Ronetta (imp.) by Bay Ronald from Frusquinetta, by St. Frusquin (St. Simon’s most successful son in England). The latter colt is a half-brother to Night Lass, the Night March filly who has been racing well at the W.R.C. meeting this week.

The local studmaster, Mr J. Graham, will be pleased to note the prices received by descendants of his sire Nigger Minstrel at the National Yearling Sales this week. A colt from Bravado at 500gns is referred to elsewhere, then a filly from Slackline (Night Raid—Miss Hook, by Sarto) went to Mr J. Brown, of Hawera, at 300gns. Mr J. Hughes, of Palmerston North, brought a grey colt from Silver Grey (Grey Monk, imp., by Roi Herode) at 130gns, and a filly from Table Talk, by Finland from Warscare, by Martian from Gossip, by Wallace, at lOOgns. The fifth representative submitted at auction by the Southland sire was a colt from Charlady, by Absurd (imp.) from Lady D. (imp.) by St. Denis from Lady C. by Ladas, and he found a new owner in Mrs C. Haldane, of Hastings, at 120gns.

A feature of the National Yearling Sales at Trentham on Wednesday from a Southland point of view, was the fact that a son of the local sire Nigger Minstrel brought the comparatively high price of 500 guineas, the purchaser being Mr F. T. Cush, of Sydney, wellknown as the owner of the New Zea-land-bred mare Silver Scorn. Bred by Mr T. H. Lowry, of Hawkes Bay, the colt is by Nigger Minstrel (brother to Desert Gold, by All Black, imp.)— Aurarius by Maltster—Aurous, of Trenton’s line, from Bravado, by Psychology (imp. son of Traury) from War Scare, by Martian (imp.) from Gossip (dam of Bobrikoff), by Wallace (son of Carbine) and on to the Australian crack Grand Flaneur. The colt purchased by Mr Cush is the first living foal of his dam. Judging from a survey of his turf ventures of several seasons past, Mr Cush favours horses capable of carrying real weight across the flat or over the battens and it may thus be taken for granted that the Nigger Minstrel colt under discussion promises to develop size and substance.

Southland sportsmen (remarks Christchurch Times) formed a true estimate of pacer Sure when they said that she was a better mare than her half-sister, Probationer. At that time Probationer was much in the limelight and had won a mile race at Addington in saddle in 2min Bsec. In consequence of that good effort Canterbury enthusiasts were inclined to take the southerners’ opinion of Sure with a pinch of salt. After showing good form at Forbury in May last Sure joined S. A. Edwards’s stable and she signalled her appearance at Addington by winning two races at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s Winter meeting. She then won a mile race at Oamaru on Labour Day and captured two races at Auckland in December. Then at Addington on Saturday last she defeated a good field of sprinters over a mile and a quarter, pacing the journey in 2min 43sec from a 2min 46sec mark. She is a reliable mare and was bred by her owner, Mrs W. McKenzie. Sure has won over all distances and on all kinds of tracks. She is a good prospect for Autumn contests.

It has been reported to the writer that the death occurred recently of a good winner over steeplechase country in Silverspire (reports “Stopwatch”). The son of Quicksilver from Minaret, who was in his twenty-second year, was an outstanding winner some seasons back, but in recent years has been well cared for, his sole task being the conveyance of children to school. Silverspire was owned by the Heddon Bush sportsman, Mr P. Boyle, in whose colours he annexed the Great Western Steeplechase on two occasions, and was in second place the following year. Silverspire won his first race as a five-year-old and continued to race successfully until a twelve-year-old, annexing stake money to the value of over £3OOO. He won his first Great Western as a seven-year-old, being piloted by G. Fielding and carrying 11.10, The next year with J. McChesney up he carried 11.8 to victory. Allotted 12.0 the following year, Silverspire almost completed the “hat-trick” by securing second money to Glenisla (9.12, A. McMullan) in the Great Western.

The gem of the collection of yearlings presented at the National Sales in Wellington this week on behalf of the Elderslie Stud, Ltd, North Otago, was generally admitted to be a colt by Night Raid—Quadrilateral (imp.) and as events turned out he attracted a lengthy price, falling to the offer of Mr L. K. S. MacKinnon, of Melbourne, at 1450gns. It was not surprising to-find the wellknown honorary official' of the VJR.C. outstripping the opposition for the colt, as he already owns a half-sister in the well-performed filly Quarto,, by Paper Money. Another recommendation for the colt was the fact’ that he' is a halfbrother to Homer (a two-year-old son of Iliad, imp.), who has been carrying all before him in Sydney of late for Mr J. S. Brunton as trained by G. Price at Randwick. By Night Raid (sire of Phar Lap, Night March, and Nightly) the colt is out of Quadrilateral (imp.) by Square Measure (St, Simon brand) from Poltara, by Poljpnelus from Arrola, by Sir Visto from Ebba (sister to Ladas, Derby winner, and half-sister to Gas and Chelandry, the maternal ancestress of Simper, who produced a great crop of successful gallopers and promising stud propositions for the

Invercargill owner-breeder Mr W. T. Hazlett). It will thus be seen that the future of Mr Mackinnon’s purchase will provide some interest for Southlanders.

The Dunedin writer “Sentinel” is annoyed (remarks Christchurch Press) that the Duke of Gloucester was invited to attend the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. “Sentinel” has the following:—“Light harness racing has become very popular in this country, but few of the leading owners of thoroughbreds take any intefest in the strapped horses. In fact only two or three owners patronize both branches of the sport to any noticeable extent. To a great extent the same state of affairs exists amongst the general sporting public, and many who are keen on racing are seldom seen at a trotting meeting.' . . . the fact remains that racing and trotting are individual camps, each dependent on a different source of support.” The writer is altogether wrong in his statements, for both, trotting and galloping clubs depend for their support on a sportsloving public, and while the North Island is not yet well versed in the light harness sport, the South Island bestows its favours very evenly between trotting and galloping. The New Zealand Racing and Trotting Conference depend upon one another, and in many cases the same rules govern both sports. The reputation of both racing and trotting depends in a measure upon the combined working of the conferences. The fact that few racing men own trotters is easy of explanation. One' game at a time is sufficient for most people, and it may in turn be said that few trotting men dabble in the galloping sport, although W. J. Doyle, Free Holmes, E. C. McDermott, G. J. Barton, J. Richardson, C. Davey, J. S. Shaw, and a few others have managed to gain successes in both fields. The horse is the thing, and while some owners may prefer the flat racer or steeplechaser, others find a world of good in the hoppled pacer or the trotter. It is just a matter of likes and dislikes in ownership and the public, which is left to please itself, has distributed its favours very evenly in the sister sports of racing and trotting.

