SWIMMING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19107, 28 February 1924, Page 8

SWIMMING.

LADIES’ OLYMPIC TEST. Proas Association—Bv Telegraph—Copyright BRISBANE, February 26. The 100 metres Olympic teat at Toowoomba resulted at follows: —Lily Robertson (Now South Wales) 1, V. Pawley (New South Wales) 2, M. Allan (Victoria) 3. Time, Imin ileea.

OAMARU NOMINATIONS. (Fbou Oc.b Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, February 26. The following nominations have been received for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s Autumns, meeting, to be held on Saturday, and Monday, March 24: First Day. Aldersyde Handicap, of 125sovs. —Bonnie Olive, Bon Skirl, Brocart, Clareina, Ferino, Gunlayer, Kerry Star, Kilbirnie, Paddy’* Hope. Red Sol, Sunny Mac. The Cheat. Buckley Memorial, of 300sovs, —All British, Carmine, Clareina, Com Rigs, Happy Warrior, Kilfane. Radial, Sunny Loch, Th® Polymnian, Wharfedale. . Autumn Plate, of 11c so vs. —adopted, Ayrburn, Bon Hope, Buoyant, Cochybondhu, Cornflower, Cumbrae, Flique, Full Choke, Gay Raiment, Killada, Kilmosca, Lady Liffey, Los Ambus, March Off, Monoxide, Norain, Prompter, Rhondda, Roselure, Saxette, Solfern, Scamp, Sunny Mac, Sun Up, The Harp, Winkle. Belfleld Welter Handicap, of ISSsovs. — Basso, Bon Spec, Carmine, Dollarpiece, Kuia, Lucinette, Osterman, Paddy’s Hope, Pickaninny, Radial, Sartoiite, Thnstlecrown, Vasilkov. Grange Handicap. of HSsovs.—April Showers, Ayrburn, Barricon, Bonnie Olive. Brocart, Brown Willie, Ferino, Galaxy, Gay Raiment, Geranial, Hurdy Gurdy, Integrity, Killada, March Off, Martis, Petal Dust, Quality Queen, Balboa, Weird, Wensleydale. Jumpers’ Flat Handicap, of 120sov«.— Bodyguard, Bon Spec, Frisco Mail, Galway, Likelihood, Mandrake, Palamon, Samum, Flying Handicap, of 175sovs. —Bella Lake, Corn Rigs, Dahcing Days, Kuia, Osterman, St. Augustus, Sunny Loch, The Weaver, Wharfedale. Second Dax. The Shorts, of 120sovs.—Adopted, Ayr bran. Bon Hope, Buoyant, Cornflower, Flique, Full Choke, Gay Raiment, Kilbirnie, Killada, Kilmosca, Lady Liffey, Los Ambus, Monoxide, Petal Dust. Roselure, Saxette, Scamp, Sunny Mac, Sun Up, The Harp, Winkle. North Otago Cup Handicap, of 250®ovs.— All British, April Showers, Com Rigs, Kilfane, Sartoiite, Sunny Loch, The Polymnian, Wharfdale. Burnside Handicap, of 120sovs.—April Showers, Barricon, Bonnie Olive, Brocart, Clareina, Cornflower, Ferino, Galaxy, Gunlayer, Martis, Paddy’s Hope, Rhondda, Sunny Mac, The Cheat, Weird, WensleydaleAnniversary Welter Handicap, of liosovs.— Barricon, Basso, Bon Spec, Carmine, Dancing Days, Doliarpeice, Hurdy Gurdy, Kuia, Lucinette, Osterman, Pickaninny, Radial, Sartoiite, Thistlecrowa, Vasilkov. Windsor Handicap, of 123sovs. —Ayrburn, Bon Skirl, Brocart, Brown Willie, Bouyant, Clareina, Consuta, Cumbrae, Ferino, Full Choke, Galaxy, Gay Raiment, Geranial, Integrity, Kerry Star, Killada, Los Ambca, March Off, Paddy's Hope, Prompter, Quality Queen, Balboa, Red Sol, Roselure, Saxette. Solfem, The Harp. Moeraki Handicap, of X2osovs.—Bodyguard, Bon Spec, Frisco Mail, Galway, Likelihod, Mandrake, Palamon, Samum, Slavish. Waitaki Handicap, of 150sovs.—Bella Lake, Bodyguard, Corn Rigs, Dancing Days, Happy Warrior, Geranial, Kilfane, Kuia, Lady Lilfey, Osterman, St. Augustus, Sunny Loch, The Reaver, Wharfdale. BOXING. NEW OPPONENT FOR DEMPSEY. Press Asscciation —By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, February 25. Mr Tex Rickard has guaranteed Quintin Romer Rojas, a Chilean heavy-weight, 100,000 dollars for a title fight with Dempsey, possibly in September, if he succeeds in disposing of three preliminary opponents. Mr Rickard said the reports justified the prediction that the Chilean would prove a greater sensation than Firpo. The Chilean® first bout, which ia to be staged in New York, will be against Fred Fulton or Floyd Johnson. No elimination will be considered between Firpo and Rojas. Mr Jack Kearns says that Dempsey ready to meet Rojas.