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Southland Times, Issue 25309, 12 June 1935, Page 10

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NOTES BY SIR MODRED. Owing to communication difficulties South Canterbury J.C. acceptances extend to this evening. Trotting mentor M. B. Edwards is going to Australia to return home in August. Frisco Lady is said to have been obviously the best of the big N.Z. Sapling Stakes field. Well-known galloper Toreador is on the private sale list at the present time. Ashburton Trotting Club was fortunate to get off Saturday’s meeting before snow came. Very promising Brigadore has again taken up his role as a crosser of the battens. W. J. Broughton will probably return to the saddle at Hawkes Bay J.C. meeting to-morrow. Rebel Chief failed in two races at Auckland recently, but may race at Washdyke. Pacer Frisco Lady is the first classic winner owned by Messrs J. E. and H. L. August (Well.). Veteran Gay Crest is a good weightcarrier and may bear 9.0 well at S.C.J.C. meeting. It may be instructive to study how Punchestown prepares for a G.N. Steeplechase essay. Valpeen jumped well in the Great Northern Steeplechase, but 11.12 anchored him at the end.

Gay Crest was slightly sore after working on the tracks at Riccarton on Saturday last.

Invercargill-owned Dazzling Raid is listed for the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and other races.

Sir Simper has again been entered for - the Melbourne and Caulfield Cup races next season.

Two fancied V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles horses, Prismatic and Ben David, are amiss.

The ex-New Zealander, Synagogue, has been nominated for Melbourne Cup and other races.

Entries for the Wellington Racing Club’s Winter meeting (July 9, 11, 13) are due on June 21.

It is interesting to note that Southdown, now a gelding, is hitting out well on the tracks.

Minerval is doing well at Riccarton and may race forward at the South Canterbury fixture.

When pacing well at Ashburton on Saturday, Cream Harvester broke a blood vessel and retired.

Christchurch Press states that “Teviot Downs has apparently developed his own ideas on racing.”

Indications point to Polydora succeeding when she comes to race over the little sticks.

For his win in the Great Northern Steeplechase and two placings at Ellerslie Royal Limond won £BOO.

Maorilander Membo is not listed in the latest market quotations to hand for the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase on July 13.

It is claimed that English mentor F. Butters, trainer to H. H. the Aga Khan, has in his time prepared over 1500 winners for various owners.

Akuna, who won the recent Sydney Cup, has been engaged in the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and other important Melbourne spring events.

“St. Clair” states that Jaunt (Tractor —Gay Flower) ridden by J. Richards, was tried out with the Otago' hounds, but shaped very badly.

At the South Canterbury Hunt Club Point-to-Point Steeplechase meeting on Saturday the ladies’ field hunter trial attracted 14 entries.

It is stated that trotter Trampfast (108yds) was going away from his field when he won Mayfield Handicap (IJm.) at Ashburton on Saturday in 3.18 2-5.

Christchurch light harness mentor C. Dunlevey should easily win out in the N.Z. trainers’ premiership this season, as his total is 36 wins.

A yearling colt by Iliad—Dancing Doll,' owned by Mr J. M. Samson, has joined A. McAuley’s Riccarton team. He is a brother to smart Penelope.

C. W. Brodie, who had a leg broken in a fall with hurdler Hystride, at Ashburton, is now in a private hospital at Timaru, his headquarters.

Scarlet Pimpernel (Robespierre— Sweet Smile), syrs, and a half-brother to Polydora and Giggleswick, has resumed work with the string of H. Nurse.

At South Canterbury Hunt Point-to-Point meeting # last week a race for farmers’ genuine working draught horses proved to be a popular event.

Northern advice is to the effect that when her breeder, Mr V/. J. Morland, parted with the N.Z. Sapling Stakes winner, Frisco Lady, to her present owners the Messrs August Brothers, of Wellington, the price was 400 guineas.

England’s crack horseman, Gordon Richards, started the current season in high feather, as he won the noted City and Suburban Handicap, £1670 (l’ f m.) on Montrose, at an early date. He had five rides during the afternoon 'and won four races.

