RACING.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1927, Page 4

RACING.

GREYMOFTH ACCEPTAXC ICS. For its meeting to-morrow the Greymoutli Jockey Club has received the lull nviiijr acceptances: Novice Hack Handicap, 51 I'm longs: —Erin-go-Bragh, Waikaia, Cash Box, -Hiss .Martial, .Sacrifice 9.0. Lord .Middleton, Hose Blossom. Grey Finch, 8.5, I .Meroution 7.5. I Hurdle Handicap, 11 miles and 110 I yards:—Flying .Master 10.5, Kllah 9.0, Lord Leslie 9.11, Big Push 9.3, Bed Heather 9.2. Hannan .Memorial Handicap, 1$ miles:—Goosestep 9.-1. W’hai fedale 8.12, Para 8.10, Gay Queen 8.7, Happy Days 7.13, Steel Bar 7.10. Viewpoint 1.8, Xo Response 7.5, Pickaninny 7.1. Faster Hack Handicap. 7 furlongs— Caliban) 9.1. Gaslight 8.13, .Motion 8.9. Rapid Hose 8.8, Erin-go-Bragh 8. -I, Grey Wells 8.2. Hose Blossom, Grey Finch, Sacrifice 7.7. Flying Handicap. 5-1 furlongs: Corn Rigs 9.12, Heisler 9.11. King Quin, Para 9.8, Royal Game 9.5, Clontarf 9.-1. Some Ahhey 8.13. Paphian 8.5, Pickaninny 8.1. Birthmark 7.9. -Motor Smash 7.4. Waikaia 7.0. Metropolitan Handicap. G furlongs: —Wharfcdnle 9.13. Heisler 9.9. Calihurn 8.13. Some Ahhey 8.13. Viewpoint 8.8. Corinthic 8.4, Krin-go-Bragh 8.1, King Cheops 7.10, ■Marble Slab 7.0. Highweight Handicap, 7 furlongs: Hallownoon 9.10, Sartolite, Motion 9. ft. Rapid Rose, Rapid Fire 8.13. Steel Bar S.l 2, All Gold 8.9. Birthmark B.G. Xo Response 8.6, Marble Slab 8.0. Farewell Handicap. 6t- furlongs:— 1 Corn Rigs 9.10, King Quin 9.9. Royal Game 9.3. Gay Queen 9.3, Hallownoon ’ 9.1, Caliburn 8.11. Viewpoint S.G. Gaslight B.G. King Cheops 7.8. Birthmark 7.7. A..T.C. RACES 3 SYDNEY. April 21. f The Jockey Club has decided to hold - its third day's racing on April 961 h. and the final day on April 28th.

The Jlarbour Board decided to-day to call tenders for a combined tug and grab dredge. Returns submitted to the Board showed a very high record for .March shipping and a substantial increase in last half year’s revenue. ATTACKED BY .MONKEY. AUCKLAND. April 20. A performing monkey tit the Empress Theatre bit. its owner. T. Bradley, on both arms last evening, indicting painful injuries. Bradley was preparing the animals for t heir performancewhen two grew fractions and hared their teeth as a preliminary to declaration of hostilities. While he was separating the animals the larger attacked Bradley. The animals were chained tip. and -it the time of the mishap Bradley was dres-iiig them in various costumes on it table, in the wings, while .Mr E. Foley was giving vaudeville items. After treatment at the casualty ward of the Hospital Bradley insisted on returning to the theatre and continuing his act, which terminated witlt>ul further trouble.

ELECTORAL COMMISSION. WELLINGTON. April 20. The recently-appointed Representation Commission is losing no time in eoitimeiu ittg the work of revising the Dominion's eloitornl boundaries in lin - with the disclosures of tile last census in relation to the redistribution -if population. It was announced today that the Commissioners had been called together for Monday. May 2nd. and Wellington will he the meeting place.

