LATE SPORTING
FORBURY PARK TROTS. [Special to the ‘ Stab.’] CHRISTCHURCH, January 28. Tho GLsbornc-owncd and trained three-year-old trotter Pctorwah arrived from the north on Saturday, and leaves for the south to-morrow to fulfil engagements at tho Forbury Park Meeting. Tho New Brighton trainer, A: G. Wilson, was a visitor to Addington on Saturday with his three-year-old trotter Sister Beatrice, who is engaged in the New Zealand Trotting Stakes at Dunedin on Saturday. She looks in good racing condition. Amongst the horses worked at Addington on Saturday was Tho Tiger, a three-year-old trotter by Nelson Bingen—Runaway. He broke a couple of times, but otherwise acquitted himself well. He is engaged in tho New Zealand Trotting Stakes at Jforbnry, and is a certain starter. OLYMPIC GREW BEATEN Pre»« Association—Rv Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. ADELAIDE, January 28. (Received January 28, at 11.30 a.m.) Tho Murray River crow, whicli the South Australian rowing authorities desire to represent Australia at the Olympic Games, was defeated by a crew from Mannum in tho senior fours by a length, A FAST SWIMMER. SYDNEY, January 28. (Received January 28, at noon.) Lindsay Mines, of tho Mosman Swimming Club, dashed over fifty yards in. 23 l-ssec, chipping 3-ssoc off Wickham’s world's record; but it is understood that tho record-breaking conditions’ were not observed. LAWN TENNIS. [Per Exited Press Association.] AUCKLAND, January 28. Tho provincial tennis championships are being held to-day. In the men’s doubles Robson and Bartlect beat Laurenson and Gower, 5-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-4.
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Evening Star, Issue 18543, 28 January 1924, Page 8
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248LATE SPORTING Evening Star, Issue 18543, 28 January 1924, Page 8
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