'The Auditorium was packed on January 17 when a very good boxing card was presented, with the bout} between Jock Crichton, 147 Ib., and Signalman Morris, 144 Ib. for" the welterweight championship China, as the principal feature. After' a hard battle, Crichton retained his title, eral industrial position of the world, but it is hardly possible for any improvement to take place in any' tone commodity without a beneficial' effect being felt by others. It does, however, appear likely that rubber will be one of the first to respind, and in my opinion a change from the present world-wide slump in practically every raw material is ite likely to be very rapid, when, it does come, and the longer it is delayed, the quicker will be the reaction, The run of new pinks was stopped on January 17 when Mr, "Buffy" Maitland won the seventh—paper hunt of the season, on Neutrality. It was a very good effort, for it was.
hunt open to "Z" Class ponies, and Neutrality was closely hunted home by Mr. W. L, McCann on the very speedy Bag and Baggage, whilst Mr, A. F. Clark also got on to the card with the assistance of another crossbred, Sea Duck.
Hunt laid "by Mr. J. Bs
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