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Sporting and Theatrical Weekly . • Turf Tattle and Tips. • " IMPARTIAL NOT "EUTRAL." By ' · ABACUS.''

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Ken ington this afternoon. ure to draw a big crowd.

* * * * • Some very ~i nister st.o1•ies are fioa,ting; round r·oncerning a prominent registered racing official.

* * * tipendiaries ar running a grave ri k

of being charged wiLh obtaining money under false pntences.

* • * Derby entrie are rather disappointiJ1g.

Could be picked in three a.t this early date-The Brewer, Tiercel, and Connolly' .

I et, with Durham Court as a fall back. * * * *

Quite refreshing to ee so many fashion ably bred young ters in the Karrakatta Plate. Iew blood is sadly needed on local c- urses.

* * * * * Appearance of May Ki11g's name in the

V.R.C. rational Hurdles may surprise som . people, but not tho e who have been immediately connected with the horse. The natty little son of Positans is a natural jumper.

* * * * * Dangar's late finishing run in the Rel

mont 'T'rial ga,ve backers a good tip for the Hurdle Race a.t Ascot, and. with Peken riding a nice . patient race. Bolger's gelding had no diffif'nl ty in settling Booby np the Ftmight on . fonday.

* .. * * * Lightweight jockey Edwards ha~'; been

mR.de the scapegoa.t for Lh Tndependent inouirv. for i.t is ~mpossibl •to believe tha,t the lad took it on ut Canning "on hi c.wn." Possibly the "st<ipes" bhink the R vere sentence of two ye~rs may induce EdwM-ds to div ulge the name of the prin-ipal actors in t he "ioke."

* * * * * Sti;pendia r ies l1ave a<fverti.~cd their abject

incompetence over the Independent affair. Nearly every race-goer, except the three Rnlnried officialR, sa.w what h appened at Canning, and t here W'!IS a wild rusl1 to get

on wl1e11 betting openoo on the Belmont gaJloway race. If the stewards are going t.o pass such strong ramps. and await revergaJR before ta.king a.ction thl · will be b'\dlv bea.ten . ·

- * * * * • ~1:ust h~ve taken Little Marv over 2 .21

t.o .run 10 furlongs at Canning. ·seven day~ l~ter sl1e won en~i l v over the same distan~e ~t Belmont in 2.14. Of C'Onr~e. Rama.ge hauled the ·molars out of the Gow m~~·~ nt C'~1ming in l1is mistaken ioP.a of not making pace with t-he top-weight onrl m'mP·l . t~ver , in a slow-nm race. till. th H " w~.~ room for inquiry , but the ste-waT~~ (hdn't think r;o.

aid that the stewards bad no idea of inquiring into the running of Independent till the owner complained that be l1ad been taken down a,t Canning.

* * * * * Some of Lhe K arra;ka;tta entries are neat ly

name.d. Repetition ~Le Va ,·-Once l\I0re), \\ J,irligig (G1·afton-Pierette), High ot'Jety (True Blue-Lady Mary), and Screon (riarbineer-Vabnce) are distinctly good fl'ort.s in nomenclature, but Fusilier (Fuilade----Bridget) hould not have been l'e-

gil'>tet'!ld, as there is a sire of that n ame in ~ ew South Wales.

* * * * * Lc.ng-pl'omiserl improvements to the Hel

mont course are to be put in band this month. And , while the r;;-cing tr:~ck i~ being brought into line with present-day re:qt-irements, proprietor Cockram might alsc. consider the comfort an:! convenience of patrons, more particularly in the Lager enc-losure.

* * * * * Comatawah, Toora, and The m·prise

have been tran fe:rred to James Washington. It -has long been under tood that the Hay-street t.obacconist bad a controlling interE'st in these horses.

* * * * * If one of the s teward had been station d

down near the turn while the Foundation H a ndicap wa.s being run, he might as the :\fi~~ing Friend ' advts. say "have heard .ome thing t.o his advantage."

* * * * * Regrettable fatal accident to " keeter"

'T'homa at Belmont might have been prevented by a stricter supervision that at present obtains in regard t.o licensed jockeys. Thomas ba<l not had much experience over hurdles and was much too weak to control a waywar·'l, half-schooled hor e lil<e 'T'antalit-e.

* * * * * 1\farks, who was on Reliance at Belmont

rc:da a gc: -:>d rac9 on Loch hiel on Monday, is an Enj?:li h boy, who worked i11.S pa,ssage ont to Austt·aliil. He ha,d no e::-:rpel"ience with hors')s till he got a job on Temby's farm. As ho was a handy weight, and 'Na• nnxious to lear:1 he was put up to ride work occa~iom~.Uy. The lad bowed o nmch aptitude that Temby gave him every chance, nnd unless he puts on flesh Qllic-kly, Young Marks sho,Jld prove one of the bfst "colts" in Temby'~ 1!table.

* * * * • The plaC'e-tip "Boy" offered readers of

thiR pnper for the B elmonL Trial duly r-a.me off. He was not as forward as we had expec.ted him to be "on information received." but ran well enough to warrrnllt he !m g~e,tion tJ1at he w.il.l be worth following in July.

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\Yith E. and R Sutherland out of the :-:ltnLe, \\". Cody mn, L rank a om be~t hc,rsoman on the flat. Though some lbs. ~hort of perfadion, ho has improved a ton since Cypher ran home with him in tho l'orLh up, and his tini hing efi"ort on Con1atawah at Belmont, while 11ot altogether :\rListic Lo the eye, was a good P\<Lmple of the art--or profession- -of racel·idin(\. lt tak.e: time 'tnd experience to l"Onvin('e the averag joc·koy ~hat tho whip lo~es more races than it wins, and Cody seem"' Lo have lcamt this all -importamt fact, which is a big step up Lhe ladder thtt leads Lo succes ..

* * * * One of tho. e well-meaning blunder

heads, who uncon. ciously lead many of us to thoughLs of murderous assault, ellthusial\Lically c·ongratula.ted Haut Nove' owner after the Belmont Steeple. As the . table. gained nothing but <the take by tho) w1n. the owner's real response to these ofl"ensi vc congmtubtions is better left to the imagin;~Lion. He' a game sport, amd found fitting w0rrls of tha.nks, bnt his thoughts !'Onld not be express d in prinl{,not in this paper. an~•way.

* * * * Booby jumped badly at Belmont. He

"chant"ed" the fir t hurdle in the stra.ight through being on Tantalito's heels, aJld, not having a good view of the bruRh. he wa woefully ll11C'{ll'tain ahout the l'o-called ~teeplet·hn. e obsLacles in the centre of the c·oul'l'e. If ~Lreet c-orner talk t·an be relied on. Booby has only one lung (the other iR diseased), therefl)l'o hi .• omewh<tt inc-0mistent performances must be excused.

* * * * * r\ one-horse owner made a semi-p ubli"

announcement some weeks back to cthe ~fr~ct that no matter how long he had to 1 a1t he_ would not accept a short price :~bout h1s nag. Long odd. were obtainable about his quadruped at &cot om :\lonuay, and the said owner duJy collected after the l'ace.

* * * * * La Toq':lera, the dam of the Liverpool

Grand Natwnal Steeplechase winner Rubio wa. got by the Nev· Zealand-bred Sir Mo~ dred (son of Traducer).

* * * * * Mazarin, by Louis XIII., who was bought

in Victoria as a two-year-old last year for rooogns, has so far proved a bad investment.

* * .. * The will of the late Mr Ge01·ge G. Stead

has been lodged for probate in Christchurch , the value of the estate being- sworn at £r76,ooo.

* * * * * The American sportsman Mr. August

Belmont, who supplied the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas this year, bought Rock Sand in England some two years back for £25,ooo.

* * * * * Among the will" lately proved was that

of a Dunedin lady, who left personal e!tate valued at .£rs86. The testatrix bequeathed one hilling to her husband, a well-known " sport ," and the residue of her estate to an aunt.

* * * * * Persimmon, the King 's late ra:::ehorse, was

a great favorite with his royal master. who has just bad one of his hoofs made into an inkstand. It is beautifully mounted in g0ld, and bears the date of the h01·,;e's birth and death. This has been placed on the writing table tn the smoking lounge at Sandringham, where are also many other mementoes of the King's dead pets.

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The late Mr. C. B. Fisher, of South Australia was in the early days associated with his brothers in large breeding operations in Victoria, and iL was clue to the enter· prise of the Fisher family that Australia was able to claim the posses,ion of that ··stayer of slayers" Fisherman, the black son of Heron being imported from England by them lo do duty in Australia , and to found a great line in the antipodes.

* * * * * If what a London writer says of Noctui

form is true the New Zealand horse has made remarkable improvement in appearance since last season. But his owner, Nlr. Buchanan, has decided to put the costly son of Multiform with the hounds for a run or two before having him trained again, and by that me.an · he will discover whether Noctuiform's liking for racing has improved in the same ratio as his looks

* * * * With the Liverpool Grand National

Steeplechase won by an American-brecl horse. the Two Thousand down to the credit of an American owner, with a colt bred in the United Stales, and the One Thousand Guineas captured by a filly carrying the colours of an American, it must be said " Brother J onnathan '· has been getting a big advertisement in the Old Country during the past few months.

* * * * * The sale of the St. Simon sire, .Positano,

in New South South \Vales for 45oogs. may be taken to furnish a 1triking illustration of the difference of owning a crack stallion in Australia and England. Had Positano been stationed in the Old Country and achieved the same fame there as a parent of high class stock as the record entered to his cmclit in the Commonwealth, it may be taken as quite certain that nothing less than a sum running into five figures would have been enter tained for his purchase. Mr. S. Green. who effected the purchase of Positano, made a trip to England last year in quest of a stallion to occupy the feeding box aL the establi. hment he has recently set up in Victoria; but the prices asked, even for untried horses, were such as to quickly convince the Australian that £ro,ooo would be required to secure any sire of note. Mr. Green must be accounted extremely fortn nate to be able to secure a horse of Posi tano's proved worth for an outlay of 45oogs:

* * * * * TlJE ENGLr 'H DERBY.

This, thd greatest race in the wodd, i11 illlportan!'e, was "'UJL on Vi'ednesday, <Uld rcH1lted in a win for ~m outsider, Signorinetta. The filly was not e''en mentioned in the betting t:abl<ld pri01· to the race. Tln following clippings from 'various papers ft rr ished by that good "sport," Mr. Robert Dearle, of Frem:mtle, will prove intet·e;,Ling 1'e::tding :-

THE DERBY STAKES.

6,000 sovs. One mile and a half. STGNORI ETTA , by Chaleureux

Signorin"l, 8.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . 1 PHD1ER, by St. Simon-Breviary,

9.0 ... . .. .. ....... 2 LLANGWN, by l\1issel Thru~h-Llan

garren Lass, 9.0 .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3

For the Derby just d2cided there werd 301 c;nt1'ies, and they closed on June 24, 1906. The recot·d number of subscriptions foe the greo,t race was established in 1900. 1·•hen the King's colt Diamond Jubilee was victorious. The total wa'S 301, or exa:·tly the same as for the Derby won and lost on Wednesday. The record field wa 43,

· having been the mimber when Cao:actacuR scored in 1862. 'Two ycarR a~,v the Carbine colt Spearmint defeated 2.1 others, but

Saturday, Jun e 61 rgoS,

nly nme went to the post when Orby sutceeded last season. Spearmint's time 2min. 3 4-5sec.) for the mile and half is easy a record for the race, but this year, a<'cording to the cabled betting prior to the rat"e, longer price ruled than has been the ea. e heretofore. At the end of last sea on Si1· Art'hibald and V1'hite Eagle were re.' ga1 ded a. having excellent Derby prospect and the first named continued in the betLing to the last. Lnter on the Americanbred colt No1·man III. (winner of the Two Thou:and Guineas), the King's candidate, Pel'l'ier, the French representative, Sea , 'ick II., and "Jiountain Apple found f<wor, while Vamose was at one time at a fairly . hort figure, and Royal R~alm was n;t<~rketalJie. After his victnry m the B1enntal Stakes :~.t Jewmarket, thd' Royal colt, Per rier shortened to 3 to r, but receded with a secn,Jngly a poor di~phy in the Two Thonsaud Guineas. The cahled quotation on 'l'ue&day fo ',he Derby were :-

100 to 15 agst Norma:1 Ill., 7 to 1 :\lountain Apple, 15 to 2 l'lltTier, 100 to 12 Sir Arc;hoibald, 10 .to 1 Sea Sick Il., 100 to 9 Llangwm, 20 .to 1 Va,mose, 25 to 1 Primer, 25 to 1 .\ I err·ntio, 100 to 3 Rushc.:utter, 40 Lo 1 Pom .

