TO-DAY’S SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 60, 4 December 1937, Page 16

TO-DAY’S SPORTS

Surf Life-Saving Contest At Island Bay

NORDERN CUP REGATTA The principal event on to-day's outdoor programme will be the rowing regatta for the Nordern Gup, in which crews from the Petone, Star, and Wellington clubs will compete. The regatta will be held on the Oriental Bay course, but if a northerly wind is blowing the Koro Koro course will be used. The first race will start at 1.45 p.m. Cricket. The Wellington Cricket Association will proceed with its grade championship fixtures to-day, when the fourth series will be commenced. The following senior games will be started: —Hutt v. University, at Hutt; Karori v. Wellington, at Karori; Kilbirnie v. Midland, at Kilbirnie; Old Boys v. Institute, at Basin Reserve No. 1 (first day). Mercantile League. The Wellington Mercantile Cricket League will continue its grade championship competitions this afternoon, when the following A grade matches will be decided: —Gasco v. Hannahs. Athletic 2; Woolworths v. Amalgamated Bricks. Kelburn 3; Celtic v. Customs Agents, Newtown 7; Taxes v. Prestige, Athletic 1; Taubmans v. Working Men’s Club. Kilbirnie 5. Hutt Valley Association. The Hutt Valley Cricket Association will advance its grade championships a step further this afternoon, when the following A grade matches are set down for play :—Eastbourne v. Meadows, at Eastbourne; Empire v. Bell Park, nt Bel! Park; Trafalgar Park v. Todds, at. Trafalgar Park No. 1; General Motors v. Gear United, North Park No. 2. Women’s Association. | The following games will be played i under control of the Wellington Women’s I Cricket Association to-day :— I Senior: College Old Girls v. Y.W .C.A., Prince of Wales No. 2; Wellington v. I Technical Old Girls. Prince of Wales No, 1. Intermediate-. Hutt v. Y.W.C.A., Lower Hutt. East Hutt School; Trinity v. Technical, Rollcston No. 2. Junior: College Old Girls v. Aitkens, Rollcston No. 1; Kilbirnie v. Y.W.C.A., Emerson No. 1; Technical Old Girls v. Lever Bros., Nairn Street. Boys’ Association. Following are the Wellington Boys’ Cricket Association's games for to-day, beginning at 8.30 a.m.: —Stop Out v. Boys’ institute (E. 5.8.1. Prince oi Wales Park; Boys’ Institute (C.Q.) v. Boys’ Institute (Hataitai.l, Prince 01 Wales Park; Boys’ Institute (Marist) Boys’ Institute (Newtown), Basin Reserve No. 1; Boys' Institute (S.M.) v. Boys' Institute (T.A.), Basin Reserve I No. 3; Boys’ Institute (Welcol) v. Boys ! Institute (Bkln.), Basin Reserve No. 2. ) The following team has been selected I to play against the Levin High School otf Monday:—Pike. Kelleher (E. 5.8.1. Wright (5.0. C. Kitto (S.M.I. Doehery (N.), A. Stone (T.A.), Freeman (W.), Dowsett (H.), Ashbridge. Pettit (M.), Dempster (C.Q.). Twelfth man. Hutchinson (II.), , . The team to play against the Anglican Boys’ Home on Saturday, December 11, at Newtown Park, will be announced after to-day’s matches. Lawn Tennis. The following inter-club matches will be played under control of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association to-day : — First B division, men: Khandalluh v. Brougham Hill; Seatoun v. M elliugton , Karori v. Miramar. Second A division, men: Newtown v. Lyall Bay B; South Wellington v. Karori; Talavera v. Wellington. _ Second B division, men: technical v. Te Ope; Varsity v. Miramar; Seatoun v. Lyall Bay A. Second division, women: Ljall Bay '■ Island Bay; Varsity v. Seatoun-, Madcstown v. Wellington. . Third B division, women: Victoria v. Crawford Hill: South Wellington v. le Rama; Wellesley v. Roseneath; Khandallah v. Miramar. Fourth B division: