ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1392, 19 March 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

___—fr_ — » RINGING-IN." THOMPSON DISQUALIFIED TOR LIFE. Bt Toleeraeb.—Press Aiioetn.ttoß.l Mastcrton, March 18. The Wairarapa Centre of the New Jealand Athletic Union on Saturday night taed Andrew Thompson, of Masterton, £5 and disqualified him for life lor "ringing-in", at Martinborough sports on December' 26.

POLO.

CANADA DEFEATS ENGLAND. By Tele_rap_-Prase Association— Copyright New York, March 17. The international polo tournament at San Diego is concluded. .' Canada defeated England by *i points to i. _________

SWIMMING.

• Tho Swifts Swimming Club held their annual swimming sports on Saturday in perfect weather. Tho results were as • 50yds. Intor-Club Handicap.—First heat: G. Puller, 13sec, 1; E. Vo-ngo, 9sec, 2; J. Forsyth, Tsec, 3. Time, 42 'l-ssec. Second heat: K. Robertson, Gscc, 1; 11. C. Blick, Bsec, 2; It. J. Grimmett, C?ec, 3. Time, 32set. Third hents'W. E. Wilton, ssec., 1; W. Findlay, llsec, 2; J. Gosling 4sec, 3. Time. 33 2-. r >scc. Fourth heat: T. G. King. 3spo., 1 j C. V. Tordham, scr., 2; J. Stratford, 3sec, 3. Only starter?. Time, 31sec. Final: Robertson, 1; Blick, 2; Wilton, 3. Time, 32 2-ssec. Schoolboys' Championship of Wellington District.—First heat: L. Linley (Mount Cook),-1; J. Watkins (Newtown), 2; L. Turner'(Newtown), 3. Time, 42sec. Second heat: F. Cox (Clyde Quay), li H. Scaton (Terrace), 2; B. Doughty (Terrace), 3. Time, 373-55 CC. Third heat: A. M'Carlie (Te Arn), 1; P. K. Mowatt (Wellington College), 2; W. V. Hicks (Wellington College), 3. Time, 31 2-ssec. . inOyds.'Handicap—First heat: L. Blun3cll (9sec), 1; K. J. Grimmett (lO.wc), 2; A. M. Farnall (13sec), and V. C. Jones ;3Ssec.)i dead heat, 3. Time, linin. 11) l-.isec. Second heat:.G. M'Grath ("sec), 1; W. Wilton (Osec), 2; J. Gosling (Bsec.f, 3. Time, lmin. lo'l-osec. Third heat: H. M Mullins (3sec), 1; A. M. Smith (3seo.), 2; „. Baker (3sec), 3. Time, lmin. 11 Msec.! , Final: M'Grath, 1; Mullins, 2; Blundell, 3. Time, lmin. lCsec. Second Distanco Schoolboys' Champion-ihip.-A.-Jl'Carlie, 1; P. E. Mowatt, 2. Dnly starters. Time, 72-l-ssec. The two remaining distances (25yds. and 75yds.) irill bo decided to-night. 50yds. Breast Stroke Championship (for boys under 16).—II. Pethericlc, 1; E. Bailey, 2; J. Ward, 3. .Time, SS 2-ssec. ' Diving Competition.—W. Hicks, \; G. P. Hanna. 2. .■(Oyds. Midgets' Handicap.—Hunter Stevsnson, 1; M. Stevenson, 2; B. M'C'ormick, J. The winner aged five. 220 yds. Inter-club Handicap.—P. Stratford (30ssc), 1; C. Brico (sdr.VS; H. Silver (13sec.)( 3. Time,'3niin. 23 3-sscc. Ostacle Race.— A. J). Laing, 1; T. Woodcock, 2; J. Forsyth, 3., 200 yds. Kehy Race (for teams of four men, each to swim 50yds.).—Worser Bay S.C. (lOsec), .1; Swifts S.C. (scr.), 2; "Snooker" team (Csec), 3. Three other teams started. • , .