—A. and N.Z. Cable, PRIMARY SCHOOLS' CRICKET. In future the competition for the State primary schools will be opened in February, the beginning of the school year, and will bo closed in December, the end of the school year. This change will enable a school to be represented by the same boys in ad matches. The draw for to-day is as follows: A Grade. North-East Valley v. Forbury, at Oval No. 1; Musselburgh v. Kaikorai, at Caledonian No. 1; George Street v. 'Caversham, at Caledonian No. 2; Albany v. High Street, at Caledonian No.-3; Anderson’s Bay, a bye B Grade. Normal A v. St. Clair, at Oval No. 2; Caversham v. Forbury, at Oval No. 3; Moray Place v. George Street, at North Ground; Musselburgh v. H:gh Street, at Oval No. 4; Arthur Street v. Macandrew Road, at Oval No. 5; Anderson's Bay v. Normal B, at Oval No. 6. The following is the draw for Saturday: A Grade. Normal v. Mornington, at Oval No. 1., B Grade. Port Chalmers v. Albany, at Oval No. 2; Kaikorai v. Normal, at Oval No. 3; Kavensbourne v. North-East Valley, at North. Ground No. 1; Kensington v. Maori Hill, at Oval No. 4. LAWN TENNIS. JAPAN’S DAVIS CUP TEAM. Presa Association—By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, February 26. (Received Feb. 27, at 9.55 p.m.) China's and Japan’s challenges for the Dana Cup in the American zone have been received. Among players whom th© Japanese Lawn Tennis Association has nominated ar© Shimidzu, Okamoto • who is now resident in India), Harada (the Japanese national singles champion), and Fukuda. —A. and N.Z. Cable. Wellington’' rugby - union. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 27. The local Rugby Union, in its annual report, urges the restriction of representative fixtures this season, and that none should be undertaken till the club championships are finished. The sum of £6OO has been set aside towards a fund for rebuilding the grand stand which is urgently needed. Owing to the wet winter the revenue was considerably affected. A new ground of 13J acres, with four playing areas, was secured at Lower Hutt, but th© other grounds offered were much too costly. The committee strongly approved of the proposals lor the selection cf the All Black team. EASY MONEY FOR THE EXHIBITION. TO THR EDITOR Sia, —I-have only been in Dunedin a few months, and it is incomprehensible to me that there should be any possibility of a lack °f funds for a proposition such as that of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition. Wherever an exhibition worthy of the nans© has been held it has always attracted a large influx of people to its venue, and this means £ s d to everybody in the fortunate environment. As the members of the Government do not appear to be falling over one another to provide a subsidy for the Exhibition, I would suggest that a giant art muon should be held, and if tor pothing else than to save its face, I should think the Cabinet would give a permit. I am sure the following scheme, if carried out, wcnld raise the necessary funds: Let the art union consist of 100,009 ticket® at 10s east, which would raise £30,000. Of this let the Exhibition authorities receive £30,v00, the amount, I think, it is urgently requiring, and let the other £20,000 be distributed in prizes, say, as follows:—First prizes, £7000; second prize, £3OOO ; 20 prizes of JEXGO, £2000; 40 prizes of £SO, £2OOO ; 50 prizes of £3O, £ISOO ; 80 prizes £2O, £1600; 100 prizes of £lO. £IOOO ; 360 prizes of £5, £I9OO. There would be no need to stop at 100,000 tickets; let the prizes be pro rata, and if extra inducements are required, which I think would not be the case, allow each purchaser of a ticket to receive so many admissions to the Exhibition Of course, some lily-white people would say, “I can’t buy tickets in such an art union. It is a gamble, and if I won a prize it would sear by conscience.” To such I would respectfully suggest that they draw prizes they should either pay the money into the Exhibition coffers or give it to some deserving object, such as the Salvation Army. This would salve their qualms. I simply put this scheme forward as a suggestion;—it is only rough, but some abler mathematician than Pmay be able to devolve a workable project from it. —I am, etc., G. B, Dunedin, February 27.