* * * * ·• , 'ign0rinetta, this yaa.r's Derby winner,

11 as bred in England by her Qwner, Chevalier Gini Lrelli . o.ohe ran six times last sea~<Jn for one suece~s, winning <the Criterion Nur ery. Ha:1dicap, of 201 sovs., at Newmarket, on Nov,:mber 1 last. She then !'•• ve promi;P. of developing into a good Line -year-old. , ignorina •the dam of f:lignorinetta, wa. a high-cltu,s mare on t he turf. She was also bred by •the C,(lval ier, and 11 a got fJ-0111 St. Simon from 'tar of l'or.t iei , by Heir-;tt-Law from Verbena, by 1 e R.liyLer. Signorinetta is well engaged lhis season, and i · 'n the 't. Leger.

* * * G * l'rimer, who wa. second to Signorinetta

i•· the Derby, only started once as a twoyear-old, when he ran second to Frenc.:h l '<.1 tridge in the Critenion Stakes at Newmarket, Numan III. filling ·third place. Primer is by St. Simon from Breviary, by Bona Vi t<t from Penitent by Hermit, anrl lis the property of his breeder, <the Duke of Portland .

* * * * The 1Jhird horse i11 yesterday's big event,

Llangwm, ran nine .times la. t e<tson, and was viotoriou on five occasions, winning 2 123 sov . an .stakes. He was bred by Sir \ •\'. Cmtis, and 1s by ::\f1ssell Thrush, from Llangwarren Lass, by Fwther Confe.For from St. Isabel<~o by St. Gatien from Isabeau by Coeruleus.

•· * * * Last year, when Orby won the Derby,

the stake was worth 6,450 so vs. to the winner.

·• * * •· It is generally supposed thrut Edward

'mi•th Stanley, Earl of Derby, founded ·the race.

* * -:!- * 'I'here were 35 subscribers for .the first

race (1780), but only nine sta11ters, and Diomecl seems to have had an easy task.

* ·> * * Diomed's Derby was not the first race of

the name run in the Br~tish I sle . Early in the 17th century, at the time the Ea.rls of Derby ruled ()V8l' the r~le of Man, a nwe called the Derby Stakes was annually run on the narow strip of land which separates the Bays of Derby haven an] Ca..stletown.

Saturday, June 6, rgo8.

Since the year 1780, l.ike "Topsy," the De1·by ba.s' 'g1<>wed," until it ha.s reached itd present dimensions.

* * * * * The Derby of the year 1831 was won l•y

Lord LowLhor's Spaniel, the cheapest "inner E-ver pm·chased. One even ing in the pring of 1828, a ~mall but merry part.y sat at .the dim1er table <>f that fine old English ~entleman, Lord Egremont. The be>tLle was in active circulation, and the good oiJ peer <in greut glee-his friends arcl)nd him :md his racehorses the theme -"\Vhat will you do, my lord, with that young Whal ebone weed in the £anther pad dock"!" quoth one of the gue ts. "Sell him," was the reply. "The price?" "A hundred and fifty ." "He is mine!" That weed was Spaniel, the winner of the Derby.

* The fir t poetical tip for the Derby was

wt·itten in rthe year 1837. "Vates," a well known turf writer of that time, led off, scoring a brilliant succes the first time of asking. Hi lines ended as follows :'Ti over, the trick for the thousands i

done: Goorge Edwards on Phosphorous, the

Derby ha.s won.

* * * * * The starting price against the hor. e wa

40 to 1, so that tho e who follo"·ed the poet. were well rewarded.

* * A good story in con!lection \Yith Elenor's

vido1y is frequently repeated. Sir Chal]e, Bunbury, the owner, h:tcl in his emplcy a trDinin~ groom of the name of x wh" wa , taken serion ly ill abo.1t the daJte •·f the Epsom meeting in 1801. His friends thcn:ght it l'il(ht that he 1<hould be visited by a dergyrn:tn, in order that he might receive some con olation befcrc hi deatl'. The 1-rv. rentleman, 011 arrival. found po0,· Cox speechlP.~ . but from Lhe efforts he wa~ making to 'tddrc~s him, the good prie ~ thought that he must have . omething 011 his mind, wherC'upon he earnestly exhm ted him to •.·eleive his overburdened mind hy confP.s~ing his secret, no mrutter di;tt it might I.Je . ~Tnking .a, terrible cf· forL, Jt~1!1 dying mnn l'OSe up in his bed, and w~th <t:Jhe dew of death on his brow aiel in hollow ·tones to .the expect.'tnt

clergyman : "Depend on it, Elenor i a d~ fine mare," which were his la t words, for no sooner had be gasped them ctlj; than he fell back dead.

* * * * One of the proudest m1d happiest hours

of the King' s life Wa!S .the June afternoon on Ep 0111 Do vns when l1e led hi \Tictol•iou horse Per immon, and the crowd cheered it·eli hoarser than any Cl'Owd tha.t even Ep 0111 had ]mown. "If I bad any doubts beforeluwd ," Hi 'J{ajesty remarked, laughingly, "I krew that aftemoon ·that I wa 1>eally populaT. Persimmon retired to the stud in 1898 a son of his, P errier , was the King's repre entative in la.<>t Wednesday's race, bu-t a the cables have shown ran unplacecl . King Edward was very fond of Persimmon, and one of h;s [avonte gifts to intimate friend was H. silver model of thrut splendid hor e. The.se models were made by 'Jir. A. B. Burton, the celebrated !<tatuaiv founder of Thame~ Di tton, who~e work in bronze and silver ha ruttained uch unique fame in the bigh-

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ANTICIPATIONS.

ADELAIDE RACING CLUB BIRTHDAY MEETING.

TO-DAY'S SELECTIONS.

TUSMORE WELTER. Shell. torm Chummie 2 Becky .. . 3

JUMPERS' FLAT RACE. Elders lie Concave 2 Enigma 3

BIRTHDAY CUP . Efi r Destinist 2 Willy Wally 3

OLD COURSE TRIAL. Destilie

2 Doreen Ristori .

GANG FORWARD 3

STAICES Rusk r Filament 2 Pistolet .. . 3

NORWOOD HANDICAP Lancelot Miss Bobby 2 Lord Carlyon 3

GOLDFIELDS RACING.

KALGOORLIE RACING CLUB.

WEDNESDAY'S MEETING.

Following are our selections for the opening day's eve nts of the Kalgoorlie Racing Club, which takes place on Wednesday next:-

KARRI HURDLE RACE . Larum ... Dangar ... 2 Gundare 3

TRIAL HANDICAP. Comatawah Amicus 2

Florodora 3 GOLDEN MILE.

Bete Noir Gravity 2 Superator 3

MINERS' STAKES. Agnostic Mariner Florette

HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP Vareeoa ... Hi, Maje ty Plattsburg

MIDWINTER HANDICAP. Superator Murella . . Murage ...

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JOTTINGS.

If the authoritJies in Perth will ta.ke some conce1•ted action to prevent the baths area being defiled with sewerage, a thoroughly successful club ought to be esta.blished w~thou.t any difficulty. On the subject of the contaminating of the Perth River, and as a con equence, the baths, a correspondent writes as follows:

* * * * "The City Council appear .to be bent on

squandering the people's money foolishly. Counoill~-s 'have tpractica.lly committed themselves to the proposal to ereot .a, new swimming ba.th in the vicinity of the arrow . Had ·the pr>Oposal come a few years ago no exception could have been taken to it, but in view of the faot that the Government are about to convert our beau~ul ril'er into a reeking cesspool, there IS ev.ery reason to believe that the new bath will prove a financial failure. "

* * * * * Sc.ientists say .that the effluent from the septic tanks is innocuous, but even admitting that to be true there are few s" immers who would willingly wallow in the effluent from the tanks. The little microbes that are supposed to do the scavenging go on strike, and consequently the effluent from l:.he ta nks is not even lemotely reminiscent <>f violets. In fact, the odor arising From a septic •tank in which the merry microbes have gone on trike, presents a. pale blue appearance to

the naked eye, and can at times be heard at a considerable distanoe.

* * * * Should the Government septic sys-

tem go wrong at any time-and Government works have a knack of going wrong occasionally-the vile, stinking, fever-breeding filth, \Vlill be pumped into our noble rover, <to carry disea.e to tho e who seek health !tnd pleasure in its cooling waters. Lt :is fairly afe <to say thaJt no man who values his

health or ha~ any sense of personal cleanliness, will patronise the municipal baJths after ·the G<>vernment's mad sewera.g·e system Juts converted the waters of the

wan into a slimy cesspool.

* * * * * And just think how anxious Perth

residents will be to pm·chase fish after the septic system has been in operation a little while. What a chance for the fish-hawker <to become eloque:nt--"'Ere y'a.re, mmn; prime Belmont blowfish . Fresh caught this mornang near the septic tank." Ugh !

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Saturday,IJune 6 1go8. TH~ COO-EE. 7

l_<ii3_- _F_o_o_T_B_A_L....,.L_.=-_F_r_e_~_~_!_~-~~-w_~~G-' .~_n_a_p_s_a_n_d_K_i_c_k_s._"_<i3_ S1:.p erb selection mat ch.

* * * * Never a finer exh ibition of the ga-me

seen in \Vestmlia.

* Truly up to a dvertised promi e of "a

suopreme clash of science, s kill a nd muscla.

·~ * So equal are the first 25_players thak the

· reduction seems to promise the toughest football jog e n r-ecord.

•· * * Who wil manage the Jubiiee team'!

Seven mana!!ers wil be present in l\-lelbo,Irue, and ··ours s l:ould be <lt least equal u th e others when com parison a.re made

* * * Last l\[ond<ty ' exhibition should ensu,·e

a State record gate at th e next t es t n.a tch. Thousands wi ll pas How the tiles will click !

* * Influence .:>f Federal member'S hav e se

cned postponement of -th e Kyarr_a' s saii ing time to allow a final a-ppearance of the State t eam on .the d<ty of departure.

.,. * * The colors alo!Jted to this Sta•te by t he

Aus tralian Footbal Council, which ·now · bosses such matters, are green and gold.· The guernseys are to carry a gold swan ou chest and white knickers are Eo be worn .

·'!: * Debegate " Tom" Cecil conducted ar

rangements in connestion with the test match while the L eague secr-etary was away at Northam, and not a single detai l '"a neglected . If we h ad a dozen Cec1l s how football would boom!

* .. " P<tddy" ~[c~.l ahon, .the honest, dry ,

and generaly logical delegate for the reda nd-whites, n u ally command an attent ive hearing at ,L eague meeting-s. H e l

good at repartee, always seri? us, and knows that sound reasmnng wms when;

,, ~ * .. .. An ex-Boulder Cityite, in th e person of

" J oe" P ender, wil (permit committee permi.tting), s trip fo r East Perth to-morrow.

* * * * * " Jim" Liley, who h as played ma n

good games for the blne-and w~ttes, de-ires to transfer to .the South ] remantle

cLub. E ast Fremantle com mittee hut, the gate against -the e:\.-it, by refusing a clearance, and t he L eagu e is to ay a.t 1ts n ext meeting whether the gate is to be kept closed.

* ·Y.· * ·Y:

"Scotty" Wildy, brother of Cliff and Bert, despite the success of the Dagl-ishtown lads, is pressing for a clearance to W est Perth.

* * Charlton, who wa everely •bumped in

last Saturday's match , wa not sufficiently recovered to play up -to l)i wonted form on ::\Ionday, though h e truggled through ma,nfully.

Representatives of even New Zealand Associa.tions (Australian) recently met, and arran ged details for r epresenta,tiou in the August Carnival. Managers h ave been appcinted <tn d d elegates to the Counci l elected . ·

* ·• .. T here is to be some un if,)l'mity of style

in •th e head dress ofth e •teams while on tcur . The member of each pa.rty are to ~traw h aLs wi th ba nds of the color of th e team an d a , t nieemblem.

* * J ack Oliver, erst\\'h ile of the East

Perth .team, is now playing with t he Solomontown team in the Port Pirie (S.A.) A s. oc· iation .

POPU LAR FOOTBAL LERS.

" JACK " RANDALL Subiaco Football C lub.

Some nom-de-plume cri t ic in the morning press -h eaves a cha.rge of m1fairness at P1·esident 0' ~ eill on his ruhng on the case of Joe Cooper's clea.ntnce appli ation. The writer bad.Jy misses hi s mark, for what interes•t would "Bob" h ave in debaning the player from secm,ing his transfer. It was the committee and not t he president who ruled Cooper out in 1906, and deferred onsidera.tion this year. The ink critic

1 apparently a one-sided be-goggle'd club i.te f-anatic.

* * * * * At a .z. (Australian) confer ence the

" \ .Vorld's Tour" scheme, out lrined by Secretary Si-mons, was unanimously endorsed , and the delegates pledged to support the pro.po al. A letter received locally states that the :rvr.aorilanders are rea.dy to promise from £200 to £ 400 towards t he scheme.

