SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 January 1938, Page 12

SPORTS AND GAMES

CHESS

[per press association.]

DUNEDIN, January 2

S. Hindin (Canterbury) continued his winning way in the New Zealand chess congress on Friday and Saturday, placing two more victories to his credit. Out of seven games played he has won five and drawn two, and has now six points. His nearest rivals are F. K. Kelling (Wellington) and DLynch (Hastings), who have 4J points each. The former won his seventh and eighth round games, as well as the adjourned match from the previous round.

CYCLING

MELBOURNE, January 2

Nicholson, the professional cyclist, in his year’s ride, covered 62,855 miles, a world record. LONDON, January 1. Menzies in this year’s cycling to December 31, cycled 61,561 miles. Two Lancashire riders, T. Chesebrough and W. Holt, started, at midnight in an attempt at creating a New Y’ear cycling record.

CORNWELL CUP. WELLINGTON, January 3. Auckland won the first race in the Cornwell Cup contest at Plmmerton. Wellington was second and Plimmerton (defenders) third. BOWLIN.G. In the final of the Buller Bowling Centre tournament, played on Friday afternoon, C. Mitchell (s), K. Mara, A. Taylor, and J. Daily (Westport), beat A. Ferguson (s), W. Hillhouse, A. Smith, and I Mossop on the twentysecond head. The score was 22 all at tile end of the twenty-first head, and Runanga was lying three in the twenty-second head, when Mitchell sent up a shot which struck a wing bowl, and was deflected towards the jack to give the Westport rink victory.

The semi-finals resulted as follows: C. Mitchell (Westport) beat P. A. Struthers (Westport); A. Ferguson (Runanga) beat A. Burt (Westport). WHIPPET RACING. The Grey-Cobden Whippet Club held a stake meeting at the Cobden Domain, yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance, despite unfavourable conditions, and keen racing was witnessed. The principal event, the Open Flat, was won by Messrs Costello and J. E. Dixon’s Mark Twain, which also won the Middleweight Handicap. The results were: — Maiden Flat: Grand Brit 1, Top Sail 2. Time 12 1-5-

Open Flat: Mark Twain 1, Hector’s Pride 2. Time 11 4-5-

Novice Flat: Grand Parade 1, Hunting Queen 2. Time 121-5. Middleweight: Mark Twain 1, Keith Lu 2. Time 12sec. Improvers’ Handicap: Our Belle 1, Golden Heather 2- Time 12 2-5.. Second Class Hurdles: Keith Lu 1, Brazilian 2. Time 13sec.

Open Hurdles: Snowball 1, Hector’s Pride 2. Time 13sec.