SPORTING SUMMARY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 563, 19 July 1909, Page 5

SPORTING SUMMARY.

ITEMS OF INTEREST PROM ALL :;. '■■ QTJ&RTERS. ■■■■■ ;■• ■ ■ '.. The follbwing items' are taken from the London "Daily Mail , " Overseas Edition, of June s:— ■■, : . % • .-"..,■ ... ■ . . . . Billiards; ; : ';. . ■ v . The billiard season.at Thurston's ended with a victory for Harverso'n over Diggle by 1350 points. Harverson's successes over Digglevaro almost affinitivo to Inman's success over Reece, On this latest occasion Digglo conceded 600 in 6000, but the improved form he'showed just 'before the abandonment of the match with Stevenson was not maintained, and he scored onlv 4050 to Harverson's 5100. Final scores: Harverson;;(rec. 600),,6000; Diggle, 4050. : P0i0... ; ].i} ; .7, V ■;■';■■ :, ' •'■'v'-/ " ' After some days of enforced rest-owing to wet weather,' the Meadowbvook ■ team of the, United States were able to play; their second match aeainst ..'the' Ranelagh' team at Barn Elms. The event was notable for the first appearnnce in their ianks of their first-choice fnll-back, Mr. Devereanx Milburn, who gradnated at Lincpln College, Oxford, with, his brother, Mr. J. botli of whom' obtained' their 'rowing' Bines at' that university. Otherwise - -the , -' team was tho-same as that 'played in;every Messi;s. 1,. Waterbury; M.' Wnterbury, and.H. P. Whitney. Ranelagh played Captain L. C .D Jenner. Mr. B.; Grenf ell, Mr. F, A. Gill, and the Duke of Roxburghe; and this... quartet held their pirn and a bit more for twenty minutes/when the speedier American ponies told a tale, and goals from Messrs. L. and'M. Waterbury put the visitors info, a comfortable lead, which was increased to , five before the end of fifth periods' By s thaf time Mr. Gxenfell had also ioorod" Eanelagh,. and each side scoring again at least once liefore • the olose Jleadowbrook won : by 7 gdals'to 2. ~ , , '..:•■■■ Yachting.v; ::'•.■-.■ ■ .'.'.■■'.''■• '.'.;' '''■: - Swansea ' regatta, has been, revived, lapse of twelve years. ■ In the race for twentythree metres class Shamrock beat White Heather by smin. 32sec. over a - mllo conrse. The prize was a handsome silver cup, value 100 guineas and £60 added money. / Boxing. '.' . ■•"''■-■ ' .'■ . ' / In a forty-five'ron'nd contest for the lightweigirt.' championship at San Praacisco; Bat;' tling Nelson,' of Illinois,' knocked-out DicJc Hyland, oi California, in the nineteenth round. Athletics:' '"' '".-'■. 'v" ■■" : - ;/ '■■ v " : -

; In'a fifteen-mile race at , Buffalo,'. Alfred Shrubbi defeated William' Sherring v the winner of the Marathon race at the Olympic Games at Athens in-1906, by half a mile, his ,tjme being Ihr. 25min. Bsec. ' -, . '' -', The "Derby" Marathon race at Chicago for iO.OOOdols. : was' won by Syanberg (Sweden), Hayes (America) being second, and Appleby (Great Britain) third.' St. Yves (Prance), the

favourite, yeas injured, and collapsed in the J E. E. Walter, of Durban, who won the 100 | metres race at tho Olympic Gnmcs last yeav, ; and hae come over to compete in tho amateur championship, made bis firbt'appearance of the season as a competitor nt Aborgnvenny, He wou his heat of the 120 yaide open handicap . in 12 Msec., toit could only finish third in the final to Walsh, of Dublin, and Crutohley, Abergav«nny, respectively.

Lawn Tennis. > •At the''Leicester tournament Miss Boothby - met with her first reverse tM6 season, Miss :• Morton ■ defeating her in the final of the ladies' singles by 2 sets tol. K. Povrell mm i the gentlemen's open singles, G.\\., HHlyard ■and C. H. L. Cazalet the gentlemen's doubles, and I?, F.Doherty and Mrs. Winch the mixed [doubles. '■ ..- ■-; ' ■■"•'•- .■: '• -.'