The fortunes of Mr J. A. Phillips, of Melbourne, who has won well during the past two seasons with Peter Jackson, Gaine Carrington, Synagogue and Prismatic, appear to have taken a turn. At the V.R.C. meeting on June 3 Prismatic, winner of last season’s Grand National Hurdle Race and fancied for this event again next month, pulled up so very badly after the Marlborough Hurdle Race that he will not start in the National contest. Such are the ways of the turf.

At the V.R.C. Birthday meeting on June 3 the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race favourite, Full Charge, won the Marlborough Hurdle Race, £5OO (21m.) from H. R. Telford’s Menelik—the winner was at a short

price as first fancy, while the exSouthlander’s entrant started at a re- . munerative quote in the ring. Full Charge (10.7) beat Menelik (10.2) easily at the finish. At latest advice Full Charge (10.0) was favourite for the G.N. Hurdles, with Menelik (9.10) second in demand.

The Daily Express says that the report of the Betting Control Board for 1934 shows that the totalisator created new records. A sum of £5,130,000 passed through the machine during the year, compared with £4,400,000 in 1933. Totalisators are now in operation on every racecourse in Great Britain, The

board expects that there will be a profit of at least £120,000. S6me of the money has already been used to . help horse-breeding, and the balance will be used to reduce the debt on the erection of totalisator buildings. Win and place wagering operates in England. There may be possibilities about Mr B. N. Thomas’s aged gelding Richard, by St. Petersburg from a Gienapp (imp.) mare, who won the Open Steeplechase Handicap (about 3jm.) at the South Canterbury Hunt Club Point-to-Point meeting on Saturday. Under 12.2, and ridden by his owner, he won well.

With the Victoria R.C. National fixture opening on July 6, it is interesting to note that the favourite for the first leg-'G. N. Hurdles—at latest advice was returned as Full Charge. Owned by Mr A. T. Creswick, a leading light in Victorian turf circles, the five-year-old gelding Full Charge is by Thracian (son of Valais—Chersonese, a descendant of the Paraffin family) from Lancet, by Spearhead (imp. and of Carbine’s male strain) from Alexander (imp.) by Persimmon (son of St. Simon). With a pedigree of this outstanding merit and performances in keeping to back it up, it is not surprising to find Full Charge (10.0) favoured for the big hurdle event at Flemington.

The esteem in which the jockey H. N. Wiggins is held by residents of Ellerslie and Green Lane was shown by an attendance of about 250 in St. Mary’s Hall, Ellerslie, on Wednesday evening, when a farewell function was held in honour of his wife and himself, in view of their departure for India. Monsignor Lane, who presided, said the guests would be very much missed in the Ellerslie parish, and he presented each of them with a solid leather suit case, with the best wishes of those present. Mr A. H. Long, owner of Lord Vai and Sir Abb, on which horses Wiggins had scored noted successes, presented him with a gold watch and his wife with a set of toilet accessories.

In 1856, Stockwell, who has earned the title of the “emperor of stallions,” and founded one of the greatest sire lines in the history of the turf, sired 39 winners of 132 races, and stakes aggregating £61,391. Despite the much increased stakes since that time, no other sire eclipsed those figures until Blandford reached £75,706 16/- last season. Blandford, who died six weeks ago, has now sired four winners of the Derby, namely, Trigo (1929), Blenheim (1930), Windsor Lad (1934), and Bahram. In all, he has sired the winners of 13 classic races in England and Ireland, while events of a similar class in France have been credited to his progeny. Blandford, when he retired from the turf in 1924, was located at the stud in Ireland, but in 1933, when heavy duties were imposed on bloodstock from Ireland entering England, he was sent to England. His stud fee last season was 400 guineas.

According to Turf historians, if the Derby Stakes had been called the Bunbury Stakes (and it was only the toss of a coin that decided the name of the race), the Oaks might now be known as the Derby. The then Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury wanted to inaugurate a race, but they could not agree on the name of the event, so they tossed. Earl Derby won, and as an act of grace he suggested to Sir Charles that he should name a sweepstakes for fillies and call it the “Oakes,” after the name of his country seat. The three great English classic races, from which all other classic races derive their names, date from the same period. The St. Leger is the oldest, and was first run in 1778, the Oaks the following year, and the Derby a year later. The first English Oakes (as spelt) was a sweepstakes of 50gns each, for fillies, each carrying 8.4 over a mile and a-half. There were 17 subscribers, and 12 started. The St. Leger was called after a famous racing man of the eighteenth century, LieutenantGeneral Anthony St. Leger.

