SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 17313, 29 March 1920, Page 6

SPORTING

DUXFDLN HORSES FOR THE CJC MEETING. [By Old Identity.] C. Ciese'er, with Satisfaction, Bebehead, and Sedd-el-Bahr, and J. Itutledge, with Michaela, left Dunedin this morning by the second express, bound for Riccarton. A rider for Michaela in the Great Eas- ; ter will not bo definitely engaged till Rut- ! ledge gets there. j G. Head, with Claverhouse, and J. Biggins, with Kilbrogan, are expected to go ; to-morrow. I Until_ Saturday there was no certainty that. Michaela would make the trip. I CRICKET. | The following players have been selected j to represent Dunedin against Owaka at i I Easter. The team will leave by the first ! j express on Friday:—C. Chadwick, L. j I Chadwick, Perry, Lomas, Cantwcll, Smith, i I Ringer. Tarieton, Kedelington, West-brook. | and Hayes. I EOWIXG. j. It is interesting to note, in connection j with the double-scull Taces under the | ! auspices of the Gisbome Rowing Club, for tho T. R. Gordon trophy, that the I stroke of the winning crew, 'Mr S. B. Jag-o, stroked his first trinnin-g crew in i Xapier in 1889, and came to Gisbome \ \ with a Tepresertativo crow in 1891. i | Lieutenant-colonel J. G. Hughes, D.5.0.. I | C.M.G.. was stroke of this crew. 3i"r j | Jago learned the fine arts of the game in i • Australia, and returned to New Zealand ' : in 1905, and since that time has taken an j ! active part in rowir.g in Napier and Gis- 1 ! borne. The fact of this popular rower I I at 47 years of age starting off scratch ! against crews, one of which was given a | ! 15iec handicap over a three-quarter mile I ■ course, speaks well for his condition and stamina. TENNIS. THE DAVIS CUP. LONDON, March 25. 'The International Lawn Tennis Federation have rejected the American proposal for the inclusion of women in the Davis Cup cornpetiti.ii. Great Britain has j agreed to America's suggested modifica- | tions in the Davis Cup regulations, but j the matter wili he considered further at the Wimbledon meeting. —B Grade.— Port Chalmers (9 sets. 04 games) beat St. Andrew's No. 1 (5 sets, 76 games).