SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18334, 23 July 1923, Page 2

SPORTING

POVERTY BAY TROTS,

Acceptors for Jin principal events at tho Poverty Bay Trotting Club’s Meeting :

Poverty Bay Cup. 2m—Peter Dean scr, Grey Peter scr, Vera Logan scr, llolianco scr, Ivy Audubon scr, Medway 24 yards behind, Jimmy Richmond 24, Coal LHit 48, lluon Grattan 72, Pyramus 72, Wild Lad 108. President’s Handicap (harness). L'm.— Miss Marvin scr, Gladiolus scr, Bonfire scr, Guinea scr, Lo Moriel 60 yards behind, AHcol 72, Lottie Advance 72, Johnny Golddust 72. bi-owurds' Handicap (saddle). Ijjni.— Bonfire scr, Guinea scr, Gladiolus scr, Le Meriel 36 yards behind, Alicel 48, Johnny Golddust 48, Grey Peter 72, Medway 132, Pitaroa 156.

FRANKLIN-MATAMATA MEETING.

Concluding results: — Matamata Handicap, 400sovs. 1m. — Bute Sound (9.8) 1, Arch Laddie (9.7) 2, Royal Box (10.0) 3. All started. Neck, hnin 52sec. Morrinsville Hurdles, 250sovs. l|m.— Fittsworth (10.4) 1, Hokcrnai (9.2) 2, Flowing Bowl (9.9) 3. Scratched : Thingantlm, Prince Rufus, Elston. One and a-half lengths. 3min 40sec. Walton Handicap, 150sovs. Im.—King Pellicula (10.5) 1, Bright Light (9.7) 2, Arizona Maid (9.10) 5. Scratched: Pretty Man, Just Quietly. Neck. Imin 531-sec. Tirau Handicap, 250sovs. 6f.—lllumination (9.5) 1, Nocturne (10.0) 2, Some Fashion (9.3) 3. All started. Threequarters of a length. 3 rnin 23]soc The totalisalor receipts for the day were £42,015}, making a total of £70,987} for the meeting.

SOUTH CANTERBURY HUNT CLUB.

■Concluding results: — Washdyke Trot Handicap (saddle), 90sovs. Urn. —Don Lou (scr) 1, Prince Swithin (35yds) 2, Betty Blue (scr) 3. Scratched: Brent Junior. Length. 3miu 43 ssec. I’eschemaker Memorial Hunt Cup Steeplechase, 150sovf. sm.—Rhoboro (9.5) 1, Golden Grape (9.7) 2, Malincourt (11.10) 3. Scratched: Miss Ivanoil Length and a-half. bmin 35? sec. Hunters’ Plato Handicap, lOOsovs. lt,m. —Chinatown (10.9) 1, Silk Rein (12.2) 2, Paul Fry (10.12) 3. Scratched; Little Willie, Sherlock, Mainspring. Wallflower, Donation. Length. 2min 55jscc. Claremont Welter Handicap, lOOsovs. Irn, —Carmine (10.6) 1, Fabrinadc (9.9) 2, Kilkee (9.9) 3. Scratched: Miss Cameraflarro. Three lengths, drain 49sec. Tho totalisaior handled D 11,5911, as against £14,256 last year.

IV AIM ATE HUNT CLUB.

Tho following rohandicaps have been declared for the Waimato Hunt Club’s Meeting Suidholme Hurdles, —Silk Rein 12.5. BhiecHl'f Hunters’ Steeplechase.—Rhoboro 11.9. Moreen Welter.—Carmine 11.5. Hunt Cup Steeplechase.—Rhoboro 11.1. Haulers’ Plate. —Chinatown 11.5.

RACEHORSE INJURED.

MELBOURNE July 23. (Received July 23, at 10.30 a.m.) Vanity Verso has dislocated a joint of tho hind leg.

RACING IN ENGLAND.

ECLIPSE STAKES. Tress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 20. (Received July 21, at 3.25 p.m.) The following is the result' of the. Eclipse Stakes, of 4,CCosovs, l|m : Saltash h Teresina 2 Duncan Gray 5 Nine stalled. Won by a length.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

INTERVARSITY SPORTS.