“Stopwatch” writes: Yesterday (Tuesday) morning V. Langford left by motor-float with Dunmure and Bandy Boa for Washdyke, where the two South Hillend ’chasers are engaged to race at the South Canterbury J.C. fixture on Saturday. All going well in the meantime it is expected to take Dunmure to Wellington, while the Panmure gelding is also expected to be on hand at the National fixture. Bandy Boa may also race at Waimate. It is understood that Langford will make his headquarters at Washdyke in the meantime. Dunmure has made a good recovery from the injuries he sustained at Riverton at Easter; and his first outing since that meeting will be at Washdyke on Saturday in a hurdle race, while Bandy Boa, who has also come on well in the meantime, being assisted by outings as a follower of the Birchwood Hunt, is engaged to race in the steeplechase event on the same programme. The principal intention of Langford’s campaign is to parade Dunmure in the Grand National field, and if produced at his best on that occasion, he will have a large contingent of local followers supporting his chances. There appear quite a number who hold the opinion that Dunmure would be unable to see the extended National journey out, but his connections hold a different opinion.

“Never has a winning riding fee been better earned than that placed to the credit of the southern horseman, D. O’Connor, when he literally punched Royal Limond home in the Great Northern Steeplechase last Wednesday (says the Auckland writer, “Early Bird”). It was just slog, slog, and slog all the way. It will be remembered that the question was asked previously as to whether O’Connor had the necessary fitness to enable him to punch Royal Limond over the whole 25 fences. The question. was answered when his mount won. For this display of unflagging energy and application, Jockey Dan O’Connor, without his training fee stands in credit £63 as his percentage for winning the Great Northern Steeplechase, so his trip has been well worth while. The race occupied'Bmin 26 2-ssec, and this works out at something more than £7 a minute for the winning jockey. Riding a sluggish horse over jumps is tremendously hard work, and one has seen riders panting at the end of a long race. Talking of pants, O’Connor will have to invest in a new pair of riding breeches, for he had to work so hard on Royal Limond that he wore the seat out of his. That will convey some idea of the severity of the Great Northern Steeplechase so far as Royal Limond and his jockey were concerned.” Despite “Early Bird” and some other imitative birds of the parrot family, Dan O’Connor did not wear out any riding-breeches at Otautau or Riverton in riding Royal Limond over country at these centres, while he piloted his mount into second place in the Great Western Steeplechase and won the Riverton Steeplechase with the son of Limond, besides, the gelding is now a more seasoned steeplechaser than when he raced in Southland over stiffer country than that to be met with at Ellerslie, as O’Connor himself has testified. O’Connor is a very fine rider, but these writers ask their readers to believe that Royal Limond has raced at Otautau, Riverton, Wingatui, Wanganui, Te Rapa, and Ellerslie of late without refusing a single obstacle and this series of honest performances is all credited to the perseverance and ability of the horse’s jockey. Is this logical or akin to common sense?

A TROTTING DISQUALIFICATION TRAINER F. J. SMITH CONCERNED. CONSTERNATION CAUSED. . Auckland, June 10. The disqualification of the Takanini trotting trainer F. J. Smith (states a Christchurch Press correspondent), has caused some consternation in Auckland trotting circles, and particularly among a number of owners who have horses in his stable. Smith, who is appealing against his disqualification, has been the chief figure in local trotting for the last three seasons, and during the 1932-33 and 1933-34 seasons was the leading trainer and driver in the Dominion. His record, especially last season, was a remarkable one. Although offers were received from seVeral trotting trainers in other parts of the North Island to take over Smith’s establishment at Takanini pending the hearing of hiS appeal against the three months’ disqualification imposed on him

