OUT DOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 2, Issue 28, 26 March 1881, Page 296

OUT DOOR SPORTS

—The Auckland Club put together the respectable total of 192 in the match, against Parnell. — W. Lankham took five Carlton wickets last Saturday. His bowling was very good indeed. — 11. Woods (not out) 23, was the Lest score in the McArthur and Clark match.. — Nicholls put together 36 last Saturday by some flue all round play. — Murdoch, Spoflbrth, and Bonnor arc going to reside in Melbourne. — Isaac made a line score of 26 at Mangere last Saturday. — What will the re-organised Excelsior Cricket Club do without Colgan's bowling 'i — Houston was let in too easily in the three mile walking match at the Friendly Societies' Sports. — It is a melancholy fact that six of the "United men were caught out last Saturday. — The Auckland Rowing Club's trial fours contests have been postponed till to-morrow (Saturday). — The model yacht race at the Pon.sonby Regatta will, it is said, attract at least forty entries. — The Archery matches at Vauxhall will be completed to-morrow (Saturday). — The West End and Carlton Clubs arc expected to play ii match on Saturday afternoon. — Mowbray made 3S, and Spencer 21 in the Queen's Redoubt and Paparata match. — It is said that Alf. Warbrick will sail the Eunice at the Ponsonby Eegatta. —The match between the Auckland and Onehunga Cricket Clubs will probably take place on Saturday. — The open sailing boat " Terror," which defeated the "Madge" at Tuurauga, last week, was built by Josh Reynolds. — Wallace bowled well for the West End second eleven lust Saturday, taking six wickets in one innings. He is a comparatively new member of the club. — No less than eight catches were made by the Otahuhu team in their match against the Auckland Club last week. — William Walters vanquished George Chillingworth in a GOO yards run for £100 at Lillie Bridge, London, recently. The time was 1 minute 20 seconds. — The Mangere team is making wonderful improvement. The score in the first innings lost week was 75, and of these T. Henwood made 38, and Taylor 17. — liobinson's score last Saturday was 29, and Dulgliesh, Bindon, and Arneil, in the same match, made 25, 23, and 18 respectively. — The match between the employes in Portei's and Morrin's ironmongery warehouses does not take place till to-morrow (Saturday). — The second elevens of the United and West End Cricket Clubs play their deciding match of the season on Saturday next, in the Domain. — The fourth match this season between the Auckland and Otahuhu Clubs was drawn. Otahuhu has won two of the matches, and both the others were drawn. — A match between Auckland West End second eleven and Helensville Cricket Clubs has been arranged for, and will be played on the ground of the latter team on 10th and 18th April. — The "Imp," built by Mr. C. Bailey, won two races at the Whangaroa Regatta. She was much too good for the northern boats. — A cricket match, between the Civil Service first eleven and the Otahuhu Club, will be played on the Domain ground to-morrow afternoon. — A rumour is current to the effect that Mr. Halsted intends to deck the " Hattie May " with canvas and enter her in the small yacht race at the Ponsonby Regatta. The report seems hardly worthy of credence. — My prediction that Misses Gledhill and MacKuy, and Messrs. J. McLeodand J. M. Geddis, would be amongst the highest scorers in the Vauxhall Archery Match, has, so far, been verified. — William Barron, the Cumberland poleleaper, died at Keswick recently. He was in his twentyfourth year, and had won no fewer than thirty-five first class prizes. His best jump was 10 feet 8 inches. The match between Auckland and Parnell resulted in a draw in favour of the former. No less than six of the Auckland team were caught out, and this is a fact of which they may well feel ashamed. Fancy the number of chances there must have been. In the match between the second eleven West End and Mangere Cricket Clubs, at Mangere, on Saturday, Greville secured two splendid catches at point. He had, however, to measure his length on the ground to get one of them. — The open sailing boat "Imp" is coming down from Kussell to compete in the second-class race at the approaching Ponsonby Regatta. It is the intention of her owners to have her raised several inches, and she will thus be enabled to race without the assistance of wash boards. ' The sixteen feet open sailing boat, built by Mr. Waymouth to the order of several Ponsonby gentlemen, and which is to compete at the forthcoming regatta in connection with the western suburb, has been out for several trials in the harbour. She is a fast boat, and should prove a dangerous opponent. Sam Goodman walked exceedingly well in the three mile contest at the Societies' Sports. He is only an undersized boy, but he showed a power of endurance and a pace that was really astonishing- at his age. A coiiple of years training should .place him in the front rank of local peds. The partial failure of the Friendly Societies' Sports was due in a large measure to the beggarly prizes offered. Athletes do not find it a paying spec to go into heavy training for several weeks on the doubtful chance of winning a couple of pounds, a meerschaum pipe, or some equally valuable article. The defeat of the crack open sailing boat "Madge" by the "Terror" at Tauranga was attributed to the peculiarly flukiness of that harbour, the wind never being steady and coming in puffs frequently. At times there, one boat is going along with a whole sail breeze, while another only a few yards distant is actually becalmed. The sixteen feet sailing boat built by Mr. Carr to compete at the Ponsonby Regatta, has been out for several spins in the harbour, and she has not disappointed the expectations of those who believed she would be a fast boat. The race in which she competes will be unusually well contested this year. Swailes, my boy, you had better look to your laurels. — Davie Talbot made two splendid catches at long field in the Warehouse match on Saturday. Bob Woods played a capital innings of 23 (not out). Joe Rees astonished himself and everyone else by catching a ball with his left hand while fielding at point. The chief feature of the first innings of the Warehouse Cricket match was the small scores made, viz., Clark's, 18; McArthur's, 36. Joe Macky has still some of his old form left in him, as he put together 15 runs by good play on Saturday. The fielding of Mitchell at long-stop was very good.

— x small yacht, now being built by Hewscnr and Melville for Mr. Augelo, is expected to compete in the three-ton race at the Ponsonby Regatta. It is just possible that she will be over the prescribed measurement ; and this is another argument in favour of my contention that the race should have been for boatsunder four tons. — Mumford promises to be a formidable antagonist in the competition for the hat presented by Mr. Sharland to the highest average batsman during the season. He followed up his good score at the Thamesby a neat 41 in the match between the United and Carl ton last Saturday. His batting was good, and he made several splendid drives along the ground to on and off sides for four each. — The Parnell Cricket Club dropped in for another defeat last Saturday, and I was not surprised at it. The members need expect nothing better while they retain their present captain, who is hardly the man I should consider fit for the post. It might be information to some people to know that he is related to the-would-be celebrated A. A., who so often figures at lowclass concerts. Cricketers would not wonder at the many defeats Parnell has had if they knew that this follow, his brother, and a friend everlastingly handle the leather, and give an average of four or five runs toeach ball. When remonstrated with, they are too conceited to admit the mistake. The club has been in existence about four years, and never before had such beatings as recently. They have a good average eleven, and every man is able to take his turn at the bowling, compared with a bowler of more form, but is never allowed to try. When the game is lost, then the captain, Brook, too conceited to think it was really his own fault, goes oil. It is a pity that Parnell ever lost the cricketer that frequently led the Club to victory ; I refer to Captain Stalworthy. It is to be hoped that some good cricketer — say Yates for instance— will take the club in hand, and I venture to say they will find some good talent.