SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 17543, 24 December 1920, Page 8

SPORTING

iDTßSffiaiipfSmiMEß BRACES. "tffiTlßßnffijr*' writes : Tho-D.J-C. races ,ai "Wingated on Monday promise good sport. Tha •comae is at present somewhat has*, .«ad.aJifc£lo rain -voaM be welcomed ; but. swat as-a is the going -will be better then on. coaraea that ana not so thickly . grassed. By common consent the ,raoes are open. BraythLttg feft in the Summer Hardies .has -chance, and it is not easy to guess -what will be favorite. Jack ' Symoca, Barrister, and iMandrak© may bo very near oacb. other at the finUh Ronifonn and Mazanra look as likely as any • tasiayHbo-imlo'of the Salisbury Handicap, • and Lady -Pallas, Garwaj, and Chinatown possibles, so there is abundant room, •for individual opinion. The probabilities are-- that the •weight of public money in therJXrnicdin Harmftcap-will be for Songbird and Tatau Tnfaii, For the well-endowed ■Ctego Handicap -there is an inclination to support Almoner, Vforio'ro, anA Malaga, and the vetman Radial will not be overlooked. Wartono (hali-sister to •7arstep) and Dutch Cbmradß are likely to be backed in the Trial Stakes if they start. From , ' -ihet&lk at the-cmner, there neifl, bee-money ' dor Onslaught, Satisfaction, and &3fee3aiß&; in iis Federal Handicap .asd Bask Tljj-is-pretty sm» to ,mn weBL K2hicgan, new again trained by J- Biggins, is regarded by some as a poffiiEle. Of the Bnrnside Handicap kit, Corn, Ssmny Loch, and The read well, ansLi&e, Otokia Welter may bring abosi.-*- ifighti between Ego Chose, sXw£bHq iifcresßrased),..) and. Baxley JQgs. " . < SOOTjaELANB ACGEF2&3BEE&. \ Following are the Southland; Boeing ' Club's acceptaDces.foir ary 3) of the meetingi—• Avenal Jfrrrdfe, Handicap, 20Qsc«s. l£m. —Jack Symons 12.6, Uomrnilsion '11.2, , Mandrake 10.0, Awahon 9.13, Achilleus 9.9, Staff Officer 9.7, Red Tape 9.5, Hard Hit 9.0, Moonglow 9.0, Gowanbrae 9.0. • Makarewa Trot (saddle). 245sovs. —Hectdale, Until, Quick' March, and Kaloon scratch, Colchester 12, MissO'Neill, Country Queen, Lenamhor, Mountain Wood, Nell Pointer, and Thea 24, Lady Wild and WaQroon 36, Coldwater 48, Satin Boy 60, Nellie Scott and Cross Battery 72, Sobriruet 84. Flying Handicap, 4Cosovs. 6L—Silver Peak 9.9, Satisfa-ctbn BJfl, Kflkogan 8.4, Rokelaine 7JLL, Helicon and T.fnV Uj 7.7, Volkova 7.5.-4azz 7.3. Mantua 7uL Pyjama 7.2, Bothnia 7.0. New Year Handicap, 150sovs. 6f. —War Tcr.e 8.11, Frenchman 8.6, Barrister 8.3, Admiral Gonne and Simple 8.0, Killory, Moeraki, Royal Admiral, and. Bed Mao 7.13, Naomi, Necessity, Strowana, and Glentruin 7.10, Lady Blissful 7.7. Invercargill Cup, l,ososovs. l£m.— Radial 9.9, Onslaught 8J.3, Eleus 8.7, War Love 8.2, Satisfaction BJL,- Melee 8.0, Tin Soldier 7.15, Foo Chow 7.9, Malaga 7.8, Jock 7.7, Linden 7.4, Twinkle 7.0, Link Up 6.13, Sunny Loch 6.10, Mi.gg Muriel 6.10. Oreti Trot (harness), 220sovs. Lady Prince, Downcast, Oaknot, Bothbell, Moonglow, Promenade, M*Grath., Irish. Imp, Friendship, and Croydon Chimes scratch, Tahawai 12, General Joffre, Peterville, and Flower o' Tnri 24, Miss O'Neill 36, Golden Ago 48, Coldwater 60. Waikiwi Handicap, loOsovs. . ley Rigs aiO, Mettle Drift 8.9, Mirza. 8.4, , Volkova. 8.2, Borodino &0, Orderdown 8.0, Jazz, Lady Pallas, and Reproachful 7.10, Wfld Night, Bright Spot, Bothnia, and. Flag Lieutenant 7JLI, Moulin Rouge 7.7. "Waihopai Handicap, 250sovs. lm.— Melee 8.8, Tin Soldier &7, Foo Chow 8.3, Caverbck 8-3, Don • Pacffico 8.0, Algidus 7.13, Linden '7.12, Twinkle and Mazama 7.8, Barley Rigs and Hinemaru 7.6, Sunny Loch, Miss Muriel, and Bed Admiral 7.4. CANTERBURY PAKE TROTS. The following handicaps have been'de-' clared in connection with, the first day (January 1) of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club's meeting:— Champion Handicap (harness), l,2oosovs. 2m.—Maichlight scratch, Willie Lincoln, Albert Cling, Whispering Willie, General Link, "Vice Admiral, and Tris Pointer 2 seconds, Mrntson, Reta Peter„ and Sherwood 3, Aga'thos 4. Jack Arrair 5, limilius and Rangitata Lass 6. Islington Handicap (harness), 300sovs. lim. —Sherwood, Albert e Cling, Wilhe: Lincoln scratch, Capricckx, Gleaming,. Sungod, Emperor, Chid, Birdwood, and Sympathy 2 All Bell, Maorpand, Legacy, Paul Dnfault, and Our Girl 3, Rorke's Drift, Mini-sou, and -Marie Tempest 4, Greta 5. ' Railway Handicap (saddle), 2K)sovs. lm.—Ariadne and Hayseed scratch, Lord DHlon, Ban Dillon, and Robert DHlon 1 second, King Karri 2, Pleasant Mount, Silver Shoe, GoWstream, Hickorywood, nnd Lindettia 3, Imperial Junior, Acuslila Machree, Peter Mac, Oxerrwood, and Rowanui 4, Red Prince, Will o' the Wisp, The Whip 5. BOWLIKG. The following players will represent tho Dimcdin Centre against the players £rom Otago Central on Tuesday next:— Morning game (9.30), on Dnnedin Green. —J. Wilson. R. C. Procter, W. T. Hena,"han, J. Abbott; Rs Glendinning, M'lntosh. J. M*avmont. J. Scott-, P. L. Ritchie. E. Mercer, W. H. Adams, J. G. Bentley; W. Miles, R. Farrant, H. G. Brookes. W. Blackwood; C. Grater, D. Forrester, J. H. Spencer, Ponsford. Afternoon Game (2.30). on Otago Green. —R. Hannicg, J. J. Max-low, J. Cooke, W. G. Hav; I. A. Peters, W. B. M'Alister. W. JL Hogg, W. Jacobscn : A. M'Kenzie, J. Brown, C. Spcipht, E. Rarrawav; F.'J. Campbell, W. Connor, F. H. Jones, C. R, Smith; J. Lindsay, J. H. Matheson, W. Easton, G.'Nelson.

