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Evening Star, Issue 20994, 7 January 1932, Page 12

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SPORTING

THAMES RACES. The first day’s racing took place in excellent weather. There was a good attendance, and the course was hard. Tapu Handicap, 65sovs. 6f. —4 Royal Gallant (8.2) 1, 3 Searcher (8.2) 2, 1 Star Lap (8.3) 3. Scratched: Silene, Momanatui, Grand Eloquence. Won by two and a-half lengths; a neck. Time, Imin 44 4-ssec. Borough High-weight Handicap, 70sovs. 9f.—3 Alloy (9.4) 1, 4 Illuminagh (9.0) 2, 6 Cristobel (9.5) 3. All started. Won by three lengths; head. Time, Imin 55 l-ssec.

Pipiroa Handicap, 65sovs. 6f.—3 Luval (7.5) 1, 4 Escalus (7.0) 2, 5 Ruby .Dawn (7.9) 3. Scratched: Silene, Bradanna, Golden Sceptre, 'Searcher, Hawthorn. Grandiloquence. Won by half a length; a neck. Time, Imin 13 4-ssec. BIG BILLIARDS. Press Association—By Telegraph -Copyright. LONDON, January 6. (Received January 7, at 2.5 p.m.) Newman, 10,254 (including a break of 559); Lindrum, 6,325 (including 387, 229, 582, and 643, and a record of 284 consecutive cannons, passing five' pockets, and breaking his own record of 276).

HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING,

SCHMELING AND WALKER

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright,

NEW YORK, January 6. (Received January 7, at noon.) Schmeling and Walker will sign articles on Thursday for a fifteen-round ti.’o match at Miami (Florida) on February 25. Dimmy Johnston, the boxing director of Madison Square Gardens, "announced to-day that, although the match was considered a certainty for some days, Jack Kearns (Walker’s manager) did not agree to the terms till to-day. Johnson said Schmeling would get 40 per cent, of the gate and Walker 15 per cent, Johnston estimated that the receipts would approach 250,000d01. PROMINENT OWNER RETIRING. [Prr United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, January 7. It is likely that before the end of the present month Mr V. Riddiford’s large training establishment at Trentham will be closed, and most of the horses will be offered for sale at auction. Mr Riddiford has announced his intention of retiring from his extensive participation in sport in the dominion. The stables were erected about nine years ago, and horses from there have since earned cer £30,000 in stakes. His best horses have been Grand Knight and Historic. Mr Riddiford intends to keep Historic and Clangor meanwhile, and may have them trained at another centre. Three sons of Limond, the three-year-old Forestry, and the two-year-old colts Meritor and Might will probably be sent to Australia, and S. G. Reid may go across and set up establishments there. If these horses should race successfully Mr Riddiford may continue to patronise Australian meetings.

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM. FIRST MATCH. The Australian women’s tennis team played the first official matches of the tour at an invitation tournament, which opened at Wilding Park to-day. The weather was perfect. Results:—Mrs M. Molesworth (New South Wales) beat Miss M. Sherris (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-2; Miss N. Hall (New South Wales) beat Miss M. Gibson (South Canterbury), 6- 6-1; Mrs H. M. Dykes (Wellington) heat Miss E. Rudkin (Canterbury), 7- 6-4.—Christchurch message. , Miss Hartigan (N.S.W.) beat Miss E. Johnston (Canterbury), 2-6, 6-4, 6-5; Mrs W, A. Scott (South Canterbury) beat Miss N. Lloyd (N.S.W.), 1-6, 6-1, 6-2; Miss M. Wake (Canterbury) beat Miss I. Morrison (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-1. Doubles.—Miss Molesworth and Miss Hall (N.S.W.) beat Misses B. Goss and E. Rudkin (Canterbury’), 6-1, 6-1. CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS. Fine weather again prevailed for the continuation of the South Island croquet championships. Results: — Ladies Championship.—Miss Bremner beat Mrs Benzoni, 26-11; Mrs Benzoui won by default from Mrs Taylor; Mrs Wilson won by default from Mrs Corbett. Championship doubles: Ross and Mrs Corbett won by default from Hart and Mrs Taylor. Handicap singles: M'Creath beat Kirk, 26-20. Handicap doubles: Mrs Wright and Miss Hardwick beat Mrs Quinn and Aitken, 26-17; Mrs Quinn and Aitken won by default from Mrs Taylor and Mrs Tomlinson.