LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3556, 9 May 1922, Page 42

LAND AND WATER.

AERIAL DERBY. SYDNEY, May 7. The Aerial Derby of 55 miles was won by Captain Nigel Love in 49min 35 2-ssec. ATHLETICS. AUSTRALASIAN PROPOSAL. WELLINGTON, May 1. The Council of the New Zealand Amateur itheltio Association resolved to-night that •t request be sent to the Australasian Union that a mail vote be taken on the question of holding the Australian v. New Zealand championships alternately in Australia and New Zealand every second year, the programme to be limited to nine or ten events. This was mutually agreed upon, the cost of transport to be borne by the visiting teams, and the contests to take the place of the present New Zealand championships. CRICKET. EIGHT-BALL OVER. LONDON, May 3. A soecial general meeting of the Marylebone Cricket Club only approved of the eightball over in Australian matches after a long ! discussion, the principal critic being P. G. ' Pender. The meeting also decided in the event i of rain falling prior to or during the currency j of a day’s play the groundsman shall cause the j wicket to be swept and rolled 10 minutes i after the close of play, or any time before the next commencement, whenever he is of , the opjnion that such rolling will improve ] the wicket, the groundsman to nse the rol- j ler only after consultation with the captains. ] A new rule permits the side batting first and leading by 200 runs the option of compelling their opponents to follow on. Lord Chelmsford was elected president in succession to the Hon. F. S. Jackson. OXFORD v. MIDDLESEX. LONDON, May 6. The cricket match, Oxford against Middlesex, was drawn owing to rain restricting play. Stevens (53) and the Australians, B. Bettington (43 not out) and R. Bettington (31) were the chief scorers for Oxford. Middlesex made 190 (Murrell 70).C. B. Fry's son Stephen, aged 21. is already a strong batsman. He made his debut as a wicketkeeper for Hampshire. Mr Fry, sen., interviewed, said that he had never coached or encouraged Stephen. He was doubtful whether county cricket was worth playing nowadays.BOXING. CONTESTS IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, May 7. Paul Demsky 9.4 knocked out Bert M’Oarthy 9.3 in the sixteenth round. De.-n----sky’s superior strength enabled him to punish M'Carthy severely, the latter being floored for seven seconds in the 11th .round, and nine seconds in the 15th round. MELBOURNE, May 7. Hunefield knocked out Johnson in the fifth round. • THE CHAMPION BOXER. LONDON, April 21. Descamps is seeking another match for Carpentier with Dempsey, but the Daily Mail and other experts oppose the match, as they consider that Carpentier would he outclassed. Dempsey visited Carpentier's

