SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 25306, 8 June 1935, Page 8

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED.

The Auckland Racing Club’s Winter meeting will conclude at Ellerslie this afternoon.

It is safe to say that the Dunedin Jockey Club has experienced a successful season.

The Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting to-day will create, widespread N.Z. interest.

Valuable stakes will be on offer _at the Moonee Valley R.C. Compensation meeting to-day.

The Australian Jockey Club’s Winter fixture will conclude at Randwick this afternoon.

In the G.N. Hurdles this week five of the twelve runners failed to complete the course.

The Foxton Racing Club’s Winter meeting takes place to-day—the Foxton Cup will be run.

The record of L. J. Ellis for the current season is 90 wins, W. J. Broughton has 82 successes.

When sold at the dispersal sale of Mr W. E. Bidwell’s stud Stanchion brought 75 guineas.

Acceptances for the South Canterbury J.C.’s meeting of Saturday next close on Tuesday.

Nominations for the leading events of the N.Z. Grand National fixture close on Friday, June 28.

Entries for the Ashburton County Racing Club’s Winter fixture are due on Tuesday next.

Despite the fact that he has been condemned as a ’chaser, Royal Limond was second fancy for G.N. Steeplechase.

Great Northern Hurdle Race winner, Stanchion, was prepared by J. Fryer, trainer of ’chaser Copey.

A. D. Webster will leave for Australia on June 4, taking with him six or seven horses.

Trainer G. W. New is taking rising juvenile Legatee to Sydney again early in August.

By Posterity (imp.) from Motley, yo:ingster Legatee is probably going to Sydney for A.J.C. Derby.

Steeplechaser Graball was bred in Gisborne district by the late Mr Gaine Carrington.

Touched in the wind, Croupier disappointed his connections at the Otaki R.C. fixture.

It is not surprising the G. N. Hurdles winner, Stanchion, can stay, as by Limond-Kilbroney mare.

Stanchion’s dam, Termination, comes from a very great galloping family of high degree.

Sunward, who won and raced well at D.J.C. Winter meeting, was bred at Flaxmere Stud, H. Bay.

It is computed that Black Duke has started in 198 races for 44 wins and £8270 10/- in stakes.

Handicaps for the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and other rich races are due on June 24.

It is reported that H. N. Wiggins will return from India to ride in Auckland in the spring.

The turf successes of H. H. Aga Khan have yet to include a victory in the One Thousand Guineas.

The One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks are England’s juvenile classics for fillies.

It is stated that D. O’Connor, on the first day at Ellerslie, found the A.R.C’s course very puzzling.

Royal Limond and his rider were strange to the country in the Greenlane Steeplechase, hence defeat.

Local horseman C. T. Wilson has won 22 races this season, to which a Melbourne score of remunerative successes has to be added.

To be acknowledged as a bearer of “The Triple Crown,” Bahram has to add the St. Leger to his Two Thousand Guineas and Epsom Derby score.

During the past four years the Corry family have won G.N. Hurdles with Landmark, Makeup and Stanchion, and recorded two seconds with Makeup.

When the southern juniper French Fleet made his last and fatal mistake in the Wingatui Steeplechase at the D.J.C. Winter meeting on Monday last, it was thought that his rider, G. Dempster. escaped unhurt, but this was hardly the case. The local horseman sustained a severe shaking and shoulder injury aha will not be himself again for some days to come—Dempster had a. very fortunate escape from serious consequences.

That bold and successful Southland — Steeplechaser French Fleet ran his last race in. the Wingatui Steeplechase on Monday last, when he fell and broke his neck, but it may not be generally known that according to his owner’s plans he was really making his final appearance in public as a crosscountry racehorse. Mr W. McCarthy had promised to give his old favourite son of Fleetham (imp.) away to a South Canterbury lady lover of horses for use as a hack, but it was not to be, a good thoroughbred horse—his dam was a Stud Book mare—died as he lived, a gallant member of the great racing family.

Sir Abe Bailey’s colt Robin Goodfellow, who acted as runner-up to Bahram in the Epsom Derby on Wednesday, was got by the defunct sire Son and Heir, by Son-in-Law (noted stayer and very successful stallion). Son and Heir was successful sire in England, his dam being Cinderella, by The Tetrarch (sire of Tractor) from Dolabella, by White Eagle. The relationship of Son-in-Law .to the second horse in the Derby is important in this country, as he claims three sons now at the stud in New Zealand, viz., Posterity, Seigfried, and Philamor (leased to a Southland studmaster of the Eastern District). Descendants of Son-in-Law have proved to be distinct trtayers in England and the early progeny of his sons in Maoriland are also shaping this way.

It was recently reported from Auckland that L. Dulieu had been retained to ride the Invercargill-trained Membo in the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase at Flemington and this may be correct, but it was understood here that in the event of the Balboa gelding starting he would be piloted by ttie stable apprentice, C. Humphries. Dulieu, who is announced to be making his future home in, Melbourne, is no stranger to the courses there, as he rode over Victorian country with some success last winter on a visit to Australia. It is interesting to learn from Melbourne that L. Dulieu will probably pilot Baanya (11.3) second ' topweight in the Grand National Hurdles and probably the best horse in

Australia to-day across the flat and over battens when called upon.

