SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 15909, 15 September 1915, Page 6

SPORTING

AVONDALB RACES. ..The Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting was opened to-day in fine weather. The course- is rather holding after the rain. Results: Maiden Handicap, loQsovs. 6f.—Te Papara (7.0) 1, Moesman (8.7) 2, Lady Gwendolina (7.7) 3. Scratched: First Call, Redman, and Tennessee. Won Ijv a neek. Time, lnvn 17£ sec. Grey Lynn Hurdles Handicap. 150-sovs. 2ni.—Black Northern (11.10) 1, Fagot (9.6) 2, Dunrobin (9 0) 3. Scratched : Monothol and Chamade. Won by 15 lengths. Time, 3min 52sec. CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. Our Christ-church special wires: As the result of his victory at the Ash--1 burton Racing Club's meeting, Snub has advanced in favor somewhat for the New | Zealand Cup. His stable companion, ; Warstop. still figures at half the odds on I offer against any of the other candidates, the most fancied of whom are Blackall, Sunbird, Banksia, and John Barleycorn. I The New Zealand Trotting Cup" candidate Frandocia is back again under the care of W. Black. This consistent pacer is coming through his preparation in good style, BOWLING. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, September 15. Tho Council of the Dominion Bowling Association met here to-day and decided to hold one tournament as usual in Christchurch, the proceeds going to the patriotic funds, the expenses to be cut down, and the entrv fees increased. It ,is estimated that £2OO will be raised. BOXTNG. AUSTRALASIAN HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. [Pee United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Sept-ember 15. The match between H. Hardwick (Sydney) and A. Pooley (Auckland) for 'the Australasian heavy-weight boxing championship was won by Hardwick, tho referee ending the contest at the-seventh round, after Pooley had been knocked down five times in the sixth and seventh rounds. The match was even for the first round, but after that Hardwick had things all his own way.