LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18394, 1 October 1923, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association.

BALLYMENA’S DERBY

SYDNEY, October 1. (Received October 1, at 11.45 a.m.) The ‘Daily Telegraph’ says: ‘‘Ballymena appeared beaten at th© homo turn, where Tarleton, Monk., and Lady Valais passed him ; but he came again, and under pressure shot out nearing the post, and won by half a length. It was a case of being the least tired of the fioM, but the New Zealander displayed rcmarkabLy-Jo-tormination in the run down the straight. The ‘ Herald ’ says; “ Ballymena stuck gamely to Carnival, and, though the latter was hard ridden, the Now Zealander passed him at the distance, and, despite a great run by Shrapnel, he finished resolutely.” M‘Carton, who has won three Derbys in succession, says lie got a good start on ,tho outside, and was always running in a handy position. The horse's condition stood to him, and he finished full of running. LAWN TENNIS, FRENCH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, October 1. (Received October 1, at 11.55 a.m.) Tho Lawn Tennis Association is advised that Prance will definitely send a representative team to Australia in the summer of 1924-25. Negotiations for visits by American and Spanish teams are in progress. RUGBY. [Pee United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, October 1. The following have been chosen by Mr Meredith (Auckland selector) to train for the match against Hawke’s Bay on Satur. day next: —Gregory, Malloy, Wilson, Cooke, Lucas, Twoomey, Sheen, Ilwerson, Buekland, Wright, R. Casey, hogerty, L. Casey, O’Brien, M. Hayward, Knight, Righton, and Arnold. 1 A SWIMMING FEAT. LONDON, _ September 30. There was a surprising sequel when William Annai, paced by W. Ramie, attempted to swim the Firth of Forth from Burntisland to Leith, a distance of nine miles. Annai abandoned the swim when halfway owing to the coldness of tho water. “ Barnio unexpectedly completed the distance, and landed at Leith, amid the cheers of a huge crowd. —A. and N.Z. Cable.