Indications point to a New South Wales breeder having secured a worthy representative of a great English family as a prospective sire in Australia and the horse has already arrived in Sydney. The studmaster’ referred to, Sit Hugh Denison, was the successful bidder at auction for the bay colt Harinero, by Blandford (sire of four Derby winners) from Athasi, and returned as winner of the Irish Derby and St. Leger. He is a brother to Trigo, who won the Epsom Derby, Doncaster St. Leger, and Irish St. Leger in 1929. The success of Bahram in the Derby event of the current week will make pleasant reading for the Australian owner of Harinero, while in New Zealand the success of the Blandford colt will be welcomed by Mr F. Armstrong, of Hawkes Bay, who some time ago secured yet another son of the crack English sire for stud service in Maoriland.

The hitherto Gore-trained mare, Impala, ha", been sent on to South Canterbury to continue her preparation for winter racing, as T. G. Pollock considered that full justice could not be done to his pupil on the home tracks at this season of the year and with the remainder of his string relegated to winter quarters. The halfsister to the record time New Zealand Cup winner, Palantua, has been coming to hand in an encouraging fashion of late and under the circumstances this change of location looks to be an excellent move in the game. Impala ran a very fine race in the St. Clair Handicap (7 fur.) on the opening day of the recent D.J.C. Winter fixture and had she been released from the press earlier in the run home, it is on the cares that she might have reversed places with June the Third and troubled the winner Silk Arrow, In the daughter of Last Dart—Mantua Mr W. L. Milne appears to possess a four-year-old mare of undoubted merit.

The expected has come to pass! Writers who a few weeks or days ago were penning remarks derogatory to Royal Limond are now rushing in to assure their readers that the Limond gelding has made wonderful improvement since raced in Southland and at Wingatui recently. In their haste to recant they have missed one vital and very important fact about the Limond gelding’s recent running prior to winning the Great Northern Steeplechase. They have overlooked the fact that he raced at Otautau, Riverton, Wingatui, Wanganui, Te Rapa and Ellerslie before Wednesday last and never once fell or looked like falling. Horses stigmatized as was Mr A. Syme’s representative do not go through a series of races such as that included at the convincing grounds named unless they are of more than average merit and this claim has now been substantiated to the great content of his owner, jockeytrainer D. O’Connor, and an army of the public who refused to be misled by carping critics.

At the Moonee Valley R.C. meeting on May 25 the Southland-bred gelding Irish Chieftain, racing in the name of Mrs A. Harris, was equal favourite in the ring with Vital. Writing in Melbourne Herald “Cardigan” remarks:— “Backers of Irish ' Chieftain, who started equal favourite for the Headwind Highweight Handicap at Moonee Valley to-day were unlucky not to collect. Irish Chieftain jumped away smartly, and was still in front 100 yards from home when his rider, T. Lewis, felt the gelding weaken suddenly. On returning to scale, Lewis discovered that Irish Chieftain was bleeding freely from the nostrils. Starting at a third of a century quote the little fancied Preston Day won by threequarters of a length from Vital with Irish Chieftain (Chief Ruler—Sprig of Erin) 6yrs, a head away third. Irish Chieftain returned a fair place machine reward. The ex-Southlander was purchased at a substantial price some months ago from his breeder, Mr W. J. Hazlett. When in this country Irish Chieftain never displayed any “bleeding” tendency.

The performance of the novice crosscountry performer Clan Ronald (Black Ronald-Electoral Roll), 6yrs, evidently impressed the Auckland R.C. handicapper when he won the Greenlane Steeplechase on Monday last from end to end under 10.1. For the Tamaki Steeplechase, over the same distance of about two and a half miles to-day this promising performer is called upon, to carry 11.12. In Monday’s success he had Royal Limond and London behind him and he was conceding them weight, then on Wednesnesday the beaten pair named finished first and third respectively in the Great Northern Steeplechase, decided over a very much more extended distance, of course, but Clan Ronald is evidently very smart over a selected course. It will be interesting to see how he fares, if started to-day in his second engagement of the afternoon, Winter Steeplechase, (about 3m.), in which he meets Royal Limond and London again. In the event of a start he will be well and truly tried out as his rivals named are both proved stayers and Valpeen will also have to be considered. All things being equal Clan Ronald should make an attractive display in the Winter Steeplechase to find Royal Limond difficult to dispose of now that the Christchurch jumper knows the way over the Ellerslie country.

