SUMMER SPORTS.
RACING LEADS THE WAY,
TENNIS A GOOD SECOND. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Monday. The annual statistics of summer sports does not show any difference in order from Drevious years. Horse racing in all forms" is still the most popular attraction, with galloping 17,007 members, and trotting 7158. " Tennis is next with 23,310, bowling 10,200, cricket (stated to he incomplete), 6670, as against 10,831 given last year; swimming 7120. Racing is practically the same as before, though hunt clubs are not included this year. Large increases arc shown in tennis and swimming, probably because the returns are more complete. Racing owners number 4903, trainers 1492, jockeys 1597 and horses 5142.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19260706.2.170
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 158, 6 July 1926, Page 14
Word Count
111SUMMER SPORTS. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 158, 6 July 1926, Page 14
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in