SPORTS FIXTURES FOR TO-DAY

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20998, 28 October 1933, Page 19

SPORTS FIXTURES FOR TO-DAY

OPENING OF BOATING SEASON CRICKET, tennis, howls, and whippet; IiACING Tlio.c is a lnjf programme of sumjiier sports fixtures for to-day. It inl'udes the opening ot' the boating season on the Avon, matches in the cricket, bowling, and tennis associations' competitions, the New Zealand Cup whippet racing meeting at Bushey park, Riccarton, and the opening of four 'swimming baths. There will !>e the gay festivities on the Avon that have always accompanied t' lie opening of the boating season A procession of decorated boats, followed by dsirktown crows and fceaded by the officials' boat, contain*nir the Mayor ii\ir D. G. Sullivan, t.IP.) and the commodore for the day (Vlr F. I- Cowlibhawi, will leave the Fitzgerald avenue bridge at 2.30 p.m., ",nci°vill pro'-ved a short distance down the river. The boats will assemble nea r the bridge and_ the Mayor will address the gathering. Afterwards there will be a series of rowing events, t u b races, and a tilting competition. The Stamnore Silver Band will play popular music, and refreshments will be served at the club houses. Cricket Competitions. The second rounds of the Canterbury ana Suburban Cricket Association's competitions will be commenced to-day. The draw for the Canterbury Association's senior matches is as follows:—St. Albans v, West Christchurch, Hagley No. 1; Riccarton v. Old Collegians, Hagley No. 2: Old Boys v. East Christehureh, Hagley No. 3: Sydenham v. Lancaster' Park, Sydenham Park No. t. The Suburban Association's senior draw is fcs follows:—Mairehau v. Beckenham, at Beckenham; Sunnyside v. Working Men'.- Club, at Sunnyside; Shirley v. Railway, at Shirley. J,awi» Tenuis. Matches arranged by the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association for the first rounds of section L" of (he inter-club competitions will be played this afternoon on various courts. Play will start at 2 o'clock. The draw for grade Ais as follows:—North Lin wood v. Lin wood 2, at Wilding Park; Hornby v. Elmwood 2. at Elmwood: Shirley 1 v. Beckenham, at Beckenham: Addington 2 v. Shirley 2, at Shirley; South Christchurch v. Redeliffs, at South Christchurch; St. Mary's v. Wnimairi 2, at Wilding Park: Woolston 2 v. Cathedral 2, at Cathedral. Bowling: Season. A record entry of 201 rinks—67 teams of three rinks each—has been leceivcd from 30 clubs for the Canterbury Bowling Centre's inter-club competition for the Manning Cup, which will be commenced to-day. The draw for the- first rounds is a long one, providing- for matches on practically every green about th? city ancl suburbs. Whippet Racing. The New Zealand Whippet Racing Club will hold its New Zealand Cup meeting at tlie Bushey Park track, Biccarton, this afternoon. Six events will be run, the chief of which will be the New Zealand Clip flat championship over 200 yards. Swimming. tour swimming clubs—Linwood, liast Christehureh, Addington, and Sp/eydon—'will open their seasons this At Addjngton Canon W. S. Bean will declare the season open,. he has done for many years.