ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7270, 7 March 1885, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FIXTURES. CUIGKET. *'irch United * Auckland, West End v. Otahuhn, ** Gordon v. Newton, Auckland 11. v. Alpha, Gordon t Newton, Gordon 11. v. Parnell 11. jf.-.h i«_Unit«d v. Auckland. West Knd v. Otahuhu Gordon v. Newton, Auckland 11. v. .»lpha Gordon 11. v. I Zingari. March Auckland C.C. v. Bay of Plenty (at TaurMarch^l—United V. VVest End, Auckland v. Va?abonds, Gordon v. Otehuhu, Auckland 11. v. Warehousemen. Oordoc 11. v. United 11. March 28—United v. West End, Auckland v. vagabonds. Otahuhu v. Gordon, Auckland 11. v. I At ,i JluLitcd v. West End, Auckland v. Gordon, Otahuhu v. Alpha, Auekland 11. v. Newton, Gordon 11. v. Panicll. . nr il ii—United v. Our Boys Auckland v. Gordon West End v. Alpha, Auckland 11. v. Kewton Gordon 11. v. Alpha 11. A -:i is—United v. Our Boys, Auckland v. Warehoasfinen. West End v. Alpha, Gordon v. Auckland 11.. Gordon 11. v. United 11. April os__otahuhu v. Our Boys. Gordon v. Auckland * 11. SPORTS. ar ,l, 17— Eight Hours Demonstration Sports. April 11—Auckland A. A. Meeting. AQUATICS. Clifford v. Beach, £200 .vslde and championship of the wold, February 'J*, ISSS Junes' Say UejatU, March 14. Bewta"" U ch a ' r Monship of the world (if held by Beach) and £500 a-si(ie, ParramatU Kiver, Clifford , »-' T - Teemer (America), Parramatta River, iSonf.l'Eitl.U.r IJace, New South Wales v. Victoria, at Sydney, Apnl 25. CRICKET. five wickets for 216 runs is indeed a fine start for the A.C.C. in their return with A.U.C.C. Barton is not out with 71 to his credit. O'Brien and Robinson fairly broke the bowling at the start, and the score mounted very rapidly. The match, from present indications, promises to be a fair exhibition of batting talent, and the heavy scoring of the A.C.C. should be responded to by the United, if the weather does not change. In passing through Melbourne on his retarn to England, to fulfil hie engagement with Lord Sheffield, Alfred Siiaw stated that the tour had not been very profitable. The Englishmen will play their last match in Adelaide on April 7. Upon arrival in England the team play an eleven picked by Lord Sheffield. In the Warehouse match (Messrs. P. Hayman and Co. v. Mesere. M. Levy and Co.), which was won by the former, Renner scored 4S for the victors and K. Woods 27 for the defeated. The match at Maitland between the Englishmen and a local twenty-two on February 23, ended in a draw. The home team put up 93, and Shaw's Eleven replied with 67 (Barnes, b 26), and in their second inning* had 14 wickets down for 100 runs. New South Wales and Victoria have now played 34 matches. In the recent match, Bonnor made one of his gigantic strokes, and landed one clean over the pavilion. He scored 58 in the second innings. His playing for New South Wales was a surprise. E. McCausland, who has been A prominent member of the Gordon eleven for two seasons past, left for Wellington on Tuesday. His batting and fielding at short-stop will be a great loss to the eleven. A match has been arranged to be played it Tauranga on Tuesday, 17th instant (St. Patrick's Day), between the A.C.C. and a team representing the Bay of Plenty. The Auckland Eleven leave on Monday evening, and return on Wednesday. With the regatta and the cricket match it will be quite a gala day for Tauraega. If a New Zealand team is to go to Australia next season, would it not be advisable for a move to be made on the project if the visit is to come off? Now that the matter has been opened, had we not better go further and have something definitely arranged 1 Coxon, of the A.C.C., has returned from Wanganui. AQUATICS. A champion outrigger punt race for a large stake is announced to take place on toe Northern Wairoa. R. Moore, of the champion whaleboat crew, will probably be a competitor. ''"he Beauh-Hanlan match for the championship is causing some stir amongst local men. In the betting Hanlaa is the favourite with 2tol on him. By the latest files both men are reported to be doing steady work for tie match. A regatta will be held at Oamara on Way 24. " The Otago Yacht Club opened their yachting season on Saturday, 21st ult., with a cruise of five of the large yachts and a number of smaller craft.

