SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 99, 29 December 1913, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

RIFLE SHOOTING. ENGLISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. TBy Electric Telegraph—Copyright] ; [United Press Association.] London, December 27.. Unless the National -Rifle Association agrees to the alterations to its programme a Territorial Force rifle association will be formed in opposition to Bisley, with the support of the War Office, the Army Council, and the Hythe School of Musketry. In the event of the formation of such an association the Government rifle ranges at Ash, near Aldershot will be placed at its disposal, ' - The War Office submitted alterations to the National Rifle Association programme, with a view to harmonising with the Territorial musketry regtdations./ The most important are: Time limit of 20 seconds for shots up to 600 yards; substitution of figuretargets and rapid fire at certain stages of the King's Prize. ; '-.■...-■ -.\ THE OPUNAKE CLUB. The opening shoot of the newly-for-med Opunake Rifle Club took place on the club's range at Opunake on' Boxing, Day. There was a good attendance, including several members of the New Plymouth Rifle Club. Riflemen Colmer (Opunake) and W. Bruce (New Plymouth) tied for first place. BOXING. MEHEGAN BEATS PAL BROWN. Melbourne December 28. In a twenty-rounds boxing ' contest at the Melbourne Stadium last night, Hughie Mehegan/ the Australian lightweight champion, beat Pal Brown, an American light-weight, on points. The bout was well-contested. THE BANTAM CHAMPION SHIP. '(Received 9.25 a.m.) London, December 28. Twelve thousand were present at Cardiff at the fight for the bantam championship of Europe, when Ledoux defeated Beynon. It was one of the fastest and hottest fights in recent years. Beynon sensationally withdrew at the seventh round on the plea that his eyebrow was split. GYCLING. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS' RACE. Sydney, December 28. The Horder-Summers team won the 24 hours' cycling contest, covering 475;] miles. ATHLETICS. THE 220YDS. RECORD. London, December 27. Running at Cardiff, Jack Donaldson, the Victorian sprinter, broke Harry Hntehens' •220y'cts. record by half a-yard, his time being 21? sec. (The world's professional record for 220yds. is held by L. C. MeLachlan, the Otago sprinter, who covered the distance in 21 2-ssec at a. meeting in TTawke's Hay iu 1902. , The amateur record is 21 l-ssee; this time has been recorded on several occasions.)