THE WORLD of SPORT

Evening Star, Issue 22142, 24 September 1935, Page 4

THE WORLD of SPORT

AVONDALE J.C. HERITAGE WINS THE GUINEAS The Avondale Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting was concluded in fine weather, and the track was in good order. There was a satisfactory attendance, and the totalisator handled £18,4813, compared with £11,444 on the corresponding day last year, an increase of £7,039. The total for the meeting was £42,587, against £31,546 last year, an increase or £11,041. Tin Lap gained a surprise victory as twelfth fancy in the Mount Albert Handicap, returning a very big dividend. Detailed results; — GREY LYNN HURDLES. 175sovs. l|m. I—VAL WATCH, 11.7 (R. E. Thomson) ... 1 4 Prince Vail, 9.0 (B. Stewart) ... 2 6—Cargen, 9.7 (C. Thomson) ... 3 Also started: 3 Dark Marble 10.7 (fell), 2 Soloist 10.1 (fell), 7 Greek Gold oar. 9.9, 5 Ruling King 9.5. Won by two lengths, with 10 lengths between second and third. Greek Gold was fourth. Time, 3min 13sec. NURSERY HANDICAP, loOsovs. sf. 1— GALLIC, 8.4 (M'Tavish) 1 2 Notium, car. 8.0 (Mower) ... 2 3 Golden Blonde, 7.7 (Tremain) ... 3 Also started: 8 Docility 7.12 and Haputale 7.12 (bracketed), 4 Gay Talkie , 7.12, 9 Applicant 7.12, 6 Gay Doll car. 7.11, 5 Abbess of Whitby 7.7, 7 Pennycomeqnick 7.7. Golden Blonde got away smartly and led to the turn, when Gallio came rip from third to win with something in hand from Notium, who was closely challenged by Golden Blonde. Gay Doll was fourth. Won by two lengths, with a neck between second and third. Time, Imin 2sec. MOUNT ALBERT HANDICAP, ISOsovs. 6f, 12—TIN LAP, car. 7.5 (P. Fearn) 1 s—Triune, car. 8.2 (Maria) 2 4 Solaria, 8.8 (Keesing) 3 Also Started: 6 Tray Bit 9.0, 2 Royal Dance 9.0, 7 Mungacre 8.2, 9 Ballymoney car. 8.1, 1 Gay Defence 7.13, 8 Te Hai car. 7.6, 14 Application car. 7.15, 10 Lady Diana car. 7.1, 3 Teak ear. ,7.4, 11 Persian Lady car. 7.2, 16 Tidalia car. 7.4, 15 Hope Lass car. 7.45, 17 Master Rex car. 7.2, 13 Karopia car. 7.11. , Won by half a length, with the same listance between second and third. Gay Defence was fourth. Time, Imin 15 2-ssec. PLUMPTON HANDICAP. 350sovs. lsni. 5 IMAMINT, 7.2 (Savage) 1 2 Enge, 8.7 (P. Fearn) 2 I—Silver Brier, car. 7.4 (Wiggins) 3 Also started: 3 Knight of Australia 8.0, 7 Mungatoon 7.8, 6 Gay Rose 7.6, 9 Bronze Tray car. 7.15, 4 Calientc car. 7.4, 8 Musquil car. 7.6, 10 Gay Cockade 7.0. Gay Cockade took the lead early and at the turn was four lengths in front, followed in order by Caliente, Silver Brier, Imamint. Musquil, Knight of Australia, and Bronze Tray. Imamint put in a strong run 200yds from home and won easily from Enge, who came up from the rear and beat Silver Brier narrowly for second place. Knight of Australia was fourth. Gay Cockade faded right out. Won by two lengths, with a head between second and third. Time, 2min 9 l-ssec. AVONDALE GUINEAS, SOOsovs. Im. 3 Mr W. H. Gaisford’s hr c HERITAGE (Posterity—Homage), 3yrs, 8.10 (Atkins) 1 5 Mr E. H. Cucksey’s Galilee. 8.5 (M'Tavish) 2 6 Mr E. H. Davis and' R. T. Reid’s Du Barry, 8.5 (Goldfinch) ... 3 Also' started: 2 Alchemic 8.10, 7 Flood Tide 8.10,. 8 Gar Vaals 8.10, 1 | Hunt'Monde 8.10, 4 Velocipede 8.10. Galilee led for most of the journey, closely attended by Heritage and Dn Barry. When the turn , was reached Heritage crept up on the leader and just prevailed in a stern struggle, with Du Barry a moderate third and Alchemic fourth. Won by a neck, with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 40 3-ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, 200sovs. 6f, 7 TYBALT, 8.3 (M'Tavish) 1 1— Star Artist, car. 7.5 (Savage) ... 2 6—British Columbia, car. 7.9 (Horne) 3 Also started: 8 Puss Moth 9.5, 2 Gay Lap 8.10, 3 Princo Acre car. 8.1, 5 Boughal car. 8.1, 4 Princess Star 8.0. The early order was Puss Moth, Boughal, Star Artist, British Columbia, Gay Lap, Prince Acre. Princess Star, arid Tybalt. Boughal led into the straight, but Tybr.lt appeared from tbo blue and fought out a _ great finish with Star Artist, clinching a narrow victory. British Columbia was a close third, and Prince Acre fourth. Won by a short head, the same distance between second and third. Time, Imin 14 2-ssee. NIHOTAPU HANDICAP, ISOsovs. 7f. 3—PLATO, car. 7.3$ (Wiggins) ... 1 2 Scotland:, 8.4 (O. Reed) 2 I—Royal Secret, car. 7.8 (Savage) 3 Also started: 4 Gay Marigold 9.1, 6 Baroscope car. 7.10. 7 Roman Mascot car. 7.5, 5 Sirona 7.0. Won by two lengths, with a bead between second and third. Sirona was fourth. Time, Imin 27 2-ssec. NEW LYNN HANDICAP, 130sovs. Im. I—KAHAPA, 8.2 (Keesing) ... 1 8— Nun Nicer, 9.4 (Atkins) 2 5 Con Fuoco, 7.9 (Horne) 3 Also started: 3 Maine 8.10, 6 H.ikutaia car. 7.11, 2 Salon 7.11, 9 Tutor 7.8, 13 King Tut car. 7.8, 4 Keith Lu car. 7.6, 10 Impellant car. 7.3, 11 Air

