SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 February 1932, Page 9

SPORTS AND GAMES

OLYMPIC SPORTS. [by CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] NEW YORK, February 12. At Lake Placid, Monsieur and Madame Pierre Bruent, of France, today won the Olympic Figure Skating Championship. , ' Bierger Raud (Norway) won the ski jumping title on points. Canada won the Olympic Ihockey title, by tieing with the United States, the scores being two all, BILLIARDS. LONDON, February 13. Lindrum and Newman have sailed foi’ America, where they ate playing an extensive programme in Canada and the Uxiited States. HOCKEY. LONDON, February 13. At Beckenham, in inter-Varsity hockey, the thirty-eighth match of the series, was drawn 1/1. BOEING LONDON, February 12. George Cook, the Australian b'oxer, has been matched to fight Reggie Meen in time to enable the possi? bility of Cook meeting the winner of the Gains v. McCorkindale fight for the Empire Championship. ATHLETICS. WELLINGTON, February 15. The Dewar Shield, for amateur athletic supremacy in Wellington and Hutt Valley, was won by the Olympic Club. Four members of the Canterbury Athletic Club took part in the special contests, which resulted: — Hundred Yards Invitation.—J. Hamilton (Petone) 1, C. H. Jenkins (Wellington) 2, G. F. Hart (Canterbury) 3. Time lOsecs. Jenkins and Hamilton were almost neck and neck from the niriety yards mark, and Hamilton got home by six inches. Hart was nearily a yard away. Eteveneaiix Cup, Relay Race, one mile. —Canterbury A.A.C. (G. Broadway, M. Blackmore, A. Bullivant and G. F. Hart) 1, Wellington A.A.C. (A. F. Harding, J. Fleming, A. Welpy and C. Jenkins) 2. Canterbury covered the whole distance in 3mins. 37 2-5 secs.

RUNNING AND CYCLING SPORTS.

. Anothei’ programme of athletic events will be staged by the Greymouth United Cycling Club at Victoria Park to-morrow evening, when the Municipal Band will be in attendance. The events to be decided are: — .] a 2

100 yards:—Johnston scr., Wilson 3, O’Connell 3, Devonport 4, Burger 4, Caulton 4, Fong 4, Becks 5, Earthorne 5, Hurst 7, Wearne 8, Leitch 8, Eyeington 8, Leo. Martyn 8, Minchin 8, Anderson 8, Gelardi 8, McKechnie 8, O’Hara 8.

440 yards.—Johnstone scr., Wilson 5, Devonport 5, O’Connell 10, Burger 10, Caulton 10, Fong 10, Becks .10, Earthorne 15, McKechnie 15, Hurst 20, O’Hara 20, Wearne 25, Leitch 25, Eyejngton 25, Leo. Martyn 25, Minchin 25, Anderson 25, Gelardi 25. KARORO SPORTS. Entries for cycling, running, and chopping events at the Karoro Sports to be held at Karoro on Saturday next, close with the Secretary, Mr H. M. Petrie, to-night. Always one of the most popular sports meetings of the year, the Karoro meeting gives promise of, on Saturday next, being, even more successful, than in previous years. A lengthy programme ;s scheduled, and the public will be given the opportunity of seeing in action some of the best athletes, cyclists, and axemen on the West Coast.

Cycling miles mile miles H. Turtill scr scr scr P. Duffy 10 25 70 A. Thompson .. 10 25 70 H. G. Wilson .. 10 30 70 H. W. Wilson 10 30 70 R. Kay . 15 40 100 W. Teague 20 50 . 120 J. Hogarth 25 50 150 D. Clarke 25 60 130 D. Greaney 25 65 150 C. Watson 30 70 160 J. Daniell 30 75 170 L. Dunham .. .35 85 180