LAND & WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3885, 28 August 1928, Page 54

LAND & WATER.

D. G. LOWE RETIRES. A'GREAT CAREER. RUGBY, August 24. D. G. Lowe, the famous English runner, who has announced his retirement from the -track, although only 26 years old, has been running in active competition against the cream of athletes for eeven or eight years. At the recent Olympic Games at Amsterdam he not only retained his Olympic title, but revealed even better form than at the previous Paris meeting. He won the 800 metres in Imin 51 4-ssec, which is an Olympic record. This he followed up by winning the 800 metres at Berlin last Sunday, beating Dr Otto Peltzer, the famous German runner, in Imin 51 l-ssec. This was revenge for his defeat by Peltzer in the famous race at Stamford Bridge, when both beat the existing world’s record for the distance. This triumph marks the end of Lowe’s great career on the track. DOMINION OLYMPIC TEAM. RETURNING BY THE RUAHINE. LONDON, August 23. The New Zealand Olympic competitors will sail for home by the Ruahine on September 4. SWIMMING. NEW .ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Wanganui Swimming Centre has agreed to the New Zealand championships this year being held in February, but considers that the question of dividing the junior and the intermediate championships from the senior should engage serious attention at the annual conference. It is contended that the position has been altered as a result of the championships being decided in January. While the first month of the year is suitable for the juniors and the intermediates, it i s not suitable for the seniors, who have to depend upon the open baths for training, and find it impossible to get fit in such a short period, as it is usually wet .and cold right up till Christmas. BASKET BALL. , NEW ZEALAND TOURNAMENT. . .. > AUCKLAND, . August 22, , The /'New Zealand basketball tournament opened to-day. Respite' Southland 25 beat Tarapaki 7. Wellington 24 beat Canterbury nil; Otago 19 beat Hawke’s BMy 9. Auckland .a bye. < • . ' : AUCKLAND, August 23. . Morning results: Auckland 31;'Hawke’s Bay 1Q; Canterbury 12," Southland 9: Wellington 40, r Taranaki I?

Afternoon results: Wellington 34, Hawke’s Bay 6; Otago 29, Taranaki 3; Auckland 24, Canterbury 6. AUCKLAND, Auguct 24. The following are the afternoon results at tlie basket ball tournament: —Auckland 4, Taranaki 3; "Wellington 22, Otago 17. BOWLING. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. GAME IN CANADA. OTTAWA, August 24. At Montreal the New Zealand bowlers defeated the St. George Club by 81 to 77. VICTORY IN TEST MATCH. , MONTREAL. August 25. The New Zealand bowlers won the first test match against the Canadians 169 1 't Sei lP’ 1 ° le P rov^nce Quebec by COURSING. WATERLOO MEETING. CUP TO DIAMOND BLOT. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 26. The Waterloo Cup coursing was concluded at Waitara yesterday when Messrs Hurley and Willis’s (Hurleyville) Diamond Blot beat Mr L. Sampson’s (Sentryhill) Golden Morn. Mr*F. Barriball’s Sleepy Son won the Waterloo Plate, and Mr D. H. Knowles’s Scottish Archer won the Waterloo Purse. CYCLING. TIMARU TO CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE. The greatest cycling test of the year—the annual Timaru to Christchurch road race—will take place on October 6. The race will again be controlled by the North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic, Cycling, and Axemen’s Union, the organising secretary being Mr P. C. Lucas, of Christchurch. The race has been held on 19 occasions, the first one taking place in 1899, when J. Metcalf, of Temuka, won in 7hr 40min 45sec. The fastest time for the race was recorded by Phil O’Shea, of Christchurch, who, in 1913, rode the 112 miles in the record time of shr 14min 58sec. On six occasions O’Shea secured fastest time for the event. The prize list for this year’s race is a comprehensive one, and a large number of valuable prizes are offered. The winner, in addition to winning a cash prize, will also be presented with a gold medal, and will hold the Rudge Whitworth Challenge Cup. valued at lOOgns. The race carries -with it the title of “New Zealand Road Championship.” Entries for the event close on September 22. -