Tom Butterfield ran the London Marathon last month to raise money for art gallery.

Yesterday, Mr. Butterfield said about $45,000 has been received.

"It's trickling in. It's truly quite wonderful,'' he said, adding that the target goal was $30,000.

The funds will be used to purchase Georgia O'Keeffe's Banyan Tree, now on display at the National Gallery.

Most of the pledges, ranging from corporate donations of $200 to individual gifts of 50 cents, were raised in three weeks.

In the past four years, $90,000 has been raised by the foundation through marathon pledges.

HIT AND RUN: TEEN QUESTIONED CRM Hit and run: teen questioned Police are questioning a 16-year-old Paget youth about a hit-and-run accident on Monday morning that hospitalised an eight-year-old Southampton schoolboy.

Police made the announcement hours after young Phillip Rowe was released from hospital to recover at home.

The youngster needed hospital treatment for a fractured collar bone and broken teeth after the accident at 8.15 a.m. on Monday.

Police say he was walking across the road near Granaway Heights when he was hit by a motorcycle.

SLINGSHOT YOUTH DISCHARGED CTS Slingshot youth discharged An 18-year-old who used a slingshot to kill wild dogs was given a conditional discharge in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Shawn Gibson, of Sandys, admitted the prohibited weapon, found during a Police search of his home, was his.

"I made it for a purpose,'' he explained to Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis. "I used it for killing some wild dogs in my neighbourhood.'' Members of the Police cycle squad found the catapult behind a clothes dryer in Gibson's home on February 17.

"That used to be my favourite toy,'' said Mr. Francis. "I used to use it for killing pigeons, but these are different days.'' He enacted the conditional discharge for six months.

CITY SCUFFLE COSTS MAN $150 CTS City scuffle costs man $150 A case of mistaken identity landed a 19-year-old in Magistrates' Court yesterday on charges of causing bodily harm.

Nicolas Scaife of Southampton admitted he unlawfully assaulted Paul Corday but said it was only in self defence after Corday mistook him for his twin brother.

"There was a separate argument before that and he butted me in my face,'' Scaife told Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis. "I retaliated in self defence after he mistook me for my twin brother.'' Sgt. Earl Kirby, prosecuting, said Scaife and his brother were at Scandal nightclub on April 11. At 3 a.m., they left the club and joined a group gathered outside.

Words were exchanged between two separate groups and a club bartender went to report the occurrences to management.

Sgt. Kirby said a scuffle began, involving three or four persons during which time Scaife punched Corday, leaving him on the ground bleeding. Corday was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment to his minor injuries.

Mr. Francis fined Scaife $150.

TELEPHONE CALLS WERE EXPENSIVE CTS Telephone calls were expensive A 29-year-old who harassed her ex-husband's wife by making repeated telephone calls to their residence was fined $150 in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Janine Oatley, of Sandys, admitted making the calls to Susan Oatley, contrary to the Telephone Communications Act.

Sgt. Earl Kirby, prosecuting, said several annoying telephone calls made to the Oatley residence were received on March 10.

Oatley admitted the offence. She told officers she wanted her ex-husband to know that she found out his relationship with the other woman had lasted three years.