FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 220, 16 September 1893, Page 2 (Supplement)

FOOTBALL.

• Theke's many a kick in the old dogs

yeb I' and so everyone who visibed Epaom lasb Saturday and witnessed the play of our veterans musb bhave thought. The •ancionbs,' however, could hardly be called a bhoroughly veteran beam, with bucli playerß as R. Bruce, F. Taylor, G. Caradus, and J. Breen in their ranks, Caradus has been playing throughout this season, and although the others have retired from the Rugby game, they can hardly be classed a8 veterans yet. In facb, afber bhe play of Bruce laab week, I believe he would have had anobher year placed on his rep. cap had he beon playing this season. Many would have liked to have seen T. Henderson, G. H. Dixon, J. Arneil, T. Macky, A. H. Cotter, J. Braund, and J. C. Websbor in tho vetoran ranks. The ' veteran 'of bhe team was Joe Warbrick who represented Auckland as far back as 1877, when he was bub fifteen years of age. R. Whiteside, T. Ryan and T. B. O'Connor are bhe nexb in order, for bhey firsb donned bhe ' bluo and white' jersey eleven years ago. The faces, boo. of 0. Wells, C. Marshall, M. Keefo, N. McLoan and Dan Sbewarb, all good men in their day, broughb back racollecbione of many a tough conbesb in Auckland of days bhab are no more. O'Connor, Warbrick and Ryan, threo of tho fivo Auckland representatives in tho New Zoaland team of 1884, took part in the gamo, whilo J. Lecky was prevented from so doing, by boing iudisposed, and the old ' war-horse,' Georgo Gartor, who played for Auckland in 1875-6----7-80-2-3, was ono of bho Selection Commitbe and rendorod services in obher ways. Lecky and Carbor were bobh prosenb and how did bhoy ' barrack' ? ib ia bo be regrebted bhab a rolapae prevenbod ' Barlow' Madigan, for whoso benefib bho mabch waa played, from being prosenb and vvibnessing his old comrades babbling againsb the ' young 'uns ' ot to-day. Tho ' veterans ' certainly made a gallant fighb. and bhere ia no doubb should have gained bhe victory. Ib was chiefly through bhe play of thoir forwards thab bhe old 'uns proved so successful and upaeb the many calculations bhab ' bhoy couldn't last ten minubos.' Every man had trained for bho occasion, and when they continued to lead and had all tho best of the second spell they appeared to play wibh renewed vigour, and within six minubos of bhe call of timo wero four poinba to bhe good. Then bho moderns secured a try from a palpable knock-on and another try followed jusb on the call of time, both of which Stone converted, and tho 'old butl'ors' lofb tho field boaben bub nob conquored. Afber bhe splendid display of the veteran vanguard, everyone was sorry bhab bhoy wero nob opposed by a more formidable seb. The young 'una were complobely overmabchod forward, and bhere was nob a betber forward on the ground than Tim O'Connor. Ho played a splendid gamo throughoub, and was well supporbed by Wells, McLean, Smith, and Bruce, while Marshall and Keofe, as of yoro, worked liko Trojaii3 in bho scrum. Among bheir backs, Bob Whibosido surprised everyone by his dashing display, making somo of liis old familiar runs. He did nob approach his lasb Saturday's form while playing for Grafbon this season, nnd many consider it was the presence of his old comrades Warbrick and Ryan bhab made ' Bob ' extend himself, but I'm inclined to think his success was due to having a good man to feed him. Joo Warbrick also played a great gamo, and has lost none of his kicking powers. Ho showed a rare turn of speed, and ono of his trios was gob by judicious play. He ab times made a misbako in trying to dodgo instead of kicking. J. Breon played a sterling gamo, his kicking was always sure, bub had ho passed on bwo occasions instead of potting, I fancy brioa would havo resulbed. T. Ryan ab bimes showod flashes of his old time brilliancy, and Taylor mado an excellenb full-back. As tho ' moderns'' forwards failod bo hold the old 'uns, bhe former's backs gob few chances to work their passing. Whon bhey did sob ib going thoy caused the veterans a lob of trouble. All the returns aro nob yeb in, but it is expected thab bhe benefib will realiso aboub £70.

A Sydney paper says steps aro being taken to form an Australasian Rugby Union, and a meeting is bo be held in the New Soubh Wales capital shortly for the purposo of bringing bhe scheme into oxisteuce. It is probable that tho nexb Australian beam visiting New Zealand will go under tho auspices of the proposed Union.

