SPORTS AND GAMES.
INTER-VARSITY RACE. AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST. Press A ssoci aL ion—li.v 'IVI. —Copyr inh t. LONDON, Dec. 15. Oxford bca,t C.'ambridse in the crosscountry race of i -3: miles. Sproule (Melbourne) finished first in 20min 53 ■l-s.soc. (» Sfjmin 53 4-ssee.) FOOTBALL. The Springboks defeated Wales by a penalty goal to nil. SIX DAYS' CYCLING. NEW YORK, Dec. 15. I 1 o£Ttor and R.utt, a- Gorman .and American team, won the six days' bicycle race, Bedell and Hi.itbon being second, Clark and Hill (Australia) third, and Root and Hehir fourth. The leams ended together and a. mile .sprint was necessary to decide the winner. Walker and Wells were ninth. No records wore broken, 2601 miles five laps being covered. SWIMMING. Tho following are the handicaps for the 25yds race of the Caroline Hay Swimming Club, to bo swum to-night at 6.30 (sharp). First Heat.—T. Davy scr, D. Sinclair 2-sec, R. Smith 3, S. Bracefield 4, D. Cowan 5. T. Stewart 5, G. Eaton 6, s! Cornish 8. _ Second "Heat.—TT. Eraser scr, N. Thomson 2sec, B. Manning 2, I). Hodgson 4. B. Smitli 4, E. Budd 5, W. Budd 7.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVI, Issue 14924, 17 December 1912, Page 7
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