Waipukurau Jockey Club.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5246, 14 April 1908, Page 3

Waipukurau Jockey Club.

Tho following acceptances havo been received for the meeting to be held on Easter Monday, April 20th, 1908 : Easter Handicap, of 100 sovs ; once round.—King’s Lynn 8-2, The Seer 8-1, Millennial 7-10, White Lie 78, Oakbourne 7-5, Prize Bloom 7-0. Hack Handicap, of 100 sovs ; miles. —Waipuuehu 8-12, Pushful, Top Rose 8-5, Prize Bloom 82, Turquet 7-11, Robin Link, My Darling 7-8, Hopeful, Maharatanga 7-7, Monsieur Beaucaire 7-6, Merry Tiger 7-0. Waipukurau Handicap, of 150 govs ; 1J miles.—Graud Slam 9-0, Mystification 8 8, Black Reynard 8 6, Milleuial 7-8, White Lie 7-0, Oasis 6 7. Two-year-old Handicap, of 100 sovs ; 4 furlongs.—Chantress 8 8, Berengaria, Kautuku 86, No Trumps 7-9, The Cockatoo 7-6, Thalor 76, Remission, Polynioes 7-0. Luliea’ Handicap, of 50 sovs; 1£ miles.—Asteroid 12 G, Kaipetipeti 12 6, Oakbourne 11-13, Maku 11-9, Commander 118, i’rizo Bloom 11-7, Papatu 11-5, Baltic, Olympus, Hopeful, Mahi.ratanga 10 13, Carabelle 10-12, Brown Belt, Repute, Kaharawa, Fuse, 10 7. Flying Handicap, of 120 sovs ; 6 furlongs— Mystification 89, The Soer 88, Tarina 7-9, Linkless 7-5, Chryßoprase, Goldfield 6 7. Final Handicap, of 80 sovs; 5 furlongs —Erl King 9 7, Soatondale 9-4, Illustrious, Mistime 8-5, Nivvaru, Carron, i My Darling 7-10, Hntiwai 7-9, Maiora, Monsieur Beiiucairo, 7-8, Hapuku 7 5, Mistletoe, Waikoura, Waikuku, Pronun, Takeloy, Utopia 7 0.

At the meeting of the committee Messrs B. Shadbolt (chair), Bailey, Gilbertson, Chambers aud Grosvenor were present. Applications wore received from seven bookmakers for licenses. It was decided to grant tho licenses on condition that the necessary procedure as laid down by the Racing Conference was carried out. Tho secretary was authorised to procure all necessary furniture for tho ladies’ cottage. Also to ongago Mr J. Winlovo to do the carpenter’s work for tho day of the meeting. Three new members wore elected. Three rinks ol Napier bowlers will visit Waipawa on Good Friday. Frank Glasgow, the All Black, will in all probability play for tho Wanganui Old Boys this season. An early transfer from Inveroargill is expectod. At a meeting of the match oommittee of tho Waipawa Rifles, on Friday, it was decided to cancel tho match Bet down lor Wednesday next, 15th April, and that it take place ou Good Friday, 17th, shooting to oommeuoe .at 10 a m. aharp. It was also decided that these competitors who did not complete the second match and the first raDge of the last match, last Wednesday, will have the opportunity of doing so after the third match is completed. There will be range prizes for each range.

Benrntt, the well-known Canterbury orioketer, who bowled well in the repre sentative match against Wellington »t the New Year, will leave for England shortly, under engagement to play professionally for the Worcestershire Club in first-olass county cricket at Home next yfear.

It was at a country football match The referee had just sent Giles off the field for deliberate fouling. Instantly the other team sent off anothor man with him. “Why do that?” asked the referee. “ You can have fifteen men, though the other side will only play fourteen.” The opposing captain was firm as a rook. “If you think,” he said, “that we’re going to let Gilos get into that dressing-room alono, all among our watohes and money, you’re pratty badly mistaken.”