HEAVY GOING AT WINGATUI

Southland Times, Issue 25549, 18 December 1944, Page 7

HEAVY GOING AT WINGATUI

COURTDRESS JUMPS WELL (Special) DUNEDIN, December 17. The outside of the course proper was again available for fast work at Wingatui on Saturday morning, but proceedings were uninteresting. The going was on the heavy side following the drenching rain of the past day or two. Buckle broke away over three lengths in front of Gay Lancer at the three furlongs, but waited on her companion in the straight and they finished together. This was the first run along that Buckle has had since coming back into work about a month ago and the time, 44sec, could have been much improved. Minstrel Light covered the same ground in 42, travelling well within himself. Mossburn led Lord Dundonald with Bonnie Chela, easing up at the finish of six furlongs, the last five taking 1.11 1-5. On the inside grass Bath Slipper was not allowed to extend herself at any stage of six furlongs run in 1.21. Courtdress (W. Shand) jumped three hurdles satisfactorily for a novice. The majority of the other work consisted of from half to three-quarter pace and those allotted such tasks included Astros, Arabian Night, Plutocrat, Desert Trek, Maharajah, Nightcalm, Timber Topper, Monetary, Night Lancer, Battle Robe, Atreus, Amorlad, Lord Roland, Kohara, Lord Nuffield, Miss Hula, Lance Wing and Bridgehead. The connections of Nightcalm and Timber Topper are dissatisfied with the weights allotted these horses in the Warrington Hurdles and they have been scratched. GOLF QUEEN’S PARK CLUB A stroke round was played by the Queen’s Park Golf Club on Saturday. The best scores were:— A Grade.—H. Edginton, 79-10-69; C. Gray, 79-10-69; R. T. Barnett, 81-10-71. Edginton won on the count back. B Grade.—V. Jackman, 89-17-72; G. McAhn, 96-21-75. A singles stableford was played at tlie weekend, A. M. Williams winning with a score of 37 points, C. G. Gray was next with 35. C. Gray holed out in one at the seventeenth hole yesterday morning. MATCHES PLAYED AT GORE Big fields took part in the final matches for the year on the Gore Golf Club links on Saturday. The winner of Flag and Stableford matches was J. P. Bishop. In the first match he placed the flag in the hole at the 18th green, his score being 92-18-74. The next best scores were those of N. Fryer (98-23-75), and-H. A. Price (93-16-77). Bishop’s score in the Stableford match was 20-14-34, Fryer also being the runnerup in this game with a score of 15-17-32. The next best cards were those of I. W. Campbell (26-5-31) and H. A. Price (19-12-31). No more matches will be played till the middle ,of January.

FINE PERFORMANCE OF FAMILY

MATAURA SCHOOL SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS A family of girls gave an outstanding exhibition at the annual sports of the Mataura school last week. The Senior Girls' Championship was won by Joy Cowan, with 15 out of 15 points. The runner-up was her sister, June Cowan, who secured 11 out of 15 points. The winner of the Junior Championship was Marion Cowan, who like her sister, Joy Cowan, was awarded the maximum number of points. The runner-up was Margaret Johnston, with eight points. Although quite creditable performances were given in the boys’ championships, none of the winners secured the possible number of points and there were no family records. The senior championship went to Owen Cairns (10 out of 15 points), the run-ner-up being Ernest Gilbert (eight out of 15). The winner of the junior championship was Cyril Chamberlain (13 out of 15) and the runner-up was Gary Patterson (nine out of 15).

NEW SWIMMING CLUB AT GORE

ELECTION OF OFFICERS A programme for the season was arranged and coaches for swimming and life-saving were appointed at a meeting of the newly-formed Longford Swimming Club, Gore. The following officers were elected:— Patron, Mr R. W. McCreath; president, Mr P. F. de la Perrelle; vice-presidents, Messrs W. D. Shelton, D. Tait, A. H. Davidson, W. H. Sadlier, D. Malcolm, the Rev. F. B. Barton and Dr J. M. Watters; men’s captain, Mr R. Williams; women’s captain, Miss S. Sandes; deputy-captains, Mr Ross Wilson and Miss J. de la Perrelle; secretary, Mr E. U. Lindley; auditor, Mr J. T. Hobbs; committee, Messrs de la Perrelle, Williams, Kershaw, Wilson, Misses Sandes and de la Perrelle; delegates to combined committee, Messrs de la Perrelle, Williams and Malcolm; delegate to centre, Mr J. C. Kirkland; official coach, Mr de la Perrelle.

HOCKEY PLAYERS IN N.Z.E.F.

Proposed Tour After War (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 16. At a meeting of the management committee of the New Zealand Hockey Association the chairman, Mr H. S. J. Goodman, reported that representations had been made by the association to the Minister of Defence, Mr Jones, with the object of arranging for a representative hockey team from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Middle East to tour either England or India at the end of the war with Germany. There were sufficient first-class experienced players in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to provide a good team, which could worthily represent New Zealand hockey. A reply was to hand from the Minister advising that the proposal will receive every consideration at the proper time.

BOXING

Divisional Tournament In Italy (Official Correspondent, N.Z.E.F.) ROME, December 15. The Opera House in a mountain village on the Adriatic front was the venue of the New Zealand amateur boxing championships in the first divisional tournament possible since Syria, early in 1942. The preliminary sessions occupied three evenings and Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg did not miss a single contest. At the finals, Lieutenant-General Freyberg was accompanied by Major-Gen-eral H. E. Barrowclough. The finals resulted:— 1 Bantamweight—George Pratt (Wa-

nganui) beat Pat Rainbird (Wellingto Featherweight-George Perry (Wellington) beat Jack Cronon (ChristLightweight—Gordon Hawes (Westport beat Warren Parker (Carterton). Heavyweight-Herby Hepburn (Te Aroha) beat Stan King (Pukekohe). All the finals were won on points.