* ·• .. .;. *

Delegates Linkson and Bray intend accompanying the J ub ilee team, also mentioned that Messrs 0' eill, . W-ebb-, MeLead , Simons and Cookson are (indepen-

dent of .any official appointme11t) arranging to make the trip . Al o propo ed to send Crapp or vViliam on as well. Who will control thegamewhile they are away?

* * ·'/; * ~·

rousing match is expected between Cottesloe and Highgate Hill to-day (Saturday) on t h e Leederville OvaL Both teams are said .to be in great " n.ick," and as J. Cooper carries thewhistle the g-ame should prove a fast one.

JUNIOR JO'l'TlNGS. 'l'te season will be made up of two rounds

-one before midwinter and one afte1·. Last yen.r .t;he-1·e were three. Needless to say the ci1ange has not ha d bouquets tllrown a t it by tne boys.

* * * * ~ Christian Brot hers and Scotch t hreaten

to put two swon~ tea.ms into the field. L.mldford have lost most of their stars. H igh i:icl1ool looks on-or plays "Soccer." '.o:S .C.'s back-bone is very solid. I t con

sisLs of seven senior players : McCarthy, 1-t. 'l'roy, 111. Troy (West J:'erth), Gumming and UIDbs (Pertll), Savage and Dorney (.Jiast J: erth). Crowder, of North Frelll<tll Lle l•'.C., is over 21, and cannot take part in lllDY school contest . .Messrs. Shepll erd and Bu.rns are a lso over ,that age.

* * * * * Scotch College is represented in the

charmed c ircle of senior football by "Sammy" Bl oss, who has been putting in excellc ii L work in front of the uprights d'or East l'enh. t:>a m is very cat-like. Takes a deal of W<ttchin~.

* * * * * The Claremont boys, with Beunett (Billy,

of ~ wimn·i.ng fame), S:mdcrson, lVIedcalf, Slo. ~, together with "stock" men of last yea r a.nd a few good "freshers," should malle things hun< .vhen they meet their ,·ivals f.r0m t.he Terrace.

* * * * * J ack Savage is assiduously practising

wing play. One of J ack 's fads. He ought to beat little Dempstar and Co. The red

legs can't spare the broad-shou1dered athlete fron , half-back But John is hopeful.

* * * * The maroens, whom Mr. Gravenall h as

in good fettl~>, sco~·ed on ~i[ond<~.y a most decisive victory by about 30 points over a sti ong team .of Old Boys.

* * * * * Guildford , having lost the brilli-ant

Davey, Roy Cn.m:; land , and se,·era.l stars of k ·ser magni tude, will have to rely mainly or, •th e efforts of Gardiner. l!orrest, Harper, Duce, n.nd K arl Brookm an.

* * * .. * Len. O'Sullivau, ·who acted a.s secretary

£01 t-he boat race this vear, -is ail old Christian Brothers' Colle!!e-Boy, and a splendid organis(·r . vvl1ere others failed, L.O 'S. built up the .c. B. C. Old Boys' Associa.tion , which is now nearly 200 strong.

•· .. * * No genera.llj known that Mr. VII. Ga.r

rai·d , spm·ts master at Guildford GPamm·tr, is one of the fiest milet:> il1 Australasia. H e won the mile championship of Australasia in 1906 i.n Melb,.,urne, in 4min. 21sec. H e -S'Il,1 'j.DUS<Mda.l 01 'l-~'ll.l'j. ~a S'SOJ:\)'ll GUl'llO mHI•ia: .

8 THE COO-EE. ::;aturday, June 6, xgob.

FOOTBALL.-Pars About Pel!th Players.

The first tec>t match an unqualified SllC·

cess. * * * *

Reoe~pts arrn.ouruted to £126, a.rud, as the e_.'(lpenses were very light, the fund for the Eastern tour has been materially augmenlted.

* * * * * Tom CeciJ deserves <the thalllks of the

. League for rthe trouble he <took over the the Fremarutle arrangements. He fi:<OO up the printing_ and all details of the rrua1Jch, a,nd everything ifHIJSsed off without a hlitclh.

* * * * * "Sonny" .Bray took Joe Webb's p1ace

a.s superivtSOn,in-ohief for the Perth team, and w:ith his u~ual <thoroughn ess lefL nothing to cavil at.

* * * * * Perth's victory a big surpri. e to m~ny

of rL.be pavilion critics, who Lhought they were on velvet O<wking Fremantle and giv:ing 10 poi11ts in .

* * * * Tthe moot plear.ed men on the gr<Jund

\\'ere the three selootoT . The suggestwn of a P erth v l!1:emantle- matoh was theirs, the olosc finish wa~ a vindication of their a,bili·ty 1a. judges of fol'lll.

* * * * The fru•m displayed by Uennah and

Thompson was a revelation. They fol· low~d for fou'r quari.ers, and we1·e gowg as strongly in the Ja.st quarter a~ in tili.e first. They .had to keep Dunn, Banks, and HPoSketh in oheck <~t different stages, and that Lhey d1id it efieotively even Fre· mantle upportens a-cknowledged.

* * * * * Loughriclge got ~ J1asty bump in .the

~IOrth l!~~·ema.ntle match, a,nd was .mable to stri-p on Moncl,ay . O'CallaghaH, who was ilhe emergency rover, did not up, so Pen!Jh ha,c! to lta>ko .t,he field with onJy two ruok men.

* * * * The star of the match was Oa·r. Having

and: half forward he ·wJa.s r•a.rely bea~ten, land his cleverness in g-etting out of diffL· cu.Lttiec> evoked cheer, a-~ain and again from the spectators.

* * * * * SoutJhee Sipoilt muc.h of his play through

trying to waJtoh >Sharpe too closely. He got a nasty knock in <the 1ast quar•ter, aThd ha,c! to go 'baok in goal.

* * * * * Wi.n:ton .and Da,vy cr~ted a favora'ble

impression aanong the Perth forwarci.s. The l13Jtter ha.s been off for a few Saturdays, but his dash and cleverness on Monday left l:iJttle to be desired.

* * * * Crase and Glenn hacl the one<rous posts

of goal-keepers. Both played well, but •the honrs were undoubtedly with tho South F.remantle man.

* * * * ~...en. Edwards was clle pick of the de

fenoe line. Jt is m~<trYellous how l1e gets throu~J:r his men, f01· he is no don wt bouncmg rtilie ball .

* * * " Southee's kicking has im,proved , but

there is still room for improvement. His proper 'J)loce is on Itili.e half· ba.ck line~>. .He does ndt get enough ISCOpe 1·ight back. .

BY ... PILOT."

H esiord was the biggest failure on the Perth side, and did in his chance by his in{lifferenit disp!Jay.

* * * * Olivur has a marvellous turn of l!•peed,

and fairly made a. hack of Bates. With a little more "block," the Ea t Perth player will be a champion wing man .

* * * * * Ot13.wf01rd waiS in fine form both roviug

a:nd fOl'WM'd, and with Or:r and f:lweetman out of the way •would have an uncle· niable claim for selection in the Interstate team.

PROBABLE INTER.SA TE MEN.

Ardern, Engrtwer. "BILLY"

Byron Studio Photo ORR

Perth Football C lub.

H ayec> was nolt iJ1e worst ma111 on the gt'<Jond. With Ir,ore e~"Peri~nce he ~-ill be rig-M- up in the first flight.

* * * * * The pavilion critic is neve1· tired of t~l

ling you 1iliat "Bundy" MacNa.maa·a is rast hjs prime, amd llas seen hi.s best days nit football. AJl tJ1e same, he has not played a bad gam1e this sea.son, an<l his dis,play on Monday brought his claims for inclusion prominently before the 5Clectors.

* * * * * • trickla:ncl wa.s in ch!ll'ge of thtl Uom

b:ilnecl Pe-rth team. Alllcl a Q·ight good C!a.p· 1.Jain, too! Ho has not got, the dash or h re<tofore.

* * * * * Ra.ncl.all is ~igoro~ and energetic, but

head is· sadly wanting.

* * * * * Ji:n,my Everett should have a ahanceo

socond to n01ne f01r the In'tersta!Le. He has dash and judgment 13.lld what. he has forgOJt:.ten in th'3 way of tri<!ks would make half of the alleged 'back players of Perth envious. Keop lilt :wp, Jimmy, and we tip yoi1 as having a possible.

\Viha.t ha.s happm1ed ~-o A!1dy Fergu.son? With laSit year's cl,ash and clevel'lle~, he would have been a "cer-t." for the Interstate. But where, oh, where is t.hat d::t '·h now?

* * l:'layers who will ge!t a cl1<tnce ol show

ing t.he:i~· ca·po.hili'ties in the next te.9t matcl1 al'e CJ.a.r ke, Balme, J effl'ey.s, Drprose, Savage, LougJn-idge, vVyatt, Uorkill, Mcintyre, William.s, Lewi ·, and WillouO'Ihby.

·• ·X· ·• The match on August 8th, betwaen the

picked eighteen and dihe next best should provide the piece de resista;n{!e of the season and a ~·eoord ga-te. Tl1e stea-m h~p people haw; 'put off ·the de,pmlture of the boat till 5.3P p.m., an<! .the local League should be lthere~by some £10 the rica1er .

* * * * * Too many song.oand-domce players in

Lhe gan· e thi•s earon . Their song con.s.ists in a'Ppea ls lto 1the central umpire for free l<ich, a1nd :their dance in wild gyrations about .the &pot where Lht•y l1ave ~ecured t.he !bail] . \o\lhen you have se.cu·red the hall, ]>ar•t wi.th i l. quickly '1·nd to aclvan'tag.e .

* * * * Ba!tes, J>emro, Hobinson, Chal'lton,

Ablett, ·and KenwoQ·thy did in their chance in the· !test matoJ1 0111 Monday.

* * * * * Binn's roving was a rcvel·ation to the

majority of 'the spectators. He showf'd judgment, brilliancy, nnd coolnass.

* * * * * A boom pktyee--Gravoohall.

* * * -)[- * ''Bm·ly" Hesketh showed aJJ his mo~

a\\kward dElifeots in Monday's mat.:h . A.nother couple of sea.. ons are nececsary t-o sea.son :him. ·

. * * * Banks would be ~1wice .as effec~ive if he

would give* up t,!Iose Ji'tlt:le* tricl~s of bi,.

Thomas "lined" Da'Vy when they first me:t this season . The Pe-rth boy had his Tevenge on M.ond1ay, for Ithe ou:th ll're· maa1:tle man hardJy got a kick.

* * * * "Diver" Dunn a!ppea.r.s to be one of the

ce11tainties for the Ea.~tern t.rip. His dueliS wiLh Eddy 11hompSl)n were a, trea:t to wit· ness.

* * * * * Oap-tainshi·p didn't agree with "Scotty· '

Uoig. He wa.s miles below •his fo,·m in the tem. Charley Doig sh>a.ped much beotier.

* * * * * What ~~ p~ty •that Sha·rpe is so ::o<'lflsh!

H e is .a.!> s.lippm·y as a11 eel in front of the ·poots, but lhe apparently sees no one but Shm'JX> in _ !his n igh!bOThood .

* * * * * Dick Sweetman did not str-ip in \{on

<J.ay' match, a..s !he was unwillng to ~ke any risk.s with hi.s i11jured fin~r. Hope.' to l3e up toQ hiiS neck in it on the 29th in "'J

•lfo * ~· * * More than one Oo.ast player is ])l'aying

tha't the Goldfields J...eague will not be a'ble to finance t heit· cighte<"n players.

* * * * .1-atches fo·!· Salturd:ay: Eas.t Fre

n'aTJtle v. South F1·emantle; Ptll'th v. West Perth ; East P e11th v. Midlamd J'nnction ; Subiaco v. Nort:h Frern,,n.tle .

::.aturuay, June o, xyoo.

On Wednesday night the quest-ion o[ Lh mrunagemen<t of the Inte-rsiatte oieat11 wtll be seLtled. 'J'hcm a.re ,several a.•pil'ants for t.he position, bliJt the final hoice will probably be between J. J. imons and J, \'Vebb. If the L~ague de~ide to ser.d a delegate as well as a manager, it i · a certainty for the two above-mentioned.

* * ->:· ·:!- * *

PiJ o,t's ti.p.s for i::l<tturday South FromanHP, Pcl'l.h, Ea,~t Pe11th1 North l!'Terrmll't.le.

* ·• * * Dick Kennedy was the best man on the

side for Perth tagainst Midland Junction. Jle took Lhe ga-me seriously :right through. and so11e of hi.-;; dashes from the half-baek line we;re superb.

* * * * * J a-ck Leckie played in the centre, vice

Moffat.t, and gave a steding di. play; always picked out his man, and pa.ssed with judg1111ent.

