FIXTURES.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 347, 1 August 1885, Page 22

FIXTURES.

FOOTS AIL.— SENIOB CUP MATCHES. August I— Grafton v North Shore, Ponsonby v Gordon, Albert v Newton August 8. — Gordon v Auckland, Alberb v North Shore, Graffcon v Ponsonby August 15. — Auckland v Graf ton, Albert v Ponsonby, Newton v North Shore August 22.— Club Ties. IITTEEPKOVINCIAL FOOTBALL HATCHES. August 29. — Ofcago v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. JUNIOR CUP MATCHES. August 1. — Auckland v. Albert, Athletic v. Victoria, Home Bay v. Waifceniata, Ponsonby v. Graffcon, Arawa v. Gordon, Manukau v. Newton.

The football season of ISBS will soon be a thing of the past. It is improbable that there will be a Whau Regatta this year. • Charlie Mitchell, the English pugilist intends visiting Australia. The Ponsonby Club had its banner on the Cricket Ground on Saturday. Ponsonby had another easy victory on Saturday, defeating the Newton by 12 points to nil. The employees of Messrs McArthur and Co. won their match with a team from Macky, Logan, Steen and Co. by six points to two. The Home Football Association according to a cablegram, invites colonial football teams to England — providing they bring £3,000 in their bunkers. The Grafton Second scored another win on Saturday, defeating the unfortunate Gfordon, ■who, by the way, have not as yet won a match, by the enormous score of 24 points to nil. Teemer won the New Orleans regatta from fourteen starters, which included Gaudaur, Lee, Peterson, Hosnier, Plaidsted, and others. The Riverton people express great satisfaction over Harrington's recent victories in Sydney, and it is probable that he will be given another opportunity of meeting Hearn for £100 a-side and the championship. T. O'Loughlin, the Brunner ped, offers to run or jump any man on the "West Coast for £100 a-side. He is prepared to make a match, to run from 50yds to 10 miles. Mr Eobert Sutton, of Victoria, offers to stake £500 against another £500, or less if desired, that no ' shootist ' in Australia can kill thirty-eight pigeons out of fifty at thirty yards. The Senior matches for this afternoon are: — Ponsonby v. Gordon, Newton v. Albert, Grafton v. North Shore. The first-named, in each instance, should have little difficulty in winning. The interprovincial footballmatch between "Wellington and Canterbury on Saturday, was played during a dense fog, Fog-horns will be the next novelty introduced into the national pastime. The Ponsonby Juniors complain of the rough treatment they received from a few individual members of the Auckland Second. They intend bringing the matter under the notice of the Association. This week's cablegrams informs us that an Oxford University crew have succeeded in crossing the Channel from Dover to Calais. Whether it was in a Deal skiff or an outrigger we are left to conjecture. W. N. Eoe, who in 18S1 made the biggest score on record (415, not out), has again been busy with the bat. In a village match he scored 11 1 out of 127 in seventy minutes— a remarkably fast rate of getting runs. \ The Auckland- Albert match resulted, as anticipated, in a win for the black and whites by four points to love. E. Roche and J. McDermott were successful in obtaining ' tries, but the place kicks were failures. The Gordon journeyed to Devonport on Saturday afternoon, and came off victors by i fifteen points to nil M. Webster, Wood and Meldrum crossed the line, and P. Clayton successfully sent the leather in each instance over the stick. Eeany, it seems, met his match in Fagan, and won the contest on Monday, to use a racy expression, 'just by a nose.' The local man is dissatisfied with the result, and probably before the expiration of a few days another match will be arranged. The Junior matches for the afternoon are as follows:— Auckland v. Albert (outer Domain), Athletic v. "Victoria (Devonport), jHome Bay v. Waiteinata (Home Bay), Ponsonby v. Grafton (Domain), Arawa v. Gordon (Domain), Manukau v. Newton (Onehunga). _A£ a meeting of the Committee of the Wellnigton Bowing Club on July 16, 26