by the New Zealand Trotting Association, owners of horses in the stable, after fully considering the position, decided to offer it to C. Smith, who until recently was associated with the Glenora Park trainer. As a result, C. Smith went to Takanini to-day to take charge of the training, taking with him Wee Machine, whom he is preparing for the Adams Memorial Cup race. Smith has done a good deal of race driving during the last few seasons, and has been successful with Worthy Light, Rustle, Tinokaha, and Tumatakura, while he has gained many minor places. _ F. J. Smith has nine horses engaged at the Auckland meeting. They are well forward for C. Smith to start with. HAWKES BAY JOCKEY CLUB ACCEPTANCES RECEIVED. The acceptances for the Hawke's Bay Jockey Cltib’s meeting are as follows: — 12 noon MAIDEN PLATE, £7O. Special weights. Five furlongs and a-half. War Parade Puru Morning Quest Okanagan Paetutu Kokomea Granvale Mahora Celerimus Grand Trackman Peggy Defoe Caen Mona Lisa 12.40 p.m. HAWKE’S BAY HURDLES, £lOO. One mile and three-quarters.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB TIME FOR ACCEPTANCES EXTENDED. (Per United Press Association.) Timaru, June 10. On account of the interruption in communications the South Canterbury Jockey Club has decided to extend the time for receiving acceptances until Wednesday night. RUGBY FOOTBALL FINAL TRIALS. POSSIBLES AND PROBABLES. (Per United Press Association.) Palmerston North, June 11. The following teams have been selected for the New Zealand Possibles v. Probables trial match at Wellington on Thursday: Possibles. Full-back: C. Gilbert (West Coast). Three-quarters: N. A. Mitchell (Southland), C. J. Oliver (Canterbury) and N, Ball (Wellington). Five-eighths: R. R. Devine (Wairarapa) and W. J. Langdon (Wellington). Half-back: H. Simon (Otago). Back row: L. Rolls (Hawkes Bay). Middle row: H. Deavoll (Canterbury), F. Vorrath (Otago). R. R. King (West Coast) and L. Niven (Otago). Front row: J. Hore (Otago), S. Hadley (Auckland) and G. Adkins (South Canterbury). Probables. Full-back: A. Collins (Taranaki). Three-quarters: E. Holder (Buller), T. H. C. Caughey (Auckland) and T. Morrison (South Canterbury). Five-eighths: C. Le Quesne (Hawkes Bay) and D. Solomon (Auckland). Half-back: J. Sadler (Wellington). Back row: A. Mahoney (Bush). Middle row: G. Giddings (South Canterbury), J. W. Best (Marlborough), R. Clarke (Taranaki) and F. Green (Otago). Front row: J. O. Hattersley (Canterbury), G. Orman (Buller) and L. George (Southland). Reserves.—Backs: W. H. Carlson (Waikato) and E. W. Tindill (Wellington). Forwards: Collins (Hawkes Bay) and H. Mataira (Hawkes Bay). THE ALL BLACKS. NORTH ISLAND TRIAL. THRILLING GAME UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS.

(Per United Press Association.) Palmerston North, June 11. Though the ground was waterlogged and in places a quagmire after only a few minutes’ play, the teams selected to do battle in the concluding North Island trial at Palmerston North rose superior to the conditions and treated the 6000 or 7000 spectators drawn from all parts of the island to a thrilling exhibition of rugby. Though mainly the contest was between magnificent sets of forwards, the backs were frequently in action and some passing rushes, though the element of surprise was lacking, would have done credit to teams favoured with a dry ground. The game was won by the Possibles by 13 points to 12 and in view of the fact that the Probables appeared to have a weight advantage in the forwards and a decided superiority in the backs, it was remarkable that the Possibles should have secured a winning margin. It was a great game, however, and victory went to the side able to take advantage of the opportunities offering,

