SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 298, 7 December 1911, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

. ;-.L i’lj - f . FIXTURES Die. 7—Hororata R.C. Dec. 9 and 11 —AA’oodville J.C. Summer Afeeting. Dae 21—Alasterton R.C. Dee. 26 —Porangahau R.C. -Annual Alerting. Dee. 26—Tnratahi-Carterton R.C. Dee. 26, 27—Dunedin J.C. Dec. 26. 27--Reel ton .J.C. Dee. 26. 27--Taranaki J.C. Dee. 26. 27. 29—Akumwatu R.C. Dec. 26 and 29, and Jan. 1 and 2 — Auckland R.C. Summer. Dee. 30. Jan. I—AVairarapa R.C. Jan. I. 2—Alarton .J.C. Feb. 1. 2— Gisborne R.C. Summei Meeting. Jan. 1 and 2 —Hawke's Bay J.C. Summer Aleeting. Jan. 23 and 24—AA/airoa County R.C. Annual Aleeting. April S and 9—Feilding J.C. Easter. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. Christchurch. Dec. 6. The Canterbury Jockey Club has decided to instal a 10 - totalisator at its summer meeting.

The committee of the Canterbury. J:ckey Club Imus upheld the appeal of G.' Cudby (owner). C. Pritchard (trainer), and ’V. Coleman (rider) against their disqualification in connection with the running of Goldbird in the hurdle races at the recent races. The stewards ot the club, having read the additional evidence, concurred tn the removal of the disqualification. GOLF. HASTINGS CLUB. A special general meeting of the Hastings Golf Club was held in the Carlton Club Hotel last evening, Air F. A. Cameron presiding. The proposal to procure new grounds was discussed, and it v.as decided t<’ purchase an area of abi’iit 156 acres at Longlar.ds from Air. E. J. AVfitt for an IS hole course, which will be open for play

It was also decided to erect a commodious pavilion on the new links. The services of Air. AV. B. Simpson. of Christchurch, for the laying cut of the course, and as coach to the dull wore accepted. On the motion of Mr. D. banks it was decided to register under the Unclassified Societies Act. A sub-committee was appointed to go into the matter, of ways, and means for purchasing the new links and also to lay out the course under the supervision of Mr. H. Stewart, of AVarohiki.

CROQUET. The croquet tournament w;.s continued at the Bluff Hill lawns yesterday with the following resil.s:HANDICAP DOUBLES Second Round.

Airs. Brabant and Airs. Smith beat Airs. Haise and Aliss O Reilly.

Airs. Linibrick and Aliss Limbrick beat Airs. Cooper and Airs. New-

ton. Airs. AA r eilwood and Miss Kennedy beat Mrs. Beharrell an.l Airs. Kennedy. Mrs. Banks and Mrs. Vailaee beat Airs. Hughes and Mrs. Land. Third Round.

Airs, and Aliss Limbrick '? -at A>s. Brabant and Airs. Smith. Airs. AA T ellwood and ALss Kennedy beat Airs. Banks a.nd -Ab s. AA ?1ace. Final. Airs, and Aliss Limbrick beat .Airs. AVellwood and Miss Kennedy. HANDICAP SINGLES. First Round (continued ; Airs. Banks beat Airs. N ?v.'ton. Second Round. Airs. Banks beat Airs. AVrighfs >n. Airs. Haise beat Aliss O’Reilly. Airs. Hughes beat Mrs. AlcCarthy. Airs. Russell beat Airs. fill. Mrs. Hale beat Miss Faulknor. Airs. D. Alurray beat Airs. AA allaee. Aliss LimbFck beat Airs. M. Alurray. Airs. Gregory beat Airs. b?n'irrell. The remaining match -s w”i be played on Tuesday next. H 1M IuA'SHIP SIN (.LES Second Roun I.

Miss O lieiliv neat Airs. Lhabwek. Al 1 beat Airs. Haise. Final. Al (j I i (Hastings) beat Airs. Il (1 luff Hill) alter 1 very exciting game.

CRICKET. ENGLAND t. TOOAVOGMBA. Brisbane, Dec. 6. In the match against Toowoomba England lost six wickets fo? 340 and declared the innings closed. AA'colley made 99, Kinneir 80. Hobbs 44. Foster 40. and Irernonger (not out) 50. Fitzgerald took 5 wickets for 138. Fett 1 for 17. Toowoomba have lost 6 v. ickets for 16. Th r v.-h-kr’ - g■ i. NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOI TH str. /..i a. Sydn ’v. D/e. (. New South AA'ales beat South .Australia by 361 runs. In their second innings New S->ik!i AA'ales made* 352 (Alinnett *7. I.eng 21). The wicket takers were Rees two for 76. Chamberlain tw > for :<>. Crawford three for s2. AA'lu'.rv three t<iF ”6. South Australia in tlieir -< e.in.l linings made OF H’ll not e.ir 32 and ATayne 18 were the* chief scorer'.