SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, 2 January 1912, Page 6

SUNDRY SPORTS.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Sydney, January 1. Smith beat Lester for the championship of tho British Empire in the fourteen round on a foul. Smith led on points. Caurch authorities are taking immediate steps with a view to preventing the Johnson-McVea fight. .At the Highland sports the 100 yards championship of New South Vales resulted: Roche 1, Aiadoly 2, Mulligan 3. Won by a foot. Time, 10 2-ssec. 880 Yards Championship. —Elowets 1, Grinton 2, Monies 3. Won by three yards. 'Time, 2min 6 2-ssec. Scott and Brookes dropped out of the six days’ cycle nice after covering over three hundred miles. The others are going strongly and evenly. hi the cycling mile championship oi New South. Wales, Spears was first, and Mutton and Hagney second and third respectively. Won by a length. Time, 2mih 21 2-ssec. At the regatta the single sculls resulted: Riddle (lOsec) 1, McDonald (50sec) 2, H. Pearce (ser) 3. Wellington, December 31. The Upper Halt Axemen’s Carnival was held on Saturday in perfect weather. There was a large attendance. In the double-handed sawing handicap A. Weston and C. Bourke lowered the world’s record by one and a fifth seconds for 18in. log. Weston holds the world’s championship for single-handed sawing, and C. Bourke holds, with Behan, the double-handed championship of Australasia, both of which were won’ at Eltham last week.

The Wellington Rifle Association’s first annual meeting opened at Trentham to-day. There was a representative gathering, competitors coming from Christchurch, Nelson, Wanganui, Hastings and Taunmnmui. A fishtail nine! "prevailed throughout the day, causing a good deal of trouble to the marksmen. Gunner E. Ballinger, No. 9 Garrison Artillery (Territorials) and ex-New Zealand champion, J. W. Milroy (Nelson), both shot well, the first named making 48 out of 50 at. 300, and 49 out of 50 at 500. At matches at 300, 500 and 600 yards, Ballinger and Milroy made the same aggregate (136), and in the shoot-off to decide the winner of the trophies, Milroy won. Ho receives Walker and Hall’s trophy, and Ballinger the Licensed Victualler Association’s trophy. The conditions prescribed that the latter could not be held by a man residing outside of the Wellington district. The meeting concludes to-morrow.

Christchurch, Saturday Night. The Canterbury Association’s second tournament concluded to-day. There was a record entry and much interest was shown in the competition. T. E. Chambers (Sumner) won the Canterbury championship, Miss L. Rutherford the Canterbury ladies’ championship. The club pairs was won by H .A. Penn and Miss L. Rutherford (United). Timaru, Last Night.

The very lino morning encouraged crowds to come to town for the holidays. Consequently there was a large,, attendance at the Caledonian sports and Caroline Bay was thronged! Unfortunately light rain came on at' 3.30 and continuing, for a while started people for shelter: The principal event at the Spdrts to-day was the 130 yards Sheffield’ Handicap, of £BO, nine heats in all. 'This was won by V. Ashworth (141yds) from W. C. Taylor (16yds). ' The result was a surprise,- as Ashworth’s previous performances gave : nb hint that ho possessed such a turn of speed. A. A. Taylor and A. Trembath were started for the meeting, ,but the former missed the boat at Sydney, and Trembath ran unplaced in two events. P. O’Shea was I 'the : chief . winner in the Cycling evhiits. M. I C. McCabe, in an i exhibition throw, ' threw a 221 b / hammer 92ft 9in, after winning the' event with less. Masterton, January 1. Ai)out five thousand people wore present at the Caledonian sports in the public park to-day. The paledonian Handicap was. won by R. Proebsted, of Petone. In » the 100 yards Amateur Handicap, A. House, of Petone, defeated R. Opie, the winner’s time being lOsec. Timaru, January 1.. At the boxing tournament to-night a very line contest was witnessed between Lister (Timaru) and Boreham (Otago champion) middle-weights. It was a clean, square go, Lister winning on points. In the feather-weight division, Armstrong (Dunedin) met Bennett (Timaru). The former gave in, as his ribs were bent in the third round. In the heavy-weight go, Mathewson (Otago champion), who played himself out early, got so punished that be gave in in the fifth round. Some local light-weights filled up tlio programme.