SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 June 1937, Page 16

SPORTS AND GAMES

BOWLING. [RY CABLE —PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.] BRISBANE, June 23.. The New Zealand bowlers played Booroodabin, to-day. Kempster lost 16-25. Simpson won 22-19, Chapman lost 21-25, Deo lost 26-35. POLO. LONDON, June 23. At Hurlingham, in the Champion Polo Cup semi-final, Goulburn defeated Someries, 8/5. HOCKEY. Wesley v. Te Rama, at 2.45 p.m.: — Cross, Newton, Greenwood', Judkins, Peek, Howell, M. Moore, Straker, Newton, Moore, Tindall. Hockey fixtures for Saturday are: — Cobden v. Mawhera at 1.30 p.m. (Messrs Newton and McDonnell); Wesley v. Te Rama at 2.45 p.m. (Messrs Smith and Hardie); Pacific, a bye. WHIPPET RACING. The handicaps for the Cobden —Grey Whippet Racing Club’s meeting, to be held at the Cobden Domain, on Sunday, are: — . ■ • , Nursery Handicap.—First Heat: Grand Brit,. Our Belle, Grand Parade, Island Linnet, Hunting Queen. Second Heat: Top. Sail; Land Raid, Top: Notch, Ninety ■ Nine. : x ' Buchanan Cup (all scratch). —First Heat Jusfrute, Spearmint, Keith Lu, Take a Chance, Silver Flyer. Second Heat: Bronze God, Britomartis, Snowball, Devondale, Roddy, Racketeer. Improvers’ Handicap, First Heat: Annabella Lee, Star Dust, After Money, O’Reilly, Acushla 14. Second Heat: Silver Flyer, Jusfrute, Miss Kumara, Sambo, Ghandi 14. Open Flat—First Heat: Red Hope 14, Bronze God 11, Take-a-Chance 14, Britomartis 14. Second Heat: Mark Twain 14, Snowball 14, Devondale Roddy 13, Keith Lu 7. Middleweight Handicap.—Keith Lu !), Miss Kumara 14, Chief Ruler 14, Take-a-Chance 14, and Spearmint 12. Open Hurdles.—Red Hope 161, Devondale Roddy 17, Britomartis 14, Ghandi 20, Gold Pat 20, Caliente 151. Dogs are in order of draw. MARIST SCHOOL TOURNEY. Boxing tournaments conducted by the Marist Brothers have always provided followers of the sport with a genuine evening’s entertainment, and no doubt there will be few interested in the boxing game who will wish to miss next Saturday’s bouts, in the Town Hall. The system of allocating house points has given the boys an extra incentive, and the keen rivalry existing will guarantee that each of the scheduled 46 bouts -will be a willing encounter.