SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Mataura Ensign, 3 November 1911, Page 5

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

SPORTING. THE MELBOURNE CUP. B? EI.ECTBIC TELEGRAPH.—COPrEIGHT PEE CNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION. Received November 3, 10.45 a.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 3. Record crowds are proceeding to the Melbourne Cup, and all the means ol transportation are overcrowded. ROWING. ■ AUSTRALIANS AND OLYMPIA. DI ELECTRIC 1 U.KGtUi'fl.— eor-YI'UGHf. <?EB CJHTKn PBESS ASSOCIATION. Received November 3 9.45 a.m SYDNEY, Nov. 3. The Rowing Association has decide* to send a New South Wales eight t< the Olympic Games at Stockholm. This will be the first Aurtralian eigln to compete at the games. SCULLING. FOG WELL'S REIT UN. ay ELECTEIC TKI*:GItAFH.--COPYRIGHT. PEP, UNITED PBKSS ASSOCIATION Received November 3, 9.40 a.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 3. The sculler Fogwell has returned, Ho admits that Barry (the English champion) is a. better man. Ho state? that the latter has a. good chance against Arnst on the Thames, which takes a lot of learning.