SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 8 January 1912, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

THE MENTONE HANDICAP. Melbourne, January 7. The placed horses in the Mentone Handicap were:—Francis 1, Optimism 2, Sharpshooter 3. Won by a length. Sharpshooter was beaten by half a length. _____ n , , . .. BIG BILLIARDS. London, January 6. Liudrum has scored, 13,p30, including breaks of 410 and 264, and Reece 12,182. _ Stevenson is suffering from a severe cold. In the afternoon; he only scored 3212. Gray compiled 1124, averaging 80. In the evening, Gray made breaks of 212, 198 ancj. 1,06. . London, Janbury 7. Lindrum’s final score stands at 15,000, and Reece’s 14,339. (Received 8, 8.5 a.m.) London, January ». Stoveson, 8548; Gray, 8344; Stevenson, in the afternoon, made 1262 against Gray’s 367, including breaks of 289 and 101. Gray made breaks of 216 and 131. NORTHERN UNION FOOTBALL. 1 London, January 6. In the match, Leeds v. Australia, Australia scored a penalty goal and two tries, and Leeds two tries. A scrambling game was played in the mow. .. / .(■ i FAULKNER WILL PLAY. (Received 8, 8.5 juju.) London, January 7. The newspapers in South Africa state that Faulkner will play in the tests. His injury: is loss serious than reported. iOi - m.j-.; : ; lt •• .. r ■■■ . >i : ENGLISHMEN v'.» >GBELONG. (•-f'.-i If -: Ir. :i cf SVB.‘ ; ; Melbourne;-Janbury 7. Captain the Hon. C. Cunven, one of the Governor’s aides, played for the Englishmen’at Geelong. The match vas drawn. ’ Geelong scored 277 in tiro first innings. Licldicutt 129 and Baker 34 were the- chief scorers. Hitch took three wickets for. 71, Gunn, ono for 22, Woolley one for 44, Vine four for 56, -Cur-wen four-f-or-23. England lost four wickets for 118 in the second innings. Woolley 23, Cunven ind Mead eacli 33 not out.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. NEW SOUTH ... A . n^ALESv Adeliade, January 7. South Australia in the'first innings scored 261—Dolling 100,,rand Murray 18. Bowling ahnjysis.—-Cotter,' four for 67, Kelleway three for 44, and Emery, three for 63. New South Wales has lost one wicket for 19. LADIES’ ROWING. Sydney, January 7'. For the ladies’ championship of Australia, Miss Lewis, holder of thetitle, easily defeated Mrs Wright. NEW SOUTH WALES SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP. Sydney, January 7. Longworth beat Hardwick by inches in the 100yds after a great struggle. The half-mile championship of New South Wales resulted:—Longworth 1, Hardwick 2, Hickson 3. It was won by 35yds. Timo, llmin 38 2-ssec. In the swimming match for the New South Wales 100 yards championship, the placed men were:—Longworth 1, Harwich 2, Healy 3. Longworth’s time was l-ssec- faster than Healy’s and Hardwick’s previous records. ' ■ SIX DAYS’ CYCLE RACE. Sydney, January 7. The six days’ cycling race finished at 10 o’clock last night in the presence of a big and enthusiastic crowd. During the concluding hours many brilliant spurts wore made by the back men to make up lost ground, and by the leaders to gain any advantage, so_ the positions altered little. Entering the last lap, Lawson (American), with Goullot (Victorian) in close attendance, 'was loading, G rend a (Tasmania) and MacNamara (New South Wales) following. There was a great struggle. Goullct passed Lawson and. finishing fast, won by a couple of lengths from Grcnda, with MacNamara third, Lawson fourth and Kirkham (New South Wales) fifth. Ton teams finished. Goullet and Ins mate, Heir, won £SOO, Grenda and Walker £2OO, MacNamara and Corry £IOO, Lawson and Mitten £75, and the fifth team £SO. The total distance covered was 2085 miles. All finished strong, and apparently little the worse 1 , for their strenuous efforts. Sydney, January 7. Fifty-four thousand people witnessed the finish of the six days’ cycling race. Lane is still in the hospital, hut there is a slight improvement. He is supposed to lie suffering from internal strain. ATTACK ON A RECORD. Auckland, January 7. At the (Athletic Carnival yesterday, G. Hall attempted to lower A. Shrubh’s Australasian mile record of Imin 22scc. Hall, who was not at his best, only managed to cover the distance in Imin 25 l-ssec. The 75yds Invitation was a contest between Opio (Australasian champion) and Redmond (N.S.W. champion). Redmond won by two yards in 6 3-ssec. Tonnor, who beat Hill in the mile and annexed the 880yds and I 10yds handicaps, i.-. a very promising runner from Dnotiki.