Lassie 7.1, 12 Vera Acre 7.0, 15 Express car. 7.3, 14 Teddy Boy car. 7.4, 7 Valrent 7.0. Won by half a head, with a length between second and third. was fourth. Time, Imin 40 3-ssec. GERALDINE R.S. Acceptors for the-first day of the Geraldine Racing Club’s Meeting: — FIRST HURDLE HANDICAP,

KUROW J.G. Nominations for tlie Kurow Jockey Club’s Meeting:— Higli-weight Handicap, 70sovs. 9f.— Hunting Bag, Gold Boy, Braw Lad, Sungem, Worship, Latitude, Ramo, Toreador, Carmbragh, Fleeting Glance, Blazon, Wonderful, Weatherley. Trial Plate, 65sovs. 6f.—Redolent, Desert Chief, Salient, Night Fiord, Money Flies, Doctor Duthie, Queen Dorothy, 1 Spy. Waitaki Trot, 70sovs. l}m. —Ahnont ■Cling, Sylvie’s Best, Danzies Guy, Erin’s Guy, Mario Potts, Hazel Russell, Radiant Gold, Elite Rey, Locust, Ceribus, Country Child, Golden Mist. T. A. Munro Handicap, 70sovs. 6f. —shock, Dracula, Lady Rate, Frontage, Surge, Fiord, Violenta, Capita], Merry del Val. Kurow Cup, 125sovs. IJm. —Sungem, Quite Soon, Dodge, Rnmo, Trivet, Cleaner, Quietly, Blazon. Red Racer. Hakataramea Trot, 70sovs. IJm. — Almont Cling, Sylvie’s Best, Danzie’s Guy, Erin’s Guy, Marie Potts, Hazel Russell, Central Parrish, Elite Rey, Locust, Margaret Bingen, Country Child, St. Lyria. Novice Plato, 60sovs. sf.—Redolent, Golden Vision, Salient Night, Fireguard, Malvelia, Twilight Song, Pink Coat—Polyform filly, Tillenough, I Spy, Queen Dorothy, Voryain. Gillies Handicap, 70sovs. 7f. — Hunting Bag, Dracula, Braw Lad, Lady Kate, Redolent, Daring Deed, Latitude, Violenta, Capital, Doctor Duttie, Rona Bay, Merry del Val, Alma. GOLF BANK OF NEW ZEALAND CUP The first annual competition for the Bank of Now Zealand (Otago) Golf Cup was held on the Balmacewen links yesterday under favourable conditions. About 35 players from all over Otago' competed in the match, the winner being W. G. Boddington, of Dunedin. The condition of the competition was that the trophy was awarded for the best net score returned after two rounds of medal play. The following were the best cards returned, the handicaps being given in parentheses :—■ W. G. Boddington (20) 145. M. A. Robson (1G) 159, I. G. Martin (15) 161, G. A. De Lautour (22) 161, H. S. Jones (24) 161, P. W. Hilton (14) 162. G. P. Morris (13) 163, J. C. St. George (16) 164, L. M. Scott (21) 164, G. W. Thomson (18) 165, P. M. Clark (20) 167. MARLBOROUGH CHAMPIONSHIP In the final played at Blenheim yesterday afternoon I). 0. White (Wellington) beat C. Richmond (Takaka), 5 and L, ,

