ATHLETIG NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12190, 9 February 1903, Page 3

ATHLETIG NOTES.

BOWLING. AUCKLAND GREEN. There was a good attendance at the Grafton green on Saturday afternoon, when the following games were played:— JW %.. ourt A - A - White. Ross (skip), 21, v G. Elliot, McMaster. Buttle, Dr. Hooper (skip), 21. Budleston, Steele. Garland. Hamicock (skip) (si'/') H'^ I*s,1* 5, W- S. Jones, Gorrie, Lediughani (SKIP), 16. Pmlnmer. Kayll, Towsey, Shackelford (skip), a, v. Cpldicutt, Lawson, Thomson, Brown (skip), 19. Phillpot. Leser, J. It. Hooper, Donald (skip) 25, v. Lewis, Arnold, James, Tudehope (skip),' Eonayne, Broadfoct, Lyons, Dean (skip), 16. v. Alexander, Cooke. Giimour, Brookes (skip), Roach, Stewart, McCallum, Blades (skip), 24 v S&il en '.,^2 ute ' Crombie, Brignom (skip). 18. Mitford. Coombes Coe, Thorncs (skip), 17. v. Denniston, J. \V. Jonss. Tait, Dingle (skip), Hrpkins, Moritzson, Mennie, Cameron (skip), (ski>) 16 Tbomson, Basle >'. Carlaw, Elliot (SKip), io. L. Myers, Butts. Shaw (ski 27 v. Newton, Dr. Goldie, Lambert (skip), 16. ,„i^ r ; EU V? t '^ l3rize : W. S. Jones. Mitford (skip), 16, v. Huclleston, Mennie (skip), 23. Subscription Pairs: Moritzson, Garland (sJup), 21, v. Crombie, Crawford (skip) 21 First year's players' prize : Newton, 16, v. Coombes, 21. > ' Equitable Life Assurance Society's prize : W. Elliot, 23, v. Roach. 9. Ehrenfried-Ross trophy: Hudle3ton, 22, v Lyons, 19. ... Championship; James, 12, v. Gilmour, 16 • Sprecktey, 6, v. J. B. Hooper, 23; Spreckley, 14. v. J. R. Hooper, 13. Stewart Dawson and Co.'s prize : Buttle. 27 v. Arnold, 7. NEWMARKET GREEN. The following matches v/ei-e played on the Newmarket green on Saturday afternoon■Championship: Dr. King, 14, v. A. Holmes, ! 25; G. Cutler, 24, v. Wrathall, 22; J. S. Kilgour, , 20, v. O. Curtis, 18; D. Nairn, 17, v. C.G. Laurie t 8 : r,°,°. t2l, v - otto - 18 : °- G. Laurie, 16, v.' J. Calull, 19. * ' I President's: Wrathall. 25, v. J. Cabill, 12 ■ ! J. Anderson. 26, v. C. G. Laurie. 23 (11 points | allowed)- Kilgonr, 22, v. W. G. Fletcher, 17 • I MagHWo, 13, v. C. Holmes, 3Q ; A. Nixon 17* v. G. Curtis. 21. . ' j Novices' Match (final) : A. H. Fletcher, 21. v ; Carey, 13. 1 PONSONBY GREEN. Jno following ordinary and club competi- ! tion matches . were played on the Ponsonby I preen on Saturday afternoon: 1 ,» 1)alt ? 1 ?' Oldham, Bennett, Manning (skip), 19 u,VWeston, Read, Blair. Bond (skip). 16. Club lours — First round : Reals. Pascoe Noton, \eale (skip), 27, v. Oswald, Ussher, G. ' Webb. Jno. Becroft. 13. Second round: Veale's team. 28, v. Court's learn, oi 4; A( lams, Burrows, Wright. Coutts skip), 27 v. Leighton, Davis, Payne, Buchanan (skip), 13. Club Pairs: Darbv and Newell, 28, v. Miller and Jno. Becroft. 17 : Osmond and Payne, 26, v. Oldham and Stiohbury, 15. ' Mesdames, Arnell, Cooper, and Hurndall Kindly provided afternoon tea. MOUNT EDEN GREEN. The f °] wing ordinary games were played on the Mounft Eden green on Saturday afternoon:— thick. Carter, Dacre, Hoyte (skip). 