ATHLETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13702, 19 March 1908, Page 7

ATHLETIC NOTES.

FOOTBALL.

AUCKLAND RUGBY UNION. A MEETING of the Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union was held last evening. Arrangements were made for holding the annual meeting on April 10. It was&ecided in regard to the British team's visitMo New Zealand, to urge on the New Zealand Rugby Union the advisability of foregoing the inter-Island match, and substituting test matches if practicable. AUCKLAND REFEREES' ASSOCIATION. A special meeting of the Auckland Rugby Referees' Association was held last evening, the principal business being the arrangements for the holding of the New Zealand rcierees' conference in Auckland on the 17th and 18th of April. The annual meeting of the Auckland association will held next Wednesday.

CRICKET.

HAWKE'S BAY BEAT WAIRARAPA. [BY TELEGRAPH ntES3 ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, Wednesday. The representative cricket match, Wairarapa v. Hawke's Bay, was resumed to-day. Hawke'a Lay, in their second innings, gave the visitors some leather-hunting, and eventually declared their innings closed with the score at 207 for two wickets. Fentoa scored 101 not out, Bailey 71. and Hawke 15 not out. Wairarapa, in their second attempt, only succeedod in putting together 46 runs, leaving Hawke'a Bay winners by 340 runs. The following are the scores: — Hawke's Bay, first innings, «. ... ... 256 HAWKE'S BAY.-Second Innings. White, b Gollon ... ... 5 Bailey, b Redmond .... ... 71 Fenton, not out ... 101 Hawke, not out ; 15 Extras 15 Total for two wickets (declared) 207 Bowling Analysis: Gollon took one wicket for 21 runs; Redmond, one for 30; Maurice, none for 23; Carroll, none for 47; Hoar, none for 29; Swan, none for 19; Ticehurst, none for 21. Wairarapa, first innings 77 WAIBAEAPA.—Second Innings. Hart, b Macassey 0 Smart, b Fulton 6 Redmond, b Macassey -.'- 10 Swan, b Macassey ... 7 Esson, c Hawke,- b Fulton 1 Hawke, b Macassey 0 Carroll, c Bailey, b Hind marsh -- ... 17 Gollon, b Macassey 0 Hoar, not out 0 Ticehurst, b White - 0 Maurice, b White ... 0 Extras 5 Total ... ... ... ... 46 Bowling Analysis: Macassey took five wickets for 19 runs; White, two for 3; Fulton, two for 17; Hindmarsh, one for 2.

ATHLETICS.

FIREMEN'S SPORTS. A RECORD BROKEN. [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DANN'EVIRKE, Wednesday. At the Dannevirke Athletic and Cycling Club's Sports Meeting to-day, in the firemen's two-men coupling event. B. Nuttall and H. Drinkwater put up a New Zealand record of 335. The previous best record for this event is said to be by the New Plymouth team at the Exhibition, viz., 35 4-ss. BLENHEIM HIBERNIAN SPORTS. [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] BLENHEIM, Wednesday. At the Hibernian Sports to-day. Nicholls, of Blenheim, won the principal event, Pickerton being second. Ward, of New Plymouth, won the three other events on the programme. Heffer and Jaeobsen, of Nelson, were the principal winners in the cycling events. WANGANUI CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. [BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ■Wasgastji, Wednesday. At the annual meeting of the Wanganui Caledonian Society to-night a motion was passed in favour of seceding from the New Zealand Athletic Union, the opinion being strongly expressed that the society should be in a position to ran its meetings independent of outside control. SPORTS AT INVKRCARGILL. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Invercargill, Wednesday. The Irish athletic annual sports, which includes the Sheffield Handicap, one of the largest running events in the colony, was held to-day iu pouring rain, entries coming from as far north as Auckland. The results of the principal events are as follows: — Sheffield Handicap: Stokes (Invercargill), 1; C. Hewson ((Pet-one), 2; Valentine (Invercargill), 3. ■■ 75yds Handicap: N. Brown, 1; Evans, 2; Valentine. 3. Time, Bn. 220 yds Handicap: Duff, 1; Brown, 2; Hewson, 3. 400.vds Handicap: Thompson. 1; Collie, 2; Bairil. 3. Time, 53 2-ss. Half-mile Handicap: Thompson, 1; Kaedy, 2; Couling, 3. Time, 2m. ss. Mile Handicap: J. Small, 1; O'Brien, 2; Couling, 3. Time, 4m. 355. The Forde Bros., as usual, carried off the honours in heavy work, winning the hum-mer-throwing, Cumberland wrestling, and stone-throwing. 1

' BOWLING.

NAPIER CARNIVAL TOURNAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Napier, Wednesday. The carnival bowling: tournament was continued to-day, the following being the results of the rink contest: — SIXTH ROUND. Section A: Palmerston North, 24, beat Wellington, 18; Greenmeadows, 19, beat Napier, 17; St. John's beat Palmerston North, 11: Dannevirke, 22. beat Marton, 17. Section B: Bluff Hill, 19. beat Gisborne, 18; Masterton, 30, beat Hastings, 18; Greenmeadows, 26, beat Palmerston .North, 12; Napier, a bye. SEVENTH BOUND. Section A: Wellington, 19, beat Palmerston North, 12; St. John's, 22, beat Palmerston North, 19; Greenmeadows, 22, beat Dannevirke, 16; Marton, 19, beat Napier, 15. Sectiou B: Hastings, 25, beat Napier, 23; Greenineadows, 2-3, beat Masterton, 19; Gisborne, a bye. An ■ implayed match, Gisborne v. Masterton, from the second round, was finished this afternoon. 'Phis leaves the positions of the rinks as follows: — Section A : St. John's, seven wins, no losses; Palmerston North, four wins, three losses; Wellington, four wins, three losses; Greenmeadows, three wins, , four losses; Dannevirke, three w,ins, four losses; Napier, three wins, four losses; Palmerston North, two wins, five losses; Marton, two wins, five losses. Section B: Bluff Hill, four wins, two losses; Greenmeadows, four wins, two losses; Palmerston North, four wins, two losses; Gisborne, four wins, two losses; Masterton, two wins, four losses; Hastings, two wins, four losses; Napier, one win, five losses. Bluff Hill, Gisborne. Greenmeadows, and Palmerston North, will play off their tie in section B, to-morrow, and the winners will play the St. John's rink in the final. The games have been marked by some splendid play throughout, and the performance of the St. John's rink in winning all their games is an excellent one.