Spotting Sprints.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 19, 14 July 1911, Page 7

Spotting Sprints.

The sum of £1,500 offered for Antarctic is the highest offered for a hurdler in this country, says an exchange. S. H. Gollan a high figure when he purchased Moifaa, but it did not reach the fifteen hundred mark.

The Frenchmen dearly love a gamble. On one day—Easter Sunday—noless a sum than £128,000 passed through the totalisator at Autenil, Franoe. The French Treasurer received in taxes on a basis of 24 per oent., the sum of £3,200 for the day's sp^-t. 'x\e well-known authority on billiards, "Snooker," is certain that even with any limitation that may be placed on certain strokes Lindrum is capable of a4O average. "Snooker" is a writer who knows what he is talking about, and some months ago pro-

pbecied that Lindrum <would beat Gray when the pair met. And matters begin to look that way. Although Bill Turner, the Tasmanian heavy-weight, is very keen on getting a chance art showing his skiff against Jack jLestter, the Ameriojn has turned a deaf ear to his pleadings. In America it is acknowledged that a good mile track is 5 or 6 seconds, faster than a gooci- naif mile track. On that contention Ribbonwood if landed in America at his best, would have proved a 2 minute horse, as there is no doubt he was faster than his official 2min. 9sec. record.. At St. Martins, New York, recently Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, successfully defended her title of Woman's national lawn tennis champion by defeating Miss Sutton* of Los Angeles, by two sets "to one. Maud S-, the world famous trotting mare of thirty years ago, when owned, by the late George Starns, was de-

stroyed last April. The sum of four thousand guineas was paid for a St. Frusquin—Glare colt at the sale of English yearlings. Five hundred and five yearlings realised 14,975 guineas. The three Rugby League football matches between Queensland and New South Wales at Sydney resulted in a. profit of £920 4s Bd. Jim Jeffries, after seeing the r< cent battle between Wolgast and Hogan, ventured an opinion on Wolgast, and his chance against Owen Moran, the English lightweight, who meets him. for his title on July 4th:—"Wolgast is the best lightweight in iLe world," said Jeffries. "He is a fighter pure and simple. He does not pretend to be a fancy boxer. There's no doubt about his gameness and b'fcting qualities, which make a champion. He lias wonderful stamina, and improves as tho battle progresses*. I think he will whip Moran, who is his most dangerous opponent, and I intend to back him, even though I will not be by the ringside."