AMERICA NS BEATEN. LONDON, July 21. j (Received July 25, at 10.30 a.m.) j Oxford and Cambridge defeated Yalo y and Harvard (America) at tho intervarsity sports at Wembley by six ana a-half events to five and a-half.

BISLEY RIFLE MEETING.

THE KING’S PRIZE. LONDON, July 21. (Received July 23, at 10.30 a.m.) Captain Robinson (late of the Air Force) won the King’s Prize. He tied with Lance-corporal Norton (Queens Westminsters), each scoring 232, and then won the shoot oil.

YACHTING.

LONDON, July 22. The Britannia, with the King aboard, won the race from Southend to Harwich, being 42sec ahead of her- rival. Two hundred thousand visitors at Southend watched the race. Tho King asked whence they all came and where they slept.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

GOLF.

AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK, July 21. MacDonald and Barnes tied for the Metropolitan open golf championship with a score of 295 for seventy-two holes. Other scores wore Sarazen and Farrell 296, Cniickshanh 297, Kirkwood 298, Hagen 299. In the play-off, over eighteen holes, MacDonald (70) heat Panics (80).—A. and N.Z. Cable

OTAGO LADIES’ CLUB.

A modal match by members of the Otago Ladies’ Golf Club was played cm the; llalmacewni Links on Friday afternoon last. The best cards were —Senior.—

CYCLING.

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 22. The 'winners of the Six-day Cycle Team Race at Olympia were Persyn and Vandcrvcldo (Belgians), who lapped the field. Godwin andT Peyrodo • (France) were second, and iJnpuy (France) and Olivieri (Italy) third. —A. and N.Z. Cable.

COURSING.

MELBOURNE, July 22. In tire Victorian .i.ucnur eu, ; > a.aty Verse and Uuio were left in the final. After going 50yds Vanity Verse stopped and lay down, apparently seriously Hurt, and was thereupon withdrawn.

RUGBY.

CANTERBURY CHAMPION SHIP. [Special to the ‘ Star. '( CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. Mcrivalo iUiJ .uarii;:.s pl-iy <ni nuvL Saturday in the final of the Canterbury Union’s championship. Already remark, able interest is being taken in the fixture, and the Rugby Union is making special provision to handle a record crowd at Lancaster Park. Both teams will he a' full strength. W. A. Ford, the All Black I

wing-three-quarter, will turn Out for Mcrivaka He is in good form, and ought tj be available for subsequent representative matches. The M.arisls’ three quarter nne will probably bo. J, Mullins, E. I'iO/.gcrakl, ami C. Fitzgerald. G. Fitzgerald, who played for New Zealand last year, hurt his leg against ’Varsity, but be has recovered. ' So far Marists have played twelve mutches, winning ton, drawing one, and losing one .Mcrivaie has a similar re cord. Marists were beaten in the first round by Mcrivaie by 24 points to 6. ’Varsity beat Mcrivaie by 18 to 15. Marists drew with ’Varsity, and Meriva-lc drew with Old Boys. Marists have held the premiership since 1919. They arc particularly keen to win it again this year, because of the match on September 15 for the Pavne trophy between the leading club teams of Christchurch and Dunedin. INTERISLAND MATCH. (Fee United Reess Association.] WELLINGTON. July 23. The North Island team will bo chosen from the following nineteen: —Backs: L. M’Loan (Bay of Plenty), A. Grcenside (Hawke’s Bay), A. Stewart (Bay of Plenty), Potaka (Wanganui), I). Johnston (Taranaki), F. Tilyard (Wellington), J. Mill (Hawke’s Bay), B. Wright (Auckland), Fiona (Wanganui). Forwards: Quinton Donald (Wairarapa), T. Bcvan (ilovowlicnna), W. Irvine (Hawke’s Ray), R. Paterson (Taranaki), A. Pringle (Wellington), L. Right-on (Auckland), M. Brownlee (Hawke’s Bay), S. Gemnnll (Hawke’s Bay), A. West (Taranaki), 11. Jacobs ( Horowhenua). BOXING. At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday Goorg> Mcndies. flyweight champion, knocked out Harry Gordon in ’.ho fifth round. —A. and N Z Gable.

Cross. Up. Met, Miss Theomin 100 10 90 Mrs Cook 98 7 91 —Junior. — Mrs Lemon 120 35 84 Miss Callaway 109 25 86