Athletics and Aquatics.

At the Wellington Regatta at Easter, th» SI sir Club's crew will be: — Senior Fours — W. E. ,-cndall (stroke), A. W. Newton (3), J. i.. Hume (2), J. C. Duncan (bow). Senior Pairs— W. E. Bendall (stroke), J. C. Duncan (bow). Senior Double Sculls— L \V. Newton (stroke), J. E. Hume (bow). Ladies' Plate— A. R. Kennedy (stroke), N. Galbraith (3), W. H. Morrsh (2), 0. Richardson (bow) ; also, J. H. Stock (stroke), J. E. Smith (3), F. Pownall (2), 0. J. Coocer (bow). Juniors and Maidens — W. D. McLean (stroke), B. Missen (3), G. Elliott (2), H, W. Pownall (bow). Billy Murphy (says a New York paper) has posted 500dol. in San Francisco with a challenge to Ike Weir to fight again for 2000dol.,and says he -will meet tho "Spider" at catch weights, or any other man in the world at 1221 b.

Kemp and Matterson have signed articles to row a match on the 25th of April for tho Championship of the World at £200 aside. Mx J. Lewis, & well known sporting man in England, is making arrangements with "Charley" Mitchell, an English pugilist of repute, to make a professional visit to Australia. *

Profesuor Miller and Duncan Ross, the American athlete, met at the rooms of the Melbourne Athletic Club on the 28th Feb. to wrestle a match in the Graco-Roman style fur £100 aside, and a purse of £200 added by the Club. The conditions were first three out of five falls. Miller was attended by his brother James Miller, and Ross by Mobs. Victor, Mr W. P. M'Gregor | being chosen as referee by mutual agreement between the competitor". At the first onset both men went cautiously' to work, and a good deal of time was spent in manosuvrmg Wore either scoured a grip. Even the play was sufficient to show the difference in condition^ Ross,who stripped a trifle " green," soon commenced to breathe hard. Finally Ross went down on his hands and knees, and Miller assumed the aggressive, trying persistently for the " hammerlock." Ross was applauded once or twice for the clever iray in whioh he avoided Miller's clutch by (pinning on his head at the critical moment, 'but it soon became evident that the Australian had all the advantage in ground wrestling, where his extra weight and condition told heavily. After several minutes' wrestling, in which Ross had more than once narrowly escaped losing the fall, Miller secured _a "half Nehon," and gradually forced Ross over, but the American, turning completely over, came down again on his hands and knees. Before he could recover himself Miller applied the "hammerlock" and half "Nelson," securing the first fall in sixteen minutes. The next bout was of much shorter duration, as Boss, seouricg a neck hold, forced, Miller on his hands and knees, and at once tried to turn him over. In so doing he exposed his side, and Miller, catching him in an unguarded moment by the shoulder, scored the second fall, amid great cheering, in exactly five minutes. When the men faced each other again Ross had evidently determined to commence the attack. He forced Miller on his hands and knees at once, and tried hard for the " full Nelson." but without much success. Miller quickly regained his feet, and the American, eeeini; an opening, abandoned his former tactics, and " cross-buttoeking " Miller, pressed the Australian's shoulders down after four minutes wrestling. The next bout was the most cautiously wrestled of any. Miller worked hard to force matters co an issne,and repeatedly tried to bring Ross to his hands and knees. Ross, however, had fully recognised | Miller's superiority at ground wrestling, and was equally anxious to keep his feet. Twice in succession the Professor secured the full Nehon, but oach time. agility saved the fall. At last, quite unexpectedly, Ross forced Miller on his hands and knees, secured the half Nelson, and claimed the fall in 19.40. The finil bout was productive of some quick manoeuvring on both eides,but finally Miller, securing the full Nekon, turned Rom over his shoulders and forced him head downwards on the stage. The American resisted desperately, but the superior weight obliged him to give way, and the 'fifth fall was awarded to Miller in 6.5, the Australian thus winning the match. Miller scaled 15st 101 b and Ross 14st 71b. It is probable that another match will be arranged shortly on the same conditions. When the last mail left J. H. Clasper the well-known boat builder, was suffering from acute inflammation of the lungs. So serious was his condition that his life had been thrice despaired of. Referringto the Rew South Wales Bculler, R. Brown, who has been matched to row Bubear, "Trident" writes in the Sydney Mail : — Why this newcomer from the Clarence should attract so much attention is not very clear. He lias done nothing yet, and has not such 5 perfect style of sculling that great things should be expected of him. His height, weight, nnd powerful body and limbs certainly give a favourable impression, but he has been rushed far ahead of the class he has won his way into by rowing. A recent exchange says : "G.W. Roden, the present English amateur champion at high jumping, recently gave an exhibition of his abilities in the jumping line atGhudleigh, when the following feats were performed by him :— Jumping through a hoop 18in in diameter, held 6ft from the ground, jumping on to a man's shoulders, and from thence over a bar, raited Oft from the ground: jumping in and out of barrels j jumping on the handle of a sword, the point being placed on a man's breast and forehead j jumping over a man's head, and - in the act removing an apple from the head with the spike of his shoe ; jumping over eight chairs, two at a time, sideways and forward, each spring and pitch being from abriok; jumping over five men seated in chairs in one rising jump ; jumping on and off jars and handles of flatirons; jumping | on to the backs of two chairs, and there remaining, and also oo to the shoulders of & mnn ; jumping on and from a man's face without injuring him ; olearing ton chairs at one spring. Peter Jackson left England for America on January 16. On the previous evening he said good-bye to his numerous friends, and a very pleasant time was spent at his head-quarters, the Colosseum Hotel. What transpired is told in the following manner by the Sporting Life : — The healths of Jackson and Slavin were heartily drank, and both, responded in manly fashion, the purport of the speeches being better imagined than described. Each referred to early associations, and Slavin in the most honourable manner, alluded to the foot th&t he was proud to acknowledge Jackson a* his first tutor. They were the best of friendi, and he trusted they never would be otherwise. Jackson, he said, was going out to box John L. Sullivan, and it was his (Slavin's) intention to challenge the winner. If th» winner was Jackson, which ho sincerely hoped would be the case, then he would box him. Although friends as ever, ho would, of course, try his utmost to beat him, and he felt sure Jackson would do the same. "I am," saidSlnvin, " tvrenty-soven yean of age this very day, and am very glad of it. I have been treated in England like a. 'toff.' England is our Mother Country, else why do we say in Australia we are going ' home' when we cross the ocean ? Peter, ray boy, good luck to yon ! " conoludod the speaker, " and may you never have a worse friend than Frank Slavin." Peter Jackton commenced by asking Slavin if he ever knew him to be any different than the Peter Jackson of old. He hod made many friends in this oountry, and was sorry, very sorry, to leave them. He hod spent a glorious time in Old England, and fared well at the hands of everyone. In a few years there would probably be no Peter Jackson or Frank Slavin, but whilo ho was blessed with health and strength ho never intended to do anything to tarnish the reputation of which he could pardonably boast.

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