LATE SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9142, 18 July 1908, Page 5

LATE SPORTING.

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CANTERBURY ACCEPTANCES.

BY TELEGRAPH —PBBSS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, July 17. The following acceptances have been received for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting Grand National Steeplechase, of 1,000 sovs; 3i miles.—Kiatere 12.8, Loch Fyne 11.8, Slow Tom 10 10, Exmoor 10.10, Tilson 10.5, Fretworic 10.2, Eurus 10.2, Ghoorka 10.2, us Beau 10.2,. Nadador 10.0. Faro 10 0. Papatu 10 10, Pierre 9.7, Gold beal 9.7, Starlight 9.7, Bullworth 9.7, Nogi 9.7, St. Amelia 9.7, Albury 9.7, Storm 9.7. Grand National Hurdle Race, of 1,000 sovs; 2 miles.—Pari tutu 11.0, Exmoor 11.2, Black Reynard 10 6, Letherin 10.5, Gold Dust 10.3, ben Sim 10.2, Ghorka 10.1, Ability 10.1, Scotfcy 9.13, Pretty Maid_ 9.12, Aorangi 9.9, Prospector and Full Cry 9.6, Top Rose 9.5, Stronghold 9.3, Stormont 9.0, Immolation 9.0, Compass 9.0, Snip 9.0. Defeat 9.0. Whatakura 9.0, Showman 9.0, Southern Cross 9.0, St. Amelia 9.0, Cyrus 9.0, Virtus 9.0. Winter Cup. of 500 sovs,, 1 n.ile.— Lupulite 10.12, Irish Rifle 10.8, All Red 10.8, Cross; Battery 10.8, Motoa 10.8, Truce 10.4, Wailetha 10.3, Sea King 10.2, Seaman 10.2, Nairoma 10.0, Armumento 9 12, Aboriginal y.ll, Maid ,of Astolat 9.11, North Ilend 9.11, Penates 911, Sir Frisco/9.10, Probable 9.10, Golden Cairn 9.9, Harvest '9.6, Field Gun 9.6, Merrie Zealand 9.5, Haldatie 9.4, Contender 9.4, Simplex 9.4, Swimming Beit 9.4, White Cockade 9.3, Landwern 9.3, Maharanui 9.3, Ahei 9.2, Ranizipapa 9.1, Mussell 9.0, Kurawaka 9.0, Rose Noble 9.0, Chicane 9.0, Zetland 9.0. Silken Rein 9.0, Golden Gate 9.0, Lone Star 9.0, Don Orsino 9.0, Nancy Stair 90, Whiirekura 9.0, Restless 9.0, Cavatina 9.0.

FOOTBALL.

WITH THE WAIRARAPA TEAM. \ TO-MORROW'S MATCH. By Telegraph.—Special Reporter. CHRISTCHURCH, July 17. The Wairarapa team arrived here to-day. All the players are weil. The team had a rough passage to Lyttelton. J. O'Leary (Masterton), has been elected captain. The Match Committea for the tour is J. OL'eary, C. Groube a::d A. L. Webster. The teams for to-morrow are as follows: — WAIRARAPA. Full-back. Duggan (Red Star.) >• Three-qdarters. Russell (Greyotwn), Groube (Car--5 terton,) Darvill (Masterton). Five-eighths. Jury (Greytown), O'Leary (Masterton). Half. Adapi3 (Red Star). Wing Forward. R. McKenzie (Red Star). . Forwards. Cadwallader (Carterton), J ihr.stoi e (Carterton), Wines (Gray town), Br'enchley (Masterton), Levi? 1 ' (C-v----terton), Ross (Mapterton), Henderson (Carterton). CANTERBURY. Full-back. A. E. Dodl. Three-quarters. W. B. Fuller, R. G. Deans, F. C. Fryer. Five-eighth 3. J. Weston, G. D. Gray. Half. " P. Burns. Forwards.

J. Mahoney, G. Thompson, J., Baker, W. Menzies, B- Hopkins, C. Evans/ T. Bain, and D. McPhail (wing). Rough weather is being experienced here, and the prospects for tomorrow's match are anything but pleasant. It is raining heavily, and the ground is tinder water. The team are staying at the City Hotel.

It was on August 16th, 1906, that Wairarapa &nd Canterbury last met, the match taking place on the Maaterton Showgrounds. Of the Wairarapa team that play to-morrow the following played against Canterbury at MastertonDarvill, O'Leary, Cadwallader, Wines and Henderson. Of the Canterbury team on that occasion Fryer, Gray and Burns are playing to-morrow. It is interesting to note that C. Ross, who played for Canterbury against Wairarapa at Masterton in 1906 is playing for the Gre'ens to-morrow.. Canterbury beat Wairarapa at Masterton by 15 points to 9. Darvill (2) and Mason scored tries for Wairarapa, and Gray, Egao and Fryer for Canterbury. Fraser converting all the I«ttu- team's tries. It is five years ago since Wairarapa and Canterbury met in Christchurch. The Wairarapa team on that t'iur was captained by L. Williams, of Master ton, and the match was won by Canterury by 28 points to nil. Of that team' Cadwallader of Carterton (a brother of the player in the present team), and G. Morris, of Masterton, are now dead, the former beinc drowned in the Kuamahanga River, and the latter killed by a limb of a fulling tree.

THE BRITAIN-TARANAKI MATCH. BY TELKGIIAPII —I'iiKiS AfcSOCM .VTION. AUCKLAND, July 17. A grievance is expressed by some members of the British te.am < regarding the Taranaki match. It is stated the game was really a draw. The reason given for this assertion being that one of the Taranaki forwards was injured, and that Dr McEvedy and Smith were attending him when the ball went out of bounds. The ball was put in play quickly, enabling Dive to race over unopposed. The visitors state that the incident is quite consistent with the bad luck that has pursued thern during their tour of the Dominiofi. TIY TEI.HaitAPII —PIIKHS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, July 17. G. Spencer, of ths\ Melrose Football Club, who is sieged to have kicked an opponent during a match last Saturday, and was ordered off the field by the referee, has been suspended for twelve months by the Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union.