LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18807, 4 December 1924, Page 9

LATE SPORTING

WINTON RACES. The Winton races were continued today in fine weather. Results: County Handicap, 140sovs. 7f.—Highburn (7.7) 1, Solvency (7.8) 2, Navy Cut (7.11) 3. All started. A head; a neck. Time, Irain 28sec. Oreti Trot, 170sovs. lJ,m. —The Sheili (48yds) 1, Kentucky Direct (24yds) 2, First Glance (12yds) 3. Scratched: Deep Stream. Won easily. Time, 3min 33sec. Stewards’ Purse Handicap, 175sovs. 6f. -Listening Post (8.7) 1, Angelp (8.10) 2, In the Pink (7.3) 3. Scratched: Andante. Half-length; seven lengths. Imin 15sec. SANDERS OUP. \ v WELLINGTON TRIALS. WELLINGTON, December 4 The first of tho series of local races to decide the representative in the Sanders Cup race was sailed last evening, when tho now boat Wellesley heat another new boat (All Black) and Eyrin and Claire. The two latter were outclassed. All Black was 40soc late at the start. Wellesley won by 53sec. CRICKET. ENGLISH TEAM’S NEXT MATCH. Press Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association, SYDNEY, December 4. (Received December 4, at 11 a.m.) Tho English team to play an Australian eleven will ho Douglas (captain), Sutcliffe, Chapman, H'cndren, Freeman, Tyldesley, Strndwick, Bryan, Kilner, Sandliam, Howell. ROYAL DESPATCH CASE. MR KNIGHT’S DECISION. [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, December 4. Air H. A. Knight, owner of Royal Despatch, announces that, in consequence of the decision by the appeal judges of tho Racing Conference in the JonesM'Carton case, ho will not race any of his horses during the balance of the present season. His confidence in his trainer and jockey is unshaken, and they will resume their old positions with him when the term of tho disqualification is over.