SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7174, 30 March 1887, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The public interest in cricket in Australia is evidently fast on the decline. Neither the Smokers y. Non-smokers match, the last intercolonial, nor the English v. Victoria match drew more than a handful of spectators. The season’s profits of the Cricketers’ Association were only LSI. When this insignificant sum (remana tfio ‘ Telegraph ’) is contrasted with the net takings of previous years, the falling-away becomes only too apparent. Bat : two seasons back as much as L 35 per delegate was distributed to upwards of thirty delegates, while last season, although the drop was very heavy, the receipts enabled the authorities to hand found' in per representative. On the present occasion there trill; of course, be no dividend. Aroha has been scratched for the Hurdle Race at the Christchurch autumn meeting. The Dunedin Jockey Club have adoptea the report of the delegates at the Napier conference re the. totaliaktor.

At the annual meeting last night of titft Dunedin Chess and Draughts Club (Mr J. P. Bell presiding) the report detailed -the season’s matches, and stated the Club to be in a sound condition. The - following were elected office - bearers: —Mr WfUiafa Houston, president; Mr David R, Hay, secretary; Mr Henry Howes, treasurer) and Messrs L. Shaw, J. Dickson, R. Cook, and J. P; Bell were appointed committeemen. Messrs Dell, Houston, HoweS, add Hay were appointed a committee to make the necessary arrangements In ephafotioii with the inteiprovifioial draughts match with Catiterbnryj which takes place in the club-room on the £)th pro*. OAMARP RACES. The following results are to hand HANDICAP HURDLES, of 80 sow . Mr Sherwin’s Tenakoe .. .. .. .. 1 Mr Ixmghlin’s Duoluce.. .. .. ..2 Mr Drow’e Fishhook .. .. .. - 8 Four starters. Dividend, Ijs 10s. - • OAUARU DE?UV, of 60 sovs, with 6 sovi MUJb added One mile and a-half. Mr Dooley’s Witchcraft .. .. ' (Dorritt) X Ml Goddard’s Waitangi Maid .. .. . .. 8 Mr Spence's Briar Leaf .. ~ ~ .. . . 8 Dividend, L2losi ! '