SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20426, 5 June 1928, Page 10

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

GERMAN OLYMPIC TESTS. TWO RECORDS BROKEN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BERLIN, June 3. During the Olympic tests the German sprinters Keening, Courts, Houben, and Wichmann ran 400 metres relay in 40.8 sec, a world’s record. Fraulein Lange put the weight 11.57 metres, a woman’s world record.—Australian Press Association. LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING. A RECORD ESTABLISHED. , (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.! HELSINGFORS, June 3. (Received June 4, at 11 p.m.) Rotko established a new world’s running record for 25,000 metres, doing the distance in 85min 14sec.—Australian Press Association, RACING IN AUSTRALIA. JOCKEY CLUB HURDLE RACE. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, June 4. (Received June 4, at 11.30 p.m.) The Jockey Club Hurdle race resulted as follows:—Anorient 9.8, 1; Burraform, 10.5, 2; Mowamba, 10.2, 3. There were nine starters. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 4min 24isec.—Australian Press Association. BOXING. CASEY RETAINS MIDDLE-WEIGHT TITLE. (Pie United Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., June 4." Harry Casey (Christchurch, late Queensland) successfully defended the middleweight title against Nelson MKnight (Palmerston North) to-night, scoring a knock-out in the seventh round, after having the better of matters over the whole fight. MKnight was down 6sec in the third round. BILLIARDS. M'CONACHY AND LINDRUM. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph-—Copyright.) SYDNEY. June 4. (Received June 5, at 1.20 a.m.) The scores at the end of the session W< Lindium 9865, M'Conachy (in play) 8463. Breaks: Lindrum 115, 192, 105, 201, 118; M'Conachy 428, 155, 104, 141, 328 (unfinished). —Australian Press Association. ‘