Hav/ho's Bay, it ia said (wriboß "Quidnunc'), wished to arrango a match with North Obago, but, according bo reporb, the latber replied stating bheir inability to meeb the northerners. ' Forward,' of the 'Otago Witnoss,'supplies the information bhab Hawke'a Bay asked for a guarantee of £13. 'A reversion,' writes ' Forward ' 'to the old, bad system—which, it was hoped, had been abandoned for ever—of asking a homo boam to pay v portion of tho travelling expenses of the visiting plavors. The Southern Unions alwaya pay their own way. Ib would appear thab some of tho North Island Unions are nob so independent.' I fully agree with 'Forward' that requests for a portion of the travelling expense? should nob bo countenanced, bub, ab the same time, would draw his ntbention to bho fact chat the Canterbury Rugby Union has guaranteed the Southland team return train faros from Dunedin. And, moreover, I am informed on unimpeachable authority that the Hawke's Bay Union did not approach Oamaru with tlio view bo arranging a match, and, therefore, could nob havo asked for a guarantee of £13. Thus, ib wil) bo seen that ' Forward ' is ub fault in two instances. Ho should be up to date in his facts.

G. Purdy, who was one of tho bost City forwards thia season, left for Napier on Thursday nighb. Poforo his departure, Purdy waa presented by his comrades with a handsome pipe, suitably inscribed.

An injured hand prevented Hugh Poland trom assisting our Veterans lasb Saturday. The ' young 'uns' of courso regretted the accident, but all tho same they were nob sorry ho was absent.

Great intoresb was taken in the PonekoMelroso _ junior championship match ab Wellingbon on Saturday last, as the teams were oven for bhe honour. The contest lasb week lofb bhe beams as thoy wero, for each i-corod a try. Both bho Wellingbon papers consider bhab H. Speighb, the ox-Auck'mnder, ' was far and away the best of the Ponoko forwards.'

While waiting for the kick-off in tho Ancients v. Modems match lasb Saturday, -I heard a very animated discussion between bvo youths who sat nexb to me on bhe pavilion. They were arguing aa to who was bhe oldesb player in the game. One wanted to wager a £1 that H. Kissling waa

the ' veteran,' and the second youbh would beb anvbhing thab Warbrick was. Afber a lengbhy discussion, ib ended in bhe following dialogue:—Firsb boy, ' Do you know Kisalinsr?' Second boy, 'No.' Firsb boy, ' Well, I do, and I know ho is bho fabher of bhree children I' Thab sebbled bhe second boy, but whab does Harold Kissling cay to it?.

CRICKET.

The Domain ground will nob be available for practice till Saburday week, September 30th. Tho annual meebing of bhe Auckland Crickeb Association will be held on Wednesday evening nexb, when I hope to see a large attendance of cricketers. Ab presenb bhere ia a deadlock in Christchurch cricket on accounb of bhe bhree clubs, Addington, Midland and United having no grounds to play on, as the Hagley Park waa ploughed up in June laßb, and will not be ready for use this seaaon. The three clubs had practically concluded arrangementa bo practice and play ab Lancaaber Park during bhe coming season, aba joint renbal of £60 ; bub the Lancaster Park and Warehousemen's Clubs wish to extract a further sum of £2 for each senior mabch wickeb supplied, and £1 for each junior wickeb. The three clubs have decided to resist bhe oxtra charge. Some of the players advocate that United, Midland and Addington should nob place beani3 in bhe field bhis season, obhera propose laying mabbing pibchea in bhe Norbh Park, whilsb obhers again advise bhe occupation of the old Addington ground in the South Park.

Tilly, tho Lancaster bowler, recently secured all the ten wickets in an innings. Moreover, he clean bowled nine, and the benbh waa l.b.w.

The bwo greab rival schools, Eton and Harrow, began bheir annual mabch ab Lord's on July 14, and the game was won easily by Eton by nine wickets. These schools have now played 67 matches. Harrow haa won 29, Eton 27 and 11 games have been drawn.

W. G. Grace completed his 45bh year on July 13th. The firsb teab match bebween the present Australian eleven and all England was the firsb International match played in England tbab the G.O.M. was unable to take part in.

In a match played ab Charberhouse on July Bth, Mr F. D. Longworth's Eleven v. The School, H. H. Prince'Alberb bowled a ball which waa hib for two. On tho babamon arriving ab bheir respective ends, bobh umpires called 'one ahort,' and so no run was scored. ( Charterhouse mado 250 for seven wickoba, C. W. Wright (keeping wicket) having a hand in the dismissal of the firsb aix and missing the seventh.

