HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 614, 17 September 1909, Page 9

HASTINGS NOTES.

■ , •••—^—<? — TUE BOXING ASSOCIATION. ' (IJy Telccrayh.—Special .CorrcaDnndent.J . .' Hastings, September 16. -A- meeting of tho committee' of tho : ;Boxin2 Association was. held last ..night, Mr. G. I'•Haszatd in- tho '.chair. '~Tho Secretary produced the . gloves'" taken from" Tancred, the Petono light-weiglit,- in the. semi-final contest.; with Tucker, at'the late tournament. .Tho inaido. of the gloves "had' been deliberately cut .by some, : s«ificient horsehair romo'ved to leave only, a leather' covering for tho. knuckles. Tho refereo.i.testified to : the fact vthat Tanere.d.sknuokles; wcro 'practically.: baro when lie exam-, ined tliem'-'in tlio ring. , It was decided.to:repbrt tho matter ,to the Wellington Boxing Association and ask them to.inquire into. it. Tho W'Hington /Association wrote asking'.', for. ; a inatch—Butcher against L. Jlurphy—r.cxt month.':: ;It'-. was- decided ' that Wellington be ' written: to -r'egardihg /trainers' expenses.'. The balance-sheet of the lata tournament showed : receipts .£67: Ss. Gd., ' expenditure : i:121 lGs. 2d.,. leaving a/deficit of /»E57 10s: Bd. - .Tho railway giiaranteo of Jil7 will be 'l-efuiided, leaving a deficit of about ", Tho' chairman compli'.monted'.tKo .associaticii tho successful, meet', iug, and' declared that'he had : heard nothing • but praise.' from all.; /He' had .been,told that it •was tho best ever held. Tho deficit-ivas of no impoitanco. 'The • secretary, (Mr,. W. J, Jaegar) j remarked: that .20 contests wcro-a; record..for; any amateur tournament in the Dominion. Tho official' Brandon ; and N.' Baniforth:—wero: accorded: a; hearty vota: of thanks. ' Accounts amounting to 10s. 2d. .were passed for. payment. The golf match,' Takapau versus. Hastings at Takapau yesterday, resulted'/ in a ivin for - the homo■ team,'- th«,scores, being: Takapau, seven, games; s Hastings, fours drawn, one. / /' ■ At . a meeting of directors 'of the : Leather Eubbcr Company, held yesterday, Mr. J. Chnm- . bers, : ohairman of directors, presided. •' Mr; G., Land was ' unanimously /appointed /.managing director,; and -leaves for Jlelbourno to order tlib 'machinery,- study new processes, etc., on Wednesday . next. - Several.... consignments r; o/ waste leather , have been, received. It was decided to ask tho 'Minister for, Enilways' for a, concession in freight' on; the st)iue. Designs wero submitted and approved for a now- fac-tory,-tenders for the erection of which will be icalled for shortly. , Tho Ladies L.0.L., No. 5, held a successful euchro tournament and danco last night. There was, a large attendance. Tho winners ' wore :— Ladies,' Mrs. -Hopkins; gontlbmen, Mi:., Turner.' After the tournament was, finished dancing was.indulged in. ■ • /