In the Open Air.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13733, 24 October 1908, Page 2 (Supplement)

In the Open Air.

The race, for the Hardwic-ke' Stakes at Ascot recently was marked by a sensational incident. The favourite was Oalvan:. and when he «« leading three hundred Yards from home a man either fell or was pushed on to the course. Galvn'ni. in jumnihg over him. lamed himself and finished last. There is no doubt that-but for this' interference Major Loder's. colt would have won this valuable stake.

Owing to the main rivers being st'll very high, trout fishing is still far from good The mouth of" the Opihi is still partially blocked, and the stream runs too far to'the south to scour but a deep channel. The Rangitata channel is well to the north, and is far from good. The fish" taken in this river-are not yet ; n the best of condition. The experiences of try-fishers so for are poor, the fish that are keen on the "feathers and fur" being very small. Even daylight- till dark whippets are not rewarded for their hard -raft with anything bigger than a two-pounder.

If seems very unlikely that Dr Edward Mills Grace will ever again iak« an active put in the game to which be has been so long devoted, and of which -he lias been so great an ornament. The old. injury to his knee is again troubling him. and he can only just manage to get about. He has" retired from the Thnrnburr eleven, for which he has played for thirty-five years, and it is probable that in future he will always he ntvm- 1 bered among the spectators instead.-of bowling his seductive lobs. His retirement marks the elcee of an interesting and wonderful career.

The editor of tjie " Sporting Chronicle," •Manchester, has' received a letter from Georg Hackehschmidt, the famous wrestler, who, his many admirers -in-Great Britain will regiet to learn was lying very ssriously ill in hospital at Aix la Chapelle. He had undergone an operation to bin knee, with serious results'to himself, and for three nights morphia had to be admiirstered to obtain relief from excruciating pain. A subsequent operation left two lingers on his left hand paralysed. He writes. "I feel a little better to-day, only I cannot get back the iKe of two fingres on my left hand, and since, the operation they are quite dead. As soon as I stm out" of bed I will have electrical--treat-ment. I only hope I shall not have paralysis of my treeps." At. laKst advices" Haekensciiinidt is lying in a.-private hospital.

In extending a welcome lo Squares at Auckland, on behalf of ihe Boxing Association, the chairman .referred to him as a fine exponent of the "noble art." They had heard a lot about the "brutality" of boxing, but -they had to thank Messrs (ieaeh. MacMahon. and Carroll for obtaining a film of the Burns-Squires contest, and demonstrating to the people what it was really like- The Northern Boxing Association was composed of business men. who were not likely to lend theniselvts to degradii'i contests. Hard things had been said about boxing, but it was good training and lined men to worthily tip-

bold the traditions of England's glosious p.m. It wno less degrading to fight than to run away when a crisis ocemred. The boxing .it present was controlled by the police inspector, who«e suict i>upei \ jsion ptetented th«- occurrence of objectionable natures, and t was therefore earned on in a mauuei tn which no one tnuld take exception lu thanking the association for then lecepuon Squires said that as f.ir .t, brut ili»y in boxing was concerned lie ought to be an authority He had been luirt more in a boor ball match than ever h- hid been m his -worn contest

" Milroy," of the Sydney Mail, wr'tcs: —The n> w Uoveinor Ueneril of Austialia, the hail of Dudley, u .1 strong -npporier (if all Mtitdooi import, and no ire.ui pritormei m the saddle, though .1 big iii.ui He has sui rounded himseii with .1 stuff of sportsm»n. who. we are told, 1.111 hold rhcii own .it most** popular p.iutiices. from polo 10 boxing la-id Dudley i>- \m wealthy, and has aheady had considerable uuf ex|>eueuce 111 hngland. It is. thetetoie, hoped in -spoiling cucles that he wll follow in the footbtepo of Sn Hercules Robinson, also Loid Cariington, and legister Lis colours in Auvitalia. Tliom- two exGo\eiuoib of New- South "Wales wt-te. I b->lie\e. the only iepio«entatnes of the Crown 111 Austialia tti.it openly pat ionised the tutf by I.icing hoi«-e« The uiHiu'iae which Si- Hercules Robitiwiu hiought to b*-at on the turf 411 tliL, Stste did .111 111 cih.ul.iblc aiiiount of good

I'm ' Tin (1 lobe." .1 reputable New Voik * veiling newspaper I J Ruou, who won the- 400 niftrts llmdlr Kai-e. li.is (diitlihuced notes of the- tow Due lan uiiagine th,- reports he has fiirni"bed lrom .1 tangle statement lUfetrmg to tli> wrestling nmdi and the defeat of -\aijanei;. of the X VA V , Bacon nays the witbtbng judges dining the competition wete o\ei at the Mwmnung tank encouraging the Fnglish swimmer*. Someone toht tJiem that m their absence Xar janes had been thtown and both «hnuldeii> had touchfd the mat 1 hey came luck ind promptly returned his opponent as ihe winnei. though they Inn not 1 een the bout ""lhii» is .1 fmr 1 ample of what has be-_n dished up foi our -.11111 t it Km during the past (.oiiple ot wcks" «iys a Xew York writer. One can sciieely tiedit that Bacon tver made <u-h .1 prepo-steiDus statement, although any wtuk to hit tbe British jmlgti, .ipjuais good enough in -ome quarters ROW! N't} XOITS (By Sliding Seat.) The trial fours have been going now a fortnight, and every crew is getting in an much 1 mining under the circumstances as |H«-.sibl». This year the club have been very forl,'unai<- in -.'lectßig something" like fotty new- members,' which wiys a good deal for the interee',- that Tk - being taken, in the sport, lu introducing myself to the rowing member* of tlu* community, I must apologist- if 1 -luirt the feelings of any member in this line of sport,-'as in these noies I hope, by fair criticism, to raise the standard of rowing in the 'fimaru Club. From what can be heard, Duff and ."••Varies. Xorrie and Berry, Le Kuer and Dunne, have all a winning chance. Tn--1 .e:id of tlii* usual tuiil in pair oarril boat, the fours,- will lie from about halfway to the «nd of the V-sfension to the steps «f tbe Momlv wharf.

