LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3594, 30 January 1923, Page 44

LAND AND WATER.

ATHLETICS. THE AMERICAN ATHLETES. WANGANUI, January 22. Heavy rain set in last night, and continued without intermission throughout th© night and until midday, when it gave promise of clearing. All picnics and cricket matches were abandoned, but th© Wanganui Amateur Athletic Club's meeting at which the Americans will compete, is to be gone on with in the afternoon. The track will be in a bad state. The American athletes participated in me local sports gathering this afternoon. Th© weather was decidedly unfavourable. Heavy rain fell most of the day and made th© track heavy and greasy, nevertheless good times were recorded. The following are th© principal results: 100 Yards.—Kirksey (scr) 1, C. Weir (Byds) 8, E. Baitings (Biyde) 3. Time, 10 l-ssec. 220 Yards.—Kirksey (scr) 1, Cardiner (19yds) 2, Weir (9yds) 3. Time, 23sec. 120 Yards Hurdles.—F. Packer (14vds) 1, Krognees (scr) 2, E. A. Porritt (Byds) 3. Time, 15 4-ssec. Won by inches. _75 Yards.—Kirksey (scr) 1, Weir (3£yds> 2, .W. Haggie (syds) 3. Time, 8 l-ssec. Relay Race, 440 yards.—America (Merchant, Krogness, Kirksey) 1, Hawera 2, Wanganui 3.' Time, 47 l-53ec. Two Mile North Island Wheel ChampionBhip.—A. Hodson 1, L. A. Couch 2 R. Crutchlev 3. Won by a length and a-half. Time, 4min 57 2-ssec. R. Hodson also won two out of the three handicap cycle events. | Long Jump.—Krogness (scr), 22ft Hin, I. | Throwing the Hammer.—Merchant, 154 ft Bin, 1. CHRISTCHURCH, January 24. At a meeting of the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association the council wrote stating that February 17 had been allotted to the Canterbury Centre for the visit of the Americans. Th© chairman said there was a race meeting being held in Christchurch on the date suggested for the meeting with the Americans The centre would therefore have considerable difficulty in making the meeting a success and in raising the necessary guarantee of £IOO. It was decided to reply to the council that the centre regretted its inability to accept the proposed terms. The centre, however, was prepared to receive the Americans as its guests during their absence from Wellington, and offered the council any profits oil the afternoon meeting on February 17. ■ _ GISBORNE, January 27. The American athletes were the principal attraction at a carnival held here to-day. The weather was excellent and there was a large attendance. Merchant_ put the shot 41ft 9in—his best throw in New Zealand. He also threw the hammer 156 ft. Krogness, in the high jump, just -failed to clear 6ft 2in to win. Kirksey was unplaeod in the 100 yards handicap. The Americans won the relay race easily. CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE HELD IN WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, January 23. Further alterations have been made in the American athletic fixtures. Their last appearance will be in Auckland on March 3. instead of on February 24, as previously ari ranged. The New Zealand championship meeting will be held in Wellington on February 24, apd both the Americans and Carr (of. New South Wales) will be able to take part. Mr Davies, president of the New Zealand Council, will accompany the Americans