Top price at the ninth annual N.Z. National Yearling Sales at Trentham on Wednesday was secured for a colt bred by Mr G. M. Currie, of Koatanui, Wanganui, the youngster falling to the bid of J. T. Jamieson, ex-New Zealander and now a successful ownertrainer of Sydney—the colt may have been purchased for Jamieson’s stable, as he has a number of influential patrons of his establishment. The youngster was knocked down, after spirited competition by Australians present or representated by commissioners, at 2100gns, or within 300gns of the second price paid for Zetes some years ago. It is not surprising that this yearling attracted the fancy of the visitors from across the Tasman Sea, as it is in their country that his relations have become best known up to within a few days ago. He is a full brother to Veilmond (a good horse now retired to the stud and who raced profitably for Mr E. Moss, of Sydney, from G. Price’s stable) the filly Vicage (winner of the A.J.C. Gimcrack Stakes) and half-brother to Prince Pombal (son of Pombal, imp., and a good winner) and a two-year-old called Saecula )son of the new imported sire Posterity), who scored in Sydney a few days ago. Under the circumstances the Limond—Veil youngster was expected to realize a long-price and the expectation that he would top the sales list has been borne out. He is described as a youthful thoroughbred above the ordinary in conformation size, and appearance. He is by a sire who has of late years become famous in Australia as the progenitor of New Zealand-bred younsters, viz: Limond (imp. by Desmond, son of St. Simon) from Veil, by Absurd (imp.) from Cowl, by King Rufus (imp.) from Our Lady, by Simmer from Lady Agnes, by Nickersgat (noted Australian sire of speed) from Peradventure (imp. and good taproot mare). His grand-dam, Cowl produced a long line of descendants for Mr G. M. Currie, including: Farce (filly), Rational (colt), Veil (filly), The Monk (colt). Mask (colt), Curtain )filly(. Habit )filly), Monastic (colt), The Masquerader (colt) and Lattice (filly). The successes attributed to Cowl encourage the belief that her daughter, Veil, is also going to breed on. in like degree and these justify the substantial price given for the brother to Veilmond and half-brother to Saecula, by Posterity, by Son-in-Law.

FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB ACCEPTANCES RECEIVED. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, January 24. The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on January 31 and February

CLIFFORD’S APPEAL DISMISSED. Auckland, January 24. L. Clifford’s appeal to the Auckland District Committee against the two months’ suspension imposed upon him by the judicial committee of the Thames Jockey Club in connection with the interference with Blandford and Tybalt in the Ngatea Hack Handicap was heard to-night and was dismissed.,

WELLINGTON RACES THE SECOND DAY. RED MANFRED SCORES. DOURO CUP TO MISS HUSHABYE. REREPAI TAKES SPRINT. (Per United Press' Association.) Wellington, January 24. The Wellington Racing Club’s Summer meeting was continued at Trentham to-day. The weather was fine and overcast at the start, but half way through the programme heavy rain set in. The track was fast early but became sloppy for the concluding events. The attendance was fair but many people left when the rain started. The totalisator handled £26,160 10/-, a decrease of £7855 on the corresponding day last year. The inquiry was concluded into alleged interference in the .Telegraph Handicap on the first day. The stewards stated that the reason for Lucidus’ sudden turning off the rails was not satisfactorily explained, but there was insufficient evidence to justify the conclusion that the happening was other than accidental. The results were:— MUNGAROA HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, £2OO. One and a-quarter miles. 2—l Palatinate 9.8 (R.' Beale) 1 6—6 Hot Stuff 9.0 (C. Brodie) 2 5—5 Royal Papa 9.0 (J. Walsh) 3

Also started: 7—7 Haere Tonu 10.2, I—2 Bold Jim 10.0, 3—3 Revision 9.11, B—B Verdun 9.11, 4—4 Umpire 9.10. Won by four lengths, third a head away, Umpire fourth. Time, 2min 12£sec. Palatinate was always prominent and ran away from his opponents in the straight.

TRAIL PLATE, £2OO. Seven furlongs. I—2 Hostis 8.0 (L. J. Ellis) 1 11—11 Darecourt 8.5 (S. Wilson) 2 3—3 Jubilee Song 8.5 (A. Jenkins) 3 Also started: 6—6 Leprechaun 8.5, 10—10 Pukeko 8.5, 2—l State Bank 8.5, 9_9 Vinco 8.5, 4—5 Wahine Nui car. 8.6, 7—7 Back Thrust 8.0, 5—4 Confiscation car. 8.2, 11—12 Dampier 8.0, 13—13 Dark Red 8.0, B—B Delium car. 8.1. Won by two lengths, third half a head away, State Bank fourth. Time, Imin 27§sec. Hostis was always third or fourth and took charge in the straight to win easing up.

JANUARY HANDICAP, £2OO. One

mile. 2— 2 Cherry King 8.13 (B. H. Morris) 1 7—7 Guarantee 8.1 (R. Mackie) 2 3— 3 Princess Doreen 9.1 (A. E. Ellis) 3

Also started: I—l Sam Smith 9.4, 6—6 Kemal Pasha 8.9, 5—5 Lucidus 8.9, 9 —9 Some Shamble 8.8, 9 —lo Great Star 8.5, 4—4 Aiguille car. 7.6, B—B Stitch car. 8.0,11 —11 Korero car. 7.12. Won by half a length, third a head away, Lucidus fourth. Time, Imin 40sec. Cherry King was never further back than second or third and won handily. Guarantee finished on from the rear over the tiring Princess Doreen. CAMP HANDICAP, £2OO. Six furlongs. 10—10 Orby’s Last 7.9 (S. Wilson) 1 3 —3 Capital car. 7.11 (L. J. Ellis) 2 12—11 Acceptable car. 7.7 (L. Cameron) 3

Also started: I—l Limulus 8.13, 2—2 Tunneller 8.0, 7—7 Travenna 8.0, B—9 Abbey Feale 7.11, car. 7.6, 5—5 Aussie Ra 7.9, 4—4 Epris 7.9, 9—B Silly Owl 7.5, 11—12 Horotui 7.2, 6—6 Tupurangi 7.2. Capital took the lead off Acceptable entering the straight, but was unable to withstand Orby’s Last.

RACING CLUB HANDICAP, £4OO. One mile and three furlongs.

1— Red Manfred 8.2 (P. Atkins) 1 3—3 Silver Sight, car. 7.4 (E. Leckie) 2 2— 2 Gay Marigold 8.3 (H. Goldfinch) 3

Also started: 4 —4 Tout le Monde 7.5, 7 —6 Horowhenua 7.0, 6—7 Red Sun car 7.7, 5—5 Royal Artist car. 7.3, B—B Vertigern car. 7.4. Won by three lengths, third threequarters of a length away, Tout le Monde fourth. Time, 2min 20sec. Won all the way very easily. NURSERY HANDICAP, £2OO. For

two-year-olds. Six furlongs.

