LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 21503, 30 August 1933, Page 10

LATE SPORTING

N.Z. WOMEN'S HOCKEY OTAGO V. CANTERBURY (Special to the ‘ Star.’] DANNEVIRKE, August 30. The final will commence at 3 o’clock this afternoon between Otago and Canterbury. The Otago team is unchanged, and on form the Dark Blues should win. The team is playing wonderful hockey, and the girls are all fit and well. The team will leave to-morrow morning, and will arrive home on Friday afternoon. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS [Pin If kited Press Association.] BLENHEIM, August 30. The Marlborough team for the New Zealand boxing championships is:—Flyweight, Robinson; bantam-weight, L. Thomas; feather-weight, C. llayner; light-weight, Hendra; welter-weight, Mudgway; light-heavy-weight, Dasler; heavy-weight, Mason and MacDonald. TRAINER’S LICENSE H. E. GRAY’S APPEAL [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 30. An appeal against the decision of the now defunct Licensing Committee of the New Zealand Racing Conference, refusing to grant his application for a trainer’s license for the 1933-34 season, has been lodged by H. E. Gray, a former well-known jockey. The appeal is made under rule 102 of the Rules of Racing, which was revoked at the last annual meeting of the conference, but which still applies to the decisions of the old Licensing Committee. The time and place for the hearing of the appeal will he fixed later. SOCCER IN BRITAIN Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 29. (Received August 30, at 11 a.m.) Second Division. —Grimsby v, Bolton, 2-3. Northern Division.—Southport v. Accringtc-, 1-1. MOTOR CYCLING RACING NEW ZEALAND RIDER RETURNS FROM ISLE OF MAN [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 30. S. Moses, the New Zealand representative at the Tourist Trophy motor cycle races in the Isle of Man, returned to-day. He won a trophy for finishing in thirteenth place in the junior race, and is the only New Zealander ever to win any trophy. He was also awarded the Nesbit prize for outstanding courage and endurance shown in competing after receiving painful injuries while training. Moses said the world’s best riders competed, and the winners were usually men under contract to motor cycle factories and riding special experimental machines. Riding downhill on part of the course a speed of 115 miles an hour was attained and on the flat 106 miles.

Referring to broadsiding, Moses said that Kilmister, of Wellington, was riding wonderfully well and gained highest points in last year’s champion team. He is thinking of returning to New Zealand this year.