SPORTING NOTES.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 42, 1 October 1892, Page 8

SPORTING NOTES.

The kicking 'competition for the medal presented by Mr Rhodes came off last Saturday afternoon in the presence of a good number of spectators. • The following competed ;— Moore, Coote, McGuire (2), Vuglar, Power, Rusden, Keuiick, Mahoney, BasJey Gibbons, and Littlejohn. A strong bieese was blowing and in the first round poor kicking was done, Moore, Basley and Power tied with two goals each. In the second round better form was shown, Power eventually- winning with Basley 2nd, and Mojre 3rd. The favourites, Uoote, Keurick and Littlejohn were " dead off." V Since the above, competition Coote •has been matched against Power for £i aside. The kicking will take place this afternoon. * # ft The following wi.l represent the local football club against the .Carters, Carpenters and Mine Managers to-day:— Backs : Coote, Stepheuson,. Vuglar, O'Hailoran, Power, Home, and McLean. Fokwari'S: Moore, Mahoney, McGuire (2), Rubden, Gibbons, McGruer, and LitJtlejohn. v •• - • - Mr Harry Gordon made a successful canvass of Paeroa on Monday-in aid of the Waihi sports. fund f The most successful athletic meeting ever held in this district will be the outcome of the efforts of the Waihi people on November 9th. *** .. Baron de Hirsch's La Fleche won the Lancashire Plate of £10,000; - Dickey's Tetfoid has a strain ,of this ,blood,' La Fleche's sire St. Simon and' Gulden Grape, Pungawerewere's sire, "being collateral'descendents of Barnton. # #: Pans is still a firm favourite for .the Can'field Cup at 100 to 10. Trieste and Bungrebah are next in demand^ Zrilinski has eased slightly for the Melbourne Cup, and 100 to 9 is now obtainable about him. Hanover has been scratched for the Canlfield, and Antaeus for hoth Cups. V Chris. Neilson won his heat ,in the sculling tournament against Kemp. Towns did the fastest time on record, I7min. 46|sec. t Neilsou rows'Croese in the final. Towns, Kempj and Roberts row for third and fourth piizes.: Neilson and Cioes« have rOsec. each; Towns 18sec, Kemp. 7suc, and A. • Roberts l-ssec . -- - v • At, a, meeting of the A.R.C. -cotnmittee, held on Tuepday afternoon, the qwstion of the Thames Jockey Clob's summer programme was brought »p, and it was decided to pass the same, 'bu^ with a, recommendation that the dates" be the 27th~and 28th December, instead of the 26th and 27th of that month: HIWOB,