transmit costs two pounds. See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film The Romance of Sleepy Hollow See: 1923 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1923 films Sport Chess The 32nd National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch, and is won by John Boyd Dunlop of Oamaru (his third title) Cricket Plunket Shield Football The inaugural competition for the Chatham Cup is won by Seacliff AFC (Otago) The New Zealand team tours Australia, playing 16 matches: 24 May, at Granville – lose 1–3 vs Granville 26 May, at Sydney – draw 2–2 vs New South Wales 29 May, at Newcastle – lose 0–2 vs Newcastle 2 June, at Ipswich – win 4–2 vs Ipswich / West Moreton 4 June, at Brisbane – win 3–1 vs Queensland 6 June, at Nambour – win 2–0 vs North Coast 9 June, at Brisbane – lose 1–2 vs Australia 13 June, at Cessnock – lose 1–2 vs South Maitland 16 June, at Sydney – win 3–2 vs Australia 20 June, at Sydney – win 3–4 vs Metropolis 23 June, at Sydney – win 3–1 vs Granville 25 June, at Sydney – draw 1–1 vs New South Wales 30 June, at Newcastle – win 4–1 vs Australia 3 July, at Weston – lose 1–4 vs South Maitland 7 July, at Wollongong – lose 0–2 vs South Coast 11 July, at Lithgow – win 4–0 vs Western Districts Provincial league champions: Auckland – North Shore AFC (Devonport) Canterbury – Sunnyside Hawke's Bay – Whakatu Nelson – Athletic Otago – HSOB South Canterbury – Albion Rovers Southland – Nightcaps Taranaki – Hawera Wanganui – Eastown Workshops Wellington – Waterside Golf The 10th New Zealand Open championship is won by A. Brooks. The 27th National Amateur Championships are held in Wanganui: Men – J. Goss (Wanganui) Women – E. Vigor Brown (Napier) Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Great Hope Auckland Trotting Cup – Blue Mountain King Thoroughbred racing New Zealand Cup – Rouen Auckland Cup – Te Kara / Muraahi (dead heat) Wellington Cup – Rapine New Zealand Derby – Black Ronald ARC Great Northern Derby – Enthusiasm Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland. Men's singles champion – M. Walker (Ponsonby Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – W. McCallum, T. Edwards (skip) (Temuka Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – R.S. Somervell, J.F. Hosking,