ATHLETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13486, 13 May 1907, Page 8

ATHLETIC NOTES.

; BOWLING.' ' .. Matches played on the-Devonport greeiV-' are as :—Reeve, Gascoigne, Grattan, Bouskill (skip), 20, tied: with Erickson,.King, Armstrong, Gardner (skip), 20. '. -'i'O. Warren, Stewart, ' Broughton, Eyre skip), 26, beat Walker, Crabtree, Quinn, Arneil (skip), 12. Brookes, Bennett, I/elievre, Harrison, 27, beat W. Crosher,, McCallum, Cameron, Harty, 9. ' . ' In the final for the first year- players Tapper (19) beat Haddow (18). . On the Waitemata green the Skeates' cup (semi-final) resulted: —Low (21) beat , Reitt (15); ' Taylor (18) beoten by Peachey (23). In the final, Wm. Low' (24)' beat Peachey (16). Mr.' Low was, therefore, 'declared the champion. -In an inter-club match Carlton,' represented by Cahill, Baker, Winks, McGregor (skip), 24, beat a Waitemata team including F. .Jackson, A. Taylor, Leonard, Reid (skip), 13. • • • WAII-II CLUB COMPETITIONS. , [by 'telegraph.— correspondent.] • ■: Waihi, Saturday. The Waihi • club competitions ;on the Waihi .bowling green : were concluded' today, the -results;being as follows: Singles for Distillery. bowls: Williams (22) beat Herd. (21). • An additional head had to be played to decide.' Final—Trussell (19) beat Herd (10), and won the, trophy. Firt-year Players: Final Andrews (28) beat Hill (9). Singles for President's medal Vercoe (16) beat Lloyd (15); Vercoe (19) beat Palmer (18). Final—Williams - (21) beat Vercoe (7), and won the prize.: : ■' .

MOUNT ALBERT FIRE BRIGADE ' _ ■ t ' SPORTS. ; / - A number " of residents of' the Mount Albert district and others desiring to encourage the men of the fire brigade in their efforts to perfect themselves in their work, presented , a number of prizes for competition. On Saturday afternoon an,interesting programme- of events incidental to fire fighting was. gone through, in the presence of interested spectators. Mr. F. Ellisdon, J.P., chairman of the Road Board, acted as starter, and Foreman Smithson, of the Grey Lynn brigade, was an efficient judge. The events resulted as follows: — Two - Men < Coupling' Event (medals presented by Messrs. F. Ellisdon and M. J.

