SPORTS AND, PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18455, 17 January 1922, Page 8

SPORTS AND, PASTIMES

CROMWELL RACES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) CROMWELL, January 16. The official figures concerning the Cromwell Jockey Club's race meeting on Thuiaday and Friday are very satisfactory. ■* The nominations were a record, the gate-taking? were down only £3 as compared with las year’s figures, while the iotalisator sliovyed a fall of £619 on last year, £B2IO being handled for the two days. This amount has-only been exceeded twice in the history of the club. ■> ;' RACING IN AUSTRALIA. MR't:. D. GREENWOOD’S TEAM. The receipt of the entries for the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney , Oup—the two leading events at the Australian Jockey Club’s autumn meeting, show that Mr G. D. Greenwood has engaged several of lus horses, and that points to tho probability of a strong New Zcukintl lesrn being m commission at Randwick in April, ■ Glearning, Pinto, <and Egotism figure among tne entrants for the Doncaster Handicap* the two last-named figure in the Sydney Cup. Mr K. D. Duncan's gelding Solfanello is engaged in the Doncaster Handicap. FOXTON ACCEPTANCES. \ (Per United Press Association.) FOXTON. January IG. The following acceptances ho-ve been received for the first day of tho Foxton Racing Club’s meeting: Poioutawha Hack Hurdles, of ISOsovs. One mile and three-quarters.—Battle Song 10. 0, Opiate 10.7, Temaire 10.5, Fibre 10.3, Bairnsdale 9.9, Pariform 9.5, Oakrose 9.0, .Pittsworth 9.0, Tepei 9.0, Sling Camp 9.0, Hakaroa 9.0, Rowan 9.0. , , ‘ . c - Himitangi Hack Handicap, of ISOsovs. buc furlongs.—Velocifonn 9.0, Correffpondentß.il, Ania 3.9, Deucalion 8.8, Lord Usk B£, Princess Fran 8.3. Petunia 7.13, Fera 7.13, n The Pink 7,7, Mommas 7.7, 'Dayana 7.7, Golden Foam. 7.7, ” Second Choice 7.7. Foxton ’Oup, of 40090V5. One male and aquarter.—Malaga 9.3, Admiral C^meten 8.11, Kilrush 8.8, Simon 7.12, Detroit 7.5, Men tea Ivanova 7.5, Barleycorn 7.2, American Beauty 6.13. , Maiden Race, of ISOsovs. Seven furkmgs Weight, all Bst.—Adrma, Bomfont, Cconrmnuoato, Demoness, Flying Goofwa, Jonquil, Lady Pat,’Memmas, Mystico, Panache, Pantler, Penalty, Pleasure, Prominent, Rad®, Reset, Satin, Submerge, Tarquin. Awahau Hack Welter, of ISOsovs. One mile and 100 yards.—”Warrawe© 9.13, La P»lopia 9.8, Mnrahi 9.4, Pitch Dark 8.10, March On 8.10, Domades 8.5, Misslov© S 3, Goolwa B ’Anniversary Handicap, of 200sova. Six furlongs.—Waimatoa 9.7, Barleycorn 8.6, Tommy Rot 7.12. Bonny Bjnar 7.8, Moutoa Ivanova 7.5, Gold Problem 7.2, Axellana 6.7. Marotiri Hack Handicap, of ISOsovs. Five furlongs and a-balf.-Deucalion 83, GalHa 8.1, Princess Fran 8.1, In The Pink 7.12, Morgania 7.10, Petunia.7.lo, Jonquil 7.9, Reset 7.9, Believe 7.7, Megan 7.4, L;«ama 7.3, Volito 7.3, Pantler T 3, Good Mark 7.0, Treadwell 7.0, Ambitious 7.0, Lady Faa 7 0, Golden Foam 7.0, Semered 7.0, Golden Welter Handicap, of SOOsove. Seven futlongs.-Simcm 9.4, Waimatoa 9.3, Probate 9.1, Ruatara 9,0, Bonny Bnar 8.0, Malingerer 7.13, War Baby 7.13, Honey Bee 7.11, Convention 7.10, Bairn&dal© 7.8, Panform 7,8, Volicfdjm 7.7. SOUTH AFRICAN ATHLETES. ’ EVENING MEETING IN WELLINGTON. SOME GOOD PERFORMANCES. (Pb» United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 16. The visiting South Africans appeared at an evening meeting to-night, and gave a fair showing. * , Jolmson, from scratch, ran & beautiful toco in tho 440 Yards, and won by 10 yards in 50 2-s®ec, which equals the 'New Zealand reBiikes and Kinsman (scratch) were narrowly beaten in the 220 lards by Rowe (Byds) in 23sec. Kinsman