Tin- i-lub have done very wisely in having n raee for beginners and out of 12 pairs their will Ik' something- like 10 go to tho starting post. 1 have not. seen very many of these crews (raining, some going out in the morning before daylight, and others going out after dark, so very little btM -been seen of them.

I have seen K. Robitumn, <"'. ami E l!r,-nll<:v mill (VimpLplls crew .on the wat

er. Malwn «n<l Nitliollw ] have seen very little of, C\ Rrailley's crew is very T-cin. he having only one new- mctnl>»r to nmli-iiil with. Hi- kit g'»t hi« father to coach him. ami I hinl; to him t« help I hi* crew :ilnn<;. I.". Hra.i!'.y I hit year has hi'*" jjiven a lifi up ti> Ai.ri.ke .seal. an«l I hope luek will com- to him, a» lie well tl«wrvc.« >ilie low- a iiiic stroke. !>»* >hoiihl Ml lip

straiijhi. (ict shoiihlcrs on the first pan of the Mioke anil ilrive hw legs home after the •.hoiihlcr-i are pa«i tint iHTpemiiciilar. Hi; nitmli. r ihive h>'»'a:» 11. Aich.r. who :fhc e.-.n »ci in the truiniiiK -h..uhl he -i hi(J help t" th" erew. \V. H-I„i!« >h.ml.l talk !e-> anil work har.ler. W. \fver< i< the makitißt of a very t,"»-'l man. hi- !< tpiiet ainl trii'v to iearli Another nc«- voimj! otroke i< A. .1. Camphell. an.l from what 1 >an Lain he iK v.ry well. ClaiiKhtoii's X... ". i, vrv ,: I'iailley -lu-uhl noi '.hint lie !•*' 'he only man in the *ln-«l thai can row. lfe rhoiihl pay more at t. m ion in tin- time n th- Imal he it 111 ;!,:,„ ;,. til- colimilltlity Ull.. iliit the h'*w man i* 'h- weak «|«.t iti th- crew, hilt if !>•• lake-- note of "h..w to ~,.„ „„ .| ilic ." uhich ..p|-ar 1..-lo«, he «ill (iml imi.U ei-air. Th- t.-m ..t the ,i,«v 1 ,iill ,(...! «iih IWXI we.-k. How ;■• row on Sh-trv Kvciy m-ui „!,.■.. h- li.-. --tartt :, r ..w,>|„K«. l.i> .t,,i, The til-a patt <>'< the "Hi.l.- ■• ihat ■-. \..n - h'uil'l <"m«' «J»

~, tii.- pi.-.ti'.ii. lie- ho.ly . hoiihl !„. -it ;, -huh! a,til- :i lefore Vol) no.v.- <>u :U 'I" ««-' thi- th- ► hoiil-h r. hmih! 1- thioun on !.. the o.u. «iih anil"- perfect lv »tr;i,„'ht. tio-n ;h----\,y. .lioiihl 1. ■'■■■'■ '"it: whrii y.ni tilel \.ri-,|->-il ril the • mi •■! the vi'-'ie yoil i-Jioiihi '•!,.,0! ihc h.-.lii!- irli'. e.Vf r the knci a«(l

then come forward on the elide; the eud of the stroke is when the hands ate "over the knees. The elide should "not "be iu«hed forward. 1 believe the Oamaru crew have been taught this stroke, and if'this is co '.i would pay member* to'take''a. lesson from them, as by rowing th's bttoke every man will lind roving <t pleasure instead of a duty I mui>i "tKarik the late -coach of the Oamaru crew 'foY the not*", on. this crew.

The eommit'ee are having"' amount of trouble juct now in legard to oars, and it is the hope of tvery'inember that they will soon have & complete set for each boat. I hear that the club" 1 intend to_keop ihe .-.et made of oregon pine wlucli came down with the fin»t biiat Thty are doing widely in keep ; ng them, as they are bound to come in useful later or.. The club liave had word fiom Wellington that they cannot get tlieir racing clmker.s, and they ate now m eonimuru 1 cition with Melbourne boat builder l ' The Oamartt crew are only going i fair. They have had the experience of Mr Q'. Watson as coach for 10 days, and he has made a big improvement in them. Stroke, has. improved a little but should still try and vu a more- «ven time, as all depends on him. His catch -s a little faulty, when a* com«i; out he should not hesitate, but hit the water at pnee.'Number three is inclined to ?ig zag_ his body in coming forward, but should not try and overreach himself .is by doing thA he timmediately drops his shoulder, -which looks very ugly Xmnl»er two is tlk weak" spot i m the boat, he is a hard grafter, but bus a lot to learn He should not look about him. He must keep time with three and not rash bi« slide forward, And bave to wait till thre«* 13 there, as by do nig- that, how is also waiting. " ITis stmke is very good at the catch, but after that he goes to p'eees. He should try and combine the two drives, the shoitlderu anil legs. Bow man. *' ot course, suifers through two'u time—if two K late bow must also be late. He gets » good catch, but is .1 little slow in getting his band away. I look for cretter improvement in this ciew if they hope to have am chance to win against Oamaru. 1 hear they will bf able to get tbe .\erviees of \lr Bradley after this week, and he ought tn help them along all light. He shouk be Aery strict in the boat, make every man keep at attention when they are rowing amt rating.