BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1925, Page 4

BOXING.

■" —•—— [BY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] nrxEDix. Nov. is. Los .Murray, the New Zealand lightweight champion defeated Hector MacDonald. of Australia, to-night in a 15round contest, the roterce stopping the light at the end of the Oth. round and declaring Murray the winner. medium £7 to £8 10-. others down to £ I 15-. Motion : -A very large yarding and comprised mostly of -horn sheep with a fair proportion of ewes. In face of the large beet and lamb entries the yarding was over sufficient for butchers ! requirements and consequently the market was decidedly easier, being ! quite 3s to 4s all round, although in the I late stages of the sale prices recovered j slightly owing to the backwardness of ! feed. The farmers are sending in their j dry fat ewes and we expect tlm yard- j ings from now on to he fairly heavy: \ consequently we cannot expect any i decided improvement on to-day's mar- : hct. Prime shorn wethers made 35s to i 30s fid. extra to 44s 103. medium 31s ; fid. to 37s fid. others down to 28s. prime j ewes 31s to 345. extra to 38s hi. mod- ; ium 26s fid to 30a fid. lighter 23s to 1 265. inferior down to 18s. best woolly j wethers 44s to 51s. extra to 60s. host ■ ditto ewes to 43s 103. j