OUT DOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 64, 3 December 1881, Page 182

OUT DOOR SPORTS

— Auckland gave West End a leather-hunting on Saturday, scoring 183 runs. — The United and West End match was drawn in favour of the former. — C. MocCormick scored 51. runs for the United on Saturday by really good play. — Tcstro was splendidly thrown out on Saturday by Isaac. — Six of the United- men were caught out in Saturday's match. — Cnrr has completed a number of the canoes for the Rob Roy Club. —Master Clayton has had a new sixteen-feefc boat built by Waymouth. — A sailing match lias been arranged between Percy's Foam and Leßoy's Lily. • — Canavan took six Gordon wickets. He bowls very well. — A Saturday afternoon sweepstakes sailing race for twenty-feet boats, is said to be on the tapis. —The single cricketers of Hamilton gave the married ones a very bad beating on Saturday. — The Alpha and Oneliunga second eleven match resulted in a tie, the score on each side being 3i. — H. Wynyard van up a score of 67 against the Auckland Second Eleven. — Donovan put together 39 for Onehunga last Saturday. — W. Mulgan and D. Sutherland bowled remarkably well for Onehunga on Saturday. —Charlie Rowe, alter playing deadly and making -A runs, was run out by Boiirko. Never mind, Charley ! — The Tauranga cricketers leave for Auckland on December 9th in the Gleuelg. Matches will probably be played against several local clubs. — The Ponsonby trial fours contest was postponed from last week till to-morrow, owing to several members of the various crews being absent.^ — The dingy race between Hewson and E. Bailey resulted, as was expected, in a victory for the former. Bailey isn't strong enough for his opponent. — Lynch and Arneil could do nothing against the United hatting. They were both driven to all parts of the field. — Gardner was rough on the "West End bowling on Saturday, and did extensive slogging. He was caught out by King after scoring 49. —A crew, consisting of inmates oh' the Auckland Hospital, are about to challenge the North Shore Rowing Club to a trial of strength in the Waitemata. ■ — Matthews, who built the Queenie, lias commenced the construction of another twenty-feet sailing boat, which he expects to have finished iii time for the next Auckland Regatta. — Perrott intends to sell the little Tnip with her new sails, etc. The price is £35, and as the bont is well found, safe, and strongly built, he should have no difficulty in getting it. — A running match for £10 a side bet ween M. Monnock and Barchard has been arranged to take place in a fortnight. Betting is pretty even, and all odds on Barchard are taken up. — A sportsman suggests that the North Shore Rowing Club shed and material should be handed over to the ladies who would make it a club worthy of the district. — Hartnett , a new man, a- " bloated Government cuss," is spoken of as "good goods" for the A. A.C. quarter-mile and thousand yards handicaps. We scent another "Wynne (not win). — The three Sibbins' never took so much pains with their training as they have this time, one reason being the lenient way they have bean treated by the liaudicappers. —Poor Charlie White, the hundieappers have been very cruel to you. It is a farce to ask you to srive J. M. and T. Sibbin start in sprints. If Charlie does get liis shoulder in on the tape, no one will deny he has " worked his passage." — The boat built by Mr Bailey for the skipper of the Argyle, turned out'to be a dead 'failure. Crawford says she could not pull at all. Mr Munro is now completing another for the same purpose. "We hope he will make a better job of it. - -Kinder has a big show in the quarter-mile race on Saturday, with seven yards start. Report says that he has done a quarter-mile in 53 seconds. Quick time ! He is in heavy training. Browne (entered for the quarter and 100 yards race) does not intend competing, having been entered by mistake. —The Amateur Athletic Club's tenth bi-annual •carnival of sports takes place to-morrow (Saturday) on the cricket ground in the Domain. The entries being large, and nearly all having accepted their handicaps, good fields and keen contests are sure to be the order of the day. —Mr 1?. H. Lewisson's gift to the Athletic Club, a really handsome vase, was on view in the window of Robinson's last week and attracted great attention. It is the trophy to be won by the man who succeeds in securing most points in the cup handicap 100, 200, and 300 yards. — Hooky Davy says he can win the A.A.A.C., Cup easily. He put Bert Cooke through a sneezer at Gisborne, and knocked " seven bells" out of Montie Severn in the Domain the other morning. In fact, cither Harry's speed or his blow has quite paralysed the betting. Joking apart, Davy is in very light and should be very near the tape at the finish. - -Mr Michael Gallagher has stood like the white man ho is, to the promise made last year to the Athletic Club. He has given both first and second prizes for the maiden race on Saturday, and as both are valuable trophies, a cup and a medal, the struggle is sure to be hard between the two-year-olds. What a pity there are not a few more men in Auckland with the sporting spirit and liberality of Mr Gallagher.