CRICKET. A Svdney cable advises that the Xew Zgalnrtd teachers' cricket team 345 (Worker 113) defeated tho'Edacation Department's head office ISB. HaTgreavcs for the visitors took four wickets for_so and Worker three for 39. Tlie New Zealand Cricket Council has accepted from Mr D. Redpath, of Christchutch, a silver cup, to be awarded amvually to the player with the best batting average -in lbs nrajor interprovinoal atid foreign, -matches. The trophy wall bo called the lledpath Cup, and is not to bo won octrifrbt. Accompanying it will be a mrnevturo crrp, -which will be retained by the successful batsman. _ Mr Redpath is providing- six -of these miniature trophies, and when these axe -exhausted tho council will provide more for fatnro years. Ono condition governing tho awarding of a trophy is that the player to it is . aliotted roust have played in at least three innings, and must have scored a total of at least 125 rnnsin tbo matches which count. The following' will tako part in the match- Haigs and Andersons v. the Morn-ington-Chin on the Caledonian "Ground on Christinas Bay*—Haigs and Andersons: R. Andersen, W- Anderson, L. Anderson, E. Andean, CL Anderson, Caradns An-, ■derson, iL Haig, James Hing, W. Haig, Job* Haig, P. BaJK, and Wallace Haig. Memingtoni Letbaby, MTkoy, Sullivan, Chapman, Dairies, Logan, Cameron, Catto, Deacfarass, Stevens, Shadwefl, and Orr. W. D. Shelton, an ex-Albion player, recently irrade 84 runs in excellent style when playing for Gore against Wakaia. Altbongh Aiistrafia-'aijal made this week .at -Sydney is a- second innings record, the .actual record ipnings in the test 6eries is England's 539 j?ut up at Melbonroe in Ecbmsrv, 1912 Hobbs on flat occasion made 173 and Rhodes 179, the pair estabUiidaßTa first" wicket partnership of 323. LAWK TENXIS. The Davis-Cup teams lunched with the Governor-General at Auckland yesterday, and practised' snbseqTrently. AH the players aro showing good form. Mr H. WGore, of WeDmgtcrn, has been appointed umpire for the contest. Alter all, the New Sonih Wales tennis players who intended to take part in the • 2<ew . Zealand championship meeting got ! away from Sydney.; They axe passengers i by the Mannka, which sailed for Wellington yesterday. Wairio Cup (lijm) entries: Awahoa, Boatnist, Glenshine, Hineainam, Kokowai, Linden, Marching Order, Mettle Drift, Mis 3 Muriel, Red Admiral, .Rorke's Drift, , I •Sunlit, Twinkle, Woodlaw, —-