OUT DOOR SPROTS

Observer, Volume 9, Issue 532, 2 March 1889, Page 13

OUT DOOR SPROTS

[By. Milo.]

NOTICE.

Short sketches of sporting or pleasure excursions will be welcome, and questions on all matters connected with sport will be gladly answered. Secretaries of all kinds of Clubs for the promotion of out-door sports will confer a favour by communicating- any items of interest connected with their sport, game, or pastime ; more especially with respect to coming events. — Hanlan, the oarsman, has gone to Tasmania to give exhibitions of sculling. — Cricketers see very little of Lusk lately, as lie is busy studying for his law exam. — Jack Burke, ' The Irish Lad.' has stated publicly his intention of retiring from the ring. — The Carter's Cup was won on Saturday last by W. Box, W. Bent being second and H. Menzies third. —Mr Logan, boatbuilder, of North Shore, has in hand a pretty little pair oar, which he is building for the Judge's Bay Eegatta. — Cricketers will regret to hear that Mr W. Murdoch, the well-known cricketer, is lying seriously ill in Melbourne from sunstroke. — At Queensland recently, (x. VVienike beat E. Brown in a hop, step and jump contest, clearing 41ft 7Hn to his opponents 41ft sin. — The Thames people do not intend learning the game of baseball after all. Poland, the prime mover, does not think much of it. — Mr Logan, of the Shore, is building a boat for the Bluff Harbour Board. She is a very strong, handy craft, and will ride out all weather. — The annual trial fives of the City Rowing Club are to be held on the afternoon of March 2nd. The prizes are to 'be handsome silver medals. — Jack Poland is training: quietly at the Thames in view of the forthcoming meeting of the A. A. and A.C. He is credited with doing ■some splendid trials. — Next Friday evening the members of the Swimmin? Club are to have a competition in the Freshwater Baths. Those who can spare the time should go and look on. — The Wanderers CC. are said to possess a rare old umpire, whose sons are also playing members. Of course the rare old one's decisions are none the less always impartial. —A match has been arranged between Harry Laing and Smith for <£50 aside and the boxin g championship of the West Coast. The match is to come off in a lew weeks' time. — ' Constant Header at Turua ' wishes to know who won the glove contest between J. Martin and R. Sandall on Friday, 25th January. Answer : Dick Sandall, with the greatest ease. — Dave Simpson, of the Shore, is a most enthusiastic baseballer, and is quite a whale at the game. He agrees with Salmon that it is ' the boss game of the world, and don't you forget it.' — J. OConnor, well known in Canterbury and other parts of New Zealand as a pedestrian, i won the two mile walking race from scratch at ( the Melbourne Caledonian Society's sports on January 26ta. The prize money was £4 4s. — Rowing men desirous of obtaining requisites for next season could not do better than give Mr Dan Ross a call and their wants will be duly attended to. By the time next season is around again Mr Ross will have a large stock to select from. — The Military Sports held on the Takapvuia racecourse last Saturday caused a good deal of fun, and the spectators were ereatly pleased with the result. The success of the gathering was due to Capts. Kohn and MilJer, and Lieuts. Whitely and JJacre. — The members of the Auckland Swimming Club are eagerly looking forward to their approaching carnival, and many are in active training. It is almost certain that the success which attended the first carnival will be doubled on this occasion, as ladies will now grace the proceedings with their presence. — St. George's Rowing Club had a big field day on Saturday last, rowing for the medals recently presented by Mr W. S. Lyell. The final heat has yet to be rowed, but the names of the winning crew so far are :— Messrs Moore, Anderson, A. Whyte, Busby, and Clark, with H. Sanders as steer oar. —The much- talked- of running match between Jack Callaghan (Turnbull) and J. Danaher came off in the Domain last Wednesday afternoon, when the latter won with a little to spare. The stakes were £5 aside. I understand Callaghan is not altogether satisfied with the result, and is open to run his late opponent again. —At the New Year's Day sports at Euroa, the running high jump attracted great attention. There was only to competitors, Davis and Ledger, After the bar had been risen several times Davis won, by getting over sft llin ; then, asking for the stick to be raised another inch he cleared the 6ft in the first attempt, admidst loud applause. —On Monday last I received a visit from Mr Asher, secretary of the Thames Rowing Club, in reference to the late whaleboat race. He just dropped in to acknowledge his mistake in reference to several statements, but is of opinion that all the trouble arose through the stupidity of the person who opened negotiations for the second match.

