WAIRARAPA’S CLAIM.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20649, 25 June 1935, Page 12

WAIRARAPA’S CLAIM.

Per Press Association. MASTERTON. June 24. With reference to a recent Press Association message from Blenheim relative to eariv racing in New Zealand, it is interesting to recall that private racing commenced in the Wairarapa some time in the forties. Later, in 1855, several settlers met in the Lower V alley and held a race meeting, subscribing to the funds of the first Wairarapa Jockey Club.

his advantage of 171 b in weight and his reputation for 15 knock-outs. Repeatedly he made efforts to maintain his title of “ knock-out king,” but the Australian was too clever for him. x These Drawn Battles. I do not know what readers think of the increasing number of drawn fights. For myself I have small patience with referees who cannot find a winner and a loser at the end of any contest. I take the view that no two men may finish dead level. There must be a difference. however fractional. So much, to me, is obvious. The gentleman in charge of the feather-weight eliminator between Dave Crowley and Benny Caplan—deadly rivals—decided, when they had covered the full championship distance, that one had proved to be as good as the other, and accordingly he divided the spoils. There followed a chorus of protests, and, I decided, with reason. The affair, which made for white-hot partisanship, was difficult to handle, and was accompanied by so much noise and clatter that I, for one, was one a little afraid of what might happen when the verdict came to be announced. Fortunately, there was nothing more serious than a deal of bellowing. As I read the contest, I made Crowley the winner. Throughout he was the more purposeful fighter. Vicar Objects to Pets at Funerals. The Rev F. A. Roughton, Vicar of Ckilleywood, near Chelmsford, England, told a reporter: “ I rather feel that there is too much sentimentality in allowing animals, such as dogs Parses, to follow the cortege of departed owners to the grave. “ If. however, it is desired to respect the wishes of the dead in these matters, the animal should not be allowed to Droceed past the churchyard gates.” The Vicar has made a request that logs shall not in future accompany nourners at funerals in Galleywood Parish Churchyard.