OTHER SPORTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LII, Issue 187, 11 September 1909, Page 5

OTHER SPORTS.

(By "Argus.") A match has been niTiinged to In played by the Australians against Mr S. H. Coelirane'*. Eleven at llray on September 16, 1", and 18, which will be the final game of the tour. The Knglibh county cricket champion ship figures show: Kent, 1G wins, '2 lo.v«es, percentage 77.77; Lancashire, .") •">■") peicentiige, Yoikshire, 50; Kus sex. 10; Surrey, .'J!U3. Then follow Middlesex, Northants, Hampshire. Worcester, Notts, Somerset. Warwick. Leicester, Ks»s»ex, Deibybhue, aiul («l<Ml<-csti'i ' A fast -"H) miles unpaccd cycle rosid ridi» lias just been accomplished by H (Jreen, one of England** crack ro;i<l riders. Green rode the "oO" in 2h. lm. 25.. which is some five minute better thnn tlio previous world's record. Green rode a machine fitted with n three-speed g_enr, the variations being 11">. 91, and 72 inches, the total weight of tk" cycle being 2(i{ Ih Green coutiuuvd ou for the "100" record, but

could do no better than Ih. ."in , a long way slower than hii own work ol 4h. 3Gm. 225. He had tho ussibtanco: of a slight fa\ourai)le wind. The Tour de Fiance, which had just started when the last English files lelt. is a cycle lace which has no pai.dlel in the colonies I'oughh it is a oomph lo circuit ot F'anee and < \i« nds to a 'tntle os or 2800 mile- Tins distance is not tiawrscd sti night aw.ts, but is div ided into fouitcen st.i"c- -o that n lest can be obtained. Tin longest >tnge i-, about 2'i() miles and the .shortest about KSO nide,, and the race lasts a month The ton n- tiaielied en toiiti seize the event as an occasion foi a geneial holiday, and fete the riders in a liberal manlier Last year the event was won by I'otit-Bretou, after a <los

penile finish on the Into des I'linces track, fioin Fabcrand l'asseiien. Tin \eur 100 i ider« stinted liom I'aris lot ihe fiist stage ol the l»< <■ through to Uoubaix. a distance ot lfi'l miles.

The last American mail brought news of two suipiises :n the boxing arena "Battling" Nelson was outpointed m e\oi\ lound of ,i si N -i,,.||.d bout, whore

'!<» decisions were gnen. b\ A. Wolgasl, a Miluiiiikcc lad. Nelson opened the contest with his Usual boiililll t.ic'ic_>, but the Milwaukee lad's loft met him in the law w ith miei ring pi< ( isioii In fact, throughout th-- six loundWolgast's left pimed the champions undoing. Nelson, it is tiu«>, b.-is ;ilwavs boon known ay n lunji distance Soxer, but the display he gave rill the occasion referred to is tal<«>ii to be :i sign that his old-time skill i> on the wane. The mere fact of Nelson match ing himsolt against a tough lad like Wolgast w emisid<'ied bad management in view of the champion's retirement in the • " future.

The oilier MirnriM' was tho hot .ii'd furious six rounds between < >'imi I.aii'C ford, the rhaininoii ot Knglund. ciid

"Kloncllke" llavnes, a coloured boxer from Chicago which ('ink pl.'ic ' a I'ltt-burg on .lul\ 1) At the end ni tho fourth lmind !,.innlonl, who ii; 'I received a hot blon on the );n\ . wiis in i bad wav, but lie recuperated woncle'f nil v in the interval. :>nd in < In- fifth put his opponent <\n the boards twice It was a nevdoc ision c-.mie-t.

Sir Thomas I/ipton's Shamrock, and Mr. M. B. Kennedy's White Heather, sit the regatta of the llosal Temple Yacht Club on J'llv l-~>. engaged in one )f the keenest: rar <>s the pail bn\ o c \cr ■>niled. In it good l>i<.>/..- and smooth water. Sliamiock led all 1 In- v>:\\ but ho oiilv had 20 cc t'> spaie fici'ii bit tival at the finish Hoth vessels <.n-

ied full light-we:>tl>c i (;un.is. ,md iit

'he start Shainiock }M>t inviu with tho lead b\ Fouic KKoc. 'I lies h;id !> eli"«' lianl to the iirst marU. where Sham-

[cm k was a bare Icn/l!) ;ih»'il'l The iie\t log wa.s a hroud i each at the end >f which Shainiock |( (1 i.\ 17s,ec. The end of i thr.ish to complete the t'lst round s ; ,\\ $liamio<k

I3sec. ahead. In the second round the latter opened out a leail ol lOsec. to the first mark, but over the rest nt ■he course White He.it her icdmed tln> gap. A couple of (Im\s later at the Royal Cinque Torts Y.icht Club Regatta, Shamrock again finished abe.ul oi White Heather. Tho latter, however, secured the prize as the result oi !i protest against Shamrock. London Sporting Lile rclcrring t<» "Snowy" Baker's position as a declared professional bo\er and nn amateur footballer, makes the following remarks: — "So Baker remain*, an amateur footballer. Whether, however, tho matter will linallv re-t here is not so certain. As tar as Baker is concerned, it is not likely tltat further action will bo taken, but on the general

line ot policy it is possible that a move may be niadv to secure a clearer definition of the position tor the future. It certainly is quite in accord with the views of the piincipul loot ball associations and unions oi th«> world that the matter of a man's amateur status is decided solely by his action in rcgan! lo that particular vjmrt, ami that the question as to his still iih outside of football doe* nof enter into calmta tion. But. while this may be good enough ior pnrelv I<«m! sport, it w 1) hardly sill I ice tor international contests. Suppose Baker wa<. coiindered class enough to be selected upon a representative Hugby team for tho Olympic f James, vhixi would the potion be? That is where the international nniateur definition would come in. "'' could not. for instance, contemplate with equanimity the spectacle ol in Olympic football 'amateur' hoviii': Sam Landlord, or miming Postlo for the prolossional sprint ch.tmpion.slni' Hut so long as there is no hard-nnd-tast delinilion ior the Olympic (James their remains the possibility ol such a contretemps, mid tho case of 'Shown Maker should serve as a wannrt<; bc;i-