OUT DOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 2, Issue 50, 3 September 1881, Page 596

OUT DOOR SPORTS

— Ryan secured a goal for Grafton from a splendid place kick last Saturday. — Newell and Joughin obtained tries for Grafton iv the match against Auckland. — A Cousins got a touchdoAvn for Newmarket last Saturday, but the attempt at goal was a failure. — A match for a iioav football in on the tains between West End and Parnell Cubs. — Tucker's runs .vere remarkably good last Saturday. — Parnell and Grafton Avere well represented in the Newton team last Saturday. — Whiteside got a touch for West End by a good run. — Sharkey Murray scored a touch last Saturday, but the effort was so great that he "busted" the ball. — Houston Avas of great assistance to Newton on Saturday. He is an excellent forward, and collars well. — NcAvmarket defeated the Parnell Grammar School in a football match last Saturday by two points to nil. — D. Ryan plays far better as quarter than as whole back. He is' developing speed, and fends fairly. — J. NoAvel and Spencer did a lot of Avork for Grafton on Saturday, the former getting a try. ■ — Joughin played hard and scored the second try for Grafton. I ■ — Coleman played avcll for Aucklaiid, being always on the ball. — Grafton beat Auckland by a goal and try (7 points) to nothing. — J. WhcAvell played back for his old club, Grafton, on Saturday. He kicked first-class considering the long spell he hay had. — I hear the Bank of New Zealand has challenged the combined banks to a football match. Percy Butler will be able to shine as back for the combined. — The youths of Tauranga, finding that they could not do anything against Katikati in the way of footballing, have commenced cricket practice. — I noticed the "Renegade" had the impudence to play in red stockings.on Saturday. This is adding insult to injury. — In the great public school cricket matches this year, Harrow has beaten Eton, and Eton got the best of Winchester. — A meeting of male school teachers is to be held on Saturday for the purpose of forming a cricket club. — Oxford has added yet. another to its list of inter-V arsity triumphs this year. The Oxford Rifle team beat the Cantabs by 89 points at Wimbleton. — For the sixth year in succession Lancashire has beaten Yorkshire at cricket, and it may also be mentioned that Sussex has again triumphed over Hampshire. — The West End team, strengthened by some of the best men from the Ponsonby Club, succeeded in beating Newton last Saturday by four points to nothing — The interprovincial match betAveen Canterbury and Otngo resulted, as had been expected, in a victory for the representatives of the Colonial land o' cakes. — Dan Lynch being the cricketer Avhose batting average for last season stood the highest, received the bat presented by Mr Charles Sharland last Wednesday evening. His average was -17 in 37 innings. — Truth says : " The cricketers of Kent are getting up a testimonial to their late captain, Lord Harris, whose departure from the county is generally regretted." — Football is becoming very popular in Auckland. The other night some youths were seen playing in the Domain, penny dips stuck in bottles serving as goal posts. - — M. Monnock, avlio played Avith West End against Newton, is a footballer of promise. He is very smart on his legs, and, besides being able to collar well, kicks fairly. • — The annual cricket match betAveen the Charterhouse School and Marylebone Club first elevens resulted in an absurdly easy victory for the latter, who won by 237 against 31. —On Saturday, June Oth, Mr Eade backed Ins celebrated retriever, Now Then, to swim from the Suspension Bridge at Chelsea to London Bridge in two hours. The animal accomplished the distance in one hour five minutes nineteen seconds. — The Queensland Cricket Association has resolved that it is unable to arrange for a visit of the English team upon the terms proposed by Mr Conway ; but, at the same time, it is willing to do all iv its power to assist the team if they come on their own responsibility. ■ — Dan Lynch' s departure for Reefton Avill be greatly regretted. Besides being one of our best cricketers, he was expected to shine as an oarsman during the coining season, and the Ponsonby Rowing Club looked upon him as one of the members of their senior crew for the next Auckland Regatta. — The lirst meeting of the iicav coursing club is to be held at the end of September. Mick Gallagher, who has been appointed secretary and treasurer, has presented a silver cup, valued at £5, which, with £20 iv money, will he tho first prize. A second prize of £15, third of £10, and fourth of £5, will also be given. — Tlie Domain Cricket Ground is being rolled and put iv order for the approaching season. This work has not been undertaken a day too soon, as there will be scarcely suflicient time for the necessary top-dressing. The heavy rains of the last fortnight will, however, assist very considerably in the preparation of the ground. — A queer wager Avas recently made among Berlin sportsmen, the question in point being as to how long a rider could sit on a horse standing still without falling asleep. Lieutenant Von S., a well-known sports, man, made a bet that he would keep awake twenty-fours on one and the same horse, standing at his crib in the stable— and he avou it. — The annual cricket match betAveen the Gentlemen and Players of Englard was won easily by the former. The sides wore :— Gentlemen : A. H. Evans, W. G. Grace, A. N. Hornby, C. F. Leslie, A. P. Lucas, Hon. A. Lyttelton, W. H. Patterson, F. Perm, A. G. Steel, C. T. Studd, and A. H. Trevor. Players : Barlow, Barnes, Bates, Emmet, Lockwood, Midwinter, Morley, Peate, Pining, Selby, and Ulyett. — How arc the mighty fallen. Until a season ago the Auckland Football Club had|oecupied the premier position for many years, no club being strong enough to wrest it from them. Ponsonby tried very hard, but were never successful until last year. This year North Shore is premier club, never having been beaten. Ponsonby comes in for second honours, having suffered defeat only once during the season. Grafton takes third, and Auckland "last" place.