Broadway v. Ngaio; Miramar B v. Technical; Kintoui Street v. Crawford Hill. The following matches for thud L division men iy,ill be played to-monow. Te Ope v. Seatoun; Hatailai B Mna mar B- Te Rama v. Broadway. The following ranking matches wil. be P 1 Men V Walker, Crimmen v. Boniface Kelly v. Boniface, Kelly v. Robb Walker s v. Robb. Jacobsen v. Wemyss, Jacobsen v. Sandford, O Connor v. Sandford, O’Connor v. Wemyss v. Mac Kay, Warren v. Doherty, Fitzgerald v. Swinburne, Doherty v. Fisher AVarren v. Swinburne Fisher, Salmon v. Cross, Salmon vmonte, Elder v. Delmonte. Elder v. Shaw, ■ Cross v. Shaw, Bray v. Ross, Simps-on ~ Grant, Row y. Wood. Bray v. Grant, Simpson v. Wood. Women: Miss Bedford y. Miss Sinclair, Miss Akel v. Miss Dale. Miw Bedford y. Miss Dale, Miss Akel v. Misw Sinclair, Mias Berry v. Miss Gilmour, Miss Mar shall v. Miss Gilmour, M.ss Berry v. Misfi Marshall. Miss Briggs y. Mias 0 Dea, Miss Briggs v. Miss McLean. Mias Ludiow v. Miss O’Dea. Miss Ludlow v. Miss The following will also be required to play: France, Edwards. Roussell. I'erkins, Bedford, Misses Donthctt Ferme. Burns, Mrs. Dickson and Mrs. 1< ranee or Miss Plummer. Yachting. Trials for X, I and Z class yachts to select the Wellington representatives for the Sanders Cup. New Zealand Idle Along and Cornwell Cup contests will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon and to-morrow atternoon. Surf Life-Saving. The Island Buy Amateur Swimming and Surf Life-Saving Club will officially open the season on the Island Bay beach this afternoon at 2.15. A feature of the afternoon’s events will be the contest for the Island Bny Shield between the surf life-saving clubs in Wellington. Baseball. The following matches will be played by the Wellington Baseball Association th ■ afternoon: Petone Panthers v. Kiiiwarra A, at Kaiwarra, 3.36 p.m.; City Giants v. Rawleighs, at Miramar Polo Ground No. 1, 3.30 p.m.; Miramar Hearts v Broadway • Demons, at Miramar Polo Ground No. 2, 1.45 p.m.; Boulevard Shamrocks v. St. George Dragons, at Miramar Polo Ground No. 3, 3.30 p.m.: Miramar Clubs- v. Jenkins B. at Miramar Polo Ground No. 1, 1.15 p.m.; Atlantic Oil v. Kaiwarra B. at Kaiwarra, 1.15 p.m.: Kilbirnie Cubs v. Newtown Nats, nt Winter Show Grounds. 1.45 p.m.; Central Kiwis v. Kelvin Gym A. at Winter Show Grounds-. 3.30 p.m.: Todd Motors- A v. Jenkins Gym A. at Hutt Park. 3.30 p.m.; Hutt Tigers B v. Miramar Diamonds, at Hutt Park, 1.-15 p.m.; Eastbourne Gulls v. Hutt Tigers A. nt Eastbourne Recreation Ground, 3.30 p.m.; Todd Snipes v. Eastbourne Sea Horses. at Eastbourne Recreation Ground. 1.45 p.m.; Miramar Spades v. A.F.C., at Miramar Polo Grounds No. 3, 1.45 p.m. The Golf Card. Following is the golfing programme for the week-end :— TO-DAY. Wellington: Qualifying round for John Ball Baffy; club dinner at night. Waiwctu : Stableford. Shandon: Fourball best-ball bogey.

TO-MORROW. Judgeford: Closing day; mixed Canadian foursome. Shandon: First round of Summer Cui' competition. Waiwetu: Bogey rounds for Summer Cup points. Rifle Shooting. The Wellington defence rifle clubs will continue their weekly competitions on the Trentham range this afternoon at 300 and 500 yards. Amateur Athletics. The second of the Wellington athletic sub-committee's inter-club graded scratch meetings will be held at Hataitai Park this afternoon. A .100 yards event and a 90 yards women’s hurdles race have been added to the programme.. The meeting will open with the first parade of the season for the Kitto Shield. Bowls. Third round games in the Wellington Bowling Centre’s pennant, junior pennant, and country pennant competitions, will be played this alteroon