SUNDRY SPORTS.
PIGEON SHOOTING. [Per Press Association.] Auckland, April 10. The Gun Club’s pigeon championship was decided on the Avondale racecourse yesterday in showery weather. The winner was H. J. Nitz (Mastertou), with H. J. Dyke (Martinborough) second, and L. E. Meads third. At 'the annual meeting of the Association the pigeon championship for 1915 was allotted to Tiraaru, and the clay championship to Palmerston North.
BOXING. , [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright! [United Feebs Association.j London, April 9. Mr "Snowy" Baker has definitely cancelled the arrangements for the Australian visit of Carpentier. (Carpentier was to receive £IO,OOO tor three matches in Australia), Paris, April 9. An English amateur challenged Carpentier, and offered his £2OO to enter the ring. The challenge was accepted without the acceptor knowing his adversary's name. The match will he fought in private. BILLIARDS. London, April 10. The scores in the Inman-Steven-son match are:—lnman 15,095, Stevenson 12,123. RUGBY FOOTBALL. TOO ROUGH FOR AMERICAN COLLEGES. ' (Received 8.35 a.m. ) New York, April 10. Tho University of California has decided to ahandon Rugby football, and will return to the old American intercollegiate game. The team's coach declares that the English game is too rough and that there is a greater chance of injury. The coach asserts that Rugby is likely to be wiped out of tho American colleges within five years. I RIFLE SHOOTING. THE STRATFORD CLUB. (By Bisley.) On Friday afternoon fourteen members of the Rifle Club turned up to fire the final for Masters and Son's Cup, also for trophy. The Cup was won by Rifleman P. Hopson and the trophy by Rifleman H. Gollop. The conditions were very variable, tho wind being very changeable and gusty at times. The following are the top scorers for the day:—
No 1 No 2 shoot shoot Hp. Tl. ; Rifleman P. Hopson 82 80 7—7 182 j ' H. Gollop 82 87 5—5 179 j ' W. Brocklebank 82 83 6—6 177 ' A. Sinister 89 85 sc 174 ' ' X. Thorpe 87 87 sc 174 ? ' E. Brocklebank 81 88 2 2 173 i ' A. Mackay 75 82 8—8 173 > ' A. Speck 84 84 2—2 172 TROPHY. 300 500 600 Hp. Tl. II. Gollop 24 28 35 6 93 P. Hopson 21 30 32 6 92 E. Brocklebank 28 30 30 4 92 A. Mackay 29 25 28 9 91 w. , Brocklebank 27 27 29 7 90 .1. Voyle 27 34 22 7 90 '.1. McMahon 22 30 25 8 85 A. Sangster 29 30 26 sc 85 X. Thorpe 29 30 26 sc 85 R. Pepper il 22 19 18 25 84
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 93, 11 April 1914, Page 5
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426SUNDRY SPORTS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 93, 11 April 1914, Page 5
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