RUGBY INTERISLAHD MATCH The North Island team has been selected by Mr E. M'Kenzio as follows : Full-back. —Hush (Auckland). Three-quarters. Apsey (Hawke's Bay), Campbell (Wanganui), C. Smith (Hawke’s Bay). Five-eighths.—Baldwin (Wellington) and Le Quesne (Hawke’s Bay). Half-back. —Kilby (Wellington). Forwards.— Bowe (Thames Valley), G. Harrison (Taranaki), Fraser-Smith (Wellington), Anderson (Auckland), Leeson (Waikato), Gargan (Taranaki), and Jackson (Hawke’s Bay). Emergencies.—Pollock (Wellington) and Hall (Wellington). COMBINED BANKS' MATCH * The annual match for the Fow Shield between teams representing the combined banks of Wellington and of Christchurch was played at Lancaster Park yesterday. The result was a comfortable win "for Christchurch by 21 points to 3. For the winners Fleming (2), Esquilant, Harvey, and March scored tries, Ollivier converting three. C. Columb scored for Wellington. MOTOR RACING RUGBY, September, 21, A Napier Railton, driven by John Cobb and Rose Richards, won the 500 miles race at Brooklands at an average speed of 121.28 miles an hour. WRESTLING M'CREADY STILL UNBEATEN X [Pun United Phess Association.] - AUCKLAND, September 23. The contest at the Town Hall between Angelo Cestoid!, 16st 11b, and Earl M'Cready, 16st 101 b, resulted in a win for M'Cready when the Italian was unable to continue after conceding a submission fall to the Canadian’s octopus deathlock in the seventh round. ANDRESON AND BLOMFIELD DRAW [Per United Press Association.] • WELLINGTON, September 23. Ole Andreson made his first appearance in the Wellington Town Hall tonight in a. brilliant contest with the Aucklander, Lofty Blomfield, in which the wrestlers drew with a fall each. The bout went the full eight rounds. It was frequently spectacular, and was strenuous all the way. Andreson appeared to win most of the rounds. MEN'S HOCKEY OTAGO ASSOCIATION The Management Committee of the Otago Hockey Association met last evening, the president (Mr,D. T. Woodfield) presiding. f On behalf of the hockey players of Otago the Chairman expressed his pleasure at the splendid victory of the Otago Rugby team in the Raufurly Shield match at Christchurch on Saturday, and it was decided ,to send a letter of congratulation to the team through the Otago Rugby Football Union. In connection with the Lovelock testimonial it was decided to send on the money in hand immediately the present list was completed. Following the notice of motion given at the last meeting to rescind the minute which stated that junior representative players should not receive badges this season, the matter was again discussed, and it was decided to obtain quotes for badges, as the players were fewer in number than had been originally anticipated. ' : v SOCCER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The Management Committee of the Otago Football Association held its weekly meeting last night, Mr A. Sharp presiding. The New Zealand Council wrote approving of the extension of the season to October 5 to allow a match to be played between Maori Hill and Mosgie’l for the Chinese Cup. _ Northern (32 points) were declared the winners of the second division, while the sixth division,competition was closed with Technical School 0 (26 points) the winners, Christian Brothers (24 points) being the runners-up. Permission was granted the Northern third grade team to travel to Invercargill next Saturday, Mr R. M'Lean, sen., being the manager. OTAGO’S RUGBY WIN. Congratulating' Otago on its _ Ranfurly Shield success, the Chairman traversed the history of Otago’s quests, remarking that only the turn of fortune’s wheel had prevented the shield coming south before this. All Soccer administrators and players congratulated the Rugby Union, the selectors, and. the team, which had fully upheld 1 the prestige of the province for good sportsmanship in every branch of sport. On'the chairman’s motion, the meeting decided, by acclamation, to convey its congratulations to the Rugby Union. MATCH WITH CANTERBURY. Reporting on behalf of the special sub-committee, Mr John Simpson said all arrangements wore well in hand for the Oanterbury-Otago match _at Logan Park next Saturday. Following an interview, the tramways manager had promised an augmented tram and bus service. The Canterbury team would arrive on Friday and return by the Sunday night train. The entertainments arranged for the visitors wore a dance on Saturday and a motor run on Sunday afternoon. Mr A. Wyness was appointed manager' of the Otago team, and it was decided to engage the Dunedin Highland Pipe Band. It was further decided to play a cur-tain-raiser, starting at 1.45, between the Otago A and Otago B primary school representative teams which took part in the recent schools tournament at Christchurch. Mr A. Riaeli was appointed referee, with Messrs A. Johnson and F. Stanley linesmen. Mr A. Cameron was apl pointed to control the schoolboys’ game.

