SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 17904, 25 February 1922, Page 5

SPORTING

TROTTING AT WANGANUI. The Wanganui 'fretting Club's Annual Meeting concluded yesterday in fine weather. The totalis-fitor investments^ for tho meeting amounted to £22,951, against £44,892 last year. Results r Improvers’ Handicap, lOOsovs. Lady Freda, (scr) 1, Ivy Audubon (scr) 2. Liberty Bell (scr) 3. Also ran; The Crown (coupled with Ivy Audubon)), Blair Audubon, Aero Maid, Bonfire, Master Bingara, Visible, Franzie Queen, Daphne Wildwood. Won by eight lengths; four lengths between second and third. Time. 3min 44i|sec.

Suburban Handicap, 125?0v5. IJm.— Logan’s Gift (scr) 1, Waitarcre (ecr) 2, Bill Todd (48yds) 3. Also ran ; Ivy Audubon, Sidelight, Plain Rose, Stanley Dillon. Won by four lengths ; a nock between second and third. Time. 3niin s^sec.

Borough Handicap, 125sovs. lim.— Sir Wildmonr (60yds) 1. Do Why (96yds) 2, Aranui (24yds) 3. Also ran ; Miss Pirate, Mat Patch. Fairbaivn, Plunder, Roe Bell. Won by half a length : ten lengths between 'second and third. Time, 3min 44ecc.

Liverpool Handicap, 625fovs. 2m.—First Carbine (84ydsl 1, Master Councillor (12vds) 2, Dandy Rose (36yds) 3. The only starters. First Carbine caught Dandy Rose in the last lap, and woii by fen lengths; a length between second and third. Time, 4min 45§sec. Stewards’ Handicap, 125sovs. Um.— Arcliwoo;! (48yds) 1, May Morn (60vds) 2. Rescue (24vds) 5. Also started ; Liberty Bell, Master Bingara, Bill Todd. Plain Bore, Special Tracey. -Won by a length; eight lengths between .second and third. Time, 3mm 44sec.

Ballance Handicap. ISOsovs. 2m. — Aranui (scr) 1, Mat Patch (ecr) 2. Roe Bel! (84yds) 5. Also started: Fairhairn, Kir Wil-jmoor, De Why. Won by one and n-ha!t lengths ; six lengths between second and third. Time, omin l?scc.

Wanganui Stakes Handicap. 1m 5f. — Ladv Wildwood (12yds) 1, Azclzion (ser) 2. Kokiritea (36yds) 3. Also ran: Stanley Dillon, Taikorca, Our Patch. Won by two lengths; half a length between second and third. Time, 3min Msec.

Farewell Handicap. 15Q7bvs. 1m. —Tan Cap (12yds) 1, Reveille (scr) 2, Blue Pedo (scr) 3. Also ran: Sidelight. Conscript. Taikorca, Tickle!oc. Reliance, Waitcrnnui, Temple, li on by tiro lengths; a length between second and third. Timd, 2mm 22isec.

DANNEVIRKE ACCEPTORS. Hack Handicap Hurdle, 175sovs. IJm. —Complex 10.9, Honey Bee 10.6, Bairnsdale 9.7, Native Call 9.0, King Camp 9.0. President's Handicap;, 300snvs. 61.Birkic 8.5, Tnri 8.4, Mireusonta 7.7, Passionless 7.7, Kakini 7.5, Crown Gem 6.13. Dig Push 6.7, Tnbnrite Hack Welter, 175sovs. 7f.— Flying Nell 9.13. Black Art 9.6, Wamba e.io. Slave Mart B.D. Dissertation 8.8, Matareka 8.6, Yankee Dnr, 8.5, Suspicion 8.3, Satin 8.3, Marzonia 3.0, Willy’s Knight 80, Tornea 3.0. Dannevirke Cup, SGOsovs, Tim.—Aureate 8.10, Festivity 8.3, Kilgmir 8.1. Styras 7.12, Patuki 6.12, Royal Gift 6.7, Juvenile Handicap, 200sovs. 6?.—Yiyclla 8.10, Gold Light 7.10, Zany 7.5, The Linnet 6.12 Menthe 6.7.

Rakniatai Welter, 2Cosovs. 7f.~Makere 9.11, Kick Off 9.1,'01d Gold 8.13, Flying Nell 8,10, All Cerise 8.3, Bonny Briar 8.2, Convention 8.2, Bunny 8.2, Tirana 8.2, Black Art 8.2. Makirikiri Welter Hack Handicap, 175sovs. Bit'.—Earth,shine 9-15, Rebuff 9.1, Fera 8.10, Pantlcr 8.0, March On 8.0, Marcus 8.0.

Maiden Plate.—War Path, Reality, Volito, Sea Bar, Magic Star, Mystics, Lamour, Pam, Five-eighths, Absurdity, Marcus, Potomea, unnamed horse (Provocation —New idea).

M’CONACHY v. INMAN.

LONDON, February 24.

In the M‘Conachy-Tnman match (in which M'Conachy receives 2.000) the scores are as follow; M'Conachy. 6,21.3 (including a brilliant break of 2co) ; Inman, 4,771.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

PROFESSIONAL BOXING. The Wellington Town Hall was well filled last night, the occasion being a fifteen-round professional boxing contest between Len Robinson (feather-weight champion of New Zealand) and Charlie Cann (of Wanganui, bantam champion of New Zealand). The contest went the full distance, Cann being declared the winner on points.

SALE OF YEARLINGS.

[Special to xus ‘Stas.’’

CHRISTCHURCH, February 25,

At tho sale at Wanganui of the thoroughbred yearlings of Mr G. M. Currie, a colt by Absurd from beta was bought by Mr G. Foulsham (Melbourne) for'l,6oo guineas. Mr A. G. Tyo (Melbourne) paid 1,200 guineas for a colt by Absurd out of Cowl, and another colt by Absurd brought 400 guineas, the purchaser being Mr Ai B. Williams (Poverty Bay). Mr G. D. Greenwood paid guineas for a filly hy Absurd out of Mimique.

Tn exliieition lawn tennis matches at Sydney yesterday Peach (N.S.W.) beat Patterson (Vic.), 7-5, 1-6, 6-3. The annual meeting of the Zingari-Rich-mond Football Club takes place on Monday evening. Particulars are advertised. According to a London cable, Ledoux and 11 arrisou will contest the boxing bantam championship of Europe at Liverpool on April 5. The final Sheffield Shield match of the season began at Adelaide yesterday, the contestants being South Australia and Victoria. The former batted first, and made 150, the chief scorers being Kmulell 45, Townsend 29. Smith 26, and Murray 17. Victoria made 141 without loss of a wicket, the batsmen being Maync 82, and O’Keefe 41.

On Friday last (says the ‘Lake County Press ’) Miss Frances Baird swam .across Lake Hayes, a distance of about threequarters of a mile. We understand that she is the first lady who has accomplished this feat.