OUT DOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 2, Issue 39, 11 June 1881, Page 426

OUT DOOR SPORTS

— Hookey's Scotch cap did not bring its usual luck with it last Saturday. Perhaps it wanted a tail. — Tom Sibbin played well at North Shore last Saturday. — A football match between the Auckland and North Shore Clubs tukes place at North Shore next Saturday, — Whiteside was greatly missed by Ponsonby last Saturday. — The backs in the North Shore football match had a very cold and quiet time of it. — Carter is in good form this season, and made a good run last Saturday for the Auokland. — Charley White is undoubtedly the best player for the Grafton. — Houston issued a challenge to John Hendry on Monday to. walk one or two miles for £50. — Ponsonby played two men short last Saturday. — Grafton got a rather easy beating from Auckland in the football match last Saturday. — It has been said that the match at North Shore last Satiu-day was really Footballers v. "Wind. — Berry astonished some of the big men at the North Shore by his agility. — Sims played a good forward game for North Shore last Saturday. He is improving, but has aeqiiired a bad habit of playing off-side. — The roughness of the ground, and the high wind at North Shore, prevented Arneil and Macky from exhibiting their dribbling abilities. — In the match "over the water" on Saturday, the North Shore team average about 12st against Ponsonby's 9st 61bs» — Dan Lynch secured the bat in the West End first eleven, with an average of over 42 ; he also secured the ball for bowling with an average of 4—2.

The All-England Cricketing Eleven play at Auckland on November 2-ith, 25th, and 26th. —The first eleven of the West End C.C. played fourteen matches during- the past season, and the second eleven played twenty-five. —The boat-racing excitement has cooled down now, and it is very improbable indeed that any lurther races will take place till next season. — Ponsonby and Grafton Football Clubs play a match in the Metropolitan ground, at the rear of Government House, next Saturday. —Jim Braund played well last Saturday, and he should make a valuable addition to the Ponsonby Football Club. — Bob Woods received the prize bat, and Will Wallace the hat, for batting and bowling respectvely in the second eleven West End C. C. at the reunion on Tuesday night. — That was a pretty piece of play on McGechie's part last Saturday, but I would not recommend him to try it again. It appears to be rather a mean way to score. —The Auckland Football Club have acquired a good man in Pearson. He shaped well in the match against Grafton. —Henderson did not play so well as usual at the North Shore on Saturday. —How gracefully and frequently Charlie Burgess measured his length on the green sward last Saturday. — Lynch kicked a good goal for Auckland last Saturday, but ho did not succeed so Tell in the second attempt. — At a recent outing in connection with the Nimrod Pishing Club, Sydney.the afternoon's haul consisted of 4-13 schnappers and 222 leather-jackets. Better sport than that can be had at Rangitoto Eeef . — Forder was to the fore with plenty of advice in the match at North Shore last Saturday, It is a pity that he does not use his pipe-shanks more, and give his tongue a rest. — It has been suggested that arrangements should be made to piny a combined New Zealand cricket team against the All England Eleven which is expected in this Colony about four months hence. The proposition is certainly a good one, and I would recommend it to the consideration of those interested. — A. Murdoch tops the list of batting averages of the Australian Eleven with 25.15 for 105 innings. His highest score was 153, made against the All-England Eleven. A. Bannerman comes next, with an average of 19.43 for G8 innings. Spofforth takes first bowling average, with 5.3 runs per wicket; Palmer next, with 6.1 runs per wicket. Spoilorth bowled 12,313 ballsPalmer, 11,720. —It is very probable that efforts will be made shortly to establish a boating club in Auckland. The success which attended the sweepstakes sailing races during the past season gives good ground for believing that it would be well supported. The proposal is to organise it on the same principle as a yacht club (I do not mean the somnolent Auckland Yacht Club), and carry out a series of races from time to time. Act.cox.