LATE SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 17231, 30 December 1912, Page 5

LATE SPORTING

BOXING. BOMBARDIER WELDS v. TOMMY BURN’S. (By Telegraph.—Frees Association. —Copyright!. LONDON’, December 28. Received December 29. 5.5 p.m. Bombardier Wells will meet Tommy Burns on March 1-1 for a purse of £7400. Burns claims the championship since Johnson’s forced retirement. SYDNEY, December 28. Snowy Baker Intends making a bid to have the Burns-Wclls tight decided in Sydney. FRENCHMAN POSEY KNOCKED OUT. SYDNEY, December 28. Received December 29, 5.5 p.m. McCoy knocked out the French boxer Jean Posey in tire fifteenth round. Posey claimed that the knock-out blow was foul, but the protest was disallowed. A SKATING KECOBD, SYDNEY, December 28. Received December 29, 5.5 p.m. W. Eckart skated seventy-seven hours at Manly continuously, which is a world's record. THE TtJBP IN N.S.W. SYDNEY, December 29. Received December 29, 5.5 p.m. The following: are the results of races at Tatlersall's Club annual races:— Hurdle Race, of 200 sovs. (about two miles)— Ask Me 1. King Lucre 2, Kairoma 3. Five started. Won by six lengths, twenty lengths between second and third. Time, 3 min. 50? i secs. Rutter fell and the injuries he received necessitated his destruction. Carrington Stakes, of 1000 sovs; for two-year-olds and upwards (six fur-longs)—-Ruby Hampton, 7 4, 1; Nuwara Eliza. 5.9. 2; Hot Air, 8.3. 3. Thirty started. After a fine finish between half a dozen horses Ruby 1 lampion won by half a length, a head between second, and third. Time, I min. 13 M secs. RACING IN VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, December 29. Received December 29. 5.5 p.m. The principal event at Monr.ee Valley resulted: —AH Good 1. Advantage 2, Tenterhook 3. Twelve started. Won by a length.. Time, I min. 16V2 secs. THE PERTH CUP RACE. PERTH. December 29. Received December 29 12.15 a.m. At the West Australian T. C. Meeting the principal event resulted: Perth Dup, of 2000sovs (two miles). — Sparkle, 8.4. 1: Maori Lad. 8.9. 2: Swagger 9N. 3. Eighteen started. Won by a length, a head separating second and third. Time, 3 min 32 l-ssecs.