The following reference to the success of Royal Limond in Auckland on Wednesday is from the pen of “Sentinel” in the Otago Daily Times:— “When a horse wins an important race it is customary to refer to pedigree and performances, but the only tribute that can be made to Royal Limond’s win in the Great Northern Steeplechase must go to D. O’Connor, who rides and trains the Limond gelding. Royal Limond is one of the hardest horses the writer has ever seen to ride over country. His friends say that Royal Limond is sluggish, but it would be more accurate to say sour. Royal Limond has won a race after being unmercifully flogged all the way up the straight, and his win at Auckland rested entirely on the very remarkable perseverance displayed by his rider. Royal Limond was bought as a yearling by Mr J. M. Samson at 400gns and sold to his present owner at 35gns, although still a good soundlegged horse.” It may not be out of place to remind “Sentinel” that he was present at the Riverton Racing Club’s recent meeting when Royal Limond ran second to Dunmure in the Great Western Steeplechase, on Easter Saturday, and again when the Limond gelding in the common parlance of the turf “fairly bolted in” when he won the Riverton' Steeplechase, on Easter Monday, and that he was not ridden into every fence nor “unmercifully flogged all the way up the straight” on either occasion. The fact that Royal Limond has risen superior to the judgment of “Sentinel” and a number of his copyists in the north does not appear to be palatable in “certain quarters.”

The fact that the Government taxation on the recent Riverton R.C., Dunedin- J.C., and Forbury Park Trotting Club meeting amounted in the aggregate to about £lO,OOO should cause followers of the turf and the light harness sport to pause and think deeply as to what the ultimate result will be. This greedy taxation of sport calls for action and it should be the earnest endeavour of its votaries to bring the matter before the offending politicians responsible in no uncertain fashion. The self-sufficient and narrow-minded persons in Maoriland communities who have succeeded in bringing about this

state of affairs with the aid of their elusive political friends, do not realize what harm they have caused, but they will awaken to the situation when the burden of taxation is shifted to their own shoulders —they cannot dodge the issue all the time. The present grasping taxation levied on racing and trotting is decidedly unfair in what was designed to be a democratic country, but the spoil-sports cannot understand the policy of live and let live, they note stake money on offer and totalisator returns and rush in to tax the same as a means of saving their own pockets, overlooking the fact that behind it all is the welfare of farmers, tradesmen, shopkeepers, and thousands of people engaged in sport from a professional point of view, while the bearing of sport on the revenue from post and telegraph activities and railway returns is a factor that cannot be lightly dismissed. Failing the huge exaction annually on racing and trotting how does the wowser propose to make the deficit good? Is he prepared for a raid on his hoarded wealth, for this is what he is bringing about in his crass ignorance? ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. The following acceptances have been declared for the Ashburton Trotting Clubs meeting to-day:— 11.30 a.m. LONGBEACH HANDICAP. £l2O. Unhoppled trotters. Class 3.49. One mile and aK half. Anteros scr Master Wrack scr Bingen Lin scr Pleasant Voyage scr Bittersweet scr Princess Guy scr Bellerina scr Princess Marie scr • Bon Chance scr Reward scr Chenroth scr Royal Parrish scr Coreopsis scr Tyrone Lass scr Cracksman scr yas bhd Dolores Silk . scr Harvest Lady 24 Fluke scr Chudleigh 96 Great Linnet scr Winsome Laddie 96 Guy Hugo scr 12.10 p.m. TRIAL HANDICAP. £lOO. Class 3.43. One mile and a-half. Ace Pot scr Oversight scr Bluff scr Red Flush scr Cadiz scr Royal Palm scr Civic scr Self scr Colonel Bogey scr Silk Bonny scr Cruiser scr Streamline scr Coral Prince scr Temeraire scr Hidden Charm scr Westcliff scr John Drusus scr Zest scr Ivan de Oro scr yds bhd Lady Hannah scr Marie Louise 36 12.50 p.m. ASHBURTON COUNTY HANDICAP, £3OO. Class 3.25. One mile and a-half. Accras scr Wise Guy scr Aristotle scr Worthy King scr Graham Direct scr yds bhd Guy Junior scr Sylvia Sydney 12 Iraq scr Mocast • -] Jollv Wave scr Mountain Ore 24 Llewellyn’s Agile 36 Pride scr LittD Nelson 36 Prince Author scr Manoeuvre 36 Real Burton scr Rey Spec 60 Recess scr Tempest 84 Sonoma scr 1.30 p.m. NEW ZEALAND SAPLING STAKES, £lOOO. For two-year-olds. One mile and a-half. E. H- Cucksey’s b f Specify, by Travis Axworthy—Pavlova. P. Dugan’s blk f Navy Blue, by Man o War—Logan Pointer mare. G. W. Watkins’s b g Maltravers, by Travis Axworthy—Native Queen. A. J. Wilson’s br f Serene Bingen, by Great Bingen—Royal Serene. J. R. McKenzie’s b g Double Great, by Great Bingen—Great Actress. S. W. Kelly’s b g Valdor, by Maxegin— Ruth Colman Gay. ~ R. B. Berry and Mrs D. R. Revell s br g Rollalong. by Nelson McElwyn—Madam Te j n D £t Smith’s b g Pot Luck, by Jack Potts —Hope Dillon. J. P. McKendry’s br g Vinco, by Man o War—Prolific. Mrs E. A. Bradford s br g Glen Travis, by Travis Axworthy—Blue Glen. F. Holmes’s b c Gaillard, by Rey de Oro— Bonny Logan. . . . Mrs E. 1. Friedlander’s ch c Fine Art, by Jack Potts—Golden Bond. H. W. Aker’s b c Waitaki Power, by Travis Axworthy—Waitaki Girl. R. J. and L. H. Scoon’s br f Exporter, by Grattan Loyal—Bounty. C. P. Cameron’s b c Chilli Bean, by Jack Potts —Princess Perfection. August Bros.’ ch f Frisco Lady, by Jack Potts—Daisy Pointer. W. J. Gudsell’s b f Carus. by Jack Potts — Fanny Logan. , . , Mrs D. R. Revell and R. B. Berry s b f Tandancer, by Acron —Harold Dillon mare. C A. Allan’s b f by Native King-Agnes D ‘s°R. Johns’s b g, by Travis Axworthy— Id H. W. Kitchingham’s bc by Guy Parrish— R< MrT I R? E. Gregory’s b f by Acron—Molly F. G. Holmes’s br c Bill Grattan, by Grattan, Loyal—Zulu. A. Read's br g Credit Balance, by Nelson Derby—Credit Slip. „ , . Durbar Lodge’s b c Casanova, by Wrack— Donal S's ch f Celebrity, by Jack Potts—Delco. 2.15 p.m. ACTON HANDICAP, £l5O. Class 3.29. One mile and a-half. Black Jester scr Guymond 12 Golden Cross scr Whippet 12 Village Guy scr Morello 24 Wild Dreams scr Rey Spec 24 yds bhd Chechahco 24 Directum 12 Marie Celeste 24 Grace McElwyn 12 2.55 p.m. MAYFIELD HANDICAP. £2OO. Unhoppled trotters. Class 3.28. One mile and a-half. Belle Lorimer scr Great Way 24 Stand By scr Explosion 36 Teviot Downs scr First Wrack 36 yds bhd Sea Gift 48 Garner 24 Trampfast 108 3.35 p.m. TINWALD HANDICAP. £l4O. Class 3.39. One mile and a-half. Cream Trinidad scr Harvester scr Vanity Fair scr Dandy Locanda scr Wheat Pool scr Great Seaman scr Wild Wrack scr Great Travis scr yds bhd Levity scr Casino 12 Llewellyn’s Pet scr General Marie Louise scr Sarsfield 12 Play On scr Guy Star • 12 Player scr Summit 12 Purveyor scr Decoy Bird 24 Replica scr Dame Fortune 36 Rollicking Wave scr Noble Prince 36 Tricliff scr 4.15 p.m. WINTER HANDICAP, £175. Class 2.47. One mile and a quarter. yds bhd Fernbrook Lass scr Bracken 12 Golden Direct scr Eureka Boy 12 Goldfield scr Peter Locanda 12 Iran scr Prairie King 12 Little Nelson scr Rey Spec 24 Mocast scr Colonial Boy 24 Mountain Ore scr Sure 24 Worthy King scr Wild Guy 24 N.Z. SAPLING STAKES MEETING. THE CARD IN REVIEW. KEEN INTEREST^DISPLAYED.

