SPORTING.

Evening Star, Issue 14962, 23 August 1912, Page 4

SPORTING.

■i-» ' • LADIES' GOLF, In the semi-final of the Napier Ladies' Golf Club's Championship Mies Hamlin beat Miss Kettle, 3 up, 2 to play; and Miss Gorrie beat Miss M. Hindmarsh, 5 up and 4 to play. The final is being played to-day over 36-hole course.—Napier wire. FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB. The following, have been proposed for election at the annual meetiiig of the Forbnry Park Trotting Club :—President, Mr W. J. Gore; vice-president, Mr G. Hodges ; committee—Messrs F. Johnston, J. Morrison, and J. A. Sligo. A* there are not more than the required number, they will be declared elected. CHESS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 22. (Received August 23, at 11 a.m.) Mr R. C. Griffiths won the British Chess Championship. THE DAVIS CUP. Press Association—By Telegraph—CopyrightSYDNEY, August 23. (Received August 23, at noon.) The secretary of the Tenuis Association is in receipt of cable advice from the United States Aseociation confirming the announcement that it will be impossible for America to send a team to play for the Davis Cup this year. SCULLING CHAMPIONSIP. Durnan w asking only £3O expenses for his match with Barry. He eays that he will be ready to leave Toronto for England in a week's time if Barry acoepte his challenge. Durnan (Toronto') has cabled to ' Sporting Life' challenging Barry for a race for £SOO a-eide in" the first week of October. BILLIARDS. The four rounds of the contest for the chrystaliite cup, Messrs Alcock'e gold medal, and the Otago championship was played at the Exchange Parlors last night before a large attendance. Mr J. Clark defeated Mr M. Graham by a fair margin. The winner played consistently throughout. His best break was 34. Graham could not get going. His highest effort was 28.