5— Kotou 7.9 (W. J. Broughton) 1 6— Alchemic 7.9 (H. Mackinnon) 2 4—4 Nightlass 7.6 (L. Cameron) 3 Also started: I—l Severe 8.6, 2 —2 Pakanui 8.3, 3 —3 Debham 8.0, 7 —7 Shirley Dene 7.0. Won by half a neck, third four lengths away, Severe fourth. Time, Imin 14|sec. Pakanui and Alchemic led to the straight where Kotou came through to beat /Uchemic in a strenuous finish. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, £3OO. Six furlongs.

9—B Rerepai, car. 7.1 (W. E. Pine) 1 3 —l. Mother Superior 7.7 (L. H. Jones) 2 I_3 Wheriko 8.9 (W. Broughton) 3

Also started: 5—6 Golden Wings 9.8, 2—2 Diatomous 8.12. 4—4 Silver Streak 8.7, 7 —7 Star Artist car. 7.11, 6—5 Variant 7.2, B—9 Namakia car. 7.4, -10—11 Burnish car. 7.3, 11—10 Cottesmore car. 7.3.

The colours could not be distinguished until well in the straight where Mother Superior, Rerepai and Burnish were the leaders. Rerepai finished best to win handily by a neck, third three lengths away, Burnish fourth. Time, lmin 13Jsec. DOURO CUP, £250. One mile. 13— 15 Miss Hushabye 8.0 (S. Wilson) 1 3—3 Knockout 8.. (W. Broughton) 2 14— 11 Red Rufus 8.6 (S. Anderson) 3 Also started: 4—5 Cyclonic 9.0, 11—10 Werohia 8.13, B—B8 —8 Colossian car. 8.95, I—l1 —1 Fersen 8.8, 2—2 Hunting Bag 8.7, 4—4 Quite Soon 8.0, 10—13 Heather Glow 8.4, 9—9 Poniard 8.4, 6—7 Courtega 8.4, 7—6 Palm 8.3, 12—12 Cardinal Moon 8.0, 16—16 Sunee car. 7.4, 15—13 Purse car. 7.4 i. Miss Hushabye scored a runaway win by eight lengths, heads between Knockout, Red Rufus and Fersen. Time, lmin 43sec. THE RACING IN REVIEW. RAIN MARS CONTESTS. OUTSIDERS’ DAY. CHERRY KING IMPROVES. (Special to the Times.) Wellington, January 24, The rain marred the second day at Trentham to-day and gave outsiders their opportunity, there being three outstanding surprises. Form for the third day may now be all astray.

The Highweight, run over an extra quarter of a mile, saw a decided improvement in the form of Palatinate and he scored an easy victory after being prominent throughout. Bold Jim got left through refusal to face the barrier. Verdun, the pacemaker, lasted to the straight, where Palatinate took sole charge and ran on to win without any serious opposition. Hot Stuff came through from the rear to take second place from Royal Papa who, however, was finishing on again, with Umpire fourth, followed by Revision. Verdun and Haere Tonu. The winner shared favouritism with Bold Jim so that it was obvious that his improved form was not unexpected. Taken all round they were a very moderate lot. ,

The Trial Plate saw Hostis with L. J. Ellis up share favouritism with State Bank. He was always in a good position and at the finish won comfortably. The running was made by State Bank and Wahine Nui from Pukeko, Hostis, Jubilee Song and a little later Darecourt moved up into a prominent position. Once in line Hostis moved forward and soon put the issue beyond doubt, while Darecourt came on the outer to cut Jubilee Song out of second very narrowly, with State Bank a fair fourth. The bunch was further back, headed by Confiscation and Back Thrust. Vinco, having his first race, was so inexperienced as to stand and watch the others go away, although he subsequently. chased the field. The winner is the first of the stock of the Derby winner Honour to win. He has shown promise in '< all his races 'this season and with time promises to become a very useful horse. He comes from an exceptionally good family, being closely related on the maternal 1 side to Sim Glow, Boniform and Martian.

Cherry King improved with his race the first day to win handily in the January Handicap. He was always well placed, the running being made by Great Star from Princess Doreen and Cherry King. Sam Smith, Kemal Pasha and Some Shamble, and later Lucidus, were most prominent of the bunch. Princess Doreen and Cherry King passed Great Star entering the. straight and it was not long before Cherry King asserted his superiority. Guarantee then swept up with a strong run from the rear and, despite running about a lot, he was able to catch the tiring Princess Doreen and beat her for second, but Cherry King was nevei in danger. Lucidus was fourth, fol lowed by Some Shamble, Sam Smith and Great Star. Cherry King won nicely and it was clear that his- best form is always shown after one gallop at a meeting. Guarantee, always a slow beginner, was putting in some good work at the finish. Princess Doreen had every chance, but does not stay. Lucidus lost ground through dwelling at the start and was possibly a bit unlucky, but Sam Smith, who was the favourite, had every chance.

A big surprise was brought off by Orby’s Last in the hack sprint in which the hot favourite, Limulus, finished last. Acceptable and Abbey Feale led to the straight, with Capital, Tunneller, Travenna, Epris and Orby’s Last at the head of the bunch. Capital took charge from the false rail and looked like the winner at the last furlong, but Orby s Last wore him down to win narrowly, but decisively. Acceptable was a fair third, with Tunneller fourth, followed by Travenna, Aussie Ra, Epris and Silly Owl. The winner’s form is very inconsistent, but on his day he is a good galloper. Capital, with Ellis up, showed the expected improvement, but he had every chance. Acceptable put up a good performance, but was not good enough. Tunneller improved slightly, which he appears to do as a meeting progresses. None of the others had any chance. Limulus found her 8.13 beyond her. There was a long delay at the post, the field giving a lot of trouble and possibly this upset her, especially as she was continually being bumped by one offender at the Dost.

The Racing Club Handicap proved a good thing for the favourite, Red Manfred. He led all the way and running on without serious opposition in the straight scored by a good margin from Silver Sight, who held on to beat Gay Marigold, who had lain in the rear early in the race. Tout le Monde was fourth, Red Sun fifth and the other three well back. It was a poor contest for a good stake and Red Manfred had no serious opposition. He improved with his race the first day and also appreciated the lesser distance. Gay Marigold again tailed the field until the concluding half-mile.

