LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3566, 18 July 1922, Page 42

LAND AND WATER.

BOXING. AUCKLAND, July 10. Pooley defeated Cadman in a professional heavyweight bont for a purse of £2OO. He wcm on points, and the fight went the full 15 rounds. SYDNEY, July 15. At the Stadium, Billy Hunefeld (America) loioeked out Harry Holmes in the eleventh rorund. It wae a poor display. The loser went down to a light heart punch, and knocking his head on the boards, took the count. MELBOURNE, July 16. M'Carihv defeated M’Bride on points in a well-con tested fight. COOK BEATS SOLDIER JONES. LONDON, July 10. George Cook, the Australian heavy-weight, defeated Soldier Horace Jones on points. SPECIAL BOUT AT OAMARU. OAMARU, July 11. A special (fix-round heavy-weight boxing bout to-night between Arthur Smith (Oaraaru) and A. Hooke (champion, South Canterbury) resulted in the latter being knocked out in the second round. DF.MSKY v. PRESTON. WELLINGTON, July 11. Paul Demeky outclassed W. Preston in a fifteen rounds professional light-weight contest to-night-. The fight was rather one-sided, but both were loudly cheered when Demsky ec< ured the award. SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. The following team has been selected to represent- Otago at the South Island boxing championships, to lie held at Tintaru on D uly 25 and 26: Fly-weight .—T. Griffiths. Bantam-weight.—H. M'Millnn. Feather-weight.—R. Fulcher. L'ght-weight.—L. M‘Donald. Welter- weight.—T. 1 farris. Middle-weight.— H. North.

This teem will represent the province, subject to their scaling the correct weight on July 22 and to their being passed as medically fit. Mr C. M’Quarrie has been appointed manager of the team. Mr J. Kalmar tin, the Otago delegate, has been appointed as referee at the championships. CRICKET. CAMBRIDGE v. OXFORD. LONDON, July 11. In the University cricket, match Cambridge scored 403 runs for four wick*t3 in the first innings, and declared it closed. Hillwood made 81, Doggart 71, Chapman 102 (not out), and Ashton 90. Bettington took one wicket for 92 runs. Oxford has lost four wickets for 134 runs (Bettington 21). COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, July 11. Yorkshire, 125 runs for eight wickets (declared) beat. Sussex, 95 and 20. Kilner took three wickets tor 13 runs and Waddington seven for six runs. Laneu>hire, 179 and 121 for three wickets, beat Warwickshire, 191 and 107.July 13. Kent, 162 and 73 for two wickets, beat Sussex, 124 and 110. A. P. Freeman took six wickets for 35 runs and. R for 36. W. Tate, in the first innings, took eight Kentish wickets for 67 runs. Lancashire, 237, beat Gloucester, 80 and 127. C. Parkin (Lancashire), in the first innings, took eight wickets for 47 runs. Notts, 306, beat Glamorgan, 134 and 47. F. Barratt, in the second innings, took eight wickets for 26 runs. July 14. The cricket averages are as follows:

M.C.C. TEAM FOR. NEW ZEALAND. CHRISTCHURCH, July 14. A letter received by the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council by mail from Sir Francis Bell, who with Mr H. D. Swan, of Essex, is representing the council in London, shows that negotiations for the despatch of an M.C.C. team under MacLaren are making satisfactory progress The team has not yet been selected, but MacLaren states positively that it will be perhaps the best- amateur team that has ever left England. The team should arrive at Perth about the middle of October, and will play a series of matches against an Australian team before coming to New Zealand. The Management Committee of Ihe council is extremely gratified with the attitude taken up by the M.C.C. and the Australian Board oi Control, which latter body will

manage the tour on behalf of the New Zealand. Cricket Council while the team is in Australia. CAMBRIDGE v. OXFORD. LONDON, July 12. Cambridge beat Oxford by an innings and 100 runs. Oxford scored 222 and 81. Allen took five wickets for 60 runs and four for 18 runs. GOLF. AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK, July 11. The United States open golf championship has opened at Chicago. There were 326 entries and 27 qualified. Hutchison was first with 135, Brady second with 143, and Mitchell and Greavy third and fourth with 145 each. Kirkwood came sixth, with 146. Hunter failed to qualify. July 11. Tile second section in the. qualifying- round of tlie American Open Golf Championship was played in rain. Twenty-four qualified. Hagen was first, with 141, Farrell second with 144, and Sprogell third with 145. THE ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. There w-a-s a thrilling finish to the match over 36 holes in the final round of the competition at Prestwick for the English amateur championship, when E. E. W. Holder-' ness defeated John Cavern, 1 up. Mr F. M. Curruthers describes the play in the Daily Chronicle: "It was one of the best of the championship finals, the men playing shot for shot with wonderful accuracy under conditions that made one wonder that, they could play at all, and it finished! with two of the bravest putts that have ever been holed. At tHe critical last, hole JTolderness is dot my one, and ns he stands on the tee, cut on