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Christchurch, June 6. Interest in the Ashburton T.C.’s meeting on Saturday is growing apace and provided the weather is favourable there is likely to be a large and representative attendance. The N.Z. Sapling Stakes promises to provide the largest field on record and it is anticipated that the youngsters will present an exhilarating contest. The opening event, the Longbeach Handicap, of one and a-half miles, 3.49 class, has a very moderate lot engaged. Winsome Laddie, who is on 96, ran third there to Air Flow and Discord giving them each 96 yards and going 3.24 1-5 at the last meeting. He, with Bon Chance and Princess Guy, look a likely trio. A good rough one is Tyrone Lass. The Trial Handicap, also of one and a-half miles, 3.43 class, has a big field engaged. Royal Palm, who wasnarnowly beaten at the S.C.J.C. meeting a fortnight back, when he went 3.22 2-5, with Cadiz and Zest, looks like' getting most of the money. Lady Hannah worked welt to-day. The Ashburton County Handicap, of one and a-half miles, 3.25 class, is the big event of the day, for the handicap horses, and the big field of 21 good pacers are engaged. Of those on the limit, Iraq has gone 3.16 3-5, Guy Junior 3.16 2-5, and Graham Direct 3.16 4-5 (he lost several lengths at the start). Llewellyn’s Pride is very well and has 3.18 2-5 against him. If the

