ATHELETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11372, 15 May 1900, Page 3

ATHELETIC NOTES.

AUCKLAND CYCLISTS leave for THE .WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIPS. . Yestebdat forenoon Mr. E. Reynolds, ohosen as ono of the New Zealand representatives for ' tho World's' Cycling Championships, accom- ■ panied by Messrs. W. Tierney and S. Draffln, ; two members of tho Auckland Cycling Club, '. left by tho San Francisco mail steamer, en I ] route for Paris. A stav will bo mado in Ame- i rica, whero it is probable that tho Aucklanders! will rido prior to sailing for England, wliilo 1 i Reynolds will also combine business with ; pleasure. Only a flying visit will bo paid to England on tho way to Paris, where tho World's Championships commence on August j 16, but after the gathering is over tho New '■ Zoalanders will spend some time in England i and Scotland, .and, whero possible, will ar- • range to ride at cycle race meetings. They return to New Zealand via America. A large • number of cyclists and personal friends of Roynolds and his fellow riders attended at . tho Queen-street Wharf to bid good-bye and boil voyage to their departing comrades, and, iw tho vessel moved off, hearty cheers wero given. . j N.Z. INANIMATE PIGEON SHOOTING 1 ASSOCIATION. , A very handsome sterling silver cup, which i will bo called the "Inter-club Cup," is being manufactured for the New' Zealand Inanimate Pigeon Shooting Association. The cup is nearing completion, and will bo on view in the course of a few weeks. FOOTBALL. At a meeting of the Cambridge Football j Club last Saturday night, it was decided to ! secede from the Waikato Rugby Union and join the Waipa Union. This is not altogether ! in tho interest of the Cambridge Club, but is ' done to show disapproval of tho highhand '. displayed by the Hamiltonian members of the '. union.—(Own Correspondent.) REMUERA BOWLING CLUB. Thoro was a fair attendance on tho green on Saturday afternoon, when tho following games wero played: — , No. 1 Rink: C. Ramon, J. Macky, F. W. ' Court, H. S. Ruddock (skip), 17, v. A. Rose, • D. E. Clerk, J. M. Laxon, W. Southwell • (skip), 26. No. 2 Rink: E. B. Vaile, W. Callander, J. Hardie, G. Heron (skip), 23, v. J. Cahill, W. May, Rev. Beatty, C. G. Laurie (skip). 21. No. 3 Rink: A. Walsh, R. Hull, H. Max- " field (skip), 12, v. W. N. Gamble, R. A. Bodle, i J. M. Lennox (skip), 25. ' Final Pairs Match: F. Hull, G. Bruco > (skip), 17, v. F. Sanderson (substitute for Dr. ' Erson), J. M. Geddis (skip), 15. SPORTS AT HAMILTON. Tho annual sports meeting arranged by Mr. . J. Gordon, tho manager of tho Woodlands ■ Estate, for those employed on the estate, camo off on Friday. There wero moro than 200 peoplo present. Tho entries wero numerous for each of the events, and over , £27 was distributed in prizes, besides several trophies, which wero distributed during tho ' dav. Tho following are tho results:— ' Maiden, 100 yds: C. Shepherd, 1; T. Winter, 2; .lames Hill, 3. Cup, three stages: 120 yds—C. Shepherd, 1; Thomas Martin, 2.220 yds— Wright, 1; Thomas Martin, 2; .Tamos Hill, 3. 440 yds— J. Wright, 1; Thomas Martin, 2. Wright ' thus won the cup, Thomas Martin being : second. ' High Jump; Thomas Martin, 1; Thomas • Powell, 2. Height, sft. Putting 161b Shot: Hone Palmer, 1; A. , Cameron, 2. Half-Mile: R. Wright, 1; G. Philips, 2. 300 yds Hurdles: Sam Prino, 1; C. Shopherd, 2. W. Richardson won, but was disqualified for running insido a flag, and the race was awarded to Prine. Three-Legged Race: A. and C. Cameron, 1; T. and W. Winter, 2. Sack Race: H. Lock, 1; W. Wright, 2. 120 yds Handicap: T. Winter, 1; Thomas Martin, 2; K. Johnson, 3.' Married Men's Raco; H. Lock, 1; A. Edmonds, 2. The Consolation Raco was won by A. Edmonds. In tho evening upwards of 100 sat down to dinner at Mr. Gordon's residence,, after which there was a danco in tho saleroom, whero a tasteful supper was provided. GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. [hy TKIECItArH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Dtjn'eihk. Monday. In the New Zealand championship, first round, A. Scott beat Turnbull, five up and j four to play: Todd beat Darling, four up | and two to play; Winslow, scratched; Scott I beat Sykes, eight up and six to play; Maci noil beat McEwan, two up: Burt beat HarI man, four up and two to play: Duncan beat Macgregor, four up and two to play: Stilling beat Harman at the 19th hole; Holmes beat Jackson, three up and ono to play; Lei eh beat Brown, three up and two to play. Second round: Tapper a live; Wilder beat Stronaoh, one up Sommervillo beat Maude; Perry beat Smith; Gillies heat McEwan, three up: Howden beat Melland; Harman brat Wright; Sludholmo beat Perco, two up; Duncan beat Macfarlane, seven up and six to play; O'Rorko beat Roberts, six up o'\d five to play; Francis beat Scott, four up and three to plav; Todd bent Neal; Macnoil beat Scott, six up and five to play; Duncan beat Burt, five up and four to play; Stilling beat Holmes at the 19th hole. The weather was beautifully fine, but at four p.m. a very heavy rain squall came over the links. Winslow, of Auckland, did not arrive in time. Sykes was off his game altogether. O'Rorke is playing. Gillios beat McEwan, the Otago champion, after a fine struggle. Gillies was fivo up at the 7th holo. The Bth was grandly halved in four, and thereafter two holes were halved in four and six respectively. McEwan stuck splendidly to his opponent, and won the 12th and 13th, during a hailstorm, in fours to his opponent's fives. Gillies slipped on tho 14th tee, and got in a hazard, but made a grand half in four, lying dead with his mashio shot. At tho 15th Gillies holed in four, and won the match. The first round of the Auckland Ladies' Golf Club championship was played at Green Lane yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. W. B. Colbeck beat Miss ohuttleworth by three holes up and one to play: Miss L. Gillies accounting for Miss M. Wilkins by six up and four to play. Tho second round will bo played to-day, when somo interesting matches will be decided. '