SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18159, 2 February 1921, Page 6

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

RACING.IN AUSTRALIA. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, February 1. (Received Feb. 1, at 7.15 p.m.) For the Newmarket Eurythmic, with 9.12, is top weight. jNo New Zealand horses have entered. Australian Cup.—Eurythmic (top weight) 9.9, Finmark 8.9. SWIMMING. ADELAIDE, February 1. Lengar (America) won the Quarter-mile State Swimming Championship ‘ in 6min 30 3-ssec.

BRISBANE, February 1. (Received Feb. 1, at 10.30 p.m.) Miss Elsie Venning won the 440 Yards Ladies' State Swimming Championship. Time, 6min 53 3-ssec. LAWN TENNIS. . HAWKE’S BAY TOURNAMENT. CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. (Pbb United Pbkss Association.) HASTINGS, February 1. The Hawbes’ Bay tennis championship tournament is in its concluding stages. In the Championship Men’s Singles’ semi-final, \Valker beat Salmondl 5 —7, 7—5; Margolioth beat Sturm 4 —6, 9 —7, 6—2. Ladies’ Doubles Semi-finals.—Mrs Hetley and Miss Clark beat Misses Ringland and Laing, 6—o, 6—l; Mrs Maitland and Miss Z. Weliwood beat Misses Fenwick and Craig, 9 —7, B—6. Final: Mrs Hetley and Miss Clark beat Mrs Maitland and Miss Z. Wellwood, I—6, 6—2, 6—3. Men’s Doubles Semi-final.—Walker and Cowper beat Maitland and Palmer, 6 —2, 6—4; Burke and Margolioth beat Maddison and Howard, B—6, 9—7. Final: Walker and Cowper beat Burke and Margolioth, 6—o, 6—o.

Ladies’ Singles Semi-final.—Miss Z. Wellwood beat Miss Catto, 6—l, 9—7; Miss D. Fenwick beat Miss Clark. 6—4, 6—4. Boys’ Final— D. A. Ritchie beat W. J. Hay, 6—l, 7—5. Girls’ Final.—Miss G. Williams beat Miss K. Woodward, B—l, 6—3.

The following xe-draw has been made for the fifth round, B Grade, section 2, of the Otago Lawn Tennis Association matches: February s.—Roslyn 2 v. Moana 1, at Moana; Taieri v. St. Andrew’s No. 1, at Bay Courts, Nos. 1 and 2; Cosy Dell v. University (Cosy Dell wins by default); Anderson’s Bay a bye. February 26.—Roslyn 2 v. Anderson’s Bay, at Roslyn; St. Andrew’s 1 v. Cosy Dell, at Cosy Dell; Moana 1 v. University (Moana No. 1 wins by default); Taieri a bye. March 5. —Roslyn 2 v. St. Andrew’s 1, at Bay Courts Nos. 1 and 2; Taieri v. Cosy Dell, at Taieri; Moana No. 1 v. Anderson’s Bay, at Bay Courts 7 and 8. BOXING. THE LONSDALE BELT. LONDON, January 31. (Received Feb. 1, at 9.30 p.m.) Higgins won the Lonsdale Belt from Symonds on points. Higgins has established a record by winning the belt outright in three eucceasive wins inside 12 months. Both judges favoured Higgins, but he probably had not much advantage.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

BOWLING. POUH-RINK CHAMPIONSHIP,

The following will represent Roslyu v. Kaituua at Roslyu this evening:—Simpson, Todd, Campbell, Miller; Moodie, Matthews, C. Anderson, Wilkinson; Beat, ’ Matheson, Rawlinson, Barnett; Dickson, Austin, F. Anderson, Wedderspoon. The following will represent St. Clair v. N.E. Valley, at St. Clair, to-morrow evening ; —MTntosh, Brooks, Rodgerson, Amtman ; Leadbetter, Smart, Lanham/ Soddon; R. M'Narey, Giles, Tilburn, Hancock; Kilpatrick, Longworth, Willis, Foster. The following will represent Green Island v. Caledonian at Green Island to-morrow evening:—Strang, Gordon, Sloan, M'Loan; J. G. Lindsay, M'Mullan, Evans. Rawlinson; Miller, Wilson, Smellie, H. Harraway; J. C. Lindsay, Kane, A. Harraway, Dryden; emergencies—Johnston, Thompson, Mehalski. AMATEUR ATHLETICS. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Pm United Prms Association.! WELLINGTON, February 1. The following team has been chosen to represent Wellington at the New Zealand championship meeting, to be held at Auckland! on March 5:—H. E. Wilson, 120 Yards and 440 Yards Hurdles, and 100 Yards Flat, and Long Jump; E. G. Sutherland, Long Jump, High Jump, and Hop, Step, and Jump, and Pole Vault; P. Munro and J. M'Holm, Putting Shot and Hammer Throwing; W. Scatchard, Three-mile Run; G. Harvey (Wairarapa), Pole Vault;,F. Nesdale (Wanganui), 440 Yards, 880 Yards, and One Mile; W. Candy (Wairarapa), 100 Yards, 220 Yards, and 440 Yards; P. C. Hickling, One Mile and* Three Mile Walks. A. C. Kitto will accompany the team as manager.

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