SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 March 1935, Page 5

SPORTS AND GAMES

SWIMMING. [BY CABT.E—PBESS ASSN.—-COPYRIGHT.] SYDNEY, March 21. The Women’s Swimming Championship Carnival concluded at Coogee baths, to-night. The chief event, 880 yards championship of New South Wales, was won’ by the New Zealander, Mona Leydon, from Marion Cockburn, and Hazel Wagner, by twenty-five yards in 12.35 3-5. The State record formerly was 12.9 4-5, held_by Edna Davey, who has now retired. . Miss Leydon also competed in a heat for the hundred yards, wherein she finished third. CYCLE ROAD RACE. ' Handicaps for the Greymouth Sports and Cycling Club’s road race, on Sunday morning, from Karoro to Paroa and return, twice, are: —P. Duffy scr., J Daniels, J. Larking, L. Hogarth 45 secs., D. Johnston, D. Morland, D. Clark, V. Hogarth 2min., J. Taylor, R. Lewis, M. Malone, J. Archer 3mm. 30 secs., A. Honey, J. Hart 4min. 20 escs. POLO. CAMBRIDGE, March 21. Further matches for junior polo cup were played to-day, and resulted: — Matangi B. (C. Bryant, E. Ferguson; R Ranstead, J. Butler) 5 beat Rangitiirei (lan Parsons, Simpson, R. McKelrie, J. G. Wilson) 4. Matangi C. (E. Brown, J. Ranstead, L Chitty, W. Phillips) 9 beat Matamata A. (R. C. Morgan, P. Thirlwall, E. Johnston, F. Maisey) 3. The first handicap game resulted: Cambridge B. (R. Peake, R. Townsend, R. Hannon, R. Speake), with a handicap of 12 goals, defeated Te Awamutu (Len Kay, Lyall Kay, H. Kay,; D. Kay), 16 to 14. MALCOLM CAMPBELL. DAYTONA BEACH, March 21. After an inspection of the beach, Sir M. Campbell declared to-day that he had finished for the year, and is defin- ( iteiy sailing from New York for home with the Bluebird on March 30. ENGLISH FOOTBALL. LONDON, March 21. Northern Union: Widnes v. Broughton 22/4; Barrow v. Keighley 16/5.