SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2862, 2 April 1888, Page 2

SPORTING.

Wellington Racing Club Autumn Meeting. ' Hutt Racecourse, Saturday; J; The Autumn meeting of tlie Wellington Racing Club was opened at the Hutt Park on Saturday. The interruption of railway traffic bad a most disastrous efiect ou the at-., . tendance which was indeed. : The following are tlMesults which have'come to band, so far : Petone Stakes Handicap, of 40 sovs. Mr P. P. Tancred's Forester.. 1 : ; v Mr W. H. Keith's Escapade ; 2 ■ Mr ..J Leopold's Cupid ...;: 3 /The Gem and Smooth also started.. Cupid got tlie best and' worst of the start. . ForesteWwenfc the frontjifter 100 yai da,' and although Escapade, the favorite, made a desper- J ate challenge in the straight, Forester just managed'to win by.a nose, being a poor third. Time, lminVUJ-J -4 sees. Dividend, £4 4s. . Hurdle Handicap, of 40sovs. Mr J. Driscoll's Eeputation Mr Hatha way's Orient ... JgM■ Mr J.-11. Prosser's NgatitoaraHHfl| Hack Hurdle Race, of I£hHß9hH| Ivo Leap Year... - . No othersHBHBHHHHHBH won easilyjj^H^BflnKmHHH £1 lis, jnnHU AuttunjfflplcaP^QroHHH Hack JKsce: Eifle 1. • Tradfjpien's Handicap: Scrub 1. ANGLERS' ASSOCIATION. A meeting of anglers was lield at ' Mr J, Williams'.on Wednesday evening last, about 20 gentlemen being present, and great interest being taken in the proceedings. Mr W. H. Beetbam .was voted to tlie chair. After discussion of matters bearing on the subject, it was decided to fiup a Society to be called the Wairarapa Anglers' Society, and that -it should be conducted on the same lines and. by the rules of the Canterbury Anglers' Society. The following : officers were elected: —President/W;: H. Beetham; Vice-Presidents, H. H/'Smitkand H. H. Holmes; Secretary and !®surer, Joseph Williams; M. \ Easthope, J. M.-Meredith, D. Donald, 1 V. Wardell, and L. Byrne jThe ■■ subscription was fixed at 2s Gd . per annum, and a general meeting of' members will bo held on the first Wednesday of every month, when subjects of interest, to the craft will be introduced and discussed. One of the most prominent objects of the Society ' is the protection of its members' interests by the prevention of illegal fishing and the wholesale destruction offish, At the same time, the stocking of our waters with fish will be encouraged and every aid will be given to the development of true angling. 1 * A Mask of Ice. The following has reference to the recent blizzard in America" One singular efiect of the recent gale and snoiy,'combined with the says Sergeant Glenn, of the Gqßnment Signal Service, stationed at Avon, "was to freeze the eyes shut, and then form an ice mask over the face." The wind would drive the fine hard snow " into - the eyes, causing them to water.- The snow would mix. with the water between the eyelids, and the cold wind J - would at once bind the lids togethef - by an ice band. Eepeated removal of • this would inflame the eyeball, so that a film would form, obscuring the sight. After this film formed, the presence of the ice.relieved the inflamed eye. The eye would soon be frozen so close that nothing but steady artificial heat would relieve it. It is also a strange fact that those rescued with their eyes and the entire lower part of the face covered with the ice mask did not suffer from frosted faces. Anyiesperate attest to remove the mask resulted in removing the skin off the face with it. The mask over the lower part of the face was formed by the breath from the / mouth and nostrils combining with the snow. ' Masterton Agicdturaf apPastoral Society.

A special meeting of the Association was held at tho Central Chambers on Saturday afternoon, March 31st. About a dozen members were present, and Mr E. Meredith J.P presided. The Chairman having explained that the principal object of the meeting was to ascertain the financial position of the Society, correspondence was read from Mr R. S. Hawkins, tendering his resignation as President; from , Mr Tipple ofiering his services as agent for the shipment and sale of frozen meat; from Mr Stuckey re alteration in rules, and from Mr 0. P. Gawith, stating that the agreement for lease of the show grounds had not been signed. It was resolved " That Mr Hawkins' resignation be accepted « with regret" That a testimonial topresented to Mr II S. Hawkins pressive of the high appreciation jtiLJf Committee entertains of he has rendered to the and the sincere regret felt by the members of the Committee that - circumstances should have rendered it necessary for him to relinquish a _ position vfliicli he has filled with such credit to himself and so much benefit to the Association." " That the Secretary continue to get suggestions for the management of the Show, and that they be discussed at the annual meeting." The financial position of the Association was read, showing a credit balance, if assets are realised, of. £175—£120 being in fixed deposits at the bank. A list of prepaid subscriptions ■ was then read. Mr Lowes was of opinion that a Finance Committee should be appointed to assist the Secretary in getting the .subscriptions in, and getting the accounts prepared for audit. After some discussioijfc 1 was resolved that the meeting adpun for three weeks, and in the meantime that an effort be made to get in outstanding subscriptions, and that at the : adjourned meeting a list of the default- . mg subscribers be presented with a . view to the consideration of what T * further steps should be taken. The meeting then adjournal, ;