four hard races she had at the Canterbury Park meeting have not knocked Recess out she is sure to go well. Graham Direct worked a mile and a-half to-day keeping well out in 3.23. He came home the last mile in 2.10 4-5, last half in 1.3 3-5, and flew over the last quarter in 29 4-ssec. He gave Wise Guy four lengths start and beat him by six. Iraq when worked this morning appeared a little sore. In what should be a sterling good race, it looks like Graham Direct, Guy Junior (if a decent driver is behind him) and Llewellyn’s Pride fighting it out. The New Zealand Sapling Stakes will be watched with the keenest interest, as it is probably the best and evenest field so far to contest the event. Gaillard, who is the only winner so far engaged, fell on the road while being taken home from the track last Saturday having taken fright at a parcel falling off a bike. He knocked a few pieces of skin off himself, and has not had the hopples on since, as the skin is off exactly where the hopples go, and they would chafe him. He was worked to-day over a mile and a-half unstrapped, having his stable mate Bell Grattan to assist him over the last mile. The showing was a bad one, as it took him 3.35, in which were two very bad breaks It is not often one sees a bracket of five in a race these days, but that will happen in this event, as Double Great, Rolloalong, Tapdancer, Valdor, and, I think Sirene Bingen will be the other one, and they will if present intentions are adhered to all start. Of course there are a lot of them in this field I have not seen, but of those I have noted I like Double Great—Rolloalong bracket, Frisco Lady and the Bell Grattan—Gaillard bracket as smart babies. The Acton Handicap is over one and a-half miles, 3.29 class. Of the limiters Golden Cross and Village Guy. would be preferred. Grace McElwyn and Guymond on 12 are nicely placed, while Chechahco and Morello, each on 24, must be considered. The Grace McElwyn—Chechahco bracket, Guymond and Village Guy should be handy when the line is crossed. Marie Celeste should not be left out, but she is not racing up to her best form just now. The Mayfield Handicap is for Trotters over 1J miles with a 3.28 limit After her good showing at Addington this week there is no doub't Sea Gift will go out a short-priced favourite, but this combination has let the public down on more than one occasion when it looked as good as gold. Garner worked nicely over a mile and a-half to-day and she has gone 3.16 2-5. She came home the last quarter to-day in 31 4-5. Great Way goes this distance well and has gone 3.17 2-5. First Wrack has the fastest time (bar Trampfast). She has gone 3.15 4-5. If everything is in order, Sea Gift, Great Way and Explosion may be the safest, as we know the condition they are in. The Tinwald Handicap is also over one and a-half miles with a 3 39 class, with the big field of 23. On the limit division Replica and Wheat Pool would be preferred, General Sarsfield (who to-day worked a mile and a quarter in 2.45 and went 3.17 at the last meeting there) looks the pick of those on 12 yards, and Nobel Prince on 36 should attend to the others. The day’s racing concludes with the Winter Handicap of one and a-quar-ter miles, 2.47 class, and a splendid field of sixteen good pacers are engaged. Little Nelson off the front, if reserved for this race, would be hard to beat and Golden Direct will keep them all scratching as he begins quickly and goes this journey well. Eureka Boy on 12 has gone 2.41 leaving him ssec to spare, but he did not race well here this week. If a good driver is up behind Prairie King, who is on 12, the remainder will know all about it when they are done with him —no driver has been secured for him so far. He went a mile and a-quarter to-day keeping wide out in 2.45 4-5 coming home his last quarter in 31sec and doing it very well. Bracken is working well and has gone 2.43. If Little Nelson is reserved for this event and leaves right he should be the hardest to beat, with Prairie King and Golden Direct, who will be bracketed, in the places. FOXTON RACING CLUB WINTER MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. The following are the acceptances for the Foxton Racing Club’s Winter meeting to-day:— 11.30 a.m.: MAIDEN STAKES, £6O. Weight 8.5. Six furlongs. Arouse Kia Tima Meritor ' Fleeting Arrow Apopo Garter Red Golden Chest Happy Hunting The Image Croon Manulele Kitty Quin Hinepuni Lady’s Mile False Witness Puru 12.15 p.m.: POROUTAWHAO HURDLES, £BO. One mile and five furlongs.

PENALTY INCREASED. F. J. SMITH DISQUALIFIED. (Per United Press Association.) Christchurch, June 7. At a meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association to-night, it was resolved that in lieu of the fine of £lO imposed on F. J. Smith by the Waikato Trotting Club, he be disqualified for three monhts as from June 7 for interference.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. The following are the acceptances for the third day of the Auckland Racing Club’s Great Northern meeting:— 11.42 a.m. TAMAKI STEEPLECHASE (Handicap), £275. About two miles and a-haif. Clan Ronald 11 12 Cromwell 9 3 Maunga King 11 1 Ardmannlng 9 3 Haakon 11 1 Forest Glow 9 0 Carlaris 10 4 Gascille 9 0 12.22 p.m. ORAKEI HURDLE RACE (Handicap), £275. One mile and three-quarters.

