LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3618, 17 July 1923, Page 43

LAND AND WATER.

ATHLFTI CS, The Caversham Harriers’ Championship and Sealed Handicap was run at Wingatui on Saturday, and proved to be fairly heavy going. Result: J. Tapp 1, C. Frye 2, J. Boatson 3. Time, 31min 3 l-ssec. Scaled Handicap: F. L. Mac!)owell 1, A. Frye 2, W. hmg 3. The Junior 2j-Mile and Senior Five-mile Cross Country Championship of the Pacific Harrier Club was held at 'Wingatui last Saturday. Results: W. H. B. Hobbs 1, R. Monaghan 2, J. J. Grey 3. Time, 34min 60sec. In the Sealed Handicap, which we. 3 run in conjunction with the championship, J. J. Grey takes first place and J. Burleigh second. OLYMPIC GAMES. TEAM OF 40 FROM AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, July 12. A meeting of the Australian Olympic Council decided that the Australian Olympic team should consist of 40 members. A motion that the Murray River eight-oared crew should be sent as an Australian representative team was lost, but the team was requested to maintain its efficiency in the event of any emergency. AUSTRALIANS’ SUCCESS IN ENGLAND. LONDON, July 14. Australia won the Relay Race. The victory was a most creditable performance. England won the first relay, MacMillan, who was 12 yards away, being a hard-pressed second. England’s first change over-ran and fell. Rowling commenced level with the Irish representative and handed to Gale with an advantage of 10 yards. Gale maintained this advantage and carried the peg to victory easily. The time was 3min 40 4-ssec. Carr won the 220 Yards in 22 l-ssec. Gale was third.WALKIXG CHAMPIONSHIP. SYDNEY, July 15. The Seven-mile Walking Championship of Australasia was won by E. Auster (New South Wales) in 55min 44 2-ssec. The only States competing were New South Wales and Victoria. MEETING OF OTAGO CENTRE. A special meeting of the executive of the Otago Centre, N.Z.A.A.A., was held m the Y.M.C.A. Club Room last week, the president (Mr E. L. Maeassey) occupying the chair. The object of the meeting was to consider what action the centre should take in connection with an art union at present being conducted by the Wellington Centre to obtain funds to finance a team to Australia. Two thousand tickets had been forwarded for the Otago Centre to distribute at a cost of 6d each. Finally, Mr 13. M ‘Kernan moved, and Mr F., MTlroy seconded —“That the Wellington art union tickets be returned, and if an Otago man is selected (hen the Otago Centre will undertake to finance him.”—

The motion was carried. During the course of the evening a letter to be forwarded to the New Zealand Council was drafted by the secretary. The letter asked why the Otago Centre was not acquainted with the step to be taken by the Wellington Centre in conducting the art union. _ The reply to the Wellington Centre’s appeal was that the Otago Centre could not financially commit itself at, the time, no mention having been made of not

assisting in financing the team to Australia, and the financial position of the centre was clearly stated, but since then the amount was £55 to the bad. The centre had to find funds to send its own team to Christchurch. What would the council say if the Otago Centre was not represented at the New Zealand Cross-country Championship? As it has been broadcasted throughout New Zealand per the United Press Association that the Otago Centre declined to assist in raising funds for the sending of a cro-ss-ountry team to Australia, the centre was not prepared to take any further action '■egarding the tickets. It had been noticed from a report of the council meeting that only five members had attended whereas the rules provided that there must be a quorum of six. The letter continued to sav that the pinpricks against the Otago Centre by the Now Zealand Council were not in the best interests of sport in Otago, and indirectly New Zealand, as through the action of the council business men and those endeavouring to further the amateur sport in this part of the dominion oould not waste valuable time when obstacles were for ever placed in the way by the parent body. It was not to he wondered at that the harrier sport in centres outside of Wellington were not in a healthy condition if centre committees had to tolerate from the parent body what the Otago Centre had had to take during the past few months. —The letter was approved. CRICKET. ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, July 10. Notts 366 ( tv live a 11 148) beat Lancashire, 144 and 208 (Makepeace not out 106). Yorkshire, 446 for six wickets,' declared (Holmes 199 and Sutchiffe 139), beat Somerset 225 and 90. Ki’ner took three wickets for 7 runs. Hampshire 511 (Mead 222), beat Warwick 208 and 245. Kent 316 and 63 for no wickets beat Essex 145 and 235. Oxford, captained by Betting-ton, 422 beat Cambridge 59 and 146. Stevens took six wickets for 20 runs, and Bettington took three for 19 in the first innings and eight for 66 in the second innings. J uly 12. Kent (161 and 71 for no wicket) beat Gloucester (114 and 114). Freeman in the second innings took six wickets for 34 runs. Surrey (372) beat Durham (95 and 141). Julv 13 Hampshire (285 and 65 for five wickets host Sussex (160 and 188). In the first innings Mead made 147. Essex (325 and 208 for six wickets, e’e dared) and Lancashire (199 and 217 for’ twi ) drew. Perin in the first innings made 102 (not out) and Russell in the second innings made 102 and Makepiece 105. LAWN TENNIS. SPAIN v. HOLLAND. LONDON, July 9. In the Davis Cup matches at Eastbourne, E. Flaquer (Spain) beat C. van Lennep (Holland), 5 7, 6—3, S—6, 6—l; Count do Goraar (Spain) beat Van Der Feen (Holland) 6-3, 6—o, 7—5. July 10. In the doubles Flaquer and Count de Gomar (Spain) beat Timmer and Bryan (Holland), 6—4, 6—3, 6—2. Spain thus enters the final of the European zone, in which it meets the winners of the match between France and Switzerland. Flaquer and Mdlle Lenglen, in an exhibition,,match, beat Count de Gomar and Van Lermey, 6—2, 7 —5.July 13. In tbe remaining singles matches in the Davis Cup tie between Spain and Holland, Flaquer (Spain) beat Van Der Feen, 4—6, 6—2, 6—3, 6—o, and De Gomar (Spain) beat Van Lennep, 6—4, 6—3, 6—3 VANCOUVER, June 25. Tilden continues to show good form, says a message from Buffalo. He won the Great Lakes tennia championship, defeating Manuel Alonzo, the Spanish Davis Cup player, 7—5, 6—3, 6—3. EX-ENEMY LAWN TENNIS PLAYERS. CAPETOWN, July 12. The English Lawn Tennis Association having declined to compete in the Olympic Games, owing to ex-enemy players particl-

