LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3040, 19 June 1912, Page 64

LAND AND WATER.

Brown trout (says the Auckland Herald) have proved a failure in tho Auckland district, according to the chairman of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society (Mr Hazard). COURSING. MELBOURNE. June 11. (Received June 11. at 11.35 p.m.) Tn tho Gra.n<l Challenge Stakes the New Zealand dog Sir Minto waa beaten in his heat. HOCKEY. PALMERSTON N., June 12. Wairarapa played a challenge game for the Norden Hockey Cup. the New Zealand premiership, to-day, defeating Manawatu, the holders, by 3 goals to 2, after a very keen game. The visitors had the beet of the first spell, and the home team of the secondj in whioh they attacked persistently but missed goals through bad shooting. ROWING. LONDON, June 11. Tho Jesus crew, including Gray (of Napier) and Roger Gould (OhristchuTch), headed the Cambridge May Eights. Tho Australians are practising steadily

at Cookham, and the residents are showing much hospitality to the visitors. They will go to Henley on the 23rd. Their form has improvod greatly sinea Middleton obtained a fast launch from which he coaches them. NEW ZEALAND BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS. WELLINGTON. June 11. The following have been selected to represent Wellington at the New Zealand boxing championships:—Bantam weight, Langridge and Kutner; feather weight, Leary and Stewart; light weight. E. Stewart and Porter; welter weight, Murphy and Minitie; middle weight, Finnie (Parry and Kronast are to tr.y-o.ut for second man); heavy weight, Collerton. Emergencies: bantam, MacMorran; feather, Mack. Mr T. Sampson was nominated for the position of referee, and Messrs Whatman and Beauchamp Platts for positions as judges. The New Zealand Council wrote confirming the date of the championships as July 16 and 17. ANOTHER WIN FOR WILDING. LONDON, June 16. A. F. Wilding defeated Roper Barrett, 6 —2, 4—6, 6—2, and &-t6 in the final of Kent championship. BILLIARDS. LINDRUM v. WILLIAMS. / MELBOURNE, June 16. The billiard match between Lindrum and Williams was won by the former, the scores being: Lindrum 16,000 Tvilliams 11,457 Lindrum made a break of 448 yesterday, and Williams one of 268. HARVERSON v. DIGGLE. MELBOURNE, June 16. The match between Harverson and Diggle, in which the later conceded the former 1000 points, was won by the former. The scores were : Harverson 9000 Diggle 5370 SYDNEY, June 17. Diggle, who is conceding 2000, has commenced a match of 18,000 points against Harverson. The latter has made 3333, including two breaks of 223 each, and Diggle has scored 1871. '—'" ' B 8