The first duty of the Commission will he to decide the quota for each electorate anti the number of seats to j. be allocated for the respective islands. The boundaries will then be fixed suh- . jeet to amendment oil petition from the electors concerned in iitiv of the L* i changes. • 1 A SHOPLIFTER. AUCKLAND. April 20. A well-dressed woman, .lane Neiling (3S), married, with six children, and living apart from her husband, pleaded guilty this morning In stealing a pair of shoes, valued at 11s 9d, from a ()iieeii Street shop. 1 She appeared in Court with tt lathy in her arms, and the Magistrate. Air Hunt. remarked: I suppose you I brought it to show me. ° The Chief-Detective said that nothing previously was known about the ’■ woman, but Ibe circumstance* sugs. gested that she was a professional slioplifter. " Counsel onset veil that ihe polite had no pro: I ot iltis. and i!' t-ceu-i."I uore imprisoned it would he shoe-king, v iiii '* no one to mind the young children. ’ Mr IDiiil: This is a woman who. after stealing the shoe., went back to the simp to change them tor another ! ! pMr. Counsel: That’s so; but can a woman bo punished for her impudence? ' Major Gordon .suggested probation II and undertook to take an interest in accused’s case and visit her home. ' ( liiof-Dott ivo : If von do you'll .-oo v the garments she has there- and might 11 wonder where .-he got them. 1 Mr Hunt said, though helmed to give her II da;. -, h- wouldn't imprison • her ot- account ot her y: itiig family. Other magistrates, however, were send--1 iug shoplifters to g"o-L Mr-; X- iiiug wa- pice •1 on tv..» yo.-::-' -t.iii pruha- • lion. ADVERT! IKING SI U\T. : AMEI.LINt ;TON. Apt il 20. 1 ‘'Cot any <-i;-.a ret to cards. Mister!-" i 5 '-ft-rvpeated pleading of the small ‘ I- y. while at times a source of irritaI lion, nevertheless provides a striking ' example of tlte extraordinary interest “ Lin- rising generation lake.- in products ' pictorial. Erstwhile non-smokers smoke - to-day. not for enjoyment or relnxa- ‘ lion, but to satisfy the demands of a - diminutive picture (ollretor at home, i lit the series of pictorial studies that - la- now become so familiar is shortly • to lie added another class of picture, • one dealing with typical views of New - Zealand places and New Zealand seeui cry. i'h" value of the cigarette card t as an advertising medium appealed to ; the Government Publicity Olliee, which has produced a remarkable set of titty G miniature photographs for distribution i| by means of the cigarette packet. A > j really excellent selection of views and - subjects has been made, while the | actual photography is a revelation, j Compact descriptions of the subjects ! appear on the cards, which are worthy II of inclusion in any album. j LORRY KATA LIT I F.K. AUCKLAND. April 21. Roland Arthur Turner, 51. was had- | ly injured when knocked down by a j lorr.v near I’oinl v lievalior School this I morning, and he ded soon after. j J With three companions, lie had j alighted front a Inis, and while mu-1 uing round the front to reach the footpath. a city council lorry, carrying a load of cement, knocked Turner over. RATAXA. WANGANUI. April 10. ” We have been waiting a long time for our people who have gone over to Ratanni.xm to learn the unwisdom of the step.” said the lion. Air Xgata at a conference at Arohanui l’a. ”1 have been glad to find that the young Maori of the West Coast is not bothering his head about any of the ‘ isms,’ ” he continued, and he suggested that a resolution should he passed dis-nssoeia-ting the conference from the Ratana movement. The resolution was carried. SEARCH FOR PRISONER. CHRISTCHURCH. April 21. < Early this evening the Lyttelton police received information that a man answering to the description of the i missing prisoner, Raymond "Whiting, 1 had been seen on the road at Tiapnki. 1 Two constables met the suspect on the t road carrying a swag. I After a thorough examination at the i Lyttelton Police Station it was found < that while the suspect tallied in many]' respects with the description of the 1 missing man, particularly in the mat- t ter of height and colour, lie was tin- o doubtedly older, and did not have a v broken nose. He was released. a INTOXICATED .MOTORIST. v AUCKLAND. April 21. t John Buckley, aged -15, a builder, t was fined 210. and his license was can- s celled for a year for being in a state a of intoxication while in charge of a t> motor-car. A constable said lie saw a Buckley outside the Panmure Hotel jft vesterday afternoon, and he was stag- it goring about and went over to his ear. tl trying to crank it. Tie was so drunk t: to could hardly stand. Magistrate ni Hunt, in imposing the penalty, said it w ,vns fortunate for the accused that he m ira.s not driving the ear. at