ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1058, 22 February 1911, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

§u' : .:f fc&-f;cßickETvr .;;'.'.'-■.■;. # WELLINGTON. ■ ;'• '■'~■ ■'■■! CorrcenoniSciiU l : v "Thi* li , ' Palmjrston, February 21. ' ' : ''>\ &KS C o 1 1? - DB cncktlt team has been 6C- - ■ : ' p.TJ-^'V le^t, 'V «B«inst Wellington at ■ a«t Saturday i-Brcnnand, ' v i' P?^ lld, T, G [ cer ' henna, Ongley, ''■ ;Ji^: Yeu^' v — r ' Starws ' and vi.-j< M;Thft committee set up by ! the .Welling.;j ;,. «!»\pncket Association to make an en- :■; ; detwpur to Plr.co the head cricketing body '■; •-;f:':Wellington to a financial position ;,. » held -a meeting at the Occidental Hotel '; me revening,' and havo decided to • fix the ;:. .'.date ,of the drawing of the contemplated ;:, .V: artninion on May 5 next! A large ~. .;!!!,-■ amount of support has' been promised i;,. ; :;J'ona; the tickets will be, in ■ circulation at >:_ ;:the end.of this''week.' ■•'■■:.'-.. ' * /-Cricketers* should not-fail' to tee ,the ; v utock of cricket requisites at Lairs, and ':•■■' Manning's,'Courtenay,Place. , •*•.'■.-

