SPORT AND SPORTSMEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18674, 31 January 1929, Page 9

SPORT AND SPORTSMEN.

A. W. Day, a Canterbury title-holder, signalised his return to the cycling track by winning the half-mile handicap from 30yds at English Park this week. He rode a good race and is striking form. T. O’Brien (scr), who finished second, showed bad judgment in the straight. This pair will be prominent at the Canterbury championships next week. XXX Auckland batsmen compiled big scores in last Saturday’s cricket competitions. Y.M.C.A. made 365 for six wickets, a feature being a splendid opening partnership, between .E. li. Bowley and L. Elliott for 229 runs. Bowley batted magnificently for 194, while Elliott played a good all-round knock for 90. Against Eden, Parnell scored 346 for five wickets. University made 206, but North Shore spoilt the high scoring record by being dismissed for only 86. X X X The success of Dr J. C. Gregory in the Australian singles championship was well received in Christchurch, as the English captain made many friends during his stay here a few months ago. Gregory plays an attractive and spectacular game, driving with great severity and storming the net at every opportunity. The defeated field included such good players as H. W. Austin, E. Moon, R. Schlesinger, 11. Hopman and J. Crawford. E. L. Bartleet, New Zealand tennis champion, had little difficulty in regaining his title of Auckland champion, held last year by L. G. Knott. Ilis hardest match was against the veteran E. W. Griffiths, the score reading 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. A. C. Stedman gave the champion a good match in the final, but went under in three straight sets. Bartleet partnered H. L. Robson in the doubles and a surprise was effected when the former New Zealand champion pair were beaten in the second round, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, by A. M. Nicholson and J. C. Grant. St St St After compiling his score of 214 against Tasmania at Launceston, D. R. Jardine, the English batsman, had a spell from cricket, and, instead of accompanying the rest of the members of the team to Hobart, he went trout fishing in the Great Lake. According to a report in an Australian paper. Jardine caught a six-pounder, which ha said gave him the thrill of his life. Ha was very emphatic concerning the advantages of fishing in Tasmania compared with fishing in England. Si X X New South Wales has won the Sheffield Shield (the premier cricket trophy of Australia) eighteen times, Victoria eleven and South Australia four. Queensland, which was admitted to the contest in the 1926-27 season, has not yet won ‘ the shield. Victoria are the present holders. “We have some very prominent gentlemen that are old members of this club,” said Mr W. C. Flewellyn at last night’s meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club, w’hen going through the list of old members. “Perhaps it would surprise you to know,” he said, “that the Hon G. W. Forbes, Minister of Lands, Sir Heaton Rhodes, M.L.C., and Mr H. A. Knight, owner of Limerick, were members of the club.”