SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 17922, 18 March 1922, Page 11

SPORTING

QPUNAKE RACES,

The totnlisator yesterday handled £19,709, compared with .£33,511 at the last annual meeting. Principal results : Opunake Cbp, 350sovs. l-Im. Passin Through (7.9, IV. fit. Pine) 1, Egmont Park (9.0) 2, Sunny Jim (6.1 o) 3 Also started: Karaeo, Alteration. Won by a bare neck; three, lengths between second and third. Time, 2niin 14isec. St. Patrick’s Handicap, 250sovs. , 5f.~ Irapnka (7.6, W. E. Pine) 1, Income .(9.2) 2, Amorel 7.0) 3. Also started: Karaeo, Festive, 1 Mixture. .Six lengths. lime, Imin 16fsec.

SWIMMING: N.S.W. CHAMPION SHIPS.

At the New South Wales swimming championships Yesterday tho quarter-mile resulted : Benurepairc 1, Christie 2, Kirkland 5. Won by six yards. Time, srmn sUscc. The hundred yards backstroke resulted: Kirkland 1, Carbcrry 2, Woolfe 3. Won by llirec yards. Time, Imm 15|sec. BOXING. At Mackav, North Queensland, Colin Bell (Australia.) defeated Tom Heeney (New Zealand) on points in twenty rounds for the Australian heavy-weight boxing championship. A New York cable says: Edward Lewis, the world’s champion wrestler, to-day challenged Jack Dempsey for a mixed match. The challenge was made by an announcement that Lewis’s manager had deposited 5,000 dollars as a guarantee that he would meet Dempsey. Jack Kearns, manager for Dempsey, to-night declared that Dempsey was readv to meet Lewis on whatever basis he suggests. LAWN TENNIS. ‘ At the lawn tennis carnival at Adelaide Patterson and O’Hara M ood beat Roberts a lid ' Milligan, 6-1.

ST. PATRICK’S SPORTS,

X]|e St. Patrick’s Association sports were held''' a t Cliristehurch yesterday before a good \attlpdance. A (airly strong southwesterly blew during the afternoon. The Mowing are the results of the cash events;—r At. _ 440 Ya\l'ds Championship of New Zealand.—W?t F. 'Tvembath {the ex-amatcur champion, 'lnvercargill) 1, Symister (Christchurch) 2,\Nahr (Westport) 3. - Won easily by l2\> :iu ’dA Steel, the All Black three-quarter,\' vas running second, but fell three yards frcSfn the tape. Time, 53ssec. One-mile CharS 1 pionship of New Zealand. —L. Coulter (Vlerdldine) 1, Sutherland (Palmerston) 2. \Woh by 10 yards. Time, 4miu 401 sec. 1 440 Yards plan-dicap.—Trembath 1. Time, Slssec. i. The cash cycling'’ events resulted; Two-mile Championship of New Zealand. _P. O’Shea (Christchurch) 1, Birch (Christchurch) 2, (Blenheim) 3. Won very easily. Tifne, sram 41sec. Five-mile Championship of Australasia. —George (Christchurch;)- K Hill (Christchurch) 2, Cant (Christchurch) 3. O’Shea fell. Won comfortably) Time, 13mm 45sec. \ In the amateur events \T<iylor won the 100 Yards Handicap, and ip.the 880 Yards Handicap, from scratch, ]>eifinished fifth.

