SPORTS MEETING

Evening Star, Issue 19785, 8 February 1928, Page 11

SPORTS MEETING

A SERIES-OF MISHAPS. A light shower of rain made tho track slippery for the electric jifjnt snorts meeting at Carterton last mgnt, at which D. Gray, the Austrahan _ cyclist, appeared against i. Oakley* , The meeting of these two riders was . most unsatisfactory, as a series of mis- ’ haps to the ' Australian robbed each , event of what gave promise of being k a thrilling finish. Gray fell tmee v times, twice at tho same bend, and in i. one spill slightly damaged one of his legs. He fell in his heat of the mac, r and Oakley fell in the final, I In the final of tho mile and a ■nan Gray and Oakley were fighting out an e exciting finish round tho homo turn I. when Gray crashed, and Oakley went c on to win easily in 3min 54 i-osec 1 Exactly tho same thing occurred in ’ tho two mile, Gray falling at the same 3 place when fighting out a finish with V the Masterton rider, who went on to j win in smin 9 4-sscc. Gray was quite ’ candid that ho did not like the track bends, of which he found difficulty in ) turning. . L 1 Jenkins won his heat in the J 00yds in lOsec dead, but was unplaced in tho 3 final, which was won by J. Iloimwood. •' E. K. Eastwood (6yds) won the '22oyds in 22sec, and from oyds won the •RiCyds c in olsec. V OLYMPIC GAMES ii, AN APPEAL FOR £IO,OOO. [Pkr United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 7 immediate appeals are to be made L to the Now Zealand public to contriV bate £IO,OOO so that tho dominion may j’ he adequately represented at rho Olympic Games at Amsterdam in July and August of this yar. This decision was ‘ reached at a meotiug of tho council d •1 tho Olympic Gaines Association to- , night. It is hoped to got die amount ’ bT.March 20, wlien the subscription h-t ■’ will be closed. Tho council hopes to i despatch a rowing team totalling twelve, which will include the eight, j the coxes and coach, and two extra I men; two boxers, two or more athletes, and four swimmers, together with a s manager. r I GERMANY’S REPRESENTATION. c Press Associalicn —By Telegraph—Copyright. Is BERLIN, Ecbruary 0. With cuslomary thoroughness Germany is mobilising not tar short of a b battalion of athletes to contest the g events at tho Olympiad, where they will outnumber those of, any other uar tion. Champions like Pcltzer, Koernic, and Houbcn arc competing in sprints e and middle distances, supported by e sixty-five men ami twenty women in , light athletics and forty swimmers. Germain* will ho well represented in heavy athletics— hockey, football, !cnc- , mg, 'cycling, rowing, boxing, and g.vm- ■ nasties. The women’s contingent totals i 270. t CHEAT EINSEN OVER A MILE to the ‘Stae.’J CHRISTCHURCH, February 7. At Addington to-day nearly all the horses were on tho track. When G»vai Bingen came on the scone he seemed very keen to go, and was a trifle frac- ’ tious before 'Withers gave him a sprint up the straight. After a spell Great Bingen set off for a mils, and he did i the distance at even rate. Going out 1 of the straight he seemed to makc_ a - slight hitch/which partially put him i out of his stride, but Great Bingen 3 finished up his task in a most resolute i manner. He covered the first two furlongs in 32sec and tho half-mile in Imin 3 RUscc, while the full distance occn- : pied 2min 6 1-osee. The time compared unfavorably with that registered by Native Chief on Saturday—viz., < 2min 2sec. mmn DOM INI ON TOU R NET. The dominion croquet tournament was continued at Palmerston North yesterday. Tho championship games resulted;— —Dominion Championship Doubles. — First Round. Mrs Gardner and Mrs Henderson beat Mrs Butcher and Airs Sedgwick, 26-24; Archdeacon Creed Meredith and' Airs Smith bent Airs Rhodes Williams 1 and Airs Coles, 20-22; Alr.s Pitcaithly and Mrs Achison beat Mrs Horn and Mrs AValling Jones, 26-20; Airs Bartlett and Airs Kihblewhito beat Mrs Caldow and Airs Brightling, 26-19; Sir Francis Wemy.ss and Aliss Rctaillack beat Colonel Savill and Aliss Hcsketb, 26-18; Airs Gambrill and Airs Jarvie beat Air Stratton and Airs Watkins, 26-17; Colonel Du Pre and Miss .Steel beat Air Caugliley and Mrs Leech, 26-11; Alr.s Meikie and Airs Goldsbury beat Airs Brabant and Airs Laurie, —; Airs ADKay and Airs Dowling boat Airs Coutts and Airs Shnoaur, 26-16. Second Round. Murray and Airs Tift'en beat Airs ADDowell and Airs Beck, 26-19; Ross and Mrs Johnson beat Mrs Bull and Mrs Bennett, 26-14; Airs Lowery and Airs Moeller beat Alonngh and Airs Alonagh, 26-21. —Ladies’ Championship Singles.— First Life.—First Round. Mrs Pitcaithly won by default from Airs Scott. Second Life.—First Round. Mrs Watkins beat Mrs Coutts, 26-0; Airs Dukes won by default from Airs Scott. LAWN TENNIS OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. The following players have been selected to represent Otago against Southland at Dunedin on February 25: Ladies.—Misses Patlison, White, Ramsay. Finch, Moloney, Todd; emergencies—Aliss Bngley, Airs Jenson. Alon.— Bray. Guy, ADDougatl, Rawlinson, Jenson, Bell; emergencies— ADPhcrson, Pollock. THE CANTERBURY MATCH. The following players have been selected to practice for the team to play Canterbury at Christchurch on March 3:— Ladies.—Airs Trcgear, Misses Ramsay, Find]. Moloney, Todd, Airs ADKellar, Airs Wills. Men.—Bray, Guy, ADDougall; Clark, Fulton, Black, J. Rawlinson, Jenson, Tregear, Bell, ADPherson, Rollick, A. Rawlinson.

