SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 20133, 25 March 1929, Page 5

SPORTING

WHIPPET RAGING DUHEDIH CLUB'S MEETING •Th Dunedin Whippet Racing Club, which was recently formed, held a meeting at Forbury Park on Saturday afternoon. Five races were confined to lo-cally-owned dogs for educational purposes, and despite the fact that no publicity was given to tho meeting, several hundred people were present ‘and viewed tho races from the lawn stand. During the proceedings the president (Mr J. S. Douglas) took tho opportunity of addressing those present, and expressed the chib’s thanks for their kindly interest in th© sport. Mr Douglas stated that in the near Future a big race meeting would be held. 1 when whippets would be competing from Canterbury and Southland. The races were run on tho lawn enclosure immediately in front of tho stand, and in all thirteen races were run off. Tho officials acting were:—Marshal, Mr J. S. Douglas; Judicial Committee—- . Messrs J. A. Ainge, J. Mitchell, W. Quirk, W. Crossan, Peter Cameron, and J. H. Fothoringham; track steward, Mr J. Trongrovo; .judges—Messrs A. Aitchesou, A. Blackwood, H. Divers; timekeepers Messrs F. Townsend and J. Kelleher; hnndicappcr and starter, Mr E. G. Price. Results ; Flying Handicap. 120 Yards. —First heat: Blue Pepper (scr) 1, Dinah (4yds) 2. Time, 8 3-osec. Second heat: Bonny Marv (o.vds) 1, Medley (11yds) 2. Time, 8 3-nsec. Third heat: Black_ Prince (18yds) 1, Captain" Tasman (7yds) 2. Time, Bsec. Final: F. Tanner’s Bine Pepper 1, J. S. Douglas’s Bonny Mary 2, R. W Brown’s Black Prince 3. Time. 8 l-osec._ Dunedin Handicap. Mo Yards.— First heat- Blue Pepper (scr) 1, Dinah (Byds) 2. Time, 11 3-osec. Second heat: Captain Tasman (11yds) 1. Sweetcorn (13yds) 2. Time 11 l-osec. Third heat: Peppercorn (10yds) I, Black Prince (22yds) 2. Time, 12 l-osec. Final: W Crossan’s Peppercorn 1. W. Quirk’s Captain Tasman 2, F. Tanner's Blue Pepper 3. Time, 13 4Jssec. Dunedin Hurdle Handicap.—First heat : Bine Pepper (10yds) 1, Peppercorn (10yds) 2. Time, 14sec. Second heat: Medley (15yds) 1. Aim High (22yds) 2. Time. 14 3-osec. Third heat: Dinah (Byds) 1. Miss Argyie (Byds) 2 Time. 14 2-uscc. Final: F. Tanner’s Blue Pepper I, E. Branson’s Medley 2, A. A. Paapc’s Dinah 3. Time, 13 4-osec. Consolation Race. «JSO Yards.—J. Trengrove’s Sweetcorn (syds 1), H. S. Irwin’s Cinderella (Iyds) 2 Peter Cameron's Georgette (10yds) 3. Time, 8 3-oser;. BOXING M'ALISTER BEATS TOMMY GRIFFITHS A TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT. , Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 21. At the .Stadium Billy M'Alister 8.0 defeated Tommy Griffiths Hlhmedin) 8.(3} on a technical knocklbnt in the tentli of fifteen rounds. The New Zealander forced the light over the early rounds, scoring with straight lefts to the face and short rights to MlAlister’s body during the infighting, while M'AHster punished with rights ti the head. Tho New Zealander's ducking, however, enabled him to evade much punishment. M/Alister landed a heavy right to Griffith’s head in the seventh which made him groggy. Ho continued the punishment" in the eighth and the ninth, and halfway through the tenth M'Alisler dropped Ins opponent with a heavy loft hook and a right to tho jitw. The referee saw that Griffiths was in a bad way while ho was delivering the count, and he stopped the bout and declared M'Alister the winner. [When the pair met in New Zealand Griffiths won on points.] MORGAN BEATS WHITE Pi ess Association—By Telegraph—Cooyright. SYDNEY. March 22. At tho Leichardt Stadium Taney Morgan, of "Wales, _ outpointed Vie "White, the paper-weight champion of Australian, in fifteen rounds. It was a good fight. A DRAW A fifteen-round bout at Westport on Saturday between Clarence l.’ocock (Christchurch) and Jim Brondfoot (Auckland) went the full distance and ended in a draw. AMATEUR ATHLETICS CAMBRIDGE BEATS OXFORD frets Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 23. Cambridge heat Oxford by 7 events to 4 at tire internniversity sports, which were held for the first time at Stamford Bridge,'owing to the Queen’s Club being converted into tennis courts. The attendance was 20,000. — Australian Press Association. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY WON BY FRANCE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PARIS, March 23. In the international cross-country race ten countries competed, and Sergeant Cotterell, of the Royal Air Force, England, was first, in 42min 4(l)sec. Franco won tho team race with 28 points, England being second noth 70 —a record margin.—Australian Press Association. SOCCER GUP SEMI-FINALS Pres* Aseociation—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 23. In th© Association Cup semi-finals Portsmouth defated Villa at Highly iry, 1-0; Bolton defeated Huddersfield at Liverpool, 3-1. —Australian •Press Association-United Service, \ ■■■ . . -EkE-l.':. ■

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ARMY BEATS NAVY Prose Associatioj—By Tsiegriph—Copyright LONDON, March 23. At Twickenham the Army beat the Navy by 17 to 11.— Australian Press Association—Unitecl Service. ROWING- CHAMPIONSHIP A GOOD RECORD , Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, March 24. The Mosman Club, for the eighth successive year, won the Stpte rowing championship, defeating Sydney by half a length. Haberneld was third, 2ft away, in an exciting finish, on the Riverview/ course. Mosman thus equals the record of the Sydney Club, which had eight successive victories in the ’eighties.