on their tour to Gisborne, Rotorua, and Auckland. CARR'S NEW ZEALAND VISIT. SYDNEY, January 23. The Australian sprinter (Carr) will sail for New Zealand on February 9, and will meet Kirksey on February 24. A RECORD EQUALLED. SYDNEY, January 27. During the interval at the Sheffield Shield cricket match yesterday, Carr succeeded in lowering the State record for 100 yards, doing the distance in 9 4-s»ec, which equals the Australasian record. BOXING. MATCH IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, January 27. (Received January 28, at 5.5 p.m.) At the Stadium George Menzies beat Les Waters on points. The fighting was willing throughout the 20 rounds, with little to choose between the contestants. THE LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. Les Murray (Dunedin) holder of the New Zealand light-weight title, on Thursday night knocked out the challenger, Paul Hannah, in the ninth round of a 15-round contest in Wellington. The championship was not involved, as Hannah was an ounce over weight. A section of the crowd, believing Murray could have finished the job earlier, jeered the verdict. FOOTBALL. THE RUGBY CODE. LONDON, January 27. English Rugby football will suffer a severe loss by the retirement at the end of the season of the famous pair of international halves, Davies and Kershaw. The former intends to marry and relinquish the game, and the latter will shortly join the battleship Barham. Davies has played in 19 international matches, and was only once on th© losing side, the occasion being when South Africa won in 1913. Kershaw has played in 13 international matches. Both are playing against Ireland on February 10. LEAGUE GAME. PROPOSED VISIT. LONDON, January 25. The Northern Union Rugby League Council met at Leeds and unanimously decided to accept the invitation of the New South Wales and New' Zealand Leagues to tour Australia and New Zealand in 1924, subject to satisfactory terms being arranged. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. LONDON, January 27. Owing to the number of replayed ties in the first round of the Association Cup, the attendances and receipts reached enormous figures. The spectators totalled 1,138,679 and the takings £75,833. LONDON, January 27. In the International Amateur Association football England and Wales chew —four goals each. LAWTON'S SUSPENSION. r LONDON, January 22. The Australian Press Association learns that the Rugby Union discussed the status of Lawton (Rhodes Scholar for Queensland), despite a protest by , some members against dealing with the subject in the absence of Mr L. G. Brown, the Australian representative, who is on holiday in Switzerland. Mr Wray, the New Zealand representative, refused to vote on the question, and declared that he was not fully informed regarding the facts, owing to Mr Brown's absence. The union’s decision at this stave was most, surprising, as the authorities had been fully aware during the past two years of Lawton’s technical infraction of the union’s rules in Australia, while when Lawton first arrived both the secretary of the union and Major Stanley (Oxford's representative) definitely declared that Lawton’s minor breach of the rules would not be raised, as it was not desired to have friction with th© dominions over such a trifle. The Morning Post says that Lawton’s suspension is temporary, pending the decision of the commission which the Rugby Union

appointed to inquire into the whole question of the relations between the Australian controlling body and the Rugby Union on the varying views regarding professionalism. January 24. Mr Chambers, secretary of the Oxford University Football Club, states that it is untrue that the club has been aware for two years that Lawton played under Northern Union rules. The club had no knowledge whatsoever of Lawton’s status. The case was still sub judice. His club would assist the Rugby Union’s commission in making a thorough and fair tion.LAWN TENNIS. NEW SOUTH WALES LADIES. AUCKLAND, January 24. The New South Wales lady tennis players played against the Auckland ladies to-day. Th© weather was perfect and the courts were in good condition. Some fine tennis was witnessed, though the visitors proved too strong for the local players, winning all six matches. One of the best contests was between Miss Gray and Miss Macfarlone. This match was very even, and was characterised by beautiful driving and placed shots. A game of a similar nature wa3 between Miss Lloyd and Mrs Hodges, and sustained rallies made the match a very long one, and when Mrs Hodges led by three games to love in the third set it looked! as if she would win, but Miss Lloyd rallied and won the next six games. Miss Knight put up a splendid fight against Mrs Lascelles and was twice within one point of winning the first set; Her overhead work was spectacular, but Mrs Lascelles’s good all-round play won hei the next set and the match. Miss Lance outclassed Mrs Soott-Watson. In the Doubles a splendid struggle was witnessed between Misses Gray and Lloyd against Miss Macfarlane and Mrs SoottWatson. Base-line driving was again a feature of the game which was won by the New South Wales ladies after a three-set contest. The other doubles match was won easily by the Australian first pair against Miss Knight and Mrs Hodges. Scores : Singles.—Miss Lance beat Mrs Scott-Wat-son, 6—o, 6—2; Miss Gray beat Miss Macfarlane, 3 —6, 6—3, 7 —5 ; Mrs Lascelles beat Mias Knight, 7—5, 6—3; Miss Lloydl beat Mrs Hodges. 4—6, 6—3, 6—3. Doubles. —Miss Lance and Mrs Lascelles beat Miss Knight and Mrs Hodges, 6—l, 6—3; Misses Gray and Lloyd beat Mies Macfarlane and Mrs Scott-Watson, I—6, 6 —3, 6—4. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. AUCKLAND, January 26. The Auckland Lawn Tennis Championship Tournament commenced to-day. The weather was fine, but th© courts were heavy after the torrential rain of last evening. The New South Wales ladies who were competing won their matches easily, though in the doubles Misses Witheron and Ramsay (Auckland) played an even set with Mrs Lascelles and Miss Gray. The first set went to the Australians 6—l, but in the second they had a harder struggle, winning B—6. The present holder of th© men’s singles— Sims —won his first match, 6—l, 6 —l. January 28. The Auckland championship tennis tournament was continued yesterday. Frequent heavy showers interfered with the play, rendering the courts very heavy. The New South Wales ladies won all their matches. Miss Knight succeeded in taking a set from Miss Lance, the scores being 6 —o, B—6, 6—3. Lad’ies singles.—Miss Lance (New South Wales) beat. Miss Knight (Auckland), 6 —o, 6 8, 6—3; Mis® M’Cormick beat Mias Colebrook. 7 —5, 7 —5; Mrs Scott-Watson beat Miss Macfarlane, 6 —4, 6—2. Men’s singles.—Watkins beat Brown, 6 —2, 7 5; Page beat Thorne, 6—3, 10—8; Colgrave beat J. Harrison, o—6, 6—4, 6—4; R. Bartleet beat P. Harrison, G—2, 4—6, 6—l; Sims beat Fotheringham, Short, 6—o, 6—l. In the ladies’ doubles Miss Gray and Miss Lascelles and Misses Witherow and Ramsay met in an interesting contest. After the visitors had won the first set 6—l, their opponents ran them to six in the second, but the Australians . took the next two games and the match. A. W. Sims, the present champion, defeated Fotheringham with the loss of four games in the second round of the men’s singles. In t.he first round of the combined doubles Horne and Mrs Lascelles beat Keith and Mis Hogben 7 —5, 7 —5. It was a strenuous game, with little . to choose between the couples, who found it hard playing on the heavy courts. .