iv^f^ :^or-^SCMJLLING. ; ' : ::i'■.;;:/:, ; ,

',;; ' 7 >NEVV r CHALLENGE .FOR'PEAECE. ■'.■-. ;.., -' By Telceraph—Presi Asßoclatlon--Copyrif:h : ;'M?!' February 21, 8.35.'p.ni.) '' " : ; S>V V i^ ''■ - V ' '• Sydney/ February 21; .■-■■•-■'':■ "vSjd. Kemp, "ft-son-of tho-ex-cbampioi ; : P6ter-.'.Kemp,' lias lodged a deposit to ro ' ~'i!,PoaVw' fotith'o .soulhiie championship ( ■ : ■; Australia and JCIOO, aside'on the Parn . ;;'ma'rt!i';River,' at th 6 end lof. April or tl ■ . ,•; bcßinhingof; May.: -.'■;•; ~;■.;: . . - \\-y '.":■:.;.'. .*,•-■:.■;; ,■ 'T,Th6'-challenge: earner as "a' v *surpris< ' ■;■ -•'• ; ; Jhough Keinp lias won a number of race v/yUatelyv 'y ; yi ;,v.'V". ; .' •;.:".;. r :'';>, ; ; [rh6 Arnsl-Pearce'negotiations for ~ th ■:'•■■■..;,!*wd6 'championship race ' have-,.bee ■ ii; :b|ocked through'Pearce'S'lnability to ol .-.;;! *M$ the'.full: amount >pf tho stake, Arns ;,v:. declininganythirig-less than £500 a side, ■■•:;.:^^V:^:^''isWlMMiNdi'? r v"'v ; i^ :i -^.:;^btv::> ; :••■.;,■;. ■• • V' ;}h AN:APPOINTMENT FOB ! BEAUEE. '.::,v:i^^:i;j^:v r :v ; p AIBE .:< ~r . ...,-... ■; ; .. '•'':;;•; By ieleirisa-PrcMAiiopiallnn-CopTrlßht '.■.'■■' I' ,1 Melbourne,-February 21. - ■ ; v>Frink Beaurepairc, .the B«iajmer, ■ha ■ ; ijioeeh.. appointed a State school swimtniu] • 7;':/;iiißtruCtpr; . i .;.i';'|/; ,■■-.;; ':;'•.. ~! ...'(■■'.■:-■. : i-fK?NTEE;BANK ; , ■ X C Thorndon Baths 1 last evening I .-;■;;. KQ.yards ihtcr-b,ank relay race took' plao '■" v£?fW*ett- representatives Of .the Banko : A .■',': Neir&aland and, the Bank of New Sontl '.■■;• .'Wales.' The rac6 was won by the Ban] ',::,,; of New.Zealandteani by 10 vards. Th< ; l . ■ Bank of Keir. South,AVales "entered twi ■;,■ ! .teams. A and'B. These were constitute! ;■ team: Smith; , Jfalfrov :v- j Robertson. B teniii ,'.'i : . Flle,.Jennems, ■: HeuiJerson, Boddington , ; ■i* n 4. : narden."i;iTho.following representec .'.; i tlie pinners t—Howden, Ronaldson, O'Con ' ~; ncll,;'Allan, and.Picot.'- ;•'..'.■;.;;; :■■"■ ■ : k'tHORNDON; CLUB.•'•'•. \r::;~ \; v^.>Xait!«vening,'tho t Thorndon! Swimminj '~ »'.V.,',wUbf got:off■";■. a boys' » sealed \ liandicar T'-oiye,; which: resulted in a'.wih- "for. S -:,- -,;■',* 25 :.;with' L. Henrys, 2i ; 'JiP? I ? 4 ?.; second.V-Thd boys showed excel' .. iJehUform." The following also competed: .:. .- IY. Ecynplds,. S.. Cnmobell, J. A.' Ware-.;.\v;li!lm^.P.;-.Frecthl' A. Ronaldson, and D, ■:■:::■ y,fUM^::^A^J;'/"^'•:::. ~-i- ;'■.; ■,::.-■.; : :'■;". ';!;h¥^J- ~N Henrys,!.ono V.of:tho' vice- • '. -■' sf«. s f{ient.s '■• of 'tho..iThprudoli ; '. Club, .- is ~;,., oonating two gold 'medals "f dr'com'pc'titfon ■ v -"^La^ ■'• c l llego ~ ha P'-' Ti * ' ■: tr. medals wilr prpbaMy' b<> competed fornt ... ,: ; ;tße.rchoql championships, which are tc ■■"or>;be/held, on ITarch 4.;,., ■.;-;■;;' , - g| 'ATHLETICS. 1 :■"'-;; ■ ■■' ; :"!Jsi,Jin»l arfaneeme'nts havobeen."mk'3e in ■• '«cnrieption,irwith'.the;:,- afleriipon sports /.;., matins.CyOilo^• is to be heljl. on the f ■ .on.;.!satnrda.r;;uud.ir. the •■:, I'fsPi.Ms of "the,\Pflrt'Nicholson. Amateiir: . :•.-. AtWeti9,.Clu'b;.:,:':The first: event is timed ■ f o r ;rjls..p.m;;,and. every, event wjllbe got -'■'■'■■ 1 ii" a \. **? W e statedl.i)i the'programme: ~ -AH the', local,',, eracks'-' are competing-in ■;■•;;.;;; the jiinninir,'.jumping,''hufdlinir.- and putr ;i;tingrthe-shstJeve"nts:'; Given' fine weather ■f-. •:''.-: theiprograminp, ot■•, events, should attract" ,'j β-gobd attendance^,'-,.",";'■'-';.. .'■vL'.>:r,.'t". i v 1 . , . , !^; 'b6 :■>■;',>:-; S \: } ■ ,; -% t&:-THE/VlCTORIA? CLUB. ;,:■■•:,•'• ;V >■;: '-• S^ThV rp'lioifinifVteanw "hWe bt«n Selected • ' ; ;; fe^ fo^'V e 1 Yictoritt:,■ C(-ab : against j! Club in ]ho pennant' matches ;:■■■■ j pnvSatiirda.V':next:T-Home: .Vbsseler,? A: :,i\: :ldngmore,'}Fossctte;-Nprwood .(s.)• Kittoi '.•"■.' .' Mcnelaus;; K,irkir,-; Huoston Xi^. ' Away: '• : ; ,Tpwjisley.iTowns?nd,:£A.- -B.'fAnderson, . :• S!"t ■ Scott' 1 - '■'. *r?y?r;.*ff,),. ;'i. r r;» s .■ ')'-, \..- *• 'f' . ~..

} ■ RIFLB SHOOTING.

v 'me cltjb »The following nro the results of tho JNgatiana'Kiflo Club's competition for tho \yuKamo Co-oporahvo Store' , trophj Jhp conditions were Seven shots at 900 nnd > 1000 jard<- '!< < , lsl rL b stub "•"»no-p*« ][ilm BS -G r) \ 23 29 58 W ,50 ]fc nk ( r'ci,f- 20 = s M M m X& °i Monk I 0 " 4 " 91 «» uSts: } G.. cop. 212o 4i 92 i3G Hnt <4 V h 2S 20 53 81 13 ° Monk («cr) 30 2' 5" so m a vto l 0 22 s, ' 9l J3 ° niSH stub. 21 1G « 76 123 ° " 2 ° 94 "* nor ( J ) 18 19 ii abs. 41