SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

Evening Star, Issue 13047, 15 February 1907, Page 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

TROTTING AT CHRISTCHURCH. The totalisafor turnover in connection with tho opening of tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s February meeting yesterday amounted to Tlie concluding event? oh the programme resulted as follow: — Parliamentary Handicap, of 2CO sovs. 2m.—Terra Nova (7sec) and Withiugton (Seec) dead heat, Vincent (9rec) 3. Eleven othere started. Times :• Terra iSova, 4mui 47?sc*c: Withington, 4min Divi(lends : Terra. Nova, £l3 16s; Withmgton, £2 12s. . „ . Queen's Handicap, of 80 sovs. Storm (2&ec) 1, Tempest (15sec) 2, Victory (18sec) 3. Eight others started. Won by a neck. Time, smin 15feec. Dividends, £1 12s and £2 16s. February Handicap, of 110 sovs. RedWiild (18sec) 1, Cinders (6soc) 2, Tea, Tree (ICeec) 3. Nino others started. \\on easily. Time, smiu lOsec. Dividends, £2 and £5 12s. . - Members* Handicap, of 90 sovs. 2m. Aberfeldy (27sec) 1, ITinco Warbock (25scc) 2 Havelock (23see) 5- Seven others started. Won by half a bead. Time, smin 13sec. Dividends. £5 18s and £2 16s. Speedwell Handicap, of SO sove. Im. Archangel (12sec) 1, Miss Burlington (lOscc) 2, Eulogv (lleec) 3. Thirteen olliers started. 'Won by three lengths. Time, 2min 29soc- Dividends, £4 6s and 14s. Pressmen’s Handicap, of 100 sovs. Im. —Bellevue (lOtec) 1, Withington (3sec) 2, Eulogy (Iosco) o. Nine others started. Won by six lengths. Time, 2min 28|?cc. Dividends, £1 14s and £4 Bs. BOWLING. The following will represent North-east Valley against Boslyn : —On tho Roslyn green : Jas. Wilson, G. Ferguson, J. J. M’Laren, H. Wilson (s); F. Wright, W. Mowat, J. B. Frame, J. Barnes (s); R. Watkins, W. S. Bedford, J. Abbott, G. Dunn (s) : emergency, E. Dunn. On the Valley green : J. Longworth, W. M'Laren, A. Robertson, R. Kidd (s) ; T. Allen, R. Smith. W. Ibbotson, G. F. Booth (s) ; J. H. Wilson, Jas. Allen, G. E. Bennett, J. Cox (s) ; emergency, S. M‘Dowell. Cavensham against SL Kilda, on the StKilda green, will be represented by W. Speight, J. Wilson, R. A. Cleland, G. Piddmgton (s); R. W. Rutherford, T. K. sidey, W. Farquharson, D. Murchison (s); A. Mitchell, D- Stevenson, B. Hanning, P. Wilkinson (s); M. Pearce, R. Passmore. D. Forrester, D. M'lntosh (s) ; D. H. Hastings, A. Kennedy, G. Walker, A. MGrcgor (s); emergencies, W. Crawford and H. St. Kilda against Caversham. at the St. Kilda Green on Saturday, will bo represented bv: W. Jacobsen, F. Carter, A. Morrison, G. P. Mollison (s) ; D. M|Farlane, J. M’Lennan, H. M. Ewing, T. R. Irvine (s) ; J. E. Offen, W. Clark, J. M'Curdy. W. Taylor (s) ; J. B. Dick, W. T. riarroll. D. C. Cameron, jun., J. White (s) ; D. Scott. J. M. Callaway, W. B. Alexander, J. D. Cameron (s). —Builders v. Plumbers?—,, Tho annual game between representatives of the Master Builders’ and Plumbers’ Associations tvas played on the Caledonian Gieeu yesterday afternoon, four rinks a tide taking part. The Builders won on each rink. Mr W. Mac, a well-known ■Wellington bowler, who is on a holiday m this City, threw in his lot with the Plumbers. At the conclusion of the game Mr James Ford (president Master Builder® Association) congratulated tho Plumbers on tho good fight they had made, and said that with a little more practice they would give the Builders a tougher battle. The game had been the means pf bringing them all together for a few hours, and everyone had enjoyed the outing. Mr Ford also returned thanks to -the Committee of the Caledonian Club for the use of the green. Mr R. Proctor (president Master Plumbers’ Association) remarked that the Plumbers were always glad to meet the Builders. They hoped to turn the tables later on. Results:— _ . B. P. G. Clark, J. Dick, W. Faxquharquharson, G. Hodges (s) 34 R. Proctor H. Renfrcc, J. Douglas, P. Walker (s) - F. Wilkinson, R. Mustard, J. Robeon, A. M'Dougall (s) 25 B. Smith, W. Blagdon, T. Scott, J. Scott (s) C. Lamboumo, J. Lamboume, H. Lydors, Jno. White (s) 22 C. Jenkins, A. Clark, W. Mack, A. Findlay (s) . ... J. M’Kirmon, J. Ford, G. Dunn, H. O. Foster (s) 26 W. Burt, A. Slater, H. A. Robs, Jas. Walker (s) ... Totals ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. The secretary of tho New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association reports having received tho largest entry on record for the Association’s championship meeting to bo held on tho Exhibition sports ground at Christchurch on Thursday and Saturday : of next week. The entries for the championship events number no fewer than 136, and the various events have drawn tho large entry of 317. Prominent athletes in Auckland, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Ashburton, Ximaru, Gore, Dunedin, and Invercargill will be competing, os well aa local runners, and the meeting is expected, to be one of the largest held in tlto colony. A SWIMMING RECORD. At the Timaru Swimming Chib’s carnival yesterday afternoon F. W. Springfield, of Queensland, lowered the New Zealand

