SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20087, 2 May 1927, Page 7

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

BILLIARDS. REECE CREATES NEW RECORD, (Ftm AMoetation—By TeUgixpa—Copyright.) LONDON. April Ml (Received May 1. at 5.5 p.m.) Reece completed his break hw means of the “penduliun” stroke at 3964.—A. and N.Z. Cable. WRESTLING, EDWARDS DEFEATS MEESKE. (Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright.) MELBOURNE, May 1. (Received May 1, at 5.5 p.m.) “Billy” Edwards defeated “Bully • Meeske by one fall to nil. The bout, woe rough and exciting, both men fighting punching, and gauging. The contest waa even until the sixth round when Edwards obtained a series of headlooke which rendered Meeske nearly unconscious and enabled Edwards to pin him down. At one state the referee was almost knocked out by a kick in the mouth. BOXING. 9 WILLIAMS DEFEATS WALKER. : ''Press . Association—By Telegraph—Oopyright.) SYDNEY, May 1. . (Received May 1, at 5.5 P.mO At the Stadium “Sunny Jim” Williams defeated “Wally” Walker in 10 rounds, the referee stopping the contest. Walker was badly punished, being floored several times and almost taking the full count, RACING IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY TATTER SAILS CUP. (Frees Association—By Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, May L (Reoeived May 1 at 5.5 p.m.) The City Tattersalls Cup resulted! Donald, 7.11, 1; Royal Sun, 7.9, 2; Coolgong, 7.11, 3. Sixteen horses started. Won by three lengths. Tima, 2min 21seo. THE GOODWOOD HANDICAP. (Press Association—Bj Telegraph—Copyright) ADELAIDE, May L (Received May 1, at 5.5 p.m.) The Goodwood Handicap resulted as follows .-—Triangle, 8.1(1, 1: Trelyon, 8.4, 2j Roumiki, 6.8. 5. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 13seo. RACING IN ENGLAND. THE NEWMARKET HANDICAP.

(Frew Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, April 29. The Newmarket Handicap, of lOOOsovs, resultedCrestarun 1, Brook Law and Endownment (dead heat) 2. Twenty-eight started. ,Two lengths. LAWN TENNIS. BRITISH HARD-COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at 5.5 p.m.) At Bournemouth in the British hardcourt semi-final Spence beat Brugnon 4—6, 7—5, 7—4, 6—3, and will meet Laooste in the final. Miss Betty Nuthall beat Joan Ridley 6—3, 5 6 —4 In the other semi-final. —A. and N.Z. and Sydney Sun Cable. (Received May 1. at 5.5 p.m.) In the finals Lacoste beat Spenoe 6—l, 6 6—2; Brugnon and Lacoste beat Lyoett and Spence 6—l, 6—2, 7—5; and Miss Betty Nuthall beat Miss Clarke B—6, 6—2. —A. and N.Z. Cable. EXHIBITION MATCHES. MLLE. LENGLEN TO VISIT GERMANY. (Frees Association—By Telegraph.—Copyright.) PARIS, April 30. (Received May 1, at 5.5 p.m.) Mile Lenglen will playn exhibtio matches here on June 18 and 19. —A. and N.Z. Cable. N.S. WALES CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Press Association— By Telegraph —Copyright.) SYDNEY, May 1. (Received May 1. at 5.5 p.m.^ The State lawn tennis championships resulted as follows: Singles: Crawford beat Sohlesinger 7—5, I_6, 9-7, 5—7, 6—4. Doubles: Peach and North beat Willard and Sohlesinger 6—2, B—6. Women’s singles: Miss Boyd beat Miss Akhurst 3—6, 6—4, 6—2. Women’s doubles: Missea_ Akhurst and Cox beat Mrs Utz and Miss Boyd 6—o, 6-2. PIGEON FLYING. DUNEDIN HOMING CLUB. Tho Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club flew an interval race on Saturday from Ashburton, an airline distance of 149 miles to the winner’s loft. It was an excellent test, as the birds encountered a slight head wind. The winning birds were liberated at 10.20 a.m. and timed in at 2.55 p.m., completing the journey in 4hr 35min. Mr M’Eacnen, stationmastcr, liberated 16 pens from 16 lofts, with the following result in yards per minute: —J. Stills’ Belgium Lass, 950yds, 1; J. Williams’s Bonny Rill, 938yds, 2; S. Lynn’s Gurnay Lass, 920yds, 3; J. Scoullar’s Queen’s Drive. 899yds. 4; A, Turnbull’s Playmate, 881yds, 5. Birds entered by W. Douglas, J. Hardgraves. L. Tonks, G. G. Mofiitt, R. Pother, Donaldson Bros. A. Stevenson, G. Coutts, H. Drew, D. Murray, end F. Jonas also flew.