GORDON CRICKET CLUB.

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

GORDON CRICKET CLUB.

* annual meeting. 1 rßnnfvfl' meeting of the members of V Gordon CncketClub was held at the Bri i»h Hotel last night There was a large a n dance. Mr. B. J. Esam -presided 'hi follows:— 0 ' 6 the committee wa ß w h M club stands in financially ami otherwise tI. , ! eleven lost two matches in the first' rnl,i retrieved their laurels in the second', mrinctW.', "it without a loss, and tying with the United CC * ill final match with that club proved most excit ' and brought a large number of spectator to ?' ground each Saturday, and after a hard coyest ,! eleven won by Hi runs, and secured the si Championship. Since the 1885-86 season this Is h fifth time that the eleven has secured first Imnr and during the last fire seasons they have won 7i distinction four times. The averages, both in 5 ting and bowling, show a marked inwove men „ the previous season and we sincerely trust th» » the forthcoming season there will be no fall ~ nS from the form displayed. In the Junior Cham,' r? n ship our second eleven stood third, tha Wandifc being first, with Belmont second; but a suppleX? tary round being arranged to fill up the se£on hW loser standing out after each match), our e!ev.; secured first position, defeating the Wanderers C ? in their last match by an innings and *>3 run." In the Inter-provincial Match) Auckland v'oia" played in December, our club was renre.jenteHT! Messrs Powke, Moresby, and Jleldnim. At Kastii time the Hawke's Bay cricketers paid Auckland their first visit, and were the guests of our ci»h hey played four matches, winning one. losing two and the other being drawn, j Our senior eleven played them on Easter Monday, and defeated tl.«n by 44 runs on the first innings. 1 Since last season our club has sustained great losses, Messrs H J Goulstoue, D. Meldrum, C. Bigland, and H. Mow' bray having left the district for Brisbane, Wan™ i" nui, Gisborne, and Picton rt.-pectivoly. It is with regret we have to record tile death of Mr. David Graham, who was a memfer of our junior iliatr. pionship eleven of 1891-92. He was respected by iii who knew hi;n, and will be greatly missed on the cricket and football field. We beg to tender the hearty thanks of the club to our honorary officerfor their liberality in proviring trophies for 001111*. titiou among the members. ' The balance-sheet sh< wed the receipts to have amounted to £54 2s 4d (including a balance from last year of £14 3s 9d), and the expenditure £41 l a, leaving a credit balance of £12 4s 4d. " The report and Balance-sheet were adopted. I A number of new menbers were elected. The following officerswere elected for the ensuing year President, Mr. B. J. Esam • vice-presidents, Messrs H. Atkins, J. ]V Gilfillan, W. E. Outhwate, W. L. Rets, c! P. Bourne, Curl Schmitt, T, G. Brown, J, H. B. Coates, C. Hesketl, C. A. Kissling' A.' Kelly; honorary members, Messrs. R. A, Bodle, R. Clayton, J. A.Cooper, A. Heather O. M. Quintal, H. T. i croft, B. J. 3d! Kemp, C. P. Buddie; captain, Mr. J. N. Fowke; secretary. Mr., E. B. Gilfillan; treasurer, Mr. T. D. Ball; committee' Messrs. Fowke, Ball, (Jilfi]la.n, and KaK lender; delegates, Mcssri Kenderditie and Fowke ; auditor, Mr. N. Williams ; selection committee, Messrs. Fow|ce, Williams, and Kallender. It was resolved, "Thai the Gordon C.C, tenders its heartiest thanks to Mr. C. F. Bourne for the great interest he has taken hi, and the support he has [accorded the club since his connection with, and while congratulating him on his appointment at Christchurch, wishes him and j his wife every success in the future." i A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. \ CYCLING IN AMERICA. THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONS AT WORK. 1 SOME BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES. The cycling world in America has been unusually active during the month of August, and some brilliant performances have been recorded. Zimmerman still holds his place at the head of affairs, but jumerous other " wonders " are coming on rapidly to dispute the premiership with him.

