SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19203, 20 June 1924, Page 6

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

SWIMMING. MISS SHAND IN BONBON. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. BONBON, June 18. (Received June 19, at 9.20 p.m.) Miss Slinnd, who is training with th° Londoner, Miss Grant, at the Hammersmith. Baths, states that she kept fit by "physical jerks” on board tho Niagara and by gymnastic exercises while crossing the Atlantic. She will proceed to Paris on Juno 19. —Sydney Sun Cable. RACING IN ENGLAND. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. BONBON, Juno 18. The Hunt Cup resulted as. follows: Dinkin 1, Weathorvane 2, Twelve Pointer 3. Twenty horses started. Won by a neck, with a length and a-hall between second and third.—Reuter. LEAGUE FOOTBALL. ENGLISH TEAM IN AUSTRALIA, Press Association—By Telcgxapfi— Copyright. SYDNEY, June 18. Toowoomba defeated England by 23 points to 20. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. CANADIAN TEAM DEFEATED. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY), June 18. The Metropolitan team beat Canada by 6 goals to 2. • BASKET BALL. Primary Schools’ Matches. The following matches will bo played on Wednesday next; . Albany Street v. Musselburgh, at Oval; Normal v. Kaikorai, at Normal; Moray Place v. North-East Valiev, at North-East Vauey , Arthur Street v. Maori Hill, at Maori Hill; George. Street v. High Street, at Woodhaugh; Forbury Iv. Forbury 2, at Forbury; Anderson’s Bay v. Kensington, at ■ Kensington; Macandrcw Road v. Oaversham, at Macandrew Road; Mornington, a bye. PIGEON FLYING. The, Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club flew its last race c£ this .season from Christchurch last Saturday. Mr • Wilson liberated 4G birds', representing six lofts, fine weather and a slight south-west wind prevailing.. This gave the birds a very bard fly, the winning birds covering the distance in 6 houps. Messrs Jones and Lynn being equal m velocity of 870 yards per minute. Results; p Jones’s Lightnin, 870yds per minute, and S. Lynn’s Cyrak, 870yds (equal), 1; A. Fraser’s Wild Wings, 860yds, 3; G. 1. Courts’ Lady Nell, Ss9yds, 4; Stevenson and Hargraves’s Kilwinning, 833yds, 5.