SPORTING NEWS
FIXTURES. Jan* 3 and 4.—Otaki Maori R.C. Winter. Jun« 3 and 4.—Dunedin Jockey Club Winter. June 3, 6 and B.— Auckland R. C. Winter. June 17 and 18.—Hawke's Bay J.C. Winter. TROTTING STUD SOLD. [PER PIIK3» ASSOCIATION— COPYJtIGHT.] SYDNEY, This Day. Playfair's Ribbonwcod Trotting Stud was auctioned. The prices were moderate, tho highest being £BO. The sire Ribbonwcod was passed in at £SOO. THE DERBY. ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS, Received this day at 9.45 a.m. LONDON, May 26. Their- Majesties attend the Derby. Special £ precautions will be taken at the Tottenham corner in view of the .1913 outrage, when a suffragette run on the track and was killed. A largo' fore© of police and triple rails will exclude the public, the police doing sentry go outsit!'.', the rings. CRICKET. ENGLISH MATCH. LONDON, May £6. __ Essex, in the aeconu innings, scored 235, J. W. Keanic took fourteen wickets for 146 runs, i YACHTING THE AMERICA CUP. SHAMROCK IV. LAUNCHED. [PJSIt PKES3 ASSOCIATrov —rnpvRTOTIT [ LONDON, May 26. Sir. Thomas Liptoti's challenger for the America Cup, Shamrock IV., ha 3 been launched at Gosport. Her length at tho water-line is 75 feet, and her greater) beam is 22 foot. She is not handsome', but. the underwater boc'y is described as Captain Nicholson 7 ,':; finest! work. The yacht is expected to develop a high sneed in light breezes, bit' will hz difficult to
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Greymouth Evening Star, 27 May 1914, Page 2
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