SPORTING.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 4802, 22 April 1905, Page 3

SPORTING.

Bowling,

Napier v. Waipawa.

The Napier and Waipawa players tried conclu ions on the local green yesterday, when each club was represented by four rintys. The visitors completely outclassed the home players, the scores being Napier 114 points, Waipawa 58 points. Only one Waipawa ripk, that skipped by Murray, was successful, winning by three points. In the afternoon another drawing took place, each rink meeting a different one, when the Napier players piled up 109 points to their opponents’ 61 points. On this occasion the rink skipped by Page squeezed home by one point. Afternoon tea was dispensed by Mrs Bull, Miss Dawson and Miss Shanly. The Napier players expressed themselves well satisfied with the green, which was in good order considering the recent rain. After the games, Mr Alfred Dillon, president of the olub, made a few felicitous remarks and congratulated the visitors on thair victory. Mr W. Hodgson, on behalf of the Napier players, thanked the Waipawa Club for a pleasant outing and for the hospitality extended to them. Details Napier. Waipawa.

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K.| Dpobham ) \ Whittihgion Hodgson (s) 15 Murray (s) 18 No. 2 Rink. No. 3 Rink, Nash Williamson 4 Stowell Ricketts (8) ' Shanly (s) 15 No. 3 Rink. 'No. 3 pink. y«t<4? 4/ e | McGreevy snr Wyati Uti'.jli UJ&bUfcl Williams McGreevy jnr V.BplUii) 87 // Butf» «<.•{!» .No. 4 Rink. . ; |>;i INO. 4 Rink. G" 8 Waipukurau; Jockey Club ' Annual Meetings ? \ Judging by present indications the Annual gathering at Waipukurau, on Easter Monday, should prove a great success. Very good] acceptances have been received, including sevsral outside Worses, jvshioh Should result ih strong fields facing The startir, ' Th|e l recent rafiiW- faaVe gre&tfy benefited the 'Course hud the going is in capital coition. Holiday excursion fares prevail '6b the rabways, yybioh- should indoor a attendance. following are my selections: — ( jiiAfij^ir''Kiubk'akNDioit».. 1 Captain Shapnon . . ,„ r 1 Te Haixke / 1 f LI / Li 2 Minister ... ... ... 3 i .1 ; i ! BASTER HANDICAP. Bally neety m . ... 1 Whakawehi 2 I Fleka ... ... 3 i f!vi HACK HANDICAP; Benair ... !t ... ... 1 South Star - tk- .t.*' >2 WatW-MHk * * .!. 3 WAIPUKURAU HANDICAP. I 1 Fleka ' ... ... 1 Tyrone ... 2 Benefactor ... ... 3 . 7WO YEAR OLD HANDICAP. Medallist ... ... ~, 1 Contender ... ... 2 Merry wing ... ... 3 ladies’ handicap. Athol Maid 1 Crnesot ... ... ... 2 Outer ... ... ... 3 4 ,' FLYING HANDICAP. Assayer „. ~i ,; w - . 1 Rose Madder ~. 2 Abydos ... 3 FINAL HACK HANDICAP. Gaptajn Shannon ... 1 Toudorghie .„ ... 2 The Seer ... 3 Coursing. £ioo Wellington Cup. [By Telegraph.] (Own Correspondent) • ' . ■! Wellington, This day. The opening of the coursing season will begin torday, when the first two rounds of* the Wellington Cup will be decided on the Trentham Park Plumpton. The race will be concluded on Monday. Forty six dogs made the final payment. The following is the draw : Dorothy May meets Chatten. Joe meets Haka. Flodden Field meets Magistrate. Reprieve 11. meets Claymore. Clarisoa meets Mascotte. Russelly Bell meets Maximum. Mull meets Petorus Jack. Lindas meets Jewel Gun. Crossbow meets Day Dawn. Grasspan meets Grace Hawthorne. Recovery meets Vickers. Clements meets Fi?ld Battery. Wariigalmeets Llangollen.' Battleaxe meets Major Taylor. Motorist meets Dum Dum. Irish Jig meets Hilda Maxim. King Edward meets Vladimir. Delarey meets Dusky - . . Nnble Lkdy meets Springwater. Earl Roberts meets Helensbrook. Tatterly mefcts Djin Djin. Monarch meets Lucky Jim. Scamp meets Nobleman. Betting—6 to 1 Clements, 12 to 1 Jewel Gun, Earl Roberts, Crossbow, 20 to 50 to 1 the rest. Auckland Races. (Per Press Association.) Auckland, This Day. The weather is fine and the going heavy. There is a good attendance. Tradesmen’s Handicap—Lady Hune 1, Sir Gilead 2, Zulieka, Won by a neck. Dividends £7 4s and £l6 6s. Champagne Stakes—King Billy 1, Bomerang 2, Carl Rosa 3. Also started —Multifid, Delaware, Apologue, Annette. Won by a length. Dividend £5 18s. Easter Handicap.—Scotty 1, Delania 2, Heroism 3. A great race. At the distance fully half a dozen had a chance, Scotty shooting out in the last bit and won by a length. Dividends £8 13s fid and £9 5s 6d. Hurdles Hakaria 1, Princess of Thule 2, Irish 3, Won by a length. Dividend £2 17s 6d. Featherston Races. (Per Press Association) Featherston, This day. The weather is showery for the Wairarapa meeting. The course is heavy. Te White Hack Hurdles—Bounoe 1, Talune 2, Kominga 3. Won easily. Dividends £2 16s and £1 2s. Maiden Hack—Eone 1, Hinupai 2, Marstone 3. Dividends £2 8s and £1 18s. Owing to the inclement weather the meeting of the Golf Club on Tuesday, was adjourned till Friday, April 28th. Word has reached Wellington r-that it is practically certain that a team of English footballers will visit NeW fjealand in 1907. Several noted players will be able to make the trip, and it is expected that the team will be stronger both in backs and in forwards than last year’s team.