ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9307, 16 September 1893, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL.

The football match at .Potter's . paddock last Saturday practically closed the present season. The form shown by our young players against the Veterans was very unsatisfactory. Till the last ten minutes of the game the Veterans had all the best of the play, and it was hard luck on their part that caused them to be defeated. The forwards of the Representative team were very much off, and, with the exception of Murray and Speight, showed very poor form. They never heeled out to give their backs a show, and their rushes were weak. In' the back division Masefield showed fairly good form. He was very cool and ; sure, and kicked well. Jervis played a very ,poor game, and lacked all that dash which generally characterises his play. His collaring and kicking was also very unsatisfactory. Kissling and Gaudin played fairly well, but indulged in very little passing. Elliott's display at half was very poor.. On many occasions when he could have passed with advantage he failed to do so. Edmonds showed up well at times, though he was very unsuccessful in getting off his passes. The play of the Veterans came as a surprise to all. i Their forwards worked hard, following up in splendid style. O'Connor played a grand game, and was ever on the ball. Bruce and Smith worked splendidly. The clever maimer in which they intercepted Edmonds' passes evoked considerable applause. Stewart and McLean did some clever work on the line out, and their dribbling was very good. Cantley and Wells showed up prominently throughout the game, and; were always to the fore. Keefe and Marshall were in good form; their scrum work was excellent, and -their fast following up worthy of praise. In the back division Taylor at full, was very cool and sure, getting his side out of difficulties on many occasions. Warbrick and Ryan plaved splendidly, running and kicking in good style ; their collaring was also of the best Breen put in some line work, and made several dashing ruus. The halves, Caradus and Whiteside, could not very well be improved upon, their clever play eliciting rounds of applause from the spectators. •

The final match for the Senior premiership of the New South Wales Rugby Union was played between the University and Randwick clubs at Sydney, on August 19, when the 'Varsity won a closely-contested game, by a try to nothing. A protest was laid against the winners, on the grounds that Abbott interfered with Macpherson after the former had passed the ball to Veech, who scored; but the referee stated, when interviewed, that he did not see the occurrence, and the protest was dismissed. The Taupeka Times (Otago) must have had a sad experience as far as football is concerned, as the following paragraph will show —"The brutality practised at some of these so-called football matches is at times shocking to witness. Untamed Zulus er Cowboys from the Wild West couldn't hold a candle to some of the muscular Christians up in these regions. To see them at it is a sight for the Gods. The best man is the player who can make skin and hair fly fastest, and nothing of more delicate texture than a corrugated iron shirt is of any use if one of those young gentlemen spreads his claws over you. Science is thrown to the winds, aad brute strength and savagery alone arc considered worth cultivating." CRICKET. The three figures sojre3 mail* for and against the present Australian Eleven in England are as follows : — FOR THE AUSTRALIANS. H. Graham, against Derbyshire.. .. ..219 W. Bruce, against Cambridge Past and Present 191 G. Giffen, against Gloucestershire .. .. 18<i G. Giffen, against Yorkshire 171 J. J. Lyons, against M.C.C. and Ground .. 149 G. U. Trott, against Middlesex 140 A. C. Banneiman, against Cambridge Past and Present 133 S. E. Gregory, against Middlesex .. .. 112 11. Graham, against All England 197 A. C. Bannerman, against Derbyshire .. .. 105 H Trutnble, arainst Cambridge Past and Present .. .. » .. 10."> G. H. Trott, against Leicestershire .. — 109 AGAINST Til'. AUSTRALIANS. Flowers, for M.C.C. and Ground .. ~ .. 130 A. Uearue, for South of England.. r .. 129 Shrewsbury, for All England IfW F. S. Jackson, for All hnglawl 103 F. Marchant, for M.C.C. and Ground .. .. 103 Gunn, for All England .. .. (not out) 102 THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND—WHY THEY HAVE FAILKD. Mr. J. W. Trumble, a leading Australian cricketer, and member of the _ Australian Eleven which visited England in 1886, has just returned from a trip to the old country, whither he went some time ago in search of health, and his friends will be giad to learn that the quest was successful. Mr. Trumble during his stay in England, saw the greater part of two seasons' cricket, and the opinions of a first-class judge of the game as to the non-success of the present Australian team are naturally interesting, the more especially as he saw them play all their earlier matches. Three points," said Mr. Trumble, when interviewed by a representative of the Australasian, " have seriously affected the success of the team—(l) The exclusion of Murdoch ; ' (2) not taking with them a fast bowler, such as Jones, of South Australia; (3) the inclusion of a cricketer who, if he were ten times as good as he is would disorganise any team. I feel very strongly on one or two of these matters," Mr. Trumble says, " for the looker-on sees most of the game, and mixing a good deal with cricketers I know that the reputation* of Australian cricket has suffered iu a way that it will take years to remedy. I see that there is some talk of sending home another team. Nothing of the kind should be attempted until we hape had another English eleven out here, the members of whom on their return may help to remove the bad impression now almost general in England with regard to Australian cricketers. It would be a cruel thing to take home a team of Australians— many of them no doubt young players to carry the burden of faults for which others were responsible. "To speak first of Murdoch. I wrote out and told members of the team that for his batting alone he was worth a place. There was no feeling in England against his playing with Australia, for, unlike Ferris, he had not become identified with any county. Murdoch was the only man who could have captained this team, tor no one questions his generalship. He has been the first Sussex captain to make the be3t use of Humphrey's lobs, and the success of that bowler has been remarkable.

