SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 58, 4 March 1912, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

AIKEN DEFEATS LINDRUM. London, March 3. Aiken has scored 16,000 to Lindrum’s 9028. , -r; - ... , \:' h ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL, London, March. 3. At Association football, Scotland de-, feated Wales by one goal to nil-art hm WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. New York, 2.| 1 lAt 1 Chidago, ’Makmoiit defeated Ped-' frson by, straight falls in ,wrestling championship. c i (: i'i’f .'iVtiiu,')

AMATEUR ATHLETICS), j'y Auckland, March ( 3. ..TJie and Cycle Club held its annual oarnival on Saturday before a fair crowd. A few showers of rain fell,' Hut not to materially, affect tjhe trackj winch was in good order. h.The best race of the day was the half mile handicap, won by A. W. Dormer from scratch. His time, Imin 58 l-ssec. ; is equal to Hector Burk’s New Zealand record. As he was suffering fron influenza, contracted at the New Zea, land championships, Invercargill, Dor mer did not start in any other race. 0. N. Hill did not start for a similar reason. , L. J. Markwon both the 100 yard; and 440 yards championships, of Auck land, the former in 10 2-ssec, and tlu latter in 52 l-ssec.

A feature of the sports consisted ol the cycle handicaps, one and twA miles J. tAdlam, New Plymouth, won botl with brilliant riding. The Auckland Amateur Athleth Club has decided to urge that A. W Dormer be sent to the Olympic Games.