LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18736, 11 September 1924, Page 9

LATE SPORTING

WANGANUI RAGES. Tho weather was fine for the opening day_ of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting. There was a largo attendance, and tho track was good. Lord and Lady Jollicoo were the guests of tho club. Results:— Putiki Hack, 175sovs. 1m 110yds.— Glengariff (7.5) 1, Mountain Signal (8.5) 2, Opa (7.9) 3.' Scratched: Kuhio. A neck; a neck. Imin 50 2-ssec. Ohuhu Hurdles, 250sovs. l|m. —Crown Coin (9.0) 1, Demand (9.9) 2, Yelociform (9.0) 3. Scratched: Explorer. Two lengths; three lengths, omin 17 4-ssec. Maiden Race, 150sovs. 6f. —Bononze (7.7) 1, Papapouga (8.0) 2, Shut Eye (7.7) 3. All started. Neck; two lengths. _ Imin 15 2-ssec. Bonhomme bolted, and did not start. CRICKET. THE SOUTH~FRICA.NS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 10. (Received September 11, at 10.35 a.m.) The concluding match of tho_ South Africans’ tour has commenced against Mr C I. Thornton’s cloven. /The South Africans’ first innings realised 143 (Blanckenberg 37' not out). Allen took seven wickets for 51 runs. In their first innings Thornton’s eleven have made 83 for two wickets (Holmes not out 41).— A. and N.Z. Cable. A Sydney cable states that Farceur has been scratched for the Chelmford Stakes. A Router message from Cape Town states that the Eastern Provinces beat the British Rugby team 'by 14 points to 6.

POERITT AT PRAGUE. WINS 200 METRES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PRAGUE, September 10. (Received September 11, at 12.35 p.m.) At the international sports meeting here Porritt (Now Zealand) defeated Svoboda in the 200 metros race. Time, 22 3-ssec. Carr did not compete. —A. and N.Z. Cable. SCULLING. AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DISPUTE. [Fee United Press Association.] HAMILTON, September 11. In view of the sculling race, Hannan versus Arnst, fixed for October 25, on the Waikato River, a controversy has arisen in reference to the claim for the Australasian title. To-day, _Mr G. Ceruti, as honorary secretary, publishes a letter from the New South Wales Sculling League which, in effect, confirms the cable message claiming M’Devitt as the Australasian champion. Hannan, in reply, refers to Mr H. deal’s published interview on behalf of the Auckland committee controlling the Hannan-M'Devitt race on the Waitemata, in which Cleal states that M'Devitt admitted, after Hannan had beaten him, that Hannan was the champion. Mr Cleal, in closing the interview, said he would like to inform Mr Ceruti, who has been in Auckland, that an able and reputable body was in existence, and quite capable of the Australasian championships without Mr Ceruti’s assistance.

OLYMPIC GAMES. INTERESTING NEW ZEALAND. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, September 11. With the object of arousing the enthusiasm of New Zealanders in future Olympic Games, Mr J. W. Heenan addressed the'New Zealand Amateur Athletic Asso' elation. He maintained that the festival was now well established, and criticised those who attempted to show tliat the Games caused ill-feeling between nations. The Games really tended to breed a better understanding among competing peoples. Regrettable “incidents had occurred, but these had ’gradually become less noticeable, and finally would disappear. He urged all clubs in the dominion to support the movement to raise funds to send teams to the Olympic Games.

LADIES’ HOCKEY. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY. NELSON, September 11. At the dinner tendered the champion Southland ladies’ hockey team last evening by Mr H. R. Duncan (patron of the Nelson Association) Mr S. Kirkpatrick (president) announced that be would donate a fifty-guinea, silver cup, to bo called the K. Clip, in place of the present one, which was already filled with winners’ names. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. LONDON, September 10. (Received September 11, at noon.) The St. Leger (Doncaster) resulted thus: Salmon Trout 1, Santor 2, Polyphonies 3. Seventeen started. Won by two lengths; half a length between second and third.— Reuter.