MJLK RECORD REDUCED. Clipped exactly five seconds from the world's competition mile record. That is what W. C. Sanger did at the races of the Telegram Cy cling Club, at Milwaukee, on J nly 28. The record was his own2m. 14 4-sth s. —made at Hartford on July 4 last. His time at the end of the same month was 2m. 9 4-sch s. This was made in the one-mile handicap, in which G. A. Banker (60yds), C.M. Murphy (50yds), and J. P. Bliss (40yds) were his principal competitors. Sanger was on ti.e scratch mark. Twenty-one men in all started. Sanger rode easily the first quarter, overtook the field at the half, was passing rapidly to the front at the three-quarters, and crossed the tape forty yards a!' -ml of Banker, Sanger's brother, William, outspriutinj* " Charlie" Murphy for third place. Ten thousand people went absolutely wild, and the city's favourite wheelman was given such an ovation as seldom falls to the lot of a cyclist. Later, he came out and ran away frpm his fields in the halt and one mile open races, in each case riding wide of the pole v') and coolly watching his competitors fight for second place. The track was measured and the record will stand. A MEETING OF CRACKS. At the international race meeting, at Detroit, on August 1, under the auspices of the Michigan division L.A.W., Sanger, Zimmerman, Tyler, Taylor, and other cracks took part. Twenty-five hundred people saw the contests. The Chicago meet managerspresent were well pleased at the refusal of the cracks to ride in the final of the mile open. W. Evans, of Lansing, ran away with the novice race, in which there were sixteen starters, winning in 2m. 31 4-ss. Zimmerman won the first and Tyler the second heat of the quarter-mile open race, both doing the distances in 301-ss, which is within one-fifth of a second of the record. G. Gary, A. I. Brown, and Hoylaud Smith were placed in the first. Zimmerman's chain broke at the start in the final heat, necessitating his withdrawal. Gary came like the wind at the finish, and beat Harry Tyler a few inches. A. I. Brown defeated D. S. Nelson for third place. Tyler, Sanger, and Taylor finished ahead of Zimmerman in the order named in the mile open contest, but the time limit of 2ms. 40s. not being reached by six seconds the race was ordered to be contested over again. Sanger led to within one hundred yards of the tape, when Tyler passed him, and Taylor crowded him close for second place. Zimmerman was in fourth place and apparently unable to improve it. Sanger. Tyler, and Taylor refused to compete in the final of this race. Zimmerman won the first heat of the half-mile handicap from a field of twentytwo starters. The final resulted in a hard fought victory for Zimmerman, Crooks, of Buffalo, pushing him hard. Zimmerman did not start in the two-mile international race, and Sanger won rather easily from Tyler, Taylor third. Gary fourth, and Bliss fifth. Time, sms. 13 3-ss. A WONDERFUL RACE. At Chicago, on August 9, the Jersey wonder, Zimmerman, was beaten from the scratch in the five-mile national championship, but in three other events he displayed rare form, crossing the tape first in each. Two Chicago riders set a fast pace for Zimmerman for four miles in the longer race, and a bunch of wheels kept the champion sprinting until the upper turn was reached the last time. There Zimmerman pulled away for his final spurt, with Johnson of Minneapolis after him. The great distance, and the manner in which the pace-makers forced him out, made his final effort, usually successful, comparatively weak, and Johnson passed him with case. The last quarter was covered in 26 2-.55. Kinsley finished the fourth mile in 10m. 135., lowering the world's record made by Munger, in Evaiisville last year, by l-ss. Ibis was by far the best race of the Meet ing, and was a hot coutest from start to tape, It looked like a plan of " anything to beat Zimmerman." Kinsley first set the pace ; and tiring, Githens took his place. Then Tutfcle went to the front, all but Johuson having taken -part in killing off the champion. Johnson, fresh from the rear, then advanced and won. Previous to this event Zimmerman had won the quarter-mile national championship in 31 2 us., the one mile ordinary national championship in 3m. 10s., and the one-third of a mile scratch in 44in. 2-ss. He did nob start in the handicap. RECORD BREAKING RACES. On Friday, August 11, at Chicago, A. A Zimmerman won the first of the international championship races run during the L. A. W. Meeting. In addition to capturing that event, a ten kilometre dash, he reduced in the same race the six mile American competition record of 18m. 40 2-oth s., made by Seeley in New York last year, to 15m. 33 3-sth s. He proved too, that he was a long distance as well, as a sprint racer by covering the quarter in 275., a performance that none on earth except himself had ever equalled. C. T. Knisley, of Chicago, who broke the four-mile record on the previous Wednesdaj to 10m. 135,, further chopped that mark t« 10m. 12 1 -ss. in the same international race. In this race the jockeying against Zimmerman did not work. He remained well to the rear to the final - lap, and then .-ollowen Johnson in the latter's spurt down the stretch. Not until he reached the turn, however, did he lean over his machine and exert himself. He was then a length behind the Minneapolis man. He passed Johnson hallway down and won easily. Johnson wai tired, and lost second place to Bliss. '''= . fractional time was : —One mile, .17 -^" )S ' : two miles, am. 3 2-55.; three miles, /m. 40 2-55.; four miles, 10m. 12 1-os.: five miles, 12m. 521 a.; six miles, 15m. 33 3-os. en Kilometres, 15m. 56 l-ss. ' ■. All the Americans except Bode finished in front of the foreigners. Osmond, the Lug- - . lishtn&u, Seyber, the Mexican, did nor [ start. ' _ ,

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