SPORTS AND GAMES
SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS. [pee press association.] HASTINGS, July 9. The New Zealand Gun Club’s championships were continued to-day in ideal conditions. The chief event, £lOO Open Sparrow Handicap, was wot by A. Stead (Hastings) with the Possible of 12 birds. E. Broome, S. J ■ Ahum. N. Peck, F. Ascombe. and D. .1. Macfarlano all shot 11 birds. RUGBY FOOTBALL. CHRISTCHURCH, July 9. In an even game, in which play swung rapidly from one end to tne otiier St. Andrew’s College and the Christchurch Boys’ High School drew in the annual match on the High School ground to-day, the score being 9-al . The High School line was not crossed, all St. Andrew’s points coming from penalties. High School scored two tries and one penalty. CYCLING. MILAN, July 9. A Frenchman, Michel Pccquox, broke the world record, for a flying kilometre, cycling the distance in sixtv-four seconds.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 10 July 1937, Page 8
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