record for the half-mile from ISmin 26scc to I2mio 19sec-

TO-MORROW’S SPORTS. The twenty-second animal sports under the auspices of tho Dunedin Amateur Athletic dub will take place at the Caledonian Ground to-morrow. The meeting is creating an unusually large amount of interest, as, in view of the New Zealand championchip meeting to be held at Christchurch on February 21 and 23, the form of. the Otago representatives at to-morrow’s sports will indicate, whether tho Otago team will retain tho championship shield won last year. Tbe Sports Comunttc© have mode all arrangements for the, meeting, which promises to surpass any previous sports gathering ever held in Otago, and this is saying a good deal. Special oars will run to*the grounds. The first event will start 'at 2 50. “ Spike’s ” impressions of tho probable winners axe:— 1 120 yds Maiden. —W. Barnard 1, N. Smith 2, K. W. Davies 3. 100 yds Flat.—Manyatt 1, Henderson 2, Price 5. 220 yds. —Christie 1, Smith 2, Goyan 3. 440yds.—M'Donald 1, Christie 2, Hcnderson 3. Half-mile Flat.—M'Donald 1, Burk 2, Lodge 3. One-mile. —Burk 1, Frew 2, French 3. Two-mite Flat. —Burk scratch, Foster 2, P. Scott 3. 220 yds Championship of Otago.—Burk 1, O’Kano 2, Baes 5. This should prove a great race. _ Half-mil© Walk.—Crichton 1, Williams 2> Deans o. One-mil© Walk.—Doudou 1, Gow 2, Carlino 3. 120 yds Hurdles. —O’Kano 1, Ruddock 2, Gillespie 3. _ . , Putting the Weight—J. Davie 1, MacFarlane 2, Skinner 3. Throwing tho Hammer.-—E. Casey 1, Davie 2, M'Lachlan 3. Long Jump.—Gillespie K Brian 2, Walsh 5. High Jump.—Overton 1, Lcydon 2, Mitchell 3. . _ Pole Jump.—Overton 1, MHachlan 2, Mitchell 3. , . Port Chalmers 440 yds.—A. Lews 1, Lamg 2, Bauchop 3. Teams Relay Race.—Christchurch Railway 1, St. Andrew Harriers 2. Tho Atkinson Memorial Stakes, l£m, the principal event at tho Egmont meeting yesterday, resulted thus: —Glonullin (6.10) 1, Truce (7.7) 2, Pari tutu- (8.11) 3. All ran, but Grenade. Time, 2min Usee; dividends, £7 8s and 16s. The Tauranga Stakes, Ijm, tho chief event at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting at Gisborne, furnished a fine finish, Flag (6.7) beating Uenuku (7-10) by a nose. Time, 2min 12iseo; dividends, £lO 9s and £l.