SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7749, 22 October 1888, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RICOARTON TRAINING NOTES,

CHRISTCHURCH, October 22.

There was some good work done at Riccarton this morning. St. Clair went a sweating gallop over four miles, Ravenswing cantered a mile and a-half. Lorraine and British Lion covered two miles at top, and Exchange traversed the same distance at a slower pace. Engagement negotiated two miles and a-half at three-quarter speed, and Cuirassier and Leopold finished two miles fast. Vandal moved in good style over two miles, and Chain Shot and Son-of-a-Gun made a similar journey at a steady pace. Manton galloped two miles, and Ruby went the same distance smartly. A large number of other horses did unimportant work.

BETTING AND TRAINING NOTES,

jßv Kwsomici TELEGRAPH.— Copvkioht.

[Per Press Association.)

MELBOURNE, October 22. (Received October 22, 1888, 12.25 p.m.)

At Flemington this morning Whakawai did the only gallop of importance, covering a mile with the greatest ease in Imin 50£ sec, The latest betting on the Melbourne Cup is Btol on the field. There are inquiries for Whakawai, Chicago, Mentor, Cyclops, Tradition, and Ensign, but no business has been transacted.

BOWLING.

On the Caledonian Green the match was between teams selected by the senior and junior Vice-presidents respectively, and the iatter won by 95 to 68 points. Scores:—

On the Roslyn Green there was a close finish between the teams chosen by the President and Vice-president, the scores being 70 and 65 respectively.

CRICKET.

On Saturday the First Twelve of Carisbrook played the Club, who were disposed of for 42 runs; R. C. Austin (11) being highest scorer. The Twelve totted up 87 for five wickets when stumps were drawn, M'Cormick and Drabble playing freely for 33 and 38 (not out) respectively. The Albion Club played a match—First Thirteen v. Club. The Club made 89; Duke 19 and Kelly 19. The Thirteen made 41 for two wickets ; J McLennan (16, notout) and Gollar (12, not out) were the highest scorers. The Wanderers played a match (Captain v. Deputy-Captain), resulting in a win for the latter by 5 runs, the scores being 59 and 64 respectively. For the Captain’s side Austin (14) and Harris (13) were the only ones who reached double figures ; while for the Deputy-Captain’s side, Moss (11) was top scorer. The Warehousemen played a match Captain v. Deputy-captain. The game resulted in a win for the captain’s side by 19 runs. Scores : Captain, 65; Deputy-captain, 46. For the Captain’s side, Harraway (£5, not out), J. Smyth (14), and Parsons (14) were the highest scorers, while for the Deputycaptain’s side O. Smith (11, not out), and Millar (10) were the principal scorers. At WellingtCn the season was opened with the first heat for the Senior Cup, the Phoenix and Midland Clubs being pitted against one another. The former were dismissed for 41, principally owing to the excellent bowling of M'Girr, who took nine wickets for 8 runs. The Midland, when stumps were drawn, had lost seven wickets for 136, The scorers were; W. J. Salmon (34), M‘Gill (30), H. Blacklock (22, not out), J. Blacklock (14).

The Phoenix Club has been reconstituted with these office • bearers: Committee, Messrs W. Morrison, R, C. Niven, W. Montgomery, Hall, Haskell, and Hanlon; Match Committee, Messrs Montgomery, Niven, and C. Frith; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. P. Malcolm; captain, Mr J. P. Spring; deputy-captain, _ Mr L. M. Harris; delegates to the Association, Messrs Malcolm and Morrison. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr W. J. Moore for past services,

O’Connor is now champion sculler of America, as Teemer was unable to find a backer for l,ooodol to enable him to meet O’Connor,

Johnson, the English champion, swam five miles against, and defeated, Leary, of Pittsburg, at Coney Island. The time was Ih 22£min, with wind and tide against the swimmers. t The glove contest between Laing (of Wanganui) and Pettengell came off at the Princess’s Theatre on Saturday, and was awarded by the referee to the man. Pettengell was badly punished; but it appears to be open to question whether he could not come up to time for a seventh round, in which case he must have won. The Caledonian Lawn Tennis Club opened

their season on Saturday, some thirty mehl* here taming oat. Mr Wedderspoon so* nounced that the Caledonian Society had decided to offer a gold medal for competition by the members. Mr Hazlett’s mare Rose was scratched for the two Trotting Races at the Taieri meetmg as soon as the handicaps appeared. • a few weeks there will start from Chicago one of the most extensive athletic ventures that has emanated from America. It is a tour of two teams of baseball players arranged by Messrs Leigh S. Lynch and A. G. Spalding, president of the Chicago Baseball Club, and it is intended that exhibition matches will be played in New Zealand and Australia. The teams will be accompanied by about 100 excursionists, including about a dozen correspondents from leading American journals. The teams are the very pick of the champions at the American national game, and include the whole of the Chicago Club, and also prominent players from the New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Detroit, Pittsburg, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Brooklyn Clubs; while Mr J. H. Rogers, a noted cricketer of the Peninsular C.C., Detroit, and Dr Ogden, who captained the Canadian team in England, will also form members of the party. The names of the players are; A. C. Anson, Fred. Pfeifer, Edward C. William Anson, Thomas Burns, Martin Sullivan, Thomas Ryan, Mark Baldwin, John K. Tener, Hugh Duffey, Frank Flint, J. H. I Farrell, Barnes, Pettit, and Van Haultren, all of the Chicago Club; J, M. Ward and J. H. Tiernan, of New York; Edward Hanlon, of Detroit; J. H, Fogarty and 0. L. Wood, of Philadelphia; C. H. Carroll, of Pittsburg ; M. J. Kelly, of Boston; F. L. Comisky, of St. Louis; Robert Carruthers, of Brooklyn; Hanlon, of Detroit; Healley, of Indianapolis. The party is to leave Chicago on October 20, playing at various cities en route to San Francisco. They leave by the Alameda on November 15, playing a gamp in Honolulu and at Auckland, and proceeding right on to Sydney, whence Queensland, Victoria, and Hobart will be visited in turn, and then the players will travel to Dunedin, and play at the various cities up the coast, finally returning to America by the February mail steamer.— ‘ Auckland Herald.’ Chicago has by winning the Caulfield Cup incurred a 101b penalty for the Melbourne Cup, bringing his weight up to 7st 91b. Mr C. J. Penfold, the secretary of the Canterbury Jockey Club, returned from his Australian trip on Monday. He saw no racing daring bis visit to the sister colonies (says the ‘ Canterbury Times but picked up a variety of information concerning the management of meetings which cannot fail to be of value to the local club. Mr Penfold was much impressed with the conveniences provided on Australian racecourses, and tells us that the management at Flemington seriously contemplate building a nilway inside their course, by which some fifty or a hundred spectators may accompany each race on wheels !

c. Greensladc’s team 25 v. E. Hous’d 24 J. S. Oapstick’s „ 36 v. J. Davidson's 18 G. dipstick's ,, 34 v. Wcdderspoon’s 26

A. Matboson’s team 20 V. 11 Cranford’s 19 D. Soott’8 ,, 23 V. U Elliott’s 18 C Fountain’s „ 27 V. J. M'Gregot’s 28