A heavy shower fell in the first spell and another after'the interval, the ball being very hard to handle. The packs were evenly matched and shared the honours in set scrums and line-outs, but whereas the Probables held an advantage in the tight work, the Possibles were speedier and more enterprising in the loose, this being the deciding factor. The teams were as follows:— Possibles. Full-back: H. R. Pollock (Wellington). Three-quarters: C. Aspey (Hawkes Bay), Stringfellow (Wairarapa), and G. A. Bullock-Douglas (Wanganui). Five-eighths: Hedge (Auckland) and H. T. Lilburne- (Wellington). Half-back: Tindill (Wellington). Backrow: F. Solomon (Auckland). Middle 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). Thanks to the brilliant play of McKenzie, Pepper, Dalton, Andrews and Reid, the Probables gained an early territorial advantage and a try should have resulted, but for a photographer who touched the ball. The first score came from a movement initiated by the Probable forwards. Brown was grassed on the line, but Kilby and Page, who were proving a great combination, worked the blind side and sent Brown over the corner. The Possibles forwards, with Hull,' Lambourne, McLean, Steere and Harrison always on the job, were now beginning to settle down, but the inside backs were slow in moving and not handling well. However, repeated efforts saw Harrison, Steere and McLean dash through to the line where McLean scored under the bar. Pollock converted and the Possibles led by 5 to 3. A lucky, though well-earned try by Hull, converted by Pollock, and a further try by Apsey, on the blind side, increased the lead to 13 to 3 early in the second spell. During this period the Possible fowards were everywhere and always in possession. Then the Probables reasserted themselves and with a share of the ball gave Kilby, Page and Griffiths every chance to pull the game out of the fire. The next try came after Kilby, Page, Griffiths and Campbell handled, Reid carrying on to catch the defenders out of position and score. Nepia started the next when, fielding a long kick in his own twenty-five, he elected to run round and the backs joined Campbell in a thrilling rush. He could have completed the movement, but unselfishly gave the ball to Brown to score at the corner. A fourth try came a moment later when after Kilby and Page failed to break through, Stringfellow kicked for the side-line. He failed to reach it and Brown raced through to score his third try. Campbell was injured and replaced by W. H. Carlson (Waikato), but as the forwards dominated the play for the rest of the game, the latter had little chance of showing his worth. There was no further score, the Possibles winning by one point, 13 to 12. Nepia and Pollock both played well. The best wings appeared to be Brown and Apsey while Kilby and Page were the outstanding inside backs. The forwards were hard to separate and had a gruelling match. The referee was Mr W. H. Rowe, of Wanganui. MAORI TEAM’S MATCHES. INTERNATIONAL RULES. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Sydney, June 11. The M’anagement Committee of the New South Wales Rugby Union has expressed its willingness to comply with the New Zealand Union’s request that international rules will apply in matches against the Maori team in Australia this season. The Management Committee’s agreement will now be referred to the council meeting. NIGHTCAPS v. OREPUKI. (From Our Correspondent.) Nightcaps journeyed to Orepuki last Saturday to play the first game in the second round of the Western District senior competition. The two teams were on level terms at the end of the first round and what promised to be the game of the season, was absolutely spoilt by the boisterous conditions. A heavy westerly gale accompanied by almost continuous rain, militated against combined play, nevertheless the few spectators who braved the elements were treated to a very hard forward game between two very evenly matched packs. The game ended in a scoreless draw, and was a good indication of the game. Orepuki were without the services of R. Pickering and M. Harrington. Ray Pickering turned out in his brother’s place, while Murphy was taken from the forwards to substitute for Harrington. The teams were as follows:—

Nightcaps.—Hunt, Callow, Cappie, Excel, Grant, Greer, Greer, Thompson, Greer (2), Dixon, Perry, Irvine, Cochrane and Ford. .

