SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7787, 7 December 1888, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

At the aquatic carnival at Brisbane the competitors in the second heat were H. M'Lear, Robert Wain, Neilson, and Beach, who were the day before the last two respectively in each of the heats rowed. The heat resulted as follows:—Beach 1, Neilson 2, M'Lear 3, and Wain 4. The last two are therefore knocked out of the competition, and to-day Searle, Kemp, Matterson, Stansbury, Beach, and Neilson continue the competition, rowing as before in heats. Nelson isdoinggood workatEUerslie. Yesterday morning he and Raglan accomplished two circuits on the tan, the last being got over in 2min lsec. Hilda and Balista went twice round on the plough in company when the latter was pulled off, and she was joined by Teksum, the pair accomplishing another round in 2min 2sec. Lady Norah went twice round in company with Patchwork at three-quarter pace. Pretender, who is very fresh, did serviceable Work. The quotations on the Auckland Cup are: 3to 1 against Manton (off); 5 to 1 Nelson, Lochiel, and Hilda (tkn); 8 to 1 British Lion (oil); 12 to 1 Clogs (ofl); 15 to 1 Antelope and Raglan (off); 100 to 6 Lady Norah and Leorina (off). The Auckland Racing Club have decided that they will not pass any programmes which clash with Metropolitan fixtures. THE MAORI FOOTBALLERS. The New Zealand footballers won their match against the North of Ireland by two tries to nothing.