* * * * * h.ep.herd was one of Perth's best

again t. Midland. On th .turn he has no equal, and ml'w t hat he is cultiva,tJing tuming to the cent.re, instead of to Lhe wing, his valuetlto the side is doabled.

* * * IJ oar a;nd Gibb were tTied by PeDbh

on aturday, . but neith r was .a starUing . t\ccess. Gibbs wm1ts maturing, rund Perth will do well not. tQ let !him sli1) -

* * ·- * 1 C!!- Cherry on the improve. Will J.;I>L

his photQ in the papers if he go s ()n imrroving.

* * -)(· * \\'i l on atHl Glowery still hors re <.:0!11-

bat, but exp 't l!.o 'be <t:ble to don th colors aga in in a. week or two.

* * * * * :Jlofl".a!Jt. cmuocl not ~-h·ip on ' atul·<iay.

Jl1ank dt1Lies ke(l)t him to the offi~e stool. :r.Jore': the pity, as when he is fit and w 11 it is oa. pleruslll'e <to watcb him.

* * * * * Ueorge llfilJer ~>tood dQwn in order to

gi ve Gibbs a chance. :Jiore of this elfdenial feeling is wanted amo11g P<'l th players.

* * * * In Fisher, 1idland have a rrut.tling de

fenl(lel'. He .repulsed several Perth onsl.au btls .

* * * * * Delegate J amieson J1as two .ons play

; ng with ll\IidLa.nd, >111d how proud i. he Qf Lhe.m! Gem·ge ~hould d Yelop into a fir, t-flighter with a little moro expericn ·c.

* * * * * trribbling <1nd Mar.chant, 1tho miih's

1\fi 11 players, failed to put in an appearance at Midland, and Coultharocl ami MaW:teson had w be pressed into thP ~ rvice. Th e foJ'mC'l' was l'arely in vid 'llC ,

btJ.t ,t,h lat.t..er did an. occa~ional good mmrk.

* * * .. opcr wa,s subje(;ted to quite an un

neces.sary rumoun•t of abuse 'by one-eyed M id land barrackers . Ris umpiring wa~ 0011t<tin_ly not perfection, but he was quite Jmpa,-ttal, •and J1e kept the ga.me open and free froan .serious blemishes.

* * * * * Ingram, whose ]eO' is still bad, J an

unwilling ~.poota.tm~ at the Midland ma1tches.

* * * * * 1t is on the O<rrd <that East Pcnlh will

se<· ur Loton'.s Park .as a home gronn<l next s!'a.on. If so, all t.he clnbs will hrtve rt local lu~bitation, and home-andhome match s can be played .

tilE COO-El!.,

East i1!1re1111antlo and outh <trc g:rowfu1g wbolJJt not hruving Cr<ItPP to umpn·e for them w -mQ1TOW . ER 'L have already iha.d him eveTy a.tm·day but one, so it is u:p to the smaller clubs to have him for one

attuTday. Lemon, who will have charge, will give U1e FTemantleites a fair deaL

* * * * \\' e,.~ Pe1•th M:e having mo1·e than theiT

Slhare of disasters this sea•son. Half-adozen oof their men ar' still on tihe sick list.

-· * ·• * * West Perth find t,heir training opera

tions so hampered in ,the Esplanade by the lam·o, e and Hugby player , that they have (!'Ompleted arrangements foT training on the "~ssoeiation ground on \Vednesdays.

.. * * * * Two in1tm·ested spectatoTs <l!t ·the tes~

match on ~londay-Froddy RQberts and Nankervis (th genial "~ anky"), two exPerthittJL«, who journeycd from Bunbnry to .see th~ game ~Is it ~ould be played. Both are o(]oing good ~m·vitc for t he game in tthe Birt.hplaco.

* * * * * :Jic in,ty, who ~omes from the :EAlst.

with a football retputa.tion, played his firs,t game for Midland 011 Satunlay, and putt in fair se1·vice.

* * * * * Tho combination shown in the seoond

hal r of the tte t match was .the brightest iLe.n in the bill, more particularly as the majority of peo1)le w re under the impression t.ha.t e\·ery man would b on hi· own.

* ·• * * * J. J. 1 'imons, ye energetic secretary of

the \\' . .A.F.L., took ehmge of ~t ·patly o[ 41 schoolboy;;, wh.o joumeycd to ~ortham to do ba.Ule with the loeals on t:lalurday and Iond~~Y- The trip w.a.s an immense

udcess.

* * * * * ~\uother £100 tak(ln on S:-tturday . Clubs

are now in a strong position tinancially.

* * * * .Are 'ubi. a "boom" team'! Ask Jack

\Villiamson or 1 immy. * " * * *

'e<·relaries Qf junior club are invited to fc1·ward l''ladable paragmphs o£ general inl t' t to "Pilot," eare of "Morning Herald ' ' office, on 01' b~for:• Tuesday eveni11g each week.

llO\Y TlfE UL BS STAND.

E. Fremantle S. Fremantle Pert.h \V. J'ertl1 ... Snbiaco N. Fremantle K Perth :\ 1. Juntt.ion

\V. L. 5

3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 3

4

Points. D. For. Ag~t

259 152 289 194 250 ~i.3

1 191 202 1 211 273

200 175 1 212 258 1 175 Z:27

Signorinetla, the Engl ish Derby winner, will apparently prove the sensational horse of the year in the Old World. Just as THE Coo-EE goes to pre~s the cable has announced that last VV'ednesday' Derby win~ ner ha also won the Oaks. Details of Signorinetta's Derby. will be found on page 4·

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SOCKER SIDELIGHTS

By ' Incognito."

Alick .lllcDowal i~ the "So:.:cer" Dolly Christie.

* * * * * Perth are to be congratulated on their

latest acquisition. ClaridgC' is a player both of use and ornament.

* * * * * l!' romamle still hoH pride of place on the

League table, but Saturday's form will have to be improved on if they hope w retain their lead.

* * * * * The inelu ion o£ George Durt has steadied

up the Perth attack. George ~s that rar<1 avi , a forward who can and will shoot.

* -· * * * "Hac" Evans still an absentee through

injuries. Ranger's soldier-centre anived at :111 opportune moment.

* * "Yonah" Starling i not nearly so effec

tive as h1st year. Billia1·ds has got him by the wooL Less rtttention to the cry!S ·J iate and a little more to the leather bal I wouldn't do Y onah any harm.

* * * * * The League team made hacks of Bun

bury. The provincials have yet to learn t.he fine points of the game.

* * * * *

ln t.hese days, when good referees aro scan·e, 1\Jr. C<1me-ron's anival is "w komo as the flowers that bloom in the spring."

* * * * * ":\lick" is the ll'Overbial "dog with ''L

bad name." His "intention. are honorable," but hi. Hieland blood riots at the sound of battle.

* * * * * :\[ent.ion "cold tea" to Tod Higham!

* * * * During the Goldtielcl occer team's vi it

"Bunks" Cros will delh·er a lecture entit.led "How tlte Coastal te~Lin lost the 111atch."

* * * * * The · ·otcb element i becoming strong

in loual t;irde, . On every field the "Doric" is heard in the thick of the fray.

* * * * Kirkpatrick has a command over the

ball whi ·h will be his undoing. The halfbaek whQ attempts to dribble, when l~e can pass, retards progres , and throws his forwai'dS out of gear. With this fault eliminated, "Kirk." is an artist.

On Thur~dn.y, the 28th :.\Jay, a very large number of ladies nnd genttlement rtitended the annllal meeting of the Auto· mobile Club at Palace Court, at the invit.atilln of th ir 11:enial pl'esident, :JJr. A. E. '\!organ~. \\'!ten afternoon tea was di. po. ed of, ann after tho e pre.ent ha~ taken full ltdvantage of the opportunity for a little motor gossip, the pr~sident rend his report for the past year.

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L1\eR~SSE NE)TES. BY "REFEREE."

L ac-rosse goi .1g ,-ery strong at the sea, ide. Te·-.J.ms seam to be more evenly matched than previous years.

* * * * East Fremantle have a very :;;trong com

bination in H.ugall (who is performing exC('l·dingly well). Eavle, and Field (backs) are a good double, with Wing1·ove (the old

.WM' horse) and M 'K enna forwar<l, Hickey and .Beresford (att:1. ·l;s), .not forgettipg Windsor Tickle, who is a tower of stren~th Lo his side, and quite a lot of promising j1 ni,ors.

* * * * * Swans are ,to be reckoned with t his sea

wn. They have a young team, but bore sm-e to be a h::tr::l nut to <:rack. They haYe secured -the secv ices of Ranki.J t (late of Kalgoorlie, who i.· vary fast, but wants pra-ctice at stick work and also two Claremont men.

* * * * * T he Fremantle team have plenty of mem

bers, but most of them are the raw material, and with practice they will be dan geroru . Enrie H arvey..is acting as coach, so UJ,der his .supervi ion they ought to do well.

* * * ·• * 1 notice with pleasure the re-appearanc"

of ' 'Snorky ' ' Wade i.J1 the lacros e field, who ha throw11 in his lot with the l!' remantle Club, and will no doubt prove an a qui ·it ion to the team.

* * * * * :M:arcus n{illar is playing well this sea

son, and if included in the test match played on londny last would have bngged a few goalt.

* * * * * H arry Bromfi.eld is doing well, and is de

veloping into a first-class forward, throwing the majority of goals for wan in every match.

* * * * Arthur Davis has joined the ranks of the

Benedi ·ts, and does not seem w take t he same interest in the good old game as pa. t seasons. Cheer up, Arthur, old boy!

* * * * * \Vingrove tbetter known as " \\'inny' ' )

t-akes rpride of pl ace for l1is alJ-J·ound 'en ~ t husiasm on and off ihe field.

* * I.ou. Bickey, 1 notice, is playing well

fo r Swans, and is the man to wat<:h Hutchy.

* * * * * Treacy (the "Boy'') will shortly issue a

·h:;llenge to fight.Burns for the best of 20 r uuds, .if Bill ' quires does not J(eep t he cl:ampion home.

* * * * * Kirk by needs :1 sher ry and egg before he

takes the field.

* * * * * Clift<..n hould remove his tarch ed collnr

before he looks for Inter tate h onors.

* * * * * Aarons wants some weight taken ()Jf be

fc.l'S l10 will be a,ble to keep pace with Pestle.

* * * * 'J'ed Edeall , late of Rwans , i. ph'tyin~ a

,sood g~,me fo r• Ea"t~, bn t . hould Rtick mor,; to his man .

\\'igmore (capbcin -of ::>wan J'unio1·~) s·hould ke p his men in their ;places, a.n-tl wvr..ld pnbably get better re u!t;;.

* * * * * eth Dyson -honld be giYen .a chance in

the ~ nior ranks as <l forward. R e handles hi tick well.

* * * * * Bere ford should k tkE' long walks to de

\ Olop a little C'ne rgy. * * * *

":IJ.idgPt" H at:lwtt is a man'el with his stick, but is rather small.

* * * * * The struggle for supremacy between

Boulde1· a nd lroquois, on Commonwealth li.eserve la t Saturday, was a magnificent one. Each team was well represented, and in fine form. Only one goal was secm·ed, C:eorge .\letta.m finding t lte opening fm· Bo uld er shortly afte l' t he commencement witli a red-hot shot.

* * * * J!or the winners plendid form was shown

by Llewellyn , ,'mith , Callanan, · H ughe , and t he brothers i\J ettam. The best worker on behalf of Iroquois were Banks, Hammend , J_,iddle, Wheeler, and Organ.

* * i\lt- . 1\Idnto. h gave general sati~f,l<'tion

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N E W ZEALAND T AT rERSALLS

What is alleged to be a form of lew Zealand T<btter a.Jl ' Con ulta,tion is stated , write.s "Auckland \Veekly N ews ,' to have been un earthed by the \Velli.J1gton d etec·tive staff and it is ex'l)ected that sever al person.s :vill be h aled before th e Magistrate's Court <tt an ea1·ly date to a n wer charges of being ooncel'!1ed iu sellin g t ickets purporting to be ~or a sweep of th kind mentioned . ]jt 1S stated that tha scheme was to have had a big se pe, extending from one end of New Zealand to the oth er, anu D tective Ca~sel ls, wh o ha, ha.d the rna-t,ter in h aond :for some time past, ha. suc('eed d in obtaoinin g t he ev id ence upon which actio11 is being taken .

It is under toed that the alleged sweep wa.s got up on the '-Nangan.ui teeplechase, to be run on 1\li.:ty 23, and tlmt the pxizes offered were as foll ows : -F<ll·.st horse, £750; second hor.se.. £300; third hor·e, £100. Tho other hor.es to divide £200, and th e balance cash prizes drawn pro rata, less 10 per cent.

