SPORTING SUMMARY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 565, 21 July 1909, Page 8

SPORTING SUMMARY.

ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL . QUARTERS. ' The following items are token from the "Daily 1 Mail" Overseas Edition of June 12:— -Golf. •'. s -. '''■ In fine golfing weather the annual thirtysix holes stroke competition, for the professional championship of Wales took place at Rhyl. A. Matthews, of Rhyl, with two rounds of 69 and a total of 138, won the championship. In the morning round he went out,in 35 and came home in 34, thus beating.his,own.record for .the course 5 by one stroke. But for missing a putt on the last green in the afternoon he would have completed the. round in 63. His performance of 69 for each round was ■ indeed remarkable. Fred Collins, of Llandudno, with rounds of 76 and 77, total 153, finished second; and P. Rainford, of Llangammarch.Wells, with 79' and 77, total 156, was third. The Army Cup golf tournament has been won -by. the Black Watch. Swimming., Oxford University Swimming Club defeated the; Otter S.C. by three events to : two. , W. A. Bailey made a good start for the 'Varsity by defeating the-international,, T. K. Tarkatover, by" a foot, after an exciting finish. Tar-' katover, however, won the ninety yards .race, and'the Otter , also took quarter-mile race by the aid of P.. K. Metcalfe/ : Oxford, however, won both' the team race and the water-polo match, and so secured the odd' event. Polo. ' ■ ' The .English'.team; for the America. Cup first match has been completed by the inclusion- of Mr.; C.-D. Miller as back,'a' position it was expected that Mr. W. S. Buckmaster, would fill., The full:team is:Captain,Herbert, Wilson'.(l),*Mr. F. M. Freake. (2), Mr. P. W. Nickalls (3), Mr. C. D. Miller (hack).In the first round of the Ranelagh Open Cup Tournament the Meadowbrook team! from the .United States defeated the. Tigers by 14 goals to 1. The brothers Waterbury were the most . prolifio,\scorers for. the Americans. In another tie Beauchamp Hall defeated the Royal Horse Guards by 6 goals' to Athletics. E; E. Walker, the; South ■ African sprinter, finished - third ' from scratch in the -120 yards handicap .at Darlington sports,: being well beaten in 12 2-ssec.' J.'R; Fairbairn-Crawford, with 8 yards, start, won' • the open half-mile handicap "in lroin. 58 4-ssec. At: Guy's Hospital sports, the most successful competitor was :A. L. Stokes, who won the 120 yards hurdles, the 220 yards, the 120 yards murdle handicap, and putting! the shot; W. K. Fry won the; mile in 4min. 49 2-sscc. and the three mile handicap from scratch in 16min. 19 2-Sseo. ; ■ " Lawn Tennis. ■' "... I The East Surrey LadiV Championship at the East Croydon Lawn; Tennis Toornamont was ,won.by !Miss Boothby, who defeated Miss Morton in tho final by' throe sets to love. .. Football. ' \ At the annual meeting of the Football League Blackpool and Lincoln Citj; were elccted to complete the,. Second Division, the, latter taking the place of Chesterfield, who were outvoted.; It was decided that goalkeepers shall in future play in. colours distinct from other members of .both teams, to be either scarlet, royal bjne, or. white. " - . . - Rowing, i . The first day of the summer eightoared Iraces at Cambridge was remarkable for the fact that Jesus College, after, an interval of twenty-four years/went to the head of the river. They rowed Trinity Hall down in Plough.Reach:and bumped them at Ditton Corner after Halt had gone all . to pieces.