WRESTLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 427, 19 November 1930, Page 5

WRESTLING

HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE A THRILLING EXHIBITION. Received Nov. 18. 8.25 p.m. NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Londos (13st. 71b.) retained the heavyweight wrestling championship by defeating the Garibaldi (14st.) after 47 minutes’ thrilling wrestling.

The loser was twice thrown out of the ring.

LEFT NEW ZEALAND

I Per Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, Nov. 18. Seven wrestlers who have done well in New Zealand—George Kotsonaros, Kara Pasha, Tom Alley, Abe Coleman, Walter Logan, Tom Ray and Alex Lundyn —sailed by the Niagara, which left for Vancouver to-dav.

of her progress had been couched in optimistic terms it may be taken for granted that she was not allowed to go out unsupported. A Dam of Winners

Nearly all the progeny of L’ersis, a marc by Marble Arch from Latona, have shown early speed and among the winners she has thrown are Lady Lois, Nucleus, Tuahine, Royal Duke and The Fox. Another of her descendants, Persham, by Lackham, kept up the family reputation by accounting for the Tamahere Stakes at To Rapa on Saturday. Ho just outstayed Toihoma, a hot favourite, to score by a head. Persham was one of the outsiders of the field and returned a very substantial dividend

Glena Bay Backers of Glena Bay were perhaps a trifle unlucky on Saturday when this chap failed to return a dividend in the Waimai Hurdles at Te Rapa. An Auckland writer states that the favourite, Glena Bay. was not at all well handled and was allowed to get into an impossible position in the first five furlongs when he was nearly a furlong behind. Over the last few furlongs he made a great run and must have been very dangerous only for being kept so far back.

Outgeneralled? After Cylinder had won the Stead Gold Cup at Riccarton on Saturday there were several theories advanced for Nightmarch’s defeat anti Reed’s handling was severely criticised. He allowed a slow pace to be set over the first mile and when he did go to the front at the straight entrance he should have carried on, instead of being content to hold the small advantage he gained. Gray, on the other hand, outgeneralled his rival less than a furlong from the post and Reed under-estimated the danger. As it was, Nightmarch was a neck to the had a couple of strides off the post and had his head in front half a stride over the line. The race •tually resolved into a sprint home • last half mile being covered in -I’