just beat Bukea for second place. . h _ , „ . In tho first heat of the 100 Yards, Oosterlack (scratch) dead- heated with Richardson (4iyds). The second heat was wop. by 18 inches by White (9yds), in lOseo. The final was won by White, with Anderson’' second, and Hill third, Oosterlack finishing fourth. Time, lOsec. South Africa beat Wellington decisively in tho 440 Yards Relay Race, their system of passing the stick gaining considerable BTOUnd ‘ BILLIARDS. M’OONAjOHY BEATS REECE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 15M'Conachy heat Reece by 1274 points. The scores werot M'Oona-chy, 16,000 ■, Xteece, 14,726. M’Conachy at' the last sesskm made breaks of 104, 110, 127, and Rceoo made »16, ,145.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ‘ NEIWMAN’S , GOOD BREAK. LONDON. January 15. Newman, in his gam© against Falkinor, made a break of 885.—A. and N.Z. Cable. [When they met last week Newman made a break of 1109 (unfinished)—a record.] BOXING. * Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ' LONDON, January 15. Albert Lloyd (Australia) is to fight Arthur Townley on January 26 in London. Mr Lucas has posted £2OO as a deposit Jor a match between Lloyd - and Kid Lewis', and is awaiting Lewis’s reply.—A. and N./4. Cable. i LAWN TENNIS. A SECOND MLLE. LENGLEN. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright.FARIS, January 15. Mile. Jung, who promises to ■ become a second Mile. Lenglen, beat Miss Ryan, 6—3, g in the ladies’ final at Cannes. ' THE CANNES TOURNAMENT. F. M.'B. FISHER’S SUCCESS. PARIS, January 16. (Received Jan. 19, at 7.20 p.m.) In the lawn tennis finals at Cannes F. M. B. Fisher and H. Hunt, an Australian, beat S. Hardy (America) and A. W. Myers (England), 6—3, 6—2, 4—5, 6—4. . Fisher and. Miss Ryan boat Aeschliman and Mrs O'Neill, 6—2, 6—o.—A. and N.Z, Cable. SHIMMING AND DIVING. OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIPS. At the Municipal Tepid Baths bn Saturday and Monday evenings next the Otago Centre, New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, will .Judd its annual championship carnival. Judging by the serious training undertaken by the local swimmers, the races should' prove most exciting. On the first night (Saturday) the” 100 Yards and the Quarter-mile Otggo Provincial Championships will be swum, and. the first round of the! Otago Diving Championship will take place. After a lengthy/programme of ladies’and Junior races, inlerclub handicaps, and noyeltji events, the programme will conclude with a water polo match, which will decide tho representation team which will go to Wellington. Entries for these carnivals promise to be a record,, and

siib-committeee have been selected to attend to the numerous duties involved in a championship carnival. The team to be sent to the Now Zealand championships at Wellington next month will be selected from the winners of the local championships. E. J. Dawson,, the present holder of the Otago swimming championship title, and E: G. James, Otago diving champion, will both defend their titles at the meeting. FOOTBALL. The Joliannesburg Star- publishes through its Welliffgtdn New Zealand), correspondent a suggestion that since New Zealand ana South Africa have tied for Rugby honours, .arrangements should be mad© L r a combined Springbok and All Bjack team to play the world. Here is the team that he suggests,' set out in the New Zealand forriiation: Back, Gerard Merkel or De Villiers; three-quarters,' Steele, Meyer, Zeller, hajf backs, Fea, Townsend; five-eighths, Roberts; forwards—Beilis, Richardson, West, Fletcher, Van Kooyan, Kruger, Mostert, Ellis, or Hellish. ■ ■ ■