FOOTBALL.

Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1902, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

'It, is just twonty years since the PoM/elcq, Foutball Club, was founded, and the present conin&iitoe have decided to mark tho occasion by a concert, which is to tuke place on Wednesday next, when it jis expected that all tho old members and ■Bupporters of the club to forgather -and talk over /"old times." There is no doubt that the entry of the Ponekc Club' into the football arena of Wellington .Jiad a great effect in improving the game, and for somo few years they wore looked upon as the champion club of Ncw> Zifiiknd. During the last ten yenrs, principally owing to the general advance in" ,the game, the club's fortunes have been •of the variablo order — up and down — though at all times they have been* 'theieitbouts" at tho "finish.* 1 ' Last year ' they wore ruimers-up- for the chunvpion.ship, and this year their supporters confidently expect and hopo that tho "red-and-black" will once more *'get home firsf." .

JMr. William Martin, the champion Yankee-Austral cyclist, left Wellington 'by tho Warrimoo this afternoon for Sydney. Speaking to a" representative of the Po3t he-said that he was pleased with his tour in tho South Island, and that it was more than, likely that he would return in July to race, ut tho indoor ' carnival at Cbristchurch His proposed* visit to Europe would in that case b«i abandoned. It was unlikely that he would compote in Australia during next* racing season. "I find tho work toohard now, especially tho handicap racing. v , Somo handicjippers. 'have no idea of whafcl a fair thing is. They put- a rkter who is at all successful further and further back until it is a wonder that some, racors who are real triers do not drop deacbon the track. I want to race-where it will not be, too hard work, and therefore tho next New Zealand season will find me over here." Asked as to when ho meant to leave the track Mr. Martin 'said that when ho found he could no longer hold • his own in first-class company ho would "quit." It is almost certain that tho regulations in connection with the compulsory grading of flax will be brought into force on the Ist proximo. At the annual meeting of the Pahautanui Branch o( the New Zealand Farmer.?' Union Mr. J. Pearce presided and in hia address explained that, employees could now be insured against accident with the Commercial Union for 6s per cent., also that farmers' fire insurance could be effected with the Farmers' Cooperative Association of Canterbury, Limited, ••, purely colonial farmers' concern. The .shipment, of sheep to the South Isinnd was urged as a means of levolling prices. Tho chairman also expressed the hopo that additional energy would be thrown into the branch's mooting* during the cuvronL year. A committee of ten was elected. Mr. J. Pearco and Mr. F. D. Taylor were re-elected chairman and secretary respectively. • Mossrs. Macdonald, Wilson nnd Co. remind capitalists and othors interested that tho salfj of that fino block of business premises having frontages to throo streetso"7? am 2 ly> IZ S Sin to Lambton-quay, 216 ft 4m to Woodwnrd-stroet, nnd 115 ft 3in to Wellington-terrace, occupied by Messrs. Jenkins and Mack, Barber nnd Co., Mr. J. D. Slater, and others, tnkes •place- afc the firm's auction room on rhumjny noxt at 2.30 o'clock. Tho full ndvertiaomont giving copious detnils appears in our auction advertisement column, nnd lithographic plnns can be had on application or will bo posted to any nddrrKs. Tlio firm insortu full par titulars of tho salo of dairy Btock, prize hoivoii, farm implements, ole, to bo sold nt Otaki nt tho farm of Mr. J. J. Curtiß on Tupuday, .22nd instant. As thn lensn it up tho «alo will bo tv clearing one. A enlo of household ftituituro nnd pianos is announced for Friday next, and addi•ional entries will bo accepted. Mews. Muctlonnld nUo nnnounce tho mlo for Wednosday, 23rd instant, at tho farm of Meser*. Clifford Uros., Mungaroa (whoso Inaso ir up), of 90 head of young dairy plock, bulls, draught and trap horpes, pony, two spring carts, harness, farm implements, etc. Dotnils appenr in tho advertisement. A section nt Lucilam Pnrk. Lower Hutt. is advertised to bo told byauction on th« 17tu ituUnt*

Mr. W. F. Short t inserts a revised list of proportion for privato sale, and calls special attention to a cheap proporty for ,imniiHlialo ,sak> in Caroline-tlrcot. Mr. Shortt will hold a sale ut his mart at '2 o'clock on Monday, undor instructions from tho holder* of bill of lading, of carpela, linolomuH, and blankets. Moosrs. J. H. Bethuno and Co. publish a now list of proportios fqr privato Bale, -including an investment in shop proporty in Williß-stroot, a family residonco of 16 rooms off Wollington-torraco, dwollings in <!all parts of tho city, suburbs, and a numof country farina. They algo advertise 'a number of proportios to lot and a 4 h.p. Otto gas ongino for salo: On Thursday next, at 2 o'olock, tho firm will soil by .auction 800 volumoa of handsomely-bound books on all oHibbos of general ktoraturo, * together with a number of special vitork&i '.on New Zealand, tho Enoyolopcadia, Bri<tannica, and Chambers's Enoyctopradia. ■ •Tho books are now on view, and cata-' loguos may be obtainod from tho auctioneers. *> Messrs. Georgo Thomas -and Co. call attention to tho salo of household furniture which will tako placo at tho rosidtenco of tho lato Mrs. Hall, 31, Cam-•bridgo-terraco, on Tuesday next at 1.30t o'okxjk. Tho salo is entirely unrosorved, and catalogues will bo availoiblo. Messrs. W. H. Morrah and Co. advertise a salo of boots and choc» to bo hold at thoir rooms, Willis-ritraot, on Monday. Tho- B.s. Duchoss will run to Day's Bay to-morrow morning and afternoon. Tho« s.B. Countess will run to Scotoun and K&rafea Bay, and the Duoo will maketrips to Miramar.