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Evening Star, Issue 17955, 28 April 1922, Page 7

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HAWKE’S BAY RACES. The totalisator turnover for tho Autumn Meeting was £40,944, a decrease of £27,910 on last year’s figures. The Juvenile Handicap was won by King’s Trumpeter, not Mountain Lion, as stated in our last issue. Concluding, ovents on yesterday’s card Okawa Handicap, SCiOsovs. 6f.—Anomaly (9.8) 1, Civil form (0.1) 2, Princo Randall (7.1) 3. Scratched : Grotesque, Bodyguard. Half a length. Time, linin l4soc. Ohiti Handicap, 175sovs. 9f.—Aciiiid (7.11) 1, Hydras (8.9) 2. Queen's Up (7.11) 3. Scratched: Festivity, At:tier, Sweet Heather. Necks separated the placed division. Time, Loin 531 ; sec, Akito Handicap, 175sovs. 6f.—Sunny Spec (7.12) 1, Scotch Mixture (8.9) 2, Gulden Light (7.10) 3. Necks between the placed horses. Time, linin 141|sec. SALE OF NEW ZEALAND THOItOUU HBJIEDS. SYDNEY, April 28. (Received April 28, at 10 a.in.) The thoroughbred sales were, continued yesterday on account of Mr Jun Duncan (Watkanae). Ten brood mares realised l,Blogs. The top price was 300 gs for Line Grass. Others ranged from 70gs to 270 gs, including 210 gs each for Dibble Merry and Margaret- Skirl, and 2iogs for Bamniform. On account of Mr J. F. Reid (On maim), five realised 650 gs, the top price (210 gs) being givcti for- Judaea. On account of Jlr T.” H. Lowry (Hawke's Bay), Belfry realised olOgs and Quote 140 gs. BILLIARDS. Following are the scores in the M'Cou-achy-Tothill match —TothiU. 12,757; M'Gonachy, 11,900.—London cable, GOLF. England won tho women's international teams’ golf , match at Ranelagh with an aggregate of 009. Scotland was second with 318. Miss Wetherel’s TO was tho best round. Miss Leit-chdid a round in 74. , . LAWN TENNIS. NEW ZEALAND LADIES IN SYDNEY. The lawn tennis tournament, Victoria v. New Zealand, was continued at Sydney yesterday in line weather. The courts were in excellent condition, despite the early morning rain. The New Zealanders’ play showed further improvement, Miss Curtis making better use of the drier courts. —Singles.— Miss Payton heat Airs Eendell, 5-7, 0-4, 10-8. This was a fairly even match. Miss Payton led 5-1 iu tho last game, which see-sawed to tho end, tho Now Zealander winning by superior placing. Miss Mountain beat Miss Wellwood (N.Z.), 6-3, 6-4. This was a vigorous game, the former playing with greater precision. Miss Curtis (N.Z.) beat Mrs Lister, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. A feature, of Miss Curtis’s play was her excellence in volleying and keeping an accurate length. Miss Boyd beat Miss Macfarlane, 6-3, 10-12, 6-1. Tho New Zealander emerged from her shell in tho’second set, displaying brilliant form, especially in driving. —Doubles.— In the Doubles, Misses Lister and Boyd beat Misses Payton and Wellwood, 6-1, 64. The winners were tho superior pair, Ihsir accuracy in volleying being the chief factor in their victory. / Misses Curtis and Macfarlane beat Misses I Mountain and Eendell, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. The I New Zealanders dovetailed excellently. ‘ Miss Curtis showed keen discrimination t in measuring her shots. The improved j condition of the courts enabled her to make use of her pace. Her overhead work j was good. Miss Macfarlane was always ! on the go, and effectively employed a use- | ini back-hand stroke. j Tho New Zealanders will play again on I Monday.; j HARDWICK’S REINSTATEMENT. * DECLARED LEGALLY INVALID. 1 The matter of tho reinstatement of Harold Hardwick as an amateur was discussed at a recent meeting of the Council of tho Now South Wake Amateur Swimming Association. The President (Mr James Taylor) read a lengthy legal opinion by Air H. E. Manning, which, after going fully into the details of the case submitted, stated that iu his opinion tho special general meeting at which Hardwick had been reinstated was ultra vires, and reinstatement therefore invalid.

The Chairman said ho had no option but to respect the legal opinion, and declare the business transacted at the special general meeting ultra vires. Mr J. Darcy deplored the fact that legal advice had to ho sought on such a question. Ho thought the council should ba the arbiter of its own rules, and moved —“That this council ratifies the resolution carried at the special general meeting.” After considerable discussion the resolution was withdrawn, the chairman suggesting as a way out of the difficulty that tie resolution of the council rofus-’ ing Hardwick’s application be rescinded, ,-aml then a fresh application could bo made. “ 1 would like it to bo distinctly tmdoretood,” he concluded, “ that I have »o more against Harold Hardwick than any of you who are supporting him, but I want you to conduct the business in a constitutional manner.” Mr Lovelace gave notico of his intention to move at next meeting for the amendment of the constitution so that general meetings should control meetings Sj the council. Be considered it absurd that the smaller body should control bho larger. In the Two Thousand Guineas there twenty-two runners. St. Louis won by three lengths) five lengths between Pendolsnd and Captain Guttle.