LAND & WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3942, 1 October 1929, Page 51

LAND & WATER.

DIRT TRACK CYCLING. OPPERMAN BREAKS RECORD. ADELAIDE, September 25. Hubert Opperman broke the dirt track cycling record for 100 miles b.v covering the distance in 4hr 39Amin. thereby clipping 23 minutes off the world's dirt track record and 38 minutes off the Australian 1" ecord. CYCLING. SOUTH ISLAND ROAD RACE. CHRISTCHURCH, September 28. The biggest amateur cycling road race in the South Island, known as “ The Round the Gorges’ Race,” over a distance of 100 miles, was won to-day by N. Berry (handicap 24min) in shr 12min 33sec. Buckley (40min). time shr 17min 33 1-5 sec, was second, and D. J. Richardson (35min), time shr 12min 52sec, was third. The fastest time was registered by F. J. Grose, who finished thirteenth in 4hr 46min 15sec, and the second fastest time by F. J. Wilcocks in 4hr 48min 12sec. BILLIARDS. DAVIS LEADING NEWMAN. LONDON, September 27. Davis has made 6820 against Newman’s (in play) 6473. Davis’s breaks included: 353. 241, 156, 148. Newman's best were: 560, 233, 338, 128, 122.WRESTLING. SINGH DEFEATS JOHANSSON. AUCKLAND, September 25. Naranjah Singh, the Indian wrestler, continued his victorious career in Auckland, when he defeated Walter Johansson, the champion of Finland, at the Town Hall to-night. The bout went the full eight rounds, but Singh secured a fall in the fifth round. The match was witnessed by a large crowd, which became wildly excited at times, especially in the last round, when Johansson appeared likely to obtain a fall. The Indian, although groggy, was, however, too elusive. PESEK DEFEATS EUSTACE. MELBOURNE, September 29. In an uninteresting wrestling match Pesek again defeated Eustace in the sixth round with a head, scissors, and arm bar fall. The crowd twice counted the pair out.

DUNEDIN COURSING CLUB. - FAREWELL STAKE. A fairly large number of spectators were present at Forbury Park on Saturday afternoon when a Farewell Stake was run

off under the direction of the Dunedin Coursing Club. The weather was fine and the plumpton in fine order for coursing. The hares proved and strong, and no kills were recorded. Hie judge was Mr R. Prebble. the slipper Mr W. Anderson, and the secretary. Mr Lee. was on the ground attending to his secretarial duties. The following are the results or the day’s sport: — FAREWELL STAKE, winner to receive £8 10s and a silver cup, runner-up £4. and third dog £2. First Round. Mr M. O’Connor’s brd w d Lance Micawber, by Andrew Micawber—First Glance, beat Mr R. W. Dickson’s blk w d Taieri Lad. by Poetrel —Queen Bess. Mr J. Mark’s blk w b Princess Comedy, by Hopeful Comedy—Miss Millie, beat Mr T. Ryder’s f b Meadow Lark, by Spring—Nell. Mr R. W. Dickson’s f d Heroic, by Thrilling Chapter—Lady Lou, beat Mrs VV. D. M'Dougall’s brd <1 Royal Saxon, by Grand Slam —Zclla Mac. Mr W. Little’s blk w b Lady Bell, b.v Grey Gipsy—Lady Belfast, beat Mr B. Hollow's f I Amorist, by Humorist —Live Wire. Messrs M'Pherson Bros’, blk w d Mate o’ Mine, by Kevansfort —Our Anthem, beat Mr J. H. Thomson’s brd w b Rose Picardy, b.v Picardy—Hope of Australia. Messrs M'Pherson Bros’, f d Ben Hur. by Thrilling Chapter—Lady Lou, beat Mr C. Brinsell’s r b Gipsy's Warning, by Grey Gipsy—Lady Belfast. Second Round. Princess Comedy beat Lance Micawber. Heroic beat Mate o’ Mine. Ben Hur beat Lady Bell. Semi-final.

Princess Comedy beat Heroic. Ben Hur. a bye. Final. Princess Comedy beat Ben Hur. Lance Micawber and Taieri, in the first round, ran a no course, Taieri doing the course alone The dogs were again slipped and Lance Micawber led to the game by eight or nine lengths. Then Taieri had come, in, but the course was too short for him to work off the score against him. Princess Comedy led Meadow Lark by a substantial distance, and just gained a turn when the hare escaped. Meadow Lark did very little of the work that drove to covert. Heroic led Royal Saxon by a short distance to the hare, and at the end of an interesting but short course the points were in favour of Heroic. Lady Bell had the advantage of the lead from Amorist by seven or eight lengths, and drove to covert, Amorist taking little part in the course. Rose of Picardy was first to reach the game by about a couple of lengths, but from that point Mate o’ Mine got in and did a lot of good work. Rose of Picardy participating to a small extent. The course was amongst the best seen during the afternon. There was a close run to the hare between Ben Hur and Gipsy’s Warning. At the first turn both dogs stumbled and fell, and shortly afterwards the hare reached covert.

In the second round Princess Comedy led Lance Micawber by about two lengths. Princess Comedy did most of the work that drove to covert, and had no difficulty in winning. Heroic led up by a couple of lengths, turned and did not lose much of the advantage he had gained of Mate o’Mine. Ben Hur was four lengths ahead of Lady Bell when the game was turned, and did most of the work that drove to covert. In the semi-final a great course was run between Princess Comedy and Heroic. The latter appeared to be momentorily unsighted on leaving the slips, and Princess Comedy was first up to the hare by a couple of lengths, with Heroic rapidly overhauling her. Heroic subsequently put in a lot of good work in the exchanges that took place, but not sufficient to even up matters. There could not have been much difference in the points obtained. Ben Hur ran a bye.

In the final Princess Comedy was first to reach the game, and was then some four lengths ahead of Ben Hur. She did most of the work that ensued before the hare made its escape. What work Ben Hur did was not sufficient to alter the advantage gained b.v Princess Comedy to anv great extent.