THE TURF IN ENGLAND CORONATION CUP. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, June 6. The Coronation Cup, £1605, one and a-half miles, resulted:— Windsor Lad (Smirke) 1 Easton 2 Gaymanas 3 The time, 2min 334 sec, was a record for Epsom, beating Bahram’s Derby time. RUGBY FOOTBALL GALBRAITH SHIELD COMPETITION. SECOND ROUND OPENS TO-DAY. The second and final round of the Galbraith Shield competition commences at Rugby Park this afternoon. Star meet Invercargill and Old Boys and Marist try conclusions. In the first round Invercargill put up a creditable performance in defeating Star and if the latter have not improved they should do so again. The Blues did not lose a-game in the first round and they will be out to keep their record intact. They will be without the services of two of their best forwards (L. George and Bews), but they are reported to be fielding a dashing pack capable of holding the heavier Star forwards. Form to date has proved that Invercargill’s backs are a very fair lot, and provided they can get ball they should repeat their first round performance. Star have not fielded two teams alike in any of their matches, but to-day they are reported to be fielding their best and strongest side. H. Franpton, a last year Southland five-eighth, has been brought into the backs again, and much will depend upon his ability to open up the play whether Star will or will not have a fair chance. They have the material in their team, but so far they have not been able to work up any combination. With Anderson right again the forwards are up to full strength and as Star have always been able to hold their own in the forwards they should provide a good test for Invercargill today. It is not too much to expect Star to secure their first win. They have been training hard. It should be a good game, with the forwards fighting out the battle on a heavy ground. The curtain-raiser will be between Old Boys and Marist. Old Boys will be minus Mitchell, but that should not prevent them from holding the upper hand against the improved Marist team. ALL BLACK TEAM. ASHBURTON NOMINATION. (Per United Press Association.) Ashburton. June 7. E. McKenzie (Methven) has been nominated by the Ashburton Rugby Union for the All Black team. NORTH ISLAND TRIAL. POSSIBLES AND PROBABLES. NEPIA AND POLLOCK THE FULLBACKS. (Per United Press Association.) . Wellington, June 7. The following teams have been selected to represent the North Island Posibles and Probables at Palmerston North on Tuesday:— Possibles. Full-back: H. R. Pollock (Wellington). Three-quarters: C. Apsey (Hawkes Bay), Stringfellow (Wairarapa), and G. A. Bullock-Douglas (Wanganui). Five-eighths: Hedge (Auckland) and H. T. Lilburne (Wellington). Half-back: Tindill (Wellington). Back row: F. Solomon (Auckland). Midddle row: Harrison (Taranaki), E. R. Steere (Wanganui), Trass (Wairarapa) and McLean (Auckland). Front row: Fastier (Taranaki), Lambourne (Wellington) and Hull (Wellington). Probables. Full-back: G. Nepia (East Coast). Three-quarters: C. Smith (Hawkes Bay), M. Campbell (Wanganui), and H. Brown (Auckland). Five-eighths: J. R. Page (Wellington), and J. Griffiths (Wellington). Half-back: F.D. Kilby (Wellington). Back row: A. H. Andrews (Wellington). Middle row: Winyard (Waikato), Reid (Hawkes Bay), Ross (North Auckland) and McKenzie (Manawatu). Front row: Leeston (Waikato), Dalton (Hawkes Bay), and Pepper (Auckland). Reserces. —Forwards: S. Hadley (Auckland), and H. Mataira (Hawkes Bay). Backs: Sadler (Wellington) and Carlson (Waikato).

Insomnia is increasing; of Britain’s adult population one in every twenty suffers from sleeplessness. This is four times the figure of 30 years ago.

GOLF LEEDS TOURNAMENT. MATCH PLAY RESULTS. COTTON’S BRILLIANT FORM. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, June 6. Match play in the Leeds professional golf tournament commenced to-day. Cotton played the greatest golf of his career against Compston. He was one down going to the seventh and saw his opponent sink a 20-foot putt for two. Cotton was only a few inches nearer the hole, but despite the tense situation he also holed the putt. He did the next six holes in 17, including two more twos. , , Padgham and Alliss had a terrific battle. Padgham holed the first six holes in 21, becoming three up. Alliss replied with three threes, squaring the match at the turn and becoming two up at the sixteenth. Padgham squared at the eighteenth, but was bunkered at the nineteenth. • Results: — First round—A. Compston defeated H. C. Jolly, 4 and 3; Jones defeated Robertson, 4 and 3; E. Jarman defeated Taylor, 4 and 3; P. Alliss defeated A. H. Padgham at the 19th; S. Easterbrook defeated A. de la Torre (Spain), 1 up; J. J. Busson defeated E. Whitcombe at the 19th. Second round—R. Whitcombe defeated Jones, 1 up; Green defeated F. Branch, 3 and 2; T. H. Cotton defeated Compston, 3 and 2; R. Cox (Saffron Walden) defeated Jarman, 1 up; Alliss defeated Ward, 1 up; W. H. Davies defeated Denny, 5 and 4; Easterbrook defeated Cox (Addington), 3 and 2; Busson defeated R. Burton, 1 up. t ENGLAND v. SCOTLAND. COTTON REFUSES TO PLAY. London, May 27, Henry Cotton has again refused to play for England against Scotland in the international professional golf match at Muirfield on June 22, because, he says, it would spoil his chances in the British open championship, which begins on the same course on June 24. “It is not in my interests to take part in a serious match so near the championship, which I am going to try. to win again,” says Cotton. “It would interefere with iny preparation.” Cotton’s decision is criticized generally. J. H. Taylor says: “I used to regard it as an honour to play for my country. The international match could have served as good practice for Cotton, who could have rested on June 23. We naturally selected Cotton and expected him to lead England.” ENGLISH WOMEN’S TOUR. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, June 6. Miss Jessie Anderson will replace Miss Wanda Morgan, who is unable to go to Australia with the women’s golf team. THE AMERICAN OPEN. UNKNOWN PLAYER LEADING. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.45 p.m.) New York, June 6, A message from Pittsburgh says that Alvin Kruegar, a Beloit (Wisconsin) professional, who was hitherto unknown in important tournaments, took the lead after the first day of the national open golf championship on the difficult Oakmount Club course, recording 71, one under par. Roland McKenzie took 72 and Horton Smith is among several 73’s. Others prominent include Tommy Armour 74, Ky Laffoon 75, Alin Dutra 74, Craig Wood 76 and Walter Hagen 77. BOXING BAER-BRADDOCK CONTEST. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.45 p.m.) New York, June 6. Max Baer and James Braddock are finishing off their training for their bout on June 13. Baer, as usual, is taking his conditioning lightly, but Braddock is training hard.