" Now, as to the fast bowling, the men who have beaten the Australians are Richardson, Kortwright, Lockvvood, and Mold. English wicket 3 are not our wickets, and though Blackham was right when he said of Richardson, " He'd have the cover knocked off the ball in Australia," yet the fact remains that he was the most dangerous man the Australians met, for his length was rather better than the others. Still the feeling was that as long as a man was fast, and fairly straight, he was bound to get batsmen out, especially on the Oval, where football has rather spoiled the wickets. Kortwright, an amateur, I consider next to Richardson, and his yorkers are very deadly. He bowled some of our fellows with them while their bats were in the air. Lockwood tries more slow ones than lie used to, and Mold has lost a little of his pace, the Australians agreeing that he is now the slowest and Kortwright the fastest of the four. The invariable rule of the Englishmen was to put all their men behind the wicket, the wickctketper standing back when the pitch was at all queer and let the fast bowlers j.lug away. " The third fatal point was that there was a player in the team who should not have been there, and some of the best English amateurs who have been to Australia said it served the Australians right, for they erred with their eyes open. There's no need to mention names ; not that I shirk doing so, but it's simply unnecessary, and every Australian in England feels very strongly on this matter. All I want to say is that it will take years to remove the bad impression that the team, owing to a self-willed player and weak leaders, has left in England." "The best innings played by any of the Australians was Lyons's 149 against the M.C.C. I refused an invitation to play with the Gentlemen of England against Oxford in order to sec that match, and was very glad of it. Men like C. 1. Thornton, J. D. Walker. T. C. O'Brien, and others who have watched the game for years say it was the finest bit of hitting cricket ever seen in England. Ho hit standing firm and made no fuss or display, but watching him it seemed like a giant playing with babies, and yet he was getting his runs against Afctewell and J. T. Hearne, two of the most accurate bowlers in England. Graham's fielding was considered the finest in the team, and much admired by Englishmen, aud his and Gregory's plucky batting against the fast bowlers was much praised. I saw Gregory get 60 against Richardson at the Oval that beforehand 1 would have said was an impossibility to a man of his inches. He got battered terribly, but stood up to them like a man. In one instance there was an appeal for lliw from a ball that touched his head. Both Richardson and Kortwright, although they bowl so fast, are slightly built, Richardson being very like Spofforth. Lockwood looks more powerful, though they say he is not, and Mold is thickset. Though our batting may have seemed in and out, it was chiefly attributable to the fast bowling, for the good and correct batsman was no more likely to succeed than the slogger. Kortwright and Richardson rarely ; vary their pace, but just batter away,"

Still speaking of the Australians, Mr. Trnmble says : —" Blackhara was below his best at the wickets, and this trip was, perhaps, one too many. Alick Bannerman was the same constant, safe little bat that he has always been, and did not appear to me to have deteriorated in the least. Had the team worked well together under good control they might nave remedied some of the , disadvantages under which they started—but there was no control. Fines as a penalty for sulking or ill-natured players have lost their effect, because whenever they were inflicted they were never subsequently enforced, and although players sign an agreement subjecting themselves to certain penalties they know perfectly well there is nothing to fear, and so they play up. It was painful to an Australian to find how the statements as to the conduct of certain members of the team had spread amongst cricketers round about London — and they lose nothing in travelling." .>.. ■■•