It i. tated Lhat the proposition involv ed 'Lhe i. suing of 25,000 itick ets at 2s. each.

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" 'purs," "Mac,"" F .L.G.," Fremantle. " am,"" R.G.R," ''Plover," Perth. "The Grey Mare," Menzies. Your kindly remarks appceciated. '·The Coo-ee" welcomes the various sugge tions Jf the " wily" advertiser comes along ana provides the needful many improvements will be successfully en6 ineered . ·

* * * * * '·Disputant," Northam . - Carbine won

the Melbourne Cup of rSgo, but Abercorn was not amongst the starter . /Is a matter of fact, it may be stated that Abercorn ran his la-t race in the pring of r8gg.

* * * * * ' Maori," Kookynie.-Cuirassier started

in the Melbourne Cup won by Carbine in rSgo. 2. Lochiel raced in Auckland, N. Z ., in two separate seasons. He performed duty as a sire in New Zealand prior to being sold in A us ra lia.

* * * * * ''Starlight," Perth.-r. Yes, Jack John

sen. the negro boxer. visited Australia recently. 2. It is the same man who is reported to have left for Great Britain in order to arrange a match with Burns.

* * * * * Hal Warwick, Fremantle.-His (re)mark(s)

will receive attention. Last sketch distinctly good. Trying to arrange for a clear hours run in the Perth Mint in order that '' The Coo-ee" may carry out the wishes of various correspondent..

* * * * * " .Bert" Donnelly, West Perth. - Many

thanks. Your courtasy and kind ly help distinctly appreciated. Have used all pars

* * * * * "Ber t " Rosyln, N. Per th . - \ liJill be

pleased to see you at Perth Office "Coo-ee" Shell's Bui ld.ngs, Hay Street.

* * * Miss D ., Fremantle.-Thank you for

offer. Did not r~cei ve the Rowing Notes mentioned. Will expect ome '·copy" from you nPxt week.

* * * * Mrs. M., Fremantle.-Yes, only too

pleased to receive you r contributions.

* * * * 1' Spike,'' Guildford. - The "Coo-ee ''

thanks you. Have used several pars but detailed repor ts inadmissable this week. Call at office when in Perth.

* * * * * Harry StephE'ns,

show fair ability. Monday's ma il .

* *

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* * * Miss B .. Subiaco.- Will forward you a

letter on Monday relative to subject.

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Within eight d<tys readers of the "Coo-ee" will , provided there is not anot her hitch in the arrangements, know whether Bo hter BiU 'qu ires has redeeemed his reputation >.tgainst the redoubtable Tommy Burns, or whether the wi ly Cana-

··BILL" SQUIRES. The Australian H avy\\eight Champi, n,

who meets ··Tom my" Burns in Paris next Saturday, June 13. for the

'hampionship of the World.

dian has scored til l another victory . ]n my opinion-and 1 fRncy thi opi nion i ~ .hared by lhe great majority of fight fol lowers-l3urns will again be proclaimed victot, a.nd again will ;t .l arge body ot: P arisian spett>.ttors cheer th e Canadian to t he echo . 1ext 'atutday ther·e will be a ten-seconds rhec·k required to g<tbble the number ovet• the Kang<Lroolander'. pi:ostrate form, O l ' I am much mistaken. Apart ft·om the respec-tive merits of the two men, l-et us look at the fina.ncial as.p et of the question. J do not wi~h " oo-ee" reader~ fot· one moment to misunderstand me in thi. matter nor have I :my wi. h to offend Lhose who swear by LheAustrali<tn; bu t just consid er the followinf( circumstances : Burns is und er c-ontract for Australia at the hire price of :£3,000-pt·ovidecl he <·o mes here a.s an undefeated stousher. , 'houlcl he get beaten by Squires through ~ome nntoward ca use or othet·, hi s price to the , yclney ~ynd i cate will be nex t to nil. Th et·efore, Burn will, it is only natu ral to conclur'e be ultra-car eful next Saturday when he, for the secon d time glares over the padded m it <tt the miner fro 11 Nanabri. .And if Bill Squires has become in any_ way co11tnmina.tecl morally by reason of his assoication with scheming, wily Yan kee pugs :tnd their ma.nagers, :tnd would be tempted to listen -to reason , wluvt

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i, .there to prevent thefar-seeing c~tnadian f rom putting <t sinisteT 'Proposition to his opponent '!Such as suggesting, for inst-ance, that Bill "go down"'! However, I trust that Squires is still above that sort of bu iness. Burns will, I fancy, have to win on his merits.

* * In .t,he course of an article on "Sham

l!~ighters of the Prize Ring who have Impo. ed on the Public, " an American boxing writer S<tys : "Big Jim J effries is credited in the records with victories over such third-raters UJS T. Van Buskirk, Dick Baker, Joe G<>clclard, Pete Everett, the Mexican Terror; H an k Griffen, Joe Kennecly, J ack lviunroe, J ack Finnegan and many more who were put to sleep before the spectators hoo received half ·their money's worth. (Joe Goclclard a THIRD-rater !) Tommy Burn", the present champion, may be aid to have all previous .top-notchers faded in the quantity and quality of lemon fighters who have gone down in d efeat before him. Nobody ever accused the following pe1·sons of ever having moderUJte :fighting abilities." Here follow a long li st of names, the last four bei ng-Bru -Squires, Gunner l\•[oir, J ack Palmer and Jim Roche." Well, I have never hea.rd of Jim Roche or Jack P almer possessincr "moderate ability," but Moir and our own Bill were certainly by good judges, considered in the first rank. One Ameriean , UJt least--"Tw in " Sullivan to wi.t--mu t surely have an ·idea in his noddle tha.t S uire is hardly the "lemon" that the Amer·iea.n ink-waster makes him out to be.

* ·• * ·> * 'ome ama.teur boxers of Victoria ap

ptcached t.he Prem ier the other day, and prc-po~ed arranging ome displays in connection with the celebration of the visit of t h Americ&n fleet. The Premier replied tlutt " it would not be proper-we are a religious Government." Whereat a Melbomne sport ing scribe erupt· : " What Oil

e~trth has religion to do wi th a manly exer cise like boxing? Why, some of our bestrespected clergymen are adepts i:n the <:trt of self-defence whilst Sir John :'1-fa dden is an ardent admirer of a good bout."

* * * * * Abe Attell's last figh t of which the news

has w me to hancl~th at with " Battling" elson, the lightweight, . taJ11ps him as one

of the most mar vellous feather weights the worl rl ever saw. The American J ew not

only outpo.in te.d but outfought the Dane. f.e stood toe to -toe with the defeater o f Bl'i'tt, ~md t.ime afte time shook his opponent from top to bottom with ri ght and left hook. . Th e referee dechtt' cl the mill a da w, but bhe opinion of .th good judges is t hH t Attell should ha.ve gained the ·:erdict According to one Yankee reporter there were occa ions wh en Nelson must have imagin ed it was rainin g gloves, so fast did the blow. land on his dial. If this is so, England has at last produced a cha mpion featherweight, for Owen Mora.n went 20 rounds to a draw with Attell some t ime back.

•· * * * According to the .. Sportsman' Noah Bru~o who.e addre~s a:t the beginning of last month was John-str<>~ ,W.C., London . w«.s prepm·ed to accept the put''e of £2,500 offered by the National • port in.g Club£2000 to .the winner, and £500 to the lose1· or winner take the lot. But--that handy "C'olor lint>" bu~in e. c-omes to Noah Bru so's re cue !

S!lturday, May 29, r goo

Tom Dunn is anxious to receive expenses to come from Melbourne and box !:lam i(eenan in K.a.lgoo.rlie. The manager of th !' Goldfields Athletic Chtb informed Duna that a match between him and Keenan would draw little more than expenses.

* * * * * T•he public are anxiously ,waiting to hear

of .the fiXIing up of a contest between the c;hampion light a.nd welter amateurs, Al£. H all ~tn cl -Billy Ste~l. The latter is not nearly so clever as Hall, bttt carries :t !mock-out punch in either mauley.

•· * * * * If :Morey, the winner of the light-weight

tourney recently held in Penth, could be indu0ed to visit the fields about the time of the August round of race meetings and box H all, the winner would receive som ething s ubst antial. ·

-i(· * Jack Devmn, ti1e best drawing card

among t the proff.ssionals 011 the fields a 1· the pre ent time, and J ack Smith , a 12.6 pro. from Tasmania., meet at .the Go]<;, A t hleti · Clu bon the 24th inst. The men have depos ited a sid e wa.ger of £ 25, the winne1· tak ing 75 per cent . of t he receipts . Dewa.n will ·be giving a.way over a stone in weig-ht, but i ve1--y conlfident.

JEM R.OCHE. The Champion of Ireland.

J oe Pluto a.nd J'addy Kin g may yet be matched in Perth . lf so, wha.t pr·ice the ru h fo1· the ~a rl y doors '!

* * * * ·• I hear nothin~ now of Morey, .the win

n·~r of Salter 's hght-weight tournament. I s he resting on his laurel s ?--o~· his medals? Or will he be i.n evid-ence a.t "Son" Herman's tomnament next month . Th ere was ~omo talk :1. little whqle a.go o£ arranging for a match between [orey and .-\ lf. HalJ , the goldfit>ld a.ma.teur oha..rnpion, bu t evi dent ly t.he proposed bift1ng .match has fa.llen through.

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Saturday, June u, Iyoo

E ddi(, J e ·sop t~nd Bob Greenshield may i1ghL in Pet·lh in s ix weeks' Lime. 'l'he belt ing should be about 4 lo 1 on tl1e !aLter.

·:t * ,. * * The two ama.teur p ug's, .!!'red. Robins, (a

Great, W tern barman), aond George Thomr;son, of Subiaco, will endeavor to annihilate one another rut the King's Hall , Subiaoo, on Lhe 17Lh inst. They both ca.n go liko Hades, and there were never gamer lads. There'll be a lot of hot air di -pen ing on •Lh is fluspicious ocoa. ion.

.. .. "Let me put bandages on my hand , and

I'll fight 1\J\ng anywhere he like , with wlutt size gJoves he lik . and how he likes, •nay 1 be blled dead !"-Joe Pluto, lhe classical.

'* * '* * * "G illy" Gilbel't . who is managing the amateur tournaments in conjunction wilh "::;on" Hm·man .and George Ru sell, hru a gymnasium Sxed up at the Beatrice Coffee Palace in }lltnav- treet.

* * One-thirdof Lhe spllctators at the re<'enl

Tummy Bum -"JC'wty" 'milh firrht in l';,ris conf!i~ted of women, who yell~d like fury for Blll'ns w Jinish hi, opponeuL off whpn he bud him in a dazed and helpless C.:Olldiuion. \Vhi;.;h fact brings back to out· mind:; the to.·ies of the Coiis um of anciellt Home, ' •hen the tu rned-dow11 thumbs of tl1e females meant d<J<"Lth to lhe sLriek~n gladiators.

* * * * t•'mnk Thorn has now boolen Hughic

:\ lcf'gh<ttl tln-·Jil times on poittt.s out of three bt ttle.o; . ·

* * * * "~ly tern ~ . · · ~ay.· Tommy Burn to -

fctring to th prc• posed mix-up betw en hi .1 Mlf Ol•nd J<t('k John•on . " are 30 .000 doll2rs, win or lo~e." J usL think of it, ye amateur pug, . who . tou~h for Lrophie,£6,000 to go into the ring. i f only o ta ke one rral'k, and go out' · I

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J APAN'S NATIONAL CRIME.

'l'lie , 'ydney ··Bull Lin" publishes all interesting p'aragrapL, which should give a severe shock •to some of those unotuou reverend genLlemen who have been advocating ·the full admi ion of the Jolly .Tap t,o Australia . The par r -~s :-A little Engli sh paper called "The Shi eld" ha~ lately been publishing item gathered from vauious om·ee :tbouL -Lhe Jar anese lave Lrade in Eastern A it. One or two

follow in a condensed state :-The ''Bulletin Abolitioni. te" of Novem

ber reports .that } 1 . . l!'mnci.. de Pre sen~-3, a leading French abolitionist, member of the F;rench Parl iament, and J're. ident of the League of the Rights of _\lan. has que tioned the } linister of the Colonies of the F1·ench Uovernment with regard to the following letter fro a reliable eye-witne~s :

"I was seuond-class passenger on board the Caledonien, of the Messagerie~ }lantim Line, which ailed from , 'aigon on ::>eptember 8, 1906.

" I noticed a. pLace barred wilh iro 1

siLuated bet~veen two p<~s ages on the low er deck which wa general ly re~ ,.,·ed fot· Lnmks 'and packages, and from · whid1 there waa no exiL e.xcept by the openitlg <~ t the top (on deck), which wa~ clo~ed <iL the time by tarpaulins.

