SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 12902, 27 August 1906, Page 8

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ENGLISH CRICKET Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 26. (Received August 27, at 8.45 a.m.) Gloucester defeated Yorkshire by one run, thus giving Kent the county "championship. In "the match Surrey v. Northampton Rushley took five wickets for 7 runs. (Received August 27, at 9.25 a.m.) Yorkshire's defeat gives Kent the lead in the county, championship. The competition is not completed: FOOTBALL ACCIDENTS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, August 27. (Received August 27, at 9.25 a.m.) Two players in separate football matehes on Saturday had each a leg fractured. TAHUNA PARK TROTTING CLUB. The report to bo submitted at the annual meeting of the Tahuna Park Trotting Club on Friday is as follows:—Your Committee congratulate members upon the satisfactory results of the past season. The balance brought forward from last year was £143 9s 2d, and after spending £252 2s 5d on permanent improvements, and adding £155 to the stakes, we now close the season with £lB7 5s 4d in the bank. Upon 1 the completion of the alterations to the racing track your Committee decided to offer a prize of £25 to the horse trotting the fastest mile, and are pleased to report that this innovation has been highly successful, and has been the means of attracting a great number to the club's meetings who hitherto did not attend. At the spring meeting Elector put up a record of 2min 19|scc, and at the autumn meeting Fritz reduced this to 2min 17|sec, while at the last winter meeting Myosotis further reduced it to 2min 16|sec (the present record), and as this was done under unfavorable conditions it clearly proves that the track is one of the fastest in the colony. The president, vice-president, and three members of committee retire, and. in accordance with the rules the following have been proposed for election:—President, Messrs S. Myers and W. J. Gore; vicepresident, Mr R. G. Hudson; committeeMessrs L. C. Hazlett, Jos. Mills, J. A. Sligo, and F. J. Townsend. As there are more than the required number proposed, a ballot will be taken. DUNEDIN CYCLING CLUB. The following is the annual report of the above club for the season 1905-06, to be presented at the annual meeting to bo held in tho club rooms on Wednesday, Aucust 29: b In submitting the annual report and bal-ance-sheet, your Committee do so with much gratification, and congratulate members upon the steady progress of their club. The membership-roll of the club is seventy-five, of whom 6ix arc half-yearly members and six life members. Your Committee consider if the benefit of a club room were better known there would be a large increase in the membership of tho club. From the balance-sheet it win be seen that the finances of tho club are very satisfactory, a surplus of £l7B 19s 4d" being shown, along with a cash balance of £ls 16s 4d. The subscriptions received are some £l3 less than last year. Billiard receipts are £lO more, this to a large extent being due to the improvements made on tho table. It will be noticed that the rent paid this year is £lB 15s 3d more than last. This is accounted for by the fact that only three months' rent' was paid in last year's balance-sheet, the last quarters rent being in dispute over the amount of rates charged against the club. Ihe annual meeting was held on the 10th March, 1906, and, thanks to „.io energetic Sports Committee (Messrs Sullivan, Wall, Minn, and Falk, secretary), was very successful. £76 was given away in prize-money, £lls was taken at tho pates, and entrance money amounted to £25 7s. A very successful Sheffield Handicap, the first of its kind ever held in Dunedin, was one of the chief attractions. £47 W as made over the meeting. Mr R. Crow, one of the oldest members of the club, and one who alwavs took an active interest in its welfare, left for Wellington. Messrs E. C. Lcarv, J. F. Peake. and A. Ormond have also been transferred from Dunedin. We feel sure members will join with us in wishing them every success in their new spheres. HOCKEY^ In view of the near approach of the interproviVd hockey match with Canterbury., to f* played in Dunedin on Saturday, September 15, the following players are