LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18729, 3 September 1924, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. CRICKET. M.C.O. TEAM AFTER THE ASHES. SYDNEY, September 5. (Received September 3, at 8.55 a.m.) Mr Sydney Smith, secretary of the Cricket Board of Control, commenting on England bringing out seventeen players, points out that the agreement made in 1920 between the Board of Control and the Marylebone Club provides that teams touring England and Australia shall comprise only fifteen players and a manager. He said that the whole tour had been worked out' on this basis, and if the tour resulted in a loss the Marylebone Club would have to make up the cost of bringing the two extra men. _ Mr Smith regards their inclusion as a sign of England’s keenness to regain the ashes. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. SYDNEY, September 3. (Received September 5, at 11 a.m.) The New Zealanders are doing good work on the Randwick tracks. Nigger Minstrel covered four furlongs_ in 55sec, and Gloaming a mile in Imin 45£sec. Cypher took Imin 44sec over the same distance, and Glontruin and Ballymena went five furlongs in Imin Ssec. MARTON RACES. Glorious weather; track holding; big attendance. Results :— 1 Trial Plate, sf.—Purseproud 1, Westbroke 2, Azecta 3. Scratched; Ruby Red, Miss Odille, Kawa, Brushwood Boy, Pratique, Weeta, Awa, Sanctuary. Three lengths. Time, Imin 15sec. Spring Hack, Bjf.—-Tanados (9.0) 1, Mountain Signal (8.9) 2, Stronghold (8.3) 3. All started Neck; two and a-half lengths. Time, Imin 57sec. Hack Hurdles. l£m.— Brigadier Bill (10.7) 1, Alarm (11.0) 2, Landbird (11.3) 3. Scratched; Crowhurst, Miss Mickey, Elothcnes, and Pouriboiho. Neck; length. Time, 2min 57 2-ssec.