The intercolonial eight-oar race, which will take place about tfte middle of April, is exciting a large amount of interest across the water. The race will be contested over the Parramatta course, Sydney. Fuller, of Ryde, N.3.W., has received an order to build a boat for the Sydney crew. The y?cbt Taniwha hm been purchased in Melbourne by Mr. H. Underwood of Sydney. She will sail ia Port Jackson under the flag of the R,oyal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Her new owner had intended sailing her round, but was debarred from doing so on account of business engagements. A Sydney paper says of her :—•' -he is pronounced to be a handsome craft of 36 tons, was built in Auckland in ISSO, and has proved herself to be equal to many of the cracks of Hobson'a Bay." The North Shore Rowing Club's trial fours are fixed to come off this afternoon. The trophies are presented by the captain of the club, Mr. E. W. Burgens. Work at the shede iu the building line is rather quiet just now. The regatta to De held iu Judge's Bay on Saturday nest promises on all hands to be a success. An energetic committee and secretary have made excellent arrangements, a large amount in subscriptions has been collected, and good tklds are anticipated. The principal race is the Racing Diugies for youths under 2L years, which ought to bring out a good fluid. There will be also two swimming races, girls' race, model boat race, tub race, greasy boom, and a Bailing race. The open events are : Yachts, diugies, single-oared skiffs, and Rob Roy canoee. The canoe race should have a large number of entries, as boats uuder 2 feet beam are excluded.

Ueach was recently presented with a gold medal in Sydney by a number of influential gentlemen, on behalf of his Rockhampton admirers, in honour of his 'holding the championship. It was suitably inscribed, and on the reversed side bore the Queensland arms.

Aβ had been anticipated, the race on the Parramatta on Saturaay resulted in an easy win for the champion. Thn Hanlan v. Clifford match for £500 aside, arranged for April 18, in the event of Clifford winning on Saturday last, is therefore off. Certainly Mr. Spencer hts shown great pluck in bring, ing Clifford out as an oarsman entirely at his own expense, for we are told that he only took to wager-boat racing about eighteen months ago. Great efforts are beiDg made to have Tasmania represented in the intercolonial eight-oar race, which comes off in Sydney next month. Teemer.the American sculler (says "Visor" in the Australasian) seems to have a rather exalted opinion oi his own powers. He is good enough to admit that at present Hanlau is his superior, but the finish of next season will find him (I'eemer) champion of the world. His offer to give any man, such as Beach, or any other oarsman, barring Hanlan, five seconds, provided the race is rowed in England or America, is considered absurd, considering the position held by the Australian sculler. Teemer further states that he is going to England next Bummer, and when he haa made a clean sweep of the English scullers he will journey to Australia, and endeavour to do the same with the antipodeans. MISCELLANEOUS. It is proposed to license boxing and wrestling in New York. The six days' go-as-you-please contest in Dunedin last week was held in a large tent iu Jetty-street. At the German Gymnastic Society's athletic competition in December, H. Murray, an Australian amateur, represented the West London Club, and won the boxing prize for heavy weights, beating G, Brown and Ke'gntley. A 50-mile bicycle road race from Rivcrton to luvercargill took place on February 20. There were five starters, and it was won by J. Wilson, who rode the distance in t» little under five hours. J. and F. Pettengell and Professor Bloom were giving athletic exhibitions at Christchurch on February 16. Mr. A. Austin, the trainer of Scott, will I understand (says "Vaulter" in the New Zealand Referee), forward to the London Sportsman by the outgoing mail a challenge to auy maa u the world to walk Scott for 12 or 24

hours for £250 aside, or 24 hoars only for £500 aside. The Amateur Athletic Clab has arranged with thft Auckland and Waitemata Bicycling Clubs to share the returns of the meeting on April 11. Each club will provide its own prizes. The medals for the championship bicycle race will consist of gold, silver, and bronze, for the first, second, and third respectively. A most stringent rule as to startiup the events punctually has been passed. The annual sports in connection with the Wellesley-street School took place Oα the Domain cricket ground yesterday. The weather was showery in the early part of the day, but it cleared off in the afternoon, and the day's proceedings passed off meet satisfactorily. One of the principal prizes was a silver medal, presented by Mr. T. Barnett to the competitor who scored the highest number of points. The results of the principal events were—loo Yards (under 13 years) : Hampton, 1 ; Fiaher, 2. 440 Yards Handicap : Smart, 1; Lovell, 2; Barnett, 3. School Cup (100, 200, and 300 yards) : Davidson, 1; Barnett, 2; Mercer, 3. Two Miles Walking Handicap : Sampson, 1; Smart, 2. 10J Yards Handicap : Bsrnett, 1; Morcer, 2 ; Lovell, 3. 150 Yards Hurdle Raee : Barnett, 1; Mercer, 2. One Mile Running Handicap : Smart, 1; Robinson, 2. Half Mile Running Handicap : Robinson, 1; Pelham, 2. Argus.