The favourites Severe and Pakanui were soundly beaten in the two-year-old race. They were both prominent early with Alchemic and Alchemic took charge from Pakanui at the false rail. Over the concluding stages, however, Kotou came with a strong run and in a battling finish wore down Alchemic to beat him half a neck. Nightlasy was a. very poor third, with Severe fourth, followed by Debham and Pakanui. They were a very moderate lot, but Kotou is solid.

The Metropolitan Handicap was run in blinding rain and it was impossible to distinguish the colours until they were well in the straight. However, I am indebted to L. G. Morris, the rider of Golden Wings, for a description of the early stages. Namakia, Diatomous, Rerepai, Mother Superior, Burnish and Golden Wings all began well. Namakia and Rerepai, with Mother Superior and Diatomous, led on to the course proper where Star Artist made a forward move and Diatomous began to fade. A little later Golden Wings was weakening and entering the straight Mother Superior and Rerepai began to draw away. The finish lay between this pair and at the final furlong Rerepai asserted his superiority to win handily. Wheriko. who had again tailed the field to the straight, came through for a moderate third from Burnish and then came Cottesmore, Star Artist, Golden Wings and Variant. Rerepai, a fresh horse, looked exceptionally well and while his lightweight enabled him to run on in the sloppy ground, he would have been hard to beat under any conditions. Mother Superior was always dangerous and ran a good race, while Wheriko, who looked improved with his first day’s gallop, was again finishing strongly, but this time was not within striking distance. Burnish showed improved form again, but none of the others had any chance over the concluding stages. Diatomous had conditions all against him and so did Silver Streak, who finished second to last.

A disastrous day for backers ended in another big surprise when Miss Hushabye, at very long odds, took the Douro Cup. She not only won, but won as she liked. It was a one-horse race. Miss Hushabye was not veryprominent early, but she had run up fairly handy before leaving the back stretch, the pace being made by Palm from Courtega and Cyclonic, with the bunch headed by Knockout, Miss Hushabye, Poniard, Hunting Bag and Quite Soon. Palm still led entering the straight where Miss Hushabye was running past Courtega and Cyclonic, but once in line Miss Hushabye ran on and put a big margin on her opponents,

winning by eight to ten lengths. There was a fine finish for the minor places, Cyclonic being buried by a late rush from Knockout, Red Rufus and Fersen. Cyclonic and the rest were well away. Nothing had a chance with the winner, who revelled in the slush. Cyclonic was probably unlucky to lose second, as he was badly interfered with just inside the false rail by the rolling of the beaten Courtega, in fact he was nearly knocked down. Miss Hushabye made the second successive win for No. 13 saddlecloth. WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY.

■•F TAKAPUNA MEETING FINAL GALLOPS. TRACK HARD AND FAST. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, January 24. ' ’ The final gallops for the Takapuna meeting at Ellerslie this morning were carried out on the course proper, 30ft out from the rails. The tan track was also available. The going was hard and fast. Mondorus and Trevace were the first to work, traversing four furlongs in 51 4-ssec, the former finishing in front. Bam Dance and My Money were on terms after six furlongs in Imin 19 Royal Appellant and Air Lassie strode over a round in 2min 13 4-ssec, the last six furlongs taking Imin 26 4-ssec. Velociter ran five furlongs in Imin 5 2”ssec Chief Emerald and Ruling King ran half a mile in 50 4-ssec, and were ridden out. , The two-year-olds Fleetwmd and Tidalia reeled off half a mile in 50 4-ssec, the former being in front. Vera Acre and Heskertoon ran a similar distance in 52 l-ssec. The best effort of the morning over five furlongs was by Crooning, who ran away from Hawthorn to complete the gallop in Imin 3sec, the last halfmile taking 50sec. Firebrick was going better than Barograph over the same distance in Imin 4 2-ssec, the first two furlongs taking 24 3-ssec. Tondaleyo beat Semi-circle over five furlongs in Imin ssec. - , Armacourt reeled off four furlongs in 1 51 2-ssec, doing it nicely. Lady Diana and Roman Mascot shaped attractively over .- half a mile in 49 4-ssec. Maungakowhai alone ran the ■ same distance in 51 l-ssec, and could have done better. - . . , Baroscope was going better tnan Princess Bede after seven furlongs run in Imin 33sec, the first three furlongs taking 38 4~ssec. Baroscope had mueb the better of the weight. Violation, going freely, covered four furlongs in 52sec. On Parade, after beginning slowly, took 29sec for the first two furlongs, and completed six furlongs in Imin 18 2-ssec. Merry assisted him over the last half-mile, which took 50 2-ssec. Kiltowyn went attractively over a circuit, which he completed in Imin 51 2-ssec, the. last six furlongs taking Imin 20 2-ssec. He was-ridden by A. 'Tinker, who will pilot him in the TakaPl Ow'flih P tan, Wee Pat traversed the circuit in 2min Bsec, the last six fur- ' longs l taking Imin 30 l-ssec. Courthaven beat Cornerman over a round in Imin 56 2-ssec, the last six furlongs taking Imin 24sec. Gay Egypt strode over the same distance in Imm 57 4-b seci the last six furlongs in Imm 24 l-ssec Puriri Park ran Six furlongs 21 415 sec, doing it well. King Musk ran five furlongs m Imin 9sec, the last half-mile taking 54 3-ssec. He was under restraint throughout. LATEST SCRATCHINGS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, January 24. Hoihoma was withdrawn from all engagements at the Takapuna meeting at 10.30 a.m. on • Wednesday. Prince Acre was taken out of tns Wynward Plate ,at 1.25 p.m. to-day.

WANGANUI RACING CLUB WEIGHTS FOR FIRST DAY. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington. Januarj 24. The following are the weights for the first day of the Wanganui meeting on January 31 and February 2:— WESTMERE BUNDLES, £llO. One mile and four and a-quarter furlongs.