the top of a hill like a pulpit, he is faced by 20,000 people ranged six or more deep on either side of the fairway, and streteming all the 300 yards to the green. At the back is the clubhouse and professional shop, with adventurous people perched on the roof, and in front he can perhaps see the championship cup glistening in the sunshine and all ready to be handed to the winner. He must steer hi-s ball between this avenue of people almost as excited as himself. He has been playing for nearly six hours, and the strain is near breaking point. But by a great mental, as well as physical, effort he strikes the ball truly and it flies straight for the green to finish 15 yards short of the flag. Now it is Caven’s turn. He Is smiling and less sensitive, but he realises that the situation is desperate. He had won the previous hole to keep tile match alive, and he must win again unless he is to be beaten. Even a half will not do. His drive is as long as his opponent’s, but it is a trifle off the line, pin high, but just off the green on the left. “As soon as the balls have been driven the spectators break their orderly formation and race then pell-mell for a view of the putting. F-or minutes the players disappear in the crowd, but at last they reach the green, and Caven plays a- little chip and his ball runs five yards past the hole. Now Holderness putts and he is three yards too strong. To have a chance of saving the match the Scot- must hole hi-s putt, and hitting the ball perfectly it runs unerringly into the hole. Imagine Holderness’s thoughts as the ball disappears into the hole. The prize which he has struggled for since 10 o’clock in the morning is slipping away from him. As Caven putts Holderness yawns; it is a sign of exhaustion and weariness. But he makes one last effort, a-nd it succeeds. He holes the putt, and he is the new oham pion of amateur golf. I kuow of no parallel in golf to this halt in three at a hole, measuring 279 yards, at the end of a championship, though Tolley’s two to win at Muirfield was as sensational.”

HOCKEY.

MIDDLE.MARCH LADIES’ HOCKEY CLUB. The Middle-march Ladies’ Hockey Club ia A very live sporting bodiy. Although only formed last season, it has a largo membership, and can put two teams at any time on the field. For a small country place it is thought that it would be hard to beat this. Under the tutorship of Mr Wilkie Garrett the players have made great progress this season. At a match held last week some fine form was shown, and spectators were enthusiastic regarding the great advance made by the ladies in so short a time. On the 7th inst. the hockey ladies held a public concert, when the large A. and! P. Hall was filled wilh an appreciative aridrence. The members had long been making preparations for this event and, amongst them, they had evolved a number of new and moat interesting items in the way of dialogues and character sketches. During the evening the chairman (the Rev. H. Bloomfield), on behalf of the club, thanked Mr John Elliot for the use of the playing grounds; Mr Garrett for coaching the teams; Mesdames Horn, Sear, Ta-plin, and Fuller for valuable assistance given to the club; and Miss Helen Beattie for acting as referee, and intimated that the club had heartily accepted Mr Mat. Matheson’s gift of a silver cup, valued at five or six guineas, for competition " oil points between the two teams. The ooncert programme was of a good order, every item requiring encore numbers. Solos and duets by Mr and Mrs Cliff Fiamank, from the Reefs, were specially appreciated. Mr and Mrs Gordon Horn, Mrs D. Stewart, Mr Hoggans, and the hockey girls also contributed items. Supper and a dance concluded the evening’s enjoyment. SWIMMING. A NEW RECORD. NEW YORK, July 10. At Alameda, California, John Weissmuller, of the Illinois Athletic Club, put up a new world’s record for the 100 metre open water, free stvle swim, covering the distance in 58 3-5-sec. WRESTLING. DARGAYILLE. July 14. W. A. Sunni (an Indian), the local holder of the Australasian Heavyweight Wrestling Championship, defeated Theo (bidding, holder of the dominion light-heavvweight championship. SHOOTINGSHOOTING AT BISLEY. LONDON, July 15. At Bislev, the E-lcho Shield was won by England with a- score of 1632. Scotland wa3 second with 1612. The new streamline bullet wa-s used, and it gave great satisfaction. If is very pointed, and is tapered at- the back instead of being blunted as in the case of the present service bullet The object of the new design is to flatten the trajectory, and thus secure a greater range. The Swiss have been using the streamline bullet with great success, and the United States is carrying out experiments with it. It is believed that the new bullet, with (he same eleva-

tion, will give a range of over 5000 yards, as compared with 3400 yards in the case of the service bullet. COURSING. MELBOURNE, July 15. The Victorian Waterloo Cup resulted: Vanity Verse winner, Una Y. runner-up. In tho Purse, Charles Dickens was first, with Keep Battling runner-up. Comedy won the Plate, with Kenhura runner-up.

OTAGO HUNT.

