SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19407, 17 February 1925, Page 8

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

ROTORUA RACES, (Per United Pbesb Association.) ROTORUA, February 16. The Rotorua races were concluded in. tempestuous weather. Bain fell almost continuously during the running of the President s Handicap and the Bennie Handicap. a totalisator handled £16,381 10s. making a tota ai £36,37a for tho meeting. The torrential downpour delayed the starts. The atten ance was very fair, and tho course ueavy a the side. Results: —• _ j T4.iiA\VE'RA HURDLES. One mile and a-half.-Irish Jig, 9.13, 1; Lady Comet, 0.0, 2; Greekston, 10.2, 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 3min 25sec. Also started: Lonmarx 11.4, Importer 0.7, Gold Glen 9.0. .Importer and Eonmark fell entering the straight, but were both uninjured. . _ _. . ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs. First division. —Gay Comet, B.b, 1, Illingar, 7.13, 2; Native Girl, 7.0, 3. Won by three-quarters o,f a length; a length >c * tween second and third. Time. In' ll * 18 l-Ssec. Also started: Star of the Last O. Firescreen 7.9, Manu 7.9, Carleen /.0, Lord Thurnham 7.0. Second division Maurea, 8.2, 1; King Amans, 7.0, 2; Waltzev, 8.12, 3. Won by three-quarters of a length; half a length between second and thud. Time, Imin 17 l-sseo. Also started; Gold Pah 8.0, Last Watch 7.10, Miss Ford 7.10, Queen Street 7.9, Myra 7.0, Potoa 7.0, Santa Fe 7.0, Mor la Jaques 7.0. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. One mile. —Abbey Bell, 7.3, 1; Regent, 7.11, 2; Zircon, 7.9, 3. Won by a nose; two lengths between second and third. Time, imin 48sec. Also started: Loyal Irish 8.11, Broadwood B.U, Tresillian 8,1, Lucius 7.10, Tactician' 7.10, King Abbey 6.7. FLYING HANDICAP. Five furlongs.—Day Guard, 8.0, and Charlady, 7.6 (deadbeat), I; Some Fashion, 8.4, 3. One length between second and third. Also started: Golden Bubble 9.1, Gold Fern 6.11, Black Hawk 6.7, Warnui 0.1. „. BENNIE HACK WELTER HANDICAP. One mile.—Arch Amic, 9.2, 1; Lady Cintra, 7.4, 2; San Gene, 8.12, 3. Won by a length; a length and a-half between second and third. Time, Imin 6 3-&seo, Also started: Lady Yarco 7.4, War Ribbon 7.4, Sir Douglas 7.4. OHINEMUTU HACK CUP HANDICAP. Seven furlongs, and 80 yards.—Sbn o' Mine, 7.11, 1; Archeen, 7.11, 2; Muroa, 7.0. 3. Won by three-quarters of a length; half a length between second and third. Time, Imin 60seo. Also started: Strongholt 8.6, Dorinda 7.13, Waiwhakata 7.0. BOROUGH HANDICAP. One mile.—lnfante, 1; Gold Bud, 2; Cureaform, 3. Won by a length; a length between second and tliird. Time, Imin 49soc. Also started: Gold Plano 7.0. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Six furlongs. -Looh Abbey, 8.4, 1; Some Fashion, 7.10, 2; Dorinda, 0.7, 3. Won easily; a nose between eeoond and third. Time, Imin 19 l-sseo. Also started; Master O'Rourke 8.13, Regent 8.8, Topping 6.7. TROTTING PERMITS. (Pen United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 16. The Hon. R. F. Bollard (Minister of Internal Affairs) telegraphed to-day to Mr P. Selig (president of tho Now Zealand Trotting Association): “I hope to submit the recommendations for the allocation of tho new permite for the consideration of Cabinet early this week.” TROTTING APPEAL. THE LIGHTOTN 1 CASE. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Tho New Zealand Trotting Association has upheld G. S. Smith’s appeal in the Lightnin’ case. Smith appealed on tho ground that) Lightnin’ was ineligible. At a meeting of the Metropolitan Trotting Club this afternoon it was resolved that Smith’s appeal against Lightnin’, the winner of the Linwood Handicap, having been upheld, the club pay second, third, and fourth horses the stakes, and that the dividend be paid out in accordance with tho rules. It was further resolved that Lightnin’, having won, and been distanced, the club pay the owner, J, R. M’Konzie, tho sum of £IOO, and refund in full tho amounts invested on her—£964 10s. wanganuFscratchings. A Wanganui Press Association message reports that Westbroke was scratched for the Flying Handicap at 1.45 p.m., and Miss Odille was scratched for the Petrie Hack Handicap. NELSON RE-HANDICAPS. (Per United Press Association.) NELSON. February 16. Tho following re-handicaps have been declared by Mr Henrys for tho Kelson Jockey Club’s races: Nelson Cup.—Stream 7.2. Hope Welter. —Pronto 10,12, Uralla 10.12. Telegraph Handicap.—Lady Ideal 7.9. Glen Memorial. —Uralla 9.1, Pronto 9.1. NEW TWO-MILE RECORD. NURMI’S WONDERFUL FEAT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, February 14. Nurmi, tho Finnish long distance Olympic champion, to-night accomplished a task hitherto considered to be impossible of human achievement —running two miles in Smin 48 l-secc.—A. and N.Z. Cable, In 1904 A. Shrubb established a world’s record, running two miles at Glasgow in 9min 9 3-ssec. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. SCOTLAND DEFEATS WALES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 14, Scotland defeated Wales in. tho Association football international match. Twenty-live thousand persons attended the match, which was played at Edinburgh.—Reuter. In connection with the visit of H.M.S. Veronica, tho Association football team from the warship journeyed to Seacliff on Saturday afternoon to try conclusions with the local eleven, and an enjoyable game ended in a victory for the hospital team. The visitors were afterwards entertained by tho hospital authorities and staff. AMATEUR ATHLETICS. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 16. The following team hap been chosen to represent Wellington province at the New Zealand amateur athletic championships at Wanganui on tho 27th and 28th inst.: 190 yards—Lcadbetter, Jenkins, and Paris; 209 yards—Paris, Kyle, and Tracy; 440 yards—Kyle and Tracy; 880 yaids—Campbell, Priestley, and Rose; mile and three miles —Rose and Priestley; one and threoRiile -walks, MTntosh; one and three-mile cycle—Flett, Oakley, and Curtis; 120 yards hurdles, Dunbar; 440 hurdles, Vangioni; long jump and hop. step, and jump. Wilton; high jump, Roberta; putting the shot, Munro; hammer and discuss throwing— Harvey and Munro; javelin throwing— Munro, Harvey, and Dunbar: pole vault— Harvey and Roberts; relay team —Campbell, Kyle, Tracy, and Paris. GOLF. HAGEN AND KIRKWOOD DEFEATED. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, February 15. (Received Feb 16, at 9.10 pan.) At Tampa (Florida), Farrell and Cruickshank defeated Ha-gen and Kirkwood over 18 holes—3 up and 1 to play.—Sydney Sun Cable.