F. R. Spoffortb, playing for Hampstead against Mnrlow, at Marlow, on July 15th, took the whole of his opponents' wickets in the first innings and seven in the second, his seventeen wickets boing secured for only 40 runs.

On July 18th Anscombe, a Devonshire professional, performed a capibal feat ab Plymouth, making 24 in one over. He hib two 6's (clean out of bho ground), and three boundary hits for 4.

Greab interesb was baken in the county match between Kent and Yorkshire, on July 31at and August Ist, and the utter collapse of Kent virtually decided the championship for 1893. The Kent batting in both innings waa very moderate, and the only stand was that of G. Hearne, who scored 16 ond G5, nob out. Tho total scores were: Kent 77 and 132; Yorkshire 220 (Brown 81, "Wainwrighb 51). Yorkshire thus won by an inninge and 11 runs.

In an inberview which appoarod lately in the ' St. James' Budget,' Blackham gave hia deliberate opinion that Charlea Bannerman waß tho besb batsman that Australia had ever produced.

A clergyman of the name of Bishop was batting one day in a crickeb mabch near London. On bhe bowlor sending him a vory wide ball ho called oub, 'Keep tho ball in the parish.' Tho very next ball took his middle stump, whereon the bowler remarked, 'I think thab's aboub the diocese, my Lord.'

In the fireb-class English cricket averages up to July 29th, Gunn was at the head of the poll with 1,598 runs for 31 innings, average 48*42 : A. E. Stoddarb was second with 1,395 runs \for 30 innings, average 48*10 ; Siirewsbury was bhird wibh LlO5 runs for 27 innings, average 42-50; bhen comes F. S. Jackson with 4250, and Dr. W. G. Grace with 41*10. VV. L. Murdoch is sixteenth on the list with 27*60 and J. J. Ferris oighteenbh wibh 26*53.

In bhe bowiinc. averagoa up bo July 29th, Brockwell was ab bho bop of bhe breo wibh 5b wickets for 13*42, C. M, Wells 73 wickebs for 14*:16, Peel 85 wickebs for 14*62 aud Richardson 9G wickebs for 15*35. THK AUSTRALIAN ELEVEtf. The presonb Australian eleven have concluded bheir bour through England, but ib has not been as successful as was generally predicted. The English press in their review of the tour consider thab the team is an excellenb one, bub nob equal bo the full strength of England. The team has played 36 matches, 18 of which were won, 10 losb and 8 drawn. The following table shows the results of the tours of previous Australian teams :—

Played Won Lost Drawn. 1878 37 18 7 12 1380 37 21 4 12 1382 33 23 4 11 1834 32 18 -7 . 7 ' 1885 .. ... ..39 9 8 22 1883 40 19 14 7 1830 33 13 16 9 The following shows the matches played and results of this year's team : — Dato. Opponent. Hesult. May 10 Lord Sheffield's team Lo .t by Swkts May 13 Warwickshire Won by lOwkts May 17 Gloucestershire Drawn '*my 21 M.C.C. and Grouud Drawn May 24 Yorkshiro Lost hy 65 runa May 27 Lancashire Won by an innings and 14 runs May 30 Surrey Lost by 58 runs .1 lino 3 Oxford University Won by 20runs Jmii.7 Yorkshire Drawn June 10 Cambridge Uni'sily Won by 117 runs .Tune 14 M.O.U. and Ground Lost by 7wkts .Tune 17 South of England Lost by lUwkts .1 uno £0 Players Won by 6wkta June 23 Kent Won by an inn- „„ , ,-, inland 1 run Juno 28 An English Eloven Lo3t by an innings aad July 1 North of England Won V owlets July !) Derbyshire Won hyuninn- -, n - . . ~ nlnKßand7lriius July 8 Leicestershire Won by an innings and 51 July 11 Yorkshire Won by 145 rnns July 14 Susses: ■ Wen by Bwkts July 17 All Lnj.la.irt Drawn July 21 Somersetshire Won by 6wkts .July 25 Middlesex Won by 390wk.s July 29 Suvroy Lo-t by 2\vkts Aug. 2 Cambridge, Past and Present - Drawn Aug. 5 Essex Drawn Am?. 7 Kent Lost by 26 runs Aug. iO Liverpool and Dis- Won ny an innbrict i» gs und 34 Aug. 14 All England Lost by an innings und 43 Aug. 17 Gloucestershire Won by 8 wkts Aug. 21 Sooond class Counties Won by 4 wkts' Aug. 24 All England Drawn Auir. 28 Mr Hornby's Sixteen Won by 81 runa Aug. 31 Notts Won by an innings and 157 Sept. 4Mr Thornton's Eleven Drawn Sopt. 7 South of EuKiand Los', by 6 wkts Summary-Played, 36; won, 18;" lost 10----drawn, 8. '