MEN’S HOCKEY TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. COLLEGIATE. Collegiate A: Hyndman, O. Cochrane, N. Dixon, Hopgood, Rigby, Stirling, Haywood, Donaldson, R. Dickson, Mullen, Farquharson. Emergencies: Bartlett and Walker. Collegiate No. 1: Carnegie, Fenton, Lindsay, Martin, Trim, Hunt, Waddell. Ingram, Wills, Shields, Sherriffs. Emergencies: Ron Dickson, Wardrop, Parry. CENTRAL. Central: Jackson, Mullen, Patterson, Hughes, Roberts, Fields, Moore, Semmens, Patton, Smythe, Chisnail, Crosbie. CIVIL SERVICE. Civil Service A: Taylor, Jenkins, J. Richards, Barraclough, Woodfield, Welsh, Souness, G. Anderson, R. McKelvey, R. Richards, W. Atley. Emergency: Blee. Civil Service No. 1: S. Smith, Gee, Lythgoe, Ramsay, Dakin, Baird, Roberts, Blaikie, Poole, C. Anderson, Rennick. Emergency: Allan. TENNIS . DAVIS CUP MATCH. JAPAN v. CZECHOSLOVAKIA. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Prague, June 6. In the second round of the Davis Cup Caska (Czechoslovakia) defeated Yamagisha (Japan), 6—l, B—6, 6—3; Menzel (Czechoslovakia) defeated Nishimura (Japan), 6—2, 6-—3, B—6. THE FRENCH TEAM. BOROTRA DECLINES SINGLES PLAY. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Paris, June 6. Jean Borotra in a letter to I’Auto firmly declined to play in the singles in the Davis Cup. R. Lacoste, the nonplaying captain, writes supporting Borotra’s decision owing to physical strain possible in five-set matches on a hard court. MRS WILLS-MOODY IN ENGLAND. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, June 6. Mrs Helen Wills-Moody won her first serious test in the fourth round of the Weybridge tennis tournament when she defeated Miss Hardwick, 4—6, 7—5, 6—3. COURSING NIGHTCAPS NOTES. (By Osterman.) Credit must be handed to the committee of the Nightcaps Club for the splendid arrangements made for staging the £5 limit stake on May 25. The club are getting a large supply of hares in readiness for the big meeting on June 21. G. Miller and J. McCash were present at the last meeting with Bold Brigand and Wild Lassie. They were unlucky not to get into the finals. The plumpton being newly sown, grass was rather heavy going. Some dogs handled this better than others. The winner of the stake, Pandora ran like the good one she is and A. E. Smith will get into more finals with her. What a great worker Sabotage is. She was not just quite well over the meeting, otherwise must have gone further towards the final. Dixie went well for J. Welsh, but is too sudden on the kill and thus does not run up many points. W. Dahren had bad luck with his first run with Lady-be-ready. She ran up well but evidently was not herself after getting a bump when the serious work commenced. George Miller, a coursing enthusiast of many years’ standing, will probably have two nominations for the big stake.

The secretary, Mr H. Duncan, is getting plenty of road work into Ohai Lad, and he is thriving on it. W. Laidlaw has Peter Pan looking in

the pink, and he will get a run this month. T. C. Duncan had the misfortune to lose by death that good dog Peter Pirate. This dog was full of promise and would have been, well in the running this month. The loss is particularly unfortunate both to his owner, Mr Rolfe, and T. C. Duncan. Coursing enthusiasts from this centre expected J. M. Moffatt to go further than the second round with TommyC in the Derby at Oamaru on the King’s Birthday. Some of the best dogs in the South Island would be amongst the entrants. Club members and supporters were away over the week-end in an endeavour to add to the hare supply. They speak very highly of the hospitality dispensed by Mr and Mrs Ryan Glencairn, Dipton, on which station they were netting. CRICKET MERRITT JOINS EAST LANCASHIRE. (United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright.) London, June 5. East Lancashire has signed on W. E. Merritt, formerly of Christchurch, New Zealand, as a professional for three seasons. WRESTLING ELLIOTT BEATS NARBARES. (Per United Press Association.) Westport, June 7. The professional wrestling bout between King Elliott and Leo Narbares this evening was won by Elliott after an interesting contest in which the men were well matched. Elliott gained a fall in the second round with a Boston Crab, Narbares equalizing in the fourth with a body press and Elliott gaining the deciding fall in the sixth round when Narbares, in a groggy condition, came back from outside the ropes.

