SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 17764, 12 September 1921, Page 2

SPORTING

RACING AT RANDWICK. At Tattersall’e Meeting on Saturday the principal results, were : j Chelmsford Stakes, 9f, w.f.a.—Syce I Knight 1, Elfacro 2, David 3. Nineteen started. Won by a short neck. Time, Imin 52sec. Novice Handicap. 1m. —Cupidon 1, Prince Sandy 2, Efcorian 3. „ Won by a neck. Time, Imin 41soc. RANGITIKEI HUNT CLUB. The weather'was fine on Saturday for the Eangitikei Hunt Club races, and the going was good. The totnlisator handled £18,692, compared with £16,175 at the July meeting this year. Leading events resulted : . Rangitikci Hunt Cup. About ’ 3m.— Onipoto (11.5) 1, Gaekwar (11.11) 2. Nicomar fell, L. Berry breaking his collarbone, and F. Lind rode Nicomar home, getting third place. Papatcre baulked and Three Bolls ran off. Won by three parte of a length. Time, 6min' 20scc. Crofton Handicap. 81f. —Molyneaux (8.10) 1, Stork (7.2) 2, Quest, (7.2) 3. Scratched : S tail and, Trespass, Independence. Won by three-quarters of a length; half a length second and third. Time, Imin 51scc.

View Halloa Steeplechase. About 21m. —Tirau (11.10) 1, Ringa (10.0) 2. Martinello (10.0) 5. Six* lengths ; 100yds second and third. Time, Smin 31sec. Telegraph Handicap. sf.—Birkio (7.9) 1, Automoana (7.0) 2, Ruddy (7.9) 3. Scratched : Gasbag. Affectation, Tigrmia, Ditchley, Rose of Athens. Half a length. Time, imin Msec. ASHBURTON HANDICAPS. The following corrected h;^dicaps are announced : Timvald Handicap.—lTiero 7.6, Some Kid 7.6, Tatau Tatau 7.0. Allfnton Handicap.—Warlove 8.4. Spring Handicap.—Meteorite 8.6. BASKET BALL. The seventh annual tournament held under the auspices of the Otago Basket. Ball Union tool* place on- Saturday at the Woodhangh Gardens. The matches were played in grades, six teams entering in both grades". The points won in A grade were as follow;—First A 9, University A 1 7, Training College A 1 6, Hearthfire A 4, Training College A 24, University A2 0. Points for the B grade were as follow :—Ca-versham B 10, Training College B2 B, Hearthfire B 1 5, Training College B 1 4, First B 2. Hearthfire B2 1. The shield, which was to be won on points ’gained not only at the tournment, but during the whole basket ball season, was won by First A. with 25 points, University A gaining 22 points, Training College A 21, Hearthfire A 14, Training College A 28, University A2 0. This year n challenge cup was presented to the winner of the B grade, this going to Caversham B, who did not lose a match during the season or at the tournament. Misses Budd, Campbell, Secuo, Townrow, Jefferson. Knight, Bentham, and Messrs Price and Hanna acted as referees. BOXING. Frank Burns defeated Clahby at Sydney -Stadium on Saturday night in _tho fifteenth round for the middle-weight championship of Australia. At the Nelson Boxing Association’s tournament the special bouts resulted as follow Broughan (10.0, Blenheim) beat M’Farlane (10.0, Greymmith). Whittaker (12.10, Westport) beat M’Rae (13.4, Nelson). CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. The Australasian Ten-mile Cross-coun-try Championship, decided at Melbourne on Saturday, was won by the New South Wales team with 55 points, Victoria being second with 52, and Queensland third with 118. The individual pricings were Kohlmaa (Victoria), 58min 56sec 1 Sheaves (N.S.W.), 58min 38sec 2 Page (Victoria), SSmin 59sec 3 COUNTY CRICKET. The match between Middlesex and the Rest of England which begins on the Oval - to-day will end the cricket season (says a London cable). The absence of high-class bowling in English cricket is shown by the unprecedented fact that Middlesex and Surrey, the foremost two counties in the championship, have not a bowler among the leading fifteen bowling averages, and only three among the leading twenty-six.

HARRIERS. The St. Patrick’s Harriers ran as guests of Mrs M‘Leary and the children of Mary Sodality. The pack were under Captain Morris'and J. T. M’Donnell as deputy. The trail led along the Main road till the Mount Cargill School was reached, returning via the Great North road, finishing with a fast sprint. A musical evening then took place. Captain Morris, after thanking Mrs M’Leary and lady friends for their courtesy, took the opportunity of congratulating the winner of the Port Road Race, Bob Monaghan, who was carried shoulder-high into the hall. E. M’llroy finished fifth, and wins the medal for first novice home. PIGEON FLIGHTS. The Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club flew a flock race on- Saturday from Christchurch, an air-line distance of 199 miles, in fair weather. The birds put up a fair velocity, the winning birds flying the distance in 4h 50im. Mr F. Wilson liberated sixty-four birds, representing eleven lofts. Result: F. Jones's Envoy, I,2ooyds Ift 4in per minute ...* ... 1 W. Hargreaves’s Star Queen, 1,209yds Oft lOin per minute 2 J. Still’s Darkie, I,2oßyds 2ft per minute 4 T. Veitch’s Man-o’-War, 1,206yds Ift 4in per minute 4 A. Stevenson’s Acetone, 1,204yds 2ft oin per minute 5 Birds entered by Messrs J. Goodman, A. Fraser, W. Esquilant, J. Baird, F. Barnett, and H. Lambeth also flew. LADIES’ GOLF. The Senior Medal Handicap Match of tjie St. Clair Ladies’ Golf Chib will be played to-morrow. The following is the draw;—Miss Sutherland plays Mrs Ilobt, Hudson, Mrs Mooney plays Miss Collins, Miss’ G. M’Carthy plays Miss Qrcenslade, Mrs Richd. Hudson plays Mrs M’Carthy, Miss Scott plays Miss G. Lethbridge, Miss Lethbridge plays Miss Watson ,Miss V. Watson a bve.