ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9722, 18 January 1895, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

LAWN TENNIS.

At a meeting of delegates held yesterday afternoon, it was decided not to receive any post entries for the championship matches. The ties for the first round, which has to be played off by Saturday, the 26th instant, were then drawn as follows : —

Ladies' Championship.—Miss A. Nicholson plays Miss Bull; Miss Spiers plays Miss Gorrie; Miss Frost plays Miss Mowbray ; and Miss Home a bye. Gentlemen's Championship.—Mr. Gentles a bve ; Mr. Gillies plays Mr. Stevenson; Mr. "Hall plays Mr. Brabant; Mr. Peel plays Mr. Brown ; Mr. Zinzan plays Mr. Cooke; Mr. Haven plays Mr. Sykes; Mr. Paterson a bye ; Mr. Harrison a bye.

CRICKET. OMAHA, C.C. V. MATAKANA CO.

A match was played between the above teams at Omaha on the sth January, and resulted in a win for Matakana by 88 runs. The scores were :— Matakana.—First innings : E. Vipond, c W. Meicklejohn, b Dunning, 12; A. Fenton, b Dunning, 7 ; K. Campbell, c VV. Meicklejohn, b Knaggs, 1; C. Anderson, cU. Pratt, b Greenwood, 12; M. Came, b Dunning, 6; H. Derrecourt, b Dunning, 2; T. Derrecourt, b Greenwood, 2; A. Rayner, run out, 0; A. Hunt, b Dunning, 0; F. Casper, c W. Pratt, b Dunning, 4; G. Smith, not out, 14; extras, 7; total, 70. Second innings : G. Smith, b Greenwood, 18; A. Rayner, cA. Dunning, b Greenwood, 0 A. Fenton, cA. Dunning, b Greenwood, 0; C. Anderson, b Greenwood, 11; E. Vipond, b Greenwood, 11; K. Campbell, b Greenwood, 3; H. Derrecourt, b Knaggs, 14; M. Came, c C. Gravatfc, b Greenwood, 2; A. Hunt, b Dunning, 1 T. Derrecourt, not. out, 5; F. Casper, run out, 0; extras, Is; total, 76 ; grand total, 140. Omaha.First innings : D. Knages, run out, 0 ; J. Greenwood, c E. Vipond, b Casper, 1: O. Gravatt, st Derrecourt, b Casper, 0; D. Darroch, c E. Vipond, b Anderson, 0; W. Meicklejohn, c G. Smith, b Casper, 1; C. Pratt, b Anderson, 0; W. Pratt, b Casper, 0; J. Dunning, 0; A. Dunning, b Casper, 3; E. Meicklejohn, b Casper, 4; H. Dunning, not out, 6; extras, 2 : total, 17. Second innings : E. Meicklejohn, cE. Vipond, b Anderson, 0: A. Dunning, c K. Campbell, b Casper, 3; D. Knaggs, cK. Campbell, b Casper, 2; C. Gravatt, cG. Smith, b Anderson, 2 ; J. Greenwood, c E. Vipond, b Anderson, 7 ; D. Darroch, b Anderson, 2; H. Dunning, cC. Anderson, b Casper, 0: J. Dunning, b Fenton, 5 ; W. Pratt, c Derrecourt, b Anderson, 9 \V. Meicklejohn, not out, 7; C. Pratt, b Casper, 0 ; extras, 4: total, 41: grand total, 58.— fA Correspondent.] BOWLING. A match will take place to-morrow, as will be seen by advertisement, between the Ponsonby and Auckland Bowling Clubs on the Green, Grafton Road, at 2.30 p.m. The following teams will take part in the match: — AUCKLAND CLUB. No. 1 Rink. — Moritzson, Patterson, Culpan. Lawson (skip). No. 2 Rink.— Carlaw, Ilardie, Ross, Gorrie (skip). No. 3 RlNK.—MahOney, Harrop, Payne, Kings well (skip). No. 4 Hosking, Gee, Carrick, Frater (skip). ..■---' No. 5 Rink.—Towsey, Kekwick, Miller, Winks (skip). No. 0 Rink.—Tail, Rhodes, Dingwall, A. Stewart (Skip). No. 7 Rink. — McCallum, Mennie, Kirkwood, Hooper (skip). No, 8 UINK. -Wilkins, Bell, Holden, Holland (skip). PONSONBY CLUB. No. 1 Rink.—Westpfahl, Hudson, Brimblecombi', W. }. Rees (skip). No. 2 kink.— B. Dyson, R. Watt, J. Newell, A. S. Russell (skip). No. 3 Rink.—J. Becroft, J. Edmiston,' T. Peacock, J. Kirker (skip). no. 4 Rink.—Robinson, Eagleton, Stichbury, Mcl)ermott(i(klp). No. 5 Rink.- McCutcheon, Hurndall, Watson, D. B. McDonald (fkip). i No. 0 Rink.—J. Stewart, C. Blomfleld, E. T. Hart, J. Cue (skip). NO. 7 Rink.—A. H. Brookes, H. Atkinson, T. Steadnmn, A. W. Brookes (skip). No. 8 Tudehope, J. A. Cooper. J, Buchanan, R. Ballvityne (skip).

The friends of both clubs are invited to be present, and a special invitation given to the ladies. There will be afternoon tea dispensed. __^____________