SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20390, 23 April 1928, Page 10

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. LIMERICK LEAVES FOR HOME. (United Press Association.) \ (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, April 21. Jones, with Limerick and Zaragosa, sailed for New Zealand yesterday, fair Rosebery, which broke down after his arrival here, has been sold to a South Australian sportsman. The price has not been stated.—Australian Press Association. RUGBY LEAGUE. (Pkb United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, April 22. The League football benefit matches and sports in aid of R. Stack, who lost a leg last season as the result of a football injury, resulted in approximately £SOO being taken at the pates. CHRISTCHURCH. April 22. Svdenham 13, Addington 10: Waimairi 21, 'Hornby 16; Marist 25, Woolston 3. COURSING. The annual meeting of the Dunedin Coursing Club, which was to have been held on Saturday evening, was adjourned until next Saturday, owing to the small attendance of members. BILLIARDS. DAVIS TO MEET NEWMAN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, April 22. (Received April 22, at 5.5 p.m.) In the billiard championship game Davis (8000) beat Carpenter (5602). Davis thus secures the right to challenge Newman. —Australian Press Association. —United Service. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. THE CUP-TIE FINAL. LONDON, April 21. (Received April 22, at 5.5 p.m.) At Wembley, the Association Cup final was played in dull weather. There were 93,000 spectators, including their Majesties the Duke and Duchess of York. Blackburn beat Huddersfield by 3 goals to I. Australian Press Association. MATCHES IN OTHER CENTRES. (Peb Unitkl Vtia&i Asst NATION.) AUCKLAND, April 22. North Shore 2, Tramways 2; Y.M.C.A. 7, Northcote nil; Thistle 3. Belmont 1. CHRISTCHURCH, April 22. Western 1, Nomads nil; Technical 7, Villa 1; Thistle 3, St. Albans 2. SCULLING. CHALLENGES FOR BARRY. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) OTTAWA, April 18. A message has been received in Vancouver from Barry that he will attend a dinner in London on April 28, when he expects to receive official challenges from Goodeell and Burns, of Australia. He says that Australians are keen for him to race Burns at Sydney.—Australian Press Association. RACING IN ENGLAND. A WIN FOR THE KING. (United Press Association.! (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, April 19. (Received April 20, at 7 p.m.) Scuttle, ilie best filly the J£mg has yet owned, and an entrant in the Oaks, won tha Brandon Haroic&p. It was the King s first racing success of the year.—Austr.il<?n Press Association. THE PACING STALLION SHIEK. GOING TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, April 20. The pacing stallion Shfek, which is well known in New Zealand, has bean sold to a Western Australian buyer for racing there. —Australian Press Association. SWIMMING. RECORD BY DUTCH LADY. (United Press Association.! (By Electric Telegraph-—Copyright.) AMSTERDAM, April 18. Miss Marie Baron, one of Holland's principal women swimming competitors at the forthcoming Olympiad, established u new world's record for the breast stroke 200 metres by covering the distance in 3min 16scc, which is 2-ssec better than her own previous world's" record. —Australian Press Association. CRICKET. THE MARYLEBONE CLUB. TRIBUTE TO DOMINION TEAM. LONDON, April 17. The annual report of the Marylebone Club highly appreciates the quality of the New Zealand team's cricket.—Australian Press Association--United Service.