SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 12926, 14 April 1908, Page 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

AJT.C. RACES. Poseidon and Welcome Trist have been scratched for the Sydney Cup and Welcome Trist and Camera for the Doncaster Handicap. It is suggested that Poseidon's withdrawal is due to a desire to save him for the meeting with Elevation in tin weight-for-age races. FEILDING ACCEPTANCES. Mangaone Stakes. 6t'.—Lord Soult 9.4. Dusky Morn 8.11, Ballarat 8:9. Motoa 8.9, Irish Rifle 8.8, Maid of Astolat 8.7. Kitchen Maid 8.5, Gold Thread 8.4. Little Mary 7.2, Daisy Paul 7.0, Miss Vera 6.7. Kawakawa Hurdles. 2m.—Gold Dust 11.4, Capulet 10.13, Claroniont 10.11. ■ Pushful 10.9. Killarnov 9.11. Prospector 9.9. Aoraugi 9.0. Taonui Hack Hurdles, l^m.-.-Immola-tion 11.9, Royal Blue 10.13. The' Stake 10.12, Reservoir 10.5, Catapult 10.0, Mount Cook 9.15, Repulse 9.13, Commander 9.8. The Leader 9.6, Defeat 9.3. Akuronga 9.0! Feilding Cup. 1-J.m.—Waitapu 9.2. Tangimoana 8.12, The Lark 8.8. Moloch 8.8. Boirrrasque 8.2. Tho Rand 7.13, Loirot 7.12, Hiro 7.2, Bela-rio 6.10, Folamen 6.10, Somali 6.7.

Onepnhi Hack Welter. About lm.— Ikon 10.4. Rangihaeta 9.9, Mahoe 9.9. Flingot 9.2. Scenery 8.0, Motukawa 7.11, Maidi 7.11.

Halcoiiibe Woltftr. 7f. —Irish Rifle 10.9, Eendrock 8.9. Daisv Paul 8.7. Climax 8.6, Probability 8.5, Little Mary 8.4, Miss Vera 7.13. Silver Lead 7.13. Gleam 7.13, King Post 7.11, Hatley 7.11. Onga. Hack Handicap. sf.—lkon 9.9. Vasa 8.11, Yosami 8.2, Windage 7.13. Miss Advance 7.12, Investment 7.9, Kaieriu 7.3, Fan-land 7.2. Mulga Pill 7.0. Sir Antrim 6.10. Ast-raeo 6.9." Chase M;ib 6.9. TENNIS. Norman Brookes will be unable to visit England this year to defend his titfe as tennis champion of All England and as tinworld's champion. —Schools Tennis Tournament.This tournament was continned on Saturday morning. Results : Second Round. —Bridgeman beat Adam. 9—2; White beat Deehan (by default); Kirkland beat Brown, 9—3; Young beat Black, 9—3 ; Mitchell beat Paterson, 9—7 ; Doako beat Beaumont, 9—l; Ivory beat Edie, 9—4; Pinckney beat Stronach, 9—2. Third Round.—White beat Bridgeman, 9-6; Young beat Kirkland, 9—2": Mitchell beat Doake, 9—B: Ivorv beat Pinckney. 9—7. The somi-finals and final will be played off during the Easter tournament. THE OLYMPIC GAMES. Although the Wellington Centre of the New; Zealand .Amateur Athletic Association declined to endorse the proposal to send Murray and Xerr to represent New Zealand at the Olympian game; in London, there is reason to believe (says the Prees Association) that the scheme will yet succeed. Each man's expenses are estimated roughly at £IOO, and athletic enthusiasts- in Ohristcburch are rqwrted to have already collected £6O. A meeting has been called for to-morrow evening, when the proposal will agdin he discussed. HOCKEY. The annual meeting of the Auckland Hoc-key Association was held last evening.. It was reported that the Association had played and won each of the five rep. matches they contested, and wcto subsequently awarded the New Zealand Association'e challenge shield. The receipts during the year amounted to £145, and the expenditure to £l2B. Messrs George Cowper and Walter Johnson, of Christchurch, were elected delegates to the New Zealand Hockey Association. It was stated that several Southern unions intended visiting Auckland during tlio season in quest of the championship shield. MODEL YACHTTNG. On Saturday afternoon the second class yacht a of the Otago Model Yacht CluD sailed off the fourth race for a trophy presented by Mrs Martin for the boats gaining the highest number of points and a trophy presented by Mrs Wilkinson for the boats gaining tho second higheet number of points. Tho race resulted as follows: Mr J. Woods's Toko 1, Mr E. Costa's R<»Roy 2. Mr E. Wilkinson's Thistle 5. After this race Toko and Roy Roy railed off to decide which boat was to take Mr Brittenden's trophy for the fir6t boat and Mr Woods's trophy for the second boat, and Toko again got home firft. On Good Friday the club sail their annual champion model yacht race for any model yachts belonging to any bona "fide club in the Dominion.