21 v. jracobi. Little, McManus. T. Hosking (skip). if. M. S. Leahy, 20, v. J. McGregor, 17. Afternoon tea was kindly provided and dispensed by Mesdames Seabrook and Hooton, at tho Mount Eden green. LNTEE-CLUB MATOH-PONSONBY V. mi MOUNT EDEN. Tlie Ponsonby and Mount Eden greens were in splendid order on Saturday, for the intercluo match (six -rinks a-side), when the Ponsonby representatives won by 36 points; on the local green by 19, and at Mount Eden by 17 points. The following are tho results of the games : — Mount Eden-Will Jones, Charter, Pooley Manony (skip) — 15, v. Ponsonby — McLeod, <Jiman, Sutherland, Veale (ekip)—'27. Mount Eden— Coates. J. W. Jones. C. Baker, Boss (skip)—l9, v. Ponsonby—Darby, Burton, Ifwersori Newell (skip)—l6. Mount Eden-Waite, Finlayson, Skipwith, Burns (skin)—l3, v. Ponsonby—Dickenson, Hudson, McDonald, Russell (skip)— Mount Eden — Wrathall. W. P.. Baker, Dr. Coates, Rankin (skip)—2B. v. Ponsonby— lee, Dunk, Schischka, Payne (skip)— 24. Mount McGregor, Dickey, Mercer Garland (skip)— v. Ponsonby—Lee, Burrows, Stewart, Jno. Becroft (skip)— Mount Eden—T. Jones. Davis, Eendell, Brown (skip)— l2. v. Ponsonby—Davis, Greenhough. W. Jones, Kirker (skip)— 26. Totals: Ponsonby, 124 points; Mount Eden, 107 points; majority for Ponsomby, 17 points. Grand totals: Ponsonby, 258 points; Mount Eden. 222 points; majority for Ponsonby, 36 points. Analysis of the game on both greens- — Seventh head: Ponsonby, 87 points; Mount Eden, 75 points. Fourteenth head: Ponsonby, 163 points; Mount Eden. 159 points. Twentyfirst head: Ponsonby.' 253 points; Mount Eden, 222 points. INTERCLUB MATCH-NEWMARKET V. REMUERA. Six rinks from Itemuera visited the Newmarket green on Saturday, and played a friendly interclub match. The games proved very erijoyable, and Remuera won by 34 points. The following are'the scores:— Remuera— Heron. Kent, Lennox (skip!—2l, v. Newmarket— Haresnape, Curtis. Cutler (skip}— Remuera— ■ Macky, Gamble, Ruddock, Dingwall (skip)—2o. v. Newmarket—McKenzie, Nixon. Macguire, J. Kilgour (skip)— Remuera—Maxwell, Holden, Hegman. Kingswell (skip)—lß, v. Newmarket—A. 11. Fletcher, Cottle, -Cabin. Wilson (skip)— 27. Remnera—F. W. Court. R. A. Eodle. A. C. Steven-son, J. M. Laxon (skip)— v. Newmarket— R. Heron, Carey, Wrathall, Laurie (skip) —22. ... Remuera— Mahoriey, P.eatty, D. Clerk (skip)— v. Newmarket— G. . Fletcher, Levins, Southwell, Dr. lung (skip)—l4. Remuera—Wright, Harvey. McLean, Hull (skip)— 29. v. Newmarket—C. Holmes, J. Anderson, Rowe. A. Holmes (skip)— lo. Mesdamcs C. G. Laurie, G. Laurie, T. Wilson, and J. Cahill dispensed afternoon tea. ROCKY NOON GREEN. Games played on the Rocky Nook Club's green on Saturday were as under.- — First Year's Players: A. W. Page, 15, v. B. Kayos, 16; Dadson, 18, v. Ellisdon, 23; E. Ellisdon, 33; v. Cooper, 21; Manson, 16, v. Cooper. 17. Championship Singles: Tutt, 12, 1,5, v. Rathhone, 20, 27. Handicap 'Singles (21 points): Whitham, 26. v. W. Taylor, 14; Tutt. 14, v. F. Baflin. 24; Ellisdon, 7, v. Rathbone, 22; F. Ballin, 21, v, Bouskill, 17. F. Taylor, Cunningham. Veale, Hodgson (skip). 23, v. Kayos, Higgott, Butler, Haselden, (skip) 18. Small. Dadson, Fletcher. Button (skip), 22, v. Russell. Campbell. Manson. Eadv (skip). 14. Hodgson. Cunningham, Taylor, Veale (skip), 20, v. Haselden, Higgott, Butler, Kaycs (skip), 14. Dadson. Manson, Button (skip), 10, v. Small, Russell, Fletcher (skip), 15. Afternoon tea was provided by Mesdame3 W. and F. Taylor. DEVONPORT GREEN. There was a good muster of players on the Devonport green on Saturday, when a number of interesting games in the clnb matches were played. Afternoon tea was dispensed by Mesdames Lelievre and Ralle. The partiouliura are as follows: — Championship: D. Harvey, 23, v. Kenshaw, 18. . • . - ■

