AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 60, 12 March 1887, Page 4

AQUATICS.

Noil Mattorsnu, tho xoll-known oarsman, 3 i» to bo married shortly. I A milling match han boon arranged to take place on April Kith on tho l'arramattn Rivor between iN'cilson and Chnrlio Matter- ' son for £100 aside. Charlie is Noil Matter--1 eon's brother. I Mr Allison, tho owner of the Wnitangi, • wishes to fell hor now It is his intontion to hnvo a 40 ton yacht built duri D p tho winter in order thnt ho may havo another try for tho Intor-colonial Challengo Cup noxt year. Tho Waitengi nnd Magic have had "another race, and again tho Now Zealand boat has proved victorious. Tho race took Ohm. lilmtn. lOaoc. to sail, and (ho Waitangi won by 'iSioe. without hor time allowanco, Edward Hanlnn has made hi» first deposit lor n match with Gaudaur. Ho does not want (o row oiirlior than Jun'u. Bubenr, Iho KoplUh professional, will visit 'tho States noxl month, and will probably make n match with llanlan over a five miles CYCLING. Mr Aueter, tho Fivo Milo Champion, hps joined tho Waitemnta Bicyclu Club. A road raco from Onehnuga to Parneli is being got up for novices, and from what I hoar a vory large number will onfcer. The prize? are to bo gold, silver, and bronze medals, and tho raca is open. C. W. Bennett, amateur champion cyclist of Now South Wales, haß signified his intontion of competing at the race rucoting of tho Melbourne Bicycle Club on March 2G, und has entered for the Two Miles M.B.C. Plate, One Milo Bracelet, and the ten mile and a-half and the half-mile Hrst-claes bicycle races. The rules of the. New South Wales Cyclists' Union have been lately revived, and the following clear deinition of a novice will prove interesting to local wheelmen : —A novice, or person eligible to comDete in a novice or maiden race, is a ridor who lia? never, up to iho tiuio of starting in such a race, won any prize in any cycling race other than a raco confined to members of his Club. All uovicea or maiden races shall be -cratch racof?, and bo ridden on bona Jide roadsters of not lees than 351b weight.

"Volox," writing in tho "Now Zealand Koforeo," say*, in roforence to tho Five Milo Ohompionehip :—"lt is a p''y that Bean could not, mi up to represent Canterbury. I think ho would havo no difficulty in bringing tho championship hack with him. / don't think! The finish for tho ton-milo race at tho rocont mixed meeting in Sydney was, toeuy tho leaet o£ it, amusing. 1 clip tno following from the " Bulletin •': -Coming to tlio winning post Charloa Wood was loading, with Dwyer next, and Bennett bringing up the roar of the trio. Wood then borod out and spoilt any chanco Dwyor might havo had of passing him, but ho rathor ovordid it, as Bennett wont inside, and according to tho judge's decision finished nrst. And then occurroi a most original scone. Bennett, in no measured terms, rated tho judgo for placing him first, and said Wood hod won for a cortaintj, whilst Wood entered a protest against Bonnett for passing him on tho inside. Wood wanted afterwards to withdraw tho protest, but this the committee would not allow, and at a meeting hold on Monday it was decided : -Ist. That as Bennett had broken the rule in passin" Wood on the insirioho should be disqualified 2nd That as tho fact of Bennett passing on tha inside, so close to the winning post, clearly showed that Wood was boring Dwyer out. Wood should be dw qualified. 3rd. That tho prize bo awardod to Dwyer. Dwyer, however, states ho would rather rido the race over again, and at tho timo of writing so tho matter stands.