The Wellington Public

The Tournament is not run to make a profit any more than the V.C. motto is to he interpreted "Wisdom is to be desired for the sake of more gold," but any lightening of the financial burden is always welcome. Christchurch and Auckland publics naturally find the Tournament no substitute at all for Riccarton and Ellerslie. Dunedin's weather generally triumphs over it. Only in Wellington does it invariably produce a credit balance—one more tribute to the best all round sport supporting community in the Dominion.

J.W.H.