training quarters at Maidenhead, but states that he does not intend to fight him. him. Since his arrival Dempsey has received ISO offers of marriage and 400 invitations to dinner at the Savoy, and is daily besieged by female autograph hunters. April 26. A message from Paris says that .when questioned about a statement attributed to Carpentier that he would have a much bettor, chance of heating Dempsey if they fought in London with 6oz gloves and in a 24ft ring, with an impartial referee, Dempsey replied : “Tell Georges that I will fight him anywhere—on a 60ft, a cabbage patch, or on a ballroom floor, and with any weight of gloves and a referee selected by Carpentier.” BILLIARDS. FINAL OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, May 6. There was keenest interest in the final of the billiards championship owing to the high standard of play and Falkiner’s brilliant recovery during the week, by which he -wined out most of Newman’s lead 1 . Scores: Newman, 14,667; Falkiner, 14,429. Latest scores: Newmsti, 16,000; Falkiner, 15,167. GOLF. < * OTAGO CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. The first round of the Otago Golf Club Championship was played on the Balmacewen Links on Saturday afternoon.* The most interesting match was that between Professor Ramsav and J. R. Callender, a hard battle ending at the twenty-second green. Callender’s approach left a difficult putt for 3, and Professor Ramsay, running an approach putt across the green dead, half stymied his opponent, who failed to get down and lost-. Callender had played a great fighting finish. He was 2 down with three holes to go. At the sixteenth he failed to get over the hill with his second, but his third, a fine iron shot, left him only a putt, which he holed for a win in 4. Professor Ramsay laid himself a stymie at the seventeenth, and lost this hole also, making the match square. A succession of four halves followed. H. Brasch narrowly escaped defeat by E. J. Hocking, the latter being up coming to the last green. The matter was settled at the nineteenth, Hocking missing a putt to halve. W. H. Cowper and J. W. Gow had a close contest, the pair never being separated by more than a hole. C. Turnbull beat S. K. Sleigh. He went into the lead in the early stages, and was never headed. The following is the result of the first round: H. W. Kelly heat B. R Stock, 3 and 2. Professor Ramsay beat J. R. Callender at the twenty-second. H. Brasch beat E. J. Hocking at the nineteenth. L. M. Campbell beat H. de C. M'Arthur, 4 and 3. R. G. Scott beat 3. B. Lambert, 6 and 4. C. Turnbull beat S. K. Sleigh, 2 up. W. H. Cowper beat J. W. Gow, 1 up. BALMACEWEN CUP. The first round of the Balmacewen Cup also provided some close matches, and two ! were carried to th v seventeenth green. T. D. Adams beat C. M. Benzoni at the nineteenth. G. M. Whitcombe beat J. Hutchison at the nineteenth F. T. Anderson beat N. Galbraith, 3 and 2. D. Samuel beat D. Ramsay, 4 and 3. ST. CLAIR LINKS. The first qualifying round for the annual championships was played on the St. Clair Links on Saturday. The following are the ! scores:—Seniors .(first 16): C. B. Wight 76, I Irvine 80, Macbeth 83, D. D. M'Carthy 83, Wallis 84, W. D. M'Carthy B*4, Reed 89, Amtman 91, Williams 94, Forbes 94, W. G. Wight 94, Dodds 94, G. Dick 94, Laing 95, Clayton 96, Bennett 102. Junior (first eight): Morton 92, Wynne 93, R. Dick 93, Fountain 98, Greville 99, Nash 100, Craighead 100, Davidson 101. THE GAME IN ENGLAND. LONDON, May 6. Hunter, amateur champion, won the St. George’s Vase on the Sandwich Open Championship course, with rounds of 77 and 79. , Wethered’s score was 160.

Ray, playing at Bury St. Edmunds, beat Vardon, three and two, after being down one at the turn SWIMMING. BRISBANE, May 7. The 440 Yards State Swimming Championship was won by Springfield in smm 35 4-ssec. SCULLING. SYDlmi, May 7. The eight-oared sculling championship of Australia resulted as follows:—South Australia 1, Victoria 2, Western Australia 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 16min 19see—a record for the course. The Australian Sculling Championship resulted <as follows:—A. Bull (New South Wales) 1, A. Pitt (Tasmania) 2, J. Barton (Victoria) 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 17min' 27|sec, which was also a' record for the course. The Ladies’ Inter-State Fours Championship resulted: Tasmania 1, South Australia 2, Queensland 3. Won by half a length. ROWING. THE DIAMOND SCULLS. * LONDON, May 1. Ernest Barry is coaching D. Gollnn for the Diamond Sculls at Henley, the finals of which will be rowed on July 8. In addition, Baynes and Hoover (America) are competing. OTACO HUNT. The executive of the Otago Hunt met lust week, Mr B. S. Irwin presiding. Messrs A. Trotter and E. J. Docherty were added to the committee as representing the Middlemarch branch. The Chairman submitted a copy of the programme for the non-totalisator meeting, to be held at Middlemarch on June 23, and recommended that a copy be sent to the Minister of Internal Affairs, together with an application for permission to hold the proposed meeting.—This was agreed to.

Owing to the trotting fixture on Saturday it was decided to alter the opening run to May 13. In connection with the hunt’s annual racing permit, it was decided to amend the date to September 17. Messrs T. Fogg, R. Acton Adams, H. Gourley, A. W. Brown, R. Conn, and J Mowat were appointed a sub-committee to draw up a suitable programme of races, with stakes approximately £BSO.