STOP PRESS NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20505, 23 May 1938, Page 6

STOP PRESS NEWS

MAEROA HANDICAP Of £2BO ; 7 Tups 3—4— MAORI SONG, 70 (O. Evans) 1 I— I—WHIRLING, 8.10 (W. J. Broughton) 2 4 3—PRINCE ACRE, 7.7 (R. Sargent) -■ • 3 Also started: 12—12 Tosh, 8.4 (A. Gilmer); 6—6 Tradesman, 7.10 (Gladmg); B—7 Johnny Walls, 7.6, car. 7.1 (Edwards); 10 —8 Sinking Fund, 76, car. 7.12 (McTavish); ll 11 Lornacre, 7.4 (Long); 7—6 Surella, 7.3, car. 7.9 (Atkins): 9—lo High Tea, 7.2 (Howard); 2—2 Te Monowai, 7.1, car. 7.3 (Wiggins); 13—13 Gay Seton, 7.0, car. 8.2 (H. Gilmer); 5—9 Rerepai, 7.0, car. 7.2 (Vaughan). Winner trained by J. W. Cathro, Matamata. FAREWELL HANDICAP I—I—BARRISTER 7.12, (S. J. Tremain) 1 6 3—LOOMBI NATION, 8.8, (R. W. McTavish) 2 4 6—ALYTtt, 7.6, car. 7.0 (G. Gilchrist) 3 Scr.: Gay Rebel, Bright Idea, Mai de Mer. INCREASE FOR MEETING TOTAL IS ATOR FIGURES The totalisator at Te Rapa to-day handled £28,644 10s and the total for the meeting was £76,165. The total for the meeting last year was £65,702 and for the second day last year £29,433. THE DAVIS CUP FRANCE ELIMINATES MONACO LONDON,, May* 22 In the Davis Cup contests at Milan Canapele (Italy) defeated Hebda (Poland) 7—9, 6—l, 6—2, 7—9, o—2. At Marseilles France eliminated Monaco.* Bolelli and Pellizzi (France) defeated . Medecin and Landau, 6—2, e —l, 6—3. EUROPEAN CRISIS CRITICAL AND CONFUSED LONDON, May 22 The Times says that German and Czech troops are rtill gathered in unannounced numbers on the frontier. All capitals report that the atmosphere is critical and confused, but at least the first of three Sundays’ polling in the Sudenten areas passed off without a major clash. London and Paris feel that 12 valuable hours have been gained in the task of evolving a peaceful settlement.