SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Mataura Ensign, 26 September 1913, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

BOWLING. POUR lIINJCS CHAMPIONSHIP. At a meeting of the Southland 1 Bowling Centre at lnvercargill last night entries for the four rinks championship were received from the Winton, Ma taura, Gore ami Hokonui Clubs.

FOOTBALL. MAORIS. The following will represent New Zealand in the Maori team against the Australians at Auckland on Saturday: —Backs, Hughes, Ryland, Grace, Rogers, Geddes, Woods, Brown; forwards, Hia Hia, Tresize, Cunningham (captain), McDonald, French, Takarangi, Sellars, Hall.

THE LEAGUE GAME. The New South Wales League tourists brought their tour to a close on Wednesday, when they defeated a. Nelson representative team by 66 points to 2. They will return to Sydney by the boat loaving Wellington to-morrow. The following table shows the tralians' superiority over tha League players of the Dominion: — Beat Canterbury by 45-5. Beat Taranaki by 16-5. Beat Auckland by 27-2. Beat New Zealand by 33-19. Beat Wanganui by 44-9. Beat Wellington by 34-18. Beat Hawke's Bay by 31-12. Beat New Zealand by 58-li). Beat Nelson by 66-2. Summary: Played, 8 games; won, 8; points for, 2SB; points against, 89. TARANAKI DEFEATS AUCKLAND. NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 25. In the League game to-day in fine weather and before a larfee attendance, Taranaki defeated Auckland by - 21 points to 11. The victory was mainly due to the superiority of the Taranaki forwards, who played a ster- [ ling game.

BOXINC. THE COLOR LINB. BY VLECTEIC TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT, PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK, Sept. 25. The Smith-Langford bout has been definitely abandoned, the States Athletic Association refusing to allow white IP on and negroes to meet in a public ring.

CRICKET. AX OKFKR DECLLNTJ). Bt ELECTRIC TEDEUKAPH COPYRIGHT. ti -i.:s— si'b:;kt sun special cables. LONDON, Sept. 20. The South African Cricket Association has declined Ceo, Gnnn 's (England) otter owing to the extra expense. Professional salaries and amateur allowances already amount to £2-300, beside.- travelling expenses.

TEAM FOR. CKYLOJn. * SYDNEY, Sept. 25. The Selection Committee of the Cricket Association lias agreed to allow oils team selected by Rev. Waddy to make the Ceylon tour.

AUSTRALIANS L\ AMERICA. il ftLPCTKIC TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT, PEE UNITED rEEPf ASSOCIATION. L()\iJ';\. Sept. 25. The 'Daily Citizen' (the Labor paper) says that the Australian cricket team in Canada lias mysteriously disappeared, and that several cables from London newspapers during the past -fortnight have failed to ascertain its whereabouts.

SPORTING. WANGANUI RACES. TER UNITED PB.ESS ASSOCIATION. WANGANUI, Sept. 25. The •Wangauui Jockey Club's Spring )f<x ; 'ing opened to-day in glorious wea- . her. There was a very large attendance. The course was fast, good times lieing registered during the day. The iotalk-ator handled £20,111, as against CI-l,G r .<) 011 tho first day of the same meeting last year.--, Following are the results of the racing:— Flying Handicap, six furlongs.—Lucerne. 6.10, 1; Sinilax, 7.11, 2; Kanike, 8.9 t 3. Scratched: Immer. Won easily. Time, Imin 14 2-ssee. Maiden Haclc Race, six furlongs.Toa Tore, 8,2, 1; Charlerose, 7.8, 2; Sunbird, 7.8, 3. Scratched: Jeneral Madoro, Tho Pest and Paplitz. Won ly a length. Time, Imin 15 4~55e0. Wanganui Guineas, one mile.—3- <nn? Helen, 8.5, 1; Rinaldo, 8.10, 2; Immer, 8.5, 3. All started. Won by a length and a-half. Time, Imin 52sec. Okehu Hurdles, one -mile and. threequarters.—l Goodwin Park, 10.8, 1; 3 Ngat-iivam, 9.3, 2; 2 Darby Paul, 10,4, 3. Won by a short head, Darby Paul tho same distance away. Time, 3min losec.

Gonville Hack Hurdles, one mile and five furlongs.—l Phroso 10.10, 1; 3 Timothy, 10.1, 2 ; 2 Sam Pan, 10.4, 3. Won with ease by nearly two lengths. Sam i'-an being ah-out four lengths away. Time, 3min Is-ee. Putiki Hack Raco, six furlongs. — 1 Ilewi Polo, 7.4, 1 ; 7 Kew, 9.1, 2; 2 Secret Link, 3.6 (including 71b penalty), 3. Won by half a length, the same distance between second and third. Time, liuin lostc.

Spring i : .;..I:c up, one mile and 110 yards.—G ■(<■-.:.->uvolt 8.0, 1; Gold Crest, 2; 3 ilyroii, 8.1, 3. Won by a short head from Gold Crest, Byron being up in third position. Time, linin 49 2-5 Dune Hack Handicap, one mile and ilO yards.—4 K-00-ya, 7.2, 1 : 3 Draft, 7.12,' 2; 1 Sty-lax, *7.12, 3. Won by a long neck, St-ylax being about five lengths away. Time, Imin 50 l-ssec.

THE TURF IN VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, Sept. 25. The following is .the resiilt of the principal event at the Ascot races: ASCOT THOUSAND, of 1000 govs. For ponies 14.2. Five f.urlongs and 1 ahalf. Arlington (lato Signora), by Berndale—Signorina, 8.11, (Victoria.) 1 ltaratonga, by Little Toy—Miss Morna, 7.7 (New South _ Wales) 2 Scratcho, by Harmonist—Miss Ida, 8.9 i(Victoria) 8