SPORTING.

Southland Times, Issue 18850, 16 June 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. T.ochella and Graftella, having been prevented from obtaining passage to Australia by steamer last week, have since been extensively nominated for the Hawke's - Bay J.C. fixture on June 20, 24 and 26. Over There, by Gazeley -Paulsen, the three-year-old full brother to Gazique, who showed a lot of pace in the Hawke’s Bay Stakes, .-cored his first win in a Maiden Hack Race at Gisborne on Thursday last. When Gayiight won the Otago Hu rule Race his breeding was given as by Gay Spark, but the pedigree of his dam was not available. In the meantime a Blenheim resident has written to "Sir Lancelot” of Wellington Post pointing out that the now well-known hurdler is the son of a mare supposed to be by Loins d’Or tson of Fraducer and Rupee, dam of Silvermark t. The R'enheim correspondent referred to says that Gay Spark stood in that district for about eight years, hut was not patronised more than for breeding station hacks. He was only mated with two or three good mares, these being Grey Ribbon, Prologue, and Gay light's dam. 'Hie first-named produced imanbbon, while Prologue was the maternal ancestress of Intermezzo. It is reported that the Winlon Jockey Club propose conducting a ball as a welcome home to ,-oldier members and supporters who fought for their country. According to the Napier Daily Telegraph, two well known racing officials very nearly missed the Gisborne R.C.’s meeting last week. I landicapper H. Coyle and starter R. 11. Skipworth arrived in Napier on Dies day night with the intention of proceeding to Gisborne to carry out their duties at the winter fixture of the Gisborne Racing Club but they found on arrival here that the expected means of transit by steamer was nor available, and. as the roads to Gisborne were in such a bad state, no guarantee could, be given that, a taxi would get them Through in lime for the meeting, and it looked as if the brace of importa.nr officials were going to lie held up. However, a cargo si earner had the lurk to get under wav for Gisborne that night, and though the sports did not. travel in the usual way by buying their tickets at the office of the shipping company, they got. on board the lugger ail right-, and when the round-up of stowaways was made at Gisborne in the morning it was an odds-on chance that amongst them were several who had not adopted that means of getting along the trail previously. The Kilbnmey mare. Kilmeedy. who performed in an indifferent manner during the current, season, has been taken homo- u > "Wiuton where she will undergo a course of phy.-ic and a spell. The New Zealand sire Reputation, by Martian---.Steppcdt, was represented by his first winner, when the two-year-old Reputable won the Maiden Plate at Grenfell (N.S.W.i last month. As a yearling Reputable was sold to the late Sydney racing man Mr Mark Thompson, for 111) guineas, but was re.-old by his executors at a considerable advance on this figure. During the season which is drawing to a close the progeny of 19 L sires won money in New Zealand under the Rules of Trotting. tlv amounts ranging from Harold Dillon. with d 4 winners ot YlO., I-4 10s, to Black Bidden, with one representative credited with -4. The trotting horse Hoy melt it which took part in the County Handicap at the Ashburton Trotting Club's meeting on Thursday last i writes ''Argus’' in Christchurch btar 1 . was run down shortly after ,j pan. by the Mount Boaters train near the Ashburton railway bridge. The horse was being trucked at the railway siding in West Street, when it broke away from its attendant. ami alter careering down West street ami evading all efforts at capture Vent over the cattle .stops on to the line at the last crossing before approaching the railway bridge. It was eventually caught and was being led to a place of safety, when the Mount Somers tram approached, and the terrified rushing on to the line, Was run into, and thrown down the embankment which is very high. The animal teas killed outright. Hoynietta was a bay folding live years old by O.Y.M.—Henrietta, and had shown great- pmmi.se. He was 1.-ained hv Mr T. PL Clarkson and owned jby Mr L.’Watr.

After being refused a passage on the Arahura from Auckland jockeys A. J. McVlimi and R. Reed, in order to keep faith Virh owners at Gisborne, hired a motor car Und got overland in time for the races.

Amomr the trotting sires who got- into the winning li.-t this season, 100 claimed only one representative each. This lot included I>en;niiii'. whose daughter, Trix Pointer, imported from America, won £267!').

The Gisborne Racing Club was particularly unfortunate over its Winter meeting, anil is certain to make a loss on the fixture. There were only two runners in the Gisborne Steeplechase, £4OO, and three in the Tramway Steeplechase, £2OO, on the opening day and there was no improvement on tiic second day. The dispute with the N.Z. Jockey.--' A.-vsiciation was held responsible for the shortage of competitors.

