SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18628, 8 May 1924, Page 5

SPORTING

EGMONT RACES. FIRST DAY. The to'talisator handled £23,127, as against for 'the corresponding day last year. Concluding results; Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase Handicap, 200sovs. 2m.—Tuki (9.9) 1, La.rk Hill (10.4) 2, Sir Roseberry (10.10) 3. Others: San Forte 10.9, Te Toa. 9.12, Ivaforte 9.2, Edenholm 9.0, Uncle Dave 9.0, Tokomoana 9.0, Galicia 9.0, Baldoyle 9.0. Two lengths; three lengths. Time, 4min 14 l-ssec.

Egmnmt Steeplechase Handicap, s'Cosovs. 2^m. —Te Maire (9.3) 1, Passiri Through (9.4) 2, Pokhogue (9.0) 3. Others: Starland 11.9, Dick 10.7, Silent Dick 9.0, Te Toa 9.0, Aotea Roa 9.0. Three lengths; five lengths. Time, 6min 36sec. Flying Handicap, 250sovs. 6f.—Ecuador (7.3) I,"Rational (10.10) 2, Civility (8.5) 3. Others; Income 8.8, Irapuka. 8.4, Crossfire 7.5, I’Amour 8.0, Kang Quin 7.12, Pouma 7.7, Roman 6.11, Awake 6.9, Hori 6.7, Peter Maxwell 6.7. Half-length; three lengths. Time, limn 16 3-ssec, M‘Rae Memorial Handicap, 350sovs, l^m. —Bonnetiter (9.5) 1, Marqueteur (9.5) 2, Stork (8.4) 3. Others: Cold) Steel 8.13, Sir Burnett 7.5, Snatcher 6.12, Euchro 6.7, Skylight 6.7. Three-quarters of length; four lengths. Time, 2rain 13 2-ssec.

Tewhiti Hack Handicap. Bf. Miss ■Mickev (7.2) 1, Interest (7.6) 2, Whetunui (8.13) 3. Others: Valencia 8.8, Musical 8.6. Sensible 8.4, Dignity 7.7, Objector 7.0, Gold Peak 7.0. Neck; halflength. Time, Imin 56sec. REEFTON RACES. The totalisator handled £7,907. Results : Diggers’ Handicap. 6f.—Kikini 1, Prosperity 2, Bonnie Mac 3. Others; Hie.ro, Rapid Rose, Rapid Fire, Marble Bar, Red Courier. Head; neck. Time, Imin 20s Progress Trot. Im.—Future 1, Tot Reta 2, Silveretta 3. Eleven started. Two and a-half lengths. Time, 2min 28sec. Hurdle Handicap. IJm.—Flying Master 1, Paul Pry 2, Casbman 3. Others: Oaverock. Phil May. Lord Nagar. Head ; nose. Time, 3min 58sec. Irving Memorial! Handicap, 140sovs. l^m.—Wharfedale 1, Warlike 2, First Aid 5. Kuia, also ran. Lengthy and a-half; neck. Time, 2min IBsec. Stewards’ Handicap. sf.— I Samarang 1, Wearv Willie 2, Brown Lady 3. Others; Paphian, Tip Up, Red Courier. Seddon Shield. Three lengths ; half-length. Time, Imin 6sec. Reckon Trot. IJm.—Future 1, Atbos 2, Red Comet 3. Eleven started. _ Length and a-half each way. Time, smin 41sec. Welter Handicap. 7f.—North Inch 1, War Unit 2, All Readv 3. Others: First Aid, Balefire, Elixir. Two lengths. Time, Imin 57sec. ... Fareweli iHanclic<T.p. of.—Kikuri 1, Prosperity 2, Tip Up 3. Others: Paphian, Samarang, Demonstrate, Bonnie Mac, Flying Master, Rapid Rose. Three-quarters of length; neck. REDUCED STAKES. The Canterbury Jockey Club proposes to reduce the stakes for the Grand National Meeting by £1,950, and to reduce the stake for the New Zealand Cup this year from '2,soosovs to 2,lCosovs. CRICKET. SOUTH AFRICA v. LEICESTER. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. ""LONDON, May _6. The match between the South Africans and Leicester was resumed in warmer weather, with a leaden sky. The wicket was drying rapidlv. The attendance was small. Hands, who batted confidently, registered five boundaries by powerful driving. The stubborn defence of Leicester’s lart four batsmen in the last hour averted dcTeat, the match being drawn. _ _ South Africa in their second innings made 167 (Nonrsc 52, Hands 60, Blenckenhurg 18, Nupen 25 not out). Astill took four wickets for 39, Geary one for 42, Bale one for 35, and Skewing four for 42. Leicester in the second innings lost mno wickets for 118, (Sharp 10, Astill 24, Sidwell 17, Geary 13 not out). Blenckenburc took two wickets for 23, Carter three for 28, and Nupcn four for 30. Renter. fin their first innings South Africa made 153 and Leicester 90.]

COUNTY MATCHES ABANDONED. LONDON, May 6. Rain or unfit wickets caused an abandonment of the county matches, and there was no further play at Notts, Warwick, or Lancashire. , , . . , , 'Middlesex declared their innings closed with 167 for four wickets (Stevens 61 and Hendren 79 not out). Oxford made 217 (Knitt 74).—Reuter. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. HANNAN’S ATTITUDE. Hannan will not compete in the Dargaiville sculling race. He claims that he is the Australasian champion, and no race for the championship can take place without his sanction. He flatly declines to row M'Devitt again.