SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 37, 15 February 1915, Page 7

SUNDRY SPORTS.

BOXING. CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA. Per Press Association. Sydney, February 14. Dave Smith beat Ben Doyle on points in twenty rouads-for the heavyweight clißsyipipaship Tof H Australia and Cloo aside. - . i, SWIMMING. FRESH WORLD RECORDS. United Press Association. Sydney, February 14. Miss Fanny Du rack created a new world’s record for *2OO yards—2min 10 sec. Melbourne, February 14. Kahauamoku won the 100yds championship of Victoria in 56 seconds. He also created an Australian record for loOvds in 02 seconds.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Per Press Association,

Napier, February 14

At tho New Zealand Amateur Championship Swimming Carnival, held in the Municipal Baths yesterday afternoon, in the Ladies’ 100yds Championship, Miss Farquhar lowered the New Zealand record by 3 3-ssec.. tho previous record being Blsec., put up by Miss Annie O’Leary, who, until Saturday, was tho holder, of tho championship. C. Atkinson, winner of the 200 metres breast stroke championship, was only 4 l-sscc. over the world’s record time. Nelson swam tho mile w ithin a minute of the New Zealand champion’s record time.

The principal results were as fol-

lows ;

100yds Ladies’ New Zealand Amateur Championship.—Miss 14. FarquFu* (Auckland), 1 ; Miss K. McKenzie (Auckland), 2; Miss Gordon (Wanganui), 3. Time, 80 2-ssoc., a New Zealand record. 200 Metres Now Zealand Amateur Breast Stroke Championship.—C. Atkinson (Canterbury), 1 : W. Fitzwilliani (Hawke’s Bay), 2; S. Leader (Hawke’s Bay), 3. Time, 3min 6 3-5 sec., a New Zealand record. All tho placed men covered the distance under the standard time. One Mile New Zealand Amateur Championship.—C. Welsone (Auckland!. 1 ; C. Bowen (Hawke’s Bay), 2. Time, 25aiin 33 l-ssi?c.

100yds Dual Relay Handicap—Auckland ' (M. C. Stranger, J. I*l mvright and Miss Farquharl. scr., 1; Wanganui, O.sec.. 2. Time, 58sec. Water Polo.—Canterbury, 1; Hawke’s Bay, 2. BOWLING. On Saturday Pihama sent three rinks to Xew Plymouth for a friendly game, which resulted in a win for the homo team hr 74 to 01.