SPORTING.

Evening Star, Issue 14535, 10 December 1910, Page 8

SPORTING.

LAKE COUNTY RACES.

Tho Lake County meeting was opened an the Arrow racecourse yesterday. Ths fields w«re poor, but there was some interesting racing. The "tote" turnover (£1.086) w-ac £3O more than the corresponding ckiy last year, and two bookmakers were licensed. Aeroplane won the Maiden Plate, (Jrafton Laddie the Queanstown Hack Handicap, lxiuradale (scratch) the Two-mile Trot, Lady Margaret had a walkover for flic Flying, and Baroa Narthbm-fl annexed the Counties Handicap. Detaili of the principal events are appended:— Jockey Club Handicap, im.—Warsaw (9.3) I,'Wairalii (8.8) 2, Astrakhaa (8.5) 3. Also ran: Scmaroff (7.9). Won byhalf a head. Time, Imin 46iscc. Stewards' Welter. 7f.—Feodor (8.0) 1, Warsaw (10.10) 2, King Test (10.7) 3. A ;;ood race between tho three etartcrs; won by a length, King Tost, a neck away, third. Time, lmrn 3<?«-e.

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Swimming Association, held at Christchurch last night, applications kg the next championship meeting w<*e received from Wangamu and Wellington. On a ballot Wellington's application wae g»rt«ri. SWIMMING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. Tho Boys' High School swimming sporta were concluded in tha school bath yesterday afternoon. The utmost enthusiasm was displayed by the competitors and theii and somo vctv close tinisbca were witnessed. Mr W. J.'Morrell (rector) and Mr F. H. Campbell were interested spectators. The arrangements wero carried out by Mcosrs Armour, Rod, Hanna, and Follarton, all of whom wmzfr bard in the mtercslfi of swimming at the school. Mr Campbell's rectory boys w«r« extremely successful, they winning *E\cn firste and five seoonds out cf seventeen events. Thesa lads, under Mr Fullarton, attend the bailis ©very morning, and their success can very fairly lx> attributed to the fact that they arc continually training. Physically, they have also lienefitod by their a&siduoa»_ attention to their morniiig swimming exerdses at tho baths-. Tho other lads could well take a leaf out of their book. _ In the 100 Yards Handicap yesterday afternoon lx* Cren came first, with Fisher There were five starters, ar.d the time w:;s lmiri The 50 Yards Junior Race, in which len faced the starter, was won bv Hotop. with King second. Time 40se<\ The 50 Yards Senior Race furnisbr-d a fina finish between M'Callmii and Le Cren. thfs former only wiiming by inches. Seven, started altogether. Time, 40sce. Tl» P.elav Race, which arousal much excitement-, wits won by tho. Ixnre!' ."jixtb, with tho Matriculation Fifth second.

WRESTLING—GARDINER v. DUFFY. Joe Gardiner. the English light-weight, wrestler, who undertakes to defeat J., I Duffy, of Duncdin, within our hour onMom'lav night for £SO a tide, has Jiad a most, sueeessfnl career, having engaged in over 603 contests. Amongst £ome- of tin; notable men he defeated may be men-; tionod the following:—Englishmen: Will .Scott. Frank Louri. Tom Smith, Arthur Norton, C. Kenedie, T. Lawrence, Phil Lane, ;md W. Ilorton. Germany: Will Gotz, J. Gotz, P. Got/. Bisigler, Paul Han/, and Rouch. Americans: Bob Summciville, Ilorton. and many others. The contest on Monday night should prove a good one, as both "men are evenly matched in weight. Duffy is encamped in a quiot, gully at Macandrew's Day. and is training hard, lie also has a tine record, and has iiever yet been thrown in an hour. BILLIARDS: GKAY IX SCOTLAND. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. GLASGOW, December 9. ißecived December 10. at 11.5 a.m.) George Nelson, receiving 5.000 in a game of 9.0C0 up, lias scored 4.975. Uray*s register is 6,003. TOTAL SCO!:!-:, NIL. Wliat must surely be a "record" score' was put up by a junior team in Thursday cricket competitions. On Thursday afternoon Ixsi the Australians and Byttel. ton. the. two leading teams, were down to meet, hut aflver.-e weather conditions frightened six members of the former team, and only live turned up. They did fairly well in' their tirst inning, knocking up some 30 runs to their opponents' 95. but in their second innings they produced the magnificent, total of 0. without even having a leg bye or other extra to assist them. Three of the team were bowled in succession, the innings only lasting as many minutes as the number of men in the team.—Christc.hurch Association wire.

