OUTDOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 53, 17 September 1881, Page 4

OUTDOOR SPORTS

[Secretaries of Clubs and others who take an interest in out-door sports are cordially invited to furnish' particulars of any events which come within their knowledge. Special arrangements made with regular contributors.] — There is some talk of starting a Teachers 1 Rowing and Cricket Club. — Auckland Grammar School defeated St. Stephen's Maori School in a football match last Saturday. — Trickett won the Consolation Race at Toronto regatta, beating Hosmer and Gandour. — Laycock wants to row Rush again for £500 , a-side. — The next Auckland Amateur Athletic dub I sports will bo held in November. -Wallace Boss's new boat "W. J. Innes " weighs 191bs. —Wallace Boss has had a forfeit of £50, put up for a race with Hanltin, attached for debt. —The West End "boys" intend forming" a cricket club and calling it the Waverley. — There is some talk of a Banks and Warehouse match. This looks like old times. — Our fleet of twenty -feet open sailing boats will shortly be increased by a. little craft which Tom Fernandez is engaged.in building. — Rush and Power are to row over the Paramatta course for a stake of £300, Kush to lay £200 to — Ullyctt made 112 runs in the match between Yorkshire and Surrey this season. He played for the former club. — The fastest bicycling time on recori for one mile is 3imns Ssecs ; two miles, 6inins 28secs : twentyfive miles, lbr 25inins 25secs. ■ , .- — Mr Swanson was the highest average scorer in the Civil Service Cricket Club last season, having an average of 15 runs in 7 wickets and 9 innings. — Lognn intends to send his new yacht to Sydney in order to have her disposed of there. He should try to get her off here on the A.TJ. principle. — The first eleven of the Civil Service Cricket Club played 14 matches last season. They won 2, lost 11, and 1 wits drawn. — It is said that Trickett was thoroughly out out of form when he rowed in the regatta at Ottawa, on Dominion Day. — According to late American papers, Trickett and IJiley had signed articles to row three miles on Saratoga Lake late in August for £100 a-side. — It is more than likely that Mr A. P. Lucas, the crack English gentleman player, will be out here next cricket season. —The Asteroid, a pleasure yacht, 55 tons, owned and sailed by Mr Barlow, has arrived in Melbourne from England. — R. Edwards of Melbourne, and D. McDonald of the Clarence River, who are said to be the two best light weights in the colonies, were to have rowed this week in outriggers for £100 a-side. — The English cricketing team, wlu'ch is to visit the Australian colonies during the ensuing season, willembarkatLiverpoolto-day(l7th September). Several matches will be played by the team in Canada and the United States. — The open sailing boat Observer may claim the credit of having inaugurated the boatingseasou. She had her canvas on last Saturday, and went out for a spin. Ati excellent breeze was blowing, which enabled her to " show her heels " properly. — Darby Eyan kicked a clever goal from a try by " Captain Tom " in the match against Ponsonby second fifteen last Saturday. — The two Ponsonby backs, Whiteside and Braund, played in their usual good form, the former especially collaring grandly. — " Seaman " Biggs was dead beat before the game closed on Saturday. . — "STabby" Mears played well and made some smart runs. — The place-kicking of Ponsonby was lamentably weak. Braund, Whiteside, and Clayton all tried at easy goals and failed to score. The latter ought to make a good " place " from his style, and should practice before next season. — Mr C. E. White met with a slight accident previous to the football match on Saturday. The odour of crude ammonia was clearly perceptible all through the game. — Tom Whewoll kicked in almost his old form, his weakness is in collaring. It is a pity he does not play regulary. —Spencer played a remarkably good game for Bank of N. Z. His forward play was first-class. — Colbeck us captain of Bank of N". Z. team was a tower of strength to his side, though he showed want of exercise, being puffed at half-time. — The " bullion boys " could not succeed in scoring on Saturday, though each side did their utmost. A return match is talked of. — ~" The Doctor" says he will only go to Tauranga with our representative footballers if 'it is vary fine weather, he is so afraid of his poor dear tummity being disturbed. — The Banks match caused a lot of excitement on Saturday. Whewell's and Colbeck's pots at goal were nearly successful. — " Doctor " Taylor has started a new style of playing Rvigby Union. On Saturday he not only took the boll " off-side," but when collared "threw the ball on " a3 far as possible, and looked rather astonished when everybody laughed at him. — Tom Whewell as back on Saturday did a lot of hard work, getting his side out of difficulties time after time. — Spencer played the hardest game of any man in either team. He stopped Jack Webster frequently. — Whiteside for Ponsonby made several good - runs on Saturday, getting "behind" twice, bnt only scoring one try. — Lcckie for Grafton made two flying shots at goal, one going between the posts. — Charlie played a very " strong " game on Saturday. " Charley mow thinks his new style of. play is better than "fending." — The forwards of the Ponsonby second fifteen all play a hard game. They follow up well, bnt are rather inclined to get " off-side." — Abe Keesing, a promising faotballer, played a good game for Ponsonby last Saturday. He made some excellent runs. — Jack Webster's runs did not come off in the Bank match, although he made a lot of ground. Spencer watched him too closely and always brought him down. — Hookey Davy when on the road always takes his uniform with him in hopes of something turning np. He struck some football at Gisborne lately. He scored two tries and kicked a goal, I think football can be improved at Gisborne. ■• — Charters had a maul iii goal with Ryan la#t Saturday and got a touch. — Dalton made a good half -back in the Ponsonby and Grafton match, but he should run and collar more. , - — To-morrow Auckland plays ■ Tauranga at the . latter place. Tfee Auckland team leave for Tauranga this eveniug at 5 p.m., and wnXarrJU^ there about Ba.m. on Saturday morning; The match will be played in tho

afternoon, and the team leaving at 10 p.m. will get in about 8 p.m. on Sunday the steamer to call in at the Thames. The following are the names of the team chosen to represent Auckland : — Forwards : Bindon, Croxton, Burgess, McGechie, Macky, Biggs, Sims, O'Connor, Mearns. Quarter-backs : White and Henderson. Half -backs : Beale and Whiteside. Backs : T. Whewell and J. Webster. —Mick Gullagher will receive the result of the Tauranga match by an urgent wire. —Joe Warbrick, who kicked the goal for Wellington in the ihterprovincial match against Auckland, is one of the Tauranga team. — The Amateur Athletic Club held its fourth annual general meeting in the Thistle Hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr Bindon in the chair. There was a good attendance of members. The report and balance-sheet of last year's proceedings were read by the hon. sec, Mr-E. N. R. Forder, the former showing that the Club had held two most successful athletic meetings during the past year ; while the latter proved that the financial position was fairly satisfactory. The Club has spent no less than £157 on the two gatherings, and has still a credit balance of about £22. The president and vicepresident, Messrs Judge McDonald and E. K. Tyler, were re-elected as was also the hon. sec, Mr Forder, who has now been elected for the third year in succession. Mr H. Sibbin, treasurer, vice Mr J. P. Stodart, resigned, to whom a vote of thanks was passed for his long services. A strong committee was chosen, who will meet shortly and arrange a programme for the November sports.