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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 141, 9 March 1940, Page 7

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New Zealand Athletic Championships FINAL OF CRICKET The outstanding event on the outdoor programme in Wellington today will be the'New Zealand track.and lie d .-ithletie championships meeting at I lie Basin R»bU The programme today will open at i-45 p.m. The eompetitojs will parade at 1.40 p.m. ami will move off at 1.44 p.m.. led by the Legion of Frontiersmens Burnt. 'Phev wilt make II circuit of the I rack. Xfter a fanfare of tru|npets I’. Boot will take the oath of amateurism. J here will be brief addresses by the Hon.. Mr. Parry and the Deputy-Prime Minister. Air. Fraser, after which the meeting will be opened formally by the Governor-Gen-eral. Lord Galway. . The marathon championship over 20 miles will start at 2 p.m., and the runners are expected to return to the ground about -1.45 p.m. Cricket Championship. 'The Wellington Cricket Association s senior championship will be decided tins afternoon, when the final matches will be concluded. Kilbjrnie will 'conclude its match with Hutt, on the Hutt recreation ground, and .Midland and M ellington College Old Boys will finish tiieir game on the Kilbiruie recreation ground. All four teams are in the running, as only four points separate them. Of the second four teams, Karori wi 1 play Institute on Karori Park, and Wellington will meet University on Kelburn Park. . Mercantile Cricket. The Wellington Mercantile Cricket League will continue'its championship games this afternoon, when the following A grade matches will be decided: —Hannahs v. Taubmans. Kilbiruie 5; Amalgamated Brieks v. Working Men's Club, Athletic 1 : Taxes A v. Justice, M akefleld 6; James Smiths v. Prestige, Athletic 2; Woolwbrtlis w Harbour Board, Kelburu 3. Hutt Valley Cricket. The Hutt Valley Cricket Association will continue its knock-out competition this afternoon, when the following A grade games will be decided: —Trafalgar Park v. Halvic. Trafalgar Park No. 1; Aloera Stop Out v. Empire, Randwick School; Bell Park v. Upper Hutt, Bell Park: Eastbourne v. Gear United, Eastbourne. Some of the matches count for the championshit). Women’s Cricket. Following are the Wellington Women’s Cricket Association’s fixtures for this afternoon -Stiio.r: T.O.G. v. Training College, Prince of Wales Park No. 1; C.O.G. v. Wellington and Kilbiruie, Prince of Wales Park No. 2. Junior: Wellington v. Unslow, Prince of Wales Park No. 3. Lawn Tennis. ' The Wellington Lawn Tenuis Association will continue its iuterclub competitions on the Miramar courts this afternoon, and the Hutt Valley Lawn Tennis Sub-Ass'ociation will also proceed with its iuterclu'b games today, when the following senior matches will be played :- — Senior A.—First division: Waiwelu v. Lower Hutt A, Waiwetu; Lower Hutt B v. Petone, Petone; Hutt Bowling, a bye.

Senior A. —.Second division: Petone v. Aluritai, Aluritai; Eastern, a bye; Randwick v. Wniwetu, Wapvetu. Senior B. —-Burnside v. Lower Hutt, Burnside; Eastern v. St. Augustine's, Eastern; Hutt Bowling v. Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt. > > Baseball.

The following games will be played in the second round of the Wellington Baseball Association's knoek-oul competition this afternoon, and they will also count as championship matches :— Ford A (sc-r.) v. Hutt A (1), at Petone No. 1, 3.30 p.m.; O.P.T.’s (10) v. Atlantic Union (8), Crawford Green No. 1, 3.30; Jenkins Gym. B !( 1 4 ) v. Giants B (19), Polo No. 2, 1.45; Miramar C (21) v. Athletic (22), F'olo-No. 1, 1.45; lint: B (18) v. Wrestlers A (lit), Petone No. 1, 1.45; Ford B (13) v. Johnsonville A (10), Petone No. 2, 3.30; Miramar Aces A (1) v. Webbs Gym (5), Show No. 1, 3.30.

The following garnet) will be played in the second round of) file Jenkius Shield competition: Moa v. Jenkins Gym., Folo No. 2, 3.30; Southern v. Broadway Demons, Folo No. 3, 3.30. Championship games will also be played as follows: —Giants A v. Broadway Demons A, Folo No. 1, 3.30; Cardinals A v. Vales, Show No. 1. 1.45; Kilbiruie Kubs A v. Red Diamonds, Petone No. 2, 1.45; Tracoll v. Southern B, Crawford Green No. 1, 1.-15; Wrestlers B v. Kilbiriiie Kubs B, Polo No. 3, .1.45: Cardinals B v. Johnsonville B, Johnsonville. 3.30, All women’s games will be played at Central Park this week to allow the selector, Air. C. J. Pringle, to see all the players in action, Fixtures are: Y.W.C.A. v. Cardinals, Central Park No. 2. 3.30; Tracoll v. Wembley. Central Park No. 2. 1.45: Prestige v. Kilbiruie Kubs. Central Park No. 1, 1.45; Jenkins Gym. v. Miramar Aces. Central Park No. 1, 3.30. Golf. Following is today’s golfing programme:— Hutt: Stablel'ord. Paremata: Bogey. Yaehting, Races for A class heelers (Turnbull Cup), B class keelers (Bothamley Cup), 'fourteen-footers (Aloffat Cup), and Idle Alongs (Jessie Logan Cup), will be held this afternoon by the Royal Port Nicholson A’aeht Club. The Evans Bay Yacht and Alotor-Bont Club will hold the centreboarders’ harbour race for the Steel Cup. Tomorrow the ; Wellington Provincial Yacht and Alotor-Boat As«ociatiou will bold the annual race for the Reid C’hal'lengc Shield for.ldle Alongs at Petone.