SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10265, 17 June 1911, Page 5

SPORTING.

HAWKE'S BAY ACCEPTANCES.! (By Telegraph—Press Association.; j NAPIER, Last Night. Following are wie acceptances for tfliß H&wke's Bay Jockey Club's 'Steeplechase meeting:— j Woodlands Steeplechase.— Lull j 10.8, Sunray 10.7, Sardonyx 10.5, Winiiata 10.4, Captain Jangle 10.3, PusMul 10.0, Lion Heart 9.11, Rose-/ grove 9.10, Kohupatiki 9.7, Wanstead 9.7, Castle Canter 9.7. Ladies' Bracelet. — Amatoi* 11.13, Ariom 11.13, Hilarian 11.11, Bunkum 11.9, Esperato 11.8, Golden Water 11.2, Merrie Lad 11.1, Monsieur Soult 10.12, Solon 10.9, Longboat 10.7, Happy New Year, Peary, and Water-o'-milk 10.7. Turamoe Hurdles.—- Centaur 10.9, Tewhetu 10.2, Marton 9.13, Windage and Leolanter 9.0. Hawke'is Bay Steeplechase. Te Arai 12.13, Lovell 11.6, Sir Lethe 1 , 10.11, Mount Cook 10.7, Lull 10.0, Lingerer 9.13, Starligjht 9.12, Wiiniata 9.11, Aoranigi 9.11, Y'asmair 9.7.

Whalcatu Hurdles. Cullinan 10.9, Mallet 10.8, The Rover 10.5, Dnii 10.4, Tina Toa 10.2, Artie 9.10, Niapper 9.10, Kildonan 9.10, Captain Bell 9.9, Leolanter 9.6, Highden 9.5, The'Rabbitor 9.5, Polyinices 9.2, Whitestone 9.0, Golden Clasp 9.0. ■

Scurry Handicap.— Gold Battery 10.9, Amaru 10.9, Manupai 10.8, Peroeler 10.5, Ortygia 10.3, Composed 9.13, Axis 9.13, Eiya 9.12, Projectile 9.11, Moutoa Girl 9.11, Gold Circle 9.10, Esmeih 9.9, Qtahu 9.1, Fleet Week, Locih Mabin, Soots FusiMar, SuftVagette, Limelight, Fusilier, Tuatahi, Turqueena, Amphora and Hautana 9.0. Heretaunga Handicap. Bliss 10.6, Humming Bird 10.0, Vi ,9.13,, Peacemaker 9.12, Ariom 9.11, Eclogue 9.8, PoJiutu 9.7, Hiilariaii 9.6, Cork 9.6,. Seaweed 9.5, Starboard 9.4, Separator 9.2, Obscurity 9.1, Burtem 9.0. 'Hawkes Bay Hurdles (to he runon- second day.)— Whakaweira 11.4, Ooibtinuanoe 11.2, Centaur 10.7, Appin 10.3, .To Whetu 9.13, Mart-cm 9.11, Pasisve 9.9, Mount Oook and Mallet 9.7, Tina Toa 9.1, Windage 9.0, Leolanter. The Rabhiter and Raupare 9.0.

the concession of rate--. If they could arrange for the taking over of private cables on reasonable terms it would be tihe finest thing ever done for the Empire, and equally pood for commercial transactions. If the companies were unwilling to sell at a market v»l----u«,. the Government of the Empire could lay a cable of ita own. Eyen if it cost half a million it would pro-, dupe a substantial result: The G«mernmeat contribution as a/subsidy was only ft «mall matter, Referring to the proposed second New Zeal and- Australian cable, he declared that its, by the Treasury was regret- 1 takln, ' The Fk>utb African and Newfoundland d«*l«gptes expressed themselves wtisfied with Mr Samuel's proposals. They did not favour the nationalisation of the line at present. MR SAMUEL'S VIEWS.

Mr Samuel stated that Mr Peo roe's proposal would involve half "a million of money. In view of the deficiency between the amount of work the Pacific cable would give the Atlantic cable, and the full capacity of the cable, he questioned whether the deficiency would be made up by the increased business. If the business increased by a large reduction in rates, the load would be made up, but the revenue w r oukl not be increased. There was little prospect of a State-owned cable attracting business in the United States and Canada, because the landlines there were controlled by companies associated with the present cables. , According to a draft report, the proposed cable would involve ' an expenditure of over £50,000 against an estimated revenue of £20.000 annually. The Governments concerned wore asked to undertake that lo c s on the ground of the efficiency of the service. Although the present svstem was unsatisfactory, it was worked-with soeed and accuracy. There was more force in the argument that- the cable should be laid in order to secure 1 cheaper rates, though the Government was not justified in undertaking the expenditure involved. He suggested as an alternative resolution, "That in the event of considerable reductions, and the Trans-Atlantic rates remaining unaffected, in the near future the desirability of laving; a. State-owned cable between England and Canada will beconsidered by a subsidiary conference.

The other resolutions having been withdrawn, Mr Samuel's was adopted.