BREAST STROKE RECORD

GEOFF CHAMBERS'S THIRD SUCCESS The remarkable distinction has been gained by Geoff. Chambers, of the Kiwi Amateur Swimming Club, of establishing new figures for the 75yds junior boys’ breast stroke three times in one year in his first season of swimming. Chambers, who is the New Zealand junior boys’ 75yds breast stroke champion, made an official attempt on the New Zealand record at the Municipal Baths last night, under the jurisdiction of the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, and was successful in improving upon lus own record of 58sec by swimming the distance in 56sec, remarkable time for a junior, and one which is likely to stand for a long time. Chambers was sent away to a perfect start, and, moving with rhythmic precision and beautiful co-ordination, he cut the first 33 l-3yds out in 22sec. Ho left 66 2-3yds behind in 50sec, and, staging an electHSying sprint, touched in 56sec to break the record by two seconds. This is Chambers's first year In competitive swimming, and he has been trained and coached throughout by Mr Alex. Greig. In his first race he won the Otago 75yds junior boys’ breast stroke champinoship, and on January 16, at the Kiwi Club’s carnival, lie lowered Reg. Geddes’s New Zealand junior boys’ record from 59 3-ssec to 59 l-ssec, and a week later he won the New Zealand junior boys’ 75yds breast stroke championship in 61sec. On May 11 he made another attempt on his own record at the centre carnival held in connection with the King’s Jubilee celebrations, and he brought the time down to SBsec. Chambers leaves junior ranks on Setpember 30, and will then swim as an intermediate. The officials for last night’s attack on the record were: —Starter, Mr W. A. Jenkins; timekeepers—Messrs T. P. Williamson, F. J. Townsend, and A. Greig; referee, Mr A. Findlay; judges, Messrs D, Pickard and F. E. L. Forrester.

LOVELOCK’S METEORIC CAREER

PERFORMANCES AT HOME “THE MOST REMARKABLE MILER"

[By Pistol.]

A resume of J. E. Lovelock s principal performances since he left Otago University as a Rhodes scholar for Oxford University is interesting. Harold M. Abrahams; former Olympic champion, describes him as “ the most remarkable miler that I have ever seen. His career has been somewhat meteoric.” Lovelock wont to Oxford in 1931, and In the freshmen’s sports he won the mile and the half-mile, m 4mni 37 3-ssec and 2min 3 3-ssec respecModerate performances even for a freshman. Later, in November of that year, in a relay trial he ran second to Jerry Comes, who won in 4min _22sec, Lovelock doing 4min 26sec—his best JNew Zealand time, by the way, being, 4mm 25 4-ssec, at Wanganui in 1930. In the intervarsity relays of 1931 he ran the first race which gave some indication of his brilliance. He did 4miu 24sec. In February 7, 1932, at the Oxiord sports, fie was again second to Cornes, some 30vds away, in 4min 22 2-ssec, and in the intervarsity sports Cornes and ho ran a staged dead-hcat in exactly the same time. . Abrahams says that up to then indications were that he was a very good runner, but there was no kind of hint that within throe months he would leap fight into the front rank. On May 26, 1932, ho set up a new British record of 4min 12sec. A fortnight later he also set up a British record for three-quarters of a mile of 3min 2 l-oseo, and then he ran second to Cornes in the A.A.A. championships in 4rain 14 l-ssec. beaten by a yard or S °He was chosen to represent New Zealand in the Olympic Games at Los Angles in 1932, and, though he won his heat in the 1,500 metres in time which approximated to 4min ISsec for the mile, ho found tho task of running two hard races on successive days a little too much for him at that stage of his athletic development, and finished but seventh in the final. , _ , , In the spring of 1933 in the Oxiord sports he beat N. P. Hallowed (an American who had beaten him in the Olympic final) in the mile in 4mm 23 4-ssec, and ho won the intorvarsity mile in 4mm ISsec, only l-ssec less than the record , .. His visit to America to run for Oxford and Cambridge against Harvard and Yale and Princeton and Cornell produced fireworks. A 4min 12 3-ssec win against the former in the mile was followed by that amazing world’s record of 4min 7 3-ssec. At Turin in September he was beaten over 1,500 metres by the Olympic champion, L. Beccali, and beaten only by 3-ssec in time which was equivalent for tho mile. . His performances last year and this year do not need setting out in detail, but he beat Bill Bonthron, who was associated with him in his world record run in 1933, several times. Bonthron defeating him once. . ~ Then, this year came his win over Glen Cunningham (who holds the world record at 4min 6 7-lOsec) and Bill Bonthron at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey (U.S.A.) in 4mm 11 2-ssee, followed more recently by his two defeats at the hands of the twenty-year-old S. C. Wooderson. . . Lovelock has expressed the opinion that he can regain for the British Empire tho world’s record. This is no vainglorious boast, but the justifiably confident statement of a man who will leave no stone unturned to achieve the maximum of physical fitness, and whoso mental make-up is just right tor such, an effort.

