SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 2, 11 June 1887, Page 2

SPORTING.

FOOTBALL.

Footballers are requested to roll up at 2.80 sharp thia afternoon. The Giborne team will leave for Napier on or about the Ist of July.

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS’ WALKING MATCH.

From a Christchurch letter, dated Saturday lust, we learn the following : — Captain Cotton’s 24 hours’ walk against Joe Soott, at the Tusm.street Hall, concluded at 10 o'clock last night. Cotton did 419 miles 1 lap, i.> eluding a handicap allowance ot 10 miles, aud Scott 117 miles 6 laps. Soott was sick twice, but kept gamely to work, spurting frequently. Cotten maintained a steady pace, averaging 5 miles an hour. Cotton finished strongly, but was much exhausted afterward, Soott seemed knocked up. Colton takes threefourths oi the entrance monoy, which ho givee to his corps, tho Mounted Rifles. Two thousand people witnessed the finish.

BOXING.

After putting Pettengell through, the Wan. ganui ha. Leasts, L tlng, has done ths sains for Murphy. A Wanganui wiro says ' —fb» boxing match for £2O aside, betwesn Laing and Murphy, resulted in an easy victory for Laing in throe rounds. Murphy (light weight) forced the fighting at first, but was overmatched by Laing’s strength and agility. A boxing match between W. Murpby, Um champion light weight of the Australasian colonies, a id E. Brooks, ot Wallington, was fought at Wellington on May 21. The match was for£lo a side, and was very evenly cootests!. Although Brooks had the advantage of nearly two stone in weight, the Aucklander was in the better condition, and io the ninth round he got in a terrific right-hander on tho side of Brooks’ bead. The latter was unable to come to tho scratch at the call of time, and Murphy woe proclaimed the winner.

NOTES.

The Napier Park Racing Club’s mooting will be held on Coronation Day, June 38. The 20 miles professional bycicle champion, ship was run at Leicester (Eng.) on May 14, and was won by Howard, who beat amongst others, Woodside the Amerioan crack. The time was 60min. 54sec. A novel cricket match was played on April 11 between member* of the Hebron (near Bristol, England) Club and a team of ladies organised and captained by the club secretary played on their ground at Ashton Gate. The gentlemen, who batted first, were allowed the use of the left hand only for betting, bowling, and fielding, while the ladies played with both hands. The wickets Of the sterner eex were all lowered for a total of 62, some ot the female playem, aetietefl by two or three gentlemen in the field, showing considerable aptitude in the use of tho leather. One or two ot the ladies on going in to bat showed capital form, and they together amassed a total of 63, winning just before time by one run, throe wickets still remaining intact