SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18141, 4 December 1922, Page 3

SPORTING

METHYEN MEETING. Following events were decided late on Saturday : Electric Hack Handicap, lOOsovs. 6f.—■ Sweetwater (8.5) 1, Lovesign (8.7) 2, Petunia (8.7) 5. Two lengths. Time, Imin 49-1 sec. Yiewmont Welter, lOOsovs. 7f.—Balefire (8.6) 1, Happy Warrior (8.8) 2, Vice Regal (8.9) 5. Scratched: Mustard Pot, Boadicea, Votist, Small Chance. Sis lengths. Time, linin, 34|scc. Farmers’ Trot (harness), 105sovs. Ijm. —Locanda Mac (ssec) 1, Prince S with in (Bsec) 2. Prince Burlington (ssec) 3. Neck. Time, omiu 52ssec. (Mount Hutt Handicap, 120sovs. 6C.— Mythology (8.9) 1. Scratched: Bon Spec and Nautical. Our Christchurch correspondent supplies the following particulars:—Red Gown was made a slightly better favorite than Boadicea for the Methven Cup, but she never looked likely to beat the latter. The two were always in front. Boadicea being held back, allowed Red Gown to make the pace until approaching the home turn, where she took charge and romped home an easy winner from Whipping Boy. Boadicea was the only ono of the six runners that relished the going at all. Balefire, who had run in the Trial Stakes early in the afternoon, was saddled up for the Yiewmont Welter. Ho hopped out smartly from No. 1 place at the barrier, and, assuming command at once, simply galloped, away from his opponents. The favorite, Dame Straitlaco, found her weight too much. FEILDING BACKS. The turnover for the meeting was £44,622. a shrinkage of £5,558 compared with the corresponding fixture last year. Remaining events on Saturday’s programme : Nikau Hack. 175sovs. 6f. —Waipaiu (7.12) 1, Good Mark (7.11) 2, Hytinus (7.4) 3. Length and a-half. Time, linin 20(sec. Oroua. Slakes, 350sovs. AV.f.a. 5f. — Rational (9.7) 1, Deluge (6.9) 2, Waimahoe, (7.10)3. The only starters. Four lengths. Time. Imin 6sec. Rongotea. Hack Handicap, 175sovs. Jrn 54yds.—Killbird (7.11) 1, Soldier’s Love (8.8) 2. Comical (8.6) 3. Length, lime, Imin 53isec. Empire Wdter, 250sovs. 1m and disk— Hallowrox (7.7) .1, Helen Rufus (7.7) 2, Halifax (7.15) 3. Short head. Time, 2raiu 4^sec. WOODVILLE BE HAND IGA PS. The following rehandicaps have been declared for the W r oodvillo races: Mangatua Hurdles.—.Woden 10.6. 'Woodville Handicap.—. Merry Day 8.5, Bumptious 7.3. Flying Hack Handicap.—Bumptious 8.2. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. Following arc the results of the, principal events a.t the Kogarah (New South Wales) meeting on Saturday ; Jumpers’ Flat Handicap. 1 i m. —All Aboard 1. Golden Bronze 2. Morns 3. Won. by a length, lime, 2niin 5(500. Kogarah Stakes. 6h—Rosewater 1, Logic 2. Tremolo 5. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 16isec. GOLF. The St. Andrew’s Cross championship, played at Balmacewcn Links on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a tie between H. Brasch. G. Gallaway, and M. Foley, with scores of 2.down. The best cards were : Hep. Score. H. Brasch ... * 4 2 down G. GaUawav - 5 2 down M, Foley "... ... S. K. Sleigh H. B. Stronach L. B. Campbell' 8 3 down H. S. Jones 12 3 down H. W. Slater - 15 3 down. In the semi-final of the knock-out competition R. G- Scott beat A. E. Rcod 4 and 5 and R. D. Todd beat R. B. Lambert 5 and 3. BOWLING. FOUR-RINK CHAMPIONSHIP. West Harbor v. Cavcrsham, on Caversham green on Saturday afternoon (West Harbor names first): —A. French, M‘Pherson, Kay, AY, Connor 15. Stubbs, Forster, Will, Thomson 15; AY. French, J. Connor, J. M. Hutton, Mullinger 18, Doggan, Hanning, Todd, Tretheway 7; Buchan, Robertson, Port-man, Ateitch 17, Murray, Dempster, Brown. Forrester 20; Gilchrist. Campbell, Bon, Silver 15, Pittaway, Porteous, Fountain 16, To(alV AVest Harbor 65, Caversham 58. SWIMMING. Beck won the 60yda backstroke in 31|sec —an Australian record.—Sydney cable, ATHLETICS. The Dunn Shield athletic championship competitions opened at Sydney on Saturday. Carr won his heat and the final of the 100yds sprint, both in lOsec, equalling the New South AA 7 ales record. Ho also won the quarter-mile in SOiseo—a Dunn Shield record. The other events were well contested, but no records were broken. BOXING. At Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Grime (local feather-weight champion) defeated Eddie Ramies (America) on points in an excellent 20-rounds contest. CRIQUI. Criqui defeated Matthews, the English champion, for the European feather-weight championship after a game and scientific fight, in which MattheAvT“£as floored seven times (reports a, Paris cable). The referee stopped, the fight in the seventeenth round, in which Matthews was floored three times. YACHTS AND MOTOR BOATS. CLUB RACES. The first races of a series under the direction of the OAL and M.B. Club were held on Saturday oyer the club course under -good sailing conditions. Results : Motor Boats, under 5 horse-power.— Mamario (handicap 2min, finishing time 2hr 46min 49sec, corrected time 2hr 44mm 49sec) 1. Kowhai (sot, 2hr 45min 55sec) 2. Hazel (handicap Bmin’3osec) and Nell (handicap 9min) also competed. Motor Boats, over 5 horsepower.— Marewa (handicap 6min 30sec, finishing time 2hr Somin 21sec, corrected time 2hr 48min Slscc) 1, Intruder (handicap 7mm, finishing time 2hr 56m in 18sec, correctedi time 2hr 49miu 18sec) 2, Stella (handicap 30sec, finishing time 2hr Slmin 15&ec, corrected time 2hr 50min 45s ec ) «• A-rawa (handicap 30sec) and Isabel (handicap 3rnin 40scc) also competed. General Handicap for Yachts.—May (handicap 15min, finishing time 3hr 38min 12sec, corrected time 3hr 23min 12sec) 1, A’iking (handicap 15min, finishing timo shr 42min 45sec, corrected time s!_ir 27mui 43sec) 2, Minnow (handicap 13^min, finishing time 3hr 41min 32sec, corrected time 3hr 2Smin 2sec) 3. Miro (soi'atch), Result (lOmin), and Vera (XOmin) also started. The officials—Rear-commodore 0. &undstrum, Messrs Jardino, R. AValsh, 'I. GFroude—ably controlled the events.