Whom do you consider the best of the English cricketers we have not yet seen in Australia*

Jackson, of Cambridge University, is a player whom Australians would fancy— fine slashing bat, a good fast bowler, and a firstrate follow into the bargain. Storer, I think, is going to be the crack English wicketkeeper. He _is more constant than McGregor, who is, of course, very hard to beat on his day. Ranjitsinghi, the Hindoo batsman, is an enthusiast, and engages a professional: bowler to keep him going all the winter, while in the slips he is as quick as Johnny Mullagb, the aboriginal. He has a fixed . conviction that the finest innings he ever saw played was one by Turner when the last Australian Eleven was in England. Two ex-Australians, Ferris and Woods, have quite lost their bowling. ! Ferris looks well, and works as hard as ever, but has quite lost the knack of sending down the fast and slow yorkers with which lie was so successful. Yorkshire's coming to the top this season was not such a great surprise; for, with good men lika Wainwright.Tunnicliffe, Jackson,and others, they should have gone up sooner. Surrey's fall was largely owing to Lohmaun's illness ; for, wlie Richardson and Lockwood did not get wipkets, there was no one to get the other side but. Murdoch is very sanguine that Sussex will go up shortly, and I should not be surprised to find that he hopes to get an Australian or two into the county eleven. Spoft'orth plays a good deal with the Hampstead club. Stoddarc makes the run for them, and 4 Spof.'gets the wickets." A meeting of the Newton Ramblers Cricket Club was held in the Edinburgh Castle Rotel last evening. Mr. P. Quinlan presided. There was a large attendance. The managing committee submitted a list of rules, whicn were adopted. The election of officers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows Captain, W. Robertson ; vice-captain, C. F. Baker; selection committee, Messrs. Miles, Drum, and Robertson ; managing committee, Messrs. Drum, Mitchell, aud Baker. It was decided that the old material of the old Ramblers Club should be handed over to the newly-formed club. A number of new members were enrolled. The colours of the club are to be black and silver. IIL'N'TLY CRICKKT CLUB. The annual meeting of the South End Cricket Club, Huntly, was held on Thursday evening. The secretary's report for the year was very satisfactory. A decent pitch has been prepared, and the committee have purchased an iron cylinder, and filled it with concrete, and thus a good roller weighing about loewt has been obtained at a minimum cost. Their action was endorsed, and accounts in connection with the purchase of roller were passed for payment. The balance-sheet showed receipts to have been £12 3s 6d, expenses, £11 13s 3d, leaving a balance in hand of 10s 3d. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year President, Mr. M. Friar; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. H. Graham, R. R. Ralph, J. H. Garrett, J. Harrison, A. Taylor, W. Wallace, and T. Ollivier; captain, Mr. J. McDonald (re-elected); vice-captain. Mr. J. Cobine; secretary and treasurer, Mr. T. N. Peek (reelected) : committee, Messrs. W. and C. Bailey, W. Bond, A. Dorrieott,aud T. Roper. It was decided to join the Waikato Cricket Association, but the appointment of delegates to the association was deferred. The secretary was instructed to write to Messrs. Ralph Brothers, and thank them for the continued free use of the ground.—[Own Correspondent.] ENGLISH CRICKET AVERAGES. Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. London, September 14. Gunn and Stoddarc head the batting averages for the cricket season just ended. Grace is seventh, and Murdoch twelfth. W. Hearne, of Kent, is at the top of the bowling list; and Ferris, ex-Australian, who has played for Gloucester this season, is almost at the bottom. * ATHLETICS. I regret to have to announce thatG. B. Beere, the well-known long distance amateur runner, who has been chosen by the N.Z.A.A.A. to represent _ the colony at the forthcoming Australasian Championship Meeting, is unable to secure the necessary leave of absence for the trip to Melbourne. Mr. D. A. McLeod, the local metallician, has backed himself to walk from the South British Insurance Buildings in Queen-street, to the Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu (a distance of nine miles) in an hour and three-quarters. He is to undertake the task next Saturday. McLeod is at present in active training, under Mr. S. Goodman. Yesterday fresh wagers were laid that he would accomplish the distance in one hour and thirty-eight minutes.

