SPORTING

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 May 1914, Page 3

SPORTING

HAWKE'S BAY RACING. tl'Eli I'KE'oS ASSOCIATIONHastings, This Day. Heavy rain fell last night with the result that going at the first day of the Hawke's Bay Club's autumn meeting will be heavy. This morning broke dull and threatening, but the weathei is now clearing and the prospects are for a fine day. 10-day *s a led letter day in the history oi the turf in this district, the occasion being the opening of the Jockey Club's new buildings, ing a grandstand (seating lo00), officials' stand, tea kiosk and totalisator house, which have been erected at a cost of tM-i,OOO. Itie appointments are now as up-to-date as any in the dominion. A reeord attendance is anticipatedThe Government will be represented at the opening ceremony by the Hon. W. Eraser, Minister" for Public Works and the Hon. H. D. Bell, Minister for Internal Affairs. A contingent representing both branches of the Legislature also will be present. Longlands Hurdles. —Cousin Jack 1, Lamsdorff 2, Papalitz 3. Scratched : Golden Water. Won easilv. Time 3min 49 l-ssec. Okafiu fell at the last jump.

Maiden Hack, six furlongs. Rigo Park 1, Hymen 2, Munje 3. Scratched: Aviation, Omanawo, King's Host, Elovoma, Black Powder. Won by two lengths; time Imin 18secs.

Porangahua Handicap, Gif u '~ longs.—YaJialla 1, Lady Louisa 2, Way Fly 3. Scratched: Adroit, Sauci. Won by a length : Hme Irnin 25secs.

Nursery Handicap.--Hon 1, Chakwana 2, Queenlike 3. Scratched : Canpeador. Time l.min 4 3-ssecs.

The annual election of the Levin School Committee will be held at the school on Thursday evening 7th inst. The average attendance at the school is -105 and householders within the school district are eligible for election. _ The, nomination either in writing or made verbally at the election (8 p.m. Thursday) must have the consent of the candidate nominated. Parents or guardians of children attending school, house holders (whether owners or tenants) and their wives have a right to e'Xorcisp their vote at the election. Lodgers, whether in private houses hotels or boarding houses have no such right unless they have children attending the school.

Oil Thursday afternoon Mr F. 'Rotter gave a demonstration at his farm, lumbcrley road, of the Treloar milking machine to a number of farmers, some of whom came from Manakau. The whole plant came through the test satisfactorily and those present appeared satisfied with the results obtained. Two notably strong points aboutthe machine are its simplicity and its clean milking; the amount of milk obtained by "stripping'' being very small. Tts combined suction and pressure acFion has not affected the cows' teats, and the cows are quite easy to milk by hand though they have been milked by machines all through Ihe season. A good point about the Treloar machine is that the eups do not. drop off the teivts as is often the case with other machines, and they do not require any support to keep them on. After the milking ihe machines were washed and the ease and quickness witli which this was done was a surprise to Ihe visitors. That the Treloar is steadily gaining in the estimation of dairy farmers is proved by the fact that sixty-two machines were installed in various parts of ITorowhenua County last year, and in twenty-two cases they were substituted for other machines. The average return of butter fat from each cow for the last three months (obtained by Air Retter) shows a big increase compared with the average for the same months last year, when the cowb were milked by luiud. l (1 or February, 01 cows( fed on muize) averaged 20.21bs of butter fat; for February, IUI4, 58 cows averaged 2-3.Tibs; for March, ll)iy 51 cows (fed on maize) averaged 19.91b5; for March, 1914, 5T cows (fed on maize) averaged 24.Tibs; for April, 1 91.0, 00 cows averaged lG.2lbs; and for April this year 4 the average return from 50 cows was I9.^lbs.

The opening' of the Taieri Tea Rooms (to be conducted by the Misses iMclveg'o', i u Haswells' Buildings, Lovin) has bceu iixed tor Monday next, I.lth May. It was hoped to have the tea rooms ready J'or opening' by Thursday, 71h inst., but owing to the delay in the arrival of sonic of the goods a poslpononient was necessary.