WORLD OF SPORT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 4830, 7 May 1914, Page 6

WORLD OF SPORT.

BIG S WEEPSTAKE. Electric Telegraph—Press Association CouyrisTit. Berne, Last Might. Government enquiry shows that there are twenty English sweepstake offices at Lucerne employing 130 clerks They make huge profits, and some offices sometimes send 30,000 letters daily to England. BILLIARDS. London, Last Night. In the billiard match between Reece and Inman, the scores are: —Reece, 3833; Inman 1862. In the Newman-Gray match, the scores are: —Newman, 4666; Gva.v, 1694. HAWKE’S BAY RACES. Hastings, Last Night. Nursery Handicap, 5 furlongs: Hoy 1. Chakwana 2, Queenlike 3. Also started: Downham (bracketed with Queenlike), Ringform, Indigo, Martian Princess, Black Heart. Shaki (bracketed with Hoy). Hoy led from end to. end, and won by a length and a half. Time, lmin 3-ssec. Hawke’s Bay Cup Handicap, of 700 sovs; 1) miles: Kooya, 7.8 (IV. Bell) 1. Expect, 8.8 (A. Olliver) 2, Sea Pink, 8.2 (L. Wilson) 3. Also ran: Emperador, Ladoga, Bleriot. Sir Knox, Byron, Haskavne, Moutoa Girl. Fair Rosamond, Sir Daniel, Kimboli, Settler. Ladoga, with Emperador and Haskavne following in that order, led the field into the straight. A furlong from home Kooya came through and Expect shot up on the outside, and a great race home between the pair resulted in Kooya gaining the verdict by a nose. Two lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 2 3-osec. Karamu Handicap Hurdles: Player 1. Flingot 2, Hurakai 3. Also ran: Darby Paul, Idealism, Waiputere, Composed, Paramatta. Player led throughout and won easily by three lengths, five lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 25sec. Poukawa Hack Handicap, six furlongs: Chortle 1. Sir Alba 2, Anguish 3. Also ran: Arlington. Perhaps, The Summit, Bodenham. New Guinea, General Madero, The Nile, Mysterinm. Ranfurly, King’s Host. Chortle went to the front at the home bend and won by three lengths. Time, lmin 18 3-ssec. Autumn Handicap: Diovolo 1, Mysteriach 2, Red Book 3. Also ran: Ariom, The Hague, Banian. Pereeler, Vi, San Pluie. Banian led for four furlongs. Mystoriach and Diavolo then went to the front and raced home. Tile former won by a none, a neck between second and third. Time, lmin 55 3-ssec.