LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 17838, 8 December 1921, Page 9

LATE SPORTING

WOODVILLE RACES : THIS DATE Weather fine lor tho second day; at tendance good. Results : Second Hack Handicap Hurdles, 175 sovs. Um.-Wamba (9.0) 1, Active (10.6) 2, Opiate (9.0) 3. All (darted. Won. easily. Time, 2ni.in 521 see, Stewards’ Handicap, ISOsova. 51. — Passionless (7.2) 1, Mountain March (<.4) 2, Mockery (7 7) 3. Half-length ; halllength All started. Time, limn loiscv. Railway Handicap, 276sovs. 6i. Birl.ie (7.5) 1, Bonnie Briar (5.7) 2, Tommy Piot (7.3) 3. Scratched : Tari, _ Tigrinia, Clvasanla. Two lengths. Time, Imm 15 5-Saco. WOMEN FOOTBALLERS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 7. (Received December 8, at 10.55 a.ih.) Women footballers arc most indignant _ at t-ho official action of the Football Association debarring them from playing on club grounds. 'Tho association's resolution expressing tho strong opinion them football is quite unsuitable for females and ought to be discontinued is regarded with particular resentment. Tho .prohibition will not prevent them continuing paying. Thev state that tho games are not frivolous, and that they are certainly unprejudicial to health i« already realised by tho fact that £100,003 has boon realised for charity from matches. SHANGHAI’S- REGISTRATION CANCELLED. [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, December 8. At the last meeting of the Now Zealand Trotting Association is was decided to cancel the registration of Shanghai unless satisfactory evidence was tendered .by those connected will: the . horse. Pho .■associations request not having been complied will), registration is now cancelled. It is understood Pint the horse will be sold at auction in Dunedin to-morrow. THE KANGAROOS’ TOUR, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 7. (Received December 8, at 1.05 p.m.) The ground was greasy for the Austra-lia-Yorkshire match, mailing it difficult to handle the ball. Wag.stiiffe initiated many passing movements, though as centre ho was a bit slow. 5 urksbire led at halfiimo. The full score* were-Six goals four tries to one goal two tries. FOUR-RINK BOWLINE. Tho following will represent West Harbor in the four-rink championship at Ravensboume next Wednesday :—Cranefield, French, Veitch, Silver; Hodge, Campbell, Portmaa, Kay; •M'Phcrsou, Hutton, Mullongcr, Don; Galloway, Donaklfion, Gale, Conner. Result of the four-rink game, West Harbor v. Kaitmxa. (West Harbor skips’ names first) ;—Silver 27, Holgatc 18: Kay 13, Perry 15; Don 18, Hardie 19; Connor 12, Easton 22; totals, West Harbor 76, Kaituna 74. N.E. Valley v. Roslyn (Vallby rftfpV names first).- —Hutchison 22, Wilkinson 16; Strang 17, Wedderspoon 20; Tonkin 9A. Campbell 14; Ailcliison 30, Milk* Hh . VMlcy 93, 6ft,' * ■ J