requested to meet at the Dunedin Gymnast ; c Club's room in Vogel street on Wednesday evening, at eight o'clock, and to provide themselves with rubber shoes :—Begg, Cuttle, Hobey, Madill, Rutherford. White Goodman (University), Hobbs, Falla. • G.' Ritchie (Dunedin), Ackrovd, J. Moore Midgley (Otago). Austin, Siedeberc (Gymnastic), Rider (Y.M.C.A.). Wellington and Wairar&pa hockey representatives met at Day's Bay on Saturday, Wellington winning" by 8 to nil. The play of the visitors compared very poorly with that of the home team, whose combination was excellent. Wellington ladies beat Marlborough by 4 to nil, and another team of ladies beat Wairarapa by 12 to nil. DUNLOP ROAD RACE. The following are the Otago and Southland handicaps in the Dunlop road race: Patterson (Invercargill) 15min, J. Walquist (Dunedin) 25min, Mickclson (Purakanui) 25min, M'Donald (Invercargill) Slmin, Wilson (Oamaru) 31min, Goodall (Hampden) Slmin, J. A. Walquist (Dunedin) 32min, Forscutt (Oamaru) 52min, Eady (Miller's Flat) 34min, Ashley (Invercargill) 35min, W. Withey (Palmerston South) 35min, Carnegie (Dunedin) 36min, H. Withey (Palmereton South) 36min, Quiglcy (Herbert) 36min, J. B. Wilson (Oamaru) 36min, Wingham (Bluff) 38min. BICYCLE ROAD RACE. A road race to select a rider to represent Otago in the Timaru to Christchurch Road Race, to be held on Saturday next, took place last Saturday, when twenty-six riders faced the starter, and a ride of about 41-J, miles (Henley Bridge to Lovell's Flat and back). The handicaps were :—F. Anderson, Thos. Christie, C. Graham, and A. Fleming scrtach, H. Christie and J. O'Brien smin, W. Withey and M. Mickelson 6min, D. Anderson and H. Withey 7min, A. Walquist and J. Walquist Bmin. Carnegie and Schrender 9niin, Schmelz and James Mickclson llmin, C. Smith, Quigley, John Wilson, and Muir Wilson 12min, Cockerill, J. Mickelson, and Wroble 13min, G. M'Laren and W. Roxburgh 14min, E. Stratum 15min. The race resulted as follows : E. Stratton (15min), actual riding time, 2h lmin 15sec ... 1 W. Roxburgh (14min), actual riding time, 2h Omin 16sec ... 2 Cockerill (13min), actual riding time, lh 59min 17sec ■ „.. ... 3 Fastest Timej. W. Withey (smin, unplaced), actual riding time lh 55min ... \ H. Withey (7min, unplaced), actual riding time, lh 56min .„ 2 J. Carnegie (scratch, unplaced), actual riding time lh 56min 20sec 3 Stratton takes first prize of £4 4s, Roxburgh £2 2s, Cockerill £1 Is. W. Withey secures fastest time (Dunlop Co.'s £5 ss) and H. Withey fastest unplaced time (15s). There was a heavy list of punctures. Stratton (the winner) received a puncture, but Schrender, who was feeling the effects of the race generously lent him his mount. Over one-third of the competitors had mishaps oi pjr actQiher. /

The North Otago Jockey Club's Committee have arranged the programme for the spring meeting, the allocation of the money being on a very liberal scale, reaching £l,lOO. Tho principal events are the Stepniak Stake, of 150 sovs, 4f. open to nil two-year-olds; North Otago Cup, of 115 sovs, lim; Flying Handicap, of 100 sovs, sf. Eight events, including two trots, are set down for each day. A Sydney cable states that the Five-milo Cross-country Championship was won by J. O'Brien.in.24min 29£ sec. The members M the Dunedin Gun Club held a competition on Saturday for atrophy presented by Mr R. Martin. Tho conditions were eighteen birds, unknown angles. A keen wind kept shooters alert. After a close competition Messrs Spalding and Whalen tied with eighteen birds each. In the shoot-off Mr Whalen killed all his birds and won the prize. A small sweep'was held after the match, and three membersMessrs R. Martin, Spalding, and Vinnicombe—got all their birds. In tho shootoff Mr Vinnicombe won. The ladies' golf championship was concluded at Christchurch on Friday, when the final was played between Mrs Bidwill (of Wairaraoa) and Miss Mendelson (of Timaru). The. game was .close, and brilliantly played,.and. was only won by Mrs Bidwill at the twentieth hole,: with one up. - - ,' The first meeting of the South Canterbury Coursing-Club was at Timaru on tho new Plnmpton. Tho Onen Stake of £45 was divided between Flvnn's Princess Royal and Fox's Faro. The Supplementary Stake was-won by O'Connor's Flying Duchess, with, Cameron's Enchanter as runner-up.