..HOCKEY.

PROSPECTS'FOR THE SEASON". Mr. W, Organ, who has been chairman of the Wellington Hockey Association for several years, states that the prospects for the approaching hockey season are excellent, and that there is no doubt whatever that the pam« is growing rapidly and on thoright lines. In addition to all tho senior teams which participated in last year's top-grade matches, there will be another team 1 this year in the representatives of the Government Life Insurance Department. There is a healthy growth in the other grades, so'much so that there will be'h. slight difficulty in providing playing grounds for all who wish to take part inthe game this winter. They will still have the grounds at Day's Bay, Miramar, the Basin Keserve, and at Diippa Street, bnt these are not enough, and a movement is afoot to secure others not too remote from the city. "Hockey will go ahead-all right," said Mr, Organ, "if the game is kept quite free from any sort of professionalism. Those who want to travel should be prepared to pay their own 'exes.' If that is not done, well, it clears the way for other payments, and those I personally believe would be harmful to-hockey."

BOWLS.

THE VICTORIA' CLUB. A return match will be played with the Eutt Club on Weclnasdav next on the auburbaji green. ,Th& following players will represent tho Victoria Club:—Hatch, : Godber". Menelans, Townsend (s.) j Langdon, Houldsworth, Kitto, Snaddon (s.); Tucker, Tattle, A very, Hemingway (=.); Martin, Meston, Foss.ette, Vareoe (s.). A four-rink friendly game wiii be played with the Johnsoaviilo Club next Saturday, when the. Victoria Club will bo represented by the following teams:—Home: 1!. Dixon, Broad, Meiieians, Townsend (s.); . Evans, Tingey, Kershaw, Witt fs.). At Johnsonville: Mndeley, Goldie. Worboys, Stevens (?.); Redmond, Armit, Davisiin, Townslcy (s.). . ■ • THE DIAMOXD BUCKLES. Messrs. BaDingcr and Hildreth, of the Wellington Club, are holding on fast to tho Dianioml Buckles. They won them' fiom Mitchell and Topp at Hataitai on Saturday week, winning 2(1—14. Since then 'they beat off Thompson nml Webb (Wellington), whom they beat 22—19, and yesterday nfteriico'u defeated Diyiilson and Hemingway (of the Victoria Club) 50—19, after a splendid game. The holders have now been challenged by Frost end Brunskill iWellington), and the winners will meet a. representation from Hataitai on Saturday next. ~ WELLINGTON BOWLING CENTRE. • The following are. the Wellington Bojrlin*'Centre's fixtures for next Saturday:— Hill I'ins-Te Hiwi (challengers) plav . Nmvtown (Inlders).. .". Edwin. Feathers—Hutt (challengers) p]aj Ksrori (holders). .fii'nior Star?—Karori (challengers) piny Hataitai (holders). ' HUTT AND PETONE CLUBS. Great interest was displayed in the contest between Hutt and Petono for the .President's Cup ■on Saturday, on i\v. Petono grcon. Afternoon tea was provid ed. and games weTo keenly contested. Peton's aggregate was 123, ns againsl Hutt's 85. Dotails arc ns under: Potone: Elowes. Castle, Beynon. Ste phens, 25; Cates, Broolcs, Melhuish, South, gate. 21; Firth, Gilmour, M'Arthur, Wy lie, 20; Curtis, M'Arthur, Cowie, Fowler 18; Findlay, Harding, Jones, Coles, 27 Palmer, Ross, Udy, Marsdcn, 22. Hutt: Cuff, Trcadwell, Pole. Nicholson 15; Judd, Birch, Barlow;, M'Kenzie, 12 Goring, Dawson. C'allender. Eddie, 21 Casej% Kishworth, Cutlby, Macaskill, 13 Johnston. Simpson, Jones, Eddie, 16 ' Ginger, Sinclair, Palmer, Trevethick, 18