BOW UNO. FOUR-RINK championship. KAITUNA v. GREEN ISLAND. At Kaituna (Kaituna names first).—'W. E. S Knight, Shortt, Cormack, Shepherd 14, W. A. Brown, A, Harraway, J. L. Miller. Sloan 14; E. J. Smith, Patterson, Seelye, Allan 22, Hilgendori, J. G. Lindsay, J. M'Lean, W, B. Smellie 15; H. W. Reid, Mirams, J. Sanders, Abel 15, A. Young, J. C Lindsay, J. Walker, A. Smellie 15; Crawford, Frapwell, F, Smith, Payne 20, W. Murie, J. MTMullan, W. T. Smellie, Dryden 7. Totals; Kaituna, 71; Green Island 51. WAIKOUAITI v. GREEK ISLAND. Three rinks from the Green Island Club visited 'Waikouaiti on Saturday afternoon, and had a friendly game on the local green. The following were the scores (Waikouaiti names first): Hunt, Indor, Stewart, Mudge 30 MtLanachan Smellie, M'Lean, Miller 18; Lang, Smith, Prescott. Carson 23, Smellie, Hilgendorf. Brown, Sloan 15; Gent, Davis, Templeton, Fell 16, Bulger, Murie, Lindsay, Kane 24, Totals: Waikouaiti, 69; Green Island, 52.