THE AUSTRALIAN TURF RANDWICK MEETING. (United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 8.35 p.m.) Sydney, January 24. The Randwick acceptors for Saturday include the following:— Challenge Stakes: Roman Spear 8.5, Bachian 8.5, Vista 8.3, Golden Gate 8.1, Sir John 8.0, Dame Moab 8.0, Wexford 7.11, The Marne 7.10, Regular 7.5, Bachelor 7.5, Kaylah 7.5, Veilantif 7.4, Gayhawk 7.4, Porcia 6.11, Emily Rose 6.9. January Handicap: Senior 8.12, Metallurgy 8.9, Satmoth 8.6, Miss Nottava 8.5, Dark Chief 8.5, Whittingham 8.5, High Cross 8.5, Roxburgh 8.1, Balgay 712 Wallace Mimi 7.12, Regal Star 7.10, Hope 7.8, Tremayne 7.4, Elmaros 7.3, Nord 6.13, Contact. 6.10. The second day acceptances are:— Adrian Knox Stakes: Limyris 8.5, Juanita 8.5, Myratip 8.5, Fair Penitant 8.5, Geitel 8.5, Capris 8.5. Anniversary Handicap: Senior 8.4, Magnitas 8.4, Metallurgy 8.4, Regal Son 8.0, Whittingham 7.12, Miss Nottava 7.11, Dark Chief 7.11, High Cross 7.10, Roxburgh 7.8, Mainlaw 7.8, Balgay 7.6, Elmaros 6.12, Nord 6.12, Lesray 6.12, First Balloon 6.10, Silver Foam 6.1. WYNDHAM SPORTING NOTES LIGHT HARNESS PROSPECTS. SATIN KING UNDER TREATMENT. HEAVY TAXATION CRITICIZED. (By Observer).: (Special to the Times.) Wyndham, January 23. Since the holiday circuit most of the locally trained charges have been allowed a let up and very little work of a serious nature has been carried out. The tracks have been exceedingly hard and the rain at the end of the week was most beneficial, all the sting being now out of the area. With Forbury, Tapanui and Gore meetings looming up, however, mentors are again getting into stride, and most charges have been recommissioned.

All Sunshine and Lynwood appear amongst the nominations for the Forbury meeting, being the only representatives from local quarters. These two consistent performers came through the holiday racing well and are in good condition to carry on training operations. Had All Sunshine been up longer and had a race prior to the Winton and Gore Cups the daughter of Sungod would have been a more dangerous opponent in the two events. A speedy mare, All Sunshine appears to have overcome her erratic barrier manner to a large extent. Lynwood is also becoming more solid and will undoubtedly win in stronger company. Happy Knight who has performed consistently so far this season has not been over-taxed since the holidays. The hard nature of the tracks did not suit the big upstanding Happy Voyage gelding but with the sting out of the ground he will have to be respected in future events. Royal Guy, promising Adioo Guy performer from J. K. Dynes’s establishment, has not been rushed since Wyndham R.C. meeting. He is to be prepared for the Wyndham and Invercargill T.C. meetings and on holiday form will be a tough proposition to head off. . , Rocks Ahead has done exceptionally well since Wyndham R.C. meeting, and has built up considerably. A delicatelyframed mare, the daughter of Happy Voyage-First Water has always been a difficult sort to keep in condition, and has had to be raced in moderation. However, the holiday racing did not appear to effect her to any extent. Lucky Lee who caused his trainer some concern prior to the holiday owing to soreness appears to have overcome any defect in this direction and is again in work. Lucky Lee has raced prominently this season, and has just failed at the business end on each occasion. „ . + Journey’s End went off prior to Gore Trotting Club meeting and his holiday circuit had to be cancelled, with the exception of Gore. He is again looking bright and will be prepared for the Trotting meetings here and at InverC3 Royal Drive, who raced consistently, and perhaps, unluckily, at Christmas time, has been spelled since the S.M. R.C. meeting, but has been again brought in. He is looking in good form to commence work again and may yet make amends for his costly failures. P. P. McKay, is at present engaged in pulling two juvenile pacers through their preliminary stages of training. A gelding returned as being by Erin’s King and a filly by Adioo Guy out of May Bloom (mother of Sunbloom) are both racy-looking maidens, and should perform creditably later in the season. Dame Fortune has been kept up to the mark and will be given an opportunity to make amends at Tapanui in the saddle events. A high strung mare the descendant of Drusus is a speedy sort and should win races. Liberal and Erinola were returned to their owners after the holiday racing and it is doubtful if they will again be prepared. - Clipped Wings who raced sourly at Gore has been turned out and it is on the cards that the speedy but erratic

trotter will be returned to his owner. Displaying promise in her earlier career, Clipped Wings has failed to display solidness in racing essays. Satin King, who some time ago returned to his owner’s property at Edendale, has been fired and blistered and will enjoy a lengthy spell. It is gleaned that this speed merchant’s complaints are showing improvement and there is every confidence in his complete recovery. The decision of the Wyndham Trotting Club to increase the stakes for its March meeting will meet with the approval of owners of light harness wrses. The Wyndham Trotting Club s handicap of two miles 4.46 class will now be worth £250. The second chief event on the programme the Final Handicap of miles 2.56 has been increased to £155. The increased offering should result in stout support forthcoming from local Southland stables, as well as northern light harness establishments. , The tremendous dram on clubs ana the enrichment to the Government coffers is evinced by the sum paid by the Wyndham Racing Club by wayof taxation on its recent meeting. The amount of £ll4O 17/6 is claimed by the responsible department, made up ° f: £ S D Totalisator 515 18 6 Dividend 501 5 n Stakes 52 15 0 Amusement Tax 70 19 0 1140 17 6 This is out of a total return of £2352 . 6/0 to the club, very near half the income going out in taxation. In face of this it is marvellous that racing and trotting clubs are able to continue. Adding to the amo ' l " t rP H taxation the total of Stakes offered, £1055, it leaves very little for management expenditure. Summed up the club is forced io live on its memberS1 There has been a big noise relative to the system of betting ot late, but if the noise was transferred to club taxation, and an honest endeavour made to have it reduced it would be of more benefit to everyone. The Wyndham Trotting Club executive has resolved to run the maiden race on its programme in divisions, it eighteen or more starters line up to the who raced from the establishment of E. Todd at Wairio, went a scratchy race and does not appear as vet to be solid. However with experience and time this offspring of Drusus may blossom into a handy sort. Fortune King who raced unsuccessfully at the Wairio meeting has so tar not been up to his early promise. Howh ”h“ » Only to- ~t ta P»bU= once since changing hands, and it is probably too soon to definitely decry the Blue Momtain King descendant. A promising trotter by Lee Norris under the care of J. K. Dynes te® teen allotted the name of Gipsy Lee- A small but compact square will have every chance of making good, as his trainer has had a lengthy experience with trotters and raced successfully the square gaiter Cathedral Rose. It is understood that Blue Mountain Home returned as being by the sire Blue Mountain King, is to join the establishment of a local mentor in the n Two U Well'ington Direct maidens, performers who were turned out early in the season owing to soreness have been recommissioned by E. Todd .and will be prepared : or back end racing. TENNIS TEAMS FOB TO-MORROW. SOUTHEND. B Grade.—Raines. Lorentzen, Anderson ond Wahrwricht*, Mrs Lamont, Miss »vn Iker. Miss Br g een and Miss Stevenson. GEORGETOWN. B Grade.—Misses E. Oughton, R.JtoJ V Henry arid A. Davidson; C. Breen, Kerr. S. "Smith and A. Breen, INVERCARGILL,. R Grade —Misses Cuthbertson. Cavanagh, McCurdy, and Nelson; Mitchell, Falconer, Horne and Reid. WAIHOPAI. No. I.—lan Manson, P. Rice, Jand O. Horman; Mrs J. Clarkson, Misses I. Provan, M. Farmer and J. Farmer. No. IL—E. Thompson, F. C. Smith, A. Baird and J. Kean; Misses J. Andrews and M. Fletcher, Mesdames F. Kingsland and W. Ayres. RUGBY PARK. B Grade.—Misses Strathern, Kldston, Whittington and Strang; Nesbit, R. Sleeman, R. Maxwell and Sharp. CRICKET SOUTHLAND V. OTAGO. MATCH ON FEBRUARY 9. The secretary of the Southland Cricket Association (Mr A. J. Hamilton) advises that the Otago Association have accepted Southlands invitation and will send a team to Invercargill for a one-day match on Saturday, February 9. It is understood that a strong team will come down. teams for to-morrow. Union Junior B team.—Ramsay, Campbell, Keast, O’Grady, Cameron, Hutson, Riddell, Wilkinson, Hogan, Jones, Orr, Harvey, Smith. RAILWAY. Junior B.—Holland. Mitchell, Cosgrove, Ross, Nolan. Murdoch. Hensltah. Rummer, Brown, McKinnon, Everett, McAnelly.