paring the South African Lawn Tennis Union,’ which is affiliated with the English Association, discussed the question, and decided to ask the English authorities for a free hand. It intimated that, if permission were refused, it would abide by the decision of the English Association. —A. and N.Z. Cable. GOLF. AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL. NEW YORK, July 14. “Bobby” Jones, who is an amateur, Led with Cruicltshanks (a professional) for fiist place over 72 holes with a soore of 296 the play off takes place to-morrow. Hutchinson was third with 302, Kirkwood was twetith with 308,. Sarazen sixteenth with 310, ana Hagen seventeenth with 311. SCULLING. THE HENLEY REGATTA. LONDON, July 8. In the final of the Challenge Gup Thames beat Pembroke College, Cambridge, in a \v. li-eoiuesicu race by three-quarters of a length. Time, 6min 45sec. July 7. In the final of the Diamond Sculls Morris beat Gollan. Time, Bmin 23sec. Morris's win was thoroughly deserved. Gollan led for the first quarter of a mile. Morris was just ahead at the half-mile, and was leading by two lengths at the three-quarter-mile post. At the mile Gollan crept almost level, but a gruelling race was finally won by Morris by a length. Morris collapsed after passing the winning post and fell into the river, but was quickly rescued. PADDON -HADFIELD MATCH. SYDNEY, July 12. Speaking at a reception tendered to Paddon and Hadfield at Lismore, Hadfield said that the Richmond River course was not so good as the Wanganui course. If he did not brat Paddon this time he would never be able to do so. Experts report that Hadfield is rowing with more length than on the Wanganui, and his boat appears to keep her run better. If he is fit and well he should be a much stiller proposition than last year. COURSING. AUSTRALASIAN WATERLOO. IIitISBANE, July 11. The Australasian Waterloo meeting ended this afternoon. The results were as follow : WATERLOO CUP. Final.—Mr D. D’Aroy’s blk dog Drew’s Hope (Deen’s. Hope—Jummaga) beat Messrs John and Christopher’s Erin’s Own. WATERLOO PURSE. Final. —Mr D’Arcy’s Binthe.liva beat Mr Scanlin’s Footpad. WATERLOO PLATE. Final. —Greenwave, Hawk King, and De valera divided. SIXTH WATERLOO FOR NEW ZEALAND. BRISBANE, July 11. The Board of Control of the Australasian Coursing Association has allotted the sixth Australasian Waterloo Cup to New Zealand.

TTie board adopted resolutions with respect to the rule dealing with the withdrawals of a dog that meetings officially commence at the draw. A new rule was passed that stud dogs bo registered and notice given of the dates of service. The headquarters of the union has been fixed at Sydney The fifth Australasian Waterloo Cup, which was commerced at the Warrick enclosure, Queensland, on the 7th, was concluded the 10th. The fixture was run under the auspices of the Australasian Coursing Union and the immediate direction of the Queensland Coursing Association. It was for an unlimited number of dogs of all at sgs each, with purse and plate. The Queensland Association added £IOO to t.hs cup and also a silver cup valued at 50gs. The c-up winner (Drew’s Hope) is the property of Mr DD’Arcy, of Queensland. Drew’s Hope won the Australasian Waterloo of 1921, when the fixture was held at Hamilton, and also at the Taranaki Club’s meeting immediately after the Waterloo. Drew’s rxope has contested the event since its inception in 1919. Evidently the two New Zealand dogs were defeated. Previous Winners. The following is a list of the previous winners of the event: — 1919 (Sydney)—Mr D. Kelly’s Watchguard. 1920 (Queensland) —Mr G. C. Maddrel’s Peggotty 1922 (Frankton Junction) —Mr D. D’Arcy s Drew’s Hope. 1922 (Sydney)—Mr W. F. Furloug-’s (L.S.) W arilda. 1923 (Queensland) —Mr D. D’Arcy’s Drew’s Hope. When the cup fixture was held at Frankton Junction a locally-owned dog named Jolly Tar was runner-up to Drew’s Hope. HOCKEY. TEAM TO TOUR AUSTRALIA. CHRISTCHURCH, July 13. The following have been chosen members of the New Zealand hockey team to tour Australia;.—Speight, Steele, Alexander, Fotheringham, Watts, Bailsdon, M’Leod (Auckland); Snooks (Canterbury); Perrin, Thompson, Boyd, Hcr ohv (Wellington); Donley (Nelson); Philpott, Free, Hanson (Taranaki). Mr L. H. Norton (Auckland) is manager.