LAND & WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1797, 30 April 1886, Page 19

LAND & WATER.

Major George has not succeeded in adding the Sydney Gold Cup to the list of his winnings this season by Nelson. The New Zealander started as first favourite, but could get no nearer than ninth. The race was won by Cerise and Blue, with Silver Mine second and Britisher third.

At a meeting of the Victorian Rifle Association on the 20th inst. it was decided to send five men to compete at Wimbledon. It was stated that New South Wales would send five, Tasmania, two, and Queensland two ; making 14 in all. Berths will be secured for them in the Chimborazo, sailing on May 14 and reaching England on June 26 or 27.

A strong desire exists in rowing circles (writes our Home correspondent) in the United States and Canada to obtain an early visit from Beach, the champion sculler. Tempting offers have been made to him from both countries, the latest being one from the promoters of a great regatta to be held at Rockaway in July next. It is proposed that a race for a mile and a-half, to be rowed in heats, should be thrown open to the world. Hanlan and Lange, of Canada, and Perkins, Largan, and Bubear, of England, are likely to be competitors ; and should Beach also enter, the first prize will be 5000dol. The champion is also to be allowed 500dol for expenses if he wins, and lOOOdol if he loses. But should Beach decline to row, the first prize will be only 2500d01.

The Sydney correspondent of the Melbourne Argus telegraphed on the 11th : — " The six days' walking match between Edwards and Scott was comcluded at five minutes to 12 last night, Scott, of New Zealand, winning easily. The distance covered by the victor was 424 miles 8 laps, and that by Edwards 4.06 miles and 4 laps. The attendance at the finish was about 6000, and there was great excitement. Scott's backers wagered that he could cover six miles iv the last hour, which was accomplished with half-a-mile to spare."

At a meeting of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society on Wednesday Mr S. C. Farr read a prospectus which he proposes to send round the colony, asking for support in the formation of a New Zealand piscatorial society. The object is to secure the co-operation of all colonists interested, so that the importation of ova of various kinds from England — its hatching out and distribution throughout the colony — may be vigorously carried on.

There is likely to be a most interesting football season this year (writes our Auckland correspondent), owing to the anticipated visits to Auckland of Sydney t Wellington, and Dunedin teams. At no previous time has such general interest been taken in the game, and the annual meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union was marked by a larger attendance than had ever been known in the history of football in Auckland. The Auckland men are anxious to have another tussle with a Dunedin team, as they have not yet forgotten the lively time of it they had together at Ellerslie some years ago. There has been a great revival of public interest in athletic sports of all kinds of late.

"Staying" Povtjsr.— lt will be intere&tin<> lo athletes, and to all -who value the power of physical enduinncf. (o know tbnfc at " Home" and in the sibter eolonics an at fide lias of late years oomc into general use, uhioh is very strongly recommended as being an exceedingly plensant beverage, and which yet imparts, in an unusually large degree, what is expressively termed " staying power " — in other words, nufermienb and strength. We refer to Ca<i~ fury's " Cocoa EBeonce," *