PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18973, 25 March 1936, Page 14

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

TO-MORROW’S MEETING HANDICAPS AND ENTRIES An attractive programme of sports events has been prepared for the Poverty Bay Professional Athletic and Cycling Club’s weekly sports meeting to be conducted on the Victoria Domain to-morrow night. A feature will be the challenge race between Air. A. Kinnimont’s Welcome News and Air. E. Lund’s Golden Ranch in the tin hare racing events. Another race that will lie watched with interest by followers of professional sport will be the 20-lap cycling event, for which many riders have entered. The three wrestling bouts should provide good entertainment. Two wrestlers, J. Harding. Canterbury, and A. Campbell, Gisborne, will be making their first appearance in the Professional Club’s ring. Handicaps and entries are as follow: TRACK EVENTS Men’s Foui-Lap Handicap.---M. Leigh and P. Allen scr., F. Wells and F. Allen 12yds, 11. Clare 40yds, 11. llicks 45yds, N. Gregory and F. Cox 90yds, E. White 95yds, A. Kay KXJyds, A. O’Neill 110yds. Alen’s 100yds. Handicap.—First beat: B. Black scr., A. lleaty iyd, E. Bridge 2jyds, J. Dimsmore Byds, i\ Alien HJyds, 11. AlcKniglil 12yds. Second beat: D. AlcTavisii scr., N. Harvey lyd, It. Morgan 2yds, A. McLaughlin 4yds, F. Allen 9yds, D. Aloran 10yds. Junior 100yds. Handicap.—First beat: J. Smith and S. O’Connor scr., E. White 3yds, J. Croskoiy 7yds, F. Cox 9yds, J. Clark hold. Second heat: J). Dennett scr., E. Quinn 2yds, 11. Clare 3yds, A. Kay Byds, P. Edwards 11yds, J. Glassfonl held.

Ladies’ 100yds Handicap.—First heat: Misses N. O’Rourke scr., T. Whitehead 3yds, N. Leigh syds, 0. Baty sJyds, Mrs. Davis 6yds, Miss I). File 10yds. Second heat: Misses A. Lloyd lyd, M. Leigh 3yds, M. Bloxham and K. .Johnson sjyds, G. Gooch Byds, E. Greaves lO.jyds.

Junior Cycle Handicap, 4 laps.—First, heat: G. Wright scr., R. Lloyd 10yds, W. Pickett 50yds, J. Whitehead 75yds, J. Gooch 90yds, A. Carter 140yds, M. Gappy 180yds, C. Hyndniau held. Second heat-: 11. Preddy and G. Solomon 10yds, 15. Fox 50yds, Jim Davis 75yds, V. Bai 90yds, J. Fergusson 140yds, F. Solomon 200yds. Senior Cycle Handicap, two laps.— First heat: 11. Thomson scr., E. Foster 25yds, V. Steggall 40yds, Iv. O’Connell 45yds, P. Harris 55yds, E. Lamont 60yds. Second heat: T. Campbell scr., G. Wright 30yds, B. Fox 45yds, W. Pickett 50yds, Jim Davis 60yds. Senior Cycle Handicap. 20 laps.—B. Thomson and T. Campbell scr., 75.. .Tells, E. Foster and H. J. Davis 150yds, R. Thomson, R. Lloyd and Charles Davis 300vds. G. Solomon 360yds, V. Steggall, K. O’Connell and Clarrie Davis 460vds, E. Lamont, 11. S. Davis and P. Harris 600yds, E. W. Davis 800vds, G. Wright and O. ITyndinan held. TIN HARE RACING Open Event.—A. Kinnimont’s. Welcome News, L. Jex-Blake’s Taipo, NFitzgerald’s Black Diamond, T O’Meara’s Flash, and E. Sodcrston s Silver Ring. Hurdles. —N. Sharp’s Silver Dart, K. Humphrey’s Mack, N. Fitzgerald’s Black Diamond, and R, Corcoran’s Great Peter. Limit Race.—First heat: N. Sharps Silver Dart, E. Hosier’s Bonnie Ripple, M. Hyde's Mia Minto, and .Mrs. F. Dunn’s Two Colours. Second heat: L. Mosier’s Narrow Escape, S. Dennett’s Wee Put, F. Gribben’s Brown Panther. Match Race. —A. Kinnimont’s Welcome News v. E. Lund’s Golden Hunch. WRESTLING The programme of wrestling bouts will he. as follows: I. Buscke v. J. Coleman, D. Heeney v. J. Harding (Canterbury), and A. Campbell v. P. Awatere.

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