SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Mataura Ensign, 26 December 1913, Page 5

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

c&ic-Kffr, OTAGO V' GAXTKII#ORY. PEE UNITED "L'Hfll. ASSOCIATION. CHRI&TCtfItt'CH, Dec. 26. - The weather was (hill and the oondi--1 tions in favor of the batsmen in the ; match between Otago aod Canterbury. riio I a tier's first innings wa* vanj tiriued as follows: | Hayes, c Eckhold, b Ramsden ... £9 j Bcale, c Condliffe, b Down-cs ... 1 j Paterson, o Watson, b Dowries ... | Caygill, c Condliffo, b MacFarlane 47 j Watoon, b Rutherford 16 Thomas, c Siedebcrg, b Eckhold ... '26 Wilson, 1.b.w., b Downes 3 IB run ton, run out 5 Monaghaai, not out 4 Extras ... 8 n .. Tfital 189, analysis: Ramsden two for. (it?, I)on'j)(\s four for 65, Rutherford one for 29, MacFarlane one for 18, Eckhold I ono for 4. Rutherford bowled six no balls. OTA GO—Second Innings. ! AIIoo, run out 1 Watson, not out ... 13 McFarlane, not out 15 1 Extras 3 Total for one wicket ... 32 ■ N. Z. v. NEW SOUTH WALES. j j er KLECTBIO TKLEGBA.PH COPTBIQHT 1 PER UNITED PEEBB ASSOCIATION. I Received December 26, 1.40 pm. '. SYDNEY, Dec 26. 1 lhe weather is bright and much i cooler for cricket and the prospects are I good for the match between New Zea- 1 land and New South Wales. ! l 'j SPORTING. |i racks atdunedin. f DUNEDIN, Dec. 20 j-iie weather is fino but hot'at Winga"tui, and the going is good. Following are the results of the racing:— Summer Hurdles, of 115 sovs; one * mile and three-quarters.—Bravest, 10.5 < 1; The Brewer, 9.5, 2; Kilmeny, 11.o' « 3. Scratched: Jack Ashore, Merrioi; Valet, Rock Ferry, Kingsway and Ob-i-* ligate. Won by two and a-half lengths. 1 4 No time was taken. j< Salisbury Handicaps of 100 sovs;''' seven furlongs.—Rival, 9.0, 1; Jo a" P 8.9, 2; Chudic, 8.11,3. Scratched : Red ( Pennon. Won very easily by a lenctL ? Time, lmin. 30 l-ssec. j 1 Dunedin Handicap, five furlongs.— . Honesty, 8.9, 1; Bee, 7.7, 2; Cortes, 1 8.2, 3. Scratched: Rouge, Cignorite, 1 and Asgard. Won; by three lengths. * Time, lmin 3 2-ssec. 1 < TROTTING AT ASKBURTON. 5 j ASHBURTON„ Dec. 26. ( The Ashburton Trottiilg Club's Box- * ing Day meeting was opened in fine but , hot weather. There is a very large attendance, the fields are big and the ! track is in good' order . The stakes total 1080. Following are the results:— 1 Trial Handicap, one mile and a-half. i Van Coronado, 13sec, 1; Brown's , Nugget, 9sec, 2; Belle, Usee, 3. \ Scratched: Rotlieida, Captain i Bell and Alphie K. Won by a length and a half, the third horse 100 yds oe- i hind. Time, 3min. 5 4-ssec. AUCKLAND RACES. J AUCKLAND, Dee. 26. ! The weather is fine for the races, the course is fast and the attendance-large. • Following are the results:— ( Shortland Plate.—Monojack 1, Austin i 2. Banian 3. Scratched: Holdfast, Sol- ] dier and Historiette. Monojack and ( Makara made the early running, the ] former having charge until th-?v i turned for home, and stalling off a lun J by Austin won by two lengths and a- j quarter. Time, lmin 14 2-ssec. 1