BOXING WIN FOR AMERICAN NEGRO Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, September 23. At the Stadium to-night, in a 15rounds - bout, the American negro, Tommy Jones, 10.8. knocked out Humphreys, 10.7, the former ex-Aus-tralian amateur champion. The latter hold his own in a fast and clever contest -until ho was dropped in th« twelfth pound for the full count.

llosovs. Ini and 51'. st. III. st. ib. Black Duke 11 5 Joppa 9 0 Trishna ... 10 2 Radiant Sunward ... 10 1 Rose 9 0 Fleeting Glance ... 9 9 Chrysology Weatherly 9 0 9 0 Nocturnus 9 0 Polenta ... 9 0 OHAPI HACK HANDICAP, lOOsovs. 6f. . Violenta ... 9 0 Hino Ra ... 8 4 Trumpet Haste Away 8 4 Blast 8 7 Miracle 8 4 Jack Ahoy Sailor’s 8 7 Disguise ... 8 4 Silver Fox 8 4 Quest ... 8 4 Greek Vase 8 4 Dover Frontage ... 8 4 Patrol ... 8 4 Waltham ... 8 4 GERALDINE CUP, 140sovs. 1\ m. Horowhemia 9 0 Wino 8 4 Epris 8 13 Haere Tonu 8 0 Gay _ Crest 8 13 Giggleswick 7 10 Hunting Go 8 8 Dodge 7 8 Silver Sight 8 13 Quite Soon 7 6 SQUATTERS HANDICAP, lOosovs. Gf. Hebei Chief 9 1 Tizzy 7 10 Guarantee 9 1 Penelope ... 7 5 Silver Bon Tray ... 7 4t Streak ... 8 10 Metal Bird 7 3 Cranford ... 8 8 Tuuneller ... 7 0 Kinnoult 8 3 RAUKAPUKA HANDICAP, lOosovs. 7f. Capital 9 0 Knocklong 7 13 Worship ... 8 12 Heloise 7 13 Dollar Monipore 7 13 Prince ... 8 5 Kurapao ... 7 10 Moneygrau 8 4 Rose of Concert Tralee ... 7 9 Pitch ... 8 3 Merry Del Riptide ... 8 2 Val ... 7 7 Daring Deed 8 1 Gold Cross 8 2 Colombo ... 8 -0 Madam Golden Dart 8 0 Pompadour 7 5 Rose Val ... 7 13 The Surgeon 7 5 Call Money 7 13 BELFIELD HANDICAP, lOSsovs. 1m and 100yds. Wino 9 0 Rebel Lad S 2 Trivet 8 10 M-Heath ... 8 1 Quietly ... 8 9 Metal Bird 8 1 Haere Tonu 8 9 Blazon 8 0 Colossian 8 7 Courtyard 8 0 Giggleswick 8 6 Sky Rover 7 12 Dodge 8 4 GERALDINE TROT HANDICAP. 105sovs IJm. Casanova . scr Pot Luck , scr Coral Prince scr Repeal . scr Dual ... . . scr Rollalong . scr Elite Roy . scr Tapdancor scr Embattle . scr Wagon Wheels scr Henry Drusus scr Wikitea . scr Locust ... . . scr Royal Crescent 12 Master Garry scr Slipalong .. 36 ORARI TROT HANDICAP, 105sovs. IJm. Ace Pot . scr Pot Luck , scr Author’s Repeal . scr Choice . scr Rollalong . scr Civic ... . . scr Satin Lass . . scr Colleen Wrack scr Starvale . scr Double Groat scr Tapdanccr scr Glen Travis . . scr Royal Crescent 12 Golden Mist scr Solario 12 Janet Gaynoi scr Red Flush .. 36 Master Garry scr Slipalong 36 Nancy de Oro scr