Tho following gives the averages of tho mosb successful babsmen in " previous teams :— JiHi.~P.*-H an,hei'man* 2il'3 for 31 innings. !s»w t J* J?"'1. 00!"*' 25*]5 ''or 19 innings. .oo?~w* i** Mm'ttocn, jo-JI for 61 innings. .™r^y*_£v,MuS.dooh* 3028 !or 50 innings. 1036-G, GiHen, 25*43 for 63 inniura. .-I! A S-i JI« Do>'"ell. 22 51 for 62 innings. i«° _?J*/V- Murdoch, 23-33 tor 61 innings, lasa-il. Graham \ O/ , J. Lyons/23 Tho following tab'e shows the three figuro scores made for and against the present Australian Eleven in England, and the matchea in which bhe scores were made;—

For the Australians. H. Graham, against Derbyshire .. .. 219 W. Bruce, agaiust Cambridgo Past and - Present ... •• •■ }%\ G. Giiieu, against Gloucestershire ... .. 180 G. Gid'en, against Yorkshire .. •• •• J'l J. J. Lyons, against M.C.C. and Ground .. 149 G. H. Trott, against Middlesex ' .... 115 A. C. Bannermau, against Cambridge Past and Present }*j S. E. Gregory, against Middlesex .. • • U;j H. Graham, against All England .. •• lj» A. C. Bannerman, against Derbyshire .. 100 H. Trumblo, agaiust Cambridge Past and Present ... .. .. •» •• ■• G.H. Trott, against Leicestershire .. ... WO Against the Australians. Flowers, for M.C.C. and Ground .. .. 130 A. E,Stoddart. Thornton's Eleven .. .- lit A. Hearne, for Sohth of England .. .. lf_ Shrewsbury, for All England .«> F. S.Jackson, for All England .. .. 104 F. Marchant, lor M.C.C. and Ground .. 103 Gunn, for All England .. .. (not out) Wi ATHLETICS.

The annual general meebing of bhe members of the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club will be held on Friday evening nexb at the British Hobel, when bhe principal business will be bhe adoption of the reporb and balance-sheeb for lasb season, and the election of officers for bho coming season. I would remind members of the new rule recently passed aba special general meeting of the club, which says, ' Any member who shall not havo previously paid his subscription for the incoming Beason, shall be ineligible to vote upon any quesbion ab bhe annual meeting.' I musb congrabulate G. B, Beereon being selected as ono of the New Zealand beam of athletes to represent the land of the Maori at bhe Australasian Championship Meeting, bo be held in Melbourne in November nexb. Goodman has had Beero in work for some time, and bhe indefatigable brainer informod me this Week thab our crack long disbancer is running bebber bhan ever, and ' Sammy ' says he isconfidenb Beere will show 2min and 4min 30sec for the half and one mile before he leaves Auckland. I sincerely hopo he will and show bhe selecbors bhab bho faith bhey have pub in his abilities ia nob misplaced. Many Aucklanders considered thab on performances C. G. Rees, of Chrisbchurch, should have boen bhe long distance rep., bub I will bo greatly disappointed i: Beere doe 3 not show us something bettor than the Southerner. I hear that Gaudin and Buchanan are training for tho purpose of doiog a Bprint test, and Weston also inbenda competing ab bhe same bime. There are very many of bhe opinion thab Weeton can do the othera over any diatanco, and a test between this trio ahould be well worth seeinj_:.

I hear thab bho friends of W. Farquhar consider thab the latter should have been recommended wjth Beoro to tho Selection Committooof the New Zealand team, as bhey are of bho opinion bhab Farquhar ia bhe bebter man. Thero ia some talk of a milo race for a trophy between the pair coming off before Beero loaves for Melbourne.

On July 29th, C. A. Bradley tor bho bhird year in succession won bhe 120 yards scratch race for tho Bingley Challenge Cup. By this victory tho handsome cup becomes the property of the English champion.

