SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18643, 26 August 1922, Page 8

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

> t _ NEW ZEALAND CUP SCRATCHINGS. A Christchurch Press Association message says that Gasbag and Rapine were scratched for the New Zealand Cup at 1.50 p.m. yesterday. A 1 “ FASCINATING FAILURE;” Mr J. B. Reid has been attending Newmarket this week (says our London correspondent, writing on July 13), and he has purchased the hay colt Charlie Chaplin, whom i the sporting papers describe as ' a “fascinating failure.” Mr Joseph Shepherd bought this horse as a yearling for 9400 guineas, and he has now sold it to Mr Reid for 1000 guineas. As a two-year-old, Charlie Chaplin did not race,. and last year he raced on three occasions without being placed. The colt is a half-brother to Port Royal, and is by the St. Leger winner, • Tracery, out of. Port Sunlight. CRICKET* COUNTY MATCHES, ' Association—Bj Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 34. ' Middlesex, against Kent, are all’out for 466, Hendren making 277 not out, his biggest innings, alto the highest score of the season and the highest at Lords, since 1820. Tint raises Him to, the ion of the averages, with 77.11. . * Hampshire scored: 272 against Yorkshire (140 for three wickets).—A. and N.Z. Cable. ‘ _ GOLF. ‘ { Pmm Association—B» Telesrsph—Copyright. * NEW YORlt, August 24. (Received Aug. 25, at 8.40 p.m.) At Newton (Massachusetts) Sataien and Ouimet defeated Kirkwood and Hagen, 3 up and 2 to play, over 18 holes. Sarazen actually won the match unaided,' his ball being ' one up.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BILLIARDS. V M'CONACHY- VERSUS PEALL. Press . Association—By Telegraph—Copyright : LONDON, August 24. .(Received Aug., 25, at. 5.5 p.m;) In the match of 16,000 up between M‘Con- ' achy and Peall (receive 2000), the scores are: Peall,, 6341; M'Conachy, 3878. —A. add. N.Z. Cable. HUNT MEETING. ’ RUN AT RANPURLY. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week the Middlemarch Hunt Club was represented, by four of its members at_ a hunt at Ra»furly, which’ was very. successfully conducted and enjoyed by - nil participating. The hounds were supplied' from,Dunedin. Messrs A. Trotter (master), on Wild Deer, D. O’Connell (deputy-master)' on Dolly, G. Wi Parrmenter (secretary) on Captain, and the huntsman on Jack Tar, and the whip on Straight Flush were the visitors. • The local _ fol-lowers-were:— Messrs H. Paterson on. Winnipeg, W. Meggett cm Mickey, _F. Roberts <iu .■Bob,' G’.- bn Bflly;r J.X Hehrj fba Proceeder, W. Rutherford on Pat McKinney, J. Donald on Bronco, J. Armour on Spider,, F. Gcuch on Stella, ,and A. H. Finney (treasurer of the local club),. v The run was through the. properties of Messrs Miller, Bleach, Stall, iTregonning, and P. C. Howell. . ■The runs .were about 'six miles long:

PRIMARY SCHOOL GIRLS’ HOCKEY. The following is the position'of the teams at the end of the first round:— ■ " ’

Keen interest is being token by the teams in the.selection of players for the representative match against Southland on September 9. This da the first, primary schools’ interprovincial match, held in Dunedin. Players selected for the .trial m*tch will play at the Oval at 9.30 this morning.

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