SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 98, 7 April 1911, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

••THE SPORT OF KINGS.” FIXTURES. April 12 and 15- Greyn;o-ti. J C. April 15 and 17 —Warrarapa R.C. April 17 and IS—Canterbury J.C. April 20 and 21 —Westland R.C. May 10 and 11 —H. B.J.C. MANAWATU RACING ( LIB. [?i.R PRESS ASSOCIATION. Palmerston N.. April 6. The Manawat u races concluded to day inline weather. There was a good attendance. The tctaiistor receipts for the meeting were £'22.874. as compared with £14.! 68 last year. Results : — Autumn Handicap. I mile ami a furlong.—Te Puia 1. John 2. Teo tane 3. Also started : The Rover. Effort, Irish Rifle. Lady M ensehikoff, Kauroa. Peacemaker. Won by half a length, a neck between second and third.

Ave Hack Welter, 1 mile and a distance.—Kilosteri 1. Contour 2. Ladrone 3. Also started : Queen of Scots. Won by a length. Time. Imin 59sec.

Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes, for two-year-olds, 6 furlongs.—Peirene 1. Bronze 2. Counterfeit 3. Also started: Masterpiece. Mazurka, Miscount, Aphaea. Aphaea and Bronze fought out a good finish, the former winning by a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin Usee. Farewell Welter. 1 mile.—Meroze 1, Gunboat 2, Waipunui 3. Also started: Aimwell, Passive, San Lass, Thetis, Daisy Paul. Lady Moutoa, Moree. Won by two length. Time, Imin 42sev.

SOUTHLAND RACING CLUB.

Invercargill, April 6. The Southland Racing Club’s autumn meeting was concluded in favourable weather with a fair attendance. The totalisator returns for the day were £7039, the total for the meeting being £14,046, an in crease of £6400 over the corresponding meeting last year. Results Second Hurdles, 1| mile.—Royal Shell 1, Cuirosettia 2, Waikouro 3. Time, 2min 53sec.

Awarua Hndicap. i mile and a distance.—Linda i. Adage 2, Wairaki 3.

Welter Handicap. 6 furlongs.— Grafton Laddie l. Queen’s Scarf 2, St. Patrick 3. Time. Imin 17 l-ssee. President’s Welter Handicap, 7 furlongs.—Sombrero 1. Cashie.r 2, Cuirosettia 3. Time. Imin 30sec.

Second County Handicap. 1 mile —Nobs 1. Black Tracker 2. Ohio 3 Time, I min 47 3-ssec.

Winter Oats Hndicap. 1 mile.— Thistledown I, Baron Northburn 2. Firebell 3. Time, Imin 12 3-ssec.. a record for the course.

AN AUSTRALIAN RECORD. Sydney. April 6. Lady Medallist, training at Randwick, covered 6 furlongs in Imin ]&|sec., which is a record for the season.

RIFLE SHOOTING. N'APIER G CARDS. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr. F. (’. Kennedy for the final shoot for Mr. J. G. Gilberd’s trophy. The match will consist of seven shots and a sighter at each of the 200. 500. and \ 600 yards ranges:—

SERVICE MATCHES. Sydney. April 6. The National Ritb' Association has appointed a committee to revise the rules of service matches and bring them up-to-date in accordance with the latest military ideas. FOOTBALL. HIGFI SCHOOL OLD ROYS. .A meetinc of crent interest to Napier High School Old Rovs will be held in the Athenaeum to-nicht to » discuss the advisability of niterinc the constitution of their Football club, so that old hovs of other sec«ondarv schools in the Dominion may be admitted as members.

BOXING. A NEW CHAMPION. Auckland. April 6. Jack Lester. who "Tommy' Burns claims is the next man to re zain the championship of the worh for the white race from Jack John son, arrived in Auckland by th< Talunc from the Islands this morn ing. Lester, who is to meet Lanj; in Sydney on April 161 h. under Me Intosh's management. left Sai Francisco for Tahiti by the Mari posa. which, it was thought would land him in Sydney in plenty of time to train for his fignt with Lang. However. Lester only reached Auckland this morning and cannot zet to Sydney before next week, consequently a postponement of the light for at least a month will be necessary.

In a chat to-day, Lester, who is a quiet, unassuming young fellow, his appearance reminding one of his manager and trainer. "Tommy" Burns, said he had no chance to do any training on the way across as the boats w ere too small and as he suffered somewhat from sea sickness. He is at present a long way below form. The visit to Australia is principally for the purpose of gaining ring experience, and, in addition to meeting Lang, Mclntosh has promised him two other matches, but his opponents are not yet known. He will return to America in about twelve months, and Burns will then pit him against the champion, "Jack” Johnson.

Lester, who was born in Bessemer, Michigan, will be 20 years of age next month. He is sft. 9in. in

height, and in condition will weigh about Ust. 71b. He has been at the boxing game for about three years, and in amateur and professional ranks has fought 30 fights and has not yet tasted defeat, holding the title of Pacific Coast Champion. His last fight was with “Pete” Muldoon, a fast, clever man. whom he defeated in three rounds. "Tommy” Burns, who will train and manage Lester, is on his way to Sydney by the Vancouver route, and Lester will meet him in the New South Wales capital.

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