CANTERBURY SENIORS WIN AT CHRISTCHURCH

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 271, 6 February 1928, Page 7

CANTERBURY SENIORS WIN AT CHRISTCHURCH

SOUTHERN REGATTA SEVERAL STAR SUCCESSES Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The Christchurch rowing regatta held at Kairaki, on the Waimakariri River, this afternoon. All the Christchurch clubs and Star (Wellington) were represented. Results were: Maiden Fours.—Canterbury, 1; Star, 2: Lyttelton, 3. Nine crews competed. Canterbury won by a length. Youths’ Double Sculls.—Lyttelton, 1: Avon, 2; Star, 3. Senior Fours.—Canterbury, 1; Avon, 2; Star, 3. Union also started. Canterbury led all the way and won by three lengths. Junior Double Sculls.—Star, 1; Canterbury, 2; Avon, 3. Union also started. Youths’ Fours.—Star, 1; Lyttelton, 2; Avon, 3. Won easily by six lengths. Senior Double Sculls.—Canterbury, J: Union, 2. Won by three lengths. Maiden Double Sculls.—Union, 1; Lyttelton, 2. ,Won by two lengths. Junior Fours.—Star, 1; Canterbury, 2; Avon, 3. Won by two and a-half lengths. Light-weight Maiden Fours.—Sumner, 1; Redcliffs, and Avon No. 1 (dead heat), 2; Star, 4. OXFORD’S CREW By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, Saturday. It is now fairly certain that no Australian will be included in the Oxford boat race crew. Morphett, in spite of excellent form, has become© reserve man, to make room for Shaw, an old blue. McCulloch has been definitely omitted.—A. and N.Z. BREAKS RECORD LAY SETS NEW MARK FOR JAVELIN THROW Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Sunday. The Australian and New Zealand javelin throwing record of 250 ft. Ill; inches, established by himself, was beaten by Stan Lay at a meeting at New Plymouth last evening. He threw the javelin 209 ft. 4in. in perfect style. The weather conditions were calm. Application will be made to the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Council for recognition of the record? WARATAHS FOR CANADA ENGLISH TOUR ENDED By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. RUGBY, Friday. The New South Wales Rugby footballers, the Waratahs, who have completed their tour in Britain, left Teddington to-day to embark at Liverpool for Canada. They had a rousing farewell from a large crowd of English Rugby footballers, which included Admiral P. M. Royds, president of the Rugby Union, and W. W. Wakefield, the former English captain.— DACRE UNABLE TO STAY FOR AUSTRALIAN MATCH The effort made to secure the services of C. C. Dacre for the match between Auckland and the Australians on March 9 has been unsuccessful. The matter was discussed between Mr. E. PI. Nalder, chairman of the Auckland Cricket Association, and Dacre at North Shore on Saturday, when Dacre said that he would have liked to make his last appearance in a representative match at Eden Park, but private reasons necessitated his departure for England on February 15. Dacre’s last appearance in Auckland cricket will now be on Saturday next in his benefit match. U.S. LOSES RACQUETS TITLE By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. NEW YORK, Saturday. Clarence Pell and Stanley Mortimer to-day last the national racquets doubles championship, which they had held since 1915, when they were defeated in the final round by the English team, J. G. F. Simpson and C. N. Bruce, 16 —15, 15—8, 15—11, 15—8. A. and N.Z.