Ab the Salford Harriers' Meeting on July 15, C. A. Bradley, tho English champion, won the Open Scratch 100 yds Race in lOisec. The Quarter-mile Race furnished bhe aurprise of the day, T. E. Messenger, Salford If., beating E. C. Bredin by five yards in 51-*fsec. The English Champion had the misfortune to geb shut in at tho firsb corner. . Messenger also won the 300 yds Scratch Race, and finished second to Bradley in tho 'century.' F. E. Bacon and C. Pearce ran a great race in tho Two Miles Scrabch, the former winning by bwo yards in 9min 46 2 sth. Later in bho day he came oub and won bhe steeplechase from G. H. Morris.

T. E. Messenger won tho Northern Counties' A.A. 440 yds Championship on July 22nd, by 20yds in 53 3-ssec. Ab the Barne sports E. C. Bredin won tho half-mile (scratch) in 2min 7 2-ssec.

On July 22nd, F. E. Bacon won the one mile championship of Essex, in 4min 37sec.

C. A. Bradley, the amateur champion, continues to add fresh victories to his name ovor the 100 yds each week in England. On July 22nd ho won the lOOyda scratch ab Bradford in lOaec (wibh bhe wind), and thon travelled to Leods and ran ab bho Wort-ley sports, where ho annexed the Challenge Cup. Tho brack was uphill, and againsb a sbrong wind, bub noverbheless, he won easily in 10 3-ssec.

On July 2__nd, C. Pearce, who caused a surprise by winning the four miles championship, showed that his victory was no fluke, for he again beab Willora in the Essex championship (four miles) in 19min 47 l-sth sec, which ia a record for a grass track. Bacon and Sid Thomas were among the starters.

Mr Thomas Barron, a well - known identity in bhe Auckland province, and who until recently acted as a waberman at this port, has had an admirable record of the

various incidents of his inberesbing career embodied in a handsome shield. In the cenbro of tho shield is a very faithful phobograph of Mr Barron, in rowing coabume, ou bhe righb side of which is affixed a silver modal, which was gained for acbive service in bho nativo war of 1563 aa a volunteer in the coastguards. Besides having assisted in bhe desbruction of life Mr Barron has also been instrumental in saving ib, as is testified by a copy of bhe Ausbralian Branch of bhe Royal Humane Society's certificate of merit, which was awarded for the rescue of a libtle girl aged fouryears from drowning in 'ihe Auckland Harbour on the 24bh Novembor, 1889. Then follows an epitomo of Mr Barron's various vicboriea in hia acquatic career which wa3 commenced ab Mabakana in 1861, ab bho early age of 18. Aa an oarsman Mr Barron suliered few defeats, and bears a record which few abblebes can boasb of. CYCLING. Wilmob, the Christchurch cyclisb who won bhe five miles championship of Ausbralasia ab Sydney on Saturday "laab, will be remembered by Aucklanders as the cycling hero of bbc combined Championship Meeting, which was held in Auckland in February, 1891. Ab thab carnival, Wilmob won the one, fivo and ben mile championships, while Hayward annexed bho twenty-five miles event. Hayward was considered by bho Soubhernors to have a bobber chance for bhe race in Sydney than Wilmob.

Ib is stated by an English paper thab over 300,000 French cyclists have already paid the bax of ten francs which is now levied annually on al! who cyclo in Franco. This gives a fair idea of tho number of riders in thab country.

Major Knox-Holmes, bhe vcberan English cyclisb, cliod on July 12 ab bhe old age of 84. Deabh waa due bo congesbion of the lungß. The deceased gentleman was a noted sportsman, and earned tbe name of 'King of Cyclisbs.' Only a few monbha betore his death he rode all tho way from London to Brighton on bis bicycle. Ho was a personal iriend of George IV., and was chosen bo row in tho Oxford boab in bho first 'varsiby boab raco in 1829.

Tho heaviesb cyclisb in the world is Dr* Moldon, of Dublin, who weighs 27st, and might weigh 37sb if he did not keep himself comparatively thin by cycling and playing lnwn tennis. The doctor is one of bhe mosb disbinguished medical men in Ireland, and haa been President of the College of Surgeons in that country. He has a thorough belief in tho efficacy ot cycling, especially for ihoso of rhoumabic and gouty tendencies, and he makes'nn socrob of the faith thab is in bim. Dr. Moldon rides a tricycle, and tho facb thab ho can geb a machine to carry him is a strong testimony to the excellent maberial and workmanship which are employed in burning oub bho high-clasß cycles of to day. On July 6th Zimmerman made a world's record for bhe quarber milo standing sbarb in 30seo.

The wheelmen in Gisborne have decided to form a club.

