SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

Evening Star, Issue 11693, 26 September 1902, Page 6

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

A BOWING CHALLENGE. Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright. LONDON, September 25. (Received September 26, at 9.8 a.m.) Wray has challenged Towns for tbe championship of the world in England or America. Towns refused, but offered to row anyone on the Parramatta, for £SOO a side. GYMNASTIC COMPETITION. An interesting function in the shape of a second-grade gymnastic handicap competition was held last night in the George -treet School Hall. Throughout it was keenly contested—an exceedingly willing go from start to finish. Great credit is due to the boys for their neatness, which characterised each event. Of the fourteen competitors' who went through the twenty-four exercises, led off and judged by their instructor, Mr W. A. Gibb, E. Mills, with 268 points, managed to obtain the first prize (a silver medal), C. Chadwick, 251 points, making a good second, for which be also receives a silver medal. Third and fourth places were secured by J. (228£ points) and L, M. Nets points). A similar competition is to be held next Thursday evening, when a silver cup and medals will be competed for, by the seniors cf the North End Club. An interesting display may be anticipated. OTAGO ROWING ASSOCIATION. At a meeting of the Association held last evening the opening day of the season was fixed for October 4. The event will ba celebrated by a procession of boats fron the various dabs. Several sub-committee: were appointed to arrange novelties, and the preliminary programme, as draws np, was approved. His Worship fie Mayor has kindly consented to open the season, and, given fine weather for the occasion, the event should be a unique one. A danse was inserted in the programme that, should the weather be favorable, the procession should go as far as the North End Boating Club's shed before turning, thus giving the north end people a chance to view the procession from their own end of the town. FOOTBALL. Owing to the ground being in bad condition the seven-a-eide charity tournament has been postponed. At tbe Geraldine races yesterday the Hack Handicap was won by Nutcracker (£3 12s), with Kaolin (10s) second; the Plying by Bosemere (8.10), who paid £1 10s, Cora Linn (9.6) being second; the Orari Trot by Silver Sash (208601, wi‘h Sound Lance second (dividends, £1 18s and £9 12s); and the Belfast Handicap by Lady Lillian (10.0), with Puwaiu (8.7) second (dividends, £5 and £1 6s). The stewards of the Auckland Trotting Club considered what is known as the Nobby case, the allegation being that the trotter Nobby, which successfully competed at the club’s spring meeting, was identical with tbe trotting horse Wenlock, of Canterbury. A decision was arrived at ‘hat Johnston and M'Carthy, who were associated with the horse, be disqualified, for life; also the horse Nobby, being, in the opinion of the stewards, identical with Wenlock. Ideal was scratched for tbe New Zealand Cup last nioht, A. Sydney message states that Lochiel, the well-known racing sire, is dead. At the hill-climbing <wcling tournament yesterday at Christchurch the final heat was won by E. Ritchie, beating R J. Martin. 15016, lain 30£ sec. Some of tbe contests were exciting. Martin’swas the best, and be secures the Dunlop Tyre Company’a prize for the fastest time. Ritchie takes tbe championship medal if Canterbury, and Martin also receives a •old medaL Nominations for the Gore Racing Club’s prme meeting close on Monday evening, be 29th mat. ■ ALMERSTON NORTH. September 26. The Mmawatn Racing Club have appointed r H. Gillies jndre ann Mr T. Cameron artcr for the Christmas meeting, the x>roramme for which was adopted fast night —;