SPORTING NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 6477, 19 December 1883, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

Ike has been purchased by a New Zealand sportsman, but the price is withheld. Bonnor, playing for the M.C.C. against fifteen juniors, made 128 out of 394 scored by his side. He also made 72 in the single v. married members of the same club. The final thirteen for New South Wales in the intercolonial are Garrett, Jones, A. Bannerman, Spofforth, Hall, Cleave, Alarr, Moses, Murdoch, Allen, Armstrong, Nunn, and Evans,' The ‘Age’ says that tho wrestling contestants agreed to make their match a draw. As Miller is suffering from an injury to his right hand, which was sprained during the match, he finds that it would probably be too weak for him to wrestle for some time to come. Eight or nine weeks is the time he mentioned as likely to see him sound again. Messrs Blackburn and Thomas were willing to have finished the match next Saturday, but as Miller would be unable to appear with any chance of success it was decided to draw the stakes.

The wrestling match between Professor Miller and Messrs Blackburn and Thomas came off at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, on December 8, and after a prolonged contest resulted in a draw, as, owing to the time occupied in finesse on the part of the men, iu their anxiety to obtain an advantageous hold, thcro was not time to finish the contest before the theatre was required for the usual evening performance. Superiority was to bo shown by the best out of nine falls, Miller’s two opponents tackling ’him alternately. The result vraa that of the six falls which were decided Miller obtained tjiree and his two antagonists three also. The wrestling was in what was described in the challenge as the mixed Gneco-Roman and Border styles, and was very fairly conducted, The men were in first-class condition, Miller’s weight being 15st, Blackburn’s 13st 7 lb, and Thomas’s 12st 71b, Mons. Victor acted as referee, and Air Candsoll as timekeeper. Blackburn was the first to tackle Miller, and after a twenty minutes’ contest succumbed to the champion, who in turn soon went down to Thomas. Blackburn threw Miller next time, and then the champion got the best of Thomas, thus equalising matters. Blackburn got the fifth fall, Miller once more making tho score level by throwing Thomas in the next round. Considerable time had been taken up with each contest, and the seventh one, between Miller and Blackburn, lasted until the theatre was required by the management, nearly three quarters of an hour having elapsed since its commencement. The final heat for the prize of LI 50 and the right to be chosen as the next best man to Lay cock in the proposed match with Hanlan, took place at Sydney on December 8 under favorable circumstances. There was a large attendance, upwards of 10,000 spectators being present. Beach first put off in up outrigger from Uhr’s Point, and paddled down to the starting place, where he was joined by Trickett, The betting on Friday night had been in favor of Trickett, but the placid appearance of the river evitdgntly raised hopes in Beach’s followers, and they expressed their readiness to back him at. 6 te 4. After a little delay Mr Meyers got the men fairly leVel, and drop- ; ping the commenced, Trickett, ifjxo had, s.e inside position, was the first to

obtain an advantage, and was half a length ahead at 300 yards from tho starting place ; but as soon as Beach got fairly away he put on a magnificent spurt, and shot past his opponent, heading him by fuuy length at Uhr’s Point, which was passed in 2min 145e05 On the way across to Milo Point Trickett was rowing thirty-four strokes and Beach thirty-six strokes per minute ; the former rowing in an easy, machine-like manner, aud tho latter rowing with a powerful and vigorous stroke and apparently laboring hard. Approaching the beacon Trickett began to keep up to his rival, and for a while it‘looked as if he was going to lead, but Beach; by a vigorous effort, 1 managed to maintain the lead, passing the beacon threequarters of a length ahead, at smin 53aec. Going across the bay there was a magnificent race. Trickett, quickening up to thirtyeight strokes per minute for a few minutes, got fairly’Alongside of Beach. Neck and neck the men raced for the next quarter of a mile. The struggle at this stage of the race was really splendid, and rarely equalled in any part of the world. Before Piltuey was reached it was apparent that Trickett’s splendid effort to wear his opponent down had failed, as ho began to slacken to thirtyfour strokes per minute, when Beach again forged ahead. Putney Point was passed Omiu Bsec. Beach now slowly but surely widened the gap, and, notwithstanding the game and determined manner in which Trickett rowed, the race may be Said to have been decided before Tennyson was reached, Beach passed the Point in llmin 30« ec, three lengths ahead, and gained further and further upon his opponent till, off Gladesville Wharf, he was eight lengths ahead. This point was passed in lOrain. Here Trickett once more quickened up, and made a hard effort to reduce the lead, but it was futile, and the only result of the spurt was still further to increase tho lead of Beach. Oreman’s Wharf was passed in 18min 20sec, Beach being then ten lengths ahead, The two men then did some excellent sculling till the end of the contest, which terminated in 21min, Beach being fully twelve lengths ahead. The time was remarkably fast, having only been beaten on two occasions, once by Beach and once by Trickett, and each time they had favorable wind and tide.— ‘ Age.’