COURSING AT PATEA

Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1931, Page 10

COURSING AT PATEA

INTERESTING SPORT PROVIDED. 'MORRISSEY CUP AND V.C. CLOCK. Fine weather prevailed at Whenuakura during the Patea Coursing Club’s July meeting. Coursing enthusiasts from many parts of Taranaki attended, excellent sport being witnessed. Mr. J. Feaver was judge, Mr. C. Sheahan was slipper and Mr. T. J. Scott, club secretary, supervised the programme. The Morrissey Cup, with a purse of £l6, was won by Messrs. Hurley and Willis’ Rapyrus, the V.C. clock and purse of £lO being secured by Mr. J. Shore's Lady Commoner. Details are:— MORRISSEY CUP. First Round. Boy Limes (3 pointe) beat Our Dainty (2 pointe). Baby Limes 31 beat Milestone 0. Mosquito 3 beat Bright Light 0. Maphian 3 beat Sarah Gamp 1. Oliver Twist 3 beat Queen of Spades U. Papyrus 44 beat Tiki 1. My Spec 1 beat Prowler 0. Paphian’s Best a bye. Second Round. Mosquito 2 beat Boy Limes 1. Maphian 7 beat Baby Limes 2. Papyrus 14 beat Oliver Twist 9. My Spec 2 beat Paphian’s Best 0, Third Road Mosquito 2 beat Maphian 1 Papyrus 3 beat My Spec 1 Final. Papyrus, Messrs. Hurley and Willis’ black dog, by Paphian—Why Not, beat Mosquito, Mr. J. Pepperell’s b.b., by Letty’e Comedy—Witch Hazel. Mosquito and Papyrus were slipped to a strong, ■ straight-running hare. Papyrus led by four lengths, took the first turn, wrenched and turned again, Mosquito driving in to kill. The pointe were: Papyrus 41, Mosquito 1. V.C. CLOCK. First Round. Rin Tin Tin 54 beat Barraby Rudge 3. Limelight 6 beat Yellowbird 3. Diamond Blot 3 beat Our Jack 1. Pythian 7 beat Cashbox 3. Lady Commoner 5 beat Nettle 2. Second Round. Pythian 7 beat Rin Tin Tin 4. Lady Commoner 6 beat Limelight 5. Diamond Blot a bye. Third Round. Diamond Blot 3 beat Pythian 1. Lady Commoner a bye. Final. Diamond Blot, Messrs. Hurley and Willis’ blue dog, by Paphian—.Jewel Box, beat Lady Commoner, Mr. J. Shore’s black and white bitch, by Rin Awa —Silver Somme. Lady Commoner led by four lengths and made the first turn, Diamond Blot driving in to kill. Diamond Blot secured the highest points. ARARATA DAIRY COMPANY. NEW EXPORT REGULATIONS. The new regulations affecting the export of cheese which will come into operation in the near future were mentioned by Mr. T. A. Winks, chairman of the Ararata Dairy Company, at the annual meeting of shareholders at Hawera yesterday. In an endeavour to improve the quality of the cheese which left New Zealand, he said, the cheese would be held in the country for a longer period in order to permit it to mature more than in previous years. Then there was the compulsory grading of milk which, he thought, would soon become universal.

A short discussion ensued, among the fair attendance of shareholders on items in the balance-sheet. Both the report and balance-sheet were adopted. In moving their adoption, the chairman said the year had been a disappointment to all dairy companies. Ararata, however, had come through as well as the average company. The retiring directors, Messrs. E. L. Death and P. A. Lundberg, were the only nominations for the vacancies on the directorate, and were declared re-elect-ed. At a subsequent meeting of directors Mr. Winks was re-elected chairman. Messrs. Lennon and Tristam were reelected auditors. On the motion of the chairman, votes of thanks to the manager, factory staff and secretary for their good work during the year were passed. KOHI DAIRY COMPANY. DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report of the directors of the Kohi Dairy Company states that 9.02 d. was paid for butterfat supplied during the season. The balance-sheet showed a gross profit of £995 3s. 7d. From this amount £ll2 16s. had been written off as depreciation on buildings, plant and machinery, leaving a net balance of £BB2 7s. 7d. to be carried to the appropriation account. This, together with the sum of £34 13s. 9d. already in the appropriation account, made a total of £917 Is. 4d., which the directors recommended to be dealt- with as follows: To make an immediate payment of Id. per lb. for butterfat supplied during the season, thus making the total payment for the season of 10.20 d.; the balance to be dealt with when the balance of the cheese is sold. Kohi statistics are:—Pounds of cheese, 450,022; lb. of milk, 3,903,433; lb. of fat made into cheese, 171,142.75; lb. of cheese to lb. of butterfat, 2.63; lb. of milk to lb. of cheese, 8.67; average test for season, 4.4; lb. of milk separated, 119,041; lb. of butterfat, 6,172.28; lb. of fat from milk standardised, 2013.44; whey butter for suppliers, 2'1121b;; lb. of whey butterfatt sold, 9433.131 b. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. J. B. Rowe, treasurer of the Wanganui Rugby Union, leaves Wanganui next week for Hawera, where, says the Chronicle, he is entering the employ of Messrs, Johnston and Company as traveller for the Taranaki district. His absence will leave a gap in the ranks of Rugby which will be hard to fill. He has played a big part in the game, firstly as a player, then as a referee and, latterly, as treasurer of the parent body in the Wanganui district He was associated with the committee which was responsible for placing the Union’s finances on a sound basis at the commencement of the present year.