SPORTING NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10520, 30 January 1903, Page 3

SPORTING NEWS.

(PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

(by blißCtkio telegraph— copyright.

Cricket (Received at 9 45 p m.) Sydney, Jan 29. N S Wales in the second innings lost 5 wiok«t« far 269 -Duff 39, N«Wt(not out) 103, Hickson (uut ou ) 89. Saanders took 3 wick-ts for 94. N S Wales won by 5 wickets.

Takapuna Races

<• (per press association ) Auckland,- January 29. The Takapuna .Jockey Club's summer meeting was commenced to-day. The folio wing are the resuls : Maiden Plate— Miss Lotte 1, Well Cast 2, Svvaosman 3. Time, 149 ; divs, L 9 O.s 6d and L 2 12. Calliope Haodicap —Merry Soult 1, Bonheur 2, Desdemona 3. Time, 1 21 ; divs, L 4 12s and LI 11*. Ztalandia Handicap — Scotty and Cygnet a dead heat 1, Delia Rose 3. Tim*, 1 7 ; divs, Li 18s and L 3 3s. Takapuua Cup Straihavon 1, Putty 2, Formula 3. Timo, 256 ; divs, L 6 6s 6d and L 3 11s. Hack Handicap -- Bloodstone!, Cygnet 2' Liberator 3. Time, 1 C . div«, L 2 14a and 10s Cd. Hack Hurdles— lnchcape 1, Rufus 2, Princess of Thule 3. Time, 3 58. Div, L 3 19s 6d. Pony Hd'cp -A.valai>che 1, Girton Girl 2, First Whisper 3. Time, 19. Divs, L 4 19s 6d and L 2 Us. Stewards Hd'cp— Scotty 1, Solo 2. Full Cry 3. Time, 1 20. Divs, LI 12s 6d and Ll 7s

The new Wines 4 * obtained d«;io; 1902 amounted to L 864,502, of whicj L 677,018, or about L 35,000 inor. than the previous year, was accepte. and closed. The triennial iuvest. : g3tion is now being made and p-jlic holder.i may expecb to bo notified a j an early dat« that a substantial ad di'ionhas been made to thair policie by the way of bonus.