* * * * "There wore eight ot· ten young Jap:tn

e~e girls in their national eo~tm1~c p nnrd up in ·this plat'e, under the gwu·d of a J apanese man with a hang-dog <tppeanuwe. who wa.s walking in i,he pass<Lge. Two of Lh ! girls appeared to be of .the age uf l~ and 15 VP:n~ :tnd Lhe oldest about 20.,

" [ 111;1 le e;1quirie~ An oflker o n boartl told me that th\lY wer going, or b~ing taken. Lo , ingapo;·e fore the 'Reli ve' "

* * * (Reliev i, •Jriginally a 111 ilitary ('Ollo

qr.tal expr ~,ion , mea11ing the replacing ol one bodv of eoldiers by anoLher, or fre~h rdavs of hor~e in a military campaign. Th :word ha' b en taken over by th pr<> c-urer of the :3lave 'J'raffi~ , Lo indicaL :1 fresh set of victims for th tolerH tcd l~ r.•ses , to r place tho.e who ha\'e become ill, or worn ont, or who have left for c i he1 reas n~.)

* * * * * :\ 1. Pres, ense, in his question to the

lc't·et eh }lini>ter . • aiel: "I wil not dwell Ppon t.he sadness and humiliation of ~ud1 :1 tra ffi c at our period of the world's hi~tory. You may not be able to hinder th e sale of these voung girls, children e\•en, in Japan, but Frenc-h hips ought not to be u d in this odio us traffic, nor should French offir·ers be made the act'omplice~ of lhe trafiic in helping the transportation or these unhappy creatures."

* * * * * The •tmth of the matter i. that the

.T ar:anese are morally <t couple of c·cnturies behind Western civili . ation, and the Ja.p L 110 more fitted than the Chow 01· Jegro to mix with white. on >\n qunJ

foot.ing. Japanese fill no particular requil·ement in Australia. The do not appear to tade the more arduou~ form~ of labor. A few of them are employed :t~ cooks or hou ~eboys, bLtt the bulk of the little brown men in Austmlia gain their mean~ of livelihood in a manner too well known to need paLticulal'isation in thefe co lumns.

ROUN OABOUT NOTES.

Rumored that, Keu Y111ouds ha intention of matching him elf against J . J . Ryan, over three distance to be cho eu. The latLer is agreeable Lo accommod>~te him, shouJd he Cle ire suc.:h a conte t.

* * * * 1\lunicipal madness ar pears to have re

gular season , JU&t like mumps and measles. W hi le tJ1e City 'ounc.:il have been debating .the qllesLton of erecting new baths on Lha. ewemgenutleL, Lhe l•remantJe Council has built itself a llsh ma.rket immediaLely a.longsid itR own new baths. The PorL CowtciJ spent several thousand pound,~ in what Ce•·Jl Healy and other ea.tern swimmers termed the .fi nest baths in rt.he Commonwealth, and the investment wa giving a plendid financial rewrn, buL the proxim ity of a11 odorilerou fi.shmarket will not add to the •~ttractivene s of Lhe baths. And how will Lhe fish scales and other refu e be d isposed of Y lf i•t is washed into the sea, it will drift into the baths Lo_ sud1 an extent that patrons after a dip wtll t'Ol11e away sL·e Ht d Ji ke u•·,to a Dago <i sherman. lt is not too much ·,to ay tha.t the erection of the tish markeL alongside lJ 1 ~ baths has depreeia,Led the value of the ba ths lully ~J per cent.

* * * * Considerable Lrouble exist in amateur

operatic circle~ just now. :Members "eneraJly ll'ere not ~ati. tied with the way thing. were eanted on by the tommittee, and the _l<ttLt.'l' g ntlemen handed in their rMignatwn . .A new cummitt.e has been appmnte<l, and they have de ided w stage "t'a ul J one " a ' their next op ra . At rehE'arsals only a Yery po r muster of chorus lad1es tum up lhes timeB. They are a JJ et·azy on skating :tt pt·eFent, and it will be u, eless for the ('O~nmit _e to think of casting a n op r.t un t il the skating boom i set-t] d. • * * * *

ln answer tu a t.ewsraper interviewer recently, William \Vebb, the holder o f the world 's sculling champion-h ip, stated tha t his health was ne\'er better than a t the present time- a ;;tatement \lhich is borne out by his appl:'arance. His weight stri pped at present is II'l 3lb, which wou ld be wha t he thought he wou ld turn the scale at for t~1e_ next championship match wit h Arns t. 1 hts would make him 3lb heavier than when he met Tresidder on December 15 . On his return to Wanganui next week he will commence putting in three rows a wt ek, and will settle down in his train ing two months before the race.

* * * * * C'hal'l ie Johanwn, Australia's champion

walker. is ~ t ill louking for a matc·h . H e is prepa1·Nl tu walk seven mi les, whilst any pede~trian run ~ 10 mil ~ - This i" " cham·e for Junner.

* * * * * Evl'ry probability of tw loeal drapers, mployed in a Hay-street e. tabli,hment.

matc-hing th em. elv ~ for £20 a ide over 75yds. , lOOyd .. , and 130yd~ . , in a month's lime. Both men are evenlv matched and luwe won handic-ap~. Arti,:les to b signed this week.

Ted Jes_ p, the pug, who fought such a wiJling battla with P addy King a fe, 11 eek. ago , lw. taken a fnncv to the \i\'e t , :'nd i. thinking ~eriously of remaining in the State HiR friend. are advi ing him to open ~n athletic c·lub a,t .the P ort. and in :in probabilitv he wi ll follow thei1· ad-vice. ·

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The w~ddin~ of a well-known ClaremonL "idow, sister of a Perth medico, is to take t la ·e very qu i'etly next week.

* * " At the Cottesloe Gol f Links last Satur

day a m:mber of people were entertained to afLernoon tea, the oeca ion being the opening of th club for this seas,m. l n place of the u:ual formal opentng, the inauguratiOn of the season started wttll a "clock golf and "putting and approach" competitions in which a great n1any took part. Among those present were Sir \1 alter and L ady J ames, Dr. and .\lr . Hackett, ;\lrs. Leonard Darlot, .\lrs. Hany Brown and i~Li ss Hrown, .l liss Lula 13enstead, ~Jr . and .\I J". J ame Cowan, and the .l.li s es owan, :1J t,. J ull, .llt·s. C. J, . ...;lifton, Rev. H. J . and .li t s. Cooke, .I !1 ~ . John Denny, t he .11 isses .lloore, Dr. <Lnd :\l.l·s. Web ter, ,lh·s. B.oc, .11 iss H oJm,Js, .l.lrs. Logue, Dr. and .\ lt·s. Uat byshir,', .ll rs. OrLon, Miss H.osie ill il ler . • IJ r ... IJe lem:.tns and many others.

* .. * * Last ~aturday th~ Frerna.ntle Hunt Club

tllet at the Cannin~ B!'idge. The weather wa~ not too favorable for the hound to scwt, with th~ result that there was no "kill,'' A. ~rlendid run was, however, exrcl'ienced. Amon~ ;,hose fL>llowin~ were: ,l!t·s. H. L. Carter, .lliss Love, :\Liss lrts :'llooro, Miss J>hyllis Orton, Miss Hill, t\1 iss Atwell, ~lrs . .l!'ink, .\lessrs. Atweli (master), ,J . S. Duft'y (field master), O' Brien (whip), J\l osely, Payne, J!'ord, Cameron, l{<•bins9n, Hare;reave, Lukies, A.~·.nott, Hardwick, .l!'ind1, Tren:1man, holl, Barsden, 'Luart, Astles, RoberLs, Walkley, .Jones, Or ton, Ed ·.varrl~, , 'pa,·in , Henderso!t and many othars.

* * * * * ~l onger's La:<e was the scene of a ;:ay

gat.hering last ~ 1 01 day, when the Waverley Boating Club held their initial regaLta. Lt proved one of the mnst !nteresLing fu~wticns of t.hc sea on. PartJcula.rly amusmg were the ladies' rowin' events in whi ·h the local girls were seen striv ing for e;hampiont-hip honors in a couple o[ not, wo el eg~u;L pl()asure bo·tL.> , ktr.dly lent by the Lakes buf!tm:tn. The f<•rm displayed hy Lhe g<~n tle aLhlctcs was f <t distinctly JlOVeJ chm·ntter, but r·on~idering that some of the girls l1<Ld nPvcr pulled a boa.t before, the,· must be congratu lakd on the way they m;111aged (or mi~tll'tn:qed) l h it· re~pec:tiv:J <·rafts. The final was won by :.\1 1. s J3er-mi~ter's crew.

* * * * On \\'cdnP"day afternoon a numb t' of

(;uildfcrd ladies •vere entertn ined by \.he laremollt 't'•)qu t Club. The ladies ar

rived fHil'ly early in the morning, and t he <·omm ittoe of ~he laremont Club provid ed lunl'h. A ltoget!>er the day's croq uet wa~ very pleas:11nt.

* * * * A tenni mHkh was played between the

Cuttesloe and Glebe Tennis lnbs on the latLer's co urt on ~londay. Th e day wa~ ideal, but raLher too much wind prevailed, from :L t.ennis point, of view . The gentlemen'~ singles ·and do:~bl es were playon in the morning, and t hJ ladies' Ringles and doublC'~ al~'l , the tuixe l doubles were played in the afternoon. .'\!I through it wa; a t.os.~-<up a• to wh? W•Ju!d win, but in Lhc end Lhtl Glebe .vaR beaten by three ~ t~ . ~ fo>l damty af~.emoo >1 tea wfl.s served hy Lhe l:vly membarR of the club.

THE COO-EE. aturday, June 6, xgo8.

GOSSIP . By

(A rd Ln, En graver) A CHILD STUDY (Jiy Bnr tletto, Perth)

On W~dnesd..1y, Ju nu lOth , the Sw'm Bt>wling and Tennis Club ,~ill hold their annual plain and fancy dress children 's e;arnival at Vauderville Theatre, Guildford Everything points to the Ball proving the event of the week in 'ui ld ford social life.

* ·:t • * • On llriday, June bth, :n the Wells' H all,

a ball is to take pia ·e !n :.id of the Ch ild ren's Protection Bociety. As this is t.he first large b<tll of th~ sea on, the young people are lookihg f<,rward "ith much e..xcitement to ~he pleasant evening that is exp<·cted. The following ladies form the comn.ittf.e :-Mesd,Lmes !<'red . .l:Sl• rL , Barker, J . lvfonis, J enkins, H ardwick, Ris~hbe i th, t• nd the :\Ji~ses J l:lssie holl, Hilda Cowa11, ._. h don, Ivy ~lo01·e, a nd Ger t ie Lilly.

* * * * * Or. Wed.nesday, Jun e lOth , 1\lr. Lionel Logue wi ll hold hi Hrst annual pupils' demonstrati'ln at the Queen 's Hall, Perth. It is expected to be <a great success, a~ many of the pupils show marked ta.Jent, and a gren.t many litkets hav been booked at Nicholson's.

===== Mr. W . J. Clarke, one of the leading busi

ness men of Day Dawn. who has just returned from a trip to Sydney, promises to add his name to the list of racing owners. Mr. Clarke, who is an enthusias tic sportsman in the right sense of the term, makes periodical visits to the East when race§ are in progress, has on this occasion brought back a yearling colt with him . Should Mr. Clarke-Billy, as he is famili arly called locally-decide to hoist his colors on the W .A. courses, the Murchison will have a popular and worthy representa ti ve.

The "AJI Bla.ck" family have been filling Her ~fajesty 's Theatre, Kalgoorlie, during lhe week . Their performance is a fine one, Miss Nellie Bla k eEpecially appea.ring to advantage.

" hei lfl." has received fro m the e;omposer, Austra lia's latest song, "My Coo-ee." I·t i tated to have proved a pop u.lar seller, and it cert ... inly should find a p lace in every Australia.n girl' music pmltfolio.

* * * * * Pet>th girls l Do wake up and form a

. wimming club. Freshwater Bay and Fremantle are coming along strongly. Some re<tlly first-class swimmers were noLice<tble during last sea.son, and dut·ing tihe next sea on it is stated t hat the P ort Swim ming Club intend al'l'anging <t serie of girls ' ev.ents.

* * * * * ~{ost of the lady !!Wimmers an this State are self taught. Wi t h the assist<tnce of a capable instructor in the chool smu h might be done in the matter of instructing girls in ~n exerci e that is both delightful and highly b2nefirial. Our gi rl s now include many trong swimmers and divers, though taken as a whole the "times" are not as fast a entlm. iasts desire, bu t this will come with the opportunity of inter-<town C'ontest . .

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Saturday, June 6, rgo8.

