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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 2, 3 January 1931, Page 6

Total for one wicket 98

SCHNEIDER CUP.

Britain, Italy and France as Competitors.

LOAN BY AIR MINISTRY.

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, January 2,

Entries for the Schneider Oup race, which is to be flown over the Solent in September, closed at midnight on Wednesday night. The competitors will be Britain, Italy and France. Britain .will rely mainly on the seaplanes which took part in the 1929 race. Two each of the Supermarine S6 and -Gloucester-Napier VI seaplanes are now at Felixstowe, where they have been -used in the past year to check data obtained with models in. wind tunnel tests. The Air Ministry is prepared to lend these on certain conditions, but the Government has announced, that, it will not again take charge of the British, entry. The question of rseising a team of pilots for the British machines is • still under consideration.

SOCCER AT HOME.

SCOTTISH DIVISION MATCHES.

(Received 11 a.m.)

LONDON, January 2,

In Soccer matches in the Scottish League, second division, Alloa drew with Albion, 3 all, and Raith beat Boness 2—o. In the third division Lanark drew with Arbroath three all.

BILLIARDS TITLE

COUNCIL " BEGS" ENTRIES. LONDON, January 2. The Billiards Control Council has invited Lindrum, Newman, MeOonacliy and Davis to a conference, in the hope of securing their participation in the championship.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

VICTORIA V. S.< AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, January 2. In their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia Victoria, in their first innings, made 243 for six wickets (O'Brien 75, Eyder 49, Oakley 41).

TEST GAME DELAYED,

RAIN AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, January 2. Owing to rain, there was no play yesterday in the Test cricket match between Australia and the West Indies.