E. C. Bredin, the Quarter champion of England, was beaten by T. E. Messenger in a 440 yds Scratch Race at the Salford Harriers' Sports on July 15. Messenger led all the way, and won by five yards, the champion being shut in at the corner entering the straight. Time, 51 3-sth s. C. A. Bradley, the 100 yds champion, won the 100 yds Scratch Race by five yards from Messenger, the former's time being 10 l-sth s. The Two Mile Scratch Race produced a grand finish between Bacon and Pearce, the former winning by a couple of yards in 9m. 46 2-sth s. " Class" was well represented at the meeting, three champions taking part, but two of them (Bredin and Pearce), it will be seen, suffered defeat.

A Sydney writer says:—"On Monday I received a visit from Mr. Alfred Bartlett, an Auckland (New Zealand) watchmaker, who has patented uu automatic machine, which lie claims will entirely do away with judges and timekeepers in races, and which is especially adapted for sprint running and sprint racing in baths, and also for walking handicaps and trotting handicaps where seconds are allowed at the start of a race. The contrivance, of which a model is now located at the offices of the Rosehill Racecourse Company, in Barrack-street, appears a most ingenious one. Sid Thomas turned out at the Clydesdale Harriers sports, held at Glasgow on July 8. He was unplaced in the Mile Handicap, won in 4m. 235., but he secured the Three Miles race by a yard in 14m. 56 3-sth s. '

At the Stourbridge Sports, England, on .lulylO, the two principal events wore the 100 yds Midland Counties Championship and. the 120 yds Midland Counties Hurdle Championship. S. R. Huson won the former event by three yards in 10 l-sth after running a dead heat with A. Hunt. J. King won the Hurdle event by about eighteen inches in 16 2-sth s.

The Four Mile Championship Race of Ireland, was decided on July 8, at the Cliftonville Athletic Sports, Belfast, the winner being J. M. Small, of the Cliftonville Club, who covered the distance in 22m. 27 3-sths. S. M'Ganell, Belfast, was beaten for second place by six yards, and J. Whitten, Lingfield Athletics, finished third, less than a foot behind the second.

P. M. Donovan, the Irishman who won the Long Jump at the English Championship Meeting, secured the Northern Counties' Championship at this sport, at the Hull Athletic Club meeting on July 8, with 20ft. lOJin. » CYCLING. The following list represents the bicycling records at the present time, and have all been done on the Heme Hill track from a standing start :—

Miles. llr. Mill. Sec. pu„ Distance. Time. tt,ner ' i .. 0 0 822-5 .. Sanger J .. 0 1 31-5 .. Bradbury •f ~ 0 1 SO 1-5 .. Sanger 1 ..0 2 93 5 .. Melntges 2 .. 0 4 242-5 .. Osmond, K. ii .. '! 7 51-5 .. Osmond, K. 4 .. 0 9 35 .. Osmond, K. 5 .. 0 12 31-5 .. Osmond, B. 0 ~ 0 14 273-5 .. Osmond, K. 7 .. 0 10 502-5 .. Meintges 8 .. 0 19 234 5 .. Mointgos 9 .. 0 21 531-5 .. Meintges 10 .. 0 24 14.2-6 .1 Meintfses 15 .. 0 37 13 .. Melntges 20 .. 0 49 512-5 .. Meintges 25 .. 1 1 512-5 .. Meintjros 24 miles 380 yards in one hour by Melntges

The heaviest cyclist in the world is Dr. Mcldon, of Dublin, who weighs 27st, and might weigh 37st if ho did not keep himself comparatively thin by cycling and playing lawn tennis. The < doctor is one of the most distinguished medical men in. Ireland, and has been President of the College of Surgeons in that country. He has a thorough Belief in the efficacy of cycling, especially for those of rheumatic and gouty tendencies, and he makes no secret of the faith that is in him. Dr. Meldori rides a tricycle, and the fact that he can get a machine to carry hirn is a strong testimony to the excellent material and workmanship which are employed in turning out the high-class cycles of today. The principal event at the Toledo (U.S.) meeting was the Mile Open Race, in which I Johnson and Sanger were competitors. I Sanger went off with a big lead, and at the