Coyle): Glasson and Herring (505., Is. penalty), 515., 1 McLachlan -and'Ludgate I 5(49?., 45." penalty), 535., 2. ; 1 One Man Coupling (first prize presented by Mr.. H. ' Pike, second prize presented by • Mr. Moor): Fireman Corr, 45 1-5 1; Branch man Glasson, 54 2-55..- (is. penalty), 2.; One Man, Disabled Hose (first prize '■presented by Mr. J. W. James, second prize presented by Mr. T. Webb): Captain McLachlan, lm. 9 4-ss. (is. penalty), 1; - lureman Corr, lm. 18s., 2. v One Man, "carrying hydrant, branch, and ' length of hose, to run 25 yards, ship hydrant, " fix, and run out hose, and attach branch, and finish' five yards beyond (first prize presented by "Messrs. John Burns and Co., second prize presented by the Hop, G. Fowlds): Captain . McLachlan, ;■ 415., 1; • Branchman Herring, 475., 2."" Firo Alarm Race, competitors to run 25 yards, put on tunic, helmit, boots, and belt, and finish 75 yards further on, with all clothing properly fastened (prizo presented by Mr. E. G. Sandall): Branchman Herring, 1. This event caused: much amusement. " . Firemen's Handicap, 100 yds," fully clothed and equipped for a fire: Fireman Ludgate, s£yds, 1; Secretary Barnes, scratch, 2. In the evening a social gathering was held in the fire station, at which Mr. Ellisdon presided and presented the prizes won. HOCKEY. : .'v; 1 ' $/. • • " -" . ■ 7 J OPENING OF THE SEASON. . The hockey season in Auckland was opened on Saturday afternoon, when about 600 persons journeyed to the polo ground, Remuera, to witness the sports and seven-a-side tournament which had been arranged by the Auckland-Hockey. Association to. mark the occasion. .Unfortunately, about one o'clock rain commenced to fall, and this, no doubt, was responsible for the absence of many persons who had notified' their intention of being present.'. A noticeable. feature 'was . the large attendance. of ladies, and they appeared --to bo keenly interested in the proceedings. A match was played between a - representative ladies' team, and a team from the gentlemen's asso-ciations-several members of the latter team wearing fancy dress] Victory rested with the men by the narrow margin,of one goal. A strong ladies' committee dispensed afternoon tea, which, owing to the cold breeze blowing across ' the ground, was much appreciated. During the course of the afternoon's proceedings Mr. B. J. M. Kemp (an honorary member of the association), in the absence of the president (Mr. W. Coleman), unfurled tho.handsomo flag presented to the association by Mr. H. Rees-George (a vicepresident \of the ,' association). *? Mr. Kemp, in a short speech, mado kindly reference to the - valuable ; . assistance Mr. R-ees-George has always given towards furthering the interests of hockey in Auckland. Three cheers were then called for Mr. ' George and the invitation was heartily responded to. Mr. Rees-George suitably replied, and in doing so expressed the hope that the flag might fly victorious in all matches • played by. ; Auckland's representatives. The sports aroused keen interest and some close finishes' were witnessed in the running events. The senior seven-a-svde tournament' resulted in,a win for the United Club after a hotly contested game with Auckland A. Training College were successful in the junior competition. - . .- ■ _ Tho following are the results:— SENIOR SEVEN -A SIDE TOURNA- . MENT. ' • ■ v • First round:. Auckland A - beat University, United beat Auckland B, St. George's beat Ponsonby. - Second round: United beat St. George's, Auckland A a bye. - , . Final: United (two goals) beat Auckland A (one goal).' Doyle scored for United soon after the bully off, and Brooke-Smith notched a goal for Auckland a minute later. Then Keeling scored for United, and shortly, afterwards Mason (Auckland A) put the lea-. ther into the net, but in. doing- so v he gave " sticks" and the goal was disallowed. Time sounded a few moments afterwards. Mr. Frank H. Burbush referred to the entire satisfaction of both teams. . JUNIOR TOURNAMENT. Final: ■Training College beat College Rifles. . ■ . i ; . , „ , v ; The following are the result's of the athletic events: — ,/• . .■' Referees" Championship: E. Madden, 1; J. Dinnison, 2;! G. Osborne, 3. Hockey Players' Championship (100 yds): Bedford, 1; Rowe, 2;' Johnson, 3. • Hitting the Hockey Ball: R. Hesketh, College Riflos, 1; Rowe, 2; Johnson, 3. : Ladies' Championship: ■ Miss Bennett, 1; Miss Goudie, 2; Miss Mainland, 3. ■>* I Messrs. H. Rees-George.and Walsh acted' as judges in the running events, and Mr. E. Madden acted as starter.'-, "■/ • -- '; •: AT WHANGAREI. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] ■ " Whang arei, ' Saturday. The first -championship hockey match of. the season../was played at Whang'arei' on Thursday- afternoon, . between' the Pirates and Huia Clubs. The former club upheld last season's reputation, ' winning by six goals to two, after a somewhat one-sided game. • • r - : ■ MATCH AT THAMES. [BY TELEGRAPH.OWN correspondent.]. ' , Thames, Saturday. ' A friendly match was played on Saturday afternoon at. Dodd's paddock, between teams from the Huia' club (Thames), and the Karangahake Girls' Club, which resulted in a win for the local club by one goal,'which was secured by Miss Dtinlop. The game, was a very fast .one, and well contested, tho teams being very evenly. matched. GOLF. ; *' '' The result of the Fry Trophy Match played off at Cornwall Park Links on Saturday is as follows: T. Gillies and E. A. Dargaville, each on© down;; P. Upton and F. V. Kelly, each two down; J.,D. Greig, J. L. Rutherford, and Colbeck, three down; E. Anderson, four down; Heather and, Maefarlane; five down; Bruce, Foster, Gilfillan, and MacCormick, six down; C. Pollen and Mair, seven down. ; DUNEDIN CHAMPIONSHIPS. r ■ X [BY TELEGRAPH --PRESS ASSOCIATION.] -. ' " % • Dunedin, Saturday. • At the Balmacewen Links on Saturday, Basil Smith won the golf championship from Macewen, with 6 up and 5 to play. LACROSSE.. " . There was a good muster of lacrosse players at the Domain Cricket -Ground on Saturday, when a practice match was played. The Selection Committeo chose "two sides,' captained respectively by H. Walton j and . Graham, and an interesting- game resulted. The side led by Graham was victorious. by 16 - goals to its opponents' 3 goals. The disparity in the scores was due to -the strong attack of tho winners; 5 the " homes"' being Philson, Strickland, and ( Graham, with McCoy at centre, whilst their j defence, which included Horspool (2) and: Grace, was always, reliable. .. The promij: nent men for "the losers included the Walj ton brothers, Brassey, Browne, and Mor- : peth. Mr. Wm. Pierce fulfilled the position of . referee. . •.