Handicap: Brought on. 29. v. Barr. 21. . Fairs: Lewis {Crane's substitute) and Eagleton, 25, v. McCalhnn and 1). Harvey, 17. | First Season's Players: Crane, 18, v. Logan, f 14: Grat»an, 24. v. Ewington, 10. ' Other Games: Entrican, Best, Armstrong, I Ralfe (skip). 13. v. Broughton, Barr, Matched, , Stewart (skip) 15. , Benshaw, I.o?an, Lelievrc. Niecol (skip). 24. v. Fhipps, Ewington, A. Harvey, Gleinster , (skip), 16. CROQUET. Entries for the championships with entrance fees must reach the ton. sec., Professor begar, on or lefore Thursday, February 12. CRICKET. NORTH SUCRE V. GORDON If. The match between North Shore and Gordon 11., in the championship competitions, was continued at the North Share ground on Saturday afternoon. The homo team, batting first, scored 40 nuts for two wickets, but were all disposed of for a total of 60. Kyd. bowling in great form, took the wickets for one run. and finished up with the ttoot: analysis of six wickets for S runs. Mason, lour for 25, also bowled weli. Gordon's innings was remarkable for the tine display of powerful hitting by Mason, who scored 107 out of 147. and was the last wicket to fall, tun out. Mason and Kahender were togolt?er while 64 runs were scored, out of which the latter only made six.' Mason claiming the baiancc. His century contained 15 boundaries, two of them clean out of the ground. Cullorne (1!) was the only other batsman to reach double figures, and was finally caught, from a lofty hit, on the- boundary by Lyre, a premising young player. Scores: — North shore.— Innings: Palairet. b Mason, 1; Uemus, c Hicks b Mason. 27; Corner, c Coates. b Mason, 19: Bush, b Kyd. 0 . t;.re-\-.lle, b Kyd, 0; Burgess, b Kyd. 0: Walker, b Kyd, 0; Couitayne. b Kyd, 0; H. Pitts, b Kyd. 5; N. Sale, net out, 7; Ejre, b Mason, 0; extras. 1: total, 60. Bowline: Analysis. Mason took four wickets for 25 ran*; Kyd, six for 8. Gordon. —First Innings: M:w»n, run out. 107; Fairburn, b Burgess, 0; Hicks, c Walker, b Bush, 2: Kallender. Ibw, b Burgess. 6; Dr. Neil, b Burgess, 4; Coates, c and b Corner. 0; Kyd, c Greville, b Corner, 0; Cullcrne, c Eyre, b Grevi'ie, 11; Dr. Euan, b Owner, 0; Whitelaw, b Corner, 0; Cullender, not out, 7; extras, 10: total. 147. Bwling Analysis: Burgess took three wickels for 35 runs; Bush. one for 25; Corner, four for 28; GreviUe, ono for 35. Y.MC.A. V. WAKEFIELD. A match was played at North Shore on Saturday, between the Y.M.C.A., and the Wakefield Clubs. The following are the scores: — Wakefield.— Innings: Morrin, b Edmonds, 1; Williams, b McCarthy. 5: Pickering, b Yule, 7: W. Robinson, b Yule. 0: C. Robinson, b Edmonds, 1; R. Magee, b Banks. 42; Mackay. b McCarthy. 2; S. Ma see. b McCarthy, 2; Reid, b McCarthy, 7; Barr-Brewn, not out, 0; Weston, b McCarthy, 6; extras, 8: total. 31. Y.M.C.A.— Innings: Morris, It C. Robinson, 10; Yule, b Mackay, 9; Johnston, b Robinson, 2: Botterill. Lbw, b Mackay, 0; Wheatlev, b Robinson. 3; Jack, b Barr-Brown, 19; Cowan, b Barr-Brown, 6: Gilmore, run out, 0; Danks, b Barr-Brown, 1; Edmonds, b BarrBrown, 2: McCarthy, not out, 1; extras, 4: Total, 67. Bowling.— Y.M.C.A., McCarthy took five wickets for 26: Edmonds, two for 10; Yule, two for 17; and Danks. one for 2. For Wakefield, Barr-Brown took four wickets for 12, Robinson three for 11, and Mackay two for 19. Wakefield won on the first innings by 24 runs. Y.M.C.A. V. FRANKLIN. This match was won by the latter team on the first innings, by 11 runs, after a well-con-tested game. Y.M.C.A., winning the toss, elected to bat, and compiled 51 rims, the only players to reach double figures being Edmonds (10), and McKean (11). Franklin replied with 62, Brooke-Smith (an Auckland senior), being top scorer with 23, besides being tho