SPORTING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18071, 8 January 1921, Page 5

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the beetton meeting. (Per Press Association.) REEFTON. Jan. 7. ' The weather was fine tor the Reefton midsummer meeting. There was a record attendance. The course was fast. The tote passed through £8374, an increase of £3377 on last year. Results: - Trial. —Cheer up tLeel 1, Woodrow 3. Perrier 3. Also: Benefit. Won easily. Time; 1.1 G 1-5. Fernflat Handicap.—Bestir (.Manson) 1. Sleepy Head 2. Braid 3. Also: Trantham Rose, Tayson, Erron Boy. Length and a-half. Time: 1.2. Reef ton Cup.—Ladily (T. Reed) 1. Tlrangi 2. Chaeronia 3. Length and ahalf. Time: 2.10. Sherwood Handicap.—Bumn (Jennings) 1. Irish Elegance 2. Tyson 3. Also ran: Kolyma, Zela, Royal Visit. A splendid finish. Won by ’ a nose. Time: 1.9. Soldiers' Trot —Orange Pippin 1. Rutii Hall 2. Otarario 3. Ten started. Won by a length and a-lialf. Time: 3.39 2-:>. Welter. —Perrier (Mansoni 1. Grand Duchy 2. Allika 3. Also: Black Night. Lady Middleton. Tyne. Persian Prince. Mickey Free. Won by two lengths. Time; 2.29 4-5. Progress Handicap.—Gold Problem (Mansoni 1, Tantalus 2. O’Hallaran 1. Also; Lady Gazeley. Sleepy Head. ReMaymorn. Two lengths. Time; Junction Trot.—War Bond I. Revolia 2, Lady Bombay Nine started. Won easily. Time: 2.25 2-.’..

ably good.” “Are you Mayor of the town?” he was asked. The little man flushed with conceit, bul he laughed off lite compliment and remarked, ‘No. they wouldn't have me foi £lOOO a year." Then be went on tn explain that he had been on the Council for a brief while, and had done very good work, but "they got me out of it." “They” had got the Defence Department to send along an enlistment appeal—it was during war time—and as he would not put It In nis window there was a very big fuss. Naturally! By the way. the propaganda of this man. who will never be accused of modesty, evidently docs not interfere with the growth of his business, which notv occupies a large block of buildings on one of the best corners of the town. According to some of our Iccal Labourites any man in business in uft of necessity be a capitalist. What would they say of this man. a business man employing labour In two or three enterprises, setting hiluself up as an International Socialist?