CORNWELL CUP CREW As a large number of Otago boating men will visit Stewart Island next week'To-witness the races for the Sanders Cup, the social evening arranged in honor of H. Riddell and C. Churchill, Otago’s crew which sailed in the Cornwell Cup, contested at Auckland, has been postponed until Wednesday evening, February 29. ROWING OTAGO CLUB. The annual races between crews of the Otago Rowing Club for the Howlison Cup were rowed off on Alonday evening. The winner was F. Brough, who will hold tho cup for a year. The first heat was rowed between A. Perry and A. R Johnstone. It was a very close contest. Both men were sent away to a splendid start, and Perry led his younger opponent at the hallway mark. Johnstone’s strenuous efforts were watched by Perry, and responded to, and both men went across tho finishing line with scarcely a length between them. Although Johnstone made a fine effort he was without the experience of his clubmate, who thus survived the first round.

F. Brough and C. J. ADAra contested tho second boat. These members of the champion crew provided a fine race for the spectators, and gave an exhibition of sculling which appealed to all the younger members of the club. Brough, in bis usual efficient way, got away with a sprint, with ADAra in close attendance. Herculean efforts by ADAra brought him level with his opponent ar about 300yds from the line; but the champion stroke, showing his rudder to his companion, wont away to secure a popular win by half a length. H. J. Whitehead and L. Simpson contested the third heat. Choppy watci upset both men, and the race was marked with good and bad strokes, Simpson being particularly affected in this way by the water. Whitehead went away to win by a length. In ilie second round E. Brough had a live.

The oilier beat was between A . Perry and H. J. AVhiteiiead. The Jornior, sculling well, had no difficulty in forging away to win by two lengths.

Tbo (iual was contested by F. Brough slid A. Perry. From a bad start Perry set out to overhaul his opponent, but after going quarter of the way he nearly overturned, and from then on he did not get into his swing, with the result that Brough had no difficulty in winning by three lengths. Had not Perry’s stroke been put off in the early stages of the rare the men would probably have finished very close.

WORLD'S SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright AIELBOUIINE, February 7. The world's 75yds sprint championship resulted:—Aides (Queensland) 1, Banner 2. Barker (Queensland) 3. Won by ISin. Time, 7 9-J.6.soc. W. Darby '(New Zealand) ran second in the fifth beat.