SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Mataura Ensign, 22 July 1914, Page 4

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

LACROSSE,

N.SAY. TEAM FOR NEW ZEA&ND

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SYDNEY, Jul-21

Tlie Now South Wales lacrivis team w'ill sail for Ncn- Zealand on uigusc Si!). It wiH piny WVlliiifitt'ni on kptembcr 3 and Auckland on Sentciber 8. 'I neu the members- will nrocced t Rotorua, returning to Auckland o play New Zealand cm September 12 This. match will conclude the tour.

RIFLE-SHOOTINC,

THE LISLE Y 3JEETINS

BI BLECTRIO TELEGBAPH OPTBIGHT. PEB UNITED PRESS ASSOJOIAION. ■LONDON. Ally 20. At Bisley, McAlister, GYossniul Lieutenant, (Jurnock i. London tnira'sity) tied for first place in thoi Alexandra Cup and will shoot off for t.

WHERE INTEREST CENTRES.

LONDON, July 20. Interest at Hi.sley centns in a mcctiil.u; between the 'War Office and the Riile Association Council on 'Wednesday, when a scheme with regard to competition was temporarily withdrawn, and from which neither side intends to recede, will be decided. A majority of the competitors, including the .Australians, object strongly to a change of programme. I lie conditions of the Alexandra Cup in which 1). L. JleAHster (New. South Wale?), C. Cro-s (Victoria), and Lieutenant Curnock (London University) tied for first place and will shoot oil' are: Seven .shots at 200 and GOO yards. Jt was won layt vear bv Private A. T. Rowlands, oth N. Staff.., with a score of 70.

THE K OLA POKE CUl\

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fVH BNITGrj PRKBB ASSOCIATION. Rereiicd July 2'2 10.11) AI rlu. 1- ... the F.' ... r,: : . .: ; ..,. o iv ; , K ;.■ ■. I"ius - mum ilir :,':-• ";i,:t .' :!!,:■' :.'..V " iviill ;i M-ore of }?:■ Cfr'GKET. COCNTV MaTCHS ■: tK *T,ICTTi;i) 1 sr,l!Ui;Al'P. •"- - PKR US'TKI) i'K:-::-'i l.n\i" - z(). Sirr,-, :•■ ..re, '(>.! r-i; .ic'eated :•:■< .On-,.,1 !i ' -.. ■' -S and I,'Sli, ,-J,:ie> .•■,. : :..■,■• . Hitch in- iho ~•■•.■;.d :,,v> .- vu w'hket;; for 3!) i' l \.■ . .!'■-!■ i'\ei Is Y<nk- tiiic - '■•■ ,cnii;iij;er took :A\ wi>kels EATII OF A CiRKAT RACEHORSE.

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PARIS

July '2l

Tho rarchorso Rock Sand, h'v Sainfoin, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas. Derby and Si. l.ejjer in |!J(),'i, lias died in France. Ho was insured for fSO.UOU.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUIS

UY ELECTRIC •I'Kl,K(llt..i'H COPYRIGHT. PUR UNITED PRESB ASSOCIATION. Received 1 Julv ~'2, i).-lo a.in SYDNEY, Julv ''22. The Australian Jockey Club paid durinu; tho uirront scawm amovnUnj, f <v tR7.V20.-_ The. total amount paid in tin- metropolitan district by eight Inure chilis was £137,705, :i;id lour pony clubs paid Jl;!r>,2.jO.

FOOTEALL,

THE HAMILTON SHIIOLD,

TO THE EDITOR

Sir,—Having nerused .some of the articles in your interesting columns re{..■iidiug- Hi,. presentation of a shield for ".he senior Rugby football competition. I should ltkn to ask wliether the, donor o- the shield has been consulted in the matter, as lie would very likely have some interesting suggestions te' make. I* it fair. I :>sk, for „ team which wins the premiership to phn- asrain Ui decide wliether they are premiers? I take it that the object of the donor of the shield was that it should be indented to the winners of the senior grade competition. ]t seems a most unreasonable position for ;, premier team to be nlaoed in, if, after winning the oomnetition, a te:im coming, sav. third, oil the list should be awarded the Hamilton Shield, which is a much more variable prize than Ihe banner, !lm l ab-o one which would bo more likely to call forth keener, bettor and more interest ins', football. The winner", of the shield will undoubtedly bo looked umr.l as the En-torn District clinnnions," and the winning of the banner will be only a secondary consideration. [ am, also desirous of knowing whether the conditions formulated'bv the local uiron were Uv tin- betieniicot of Rugby football <)■• for the sake of the gate inouev. ' If for the latter purpose, it has worked a verv good point and '•< deserving of great credit for its .skiil and ingenuity as a. {inanciur. —I am, etc.,

KEEN" SPORT Gore, July- 22, 191!.

THE LKAC.UK (iAMF

ST HMICTEIO TSLEQBAPH COrTRtdHT, rr.B uniteij riresß association

LONDON. Julv 20. Campbell, the captain of the Leeds Football Club, has written to the nrcsr, urging that the Northern Union league should admit a ".substitute" scheme, but the suggestion Ims been Ljtnly received.

ALL BLACKS' TOUR

BI M.EOTKIO TELEGRAPH COrlKtanf. PER UNITKD TUESS ASSOCIATION. Received July 22', 9.,'j0 a.m. ■SVDNKY, .Julv 22. Cockroft (the ex-Eastern District player) will depart for Queensland fouigiit to join the New Zealand team.

YACHTING

THE AMERICA CUP

BY F.f.ECTiilO TEI.r.OHAWI COI'TIMOIIT. PKB. UNITKD I'HESS ASSOCIATION. Received July 22. 10.10 a.m. LONDON, Jnlv 2!. The Shamrock IV. (Sir Titos. T,ipfoii's challenger for t]„. America Cup) has sailed from Falmouth for America.

BILLIARDS

AMATEUR CHAM i'IONSHJ l>

8T BIBOTEIO TELEGRAPH— COPTRIOHT. TFI tJKITKD PUEP« ASSnnrATIOJf. Received Jnlv 22. 9.:i3 a.m. SYDNEY, Jnlv 22. IT. Rumhallwon the amateur billiard chamni<)n.s]ii!)- of Nen: South Wales, defeating; SIUiW (the holder).