SPORTS SUMMARY

Grey River Argus, 24 January 1934, Page 2

SPORTS SUMMARY

SPEED-BOAT RACING. (Per Press Association.) PTCTON. January 22. The New Zealand speed-boat championship for the Masport (’tip resulted: Fcrano’s Tory Chick (Pivlon) 1; Brownlee’s pelorus Jack (Havelock) 2. r l’hc others failed to finish. 111-fortune frustra'L'd bid to lift the trophy from Pivton Freeman’s new boat colliding with a big punt a,* the end of the fifth of the scheduled seven laps. As result of a breakdown in the sh-ering gear. Miss Ethel, Wanganui's second string, was also out of act ion_ temporar.lv . Mis s Wanganui held lh ( > lend up - (o the time of the mishap, and l<-ok<‘d like beating Tory ('hick, formerly the .Telo. The eup ladder went a good race, Cp 1o this stage th ( > leading boats were lapping /he course of 2 1-3 miles in 3min. The ’time for lhe race was 22niin. CYCLING. Handicaps for the Greymouth-Unitcd Cycling Club’s event to be held at Victoria. Park thi s evening are as follows:— ?,m. 2m. IT. Turtill scr scr P. Duffy 10 45 H. Wilson. 35 100 L. Hogarth 40 120 J. Daniels 40 130 J. Larking 4 0 130 D’. Clarke 45 140 C. Wajson 60 150 W. Times 60 160 O. Barr 60 160 V. Hogarth 75 220 H. Godisson 85 — D. Morland 90 — The 220 yards race will be handicayiped at. the p'ost.