SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

Evening Star, Issue 11830, 9 March 1903, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

THE SCULPtfG CHAMBIOHSHIP.

Pies? T^^phrr^yright, SYDNEY, Wash, g. The rasa for the. sculling feuok tjteday. From a, goqd. stayi fea.rce led forthe first mile,, Tressser,' TOWWg "W«U within hirnsseli, keeping -wiikfo aasy range. A* fte. end oi a, mUe Tjss&der, sh«t to. fte etfabljshiug a long lejaid, and maratain.ed it. without effort, winning by seven lengths. Time, 2lmin 25Jsec. Pearce was over-matched- Tressider -was practically never asked to raca from start to finish.

YAGHTTJSFG.

The race for the Ravensbourne local chal-, lenge cup was sailed on Saturday, A light S.K .breeze was blowing at 'the time. Seyen boats. faced the starter—namely, Ventura,, Volnnteer, Rambler, Lennox Lass, Dream, Rata, and Garbine. The Lennox Lass and Dream, got the best of the start, closely followed by Ventura and Rambler, with Volunteer close up. The Lennox Lass and Dream quickly drewahead, and on reaching the end of the retaining wall were about inmates ahead of Ventura and Volunteer. This order was rnaintajhed throughout. Result Lenno? (3,min handicap); lb 20min 3J6sec ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... 1 Carbine (I.3min handicap), lb 32min 5755 c;..."... ... ~;;.':..' ... .....; a Dream (2min handicap), lh 23min lOsec 3 Rambler (Jjnajn. handicap), lh 2Qmin 57sec .., ... ... ... ... .4 Also started: Vphffitf-er tura. (scratch), Rata (iQmjn).

The championship meeting takes place on Saturday ne?fc fife the QftlecLojiian. GjrquncU, and/ as, the entries, total over 100 gobji competition may be looked for. The motor race, promises to' furnish an interesting contest, and at least two heats and a final will be. run in this event, which, is a novelty here. Among the competitors are Chqstchurch, Ashburt.on, and Temnka. riders, as well as others, anil all are the best nten ip. their districts. A splendid day's sport can be as? sured, especially as charnpionship honors are always ooyeted.

BOWLING.

v. MUtpn, qn Wednesday, at 4.3Q p. a)., on Caledonian Green. Caledonians : E. 0. jlqcjopg, j?. Pajrtridge, B. Collet*, L Anderson (skip); C. F. Greensjade. st. Powley, Q. Capsticfe, R. C, Torrance (skip); Arthur Evans, W. &. Smith, W, C. Dyer~ El. Mnjchison (skip).

Harry Dunn, holder of the wrestling championsltip of the world, and Robert Scott (formerly of Goxe), for fow? year? champion of hew Zealand, have arranged % match for the championship of tihe world and £25 a side, to take place at Gore tor morrow week.. The styles of wrestling are to be Cumberland, caich-as-catch-can, Gi reco-Roman, Cornish, and American sidehold.