end of the first lap was over 75yds ahead of the field. In the second lap he slowed up to let Johnson get even with him, and then ensued a magnificent race between the two, Johnson winning by a yard and a-half. Time, 2m. 235. Dr. Campbell, of the Normal College for the Blind, at Upper Norwood, recently started with a small party of his blind Supils on a 'cycling tour from London to ohn o' Groats. The Premier witnessed the start from the Horse Guard's Parade. The party entered the right hon. gentleman's garden before proceeding on their journey, and both Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone evinced great interest in them, and closely inspected the machines. AQUATICS. Considerable activity is being shown amongst yachtsmen in getting, their boats ready for the coming season. Although the season does not virtually open until November 9th, it is expected that a good number of the boats will be ready by the third week in October. After consideration, the Messrs. Bloomfield have decided to alter the build of the yacht, which C. Bailey has in hand for them, to a diagonal. A good deal of work has been done already, and the next week or so should make a difference in her appearance.

Mr. Dufaur has sold the Matea to W. Moore, late owner of the Lulu, and has purchased the Aline from J. Swales.

J. Clare, St. Mary's Road, is building a new yacht on the lines of Waymouth's Yum Yum. She is to be fitted with a centre board, and have all ballast inside, and will be about 2$ rating.

During the past week the Prince of Wales' yacht, Britannia, and the American yacht Navahoe, have had several matches, in which the English yacht proved the victor.

The first swimming match of the season was held under the auspices of the Enterprise Swimming Club at the Sydney Natatorium last week. The distance was 100 yards, and the trophy was a handsome silver buttercooler, presented by the club. A large number of spectators were present, and, considering the early period of the season, the form shown by the various competitors was excellent. After an exciting contest F. Anderson (255.) was successful, with T. Meadham (scratch) as a close second, the time being lm. 255. Appended are the results :—First heat: F. Anderson (255.), 1; W. Gumbleton (255.), 2; B. Mowbray (lis.), 3. Time, lm. 275. Second heat: T. Meadham (scratch), 1: R. Thorpe (125.), 2; W. Ragan (125.), 3. Time, lm. 6As. Third heat: Anderson (45.), 1; J. Mason (7a.), 2: D. Christian (135.), 3. Time, lm. 12s. Final beat: F. Anderson, 1; T. Meadham, 2; T. Anderson, 3. Time, lm. 255.

