SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 94, 10 June 1911, Page 5

SPORTING.

ENGLISH RACING. (Received 10, 10.25 a.m.) London, Juno 9. The Manchester Cup, run to-day, resulted :—Marajax 1, Origo 2, -Buckwheat 3. NAPIER STEEPLECHASE. (Per Press Association.) Napier, Last Night. Nominations for the Napier Steeplechase, to bo run at Napier Park on June. 23, were received to-night as fob' lows: Corazon, Te Arai, Aorangi, Xavier, Mount Cook, Starlight, Sardonyx, Lill, Lovell, Maidi, Winiata, Loch Fyne, Nogi, Yashmak, Lingerer, El Dorado, and Don Carlos. A Sydney cable states that advices have been received that Dr. Hart has purchased the English thoroughbred stallion Cyrus for the Brocklesby stud. The price paid is not stated. COURSSNG. (Per Press Association.) Palmerston X., J,ast Night. The Manawatu Coursing wlub has been allotted the Waterloo Cup for the second vear in succession. it was to have been run in Dunedin in June, but Dunedin has surrendered it to Palmerston, where it will be run off on August 2b to 25. HOCKEY. NEW ZEALAND REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION. (Per Press Association) Christchurch, Last Night. The adjourned meeting of the New Zealand Hockey Referees’ Association was held last evening, when seven associations were represented. The following officers wore elected:—Patron, His Excellency Lord Islington; president, Rev. if. 11. Mathias; vice-presi-dents, the presidents of affiliated associations; secretary, Mr. G. IV. Ford; treasurer, Mr. A. G. Poison; auditor, Mr. P. N. Rundle; management committee, Messrs. E. Hulbort, IT. Hatch, N. Goldsbury, L. Cnsworth, and E. P. Cooper. A considerable amount of correspondence was dealt with, and it. was decided to further communicate with the nnafTiiiated associations asking them to join the association. It was decided to issue a standard ring for the measurement of hockey sticks. The subscription was fixed ai IDs fid for the season. The committee was instructed to reconsider. the ruling on off-side play given last year. Several rulings asked for by different centres were agreed on.