SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 46, 19 February 1912, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

BIG BILLIARDS. (By Electric Telegraph. —Copyxight.) (United Press Association.i Loudon, February 17. Grey made breaks of 280 and 275, whereof -273 wore ;off the red. Stevenson made a break of 283. ' London, February 18. Stevenson 18,000, including a break of 225, Gray 16,503, including a break of 471, of which 459 were off the red. He lias offered to play a match of 8000 up with Lindrum or with Aiken or Fdenborough in the result of a draw. , L'indrum 7569, Aiken 7439. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. London, February 17. The Australian footballers sailed on the steamer Osterley. JOHNSON TO _ MEET FLYNN. New York, February 18. Johnson and Flynn have posted stakes totalling 20,000 dollars, to fight for the world’s championship. The time and place are undisclosed. SIX DAYS’ CYCLE RACE. Melbourne, February 18. Nine teams have entered for the six days’ cycling race, which .starts tomorrow. SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. Christchurch, February 18. The results of the championship events ,at the New Zealand amateur swimming championship meeting wore as follows: 220 Yards.—M. E. Champion (Waitemata) 1, C. Welson (Waitemata) 2, Geoff (Seymour (Napier) 3. H. Jerred (Opawa), P. A. A. Schwartz (East Christchurch), and R. Healey i(Thorndon) (also competed. Time, 2min 37 3-ssec—a New Zealand record. Half-mile.—M. E. Champion (Waitamata) 1, C. Welson (Waitemata) 2, C. H. H. Rich (Opawa) 3. Time, ,12 min '7 l-ssec—a New Zealand record. The referee .gave his decision in the protest by Newman in the 880 yards, and said that he regretted he was unable to uphold it, but would give Newman and the other two competitors (who were not able to compete, an opportunity to swim the course in order to obtain a standard badge. It is understood that the protest is to be (taken,to the council of the New Zealand Swimming Association. The Yaldhurst Cup went to Auckland, with 28 points, Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury each’ scoring one point. At the conclusion of the programme Newman (Dunedin), Schwartz and Hill (Christchurch), who were unable to compete in the 880 yards championship, swam the distance, but none of them managed to get standard time. fT WELLINGTON > REGATTA: 0 ’ Wellington, February 18. The (annual Wellington regatta took place yesterday. There were seventy entries, and the winners were as follows : —Senior sculls, Wanganui Union ; maiden fours, Wanganui Union ; senior fours, picton; junior clinker pairs, Canterbury Rowing Club; maiden pairs, (Star Boating Club; youths’ fours, Blenheim R.C.; senior double sculls, Wanganui Union; junior fours, Blenheim R.C.; senior pairs Picton R.C.; (maiden double sculls, Avon R.C. LAWN TENNIS. 1 Paris, February 17. In the tennis semi-final at Monte Carlo for the championship, Wilding beat Decugis 9—hi, 7—5, 6—l. ' ‘ Palmerston, February 18. In the Palmerston North annual tennis tournament, F. M. B. Fisher, M.l. won the final in the singles championship from Wybourne of Waverloy; nnd with Smyth, of, Wellington defeated Wybourne Bros, in the final of the doubles. Miss Wallace beat Miss .Mason in the final of the ladies’ singles championship. Misses Wallace and Mcßeth defeated Misses Watson and Coombo in the final of the ladies’ doubles. (Received ,19, 8.10 a.m.) Paris, February 18. Wilding won the final.