ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT

Evening Star, Issue 22938, 21 April 1938, Page 14

ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT

THE TROTTING CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAIN s CPn. United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 21. Heavy overnight rain caused another postponement of the interdominion trots. The second day’s events are now set ■ down for to-morrow, and no arrangements, have been made for the remaining days. • FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copy right LONDON, April 20. (Received April 21, at 2 p.m.) Rugby League.—Swinton v. Bradford Northern, 19-3; Barrow ’• Baufas, 11-6; Salford v. Widnes, 0-0, Scottish League.—Morton v. Queen s Park/ 1-2; St. Johnstone v. Ayr, 4-1. Second division: Albion v. East Stirling,. 7-0; St, Bernard’s v. Dunfermline, 4-0. NEXT VENUE TASMANIA STAKES MUST SE £7,000 The delegates to the Interdominion Trotting Council _ decided to allot the next championships to the Northern Tasmanian Trotting Association, provided that State is prepared to offer at least £7,000 in stakes four-day mooting. In the event of tne Northern Tasmanian Trotting Association not being able to comply with the conditions, the West Australian Trotting Association will be asked to conduct the meetings. , At all future championships, it was agreed, the. total stakes for four days must be at least £B,OOO, but with & view to assisting trotting in Tasmania the amount was. reduced to £7,000 for .the 1939 meeting, if held by that State. A recommendation that the States should consider the inclusion in their championship programmes of a three-year-old classic race, with a sufficient stake to encourage representative entries, was carried. . The question of the allotting of points for the championship events was discussed, and it was decided to recommend that in future points should be awarded for all events, including the grand, final. The system of allotting points was held over until the end of the present'championship meeting. 1