AQUATICS. THE SANDERS CUP. FIRST RACE ON TUESDAY. AUCKLAND, January 25. The delegates of the provinces interested in the Santlers Cup race agreed that the contest shall be decided as at Dunedin last year—that is, all boats are to engage in ihe first three races, the winners to compete further until one secures three wins. The first race will be sailed on Tuesday afternoon. the second on Wednesday morning, and the third on Thursday morning. Messrs E. J. Kelly, J. A. M’Donald. and D. Patterson, or, in the alternative, Mr T. Bragg, were appointed the judges of the contest. Their duty will include that of the Sailing Committee, and they will be required to follow' closely each race. The Harbour Board’s launch Ronaki has been placed at their disposal for thi.3 purpose. Only these three officials will be allowed on board. Messrs W. A. Wilkinson and E. Davevs (Dunedin) were appointed starters and timekeepers. Messrs D. Patterson, J. A. M'Donald. E. J. Kelly, M. Smith, and T. Bragg were appointed measurers. It w'as decided that the boats need only conform with the specifications actually in force at the lime each boat was built to be eligible for the contest. Murihiku and Linnet were deemed to be passed as far as their hulls were concerned, having taken part in iast year’s contest. RULES TO GOVERN FUTURE CONTESTS. AUCKLAND, January 28. The delegates from the provinces interested in the Sanders Cup appointed Messrs J. B. Johnston (Auckland), H. E. Moller (Otago), and J. A. Macdonald (Wellington) a sub-committee to draft rules and conditions to govern future contests. It was resolved that after these have been approved by the Auckland Yacht and Motor Boat Association they shall not be altered except with the consent of the Dominion Committee. The Sanders Cup defender and the challengers participated with others in the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's 14foot one-design class race yesterday. Eleven boats started. The Rona assumed the lead early in the race, and was never headed, winning by over three minutes. The Iron Duke was. second, the Winifred third, the Eynin fourth, the Murihiku fifth, and the Linnet seventh. The general opinion of the visiting yachtsmen appears to be that the Rena will be difficult to beat in the coming contests. Lord Jellicoe sailed the Victory in the keel yacht race and secured second place, tile Ariki being first.