SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 20995, 8 January 1932, Page 12

SPORTING

REEFTON RACES. Trial Handicap, SOsovs. 6Jf. — First Division: 1 Gold Sand (8.6) 1, 9 Fortalice (8.4) 2, 3 Segrave (7.7) 3. Also started: 10 White Doe, 6 Shootist and Camp (coupled), 13 Gold Well, 12 Valpine. Won by two lengths; half a length. Time, Imin 22sec. Second division: 4 Knockalong (8.1) 1, 7 Balraizie (7.10) 2,2 Monastic (8.4) 3. Also started; 8 Animated, 6 Invite, 11 Lady Valkyrie, 8 Dick Whittington, 14 Highcourt 11, Won by a neck; head. Time, Imin 22 3-ssec. First Hign-weight Handicap, 85sovs. 7f.—l Taku Tama (9.6) 1, 4 Coll (8.10) 2, 3 Elude (8.0) 3. Also started: 5 Eaton Hall, 6 Bright Spear, 2 Jael. Won by a length and a-half; neck. Time, Imin 29 3-ssce. CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS. The South Island croquet championships at Tiraaru have reached the final stage, and tho doubles championship was decided this morning in fine but sultry weather. Results: — Doubles Championship (Final) . Ross (Christchurch) and Mrs Corbet (Dunedin) beat M'Creath (Gore) and Mrs'Quinn (Invercargill), 26-21. In the \ ladies’ championship, Mrs Corbet beat Miss Morgan (limani), 26-18; Mrs Quinn beat Mrs Munro (Dunedin), 26-31. TENNIS RANKINGS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, January 7. (Received January 8, at 1 p.m.) The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced the following 1932 tennis rankings to-day:—Vines, Lott, Shields, Van Ryn, Doeg, Sutter, Wood, Gledhill, Allison, Bell. Women; WillsMoody, Jacobs, Harper, Jessup, Greet - , Morrill, Sarah Palfrey, Van Ryn, Hilleary, Burke. NORTH ISLAND TENNIS, The North Island tennis tournament was concluded this morning. In the mixed championship doubles Boddy and Miss Cumberfield, (Feilding) beat Robertson and Mrs Beattie (Palmerston North), 6-4, 7-s.—Palmerston North Press Association telegram.