only one to leach double figures. In their second endeavour, Y.M.C.A. ma.de the tidy total of 89. A noticeable feature was the stand made by Bennett (not out, 22), and Morris (23); these players took tho score from 14 to 45 by sound sterling cricket. There was not time for Franklin to bat again, the stumps being drawn at six o'clock. BRISCOE AND CO. V. JOHN BURNS AND CO. A match wa3 played on the EHerslio Cricket Ground between teams veprcsenting the firms of Briscoe and Co. and John Burns and Co. The scores were as under: — Briscoe and First Innings: Deßaugh, i; Day, 13; Morley, 20; Carter, 12; Hoyesl 1; Tori-ens, 0; Clark, 0; Twniame, not out, 20; Turley, 0; Clifton, 4; Ivill, 8; extras, 9: total, 80. Burns and First Innings: Jobson, 3; Stewart, 0; Stephenson, 6; Forsyth, 6; Mueller, 0; Brash, 0: Bagnall, 0; Graham, 0; Mountford, 2; Dickey, 0; Rose, not out, 0: extras, 15: total, 32. Messrs. Burns and Co.'s team had to follow on. their second innings' socre being as follows:—Rose, 1; Stephenson, 1; Mountford. 8; Graham, 1; Forsyth, 5; Mueller, 8; Diokey, 0; Bagnall, 1; Brash, 0; extras. 3: total, 28. Briscoe won by an innings and 20 runs. Bowling for Burns' team, Stewart took two wickets for 17; Stephenson, three for 26; Jobson, three for 15. - For Briscoe, first innings, Doßaugh took six wickets for 7 runs, Day, three for 19; in the second innings, Carter took four wickets for 8 runs; Boyes, five for 13. J. G. BUCHANAN AND CO. V. KIRKMAN. DENNISON, AND CO. A cricket match between the employees of Messrs. J. G. Buchanan and Co. and Messrs. Kirkman, Denhison, ami Co., was played at the North Shore cricket ground on Saturday last, and resulted in a draw. The scores were :—Messrs. Kirkman, Dennison. and Co.: First innings, 61; second innings, 60. Messrs. Buchanan and Co.: First innings, 67 ; second innings, 53. CUP MATCHES AT WELLINGTON. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Sunday. In the senior cricket match, Wellington v. Phoenix, yesterday, the former won by an innings and 217 runs (Naughton, 75). In the Midland v. Old Boys match. Midland won by five wickets; Quee (not out, 55) and Holdsworth (36) were the highest scorers for the winners, and Kircaldie (42) and McKenzie (33) topped the scores for the Old Boys. HUTT VALLEY CYCLING CLUB'S SPORTS. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASPOCTATKINT.] Wellington, Saturday. Fine weather was experienced for the opening of the Hutt Valley Cycling and Athletic Club's sports, held on the banked asphalt track at the Petone Recreation Ground, this aftemon, when about 2500 spectators were present. W. Martin rode a mile behind a motor ridden bv George Lewis. The motor refused in the third round, and Martin completed the distance in 2min. 1 4-ssec. G. Sutherland won the one mile scratch race in 2min. 19 l-6sec, Martin being second and A. Huston third. E. A. Thomas (Auckland), won the final of the two miles second-class handicap. W. J. Mill (Nelson), being second, and A. R. G. Evison third. The time was smin. 2 l-ssec. T. Oates and T. Whitfield (Canterimry) were unplaced. Sutherland wm placed in the heats of the half-mile and two miles handicaps, but did not start in the finals. Martin was unplaced in the heat of the half-mil*. The final for the half-mile resulted: M. Brunette (50yds). 1; H. Woolf (76yda). 2: F. Nattrass (45yds). 3. Time. Ira. 1 2-ss. The final of the two miles was won by M. Brunette (150 yds), with H. Holland (80vds), second, and E. A. Thomas (180 yds), third. Time, 4m. 1 3-ss.