For some years past Southland-owned Ftallions have been close to the head of the ■winning trotting sires’ list for New Zealand, but. there has been a serious drop during the racing term now in its closing stages, Wallace (•-, the leading southerner, being twelfth in order. The winnings of the progeny of homes located in Southland at one tune or another were as follows: —Wallace L. il.ii. £lo'>l 10s; Four Chimes (12i, £1020: Marvin Wilkes (12>. £IOO2 10s; Wiidmonr ill', £10!)S 10s; Young McKinney (Si, £sti!) ; Sir Hector (!»i, IXki; Bellman (T . £Ol7 IDs; Harold Rothschild (Si, £472; Harold Direct 1 £2ii; Harold Wilkes (2>, £l2d; Betel Nut ID, £110; Coldstream Bells (2), £lO7 10s; Indiana (D, £lO4 10s. The three leaders on the list for the whole of New Zealand were: —-Harold Dillon (i 4), £10,714 10s; Rothschild (."Si, K7752 10s; Wildwood Junior (27i, £OO2O. An attempt is to bo made to convert Thrace into a steeplechaser, and his old pilot, S. Henderson, is to *cbool him. Thrace was n fast, clean jumper over hurdles, and ohaped as if he would do well when called upon to negotiate big fences, A proposal to make a new rule will lie brought, before the Racing Conference next month. The motion will be to the effect that in the event of a strike by jockeys the stewards may allow unlicensed persons to ride at the meeting affected. The proposal comes from the Wairurapa Chib, At the annual meeting of the Racing Conference in Wellington Sir George Clifford i at the request of the handicappersi will move a new rule to the effect that at every meeting the programme shall include the following races: -fa I One Hat race of not Ic.-s than one mile arid a quarter; (hi not ini ip.- than one race on each day of the meeting for horses thrcc-years-old and upwards of a D.-s distance than six furlongs; i.c i two handicaps of a minimum weight of not Ic.-s than 7.7; (til if the meeting is to iff* held on :mv dav from June 7th to Airzurt .".hr inclusive, at least one Maiden or Hack or Hunter-' Steeplechase. A neglected sire figuring in the list, of v inning trotting stallions is classed fourteenth in order, viz., Galindo, with 10 winners of CIS IS. his most promising representative being Gleaming. The American stallion has taken a high place for many years pa,-t and claims a high jiercentage of trotting and juicing winners, but breeders run after horses not in the same street as producers of stake-earners. As showing the large amount of money now available in Maorlland for the light

harness pastime, it may be mentioned that the progeny of no loss than 26 stallions have won over £IOOO to the credit of their respective sires during the season nearly at an end. A RACING DEPUTATION. MEMBER FOR AWARUA CONSULTED. Dr Gow (president of the Racing Club), Mr W. D, Cowie (president of the f I rotting Club), and other members of both clubs recently waited on Mr J. R. Hamilton, M.P. (says Winton Record) in regard to the trusteeship of the racecourse and the question of increasing the number of permits. Dr Gow explained that an effort was being made to have the racecourse vested in trustees representative of both clubs. He urged the member to use his endeavours to have the request given effect to. The speaker also said ho was aware that Mr Hamilton in his election campaign had expressed himself as against increasing the number of permits. It was however possible that Mr Hamilton during his parliamentary career might see the reasonableness of the sporting community’s request and sec his way to support the increase. The population of New Zealand was ever growing and the granting of permits on a proportional basis should be favourably considered. Mr Cowie snid that the best trotting blood had been brought to Southland, yet this province had not been so wed treated as the North in the way of permits. Other speakers supported the above views. Mr Hamilton said he thought the granting of too many permits would interfere with industry, but there was some argument in the contention that permits might be granted on the basis of increased population. If there were any spare permits he would see that- Soutnland got its just share. He would look into the matter of trusteeship of the Wiutoti racecourse when lie got to Wellington. do him it appeared that the request was reasonable. Ur Gow thanked the member for the interview and expressed the wish that he would have a successful time during the coming session of Parliament. -RICCARTON TURF NOTF.S. (Special to the Times;. CHRISTCHURCH, 10. Though R. J. Mason has failed in his efforts to arrange lor the departure ot nis team for Sydney this week, ho is keeping them all in strong work, lliey will thus be well forward in condition it transport becomes available, or. in the alternative, they will be in good order for early opening engagements in the dominion. (Intis Brothers have made a fresh start with Winter Wind and Miss Mimic, while Moorfowl will probably join the active division next month. Derby Day has made his reappearance at Riccarton and will be got ready for engagements at some of the meetings to be held within the next few months. FOOTBALL. RUGBY PARK TO-DAY. Fixtures In the Galbraith Shield have now reached an interesting stage, and the fact that the attendances increase each week is evidence that the winter game is coming hack into its own. The past few weeks have shown quite a revival in public interest, and with a lengthy list of interprovineial fixtures to be played here this season, players and supfsirters are looking forward to good [day. The At hie tie-Invercargill match to-day at 2.4 a p.m. is being keenly awaited, bearing. as it does, to a large extent on the premiership for the season. Star play Waikiwi at 2.i0 p.m., and this also should provide a keen game. The attendance at Rugby Park to-day promises to reach prewar times, and two good matches are in store for those interested. A special tram service will leave the ground at conclusion of last matoh. —Advt.