Orepuki.—Gillan, Kini, Smith, Murphy, Wallace, Pickering, Dudfield, Suddaby, Hoffman, Porter; Brown, Purdue (2), Coote, Harding. Orepuki won the.toss and Nightcaps kicked off with a slight disadvantage in the wind. G. Purdue and Coote immediately rushed play to Nightcaps line, but Irwin led a counter rush which went to half-way, where Pickering broke clear and sent Nightcaps back again. The ball was very greasy and attempts at passing did not get far. Orepuki, using the wind,' kept Nightcaps on defence. Dixon fielded smartly from a line-out and carried play to Orepuki twenty-five, but his pass went astray and the home forwards combined to carry play to neutral territory. The Nightcaps pack were playing the tight game and, by holding the ball in the scrum, kept Orepuki on the defence. Nightcaps went into attack, but Dudfield, handling the greasy ball very well, drove them back with good line kicks. Greer, the Nightcaps half, who was getting more of the ball than Orepuki, used the line to advantage to once again put his side on attack. S. Purdue led a counter attack, and from the repulse was again to the fore in a loose rush. Murphy was unlucky, the ball beating him into touch. Half-time was called, with Orepuki still on attack. The second spell resolved itself into a purely forward tussle between two even packs. Attack and counter attack were launched ,but the defence was sound. A good run by Smith- and a pot by Dudfield kept the spectators interested. With no score and only ten minutes to go excitement ran very high and play swept from one end to the other, and the pace was faster than ever. Orepuki made desperate attempts to score, but the greasy ball was most difficult to control. The game ended with Orepuki on attack and no score. For the visitors Irwin, Dixon and Forde worked hard. The backs were even, but did not get many chances io show their worth. Hunt at full-back fielded and kicked well. For the home side S. Purdue played.

a sterling game and deserved the palm for the best display among the forwards. G. Purdue and E. Brown were to the fore. Tire backs had no chances, Ray Pickering needs a game or two to make him fit. Gillan at full-back is inclined to run too far, but generally acquitted himself well. Mr J. V. Barraclough was the referee. RIFLE SHOOTING REGIMENTAL MINIATURE CLUB. There was a large attendance of members of the Regimental Miniature Rifle Club at the Drill Hall on Tuesday evening when the first round of a three-night handicap competition was fired in conjunction with the club teams match. The shooting was good, the highest scores off the rifle being obtained by Sergt Pomeroy 79 and Pte. Wensley 78. The following is a list of scores with handicaps:— Scoreoff

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL TOUR BY INDIAN TEAM PROBABLE. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, June 11. The prospects for the tour of an Indian soccer team in New Zealand are bright, according to advice received by the council of the New Zealand Football Association at its meeting to-night. The chairman, Mr B. L. Salmon, said that he and Mr J. A. Milburn had interviewed Mr Gupta, of the Indian hockey team, a member of the Indian Football Association and he considered there should be no difficulty in arranging such a tour. Mr Gupta had been invited to meet the council at a future meeting. The conditions would be approximately that the New Zealand Football Association would pay. all and take all and would pay all assembling and outfitting. The team would comprise of 16 players and a manager and the tour would be for six weeks, the team playing two matches a week. The following is the draw approved by the council to-night for the Chatham Cup competition for 1935: July 13: Local finalists to be found at Auckland, South Auckland, Canterbury, Westland and Wellington. July 27: Auckland v. South Auckland, at Auckland; Westland v. Buller, at Millerton. August 10: Westland or Buller v. Canterbury, at Greymouth. August 17: Auckland or South Auckland v. Wellington, at Hamilton or Auckland. August 24: Final at Basm Reserve, Wellington. "basketball PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ COMPETITION. Last week’s primary school basketball matches will be played off this week as arranged. GOLF~ THE WINTON CLUB. (From Our Correspondent.) A men’s sealed hole handicap match will be played over 18 holes on the Winton Golf Club’s links to-day (Wednesday), the draw for which is as follows: W. Clark v. Murray; R. King v. J. Gow; G. King v. W. Geary; Ross v. T. Walker; H. F. Berry v. R. Goodall; L. de la Perrelle v. W. Clark; O. Smith v. W. Simmers; W. Brandford v. G. Lindsay; A. McCurdy v. Graham. The draw for the ladies’ eclectic match to be played over 18 holes today is as follows: Mrs W. Hamilton v. Mrs F. Moore; Mrs Curtis v. Mrs Raymond; Mrs Hodges v. Mrs R. King; Mrs O. Jamieson v. Mrs G. King; Mrs McCurdy v. Miss Tilley; Miss P. Cowie v. Miss Goodall; Mrs Brandford v. Mrs J Swale; Mrs Smith v. Miss Shand; Miss Sutherland v. Mrs Berry; Mrs Lindsay v. Miss Horner; Mrs Goodall v Miss H. Darnill; Dr M. Gow v. Miss Cowie; Mrs Reynolds v. Mrs Kilby; Mrs Reilly a bye. The results of matches played last week were as follows:— Men’s Eclectic Match.—W. Geary, 43—12—31; W. Clark, 39—6—33; Murray, 45—12—33: Lindsay. 40—7—33. Ladies’ Sealed Hole Match—Mrs Brandford. 32—7 2-3 —24 1-3; Mrs Lindsay, 33—8 1-3 —24 2-3 j Miss Shand, 36—8 2-3—27 1-3. WRESTLING KRUSKAMP BEATS NARBARES. (Per United Press Association.) Masterton. June 11. A back loop slam spelt disaster for Leo Narbares to-night with Hardy Kruskamp. Narbares was a fall to the good m the fifth round when Kruskamp slammed him to equalize. Narbares was hardly able to continue in the next round and Kruskamp easily secured the winning fall. Narbares got his fall with a Boston Crab in the fourth round*