THEATRICAL

Pansy ~Iontague's Livin Statuary a<:t has been "warned uii" in ime of t he English Northern 6rcuit cities.

* * * Tom vVootwell, an old Australian fa vor

. ite, returns to the Antipodes under engagement to H arry Rickards, about Chri stmas. The loose-limbed, lanky Th omas is a big shining light on the variety stage at 'Ome.

George Dinnie, the Scoto-Australian w-restler, who, it ,will be remembered, tossed Bert Woods t hrough th~ big drum at His l\I.a jesty' , has joined Lex. l\IcLean in a strong man-wrestling double. McLean is the muscular 1nonologuist who recently appearoo at t he Palace Gardens. The show is d escribed as one of the best ever produced in Australia.

* * * * Alas, t he pena lty of greatness ! Whib

local antists pay a humble £20 for the •W3

of the Sydney Town Hall , Kubel ik, the unshorn musical r·.elebrity, is charged £50 on the occasion of each performance

* * * * * :\ley neli and Gu un will produce .. Th(

Belle of Mayfair" on an exce~J i .1 ;ly ia1 ··sh scale. The dress bill alone wi ll :11110olllt 1.) over £2,000.

* * * * * Thet·e are 46 musio hal1s in London,

giving plenty of scope, one wo:~Jd unagi1:c fo r innumerable performers. . ... tiH r~t ·n·ned AustraJian artists tell n• th~r~ 1s n · r!' poverty among~t English pror, st ' , tls than is to be found in any other pact of the world.

* * * Many va.udeville artist ! uneonsciously

acq uire manerisms tb&t go a long way towards spoiling an otherwise excellent performance. A sin~er who <tppeare-<l in Perth recen-tly ha<l a habit of bl<inking her eyes in keeping with the t1me of the melody she was wa1'bling. he appea-red .to be playing an accompaniment to the song with her eyebrows. A charming singer at present appearing .at the ThB<l.tl'll Roya.l occasionally spoils a fine sentiment.'tt bollad or -passionate love song by grinning inanely between the verses .at friends in the stalls.

* * * * Back to Auslralia- and let us hope his

beloved Daffodi ls-the best all round actor Australia has bad experience of in recent years, George Titheradge. This good fellow and splendid mummer passed through Fremantle en route for Melbourne, by the R.M .S. Orient, on Thursday.

* * * * P laygoers who have had the pleasure of

witnessing George Titheradge in drama will remember his masterly characterisation "Wilfred Denver," in the Silver King. The versatile actor wi ll probabl y be better remembered by the younger generation however in connection with comedy parts . There are thousand• in Australia who would like to . ee a revival of the fine old drama. It would certainly well repay J. C . W illiamson to revive "The Silver King." It would draw a bigger house than mo. t of the modern drama•ic trash.

* * * * Last nights of Rickards Vaudevi lle ro.

at the Royal. The Gold fields secti on (Kal goOt·Jie especially) are looking forward to t h ' compan y's arrival with interest .

THE COO-EE.

AND OTHER "SHOWS." By 0. P.

Florence Baines, the girl who made London laugh, has been exciting tbe risible facu lties of the Fremant le fo lks with considerable financia l benefit Splendid houses have been the rule. To-nignt Miss Baines concludes the F remantle season, and on Monday the Lancashire Limited Co. reopen at the Perth Royal.

* * * * George Titheradge is another prominent

theatrical w!10 emphaticdlly discountenances the depart ut e of Australian artists, who contemplate visiting the old world to try their luck. He says in effect that theatres in particular a nd a lso the halls are overrun, anti tjJ.at hundreds of first-class actors and actresses are" resting."

* * * 8he had th e sort of beauty

\)f whid1 the f-'Oets sing;

*

Indeed you mig:1t have wand e1·ed far, And see no fa it'Cl' thing . •

Costumed by Fisher Beard and Co., ln the latest shade of blue,

She was most chic and elegant .l!'rom head to dainty shoe.

The manager peru ed her card , . IJ iss Hortense de V ere,

And smilingly he said, ' ·What Gan 1 do for you, my dear?"

" An engagement hom the Ghoru ~ I ~hould li ke from yo u to wrini."

" Well , do you make a fir.t-rate boy , And can you danGe and ing'!"

" At Home I've st.udied long To reach the hiiher C;

While, if. Gontralto yo,u,should wish 1 can go down to E.

ln parts terpsichorean, art Has claimed me for its ow11,

l <'or kicking high above my head You'll find that I'm well known.

" \\lllile, if you wish for figure , I may just menotion t hat

To a celebrated sculptor As Venus I have sat."

Suavely the manager re plied , "If you are all you say ,

Kindly le<1.ve me your address; Thank you-er-good day."

* * * * * KA.LGOORLIE.

The contractors have not o far completed t he e1·ection of the new sliding roof over the Cremorne Theatre, and conseq uently :\[r. Wmiam nd erson's company did not show on Monday, Tuesday, and vVednes" day, owing to the showery weather.

* * * * * :\lr. Mike Joseph , re ident manager for

?11r. Willia.m Ande1·son 's company did not Court on Satu.rday la.st for having opened t he Cremorne Theatre with a .temporary roof without first having obtained the permission of 'the Central Board of H ealth. The popular m:tf_lager pleaded guilty, and wa~ fined £20 w1th costs.

* The re-appearan,~e of R.ickards' vaude

ville artists, including the popul-ar Tom Dawson , is being ea.gerly )Qoked forward to by goldfields patrons.

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East Fremantle v. South Fremantle, at F remantle Oval

Perth v. West Perth, Association G round Ea t Perth v Midland Junction, Midland

Junction Oval North Fremantle v. Subiaco, Subiaco Oval

J . J . SIMONS, Secretary.

Fremontle !loce Club. TWO DAY 5 ' MEETING.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1oth SATUl~DAY, JUNE 13th

First Day Second Day

£90 in Stakes £135 in Stakes

T o be run under the Rules and Regulations of the W.A. R .C.

J. M. FARRELL, Howard St. Fremantle. Secretary.

King's Theatre, Fremantle. TO- NIGHT.

MISS LANCASHIRE LIMITED, A Farce with music in which Miss Barnes plays ber original character

' 'OUR MARY ELLEN.''

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MISS FLORENCE BAINES

A Farewell Visit commencing

MONDAY, JUNE 8. For a Short Season Only.

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'' Miss Lancashire Limited.'' New Songs. New Localisms . New Features.

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THE COO-EE. Saturday, June 6, rgo8

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SPECIAL NOTE TO READERS,

It is evident, judging by the reception accorded "The Coo-ee " last week that a Sporting Paper has ;;t grand chance in the State, provided it is decently printed, informa- ' tive and reliable. What is wanted to assure its continuance is advertising , and subscribers at the rate of ss per annum, in advance. The agents and street sales are good, but it would prove a big help if those who approve of the production gave the proprietor a sporting chance. and sent along at once the "dollar" that will entitle them to twelve lllOnths' issue (52 copies) of the raper, posted 1 o any address in

The Commonwealth. Now, Westralians, don't be clever and

say " he wants a good thing ; the paper mio·ht not last r2 months." It mighc not, but give five "bob " a sporting chance. If the paper does not last the unexpired term will be allowed for and cash refunded. If the first month p : oves a financial success TnE CooEE's success for all time is assured. 2,500 copies will be sold to-day. Every copy could have been easily sold twice over last week. If 300 subscriptions reach the proprietor of The Coo-EE, H. P. Falkinet-, care of G01·don and Gotcb, Perth, before next issue, the improvement noticeable in the paper will astonish all readers. I want Money!

The · Printers of TriE Coo-EE demand cash weekly. This means " graft " in collecting money instead of the more legitimate business of securing a sufficiency of good advertising, obtainable, mark you, provided active canvassing is inst.i t uted. Send your " subs " .along, therefore, and with in a month you'd have an ao-reeable surprise in the matter of newspapetproduction at reasonable rates.

I am, Readers, .,

. Sincerely yours,

HERBERT FALKIN.ER.

Saturday, June 6 rgo8.

PERSONAL. No Personal Column in any West Aus

tralian journal would be complete without a passing notice of the death of the wellknown aboriginal •· King Billy. " The dusky P'entleman was well known all over W.A ., but latterly more particularly on the Murchison, Gerald ton, and Perth. Indeed he so well known in the two former districts that little boys just able to toddle would be seen trying to imitate his accidentally peculiar gait. It was •· King Billy's'' custom to make an annual visit at least to Perth, to see his old friend, Sir John Fat-rest. and on the last of these a few months ago, Sir John, wrote a letter for his majesty commend ing him to the kindness of the Midland and Government Railway people. This kinclly act on Sir John's part wa~ very proudly displayed by '·King Billy," and the writer had the privilege of perusing the l~tter. In the death of" King Bil ly" a familiar figure and connecting link between the present and earlier times has passed away, and his many friends;:will wi'h him much 'possum and wallaby galore in the •· happy hunting" grounds.

* * * *

Councillor J . Chester. of Subiaco, recently elected to fill the vacancy in the orth Ward in that 1unicipality, was at one time int imately connected with the bicycle trade and sport in Melbourne in the boom days of cycling. Many years ago he contested a seat for the Victorian Legislative Council in the orth Bourke Bourough against three opponents-the successful candidate being Mr , Donald Melville. who had held the seat for twenty years. The contest was however a close one. the voting being 308r to 2750. Mr . hester's wide business experience and knowledge , gai ned in extensive travell ing rou nd the world. should make him of emine nt service in the Subiaco Counci l. and provide a possible aspiran t for the position of Mayor in the event of Mr. Hy Daglish's refusal to stand again-which is not improbable.

* * * * Capt,ain \V alter Lum. den, of H. I. .

Gladiator. who is reported to have concl uoted hi m self with grea,t gallantry on thn occasion of the collision between that crn.iser nnd the American crui er t. Paul , was formerly c~mmander of the Etll'yalus, on the Au traha?:I sta,tion. He is marri d to a daughter of Sir Thomas Fil~ get•;vld. of :'llelbourne.

* * * * It will interest goldfields readers to learn

that Mr. W. Gardiner, underground manager of the Peak Hill Gold Mine. returned last Monday, after a six weeks' holiday in the East.

* * * * * M_r. Aust in Bastow, a former Mayor of

?ubtaco, has gone m for sheep-farming, and ts ~t present rusticating in the vici nity of KoJonup, on the Great Southern line.

* * * * * Mr. C. J . Moran, the one-time

burly political representative for West Perth. has been in Perth for a fe w days, a nd leaves to-morrow morning for his home on the. Great ~ou th~rn I ine, _near Wagi n, where he ts devoting hts energtes to mixed farm ing, chiefl y sheep.

THE COO-EE.

Those who bad the pleasure and edifica· tionofbearing Mrs. Annie Besant lecture during the last week would probably be delighted to hear a return series of lectures before she finally leaves Australia . Mrs. Besant, who is adm ittedly one of the finest lecturers and profounde,;t thinkers of th& present day, left by the Orient for Adelairle and the Eastern States on Thursday.

* * * * *

The well -known W .A. Jockey, W. H. Ross, has lately been ridmg for the Sultan of Johore and James Nicholas in Singapore, From the files of the ' 'Straits Times' to hand we note that he scored a first for H is Highnes the Sultan on Durbar in the Derby at the Singapore Spring Race Meeting on May r2 (2ooo dollars), and a lso first on Mr Jas. Nicbolas' Pause in the Paddock Stakes (6oo dollars) . Ross also rode Mr. Nicholas' Pin in the Grandstand Cup, as well as having the mounts on the Cygnet in the First Griffin aud Istria in the Second Griffin race. The following note from the same paper may be of interest. "VIle are asked to state that the winner of the Derby, Durbar , was neither imported nor trained by Redfearn as stated in our morning contemporary of to-day's date. The horse arrived in Singapore about ten days ago, and was brought here by his former owner, Mr. Nicholas from whom His Highness the Sultan of Johore bought it. The horse wa. a lso ridden by Mr. Nicholas' jockey, Ross . The horse has been scratched for all other engagements at this meeting. as His High ness does not constder that o good a horse should be asked to do too much on its fresh arrival in the Colony , as be reali ses that the horse cann ot fee l fit and well until it is thoroughly acclimati sed. We are as ked to state a lso that we received this letter at 10. r.s a. m. (i.e. prior to the time that the weights are out for to-mr rrow's race~)-U '

* * * * *

Mr. Tom Price, Premier of South Australia has made him. elf ubiquitous in the old country, and has cer tainly done much to advertise his State. One day in London the next addressing a meeting of 1\fancheste~ or Liverpool merchants, and by latest cables the guest of Mr. Josepb Deblin M.P. for West Belfa t at d inner at Parliament House.

