LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 19614, 21 July 1927, Page 9

LATE SPORTING

WAIMATE HUNT MEETING. Tho Waimato Hunt Club’s Annual Stceplechasing Meeting took place in ■ fine weather before a good attendance and on an excellent course. Results:— Studholmo Hurdles, lOOsovs. 1m sf. —1 Goldtown (9.2) 1,2 Dubious (11.4) 2, 4 Beauty Light (9.0) 3. A length. Scratched: Money Bag. Time, 3min 3 2-ssec. BluoclifTs Hunters’ Steeples, 65sovs. Im.—s Hvporiou (9.6) 1, 3 Mataipuke (9.9) 2, 1 The Babe (9.9) 3. Scratched; Message Boy. Three lengths. Time, 4miii"23 2-ssec. €> Waihao Hack Handicap, 75sovs. 6f. —2 Cassolette (9.9) 1, 1 Shandre (10.4) 2, 3 Exide (9.0) 3. Scratched: Dubious, Fairy Tidings, Captain Sarto. Two lengths. Time, Imin IVsec. Waimato Steeples, ISOsovs. 25m.—L Vice-Grand (10.8) 1, 3 Kipling (10.10) 2, 4 Mettle Drift (9.0) 3. Also ran: 1 Maungnmoe )10.10). Vice-Grand was challenged by Kipling in the straight in the last round, but the former easily held his own, winning by a length, with Mettle Drift four lengths away. Mettle Drift lost ground through striking a hurdle the first time round. The favorite led out of the straight the first time, but was lying third in the last round, when he struck the back hurdle hard, nearly unseating his rider, and lost his position.

SCRATCHED FOR ALL ENGAGEMENTS. [Paa United Press 4ssoctation.] CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. Scratched for all engagements at the C.J.C. Meeting aro: Troilus, Master Doon, and Kamehameha. LEAGUE TOURS. AUCKLAND INVITES SYDNEY CLUB TEAM. AUCKLAND, July 21. A strong protest against the New Zealand League’s decision to send a team to Australia this season was voiced by the Auckland League last night. It was eventually decided to invito a Sydney Club team to Auckland. MAGNA CHARTA’S GOOD WORK. ao the ‘ Star.'] CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. “ Magna Charta is getting through his work at Riccarton in such resolute style that he is already one of the early favorites for the Winter Cup,” states to-night’s ‘Sun.’ Ho is a good track galloper, and has some good performances to his credit. To-day he gave away a lot of weight to the two-year-old Satrap, and it was in tho last halffurlong only that the youngster Held the upper hand. Magna Charta has furnished well since ho has been under the caro of Trainer T. H. Gillett, and looks, liko crediting his connections with a win in the near future. BOXING. BILLY GRIME WINS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, July 20. (Received July 21, at 11 a.ml) At Los Angelos Billy Grime (Australia) defeated Stewart M'Lean. the Minneapolis veteran feather-weight, in ten rounds, thus increasing his reputation considerably, and gaining bis third victory in America. After droppmg M'Loan in the first round be went on feinting M‘Lcan into lends that spelt disaster. His stylo of milling is without parallel in the American ring, and Grime won repeated applause. In the eighth round M‘Lean had difficulty in locating his corner when the gong went. Emu then on all lie could do was to last out the distance. DEMPSEY AND SHARKEY. NEW YORK, July 20. (Received July 21, at 11 a.m.) Tho Dempscy-Sharkcy light will commence at not later than K) p.m. (Now York daylight saving time), but should tho weather be threatening it may he held ahead of the preliminaries, because the contest is staged in the open air at tho Yankee Stadium.