LATEST SPORTING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18353, 22 March 1934, Page 13

LATEST SPORTING

ROWING, INTER-ISLAND EIGHT-OAR RACE (Pei Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The following crews have been selected to represent the North and South Islands in the inter-island eight oar championship at Wellington on Easter Saturday after the inter-provincial championship eights:— North Island.— T. Ditchfield (Wanganui), str., P. Abbott (Wellington), K. Boswell (Wellington), F. Solomon (Auckland), P. Williams (Auckland), C. Healey (Wanganui). S. Healey (Wanganui), T. A. Johnson (Auckland), and D. F. Gane (Wellington), emergency. South Island.—E. M. Wright (Canterbury), str., F. H. Thompson (Canterbury), C. A. Stiles (Canterbury), A. Brown (Canterbury), J. MacDonald (Marlborough), A. Beer (Southland), K. Tapp (Marlborough), and C. Johnston (Southland). No nominations for the South Island crew were received from Otago. TROTTING TRAINING AT ADDINGTON * (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Several hundred trotting enthusiasts attended, the Addington course early this morning and- watched 1 the training operations, particularly of the Australian, champion, Walla Walla, and Auburn Lad, who raced against Nelson’s Victory over a mile and a-quarter. Nelson’s Victory was .first into the straight, but over the last furlong Walla Walla displaced him with a brilliant burst and passed the other two easily. He paced the last half-mile in lmin. 3sec. The last furlong was covered in better than a- two-minute clip. It was a great effort. EXCITING FINISH THE LINCOLNSHIRE (Received March 22, 3 p.m.) LONDON, March 21. The owner of Playon, winner of the Lincolnshire, is a South African, whose colors had not previously been carried in England. The trainer also is a South African. Quartz, who was second, was brought specially from France, but failed in an exciting finish. BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Results of games played this afternoon in the Gisborne Bowling Centre’s championship singles tournament resulted as under:— —Senior Singles— Second round. —Walker (Tokomani Bay) 25 v. Roderick (Kahutia) 10; Balfour (Gisborne 19 v. Bell (To Karaka) 15; Huvlstone (Tolaga Bay) 21 v. McKenzie (Poverty Bay) 10. Third round.—McKenzie (P. 8.) 19 v. Roderick (Kahutia) >8; Hurlstone (Tolaga Bay) 17 v. Balfour (Gisborne) 12. —Junior SinglesSecond round.—Kay (Gisborne) 18 v. Nissen (Kahntia) 12: Robertson (P. 8.) 18 v. Hodgson (Tolaga Ray) 16; Short a bye. Third round.—Hodgson (Tolaga Bay) 21 v. Short (Tokomaru Bay) 16; Kay (Gisborne) 18 v. Robertson (P. 8.) 15, BOJHNG IN LONDON » —TT(lleceived March 22, 3 p.m.) LONDON, March 21. Seaman Watson retained the featherweight championship, outpointing John McMillan, of Glasgow. INTER-SOHOOL CRICKET (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. In the annual cricket match, Christ’s College scored 190 runs in the first innings, and have one wicket down for 33 runs in the second. Boys’ High School made 197 runs in the first innings. The game is proceeding. MANAWATU RACES (Pur Pross Association.) PALMERSTON N., this day. Tamatete Handicap.—l Aga Khan, 1; 5 Pango, 2; 3 Copper King, 3. Scratched : True Shaft. Won by 1 -j. lengths each way. Time, 2.6. Stony'hurst Handicap.—4 Aiguille, 1; 2 Emotion, 2 5 3La Poupeo, 3. All started. Won by a neck, and a head. Time, 1.26 2-5.