GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO SAIL IN YACHT RACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 607, 8 March 1929, Page 6

GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO SAIL IN YACHT RACE

SQUADRON’S BIG DAY The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s first-class keel yachts will racer to-morrow for the Governor-Gen-eral’s Cup and miniature. B class boats have a race for a prize of £lO and the M class division will compete for the Drysdale Cup and miniature. His Excellency Sir Charles Fergusson will sail in Ariki with Mr. X. L. Macky, vice-commodore. The first-class yachts will start off King’s Wharf at 2.30 and will race over a harbour course. The entries are as follow: Ariki, Victory, Thelma. Ida. Nga-Toa, Prize, Rawene and Moana. The entries for B class, which will start at 2.45, are as follow: Windward, Wairiki, Scout, Kotiri, Delville and Rangi. The handicaps for both classes will be declared to-morrow morning. In the race for M class the following entries have been received: Mawliiti” Manene, Maroro. Marat ea, Maia and Matarere. This race will start at 3 o’clock. TOO LATE TO TOUR SWIMMING COUNCIL’S VIEW NO VISIT BY AUSTRALIANS Press Association CHRISTC H URCH, To-day. At a meeting of the New Zealand Swimming Council, a cable was received from the Amateur Swimming Union of Australia stating that N. Ryan and R. Grier were available to tour New Zealand. It was decided to reply that, owing to the fact that the swimming season was practically over, the tour could not be gone on with, but that the invitation would he extended to the swimmers to tour the Dominion in December and January next. HENLEY-ON-WHAU CHAMPIONSHIP ROWING TO-MORROW Auckland provincial rowing championships will be decided on the new Whau course to-morrow, when crews from five city and two outside clubs will participate. Possibly the greatest attraction will be the appearance of the Hamilton Senior Four (New Zealand champions), and an eightoared race. Buses will leave Sturdee Street and the Civic Square every ten minutes between one and two o’clock. In the evening visiting oarsmen and friends are invited to attend a flannel dance which will be given by St. George’s Club at the Parnell Park Tea Kiosk. Entries received for the regatta areas follow:—Light-weight maidens: St. George’s, Hamilton, North Shore, Auckland, Waitemata; heavy-weight maidens, St. George’s, North Shore, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Waitemata, West End; single sculls, Hamilton Waitemata (1), North Shore (1). Tauranga (2), St. George’s (1). Maiden pairs: North Shore, Hamilton, Waitemata St. George’s, Auckland, West End, Tauranga. Junior pairs: Waitemata, St. George’s, Hamilton, Auckland, Tauranga. Junior fours: Hamilton, Auckland, St. George’s. Waitemata, North Shore. Maiden double sculls: Auckland, Hamilton. St. George’s, West End, North Shore. Youths’ fours: St. George’s. Hamilton, Auckland, North Shore. Eight oars: Country v. Town. Senior fours: Waitemata v. Hamilton. The first race will start at two o’clock and the last race at 5.15. Spain is joining in the race for boxing supremacy with other Continental nations. A stadium recently completed at Barcelona is claimed to be the most up-to-date building in the world for sporting events. All contests, it is stated, will be run under the rules of the British Boxing Board of Control, and will be in charge of one of London’s best-known promoters.

HARBOUR BOARD, with two wickets down for 110 runs, will attempt to catch up on Ellerslie’s first score of ISS and should do well. A more difficult game yill be the Ponsonby-Green Lane clash, where Ponies have an advantage of only 10 runs. In its second innings, the Lane has lost three wickets for 51 runs. Victoria is leading Glen Eden by 36 runs on the first innings play, and the Glen has lost one wicket for 36 runs in its second effort. THE TEAMS Second C-frade Green Lane. —Leach, Clark. Hewett, Warner, Beeson (2), Gribble, Baxter. R.

