SUNDRY SPORTS.
SWIMMING. (Received 13, 12 noon) London, September 12. Healy won the 200yds race at the Scottish all-comers' swimming race at Glasgow in. 3mm 16 2rssec—a record for the race.
Lawn tennis. (Received 13, 12 noon.) London, September 12. The Davis Cup lawn tennis team were farewelled at Fenchwick Street station, Mr. Dixon, in an interview, said he believed they had a sporting chance of recovering the cup, though
much depended on Brookes's form Beamish and Parke will probably play in the doubles.' COL.F. Palmerston North, September 12. The Manawatu Golf Club championship meeting, which lias been largely attended by outside golfers, concluded at Hokowhitu to-day. The heavy rain of the night before cleared off in time to start, and the sandy course has not suffered. In the championship semi-finals, Imlay Saunders (Wanganui), playing a very line game, beat Kapi Tareha (Hawke's Hay), 5 up and 4 to play, effecting a surprise. Two local men Druce and Barraund, had to go to the 21st hole before Barraund won. The final in the afternoon provided a splendid game. Both went out in 37, and came home in 12. Barraund beating Saunders I up. Barraund once before won this championship, and is the local club champion. I). K. Murray (8), (Hawke's Bay) won the bogey handicap 2 up. E. G. Sim (7 square) being second. Slack brothers won the four-ball handicap, 70—II —62
CYCLING. Cbristehurch, September 12. For the Timaru-Ciiristehuroh cycle
road race, which will be run on Thursday next, 120 entries have been received. The scratch ten will leave Timaru at 9.30 a.m., and, if the weather conditions are normal, are expected to reach Christchureh at 3 p.m. The race will finish at the Plumpton Park Trotting ground, the Canterbury Park Trotting Club having granted the use of the ground.
Tho easiest way to conquer a man is to make him comfortable, and the easiest way to make him comfortable is to ask him to join you in a whisky—that is. if it's "Perfection." X
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 18, 13 September 1912, Page 6
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