MEN’S HOCKEY SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION. EXECUTIVE MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the executive of the Southland Men’s Hockey Association was, held last night, when Mr J. D. Gregg presided over a good attendance of delegates. Various matters in connection with the forthcoming visit of the All-India team ,were finalized. ' It was left in the hands of the chairman to discuss with the chairman of the grounds committee of the women’s executive alternative playing sites at Rugby Park should it be found impossible, owing to weather conditions, to play the curtain-raiser on the main ground.

Esteem 10 12 Kimbo 9 2 Sir Spear 10 10 Spalpiko 9 0 Air Laddie 10 9 Anemometer 9 0 Tareha 10 6 Kaola 9 0 Million 10 5 Arctic Star 9 0 Royal Banque 9 7 1.20 p.m. CORINTHIAN PLATE, £70. One mile. Sunny Sky 12 2 Cometra 10 10 Royal Shenanikida 10 10 Songster 11 5 Treasure Tahoma 11 5 Hunt 10 9 Gold Cure 10 13 The Grasper 10 9 - Bothwell 10 13 Father’s Tres Sec 10 13 Choice 10 9 Monarchy 10 11 Drumpell 10 7 2.0 p.m. JUNE STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £100. About two miles and a quarter. Cotsfield 10 12 Cometra 9 3 Diamond 10 1 Sabatini 9 0 Taura Lad 10 1 Market Inn 9 0 Victor Colima 9 8 Petrarch 9 0 Hukemapu 9 8 Dozie 9 0 2.40 p.m. ' WINTER HANDICAP, £80. One mile and a quarter. Werohia 9 9 The Grasper 8 0 Boudoir 9 6 Count Unexpected 8 11 Willonyx 8 0 Lady Wessex 8 0 3.30 p.m. KIDNAPPERS HANDICAP, £70. Six urlongs. Maine 9 9 Silver Song 8 7 Alby 9 7 Fortene 8 6 Contact 9 7 Abbey Feal$ 8 6 Hunting Cat 8 8 Collision 8 3 Queen’s Pride 8 7 Joy Stick 8 0 4 p.m. HERETAUNGA HANDICAP, £80. Six urlongs and a-half. Curie 9 9 Cawbeen 8 3 Speed 9 2 Royal Bengal 8 0 Slippery 9 2 False Scent 8 0 Coronilla 8 10

Sergt. A. Pomeroy Rifle Hep. Tl. 79 1 80 Pte. J. Wensley 78 2 80 Pte. E. Grieber 76 4 80 Cpl. R. Jordan 72 8 80 Sergt. 0. Stott 68 12 80 Pte. R. Huffadine 67 13 80 Pte. S. Rizzi 74 5 79 Cpl. H. McLean 71 8 79 Sergt. W. McKecknie 70 9 79 Cpl. L. Small 68 1179 Pte. G. Jenkinson 74 4 78 Pte. D. Bain 71 7 78 Cpl. A. Hughes 64 .14 78 Cpl. E. Townsend 70 7 77 Sergt. G. Weeds 74 2 76 Pte. W. Weeds 64 9 73 Pte. F. Hallett 67 8 75