GIRL CRICKETERS HOTEL AUCKLAND V. GRAND MISS SCEATS’S SPLENDID SCORE In a friendly cricket match played yesterday at Victoria Park between tho staff of the Hotel Auckland and the Grand Hotel, Miss Esme Sceats. for the former team, compiled 76 runs, hitting - no fewer than 13 boundaries. Hotel Auckland won easily by 10S runs. The game was witnessed by a large crowd, which greatly enjoyed the marked keenness shown by all players. Tho bowling of Misses Sceats and Elsie Murdoch proved much too good for the Grand Hotel team. The lielding of the winners was very keen. Miss Russell was particularly prominent. Scores: Hotel Auckland, 121 (Miss Sceats 7G, Miss Cassie Hughes 12, Miss Eileen Lees 11). Bowling for Grand Hotel: Miss May Codlin, four wickets, Miss Lucy Parkinson three. Miss Grace Williams three. Grand Hotel, 13. Bowling for Hotel Auckland: Miss Sceats three for 9, Miss Elsie Murdoch seven for 4. The following prizes were presented at the conclusion of the match to the three highest scorers: Gold watch. Miss Sceats; cigarette case. Miss Hughes; hair brush, Miss Lees. PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ SPORTS HOKIANGA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Hokianga Primary Schools’ Athletic Association held its ninth annual sports championships at Rawene on Wednesday. The weather was slightly showery, but the attendance was an increase on that of last year. The Challenge .Shield was won by Rawene with 2S points, Maracroa (previous holder) being second with 16 points and Koliu Koliu third with 7 2-3 points. Thirteen schools were entered, eight of which secured points. The IT. G. Rose gold medal for the competitor scoring the most points was won by Ralph Hulme (Maracroa), with 12 points, and the Spender trophy for boys under nine was won by Jack Owen (Rawene). A similar trophy for girls under nine was won by Jean Prescott (Koliu Ivohu). Air. R. G. Cochrane, the president of the association, presented the championship challenge shield at the conclusion of the sports. The energetic secretary (Mr. T. W. McCown) reports that the meeting was the most successful yet held.

Watts. Phillips. Mberr. Saundew Invicta —Gwillim, Hudson rS? 1 * Game, Mellor. Howarth, stone J?®* Jli’Loughlin, Cheesemaii, Xorthend \? T ' Lenn;m. *cF- J. Fawcett. lad.—Fawcett t- a ,, Skeen. Robinson. Kilgour. _\\-nn d Ir -- (2>, Bell. Drew. Mahonev, *R , l»ez. Andrews, Jones. L® Third Grade Gas Garage.—A. Brighton, c vtm^. J.‘- -V *•>/»**• R Cole, a fe K Lang, \ Pearce, A. Peach.. 'S’ Ruby. A. Rowlands. Reserves: C. Beckman. Gr WU. Royal Oak Baptist.—Cox, Wait, Johnson. Thompson (2). P a g4r S?Jtcrh *’m Hine ' FullJai,,es ' Te'endale,^; Edendale A.—R. Warren, R. Nj nk . Punch, C. While, A. Block-ley, An, A gall, A. Bruce, It. l.loyd. A Jar^Sl' & Hurs; u ' sen - J " v: ” ,cn - Edendale B.—G. Warren, x\ Whit, i«»,it«. N - Cou'J- K. Parkinson. Is night, o. Tremam, If. Alussick* w Ambridge, C. East, J. Moran. ’

SWIMMING COUNCIL MEETS Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Al a carnival at the tepid baths tonight, \\ . Cameron lowered the New Zealand 100 metres record by 2 liis time was 05 4-ss, ' fl A. T. F. Stokes won the Canterbury championship 220yds. event, liis time being 2m 335, or two seconds slower than his time in the Dominion championships. At a meeting of the Now Zealand Swimming Council the following records were passed:100yds. intermediate, girls, 65 3-5 a Miss Peggy Robertson, Auckland: 100yds, men, fresh water, 56 4-ss. 1 W. Cameron, Wellington; 220yds., men, salt water. 2m 31s, A. T. F. Stokes. Canterbury; 100yds., men, salt water 55 4-ss, W. Cameron; 440yds., ladies, salt water, 6ni 0 2-ss, Miss K. Miller, Wellington; 100yds., ladies, backstroke, salt water, 77 4-ss, Miss Ena Stockier: 75yds., intermediate, boys' breaststroke 60 4-as, R. Geddes, Otago; 150yds. men’s breaststroke, lm 52 l-ss, L. J. Moorhouse, Canterbury; 50yds. junior girls' breaststroke. 42 l-ss. Miss Judith Webster; 220yds. men's breaststroke, fresh water, 3m 4s. D. Smith Wanganui; 75yds intermediate girl? I breaststroke, fresh water, 65 CoS. MiMaxine Matlieston: 75yds. junior boyj breaststroke. fresh water. 61s. TL I Oeddes. WORLD SPORT CLUB r;OH-?h Official Wtrclew RUGBY, Thursdaj An international sportsmen's club B to be- established in Dondon ner> spring. Its headciuarters will be to Grosvenor House, Park Uanc. The club owes its inception to a recent public remark made by thi Prince of Wales to the effect that tilt best friendship, whether individual ot international, was that made on tht lield. of sport. Information will bo supplied as tc the various forms of sport which prevail in several countries. The club is also expected to exercise a powerful influence in promoting internaI tional friendships. Its membership will be restricted to those who arf | already members of leading clubs ir their own countries. An advisory committee is to be appointed. on which will be represents Britain. France, the United States Spain. Italy, the Argentine. Belgium Chile and the British Dominions.