SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 15343, 18 November 1913, Page 8

SPORTING

TAPANUI RACES. The following entries and acceptances have been received for to-morrow's events : Maiden Plate, w.f.a. 6f.—Nandi Devi, Miss Seat-on, The Corinthian, 'Afton Loch, Cannonade, Little Wolf, Neuroma. President's Handicap. About. 7f.—Parable 9.2, Abo 8.11, Feodor 7.12, King Torrent 7.11, Officious 7.9, Lord Fredrick 7.5, Berg 7.0. First Open Trot. Im.—Paloma 2 sees, Caruso 4, Woodrnff 7, Tvan 0. 10. Tapanui Handicap, l^m. —Parable 9.0, Aphaea 8.0, Directnire 7.1, Feodor 7.10, King Torrent 7.9. Routine 7.8. Kelso Hack Handicap. sf.—Leading Ladv 9.0, Spevbank 8.12, Cannonade 8.8", Rose Dove 8.7, La Sola 8.5, Little Wolf 8.5, The Corinthian 8.5, Afton Loch 8.5. Crookston Trot.—Beletta 7 sees, Tottywood 8, Prejudice 8, Little Kate 8, Lowlander 12, Jolly Tom 12, La Paz 13, The Quack 13, Gold Tip 13, Hartford 13. Welter Handicap. 4f.—lcilina 10.2, Abo 9.12, Goldsail 9.7, Lupulito 9.7, Jolly Friar 8.13, Otakeho 8.10, Leading Lady 8.7, Seamaid 8.2. Wedding Ring 8.2, Rose Dove 8.1, Starlight 8.0, Berg 6\o. Grand Stand Handicap. 6f.—Aphaea 7.13. Lupulitc 7.13, Officious 7.4, Wild Pilgrim 6.12, High Pressure 6.10.

LAWN TENNIS. Anderson Bav (A grade) defeated Roslyn by 9 sets to 5. Port Chalmers (C grade) beat Ravensbourne by 12 pets to 2. PIGEON FLYING. The Punedin Homing Pigeon Club flew a race from Invercargill (110 miles) on Saturday. It was a very bad day, owing to rain and a strong head wind", but it was a great performance of the birds to home at all. The result was :—AY. Yates's Sowing the Wind. 4hrs 56min, 1: T. Veitch's Bluebird, 4hrs 58Jmiin, 2; H. Taylor's Kia Ora. shrs lOinin, 3; W. Tattersfield's Mischief, shrs 39min, 4; J. Ringrose's Paula, 6hrs 12min, 5. The. Canterbury Jockey Club gave £19,060 in stakes at their recent spring meeting. Principal winners:—E. J. Watt £2,300, G. D. Greenwood £2,275, C. G Dalgety £2,100, A. R. Durant £1,500, Sir Geo. Clifford £1,309, J. F. Buchanan £1,210 (including £IOO as breeder of Derby winner), Hon. J. D. Ormond £1,020. CRICKET. Next Tuesday and Wednesday the annual cricket match between teams representing Otago University and Canterburv College will be played. The Canterbury team is as follow:—W. 15. Thomas (cap"tain), A. R. Blank, J. \Y. Cricluon. A. T. Dounelly. E. E. Cravshaw. E. E. Luttroll C. T. Moor. R. J. Richard*, S. J. Smith. C. Taylor. C. E. Youm/. FOOTBALL. A special meeting of the Otago Rugby Football Union was hekl last night for the purpose of laying before delegates a report and plans covering the erection of a grand stand at Carisbrook Ground, and. alterations to the ground itself. The report stated that the whole of the work was estimated to cost about £1,600. After a short discussion, Mr Proctor moved and Mr J. King seconded that the committee be empowered to go on with the work, as fully explained by the president of the union (Mr IT. Ilarrs). Tenders had been already called for the proposed improvements to the ground, and that of Mr D. Marshall (£1,360 13s) was selected from the 12 forwarded. Wild Wind (ssec) was omitted from the St. Kilda Handicap in tho list of handicaps for the Forbury Park Trotting Club's meeting appearing in yesterday's issue.