Jottings.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 393, 25 December 1908, Page 4

Jottings.

tßv Ilex] iations to R. Artist in I >e Championship o the Scull- j .id. In him New Zealand have a pion who, 1 venture to predict, aold tho proud title of Ctampiun he World for many years to come, be bas youth and strength on hie side. No doubt his victory will, cause a revival of professional rowing-?in England (already the Nugget Boot* and Shoe Polish £o. are giving £5OO for an International Rowing Race on the Thames), but I can see no man at present capable of extending him. By the way, J. Crotty, of who assures me that he won the Championship of the Kawbia Harbour some years ago, was in town on Saturday and expressed himself willing to •leLinti bu ti.io agaiual ail i Arnst Wtrai a boom for Kawhlrt. ; : | New Zealai.d are wdeed doing wall ■ in fUe aiMetic--worol. The j'inigs ofi !h£> fumoAH “All Blacks “ in Rugby n.’w a of hi'tory, gaibu’ liul" affiue defeating them. (1i notice t hat Wales crippled the I ail ct the Australian “ Wallabies ArrisU i« the Sculhng Obampion, and in A. F. Wilding we have a tennis player that any eouutry may be proud of. If . Norman Brooks and Wilding defend their title as holders of the Davis Cupt, 1 which they recency p galUutly did, I ! think it wilt rfetham'th A-isti?alasia (or a few years to obme, I am sorry that so, dead in Kawbia—lt seems incredible that we cannot rajse a cricket Jenin. Even ten the w-me. J suppose rhe coming new paper and the (untnly J elections account for jhat somewbai as nobbing else seems to be talked of. At present it is 25 to one on the S.kttleb —personally 1 don’t think the. other will now, aa although the nomination] is small it will cost a big acceptance/ fee (about £5OO I hear) to get a star;!Another thing, the stake is reported M be very small. Her© are the latef 1 prices, Mr Editor, obtained from a_ c® ‘liable eource, whw may insight as to how the election will g C / 6t04 ua Returns {offered) ; V 5 to 4 on Jon athan ftakeni d Evens f»haw LtZ Evens Elliobt : ] Evons Hay'.ock 5 to 4 agst Hamilton 4 to 4 agrt Davies 6 to 4 agst Norton 2 to 1 ajrst Wfight . Jrill probably hava ] s I J J®