ATHLETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13195, 5 June 1906, Page 6

ATHLETIC NOTES.

— «> . FOOTBALL. WAIPA V. HAMILTON. [by telegraph.— cokhi.si-omien't.] T , Hamilton:, Monday. k IN the inter-union football match Waipa defeated Hamilton to-day by 8 to 3. Osmond and Kay scored tries for Waipa early in the game, Takere converting one. In the second ..pell Hamilton had much the best of the game, but only scored once, Smith getting over. It was a fast and interesting gamcj • WELLINGTON DEFEATS WAIRARAPA. [BY , TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington', Monday. The Wellington footballers to-day defeated Wairarapa by 62 points to nine. The Weilington score was comprised of 13 tries 10 conversions, and a penalty goal. H.' 1) Thomson got thuee tries, Gardiner, Roberta. Wallace, andßamsden, two each, and Alevandei and McGregor one each. Wallace kicked four goals, Spencer four, ami Roberta three. Wairarapa got one try and two penalty goals. • ■.;■•■• • w HAWKE'S BAY MATCHES. [»Y TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION-.] Napier, Monday. Two football matches were played her* to-day between the senior and junior teams off the Hawke's Hay Rugby Union ami the Hastings sub-union. Hastings won the .minor match by 17 points to three.. The senior match: was won by the Hawke's Bay team by 17 points to 11. ■ ( PIRATES V. CHRISTCHURCH. [BY TELEGRAPH.— ritKSS 'ASSOCIATION.] » CHEISTCHXJBCH. Monday The football match between Pirates (Dnn« ecJm) and Christchurch Clubs, played this afternoon, resulted as follows:—Pirates, 14Christchurch, 3. MATCH AT DUNEDIN. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Ditnedix, Monday. The football match between Oamaru 'and Union Clubs was won by Oainaru by '13. points to three. The visitors ran over the local team in the second spell. FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Nelson, Monday. A seven a-side football tournament provided a splendid display of this interesting form of football. The Nelson Club was victorious. A six a-side hockey tournament also proved a great attraction. BOWLING. A tournament was played on the Carlton winter green yesterday, in fine weather, and with the rinks playing splendidly. Six teams were drawn. The teams were as follows :-Smith, Baildon, Casey, juu-, Anderson (skip); Brown, M. Casey. Ronayne, Ledingham (skin); McGregor, Badely. Murray, Thornes (skip); Edgecumbe. Haresnape, letch Osmond (skip); Cottle, Arey. Jones. Quin (skip); Eagleton, Forster, Gil more. Mackintosh (skip). Some keen and exciting plav was witnessed, the teams being fairly well balanced, and in nearlv all the erames victory was only snatched on the last head. Ouin's team and Osmond's team tied for first place with one loss each. As no time was left for a. play-off the prizes, first and second, were divided between them. A RUNNING MATCH. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Napier, Monday, . A running match UOQydsi. I3ovds. and 150 yd«). between L. C. McLachlan, of New Zealand, and li. Uourigan. of New South Wales, took place on the Recreation Ground this afternoon, for a stake of ,£SO a-side. .McLachlan was slightly the ' favourite, though Hourigan was the most fancied for the. first distance, 100 yds. The ground was somewhat heavy and holding, and umlei the circumstances the times recorded were very fast. In the first distance both men got away well together, but McLachlan got more quickly into his stride, and soon had a lead of half-a-yard. which Hourigan reduced to about 6in at the half distance. McLachlan. however, drew away again in the lust 20vds and won by nearly 2rt in the good time' of 10s. The second distance was a repetition of the first race. McLachlan leading bv a. foot for the first 20yds. when Honrigan drew level, hut McLachlan had him beaten when 75yds had been traversed, and finishing with a great burst of speed won by 2yds in 13«. The third distance was not run.