Boxing.

"What are the prospects?" we asked Roy Brien, the enthusiatic boxing trainer.

"Good!" quoth he, and proceeded to enlarge on the starters and their chances. "Armour, 15 stone and very keen, is a certainty for the heavyweight. In the light-heavies Boswell is also a certainty if he boxes."

But he's in the Wellington eight," we said tactfully. Roy snorted and muttered something about Alma Mater.

Edgley shows definite improvement in the middle class. went well in Otago last year and should do better this time."

"It's a great pity," he said with a sigh, "that Meek and Kane are both in the welters. There are no stars amongst the lightweights, although Kane may be able to train down. If not, there is a good man in the ringside seats."

"O'Conner is a cool boxer with a k.o. in both hands. his chances are bright, but he must attend training if he wants to capture the featherweight title. Goring-Johnston and Campbell will fight out the bantam. The former is a speedy rangy fighter and the latter hard and nuggety, with a solid punch."

We left Roy sitting despondently, murmuring about the late start in training, but optimistically endeavouring to forecast the result.