SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 14519, 20 March 1911, Page 5

SPORTING

BILLIARDS IN ENGLAND. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 19. (Received March 20, at 8 a.m.) Roberts, on behalf of Gray, has challenged Stovenson to a match of 18,000, levol, £I,OOO a side, to bo played with ivory balls, the match to take place in September. A match between Gray and Inman is almost assured. The conditions will be: Crystallite balls, £250 a side, tho winner talcing 60 per cent, of tho gate. (Received March 20, at 10 a.m.) A meeting between Gray and Stevenson is unlikely. ANNUAL REGATTA. Tho Otago Rowing Association's annual regatta, to bo held tit Port Chalmers on Thursday (Anniversary Day), promises to bo a groat success. Excellent entries have been received for all events, and visiting crews from Sumner, Oamaru, Invercargill, Invercargill Railway, and Awania Rowing Clubs will bo competing. Great interest is being taken in tho Interprovineial Four-oared Race between Otago and Southland for tho Edmond Clialiengo Shield. This shield has now been competed for twelve times, Southland having won it ten times, while Otago has won it twice. Southland will bo represented this year by tho Awania Club's senior fours, while Otago will be represented by the Otago Rowing Club's senior fours. Besides the rowing events there will bo a yacht race, for which twelve entries have boon received, including all the leading yachts in the harbor, and a swimming raco Try members of tho Otago Swimming Club. The Union Steam Ship Company aro kindly placing one of their fine steamers at tho disposal of the Committee as a flagship. Tho Port Chalmers Band will be in attendance, and will supply a musical programme. Those visiting Port on Thursday can look forward to a line day's outing, and can rest assured on seeing somo keenly-contested races. The Railway Department is making special arrangements for conveying visitors to and from Port. CITY HOCKEY CLUB. In submitting tho first annual report tho Committee " feel that tho club ato to bo congratulated on tho first year's work. Though it. was anticipated that we would havo been in a position lo enter two teams, we regret that the actual membership at the commencement of the season did not permit of this. It should, however, have enabled us to keep a full team in throughout the season, but removal from tho district and other causes materially decreased the membership during tb-3 year, and by the end of the season on more than ono occasion some difficulty was experienced in placing a full team in tho field. Wo sustained a rather severe loss by the removal of Mr ■W. Taylor, our deputy-captain, to Timaru. ITe, however, wo aro glad to note, has followed up the game there, achieving no little success. The recoid of our team cannot be considered otherwise than very satisfactory, especially when it is remembered that it was tho club's first year, and very few of our members had played the game before. Of tho eleven games played in tho competition, wo were successful in winning six, th is securing 12 points. Tho goals scored for the club numbered 43, and against, us 49, and wo secured fourth placo among the ten teams competing in the second grade competition. The bal-ance-sheet discloses a small debit balance." The following crows have been selected to row for prizes presented by Mr P. Stabb in the Rcd-and-Black Pairs,, to start on Monday, 27th inst. : —G. Harrison, J. Dowland '(stroke); J. Lough, J. Slight (stroke); F. Cmirov, T. Hodgson (stroke.); 11. Ptillar, A. Hayfies (stroke); R. Wright, J. Andeisou (stroke).