SPORTING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12570, 18 June 1915, Page 4

SPORTING.

HORSE RACINt KNCiLISH RACING. [Bv Ei.KiTitic: TicuioiiAi'H—CorvitioiiT.] Pkr Press Association. lier-eived .lime 18, at 0.5 p.m. London, June 17. The New Oaks resulted : Snow .Marten 1. Bright Silver "'_', Tar ii. AI'STRALIAN RACING. [By Ki.r.rTiuo TkljKoiiaimi—Coi'Yiuoii"" 1 I'kh Pkkss Association. Received .June IS. at SViO a.m. Melbourne, .lti.no IS. hi the National Steeples, Tim Doolan carries 10. H). The Pole 10.7, and Fireworks I o.">. lIAWKK'S BAY RACKS, Per Pjikss Association. Hastings, .lone IS, There is glorious weather and the course is in excellent condition. Results.,: — WOODLANDS HANDICAP. Fond Memory ... ... I Pollin ' '-' Pelican ... • ... ... !l Al Istarted. Time, •Imin L'Osec. WINTKR HANDICAP. Heather .Mixture I Plunderer ... ... ... 'J Toki 3 Scratched: llaiimakaka, A loos, ami Master .Strowan. Won by three-quar-ters of a length. HFRDLKS. Waipunoa ... ... ... I Cornelian ... ... ... ti Aruake ... ... ... 3 Scratched.: Immensity. yiieon'.s" Post, and Aratiatia. Won, bv a neck. Time, 3min oifsec. FOOTBALL. The first, round of the junior oompetition was commenced yesterday afternoon, Athletic and Kxcel.sior meeting on the Park, .while Celtic and High ■School tried conclusions on the School Ground*.

KXCKLSIOR v. ATHI.KTIC. The Athloiio-Kxcolsior match ivn< of a very mediocre nature, very Utile brilliant- play being witnessed. although one'or two individual Hashes were made by members ol' belli (earns. The firstliiill' proved a very even scramble, the spell, ending three m nil in favor of the Wnes. as the result- ol' Uosie getting across. On changing ends the Hlues showed superiority, lor, with the exception of some half-a-doy.on brief spell.*-, they had the Athletics in their own quart tups right thrnughtoul. Time and again' They looked like .scoring, bin nothing eventuated until well on inwards the end, when, from, a forward rush. "W'aison scored near ibe posis, M. M'Leod converting an easy kick. Athletic at this .stage woke up and went to the other end of the (ield. and appeared da-ngorons for a lew minutes, bill a lightning change saw the Blues, thanks to good play by Dowar and Gibson, sweep down the iield, the rush ending in Silt ion scoring by fast following up. The kick failed, and time* sounded with the score Kxcolsior 11 . Athletic fl. Mi' T. Fari.s com rolled Ihe game. CELTIC v. HIGH SCHOOL. Waitaki High School had an easy win over Celtic yesterday by IS points to nil. The School score was represented by six tries, scored by \Yardoll (H). Hamilton, Deans, and .Macintosh, none being converted. M'Coinhio and Wardell were the best of the School hacks, and all the forwards showed gootl form, while Bovin and M'Donald did the mostuseful work for Celtic. Mr Doran nfereed satislactorily.