ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2219, 4 August 1914, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Fixtures, grounds, and referees for Saturday are:— Senior.—Oriental v. Athletic, Athletic Park No. 1, Mr. R. Fordyee; Petono v. Melrose, Petone No. 1, Mr. G. H. Perkinson; University v. Wellington, Athletic Park No. 2, Mr. R. Evcnsen; St. James v. Poneke, Polo No. 1, Mr. W. J. Meredith. Junior.—Wellington v. Universitv, Polo No. 2, Mr. G. M. Julius; Selwyn v. Athletic. Polo No. 3, Mr. H. Summerhayes; St. James v. Poneke, Polo No. 4, Mr. J. A. Jones; Oriental v. Petone, Sharpe's No. 2, Mr. P. Smith. Third Class.-St. Patrick's College v. Wellington College, Athletic Park, 1.30, Mr. T. H. Jones; Petone v. Johnsonville, Kelburn Park, Mt, H. Carey; Wellington A v. Petone, Miramax Park No. 1, Mr. G. E. Bradley; Athletic v. Hutt, Hutt No. 1, Mr. J. Baumber; University v. Wellington B, Miramar Park No. 2,. Mr. F. J. M'Comisky; Old Boys v. Berhnmpore, Anderson Pork, Mr. L. Simpson; Exchange v. Oriental, Miramar Park No. 3, Mr. A. C. Kitto; Upper Hutt, a bye. Fourth Class—Selwyn v. Berhampore, Miramar'Park No. i, Mr. E. J. Dingle; Petone v.-St. James, Petone No. 2, Mr. C. Frasev; Wellington A r. Athletic, Newtown Park, Mr. IK Chant; Wellington B, Hutt Park Nc. 2, Mr. C. Slater; Oriental v. United Methodists. Wakefield Park, Mr. C. C. Roskruge; Old Boys, a bye. , . Fifth Class.—St. James v. Selwyn, Newtown''Park, 1.30, Mr. C. E. Tyrrell; Athletic v. Oriental, Anderson Park, 1.30, Mr. G. Wale; Old Boys v. Petone, Sharpe's No. 1, Mr. E. W. Smyrk; Poneke v. United Methodists, Athletic Park, 1.30, Mr. J, W. Keenan; Melrose, a bye'. Sixth Class.—Petono A v. Hutt, Petone, at 1.45, Mr. H. E. Hamilton; Petone B v. Poneke, Kelburn Park, 1.30, Mr. A. G. Washer; Athletic, a bye. SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. A special meeting of the Wellington Hugbv Union was held last evening, and the following senior fixtures were drawn for next Saturday:—Athletic v. Oriental, ■Athletic • Park No. 1; Wellington v. University, Athletic Park No. 2; Potone v. Melrose, Petone; Poneko v. St. James. Miramar. St. Patrick's College and Wellington College will meet on Athletic Park at .1.30 p.m. ' WEDNESDAY COMPETITION. Oriental' v.' Tramways, Athletic Park, Mr. A. C. Kitto; Petone,. a'bye. The Artillery team is unable to obtain leave this week:

GOLF " '■/

THE WELLINGTON CLDB. • The following players will represent .the Wellington Golf Club in the match jto be played against the combined Wairarapa teams at Heretaunga on- Saturday next:—A. D. S. Duncan, R. L. D. Kidston, M. W. Hortou, H. R. H. Balneavis, K, D. Duncan, L. C. Hales, W. B. Lees, A. F. Roberts, C. T. Ged>ge, R. W. Kirkby, G. H. Fell, C J. Nathan, A. E. Whyte, M. W. Higginson, W. E. Fussell, C. Pearee. ' THE MIRAMAR CLUB. . Tho second qualifying round in connection with the Miramar Club championship and (concurrently) a medal handicap was played on Saturday afternoon. The winner of the handicap was Mr. U. F. M'Cabe with a net score of 75. The best cards returned wero as follow:—U. F. M'Cabe, 99 less 24, 75; G. V. Gow, 101 less 24, 77; R. D. Kelly, 91 less 13, 78; V; Corrigan, 94 less 16, 78; R. G. Scott, 87 less 8, 79; M. Kehboll, 94 less'ls, 79; J. S. Tennant, 95 less 16, 79; H. R. Balneavis, 82 loss 12, 80; R, Triggs, 92 less 12, 80.

HOCKEY ;

The All-English ladies' hockey team left. Wellington at-inidday yesterday for Palmerston. North, where to-morrow they will play Manawatu at 3 p.m. They will tour the North Island, and. later the South Island, meeting the various provincial representative teams. On September 30 they will play the first of the test matches against New Zealand at Wellington.

U LEAGUE FOOTBALL

MATCH TO PK PLAYED IN MEL- '- ■■ BOURNE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, August 3. • A League New South Wales team has beeu chosen to play England .in Melbourne on August 15. .—