st lb st lb Manawatu 10 13 Trishna 9 8 Invictus 10 8 Arctic Star 9 0 Pango 10 3 Count Diamond 9 13 Roussillon 9 0 The Tiger 9 10 Treasure Saltspray 9 9 Hunt 9 0 1 p.m.: HIMITANGI HACK HANDICAP, £70. Six furlongs. Gold Mission 9 2 Gay Boy 7 6 Dick Midacre 7 6 Whittington 8 12 Arouse 7 5 Bodyline 8 HWhetuma 7 4 Wasteland 8 9 Vivienne 7 0 Ethiop 7 12 Koreroa 7 0 Note Issue 7 8 1.45 p.m.: FOXTON CUP, £120. One mile and a-quarter. Walton Park 8 11 Davistock 7 9 Lapel 8 3 Full Throttle 7 6 Lady Ronald 8 1 Boudoir 7 0 Korokio 7 13 Kurapae 7 0 Eminent 7 10 2.30 pun.: > MOUTOA HACK HANDICAP, £75. Eight furlongs and a-half. Jubilee Song 9 0 Brigadore 7 5 Tupurangi 8 3 Whetuma 7 4 Aussie Ra 7 11 Waitohu 7 0 Lord Moutoa 7 7 Joystick 7 0 Gay Boy 7 6 3.15 p.m.: KEBBELL MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £85. Seven furlongs. Croupier 9 1 Glenvane 7 6 Diatomus 8 10 Hatuma 7 0 Korokio 8 1 Hunting The Tiger 7 13 Lodge 7 0 Carfex 7 8 a 4 p.m.: HERRINGTON HACK HANDICAP, £70. Five furlongs and a-half. Debut 9 6 Dollar Bill 8 8 Dick Merry Ruler 7 1 Whittington 8 12 Merlyn 7 0 Wasteland 8 9

Travelling Sir Musk 9 6 Agent 10 10 Whistling Lady Spy 10 9 Rufus 9 6 Full Measure 10 3 Kilmuir 9 6 Booklaw 10 1 Sub-Editor 9 3 Ruling King 9 8 Black Marlin 9 0 King Archer 1.7 p.m. 9 8 Star Marie 9 0 YORK HANDICAP. £500. For three-year-olds and upwards. One mile. Kiltowyn 9 2 Master Norval 7 6 Monanui 8 2 Scotland 7 6 Lord Vai 8 0 Tybalt 7 5 Knight of King Musk 7 4 Australia 7 12 Baroscope 7 3 Gay Rose 7 10 Horowhenua 7 0 Kin ■ Rey 7 10 Enge 7 0 Mamakia 7 8 Gay Lap 7 0 On Parade 7 7 Landlubber 7 0 Ruri 1.57 p.m. 7 7 WINTER STEEPLECHASE (Handicap), £650, About three miles. Valpeen 11 9 Ruby Meteor Haakon 9 11 Royal Limond Biform 10 5 9 5 10 3 Pahu 9 5 Clan Ronald 2.42 p.m. 10 2 London 9 2 CAMPBELL HURDLE 1 RACE (Handicap). £400. Two miles. Rasouli 11 1 Master Musk 9 5 Stanchion 10 8 Booklaw 9 4 Wee Pat 10 6 Cargen 9 0 Vai Watch 10 4 St. Ames 9 0 Verdun 3.22 p.m. 10 3 London 9 0 VISITORS’ HANDICAP, £350. For three-year-olds and upwards. Six furlongs. Greek Gold 8 12 British Gipsy Moth Good Hunting 8 10 Columbia 7 6 8 6 Astarth 7 4 Exaggeration 8 6 Star Artist 7 4 Rerepai 8 3 Matorni 7 2 Princess Star 7 11 Solomon 7 0 Tradesman 4.7 p.m. 7 7 Adeline 7 0 FITZROY HANDICAP. £275. One . mile. On Parade 8 10 Tutor 7 4 Dark Marble Solario 8 8 7 7 Gay Egypt Keith Lu ’ 7 7 2 2 Silver Brier 8 6 Holly Lu 7 0 Scotch Nation 8 1 Radnor 7 0 Arawa Rose 7 13 Bush Lawyer 7 0 Lady Binnia 7 12 Royal Winton 7 0 Jewelled Teddy's Boy 7 0 Girdle 7 8