OUTDOOR SPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 200, 22 August 1904, Page 3

OUTDOOR SPORTS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL canterbury v. Wellington. rWeMngrton 6 points, Canterbury 3.) (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Saturday, The interpro-rincia! match, Canterbury v. Wellington, was played at Athletic Park to-day. The teams lined out as follow:— Canterbury: Full-back. Love: three-quar-ters. Menzies, Lavery, Ollivier; five-eighths Leans and Byrne; half, Burns: forwards, (,orbett, Shannon. Vincent, Newton.Pearce, Kich, Denham, Roddick Wellington: Fullback. Spencer; three-quarters, Mclntyre, Oray. McGregor; five-eighths. Wallace and Barber; half, Roberts; forwards, Griffiths (wing), Dodd, Watkins, Calnan, Wright. Best, Sweeney, Cross. Between 2000 and 30110 people were present to witness the match. The weather was fine overhead, bnt a strong northerly wind blew down the ground. The home team scored a somewhat lucky win by 6 points (two tries) to 3 points (one try). In the first spell, Canterbury, although heavily handicapped by bavins to play against the wind, put up a fight which was full of merit. At all points of the giimo the visitors were superior to the home team, who had all their work cut out to establish an effective defence. It was anticipated that in the second half, with the wind in their favour, the Southerners wonld have a rather easy wiu, but the unexpected happened. Wellington made It almost wholly a forward game, and the forwards proved greatly superior to the visitors in the loose. They hampered the visiting backs, and prevented them assuming the offensive. Apart from this change of tactics, the gruelling the Southerners underwent against the wind In the first portion of the game must have takeu a lot out of them, and probably largely accounted for their poor showing when ends were changed. On the whole. Use game was not a good exposition of football. Duncau McGregor and Wright each scored a try for Wellington, and Burns scored a try ror Canterbury. There was no score iv the secoud spell. Menzies, Deans, and Burns were the best of the visitors' backs, and McGregor, Wallace, and Gray stood out most prominently amongst the Wellington back division. Deans was probably the best back ou the ground, and Roddick (Canterbury) the best forward. Mr A. C. Norris made an fficient referee. TARANAKI-THAMES MATCH. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) THAMES, this day. Tho following will represent the Thames against Taranaki at the Thames on the 30th inst.:—Fullback. Newriick; thieequarters, Leonard, Morgan, Thompson; fiveeighths. Winder; half. Houghton; wings, Mc-Collnm and Baker; forwards. White, Newland, Dobson, Dunlop, Clarke, Autrldge and Haywnrd. Emergencies: Backs, Keating. Price. Kingham; forwards. Plant, Sandford, Molloy; wing, F. Hay ward.

NELSON V. BULLER. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NELSON. Saturday. The football ctifitcli between the Buller and Nelson teams l(-suited in a draw, each side scoring a penally pea!. Smith registered the score for Nelson and Dennehy for Buller. AUSTRALIAN GAME. WELLINGTON KEAT CANTERBURY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. The Australian football match between Wellington and Canterbury, played at Newtown I*nrk yesterday, was won by Wellington after a well-fought game. The scores were 7 goals and 7 behinds against 3 goals and fi behinds. CYCLING. THE GREAT ROAD RACE. MELBOURNE, August 20. The road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne (165 miles) took place to-day. and was wou by J. Wright, of Victoria, who had 38m. start. Larcombe (New South Wales) being second, and H. Henderson (New Zealand) third. The times of the placed men were:— Wright <38m. start). 7h. 52m. 575.; Larcombe (20m. start). 7h. 43m. 75.: Henderson (25m. start), 7h. 52m. 295. Larcombe's time is only 7s. outside the world's record, established by J. Arnst last year. A Christchurch message states that R. Jones, of New Zealand (25m. start), llnlshed seventh, and R. Arnst. of New Zealand (scratch), tenth, the latter doing the second fnstest time. J. Arnst, last year's winner, rode poorly, owing to an attack of influeuza. BOWLING. day's matches ou the Carlton Bowll..„ cinb's winter green were as follow: — No. 1 rink: Casey, Rouayne. Jones, Crawford (skip), 20, v. Haresuape,, Ussher, Quinn. Bouskill (skip), in. No. 2t rink: Butts. Cottle, Kayll, Holmes (skip). 14, v. CabiH, Coldicutt, Maguirc, Thorues (skip). 21. BOXING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. The amateur lioxing championships of New Zealand were decided here on Friday and Saturday and resulted as follow:—Bantam, J. Gosling (Wellington): feather. J. C. Watson (Christchurch); light weight, T. Richards (Christchurch); middle-weight, J. M. Griffin (Westland); heavy weight, J. M. Grlffln (Westlaud).