APPLEBY. Junior B.—Groves, Jordan (3), Tully, Wixon. Clyma, Ker, Shirley (2), Sammons, McNellage. Barron. Leek. Third Grade.—Allen, Mannix (2), Ramsay, Spencer, Calvert, Scobie, Insall, Andrews, Taylor, Cubltt, E. Sammons. UMPIRES FOR TO-MORROW, The following umpires have been appointed for Saturday’s games:— Junior B.'—Old Boys v, P. and T. (Messrs W. Keane and J. Dixon); Appleby v. Borstal (Mr W. Baker); Georgetown v. Bluff (Messrs A.. J, Sammons and R. G. Bryce); Union v. Railway (Messrs A. G. Campbell and W. Lawrence). Third grade.—Marist v. Appleby (Bro. Gerald and Mr S. Amos); I.C.C. v. Georgetown (Messrs C. Warburton and A. Howie). WOMEN’S CRICKET SATURDAY’S GAMES. The draw for to-morrow’s games in the women’s cricket competition is as f°Union v. Woolworths (Tweed street). Collegiate v. Rosedale. High School a bye. BOWLS FOUR-RINK CHAMPIONSHIP. GEORGETOWN BEAT BLUFF. WAIHOPAI BEAT NORTHEND. Some surprise results in the final games of the first round of the fourrink championship, played last evening, upset calculations among bowlers regarding which four teams would be left in the re-draw for the second round. Georgetown’s defeat of Blutt saved a play-off for fourth place and eliminated Bluff from the leading four. Invercargill, Waihopai, Northend and Te Rangi now remain in the second round. Championship Table.

town and resulted in a win for Georgetown by one point, the scores being 79 to 78. Details: — G. B. Barlow, Glass, Palmer, McKenzie 25 — Peterson, McKenzie, Nixey, Steel — 18 Timpany, Mehaffey, Drummond, Jones 23 — Brown, Johnston, Murphy, McGorlick — 18 Coombes, Robinson, White, Marshall _ 12 — Tennett, Perkins, Entwhistle, Parry — 26 McKnight, Fraser, Haydon, Sefton 19 — Denton, Johnston, Fletcher, Plank — 16 Totals 79 78 SHIELD RINKS. INVERCARGILL REPRESENTATIVES. The Invercargill shield rink is as follows:—Hunter (s), Hay, Miller and R. Holmes. TE RANGI RINK. The Te Rangi shield rink is as follows: Frobarth, Glennie, Lumsden, Shaw (s). . TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. INVERCARGILL. Invercargill No. 1 v. Waihopai (on Waihopai green) .—Stevenson (s), Robertson, Allan, Borne; Derble (s), Paton, Dixon, Mitchell; Grant (s), Donaldson, R. Thomson, Warden; Carman (s), Parfitt, Harrison, Dieksdn; Osten (s), Semmens, Jones, Hewitt. Invercargill No. II v. R.S.A. (on Invercargill green).—Miller (s), Marrison. W. Smith, McFadzien; Geddes (s), Jenkins, Mills, Mcßobie; Withers (s), Scott, Booth, Richards; Tattersfield (s), Good, A. Y. Smith. Milne; Hunter (s), T. Smith, Ramsay, Holloway. , , Emergencies.—Stevens ana Pointon. WAIHOPAI. No. 1 (on Southland green).—G. Tapper, Edmonds, Meredith, Speirs (s); Martin, Oughton. McDowall, Barham (s); Adam, Boyes, Wilson, Buchanan (s); McKenzie, Steans, Russell, Mills (s); McKay, Stout, Duncan, Gray (s). No. II v. Invercargill (at Waihopai).— Pickford, Blomfleld, Baxter, Broad (s); Cunningham, Imlay, Maclachlan, Imlay (s); Dawson. Smyth. Kingsland, Stevens (s); Black, Robertson, Hunter, Turnbull (s); J. Tapper, W. Bell, Winders, Nicholson (s). SOUTHLAND. v. Waihopai (on Southland green).— Crawford. Mills, Stevenson, Hewitt (s); R. Fraser, Leggat Ayling, Torrance (s); Woollett, Dowling. Cowie, Snow (s); J. Fraser, Findlay, Holliman, Strang (s); Irving, Sleemart Donaldson, Mcßobie (s). v Waikiwi on Waikiwi green) .—Smith, Lumsden. Fortune, Dykes (s); Cooper, Mahoney, Manson Reed (s); Stewart, Harvey, A. Clark, Gardner (s); W. Clark, Wildermoth, Brown, Thomson (s): Kerr, Dysart, Graham, Israel (s). TE RANGI. v. Georgetown (at Georgetown) .—Springford, C. Marshall, Dunwoodie, Glennie; Frobath. Holloway, Stevenson, Burrell; Hopgood, Blue, Mayhew, Batcheler; McDougall, Gibson, W. Donald, Credgington, Whyte, Froggatt, Mainland, Froggatt; Drummond, McCarthy, Harper, Shaw. v. Northend (at Te Rangi).—Streatfield. Benzie, Freddy, McKenzie; Forrest, Bell, Cordery. Smalley; A. Donald, Fiirmss, Crawford. T JR. Pryde; L. Marshall, Cowan, McLennan, Walker; Brown, McGill, Wyber, Emergencies.—Soar and Lincoln.

