LAND & WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3861, 13 March 1928, Page 52

LAND & WATER.

BILLIARDS. WORLD’S RECORD BY NEWMAN. LONDON March 5. Playing Davis at billiards, Newman made a world’s record of four breaks of over 100 in a day’s play—6s6, 584, 409, 501. MOTOR SPEEDWAY RACING. MACHINE TURNS A SOMERSAULT. SYDNEY, March 4. Racing at the speedway at top speed Spencer Stratton had a sensational escape. He skidded, and his ' machine turned a complete somersault and crashed through the fence, narrowly missing a spectator. Stratton escaped with slight injuries. RACES AT HAMILTON. HAMILTON, March 10. The Hamilton Motor Cycle Club races were held to-day on the Ctaudelands race course. Competitors came from all over the North Island. The principal results were:— ■ Waikato Light-wieght Championship Ten laps.—Goodwin (Auckland), 2|, 1 ; O. E C. Walker (Auckland), 2|, 2; Rex Acme Blomfield (Auckland), 3. Won by a furlong and a-half. Time. 7min 38 l-ssec. Waikato Handicap (open). Twelve laps. —Spence (Newton), 2J A.J.S., 6sec, 1; Ramby (T e Arolia), 3£ Indian, lOsec, 2; Curtis (Hamilton), 7 Bitza, 55sec, 3. In the President’s Handicap, A. Hamil Ton,, rider, Norman Scott, crashed into a fence and broke his right elbow and badly injured one leg. RETURN OF CAPTAIN - CAMPBELL. LONDON, March 10. Captain Malcolm Campbell has returned from America. He expressed the opinion that the record of 206 miles hourly would easily be beaten if given favourable conditions. He is considering attempting to beat it in England himself. The Mayor of Southamuton, who welcomed him, said: “ I thinls you have done quite enough.” Mr s Campbell vigorously nodded assent. CROQUET. SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. CHRISTCHURCH, March 5. The final of the Croquet Singles Championship of New Zealand was played today between Colonel Du Pre (England) and Miss D. D. Steel (England). Colonel Du Pro won, 2G—l3, 26 —15.

COLF. OTAGO’ CLUB. The St. Andrew’s Cross competition, played on the Balmacewan links on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a tie 'between K. E. Hayward and J. R. Laidlaw. The best scores were: —

ST. CLAIR CLUB. Played under ideal conditions and with the course in first-class order, Saturday’s bogey match at St. Clair produced some high scores. The following were the best cards returned: — 11. Chapman and P. Wren 12 up . L. Humphreys and W. Clayton 11 up. J. Scouler and J. A. Templton 11 up. O Amtman and A. C. Hanlon 9 up. J. R. Paterson and A. I W. Wood 8 G. Lucock and J. H. Robertson 8 up.

Gross. Hep. Net R. E. Hayward ... 80 10 70 J. R. Laidlaw ... 82 12 70 V. E. Galway ... 79 8 71 J. Trewern ... 83 10 73 J. R. Lemon ... 85 12 73 W G. Wight ... 76 2 74 J. S. Monro ... 79 5 74 J. Spence ... 79 5 74 D. M. Irvine ... ... 78 3 75 G. R. Fordham ... 87 12 75 G. F. Barnett ... 77 2 75 H. Brasch ... 84 8 76 R. H. Barron ... 88 12 76 D. H. Butcher ... 79 2 77 S. K. Sleigh ... 85 8 77 T. D. Adams ... ... 85 8 77