OUT DOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 58, 22 October 1881, Page 84

OUT DOOR SPORTS

— The Pastime had a spin round last Saturday. — Harrison has sent those batswings to Napier. — Henderson was doing sculling practice last Saturday afternoon. — A Rob-Roy Canoe Club has been formed in Auckland, with Mr F. Shaw as captain. — Some of the young ladies of Kawakawa are going hi for cricket. — The Gordon mean to do something this year, judging from their practices. - The Dargavillians are anxious to try conclusions with some of the crack Auckland peds. — The Queenie was built on one of Ratcliffe's models. — It is improbable that an Auckland cricketing team will go South this season. — The Zip has been raised a plank, and. this should improve her sailing. — The English cricketers are not expected to play in Auckland before next January. — -The Hattie May is to be done up for the season by Waymouth. — Lankham, junr., played steadily for his eight runs. —The Saturday Recreation Club commences its season the first week iv November. — W. Holmes has launched the Devonport at the Nort Shore. — The North Shore and Devonport Cricket Clubs have decided upou amalgamating. — The Victoria Cricket Association refused to accept a trophy from the Burke Whiskey Company. — The Auckland Cricket Club's alphabetical match did not take place on Saturday owing to the rain. — Cups for competition have been presented to the North Shore Regatta Committee by the Obsehver, Herald, and Star offices. —Young Bettany has launched a twelve-foot centre-board sailing boat. She sails fairly, but is decidedly amateur built. — Nothing further has been arranged in reference to the race between the Eunice and Hattie May, and it is said to have faljen through. — " Tiger " thinks he must be getting old or something, when Jimmy and the Oracle can put him through as they do. Nunqunm monor, " Tiger." — Thirteen feet sailing boats are very plentiful this season, and the Olive, which was the crack last year, will have to look to her laurels. — A scratch match will take place between the Henderson's Mill and Whnu Cricket Clubs on Saturday next. — The failure of the boating procession last Saturday owing to the heavy rain, caused considerable disappointment, as a large turn out had be anticipated. — Auckland and Ponsonby Rowing Clubs will each send a junior and senior crews to compete at the approaching North Shore Regatta. — Flushed with victory over Corwell, the Austrians now propose to send a crew to England to vanquish her crack amateur oarsmen. — Ponsonby had a junior and senior crew, and also a pair-oar, out last Saturday. The muster at the shed was good. — Fred. Cramond has purchased the new twenty feet open sailing boat built by Matthews, who sailed the Hattie May last year. The price was £30. — The open sailing boat Observer is to be entered for the twenty-foot race at the approaching North Shore Regatta. —The hatred which Woods and Banfield showed to each other all through last season, came to blows on Saturday last. — Mitchell and Arneil tried .to uphold the honour of the West End Club by stopping 1 that disgraceful scene which occurred in the pavilion on Saturday last. —I think it would be well to appoint a committee to enquire into that affray, and expel the party who caused it, or else put him in a lower position than he now holds. — A walking match between Wills and Welch, for £50, was to have been arranged on Tuesday evening, but ownig to the non-apearance of Willis the matter is adjourned till next week. — There is some talk of increasing the first prize in the champion schooner race at the next regatta to £200, and making the course round the Watchman oft' Cape Colville. — At a meeting at Lynch's hotel, Dargaville, to arrange the pichininaries for the athlecfcic sports on Boxing Day, Messrs. Lynch and Cottslow headed the subscription list with £15 each. — Judging from the box the Aucklanders have bought, they are going to put all the other teams through ; and there will be room in that box to put all the oposing men that they kill inside. — Messrs. Aitken and Kissling have sold the yacht Daphne to a gentleman at Fiji, and have purchased Logan's new boat. The price, including the fitting up, is £350. —At a scratch match of cricket, played on Saturday 15th between the Kauaerang eleven, W. May scored 22 runs. The former won the match by 20 runs. — The new honorary treasurer of the A.A.C. is working zealously in calling up hack subscriptions. He is the right .man in the right place. — "Hookey" D:ivy is back in town. He is going to take his running gear on the road with him, and train at any and every stopping place. Bravo Hooks-Hooks ! It is reported that Al. Cotter intends to sport silk once more at the December sports. We hope this is so, and believe he could still make some of the "boys" go, even if he went from the mark. — Walter Jones will have the Maud (late Flora) in the water next Saturday. Since last year her new owner has made almost a new craft of her, and she will do his handicraft credit anywhere. — Matthews launched his new boat Q.ueenie last Saturday. She is carver built, and a fine looking boat. Her sail, which is very large, was made by Tommy Carlaw. — The Alphabetical match between the members of the Auckland Club was commenced last Saturday, but rain subsequently rendered a postponement till next Saturday necessary. — The Sanderson Brothers have put the Zulu in clipping order for the approaching season. When long Frank has his yachting costume on he don't look unlike a Zulu himself. What do you think ? — Spry intends to go striglit for the big cup, and, as he will he stationary in town this time, will very likely come out in the best possible form, unless, as has before happened, he, overdoes his work and goes stale by the day.

— J. Khodes and Q-. McKay have purchased the open sailing boat Madge from Bigelow for £30. It will be reineinberd that the Madge was acknowledged to be the crack twenty-footer last season. —Tom Fernandez's new boat, which is slightly under twenty feet, has been taken up to Wood-street. She is very shallow, and will require waah-strakes in a sea. Fred Edmonds planked her, and she was flninished by Dinny Rutledge. — Jack Dunnett was awfully disgusted at not getting a show out in the gig last Saturday. The Ponsonby Rowing Club are going to have a boat built specially for John, as none of those at present in stock are long enough to hold him. Now we've " Doneit !" — " Nipper " Sibbin has started his preparation for the A.A.C. Sports. He has improved consistently since his first race as a two year old, and will run a good hor — we mean man — this year. Good luck to- you, " Nip ;" no one could win whose victory would be more popular. — The Otago Sowing Club expended £70 in the purchase of a racing boat, which was imported from England. It is said to be of the first-class build, and differs from the others in being slightly flattened on the bottom, whereby it is rendered safer, and greater speed is also attained. ■ — The programme of the Northern Wairoa Regatta, to be held on January 2 and 3, 1882, at Maungawhare, includes a champion scullers' race, for which it is intended to offer a large prize. It is said that George and Albert White, Hearn, and one or two Australian scullers will probably be included amongst the competitors. — The Secretary of the Civil Service Cricket Club complains that the property of his club is constantly being stolen from the pavilion. A prominent member of another club was found wearing a leg-guard branded with the club's mark, and three balls were missed in one week. The trustees should look into this peculiarly unpleasant matter. — Cramoncl's new boat Queenie, which is said to be the best baten carver-built in Auckland, is to be entered for the 20-foot race at the North Shore Regatta. It would be difficult to say whether the expectations of her builder will be realised, but she will have to improve upon last Sunday's performances if she is to beat the Madge. Some more lead — notwithstanding the 14 cwt. — would not do her any harm. The members of the Amateur Athletic Club are bestirring themselves, and commencing to train for the sports to be held on the 3rd December. Many of them can be seen any fine morning doing hard walking exercise, preparitory to the more serious business in the Domain, which should be commenced in a week or so by those who wish to get really fit. — The question now agitatiug the minds of our athletic aspirants is does Mrs Hampson allow pedestrianism ? As the chaps " want to know, you know" if Billy Baker would go for anything this journey, it would make such a big difference in the betting you see, if he did. Let us know Billy, for " with all your faults we love you still."