members were elected, bringing the number up to nearly 60. Mr James Stewart, the captain, was instructed to arrange for the purchase of a suitable site, and it was also decided that Messrs T. W. Eapely and Eoland W. Sinclair should endeavour to j procure two new fours and two new pairs. The 50 mile walking match between Scott (Dunedin) and Hancock (England) took place at Dunedin on Monday and resulted in a victory for the English champion. The time occupied in completing the distance was eight hours. Eichard K. Fox, of New York, offers a bigstake to cc rowed for, and the Eastern talk is that he will get Beach to enter. If Teetner can defeat Hanlan he may pay a visit to the colonies, with the hope of wresting the championship from Beach. It was intended by the Committee of the [ Otago Rugby Union, says a contemporary, to admit ladies free to witness the match ! between Wellington and Otago, but as the Caledonian Society would not agree to this, the idea had to be abandoned. The action of the Committee is severely commented upon. Waiteniata signally distinguished themselves on Saturday afternoon, beating the Victoria by 5 points to 2. The game was an even and stubbornly fought one from start to finish. Graham obtained a try for the visitors, from which Johnstone landed an unquestionable goal. Wynyard was the only scorer on the side of the local team, crossing the line after a short but clever run. The Victoria were agciin defeated on Saturday afternoon. They are gradually coming down. The Athletic and Auckland occupy second position, each having won eight matches; while the Arawa and Graf ton second are their closest attendants. There are several matches to be played over, and it is not likely that the ' Junior ' season will be brought to a termination before the end of October. The Manukau v. Home Bay match resulted in an easy win for the Onehunga team, the scores at" the call of time being 4 points (2 tries) to nil. Hunt for Manukau played a magnificent game, getting both tries. The shots at goal did not, however, add anything to the score. Home Bay introduced a novel feature into the game, running back no less than three times and forcing down when pressed on their goal line. This may be the way they play in their part of the world, but it 'aint football. — (Correspondent.) Mr Alfred Warbrick has just completed a splendid gig for the use of the tourists in crossing from "Wairoa to Eotomahana. She is a neat little craft, measures about 20 feet, and will answer admirably for the purpose for which she is intended. The same builder has also in hand the whaleboat My Queen, used by the Wairoa crew in the Auckland Champion Whaleboat Eace. Mr Warbrick is effecting several attractions in prospect of a North Shore regatta, and in the event of one eventuating, the Wairoa crew will compete. Two parties have already been interviewed with respect to whaleboats for the event on the 9th November, and it is more than probable that he will receive several ! orders from Mercury Bay. Thus the Wellington Post : — ' We believe it is not generally known that an Australian football team is to pay a visit to Great Britain towards the end of the present year. The players are to be selected from the Clubmen in New South Wales, Victoz-ia, and Queensland, and a Committee of four has been appointed to visit each of those Colonies and repoet as to the most suitable men. In order to increase the interest in the matches which will be played at Home, the team will include two or three aboriginals. The idea of sending a team to Great Britain originated in. Sydney, and -tKe Rugby Union in that city are making all arrangements in connection with the contemplated tour.' The Wellington Eepresentative Team of 1885 has met with most disastrous results, I first being beaten on the Caledonian ground at Dunedin, and last, but not least, by the Canterbury kickists on the Lancaster Park. No doubt the best team won in each match, and the only thing now remaining to be done is to convince Wellington of the fact. There is little prospect of the wanderers favouring us with a visit this season. Well, under the circumstances we could hardly expect one. It will take pur Wellington cousins some considerable time to recover consciousness. The following table should prove interesting to footballers, showing, as it does, how the clubs competing for the Association Cups stand : — SENIOE CLUBS.

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Name of Club Won. Lost. Drawn. P oints Ponsonby ... 8 1 0 63 Graf ton ... 5 1 2 34 Gordon ... 6 1 2 24 Newton ... 3 4 3 12 Auckland ... 3 5 2 14 Albert 17 1 4 North Shore... 1 8 0 10 JUNIOR CLUBS. Victoria ... 10 3 0 — Arawa ... 7 2 1 — Athletic ... 8 1 . 4 — Auckland ... 8 3 1 — Graf ton ... 7 5 1 — Newton ... 5 5 3 — Waitemata ... 5 2 3 — Ponsonby ... 4 5 3 — Home Bay ... 4 9 0 — Albert ... 3 8 2 — Manukau ... 4 9 0 — Gordon ... 0 13 0 —