SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 68, 28 March 1913, Page 6

SUNDRY SPORTS.

YACHTING.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) TriL JLIPTON CHALLENGE. (Received 10.40 a.m.) London, March 27. The newspapers in New York, in reference to the Yacht Club’s refusal of l3ir Thomas Liptori’s challenge, point out that the deed of gift authorises various conditions, and surmise that the club possibly desires a challenge from the Yacht Squadron instead of Sir Thomfis’Lipton; CYCLING. AN AUSTRALASIAN RECORD. Melbourne, March 27. At the DrOids’ sports, E. Wells cycled ‘three miles in smin 37sec, an Australasian record. - BOWLING. BANNER SEMI-FINAL. In the seirii-final for the Banker . yesterday .West End defeated New Plymouth after a close and interest.i , ing game. They won by 88, to 80 points for the Banner, and 139 to. 113. on the: total scores. The result of

the inarch leaves the competition | in stage,’, both, clubs being . North Tara-i mfet agajn in the final, pyobably on the Fitzroy greens—a neutral ground. Thef winner of the match will have to meet the winning tem, southerfl,. division in the final tussle for the premier positibn. DRAUGHTS. firi ibw v .< ' v:a bcf/ rj ■ THE GORE ' TOURNAMENT. iMtIvWSM:; -;|r (6‘l i 1 ’ Gore, March 27. The handicap tourney was completed ! .' last night. The first prize (£ls) was won l 'by Betting (Dunedin), and the second (£7) by Young (Rakaia). Seven players’ totals were within four poihts of the' winner who, with a handicap of four points, aggregated 16 points.