LATE SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 18973, 21 June 1923, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

HAWKE’S BAY RACES’. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. (Per United Press Association). NAPIER, June 20. The following are the acceptances for the second day (to-day) of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s meeting:— KIDNAPPERS HACK HANDICAP, (6j fur.) —Heather King 10.9, Pinkrose 10.6, Sunny Vale 9.13, Mountain Peer 9.8, Kingly, Kirkwood, Lord Usk, Tea Leaves, Merry Bells and Miss Gazely 9.0. HAVELOCK STEEPLECHASE, (3m.) Seadown 12.8, Merry Own 10.7, Raumanuwliiri 10.5, Noble 9.6, Multive 9.0. TURAMOE HANDICAP HURDLES (1J miles) —Kail 10.7, Nukumai 10.0, Killard 9.12, Kyoto 9.11, Highway 9.0, Silver Stride 9.0.

JUNE STEEPLECHASE, (2*m.)—First Line 11.6, General Raven 10.6, Sturdee 10.3, Zeus 9.5, Multive 9.2. LADIES’ NECKLACE (Hm.)—Battle Knight 12.13, Bagdad 12.8, Maunga 10.11, Whariti 10.7, Heather Queen 10.7.

RAUKAWA HANDICAP, (Im. and If.) Westerner 10.9, Heather King 10.7, Fera 10.1, Slave Mart 9.8, Merry Bells 9.0. FINAL HANDICAP, (6if.)— Haurangi 11.5, Barrier 10.3, Zircon 10.5, Kilbird 9.7, Kahikatea 9.5, Island 9.4, Kaotane 9.3, Blissfulness 9.2, Askari 9.0, Suspicion 9.0.

FOOTBALL INTER COLLEGIATE RUGBY. (Per United Press Association). PALMERSTON NORTH, Jun« 20. The annual inter-Collegiate match to-day between Te Ante and Wanganui resulted in a win for the former in both senior and junior gaffies, 13 to 6 and 22 to 3 respectively. SOCCER. METROPOLIS BEAT NEW ZEALAND. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) SYDNEY, June 20. (Received June 20, 10.10 p.m.) The Metropolis defeated the New Zealand soccer team by 4 to 3 after a scraggy game in which the visitors gave a more scientific display than the local. The New Zealanders regarded the game in the nature of a picnic match, a number of players changing positions. Metropolis kept the ball in the air throughout, Sherringham’s individualism being a feature. This player was especially alert in proximity to the goal mouth and netted on no fewer than four occasions. Campbell, Balk and Thomas goaled for New Zealand. The game was played at Manly, which is a hotbed of the Rugby Union, but apart from dribbling rushes, the New Zealand game was not edifying from a propaganda standpoint. (Received June 21, 12.5 a.m.). The New Zealand Association football programme has been rearranged. The visitors play Granville on Saturday and New South Wales on Monday. GOLF. KIRKWOOD LEADS AT GLENEAGLES. LONDON, June 19. (Received June 20, 9.5 p.m.). Kirkwood 71 (thirty-six out and thirtyfive I cme) leads the field in the first of the two qualifying rounds for the Gleneagles thousand guinea competition. Barnes (America), Ray, Jaffray and Oke Ore are 73; Rose. Havers, John Brews, Frostick and O’Neill. 74; Boomer, Richie, Ball, Jewell, Twine, Jangle (South Africa) 74. Among the others are Braid 76, Duncan, who has been unwell for days, 77. Mitchell is no', competing. The Daily Telegraph says that a wealthy Londoner, who is an enthusiastic golfer, mad- Kirkwood a tempting offer to become his private professional. Probably Kirkwood may accept when he concludes his tour v ith Hagen, in America. TENNIS. ENGLAND’S DEFEAT. LONDON, June 19. (Received June'l9, 9.5 p.m.). 1 England’s defeat, though not unexpected, occa ioaed surprise. Lycett was a tired jade<J man at the finish of his singles with Deg-mar. Lycett attempted to storm his opponent’s citadel at the back of the court by intensive volleying, but the Spaniard defemed the base wonderfully. Degomar first drove down one side line and then the ther without excess or error. The deadly accuracy of the Spaniards’ ground plav gradually destroyed whatever hope Engl-nd possessed. WRESTLING. HEAVY-WEIGHT TITLE. PALMERSTON NORTH, June 20. A wrestling contest for the heavyweight catch-as-catch-can championship of New Zealand to-night, between Alex. Anderson (10.7) Palmerston North, and T. Kara (15.0) Hawke’s Bay, was won by the former despite the fact that his opponent was over 4 stone heavier. The contest was mostly in Anderson’s favour, who gained

two successive pin falls, the first after 8 minutes, and the second after 11 minutes. Kara gave up at the second fall. Tennant Colledge (10.7) of Auckland, and Bob Defieen (10.3) of Palmerston North, wrestled a draw after 30 minutes, neither securing a fall. C. D. C. McDonald (10.4) of Turakina, and amateur champion of Scotland, and Dave Pointer (10.10) of Hawke’s Bay, amateurs, gave a brilliant display, MasDonald securing one fall in five rounds. ’