* * * * *

The A.M.P. Society, which refused some years ago to sanction the extension of their business to countries beyond Au stralia are making a new departure by authorising Mr. A, W . Meeks, M.L,C. , Chairman of the principal boards, to pr9ceed to London by the R.M.S . Victoria, for the purpose of opening a branch of the Society in that city

* * * * *

A notable lady in the person of Mrs . Deakin, mother of the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth died at her home , South Yarra (Victoria) on vVednesday last. The deceased lady was in her 86th year , and was buried the following day by the side of her husband who had pre-deceased her by 16 years.

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Mr. Phil Armstrong. the popular motorist, and pioneer of that industry in W .A., returned to town . per motor yesterday morning, from a business trip to Northam. ' ·'

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From The Singapm·c .F'ree Press of May I 4th we clip the following which may be of mlerest to ! Le many fnends of i\1 r, Cb'l.rles \Va tson-of the firm of Watson and Gutmann, Perth:-" .\1r. Charles \Va lson, who is one of the leading sportsmen in West Australia, has come up to Singapore on a trip per S.S . "Charon." Mr. Watson, who was at the first day's race , is struck with the excellent way ill which everything is run and the fine quality of the sport . In Australian race meetings the general pnblic have to be catered for, and the sporting work ing man is the great supporter of racing. But here, the racing being in the hands of a private club and its committee, the proceed ings and arrangemen ts are more of a social character and the general efTect is he declares to be altogether pleasant. The excellent roads and the fresh green of the trees and turf have surprised the visitor accustomed to the more arid nature of the Australian landscape. Mr. vVatson may perhaps establish here a branch of the Australian business with which he is connected .

* * * * * Frequenters •Jf the Supreme ourt ~<Ln

t•ot fail to Hdmire lhe ;tble manner in \\ hi~h Ceown Roli~itor Ba!'ker handles his case>'. 'lhete i_ nothing bomba me or

e1·er-bearing 111 his manner and ·.vhi le he t:onduct .tJ,(· pro~ecution with grea.t keenne,.s, he is snupnlously fair . ln appear,nH, Bat kcr is corplllent and somJlOlent. but evil-doer~ find to then· orrow that he i. wonderfully cute and wide-awake.

* * * * * Although many of :'llagistra.te l!'air

airnb's ,·el'di(·ts have been que tioned, i h<" man hin.self i, very popular at Fremantle. He is a well-read man, and in his resid nee '·on the hill" he has an excellent l·iluary, (onta iniug many rare old prints. ?llr. Fairbai rn , during his long connection 1\iLh the Civil Service has ome into conta ·t with most of the old identities of the State, and ,ome of his reminiscences nre decided ly interesting. .l.for many year he ha kept <l diary, which, if publi hed, would ful'l1i~h ome intere ting sidelights on \\ ' .A. history of 20 and 30 years ago.

Fitzgerold's Circus. •

The name Fitzgerald in circus business a lways stands good with Austral ian amusement seekers, so Thursday nig-ht's packed attendance on the occa· ion of the opening of their first \Vest Australtan season for a period of over four years, was quite a matter of course. The star turns are undoubtedly the daring flying trapeze acts of the Five Herberts . Dalblaine a lso calls for more than passing mention His balancing is one of the best items of its kind witnessed in Australia. 1\:ate Montgomery, looking bonny and blythe , little resembles the ' ' mite" we remember with Montgomery. Mbreny and Hyland's Circus years ago , but she has undoubtedly inherited all " Paddy's'' cleverness and love of horses. She contributed a graceful and much applauded number, and is sure to " draw" right through the W.A. tour There are many other particularly good items anent which THE CooEE will have much to say in the next number. Time limit, unfortunately. neces. itate~ the closing down of this par Suffice it to say that the "show" is a big thing, and well worth visiting at once. The location is convenient, Hay Street West, Just beyond the Theatre.

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Goldfields At the last momeui ihc mat<:h between

Boulder Giiy and .\J int>s Rovers, whic·h was to have La ken I lace at Kanowna la i unday, was changed to t.h Boulder Recreation Reserve. The c·hicf causes for snth a. iep being taken were the Kanowna peopl"

who had guaranteerl a cm·tain ~tmount omer aulting and the energy o[ Lhe Boulder Ad\ anr·ement , ocieLy in secm·in~ for the League [rom the Boulder Council a large number of request5 made by the football authorities for in>fJl'O ements, etc.

* ·• .'\ me ting of the m m bens a nd supporters of Boulder ity was held, and a motion wa~ canied t hat the makh . hould be played in Boulder.

* * * There ts little rlonbt , however, that if

tl,e Kanown•t peo1le lHtd t.edc to th<'ir prunises that ohe L eaguo would eith~r h<LW c·ompelkd t 11e t' lub~ to proc:eed to Pugtown or olsll di qu:tlify the club ref'lF ing to do so.

* * It i an op~n secret that the player. Jo

not want to rnn foul of ~h e League t it ;~ sn:,,nn, ow ing to the contempl,tted vi~it of a ·omhined tl"am from ihc ,'tnte to .\ lol bonrn in !\ ng n•t n xt, and wonld havr flon ied all I"Sr,lntion. phwing ihem in a IX'· ition likely lo desiroy •t heir rh~nces of t,,kin '.( !Xtrt in the jaunt to :\l elbourne.

.. * .. The Bould er City- \ 1 in s Rovers proved

to be thebcst of the season so far. Each te-am was well re ore~eniC'd, and all the plHyFrs aJ'pNtred t.0 br in their very bP. t form . At no point of the game did either dub h;w~ a substanLial lead, and wh~n the final bell rang th gen ral opinion waa t lmi <t grand .mal<- h had been ''it.·' nessed , Ciiy winnin~ l'y 9 points.

* .. .. The finest play~r of th g:une w<~s un

d ul•iedly Billy Trewh~ lla. c·.,pt:~in of ihe l\liues Rover~ Time and ~tgftut h e relicvl"rl ,the pre~. nt'e in magtTifkcni style, his aeria I Ai ghL~ being rcminiseent, or Thurgood, of ER~endon f;tme , in hi~ palmy day. , always holrling the ball . a rely and pla r ing it ont of danger by splendid long kicks. .. .. * *

Frank Comet· , for the winner., was nlso fr<'quently oonRpicuons, his ground play heing quit the fenture of the game.

* * * Phi!. .\ l at..<;On and Alcc. R obinson , Boul

der City'. heavywmghts were to the f!'ont in ihis I nssle. Rach or them marked in wonderfu l stvle, n.nd their judgment in pa s, inp; to c·om1:ad •s wa s all th~i could be desit·ed .

* * * * * On the other hand, if th committees arc

un~ncceJ><sful, a letter will be fonvarded t.o \f r. imons , showinp; the unfinan<' ial st>\te of ~tffairs with ihc Goldfields L eague at ihe present time, but informing the Coastal League that. npport would be given to thr project by sending tht> best of the Gold fields men down to represent the State, and at the daRe f the spason the Goldfiel ·h L e.ague would meei their liabilitieR, if posFJ . . - ·

THE COO-EE. Satur day, } u11e 6, 1go8.

''Sports'' Diary. By "Trenton ."

The L e!tgue have decided to play the Hor eshoe Warrior -Kalgoorlie mat<:h at Kanown<t on unday, and the ba.ttle between Railway and Boulder iiy, whith was to take plac·e in Kalgoorlie on June 13 (Kalgoorlic rar·9 day) , at Kanowna on June 14 ( unday).

* * * * * " nob" Polgl,ise followeJ grandly ail

through for Mines. At the pres nt time he is the best t' uck tnan on the fie lds. At marking in a crowd t he long fellow has 1'0

~uperior . ·• * * *

Billy Cooke, on the c:enlre wing, alway. played over his immediate opponent, and hiR fre ,nent dashes of brilliancy ca lled forth t·ou.ing ouib nrsts of admiraiion from anI okers.

* ·• * * .

In coneciion with t he :old1ields League share of ihe expenses of the \Y.A. team'~ vi it t.o \J elbourne, th L eague has appointeel two collec·ting committee. , one to wm·k in K.algoorlie, and the other in Boulder. At the close of the week the C'ammittee will report t.o th L eague, and, if theit' lab o1·R have proved RUC'ressful , a c·heq ue will be immrcl iately forwarded to the . e<'retary of Coa.sial L ragn (Mr .. J. J. , imons).

• • * * * A re.olntion was ca rri ed at the L eague

meeLing on .\ Tond ay night last that gePuninely iransferrecl players ~hould be allowed io play with L eague club. before t h0 co.,m ncement of the la~ round of fixtllles (Juiy 4), providing that ~nch plaver ran prod Jre a nroperly-signerl c-1 1.raiwc forn and a lettc t' from his empl over~ pl'tWil'lg the trllm•fet· to he a bona ·tide one. Perth and }'remantle lovers of the gctnle will be pleas0d to h ear that nn.l er the nhove r esolnt ion Abercrombie will havc a chance of playing here.

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'l 'he si:tlcmertt of re<'eipt. ~nd exnPnrlikre in the B nld t•r C'ity-1\fine~ Rovers ma(.ch . hOwt•d hat £39 8~<. W>1S taken at th P gaLe~, ~nd a profit of £] 5 ll~ . 7o . "P

., Jtoo. Trt K:>l goorli e, where 'R ailways and f' algoorlie City llpposed each other.' onlv £3 6~. 6cl. was r ocei ved, a loss of £4 :~ . accruing.

·• * T he C astn l League are io bo H~k·)d io

arrnnge ~ match between the two Leagn e~ nior to the demu·t.nre of the Vir. A. team to .\fpJl·onrnc>. Tf such a match ra n be m>mPrtP<l. th l' ~mount raisccl wonld go a long wav towa•·rh nrovirlin g ~uffiricnt n'onc>v h d efrav expen~e~ of t he tour.

* * The Min <>s . \ ~•l)('iatiol'l (former] mainlv fo,·

.:> llowin P' 1 ho~" wl1o can not nlay on , alnrday~\, stwt<>d on '3nnd~ y h~i. · \ h r.,,t ?..nnn snertatnr• watrh Pr! one of th0 .,.amPo. n.nd a ronsid l"'ble amonnt wa~ collPr·ted.

* * * The action of the Leagne in nlaying two

nr miership match ~~ at Ynnowna on S11n dnvs, June 7 an<l 14. is the e-cneral topic of conversation amongst, ~nthn~io~f s of f""t ball. The Kal .,.,ol'liP neonl" hol< at the rnntter from a fi>1<Jnl"i1] '""; ... , of view whilst Boulderi tt?s fihP pnhlican~; tot-in!! " Rh·ong hand) al'e al"' looking at the !l"at ter solely from a trade point of view.

At the pre.ent time the L eague i p.ractically bankrupt . Out Landing accounts will absotb almost the whole of the money t;wding to its cr edit.

·• ·• * erta in delegates of the I eague here do

not attend meetings for 'the ·benefit of the game in genentl. Th ey simply vote in favor of any motion that is likely to benefit the club they represent, even though such resolution be again. t the be t interests of the game.

* * * It is freely rumored that the Bould er City

Club will not jo urney to K anowna. In the event of such a tep being taken by last year' premiers, will they be disqualified?

* * * * * Clem. \ iVellington carried out the duties

of entral umpire in the Boulder City v. .\fines Rovers match in first-class style. H e did not have the a istance of boundarv umpires, but nevertheless made t he pace ·a "racker from start to fin ish, and wa always well in front of the rucks. lt is al~o questiona.ble whether he made a sin~lt:> mi. take during the afternoon.

UNH.EGI:iTERED RACING.

The Goldiields Trotting and Racing Club are holding a meeting on t)aturday atternoon on the Parkstown Racecourse, adjoining Hannans Brewery. Excellent entries have been received, and, given fine weather, th club promise to have a record a,ttendanoo.

* * * * * The latest auivals from the coast, Rid

dle, Bunny Horn, and Two Ones, have all caught the judge's eye first, and, as each of them is in good cond1t10n JUSt now, 1t 1s quite on the cards that they will be _prominent in the everuts set down for dectston to-morrow.

* * * * * On Wednesday week last the starting at

Pa rkstown was very bad. Unless the official in cha,rge of the flag shows a bast improvement to-morroy it is quite probable thi.t he will be called upon to resign .

* * * * lt is reported that everything has been

tixed up in connection with the starting of a new club <tt Lhe old Burswood course. A trong syndic:aie has been fot'med, and competent officials will be .placed in charge f the racing. A tmck in the d1rection of 'omerville is sure to resul t in financial sue

cc s, as unreg i tered racing has undoubtedly come to stay.

·'That boy of yours is a great talker . \V hat are you going to make of him-a lawyer?"

" o; a barber." * * * * *

Jones, he keep a blacksmith 's shop ; His wife, a poultry pen.

J ones, he shoes the horse; His wife, she "shoos" t he hen.

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