MEET AT WIXGATUI. One of the most successful meets ever held by the Otago Hunt took place on Saturday afternoon at Wingat-ui on the property of Mr A. H. Fisher, which overlooks the D. fine racecourse. It is an ideal place for a hunt, being fine open countrv, and a very line view of the run was obtained by the large number of spectators who assembled at the homestead. ‘ Visitors from all parts of the ’i aieri and Dunedin journeyed out to view- the hunt, and they witnessed one of the best rung ever held by (ho club. The club is greatly indebted to Mr Fisher for the use of ids fine property, and also to Messrs Ware. Feilding. Christie, and other willing workers who mapped out the course and provided the fences for the followers to hunt over. There were a large number of straight-goers, including a number of horses which are competing in hunters’ events at Timaru and Waimate next week, and they all acquitted themselves very creditably. At the conclusion of the run spectators and followers were invited to afternoon tea, which wa s kindly supplied by Alesdames Geisler. Christie, Shaw. Hotop, Henderson, and Kidd, and a special vote of thanks was accorded these ladies, who greatly helped to make the afternoon's outing the success it was. The following riders took part in the run: —Master Mr J. Mowat oil Elaine, Deputy-master Mr R. Hrunton on Sunbeam, Huntsman Mr D. Wheeler on All Fire, Whip Mr E. Buddicom on Mack. Miss D. Mowat, on Jenny Lvn, Miss E. Smyth on Rothktng, Miss B.M’Leod on Ladybell. Mrs F. Conn on Handsome John. Mrs M’Kay on Haka. Mr G. Feilding or! Strathglass, Mr J. Andrews on Cartoon. Mr E. Horn on Canbini. Mr C. Iladfield on Rapid River, Mr W. Griffirhs on Overseas. Mr C. Ware on Mistico. Mr A. Jordan on Castlerock. Mr J. A unison on Mickey Free, Mr D. Robertson on Skylark. Mr A. Edwards on Camile Jack. Mr J. M‘Kay on Rookhamnton, Mr IT. Eadie on Royal Blue. Mr J. Blair on Hector. Mr A. Cassels on Tornado, Mr T. Dalzell on Chummy, Mr J. Buuburv on Getaway. Mr X. Btinbui-y on Cappa. Mr N. Snowball on Thelma. Mr L. Waite on The Gift. Mr J. North on Brownwing, and Mr .1. and Miss Grace M’Lauphlin, who laid the trail. Those who motored and rode out to view the run were Mr A. W. and Mrs Krmvn. Air and Mrs Clark, Mr and Mrs R. Riddle (of Palmerston), Mr and Mrs Grn ie, Mr and Mrs M’Laohlan and party. Messrs W. TI. Christie, C. Christie, J. Todd. W. Russell. J. Rutledge. O. Christie. W. D. Snowball. J. Miller, J. Henderson, the Mi-ses Banbury and several others.

ATHLETICS.

ATHLETIC AND CYCLING UNION. The annual meeting of the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union was held last week. Air A. AI. Wylie presiding. Tlie Cromwell Caledonian Society applied for permission to hold its sports meeting on Easter Saturday, 19-23. —Referred to the incoming executive. The adoption of the annual report and balance sheet was moved b} the chairman, who spoke of the success of the union's operations during rite year. He also expressed appreciation of the amateur body's efforts in conjunction with the union in promoting clean sport. After others had spoken in a similar strain, the motion was carried. The annual report stated, inter alia: D-uring the year 30 affiliated societies were registered. Two new societies—Palmerston and Hyde and Aiaeraes held successful meetings. Cromwell and Queenstown wen‘ out of existence. The number of competitors registered during the year was—292 competitors at Is and 168 competitors at 2s 6d. The centre had a good deal of trouble with amateurs “ringing in.” i )ne competitor who competed under an assumed name tit various sports meetings has been disqualified during the pleasure of the centre. As proceedings were going to lie taken against him he refunded the prize money won by him. Ihe i-entre refunded the prize money to the societies at whose meetings he competed, and the societies returned it to the competitors who were eligible for the prize money. The annual conference of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union was held in Dunedin in September, and was very successful. The balance sheet shows that the centre is in a good financial position, with a credit balance of £37 11s Bd. The year was commenced with a balance of £26 9s lOd. Alessrs A. Al. Wylie and A. Polwortli were appointed delegates to the conference of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union to be held at Kllliam in September. Tht following remit is to be forwarded to the conference: —“That the conference of tlie New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union be held biennially.’' A lengthy remit with regard to the starting of races is also ro be forwarded to the conference. Ail clubs in Otago are to be asked to support this remit Tin following office-bearers were elected: —Patron, Air .1. Lang; president. Air A. Polwortli: vice-presidents. Messrs R. B. Meek and J Alathesori; auditor. Mr G. Davidson; secretary and treasurer. Mr l_). F. Al’Kav; committee -Messrs A. M. Wylie. A. A. Campbell. T. Read. Al. .1. M’Calie. \V. Renmck. A Valintiiie. J. I>. Forbes. J. Moore. T. Mitchell, and J. Reid.

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