LATE SPOUTING

Evening Star, Issue 16995, 18 March 1919, Page 4

LATE SPOUTING

YEARLING SALES. [Peu United Pa ess Association.] MELBOURNE, March 18. (Received March 18, at noon. ) At the yearling sales a Bister to Gloaming was. passed in at I.SOOga. A brother to Battle Play was purchased by Mr W. A. Kemball (owner of Hymostra and Kamia) for SODgs. The sales totalled 11,142ga. (Received March 18, at 1.10 .in.) Mr O. D. Greenwood (Christchurch) purchased the Welkin —Carissirna filly for 430ga, and W. R. Kemball the Land Bong —Rnmsong filly for 3Cogs. SWIMMING ; NEW ZEALAND RECORD [Pen United Pr.r.ss Association.] AUCKLAND, March 18. At the Aka-vann Swimming Club gala Mr-s P. Holt, aged 14, put up a New Zealand record in the Ralph Handicap, 60yds—viz., ?21seo. She arrived too late to compete in the Ladies’ Championship, SOvds which was won by Alias D. Farqnhar, in 54?=ee. BOXING. NEW.YORK. March IS. The promoter of the Vvillard-Johnson boxing match stigni.'iti'ccl Jolireou’s confession as pathetic. While based upon the idea that ‘.he new contest is one in which the participants will share in the proceeds, the coming fight is perfectly square, and is not a pro-arranged win for Willard. At Riccarton on Saturday, carrying a light weight, Indus run a mile in Irnin 44? sec. All who saw the gallop give Indus a great chance in the Ashburton Gup. in which he him the feather weigifi of 5.8. ‘'Gloaming” price? were af«o rated with iho Wairnrapa meeting last week On Friday the final five events were all wu n by first favorites, and in most -cases smell dividends were returned.