ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10970, 26 January 1899, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

THE NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. The team chosen by the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club for the New Zealand championship meeting, to be held at Dunedin on February 4, leave Onohunga by the s.s. Takapuna this morning at ten o'clock, catching the five minutes to nine train from the Auckland Railway Station. Owing to the inability of R. Oliphant to obtain tho necessary leavo of absence, and to tho fact that A. W. Bell is unable to leave his business, the team will bo short of two of its foremost representatives, and as now constituted will consist of but four men, viz., G. Smith, W. H. Madill, D. Wilson, and James To Paa. This may be expected to interfere with Aucklands prospects of winning the championship banner, although tho representatives may be expected to account for soma of tho principal championships.

THE CANTERBURY TEAM. [BY telegraph.—press ASSOCIATION".] Ciini.sTriiuuuii, Wednesday. Tho following team will represent the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club at the New Zealand championship meeting in Dunedin : —

100 yds: C. I. Smith and C. F. Overton. 250 yds: M. E. Lindsay and C. F. Smith. 450 yds: M. E. Lindsay and H. Garcia. Half-milo Flat: 11. C. Garcia, A, 11. Joseph, S. Pentecost. One-mile: S. Pentecost, W. F. Simpson. Three-mile Flat W. F. Simpson and S. Pentecost.

120 yds Hurdles: M. E. Lindsay and John Moir.

440 yds Hurdles: M. E. Lindsay. High .lump: C. F. Overton, A. H. Joseph, and F. O'Hara. Pole Jump: F. O'Hara. Long Jump: C. F. Overton, F. O'Hara, and John Moir.

Weight Putting: A. 11. Joseph and F. O'Hara.

Hammer-throwing: F. O'Hara.

CRICKET,

AUCKLAND C.C. V. COMBINED TEAM.

This match wan played yesterday afternoon. Bealo captained tho Auckland loam anil Quinlan acted in a like capacity for the Combined eleven. Quinlan was fortunate in winning the toss, and elected to bat, sending in Olilson and Lavers, to whom woro opposed R. Harrison and Bealo. Kims came steadily until the score readied 27, when Lavers was bowled for a carefully compiled 14. Young filled tho breach, and he and ((bison carried the scoro to 42, when the latter was smartly taken at point by A. Harrison off his brother. Tho outgoing batsman had made 17 in nice style: ——17. Holden, tho next man, made 8 in free stylo, when ho put up a ball from HeaJe and. was caught by Wholan: 53-5-8. .1, Whelan, whe followed in, mado two, and was then clean bowled by Bealo: 55-4-2. llutton and Hinlon both fell victims to tho saino bowler without troubling the scorers: 57—5—0 and 57—6—0. Young also loft at the same total for a care-fully-made nine. With the exception of tiatland. six, not out, uono of the others made any stay, and the innings closed for the small total of 66. Bealo and Harrison both bowled well, and captured five wickets each. The Auckland men started batting with Whelan and Hicks, the first pair of bowlers being Holden and Young. Runs began to come freely from tho start, end 61 runs were scored in the first half-hour. Eleven runs later Whelan was clean howled by tiatland for a very nice contribution of 50. Ho had scored very freely and welt: 72-I—so. H. Harrison and Hicks carried the score to 97, when the former left, being lbw. The outgoing batsman had made Ins 17 in much freer style than usual, and had hard luck in getting out. Mason was Hicks' next partner, but left at 111, being caught from what anpeared like a bump-ball. Q"'"" and Hicks staved together until tho tola reached 137, when the latter was very well caught ami bowled by O Council, Hicks had made 51 by a eonibinalictl of very steady and very free batting. 137—1—51. Dazeley then joined Quiiin, ; i.d tho partnership bid fair to lust a long tune, hen Qiiinu was smartly caught by llinton in the slips off Uolden: 163-5-23. I mill, s score was made on the same lines as JlirKs. A. Harrison joined Dazeley, but hail only ..•cored one when lie was smartly stumped: 154 5 1. Cos-ey was Dazeley next partner, and this pair played out time, the total being 197, Daze ley 18 (not out) and Co.-sey 24 (not out). 1 lawley had made Ins runs by streaky play at first, but towards tan < nil of his innings his play improved very muc.i. Cossey's 24 was made in nice free style. I lie i 197 runs took only about- two hour- and aquarter to make, a very fair rate of scoring. None of the bowlers came out Wei of me nine tried. The following are the full * Combined Team: First innings-F. .1. Oldsou, c. A. Harrison, b R. Harrison, lr, Lavers, b R. Harrison, 14; 1. Wing, b R. Harrison, 9; Iloldeii, c Whelan. I. lieale. 8. I ,1. Whelan. 1) Boale. 2; R. Hutton, lbw, I) : Itenle, 0; Hinton, lbw, b Bcale, 0: tjuuilin.c j Dazeley, b It. Harrison, 1; Madigan, b l.eale, '1- (Jutland, not out, 6: Council, c IJlllllll, I,'R. Harrison, 1; extras, 7; total, 66. Auckland: Wliolau, l> t.alhind, 50; M. Hicks, c and b (('Council, 51; R. Harrison, lbw. b Ouinhn, 17; K. Mason, c > Connel . 1, Whelan, 2; T. SI. Qmmi. c Hinton, I. Holden, 23; W. Dazeley, not out, 18; A. Harrison, st Whelan, b Young, 1; 0"»'-y, I not out, 24; extras, 11; total for ,-ix wickets,

