LATE SPORTING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 77, 15 March 1923, Page 6

LATE SPORTING.

TURF. THE PRINCE GETS A THIRD. (Received 15, 9.45 a.m. ) London, March 12. The Prince of AVales rode Just An Idea in the Lancers’ Hunt Cup, at Tetbury, finishing third. He received un ovation. While riding Little Christy in the light-weight subscribers’ race, his mount stumbled, but the Prince was not liuit. —(A. and N.Z. ) TAIHAPE SPORTS. LARGE NOMINATIONS. Taihape, Alarch 15. Nominations for the twelve handicap events received by the Tailiajie Athletic and Axemen’s Club for the sports meeting on Alarch 17 and 19 closed with a toital oi 532, the average being 44 competitors in each handicap event. Th e total nominations is over 100 more than previously telegraphed. Axemen and runners are arriving from all parts of New Zealand. The AVestlaml contingent arrived last night. Heavy rain fell last night and this morning, but the weather has cleared now. and there is every promise of good weather. It is. expected there will be 5000 visitors in the town on Satrday. aiid that all except half a dozen of those nominated will compete. Two twelve-inch chops have 80 competitors in each, and over GO in the £l5O chop. Forty-two have nominated for the £lOO Sheffield.

ATHLETICS. NAPIER B.Tls. SPORTS. The mile events in the Napier Boys’ High School annual sports were held yesterday, and resulted as follows:— Senior Championship Mile.——Potaka 1, White 2, South 3. Four competed. Time, 5.12. Junior Championship Alile.—Smith 1, G. Taylor 2. Hickling 3. About 15 etarted. Time, 5.37 3-5. School Alile Handicap.—Todd 250 yards). 1. Bickley 2, Parsons 3, Coles 4, Hague 5, Ebbett 6. AVon by about 20 yards. Time, '5.11 2-5. Over 200 completed. The remaining events will be held on Saturday at AlcLean Park.

LAAVN tennis. HAAVKE’S BAY y. PALMERSTON NORTH. The team •from the Hawke’s Bay Tennis Club will journey to Palmerston North on Saturday to play a'match against the local club. It is understood that a challenge cun will bo presented for the competition, which will probably b e an annual feature. The H.B. team will be A. N. Campbell, G. H. Oakley, A. H. Richards. D. Oraigie, Misses D. Fenwick. A. Ormond. Al. Craig, and Airs. Al. Hetlev.

SWIMMING. TE AWA CLUB. The following are the results of the events held by the Te Awa Club in the Napier Alunicipal Baßths last evening:— Vigor Brown Shield (life-saving).— Garratt and Alurdoch (land work 30j points, water 38), total 68j 1; Coutts (2), 27|. 36, total 63|, 2. Luke AVilson Cup. 75 yards.—Aliss L. Freedman I. Aliss Ala y Fairey 2. Tune. 60 3-ssec. Ladies’ Medley, 100 yards.—Aliss D. Norths 1, Aliss V. Edser 2, Time, 1.36 3-5. Goal Shooting Competition.—Alen : Alorgan 1. Ladies: Aliss Lynch 1. Ladies’ Polq.—Te Awa A(2 goals) beat Te Awa B (nil). Four-a-side. Tournament — Fulford, Cohen, N. Kivell, and Wilson 1. HERETAUNGA SWIMMING CLUB. HANDICAPS FOR TO-NIGHT. The following are the handicaps for to-night Novice Handicap, 50 yards.—BalCombe, Edwards, Lloyd and Chapman scr. • R. Blake. M. Blake, London, Cowan, Gardiner, Johnston and Jaeger, 2secs. ; Wilson, Sorenson, T. Bayliss. McCallum, R. Williams. Geddis, Davis, Robertson, Anderson, Jackson and Hollis, 4secs.; Spence and Ferguson' 6; Plummer,. Blakesley, M, Poppelwell, Kelly, F. West, Comman, Aleyrick. Muir and Foote 10; Fitzwilliem, Nesbitt and McKennie 12; Drummond 14. 75 Yards.—C. L. Crooke scr.; R. Ellingham and H. Rose 3secs.; AV. Kivell, 5; H. C. Clem, E. J. Calnan, and AV Fitzwilliams 7; G. Dunn and O. Edwards 11; J. Blake 9. C. Robertson, Al. Blake and G. Martin 13; Sorenson, Chilton, G. Jones and H. Bayliss 14; B. West 15: H. Ferguson 16. FOOTBALL. NAPIER H. 5.0.8. CLUB. Hie annual meeting of the Napier High School Old Boys’ Football Club was held last evening. Air. AV. A. Armour presiding.

The annual report and balancesheet, whicli were adopted, showed a credit at the bank of £l2 6/3.

The folowing officerls were elected :— Patron. Air. G. F. Alorley; president, Air. AV. A. Armour; vice-presidents, .Messrs. A. H. AloOarthv, W. L. Dunn. E. Chapunan, J. AV. Reid, T. H. Ringland'. C. C. Smith. C. Douglas, H. H. Ward, F. Alelhuish, Dr. F. N. Harvey, Dr. Graham Robertson; hon, secretary and treasurer, Air J. Gifford; delegate to H.8.R.U., Messrs. D. Corbett, AV. Anderson, D. Kirk. L. Reid; club captoin, Air. D. Corbett; hon. auditor. Air. W. Anderson; delegate to H. 5.0.8. Association, Air. L. Reid; committee, Alessrs. N. AVylie, W. J. Bowker. G. Lovell. D. Kirk, H. Batchelor, G. Gideon.

Subscriptions were fixed at 8/ for seniors and juniors and 5/6 for thirds, each subscription to include insurance and a levy for a reserve jersey fund lor the club.

The committee was reconunepded to enter a senior, junior, 'and two third grade teams for the competitions. It was decided to try to arrange a match with Dannevirke Old Boys’ Club at Napier at Easter.

A general meeting of the Rovers Club will be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall to-morrow evening, at 7.30, when important business will be transacted.