SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 14118, 22 July 1909, Page 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WELLINGTON WINTER MEETING. The second day's lacing at Trentham yesterday was spoiled by rain, which set in after the third race had been run. The j machino put through £13,555, as against £12,925 on the corresponding day laot year. Bookmakers' fees amounted to £l9O. Concluding results:— Waterloo Handicap, of 250 sovs. 7f.— j Wimmera (9.3) 1, Dawn (10.9) 2, Sir Frisco (11.5) 3. Also started: San Fernando (9.5), Kurawaka (9.0). Won by a clear length. Sir Frisco was two lengths away. Time, lmin 42§6ec. Jumpers' Flat Handicap, of 130 sovs. 14m.—Scotty (10.13) 1, Compass (10.0) 2, ; Belario (9.10) 3. Also started : Ben Joneon (10.13), Exinoor (10.9), Siaybov (10.0), ' Silken Rein (9.11), Southern Cross <9.11), Rangibaeta \9.6), Moscow (9.4), Yosami (9.0). Won by 6tx lengths. Time, 3niin 2jsec. Thorndon Handicap, of 100 sovs. sf. To Ru (10.8) 1. Purakau (9.11) 2, Inchbonny (9.8) 3. Six others started. Time, lmin llfsec. SOUTHLAND RUGBY. [Special to the Stae.] j INVERCARGILL, Jnly 22. I Yesterday's football ma tches are the second laGt of the season, and providing that a "tie" does not eventuate the competition will bo declared closed next Wednesday. The two bottom teams (Star and Invercargill) both won their matches, strange to 6ay, anil the Tcsnlt is that Winton, who wero defeated by Star by 9 to 3, have just iwnaged to retain a lead of a point from. 1 Mar and Waikiwi. Tho Star-Wmton gone was characterised by rough play, and several players were cautioned. Invercargill defeated a weak Waikiwi team by 6 to 3. THE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Now Zealand Boxing Championships begin at His Majesty's Theatre this evening. Following is the draw : Bantam Weight.—D. Nelligan (Canterbury) meets W. M. Campbell (Olago), W H. Wennand (Wellington) meets M. W Baldwin (Southland), J. Thompson (Southland) meets C. Stewart (Timaru), O'Meara I a bye. Feather Weight.—P. Florio (West Coa-st* mete R. Kaill (Southland), M. Leckie (Otago) meets R. Cairns (Wellington), L. I Poller (Wellington) meets R. "Finner+T \ (Southland), J. Hegarty (Timaru) meet's ' M'Neill (Auckland). W. Duncan (Otago) j meets H. Wileon (Canterbury), T. Gundry ' (Canteibury) meets J. W. Tavlor (South'- ! land). Light Weight.—A. Thomson (Cantcrbivrv) meets W. Saunders (Otago), W. J. Smith (Wellington) meets V. Nowall (Southland),

.Row (Auckland) meete T. O'Connor (Otago),' J. Fulton meets J. H. Pinnerty (Southland). Welter Weight.—R. Mayzo (Canterbury) meets G. Watchom (Wellington), G. Edwards (Otago) meets W. Penberthy (Canterbury). Middle Weight. Manley (Auckland) meete A. C. Cooper (Otago), S. Monaghafl (Otago) meete Campbell (Hawks' 6 Bay), P. Campbell (Southland) meets J. Kingscot* (Canterbury), D. Munro (Otago) meets J„ J. Hughes (Southland), L. Cade (Canterbury) a bye. Heavy Weight.— P. Ruston (Otago) meets Donald (Wyndham), T. Nightingale (Otasro) meets M. Ryan (Southland). The first bout will commence at 7.45 o'clock. | * HARRIERS. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr Mercer for tho Caversham Harriers' Three-mile Vice-president's Race, to be run at Wingatui on Saturday : —G. M'Knight scratch, Frew ssec, Beatson 15, F. Fryo 40, C. Eryc 50, M'Laughlan 55, Thomson Imin sscc, Newlands lmin 15sec, Chambers lmin 20sec, Westwocd lmin 23i3ec, • Anderson lmin oQsec, South lmin 35; ec, I Tonkin and Dcnford lmin 45eec, Dry and Jonson lmin 50sec, Newlands and ' Swan I 2min, Hay 2min ssec. [ J. Wallace, who was rejected to repreeent New in the hammer-throwing evi nt at the Australasian athletic championships, has notified the r-ecretary of the Auckland Centre of the N.Z.A.A. that owing to bus-i----ness reasons he will be unable to accompany the team to Brisbane. A London cable rtates that Frank Wootton, tho ex-Australian jockey, rode three winners at Leicester vesterdav. I '