ST. PATRICK’S HARRIERS,

A large number of members and intending members were present a\t the annual meeting of the St. and A.A. Club. Mr C. .presided, and moved the adoption of | the third annual report, which congratulated the members on a successful season. Aihe club held nineteen runs and five races during the season. The attendances werp very satisfactory. Attendance badges! were keenly competed for, and were l byMessrs Menhinick, MTlroy, and r. ifollowing members were successful ip. the various club races: —-Maiden p.lice: (one mile): F. White 1, C. Menhinick, 2. Three-mile Handicap: T. JPAIIeP HEWhite 2. Five-mile Championship: ; E M'Alleu 1, E. MTlroy 2. First pealed Handicap in five miles : J. Taylor 1. First Novice in five miles; C. Morris 1. Field events: R. Ramsay 1, W. Allen 2, The club competed in the Port Chalmers-Dun-edin Road Race, Mr Monaghan obtaining first prize, and Mr MTlroy secured a- prize for first novice. The success or failure of a club depended on the cooperation of its members, and the committee regretted to report that the members did not take sufficient interest in individual training. The financial position of the club was fairly good, and thanks ■were -due to the vice-presidents, who gave liberal subscriptions, and thus enabled a credit balance to be shown. Special thanks were due to the patron (Right Rev. Dr Whyte), President Marlow, and the vicepresidents, and to many' friends, at whose places members were entertained. The report was adopted. The following officers were elected: Patron, Eight Rev. Dr Whyte ; president, Mr J. J. Marlow • vice-presidents—Rev. Fathers Delaney, Rooney, and O’Neill, Messrs M. Monaghan) T. Cahill, M. Goughian. W. Goughian, C. W. Shiel, A. Neill, E. Rowe, M. Walsh, M. Dawson, W. Heffernan, T. Heffernan, C. Meade, F. Foster, and W. Wilson ; captain, Mr O. Morris; deputy captain, Mr E. MTlroy; track captain, Mr T. hi'Allen; hon. timekeeper and starter, Mr G. E. Pollock; hon. handicapper, Mr L. Marlow; delegate to Otago Centre, N.Z.A.AjE, Mr 0. Morris; hon. auditors —Mr AY. M'Allen and Mr T. Ryall; secretary, Mr; J. T. M‘Donnell; treasurer, Mr O. Menhinick; reporting secretary, Mr C. Cull; General Committee—Messrs C. Morris, E. M Ilroy, T M‘ Alien J. T. M'Donnell, 0. Menhinick,* W. Allen, C. Cull; hon. life-mem-bers—Messrs W. M‘Cleary, J. B. Gallon, inn. J. O'Farrell, E. W. Nolan, F. Mullens, L. Marlow, W. J. M'Allen, L. A. M'Allen.

BOWLING,

OTAGO 191, SOUTHLAND 184. Tho . representative match between Otago and Southland, played at. Invercarrrjll yesterday afternoon, resulted in a narrow victory for tho visitors. ino j Northend green was sodden on account of heavy rain overnight. A heavy hailstorm caused a cessation of play when the game was half through, and it made the surface of the green very slippery. Scores 0. b. Connor, Mullenger, Shephord, Sanders A Miller, Batten, MacDonald, Strang 1 - Lcadbetter, Peters, Rigby, Anderson .••• ••• Stevens, Cunningham, Pryde, Donaldson ... ... ••• ••■ ••• ••• “ Campbell, Allen, fecelye, Smith 13 Torrance, Stewart, Donaldson, Reed ••• -- -• z< Bardsley, A. F. Anderson, C. Anderson, Payne George, IVTGioldrick, Philp, Hedges ... ;** Lindsay, Smyth, Hardie, Smellio 22 Cox, Smith,' Bishop, Brown ... Robson, Scrymgeour, Adess, Glaridgo • Batchelor, Lopdell, Thorn, Murphy : ••• Best, Meek,' Tretheway, Bentj 0 y 25 Piper "Stevens, Steans, Service Wood, Watson, Sharp, Pryde 35 Buddie, Die, Willett, Bailey Totals ... ... - 191 184 YACHTING. THE M’CULLOCH PRESENTATION. A meeting of the W. J. P. M’Culloch Presentation Committee was held in the Overseas Club Rooms last evening, when Mr A. E, Usher-,vood presided over a large attendance, all the principal sporting clubs being represented. The Chairman and other members of the committee intimated that they were receiving enthusiastic support in _ every direction, and the movement promised _to be'more successful than the most sanguine of its supporters anticipated. Mr J. M'Grath was anuointed hon, treasurer.

Mr F. R. Brown, tho lion, secretary, intimated that tho whole of the committee had been supplied with subscription lists.

It was decided to send lists to every sporting and athletic club in the city, these lists to be returnable on April 21. , The,form of presentation was held over, but. it was decided that it should bo made in one of the city_ halls, and all subscribers should be invited to be present. A Kub-committe was ft up to carry out this scheme. The secretary was instructed to officially notify Mr M'Culloch of the movement. Rater in the evening several ■well-known citizens made their appearance, including some from Port, and their names were added to -the committee. It was decided to'hold committee meetings every Friday evening, and all interested were invited to attend and join tho committee. A scheme of advertising was drawn up and agreed to.

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Otago athletic championships will be held ort tho Caledonian Ground on Saturday next. They will include all distances and field events.

Our Christchurch correspondent advises: Owing to difficulties in ' tho • matter of steamer transport Mason has definitely decided to abandon his trip to Australia with Gloaming and other members ox Mr Greenwood’s team.