LATE SPORTING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 63, 2 March 1921, Page 6

LATE SPORTING.

A JOCKEY’S ENGAGEMENT. (Received 2, 9 a.m.) London, March 1. The Jockey Club stewards decided that Donoghue must ride Poltava in the Lincolnshire Handicap in view of his undertaking to ride for Raphael before Mr. J. B. Joel arranged the second claim for his services.—(A. and IN.Z.) HORSES FOR NEW ZEALAND. I Received 2, 9 a.m.) Ixmdon, March 1. King John, Tractor and Paper Money are leaving Newmarket on Thursday for New Zealand.—(A. and N.Z.) DANNEVIRKE RACES. Dannevirke, Mar. 2. The Dannevirke Autumn Meeting commenced in fine weather. The track is on the hard side. The attendance is good. Results:— Hack Hurdles-—Whetoki 1, Sail Home 2, Malincourt 3. All started. Won by half a length. Signysian and Transmission fell. Time, 3.18. Maiden.—Sunbath 1, Haurangi 2, Kuia 3. Scratched: Potomea and Moonshiner. Won by half a length. Time, 1.15. President’s Handicap.—Murihiku 1, Rouen 2, Canyon 3. All started. Won by a length. Time, 1.13 3-5. Tahoraite Hack Handicap.—Verbosity 1, Mokattair 2, American Beauty 3. All started. Won by a length. Time 1.28 3-5. Dannevirke Cup.—Flight Commander 1, Pente 2, Railand 3. Scratched: Tout Bon. Won by a length. Time 2.8 1-5.

TENNIS,

WAIPAWA CLUB’S ANNUAL TOURNAMENT. The Waipawa Tennis Tournament, which has extended over five days, was concluded on Monday. The weather again was extremely warm but was tempered by a breeze as the day wore on. In the final games a fine exhibition of tennis was manifested which evoked rounds of applause. The results aie as under:— LADIES’ HANDICAP SINGLIS. Semi-Final. Miss Ormond beat Miss Reid, 50 — 46. Miss Hodge beat Miss Carison, 50 — 21. Final. Miss Hodge beat Miss Ormond, 50— 42. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Semi-Final. Cowper and Walker beat Drumi’ioi d and Mills, 6 —2, 6 —l. C. Rathbone and Blundell heat Swainsbury and Hewitt, 6 —2, 6—3. Final. Cowper and Walker beat Rathbone and Blundell, 6—4, 6 —5. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. i Final. Walker and Miss Wellwood beat G. | Hartgill and Miss Hartgill. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES Final. Miss Ormond and Miss Rathbone beat Miss Taverner and Mrs Harding. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Semi-Final. Miss Fenwick beat Miss Cato, 6—2, 6 —5. Miss Wellwood beat Miss Reid, 4 —6. 6—2, 6—2. Final. Miss Fenwick beat Miss Wellwood, 6 —4, 6—4. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. Semi-Final. Drummond and Miss Hodge (owe 12) beat Mackie and Miss Grant (2), 76 61. Wilder and Miss Ormond (scr) beat Hartgill and Mrs Maitland (6), 72— 60. MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Final. Hartgill Bros (3) heat Hobin and Butterfield (14), 60—57, MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES. Semi-Final. Rathbone beat Butterfield by default. Hobin (10) beat Wilder (1), 60—44. Final. Hobin (10) beat Rathbone (14), 60 — 50. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Semi-Final. Drummond beat Cowper, 6 —3, 6 —5. Final. Drummond plays Walker in the final at Dannevirke.