Late Sporting

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 201, 2 August 1924, Page 6

Late Sporting

TO-DAY’S RACING. POVERTY BAY HUNT. (Per Press Association). Gisborne, August 2. I' The Poverty Bay Hunt Club’s meeting opened in glorious weather. There is a good atieudance. Results:— Hunters’ Hurdles.—Mahia 1. Patej tonga 2, Manutai. All started. X\on t by five lengths, two lengths separating second and third horses. Time 2.58. I Hunters’ Bracelet. —Eucalyptus 1, I Pavillion 2, King’s Up 3. All started. I Won by a nock, u length separating sec- • ond and third horses. Time, 1.47 1-5. ! Handicap Trot, harness. —General 1, Miss Marvin 2, Gold Fish 3. All started. . Won by half a length. Time, 3.9|. i Hextun Handicap) —General Carrington !1, Hyrax 2, Jovial 3. Scratched: Scotch Mixture and Garzon. Won by threequarters of a length, half a length separating second and third horses. Time, 2.14 3-5. Steeples.—Mahia 1, Golden Point 2, Whispering Sam 3. Scratched: Katakehua. All except Mahia, Golden Point and Tarakete fell, and Taraketo was pulled out. Hunt the rider of Radio, was sent to hospital. Won by four lengths. Time, 5.44. CRICKET. A DRAWN GAME. (Received 2 11.55 a.m.) London, August 1. Th© South Africans, in their second innings against Sussex mad© 217 for four and declared. Sussex, in their i second strike, made 96 for six. Hands I took thre© wickets for nin© runs. I The match was drawn. j Susskind batted dashingly. He hit ' eleven fours. Tat© wa s sparingly used, fourteen overs yielding twelve runs. Relf took three for 43. Hands took three wickets with eleven balls.— (A. and N.Z.)

TENNIS. DAVIS CUP PRELIMINARY AUSTRALIA DEFEATS CHINA. (Received 2, 12.15 p.m.) New York, August 1. The Australians won the doubles 6—-1, 6—2, 6—o, and thus defeated China. Patterson and Wood faced Wei and Huang. Th© latter is a left-hander and has a volcanic drive. Once again the Chinamen could not cope with Patterson’s service, and moreover the Australians placed their returns where their opponents were unable to reach them. Huang showed he was a player of promise, but in attempting to put a top spin on his shots drove them low. In the second set the Australians xvere at the top of their form, Wood’s cross-court strokes being both brilliant and effective. In the third set the Chinamen frequently made the fatal mistake of lobbing into Patterson’s over-head smashes that never failed. The Australians profited from greater experience.—(A. and N.Z.)