LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 21716, 10 May 1934, Page 12

LATE SPORTING

WANGANUI MEETING The Wauganui Jockey Club’s Winter Meeting opened in dull, showery weather. There was a fair attendance, and the track was in good order, slightly holding. Results : TRIAL HACK HANDICAP, SOsovs 7{f. 6—ALCTDUS, 8.0 1 3 Snowball, 8.0 ... 2 1— Leo Colossus, 8.7 3 Scratched: High Exchange, Royal Passion, ’ M'Heath. Won by a length; two lengths. Time, Imin 32 3-ssec. WINTER OATS, llOsovs. 6f. S —SOUCHONG (8.10) 1 2 Royal Hunting (9.4) 2 4 Porititi (7.11) 3 Scratched: Cullus, The Tiger. Won by a length; half a neck. Time, Imin 13 -1-osec. IJRA.VD STAND STEEPLES, 175sovs. 2m. 2 DON ERMA, 9.2 1 I—Riotous, 11.3 2 3 Manuiri, 10.4 3 Scratched; Royal Reign. Won by half a length; Rve. Time, 4min 59sec. INVERCARGILL MEETING FINAL GALLOPS [Pa* Ukitsd Fust Association.] . INVERCARGILL, May 10. Final gallops for the Invercargill Meeting were marred by heavy mist, which obscured the horses till they reached the straight. Plenty of work was done on the outside course proper, and the presence of several visiting horses gave interest to the proceedings, including Great Weather, Jacobin, Lady Kate, Uintah, Palmary, Tippling, and Water Power (who looks particularly well), Brown Pearl, arid Master Anomaly. OAMARU REHANDICAPS A Christchurch Association message gives the following Oamaru re-handi-caps; Waikaura Handicap—Sister Mary, now 36yds behind; Priceless, now 24yds behind. THE CHESTER CUP Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 9. (Received May 10, at 11 a.m.) CHESTER. CUP STAKES HANDICAP, 2,54550v5. About 2Jm. BLUE VISION ... 1 Negro 2 Brown Jack 3 Won by half a length, four lengths between second and third. Twenty starters. GOLF IN TROUSERS LATEST FEMININE WHIM Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 9. (Received May 10, at 11.5 a.m.) Miss M. Barron, a Welsh golfer playing in the women’s championship at Portcawl, appeared in grey flannel trousers, surprising even her Welsh colleagues, who said trousers were a breach of golfing etiquette. Miss Barron replied; “1 am going to continue wearing them. I’m sure objectors will get used to them. The Ladies’ Golf Onion decided not to interfere with players’ personal wishes, expressing the opinion that women could wear trousers if they wish, especially as women wear shorts in tennis. HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING TITLES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 9. (Received May 10, at 12.5 p.m.) The winner of the Haryey-Petorson fight agrees to meet the winner of the M‘Corkindale-Cook bout for the British and Empire heavy-weight titles. WALKER GUP TEAM Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 9. (Received May 10, at 12.5 p.m.) Munn has withdrawn from the Walker Cup team owing to indisposition. Crawley replaces him. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY SELECTORS THE NOMINEES [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, May 10. The following are nominees from the various unions for selectors for the New Zealand team this year and next;—A. Colvin (Bnller), E. M'Kenzie (Wairarapa), J. M'Leod (Taranaki), P. Harvey (Canterbury), W. Pearson (Otago), A. A. Adams (West Coast), V. R. Meredith (Auckland), A. J. Geddes (Southland), A. M'Donald (Wellington). The last-named is nominated by the Bush Union.