2:— VAUXHALL HANDICAP. £140. Class 3.46. One mile and a-half. Lady Sonoma scr Bo’sun 24 Parrish Chimes scr Jacob 24 Patty Todd scr Survivor 24 Sonoma King scr Lee Boy 36 Travis Pringle scr Mother’s Boy 36 yds bhd Princess Onyx 36 Kilbirnie Dan 12 Kotinga 84 Sylvia Moko 12 SOUTHLAND HANDICAP, £140. Class 3.37. One mile and a-half. Allworthy scr yds bhd Awa Dillon scr Anthum 12 Dinner Bell scr Graham Direct 12 Lynwood scr Irish Peach 12 Red Gold scr Radiant Gold 12 St. Roche scr Blondie 12 Vologda scr Full Hand 24 Midshipmaid 24 ELECTRIC HANDICAP, £150. Class 2.56. One mile and a-quarter. Dundee scr yds bhd Frank Mac scr Guy Junior 12 Gay Sister scr Chechacho 24 Iraq scr Golden Cross 24 Olive Rey scr Red Spur 36 Scotfree scr Raider 48 DUNEDIN CUP HANDICAP, £400. Class 4.32. Two miles. yds bhd Major Lind scr Great Logan 12 Queen Author scr Cloudy Range 24 Todd Lonzia Elvo 24 (T.) scr Native Chief 24 Waress scr Sure 24 Wild Guy scr Avernus 36 Craganour scr Vesuvius 48 OTAGO HANDICAP. £150. Class 4.3. One mile and five furlongs. Bo’sun scr Kippagh 24 Survivor scr Minstrel 24 yds bhd Billy Sunday 36 Lee Boy 12 Chiming Mother’s Boy 12 Wrack 48 Prince Harvester 12 Kotinga 48 Golden Bingen 24 Orphan Bingen 60 Helen’s Bay 24 Gyrate 96 MUSSELBURGH HANDICAP. £160. Class 4.47. Two miles. Amonos (T.) scr Midshipmaid scr Battlefield scr yds bhd Dundee scr Guy Junior 24 Full Hand scr All Sunshine 36 Iraq scr Chechahco 36 KING GEORGE HANDICAP. £170. Class 3.11. One mile and three furlongs. Blue Mountain Wise Guy scr Queen scr . yds bhd Kibo scr Admiral Wrack 12 Llewellyn’s Aristotle 12 Pride scr Worthy King 36 Raider scr FLYING HANDICAP. £240. Class 2.47. One mile and a-quarter. Dusolina scr yds bhd Priceless scr Major Lind 12 yds bhd Queen Author 12 Cloudy Range 12 Wild Guy 12 Colonial Boy 12 Great Logan 24 Craganour 12 John Noble 24 Eureka Boy 12 Avernus 36 John Jinks 12 Native Chief 48 PENALTY ON JOCKEY

(Per United Press Association.) Wellington, January 24. The following ; are the weights for the fliird day of the Wellington meeting:— IWALLACEVILLE HIGH-WEIGHT, £200. One and a-quarter miles. Red Rufus 10 8 Revision 9 8 Palatinate 10 5 Royal Banquet 9 7 Dombey 10 1 Hot Stuff 9 3 Bold Jim 9 13 Royal Papa Safari 9 0 Haere Tonu 9 12 9 0 Umpire 9 9 Traeha 9 0 Sir Spear 9 9 Hostile 9 0 Teua 9 8 KAITAKE HANDICAP, £200. Five furlongs. Beau Gallante 9 13 Silly Owl 7 3 Land Tax 9 9 Silver Song 7 3 Wasteland 8 10 Reipar 7 2 Emissary 8 9 Moorwyn 7' 2 Collodian 8 6 Dick Friesland 8 6 Whittington 7 2 Brown Betty 8 5 Arouse 7 0 Capital 8 2 Bazalne 7 0 Sunny Maid 8 2 Colombo 7. 0 , Invoice 8 1 Dampier 7 0 Harvest Moon 8 1 Dark Red 7 0 Full Throttle 8 0 Dollar BiU 7 0 Hostis 1 13 Elgindale 7 0 Acceptable 3 unneller 7 7 12 12 Field Spy Happy Hunting 7 7 0 0 Abbey Feale 7 11 Inveresk 7 0 Silver Wings 7 10 Passion Flower 7 0 Eloughton 7 7 Vinco 7 0 Cup Bearer Delium 7 5 Vivienne 7. 0 7 3 Zion 7 0 HOPEFUL STAKES, £200. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. Bunflght 8 9 Alchemic 7 12 Severe 8 4 Corroboree 7 10 Kotou 8 2 Heritage 7 6 Fulojoy 8 1 Il Duce 7 6 Papanui 8 0 Night Lass 7 5 Penelope 7 12 Going Gay 7 0 MELROSE HANDICAP. £200. Seven i furlongs. Miss Hushabye 9 12 Sunee 8 0 Collossian 9 7 Horotui 8 0 Dombey 9 5 Arouse • 8 0 Heather Glow 9 2 Back Thrust 8 0 Round Score 8 12 Confiscation 8 0 Tunneller 8 11 Drumpeel 8 0 Moonbeam 8 11 Field Spy 8 0 Travenna 8 9 Inveresk 8 0 Royal Banquet 8 7 Leprauchaun 8 0 Aussie Ra 8 5 Pukeko 8 0 Lapel 8 5 Purse 8 0 Consummation. 8 3 Rauparahara 8 0 Greenora 8 3 State Bank 8 0 Jubilee Song 8 2 Sybil Song 8 0 Reipar Oiaura King 8 2 Wahine Nui 8 6 8 2 Wino 8 0 BUMMER HANDICAP, £400. One and aquarter miles. Vintage 10 11 Some Shamble 7 0 Golden Wings 8 10 Lalla Quex 7 0 Red Manfred 8 10 Salt Spray 7 0 Cuddle 8 7 Rocket 7 0 Autopay 8 3 Red Sun 0 Fracas 8 2 Horov henua 7 0 Polydora 8 2 Royal Artist 7 0 Spiral 8 2 Great Star 7 0 Sam Smith 7 8 Vertigern 7 0 Passion Fruit 7 7 Fersen 7 0 Tout Le Mond 7 0 Korero 7 0 Kemal Pasha 7 0 I’HORNDON HANDICAP, £200. One mile. Cherry King 9 5 Kemal Pasha 8 2 Passion Fruit 9 0 Salt Spray 8 1 Princess Cyclonic 7 9 Doreen 8 13 Aiguille 7 7 Rereatu 8 9 Stitch 7 7 Lucidus 8 4 Korero 7 7 Silver Sight 8 4 Quite Soon 7 7 Rerepai Guarantee 8 3 3 2 'i rivet Haulbowline 7 7 7 7 PITY HANDICAP, £250. Six furlongs Golden Wings 9 6 Rerepai 7 11 Autopay 9 6 Guarantee 7 Diatomous 8 10 Star Artist 7 5 Silver Streak 8 5 Burnish 7 3 Rereatu 8 1 Namakia 7 2 Princess Emissary 7 0 Doreen 7 13 Cottesmore 7 0 Mother Superior 7 12 Trivet Hunting Lodge 7 7 0 0 Beau Gallant 7 11 KELBURN HANDICAP, £200. One mile. Miss .Hushabye 9 0 Roundscore 8 0 Werahia 8 12 Cardinal Moon 8 0 Knockout 8 12 Haere Tonu 7 13 Fersen 8 9 Moonbeam 7 11 Red Rufus 8 9 Arctic King 7 8 ’ Quite Soon 8 6 Lapel 7 5 . Courtega 8 4 Darecourt 7 3 Heather Glow 8 4 Sunee 7 0 Poniard 8 4 Grand Blow 7 0 Friesland 8 4 Tupurangi 7 0 Palatinate 8 3 Wino 7 0 Palm 8 3 Wee Musk 7 0 Dombey 8 3