The annual general meeting of members of the Sydney Amateur Sailing Club was held last week. Mr. Fred. Rae presided over a fairly large attendance. The hon. secretary's report was read and adopted. The hon. treasurer also read his report, which showed the club to have a fair credit balance in hand. The principal business was the election of officers for the ensuing season, which resulted as follows :—Commodore, Mr. T. H. Kelly; vice-commodore, Mr. J. McMurtrie; captain, Mr. E. R. Taylor; hon. treasurer, Mr. C. H. Goddard ; hon. secretary, Mr. W. L. Hunt; committee, Messrs. W. M. Cameron. W. M. Paul, J. Hay, E. Haywood, H. Hunt, F. Bladen, and J. George. The stroke of the famous Yarra Yarra champion four, Mr. E. R. Ainley, has decided not to row this season. However, the crew will not be much changed, aud will be still a very strong one. Probably there will be four or five crews for the Champion Fours on the Yarra next month. No crew will go from New South Wales, nor from any of the other colonies, so far as can be learned at present. The Press Fours and Literary Staffs Selling Race will be held on October 21 on the Parramatta river. Only two, or at most three, crews are expected to compete for the fours. The sculling race will be in best boats. The Sydney Rowing Club Annual Regatta has been postponed from September 16 to October 21, and the open race has again been altered to junior eights. This change has been made owing to the action of the Rowing Association, and has been very favourably commented on. It would be advisable to close entries for 'the S.R.C. race a day before the Association Regatta, so that clubs may have a chance of putting the Association junior crews into the race, thus allowing a larger choice of experienced men. Mr. G. E. B. Kennedy, who had been coached and trained by T. Sullivan, the New Zealander, rowed second for the "Diamond Sculls at Henley, being defeated by a much heavier and more experienced sculler, Mr. G. Nickails. However, he challenged with two others, the holder of the \\ ingfield Sculls, which carry the title of amateur champion of England. In the heat to decide which should attack the holder, Kennedy rowed a great race against Farran and Boyd, both being much stronger men. After a great struggle, Kennedy won rather easily from Farran, and Boyd was distanced. Two days later the deciding heat was rowed. The course is the full championship course on the Thames. The general opinion before the race was that Kennedy would make the pace, but that V. Nickalls would be sure to row him down, and win. The race was rowed just the opposite way, as Nickalls made the pace, and at times had over two lengths lead. It was well on to three miles before Kennedy could get up, but as soon as he challenged the leader the race was over, for Nickalls was completely rowed out, and could hardly finish the course. The water was rough, and the tide was not of much service to the rowers. The win of Kennedy was due iu a great extent to the coaching of Sullivan. The first visit of French crews to Henley Regatta does not seem to have proved satisfactory to any one. The chief reason for this was the very peculiar steering of the Thames Club crew which met the French four. The former came across the course, which is only a narrow strip of water, and the French crew, to avoid a foul, gave way to such an extent that their boat was driven inside the piles which mark out the course, aud was in consequence thrown quite out of the race. The Frenchmen did not press for a foul, but challenged the Thames to row the day following. This offer was declined. Evidently the French crews were not well treated. The London Rowing Club had almost decided to break the agreement to send an eight to row against the Frenchmen on their own course a return match, the reason given being that they were unable to get quite the crew they required. An attempt was made to form a combination team, but this, too, seemed likely to end in nothiug being done. In the Field, July 15, a correspondent asks whether an eight was faster with the men all seated over the keelson, or with the men seated off the centre of the boat. He also inquires the reason why one boat should be faster than the other if such has been found to be the case. So far as eight-oar rowing in Australia is concerned, we have never been able to decide that there is any advantage to either side. Most builders prefer to place 3, 4,5, 6on the side, and bow, 2, 7, ana stroke in the centre. A leading authority in Melbourne favours all the men seated over the keelson, and gives as reasons, that it leaves a freer hand for the builder to mould the boat, also allows the men to be seated in the boat without paying too much attention to the individual weights. Our experience is that a boat is easier to row when the men are seated off the centre. It does not appear that a builder is restricted to certain moulds because the men are not all over the keel; and narrow boats a.v& not in much favour. End on, a crew looks much neater and more uniform when the men arc iu the centre; but as regards speed we have not sufficient evidence to say that a boat so fitted is faster. A boat which can be rowed steadily is generally faster than a fine-lined, tender craft. One decided advantage to the off-centre boat is that the outriggers are shorter and stand better.

The Field, commenting on the late Henley Regatta, says:"The Ladies Plate showed us the best rowing of the whole regatta, in our opinion, and that was in the final heat between the public schools of Eton and Radlev. After Trinity, Oxford had beaten New, Radley had proved much too good for Bedford Grammar School, and First Trinity had paddled away from Bedford Modern School, Eton drawing a bye (not on the programme, and a heat, the fourth, missed), the latter came against First Trinity on the second day, and beat the college crew from beginning to end in 7m. 2s.—a very smart performance as against Leander's 7m. ss. and London's 7m. Is. on the same day. Then Radley boy-lioked Trinity College, Oxford ; so this left the two schools to row off the final for the Plate on the last day. We cannot say that it was a close race, strictly speaking, all through, for Eton were a length ahead at Fawley Court—the half-way place—and thereafter rowed slowly away; but it was one of the best pieces of rowing •at the whole regatta, and . was a treat to witness after the bucketing chop, splash, and scurry out generally prevailing among eights nowadays. Eton were a sieht to see, and Radley kept their form wonderfully when rowing a stern chase. We wonder haw many months it will be before this excellent teaching shall be scattered to the winds, when the crews are broken up and sent to a dozen different colleges at the Universities to be taught It rowing brutal, as the French justly term it. It is one comfort that our neighbours who visited Henley had an opportunity of seeing English rowing as it ought to be, and as it still can be taught and learned, leaving nothing whatever to be desired. And the boys were not trained to row ' barrie*' half miles and quarters, to go to pieces at a mile. But what a lesson!" .■ Ti,..,:,.., i•- ,W- .'-:-, «;*■ >r *■■■-* Lynx.