SCHOOL SPORTS. CRITICISM RESENTED BY ASSOCIATION a letter of protest.' A mooting of tho Southland School*’ Sport* Association yesterday afternoon was largely attended. Air G. Stevens presided. The chairman stated that his attention had been drawn to a paragraph which had appeared in the Soufchlnd Times un Saturday hist criticising the Schools Sports' As* soeintiou in connc'ctinn with the delay in commencing the schools’ hockey fixtures. The secretary, in explanation of the (nisition, stated that a sub-committee consisting of Mr .1. A. Doig and Misses G. Kilby and M. fluffadiue had been set up on May IS for the purpose of drawing up rides. Owing to pressure of business the ( committee had been unable to draw up the rules immediately and on Friday last he had seen Mr Doig and a meeting had since been held. Until the School Sports’ Association had the rules it was im [tossihlc for the competition to he commenced. .Mr Sproat expressed the opinion that the paragraph was rather amusing, because if he remembered correctly the competition in previous' years had not been commenced before the end of tho present month. The chairman said that the organisation of tin* Schools Sports' Association might he :v little (‘Minhersome and perhaps if the matter had liecn left to the Hockey Association the matches would have been started. Another member staled that even when school hockey had been controlled by the Southland Ladies' Hockey Association, not a little of the work had been left to the teachers. Brother Anselim stated that when the Association was first formed he had failed to notice that any encouragement had l>een given to the organisation through tjie columns of the Southland Times. It had taken a great deal of work to put things in order and cricket anti football had been started. Hockey had not been forgotten, lb- said that he thought the Association had every reason to lake exception to the statement that, it had done nothing.

Mr McDonald moved that a letter lie seal to the editor of the Southland Times taking exception to the criticism of the Association. He stated that if the writer of the paragraph could have sometimes taken a walk to Rugby Park and have seen what work the Association was doing, ha would not be so ready to criticise it. As a matter of fact the sub-committee appoiule.d to draw up the rules had met before the criticism had appeared in the paper. It seemed to him as if the Southland Ladies’ Hockey Association had been lax in not, writing to the School Sports’ Association to find out what was going to be done. He did not think the Hockey Association had taken any interest in hockey in the schools.

Brother Anastasius seconded the motion and .-■• rated that the criticism placed the Schools Sports’ Association in a very false light and at the prerent time when the Association was tusking jreople for contributions, it might do a lot of harm. If the remarks were allowed to go unchallenged the Association might not receive support. It might he pointed out that the Association was not. asleep in the matter of cricket and football. Since it had been formed there were four more teams playing football and more teams playing cricket, while 1-jO more boys had been catered for. Mr .1. Stevenson said that the writer could not have been conversant with what had been (lone. The Association had done a great deal for sport and was willing to encourage any form of sport in the schools. He thought that 1 ho writer must have intended the remarks to apply to hockey only. If anyone had pone down to see the boys playing cricket under Mr Handford’s coaching they would have realised what a difference it had made to the boys, who were full of enthusiasm. Mr Stevens said that perhaps the paragraph had been written with the intention of assisting the Association in having the fixtures started. Its organisation made the Association a little slow, perhaps. That was a little urriortunate, but it could not be avoided. The motion was carried, and three of those present were appointed to draft the letter. With regard to the schools’ hockey competition, it was decided to adopt the rules

submitted by the sub committee appointed for the purpose. It was decided to further postpone the school football matches until Saturday next. LAWN TENNIS. BRITISH DAVIS CUP TEAM. LYCETT'S QUA LITIGATIONS. (By Telegraph.---Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON. June 1L (Received June In, Sl.nO p.m.i Kingscote, in a letter to the Lawn Tennis Association, says: “ Lycctt hits undeniable birth qualifications to play for the British Isles, but it is not the spirit of the law that he should be included in the Davis Cup team. He is a magnificent doubles player and would undoubtedly strengthen Britain, but it is belter to lose the Cup without Lycett's assistance than to win with it, while his qualifications are not unanimously accepted, particularly by Australasia. I suggest that the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association be approached by letter, not by cable, with a view to determining in a friendly spirit which country" Lycelt should play for. If Australasia agrees to the British Isles' prior claims, then Lycett’s claim for inclusion should he considered in 1921, hut not in 1920.”