Tin- of bookmakers ceases on ajiuaiv 31.

In England a. ban !u : .s beta placed en the photographer on the raeeeourfc.

Siiirc I'dOo til" I'asnianjn!] (civcrnnient have received £279.923 )V,m Tniu >*nl!V. 'J lie victory of liiv Democrat.' in Ainc-Mca. jnav ill-Pan tlio lesuiir.aion 01 iaci:irr m New York «l:ue. Resides the, numcr-up for the New Zealand Cup last in-entli. th:'te are two horses named Dia.holn lnmiinji on the other pklo,. The X««- Zealand Trcrtiing Association Oonimitu-e on Wednesday considered th« question of ihe liorse.* imported from Sydney by J. Tum<sth, and decided to dis(|ii;ility 'l.'Tjjtwsih for life for deliberate* violation" of the ride dealing the. impor-tatio-n of foreign hornet; and the rule dealiiiL' with corrupt practices. It was also decided 1o place iln- name of A.'F. Taylor on the- unpaid forfeit Jisf for the amount of the Blake won by the hor?o Oonocrflh from! (bo Southland lUi/.i:.:; Club at- tlicirauiunm: meeting !n*t yar. M:dni_rlii 'Siip. who ivun tin' Maiden Plate :tl (-'no W<*idvi!ie this week, ;k a fuli brother of Noctniform, being by Multiform -T/l Not to. He is a two-year-old, and ir- eicrai-'-d at- the Atxkla-nd nicotinic in Hi-' (Irr.it. Northern Foal Stakes. NoH.uifonn w;:-; foaled in 1902, and La Not!-' liJwl in 1904. 1906, and 1907, .-•in'U-t her 19Hr> foai was liom dead. Tii« .v,,r!dV three-year-old trottin<r record wa.< reamed at Readvilie. U.S.A., on Aujrnst ?>fi lad. when Colorado I!, won tin: I'lTce-yeai-old trottin;: Futurity Stakes in two stra.i'.'bt heats of "2min 6£v*'<" and 2rnin 7Jsp:'. resfri-ctivcly. the two f:is'<Kt heat?) ever trottod in a raee bv a. three-year-old. 'llm prfvyras be.-t record tor a three yea.roid. 2min 6 r ;.<w. wa.- put. up by Cni'-ral Wat:.-, at, T-oxi.!i::!on in 'l'.*:o7. AI 1.-exing-ton o:i October 10 Cc)orado ]•:. v.-as brought out in the Kentucky Futurity Stake. Ho won iho first, heat,'in 2min lllsce. which wa« I'wly a wor!;-ont for liim, and then if was declared hj" would y> a-.'ainsi. tho world's tiirce-voai old record in tin'" second, and he had lio dilliniilty in redwing it to 2»riin Ivecc. Thir, puts' the record equal to the four-year-old record, which is held by the marc Joan. Sfcidenla of trotting p<diL r vc'.s will no doubt be interest cd in iV lims on which Colorado F. ir, bred, lie ir, bv The liond'-Tnan, by T,a.ron Wilkc*. 1..v iicorco Wilke.s. by IFuiibMor.ia flOl. nis da.M. Fk-.-K-.M'Ore-•ror. if, bv Jav M-Crf,','-'!'. by day Hawko, f.v Jav Bird (5050). ' .lnsi. licf<.."- ib.- nbiil left I'.iudand a nickpock-ct. war. caiitdif. <:n Ncwmarknt r■>•)«->'»>. Ha a p'.-T.-/-- from a man ptandinir in t'"' hall'-ciown aivi whon tho «;,,?,.,' .„;[. hoff.iv a iiia<,'if.<ratc ho pl-eadfid '.Hiiltv." 'H-c ih.vi:m:in (Rev. .1. ('. Itnsi) .-;iid (he F»e':'-h \-.<xi'd the. maximum seritence thn! tlhy wore- able to inflict--month, with hard lalwr. People who ati-ended race raeeiHigs must be protected from thoftfi of .such a description.