Adventus 10 13 Conference 9 2 Ythan 10 8 Colossal 9 0 Black Smith 10 5 Headland 9 0 Sir Spear 10 1 No Humbug 9 0 Beau Star 9 S Diamond 9 0 JUVENILE HANDICAP, £100. Five urlongs. Roundup 8 7 Matrimony 7 3 Lowenberg 8 3 Prevail 7 2 Fullojoy 8 3 Grateful 7 , O Pakanui 8 2 Lattice 7 0 Legrand 7 10 Chief Lady 7 0 Good Conduct 7 7 Suprise Item 7 0 Sergla 7 5 VICTORY HACK HANDICAP, £100. One mile and 110 yards. Fersen 9 0 Boudoir 7 8 St. Clara 8 7 Tranquility 7 0 Silksox 8 2 Lady’s Mile 7 0 All Spirit 7 12 Evasion 7 0 Alcldes 7 8 TAYFORTH HACK HANDICAP, £110. Seven and a-quarter furlongs. Black Man 9 13 Colenso 8 6 Midlan 9 12 Royal Record Jubilee Song 8 6 Wasteland 9 8 8 3 Werohia 9 8 Reipar 8 3 The Ark 9 4 De Trop 8 3 Glenvane 9 4 Inveresk 8 0 Callodion 9 3 Hard Times 8 0 Bonnie Vale 8 13 Cynola 8 0 All Spirit Flamingo 8 8 11 9 Cloudy Bay Gayfire 8 8 0 0 Royal Banquet 8 6 Queanbeyan 8 0 Hunting Queen 3 6 Pukeko 8 0 Onewhetu 8 6 WANGANUI CUP, £250. One and aquarter miles. Red Manfred 9 5 Speed 7 10 Autopay 8 12 Brambletorn 7 10 Aga Khan 8 9 Davistock 7 5 Tiger Gain 8 3 Fersen 7 2 Passion Fruit 8 3 Pango 7 0 Eminent 8 0 Stitch 7 0 Plateau 8 0 Bonny Vale i 0 FLYING HANDICAP, £125. Six furlongs. Autopay Souchong 9 8 11 12 Porotiti Rulanut 7 7 10 7 Rereatu 8 7 Hunt the Princess Doreen 8 5 Slipper 7 7 Mother Superior 8 4 Cawbeen 7 3 Rerepai 8 3 Stitch 7 0 Cadland 8 3 Bodyline 7 0 Lucidus 8 0 Navaho 7 0 The Tiger / 10 PETRE HACK dANDICAP, £100. Six ■urlongs. Hatuma 9 0 Delvium 7 5 Arena 8 9 Loreile 7 5 Collodion 8 7 Passion Flower 7 5 Merry Way Full Throttle 3 8 7 5 Inveresk Wahine Nui 7 7 5 0 Debut 8 2 Discoursive 7 0 Queen’s Pride 7 12

At the conclusion of the round the position of teams is as follows: P. W. L. D. Pts. Invercargill 8 6 ? ~ 6 Waihopai 8 6 ? — 6 Northend 8 5 3 5 Te Rang! 8 5 3 — 5 Bluff 8 4 3 1 4) Southland 8 4 4 — 4 Georgetown 8 3 5 — 3 Waikiwi 8 2 5 1 2 • R.S.A. 8 0 8 — 0 WAIHOPAI v. NORTHEND. This game was played at Waihopai and resulted in a decisive win for Waihopai by 90 points to 51, all four home rinks being up. Following are details of the scoring: “ w. N. Baxter, Meredith, Nicholson, Turnbull . , _ 24 — Leek, Burgess, O’Toole, D. J. Wesney Duncan, G. Tapper, Gray, A. 12 Broad Shand, King, J. A. Wesney, 22 14 Swift — Wilson, Imlay, Speirs, Mills 24 — Taggart, Macdonald, Taylor, 10 Service McDowall, McKay, Buchanan, 14 Barham McKitterick, Randle, Scandrett, 20 Steans — JO Totals 90 51 SOUTHLAND v. R.S.A. Played at the R.S.A. green, Southland-R.S.A. game resulted the in victory for Southland by 33 points, the totals being 88 to 55. Following are the detailed scores: S. R.S.A. Irving, Dysart, Ayling, Strong (s) Somerville, Adams, Miller, 26 Johnston (s) Halliman, Manson, Israel, — 12 Thomson (s) Heslin, Hattrell, Stone, Taylor 26 — (s) Smith, Wildermoth, Torrance, — 10 Snow (s) Hogan, Donaldson, McKenzie, 16 — Blomfield (s) Fraser, Lumsden, Graham, — 20 Gardner (s) 20 —— Lang, Kissell, Grenfell, Buchanan (s) — 13 Totals 88 55 TE RANGI v. WAIKIWI. Te Rangi defeated Waikiwi at Te Rangi by 101 points to 67 points. Details are as follows: — W. TeR. Frobarth, Hope, Lumsden, 31. Shaw —— Patterson, Peterson, Thomas, Nicol Crawford, McKenzie, Soar, — 16 Pryde Cunningham, Greig, Buxton, T. 16 — Watson Stevenson, W. Donald, Smithies, •— 19 Glennie 27 E. Watson, King, Dick, Irwin Dunwoodie, Mayhew, Batchel- — 10 er, Froggatt 27 — Miller, Metcalfe, Steel, C. Wat22 son — Totals 101 67 GEORGETOWN v. BLUFF. This game was played at George-