19". Howling Analysis: For Auckland It. Harrison took five wickets for 3b rum; A. M. lleale, five for 23. For tho Combined team, Uokleu took one wiikot for 32 runs; J. Young, one for 50'; (Jutland, olio for 17; i\ Quintan, one for 16; .1. Win-Inn, one for 12; (('Council, one for 15.

I'I'HOI V. WAINt'I, A friendly mulch between Pulioi and W»i----1,111 was played at Wamui on tin- 14th ull., ml resulted' in a victory for the home twin 1)V 28 runs. The following are the eroros: - "Waimii; First ami second inning*— Scott, Ibw. 0. c Wenzliok, 10; A. llawke*, 1, Moore, 9, I) Moore. 3; F. Kiusoy. »l \ <«"•• lick 2, b Moore. 0; T. I.aoiont, I) »cli«H»wy, 11) Schedewy, 1; Scott, jun., I) Schedewy, 0, c Wenzliek, 0; K. Fennell, c t 1 " l,0, !; 1 U, " and 1) J. Scholium, 13; H. Clanvile. I, Sohedewv, 2, b Muoro, 2; I'-vans, b Schedewy, 2, b F. Scholium, 0: Lambert, I) Kiee, b, 1) F. Scholium, 0; W. Fennell, 1) Schedewy, 7, 1) Schedewy, 7; S. Fennel), not out, 0, not out, 0; extras, 13 and 5; total, 82. Pnhni • First and second innings— Wenzliek, b K. Fennell, 0, not out, 'r, J. '1 itfonl I) Lainoul, 10, b Fennell, 3; I'. Scholium, 1) Fennell, 1, b Kemiell, 3; T. U. Itice, 1, Scott. 0, b Scott, 7; .1. Wenzhck, b Scott, 0, I) Ulan villi 1 , 1; W. Moore, b Fennel , 0, 1) (Jlauville, 6; W. Lambert, 1) fptinell, U, 1) Femiell 0; Joe Scholium, not out, 2, » Scott 7; A. Wallace, b Scott, 2, b Fennell, 0; D. Sullivan, run out, 0, b. Glanville, 0; M. Schedewy, run out, 0, 1) Glauvillo, 0; extras, 4 ml 11 total, 54. Rowling Analysis: For Wainui R. Fennell took 10 wickets for 11 runs; Scott, four lor 27; filanvillt, four for 11. For Pulioi, Moore took six wickets for 32 runs; Bcli(W\ry, 1, ! for 31; Joj Scholium, two for 0; I'. Sc.iollum, three for ono run. I Owing to one of his rib? having been broken j by a blow from the ball when playing for | Hobsonvillc v. Swauson some time precious, ; tin popular skipper of the visiting team, l. : D. Rice, was not in his usual form. At. | Schedewy was also greatly handicapped oy ; a sore band. Taken on the whole, the fielding j on either side was not what it should bo | by a long way, quite a number of " easy ones I being missed. Two brilliant one-hand catchi - j were made by J. Scott. —[A Correspondent-] | OHINEMI'RI V. THAMES. ! [by TELEURAFII. —OWN COBRKSPOXDEXr , I Paeroa, Wednesday. I Tho following team will represent the Ohine- ' muri Cricket Association in the match j against Thames, to be played at the ] Thames on Saturday, February 4:-Corn-1 thwaite, Johnson, Crouoher (Waihi), Fcnn, , Walker, Lewis (Waitekauri), J. Johnson, ; Ploydoll (Karnngahakcl, Butler, Dalston, and , Moresby (Paeroa). Emergencies: McKay ; (Waitekauri), W. Johnson (lurangahake). (

I A very commendable exchange lias lately • ben made in the shape of insects, beneficial to both horticulturists and agriculturists. . At the request of the United States De- i partment of Agriculture some Australian insects which prey upon other insects or larvae injurious to farm or garden crops . were sent from New South Wales to the United States. In return some American ladybirds, which feed on scab insects, m-, hides, and other insects injurious to nut trees, were forwarded to Sydney. Again the Agricultural Department of Cape Colon} j sent to Sydney some so-called lad)birds, (Exoconmis Nigraniaculafcus), described as the most valuable species at the Cape, as ing the woolly aphis. In return the bape officials asked for some Australian lady k'liie Herald and Auckland Weekly Exhibition Number is full of beautiful lllus-

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