_ A gentleman in an American town ß „ - § bime back made himself very promiiuni. I getting a law passed, compelling aiul"" i to carry lighbs tor the safety of the nnViH I As accidents were never reported, this) I has been allowed to be a dead letter uln 1 recently, when the same careful guard I of the public safety again moved i Q I matter, and so worked upon the feeling. 5 8 the authorities, thab bhey arrested th. hundred lampless riders. Ib is interest! I bo learn bhab this consistent worker for $ public benefit is by profession a maker!} bicycle lamps. ™ J. W. Schofield bhe well-known Engl;.; rider, haa losb his poaibion as an amateur 1 SWIMSIING. ' | Aba meeting of delegates from tin ■ various swimming clubs in ChristehaniV lasb week, the matber of transferring the head-quarbers of the New Zealand A_naten! i Swimming Association from Auokland J Christchurch was discussed. The delegates decided to leave bhe matber over for (fog present. AttUATICS. The succession of web weabher m westerly gales thab we have experienced since Saturday lasb haa served as a*, minder bo our yachtsmen thab the weatW is not yet settled, and there has been » stoppage in scraping and painting thi. week. Some of our more enthueiastic I yachtsmen wero talking aboub 'getting ! oub' for bhe firsb week in October, bat unless the weabher is going bo change, m» ' advice to them ia to waib for the firsb week I in November. if Mr Logan has made a start with the 1 yacht for MrJ. C. Webßter, and expectj il bo have her ready by bhe end of November, 11 She ia to be fibted with a pole mast and ! will rate about 4 tons. In a letter to a Sydney friend, Tom' 11 Sullivan, writing from London, mentioned § bhab Bridson, the New Zealand amateur could give Kennedy (the Englishmm Sullivan was training for the Diamond I Sculls and Wingficld Sculls) a good start. Kennedy won the raco in question, and some of bhe English papers consider ib was if chiefly due to the improvemenb his coach ll (Tom Sullivan) had wroughb in his style. I On most reliable authoriby, the statement I i 3 made (saya the ' New York World') that i an order has been placed with Designer I Watson for a 90-footer, and thab he hag I been given free hand bo geb up bhe fastest 1 yacht that he can. Watson will try to I keep this information quiet, bub the facb is I that no less a peraon than the German Em- I poror haa placed the order. Ib is nob im. j probable thab ahe will be builb in Germany, I In this evenb sho can challenge for bbc Cape [: May and Brenton's Reef cups, and, being | a boab builb oubside of Greab Bribain, ehe | could, if she won bhem, take the cups to I Germany. r.j Tom Sullivan informs a friend in Sydney feii thab he has gob the besb men in England I behind him bo row Bubear. |<

S, H. Gollan, the New Zealand sportsman who is now in England, won the Junior Sculls rather easily ab bho Bedford Regabba held on bhe Quae on July 13th.

' On her voyage across the Atlantic, the American yachb Navahoo made a good passage, and proved herself a tine sea boatShe made some good logs of bhe day's run, some being aboub 250 miles. The Navahoe is owned by Mr Royal Phelps Carroll, of New York, who had her builb expressly to visit England, and have some pleasant friendly racing during bhe presenb season, Her length is S4fb on Waber-line, and 123 ft over all; oxbreme beam, 23fb; bhe draught wibh cenbre board down would be nearly 20fb; her lines are very beautiful, with easy curves.

The American yachb Navahoe made her debut on July 31sb, with bhe Eoyal London Yachb Club mabch. The obher competitors were the Prince of Wales' yacht Etitannia, and the' Valkyrie, Sataniba tod Calluna. Thero waa a freah *DteM9 blowing ab the abarb, bub the afterwarda became ahifty, Britannia and Sabaniba having very bad lack, whilab the Navahoe waa tho moat fortunate, and had gob a good lead of the Valkyrie. Ab the completion of the firab round, the Navahoe waa leading the Valkyrie by half a minute, tho Britannia being one and a-half minutea asbern. When bhe yachts came on the wind, tbe Britannia did the besb, both she and bhe Valkyrie passed the American yachb, and a fine race ended in a win for the Bribtannia by 57sec, wibh the Valkyrie aecond, 20seca ahead of the Navahoe.

A cable message in Wednesday's Star informs us thab bhe Britannia has defeated bhe Navahoe bhree bimes in succession. As bhe Yankees anticipabed their crafb would heab all the English yachts, ib ia only reasonable to suppose that the Valkyrie will make an interesting struggle for the America cup.