TODAY'S SPORT

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25344, 27 October 1945, Page 9

TODAY'S SPORT

I CRICKET SEASON TO OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE RACE The cricket season will be opened in Auckland this afternoon. In the Auckland Association's senior championship two games will be played at Eden Park, the main attraction being between Parncll and Middlemore on the No. 2 wicket. University and Eden will fry conclusions on the No 3 ground. North Shore will play Y.M.C.A. at Devonport, while Grafton and Ponsonby-Balmoral will meet at Papatoetoe. The Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association's competition will lie commenced ;it the Domain, Manukau and Green l>anc meeting on tin; Xo. 1 wicket. Hard-court tennis competitions will lie continued at Windmill Road, while the Auckland Softball Association will commence its activities al Kowlds Park. Golf club competitions will he continued and the 15U kilometres New Zealand cash cycling championship will be held from Morrinsville to Auckland. YACHT RACING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEASON Arrangements were completed for the opening of the yachting season on Saturday. November 10, at a meeting of the Auckland Yacht and Motor-boat Association. Mr J. J. MacKay presided. As the Cornwell Cup contest will be hold at Akaroa, commencing on January 21, and the Auckland trials will be commenced off Westhaven this afternoon, the chairman stressed the need of all Z class boat owners to make sure that their craft conforms to the speciflcations. He stated that, although many of the boats had been inspected and granted certificates. enabling them to race this season, there were still several craft which did not comply with the rules. They, therefore, would be unable to race until a certificate was issued. Following the association's request to both the Minister of Supply and the Oil Fuel Controller that an increase of petrol should be granted for pleasure boats, the Minister stressed the position of petrol stocks. He hoped that he would be able to quadruple the allocation. The Minister also stated that, while special arrangements could not bo made for ex-servicemen generally, petrol was available for returned servicemen under special circumstances. The new measuring forms for X class were adopted. It was agreed that the Yacht and Motor-boat Association should iSold one copy and the boat owner another. To a request from the association that a light should be erected on False Head, Great Barrier Island, the Marine Department replied that the matter was under consideration. It was decided to review the request in three months' time. The buoyancy tanks to be installed in the small boats was reported on by a sub-corn-mitteo. It was decided that n further explain). (inn io the boat owners concerned would be advantageous. Plans of the P class 7ft sailing dinghy submitted by the Wellington association were confirmed. The chairman expressed pleasurethat the letter P as allocated by the Ponsonby Club to this class had been adopted by other associations. Tt was decided to ask the Wellington associalion, the parent body of the Tdle Along class, to forward full specifications and blue prints of the boat. The Mnnuk.ni Boating Association advised that the combined opening day under its control would be held on November 10, The Manukau Yacht Club would bold its first club race on the following day. Mr F. W. Orr was appointed secretary to the association in place of Mr A. J. rollings, who has resigned. SOFTBALL MATCHES Following is the draw for the preliminary games today of the Auckland Softball Association: —Ladies' matches. —Senior: Bangers v. Richmond, t p.m.; Berlei v. Buttons. 2.30 p.m.; Kiwi v. T.T.C.A., 2.30 p.m; Xga-nvl v Bond and Bond, I p.m. Intermediate: North Shore v. Farmers' Trading Co., 1 p.m.; Aces v. T.T.C. B 2.30 p.m.; Auckland Laundry v. T.T.C. C. 3.30 p.m.; Berlei v. Rovers, 3.30 p.m. Junior: Silknit v. Y.W.C.A., 1 p.m.; Richmond v. Orakei, 2.30 p.m.; Railway v. Victory, 3.30 p.m. .Men's matches.—Senior: T.T.C. v. Pioneers. 3.30 p.m.; Mount Albert v. Mount Eden, 3.30 p.m.; North Shore v. Richmond, 3,30 p.m.; Winstones v. J.P.B-, 3.30 p.m. Second grade: Mount Eden v. Richmond, 2.30 p.m.; Wolves v. T.T.C., 2.30 p.m.; Ardmore v. Ponsonbv, 2.30 p.m.; Victory v. Marist, 2.30 p.m. Third grado: Mount Eden v. Richmond, 1 p.m.; T.T.C. v. A.F.F. Co., 1 p.m.j Wolves v. Victory, 1 pm. The official opening ceremony will take piace at 2 p.m. All teams playing later are requested to be at the grounds for the opening.