—The five-mile sweepstake skating race between J. Eaton, D. Anderson, and A. Hough came off at the Columbia on Friday evening last, an d was won by the first named. The distance was accomplished in the fast time of 20mm isec. H ough came in second and Anderson third. The latter's best time was 21min 21secs. ™ — On Saturday last, Ponsonby and West End B.C. held a series of club races, whioh were greatly appreciated. The following crew managed to beat all their opponents :— Messrs J. Laurie, No. 1 (West End), S. Hannah, No. 2 (West End), H. Owen, No. 3 (West End), A. Mclndoe, No. 4 (Ponsonby), J. O'Brien (stroke, Ponsonby), and J. Scott (steer oar). —On Friday evening next the members of th c North Shore Eowing Club will row the final heats for Capt. E. W. Burgess' medals. The n ames of the crews are, : No. 2, JR. Logan, P. M arks, H. Grattan, and F. Bowers. No. 4, A. Lo gan, H. Dacre, D. Harvey, F. Burgess. No. 1, T. Chamberlain, A. Sims, M. Keefe, W. Swinnerton. No. 3, A. Harvey, H. Wyles, J. James, J. Burgess. — The sports inaugurated by the Auckland Rowing Association, and which are to be held on March 23rd, are exciting a good deal of comment. Some people think the Association is going out of its way in introducing the above, but I must say Ido not see things in this light It can do no possible harm, and the A.R.A. is not in a position to carry out a second regatta, and the above is organised to benefit the Association and please the members. — Two teams selected from the North Shore Baseball team played a game last Saturday. The sides were captained by Messrs 0. A. Salmon and W. Singleton. The match was very close and exciting, resulting in a win for Salmon's tea mby3l to 25. The scores were ;— Salmon, 7 ; Whitaker, 4 ; Willis, 2 ; Hammond, 5 ; Simpson, 4; Sims, 4; Harvie, 5; total, 31. Singleton's team: Humphreys, 5; Gondie, 5; Greenwood,] 4 ; Baber, 3 ; Locan, 3 ; Dixon, 3 ; and Singleton, 2 ; total, 25. A meeting of the club was subsequently held, when a number of new men were enrolled. — After having been a partner of John L. Sullivan for sometime, John B. Dorris sizes him up this way : — ' Sullivan is one of the most agreeable men I ever had dealings with. He is square in every way, and I think he will make Kilrain sick if they ever meet. I have never been to a regular prize fight in all the days of my life, but if their fight comes off, I will see it if I have to f ollow them around the world three times. I will tell you one thing that I know ; their battle will not be a draw. A hundred men will go to the battle prepared to see that Sullivan has a fair show. — The 11th March is the day fixed for the departure of the Auckland polo team for the South. The team consists of six players, of whom several are really first-class skaters, while the others are nothing- to speak of. At the present time there are many who hold the opinion that the team will never leare Auckland, ami I am afraid I must be included in the number. Polo is a crame that attracts little or no attention in Auckland, and a representative team lias been spoken of so long that people are tired of hearing it mentioned. Personally E wish the team every success in their venture, but one cannot help feeling doubtful of the result. — The Carters' Picnic, which came off on Saturday last, was a great success, and the sports were well cnnte&ted, resulting in some exciting finishes. The handicapping, however, did not give general satisfaction, and in some instances it was extremely bad. For instance, in the allcomers' handicap race, J. Baker, with 13 yards, was simply thrown in, and, again, in the half-mile handicap, he received 30 yards start, which simply amounted to presenting him with the money. It will be remembered that after his win at Mercury Bay, he challenged any man for <£50 aside. In another case a maiden only received 15 yards start, while a fully fledged ' pro.' was favoured witn 30 yards. Handicapping 1 , such as I have described, is the bane of all sports, and is much to be regretted. — Yielding to the i-equest of numerous subscribers, I have decided to publish an account of Peter Jackson's great glcve-figlit with Joe McAuliffe for the championship of the Western Coast. The fight came off in San Francisco on Dec. 12th, and was witnessed by an immense assemblage. In the first round both men sparred for an opening, and McAuliffe was the first to lead with a swinging right which Peter cleverly ducked away from. After a moment's sparring both men went at it, hammer and tongs. Jackson landed several vicious ones on Joe's face and wind with telling effect, when they clinched, but broke away at the word. McAuliffe led again and received a stinging one on the ear, when time was called. In the second round McAuliJl'e made a start with his left, and touched Jackson lightly in the face. He again sent in his right for Jackson's neck, but Jackson dropped and landed a good one on McAuliffe's wind. Jackson, at the close of the round, got in a terrible smash on Joe's right ear, causing the blood to trickle down his neck and shoulders. In the third round Joe tried his right and a clinch followed, both men sending in hot shot before they broke. Jackson kept forcing his opponent, and kept playing for his wind, causing McAuliffe to look very serious. MeAuliffe landed a stinger on Jacksori's face, and he received a hot one on the stomach, and the round ended with IVTcAuliffe running against the Australians left. From the fourth to the ninth round Jackson had matters all his own way, forcing McAuliffe from corner to corner and repeatedly over the ropes, sending- in stinging lefthanded blows, and causing Joe to leave his face unguarded to protect^ his stomach. Jackson in these rounds showed himself a clever ducker, and displayed his wonderful science whenever Joe attempted to use his powerful right. In the tenth round Jackson came up as fresh as a daisy, while McAuliffe had a worried look. Jackson kept up his stabbing with his left, alternately on the wind and face. McAuliffe got an opening and sent in a good one, and Jackson went down from a smack in the jaw, sitting on his haunches and waiting for the call of time. In the eleventh round Jackson landed a terrible left-hander on McAuliffe's heart, and Joe retreated to avoid being hit. Jackson here began to force matters again, and landed several heavy blows on his opponent's face and body without any serious damage being done. From the twelfth round to the sixteenth both men sparred for wind, Jackson being cautious and not exerting himself in the least while Joe waited for him to lead. In the eighteenth round Jackson forced McAuliffe to the ropes, who, stumbling against the middle post in his efforts to getaway, fell,

hitting his head aerainst the post. He took advantage of the ten seconds allowed, and when he got him on his feet again Peter forced him to the opposite side of the ring and against the ropes, holding him there with his left arm under McAuliffe's jaw while he beat a tattoo on Joe's ribs with his right. In the nineteenth and twentieth rounds Jackson did as he liked with his opponent. In the twenty-first round Jackson took things easy, but opened the twenty-second round with his right and left hand staggering blows, showing himself to be a clever two-handed fighter. In the twenty-third round he got in his winning blow with a straight left-hander on McAuliffe's nose, completely dazing him ; and those who previously doubted Jackson's heavy hitting ability had their doubts removed by this smash which was enough to take the fight out of any man, the blow being distinctly heard all over the room. In the twenty-fourth and last round, McAuliffe answered the call of time in a dazed condition. He was suffering badly from the terrible punishment received. Blood was streaming down his face, his left eye was closed, his ears and nose badly swollen, and his shoulders and stomach much bruised. Jackson planted his left in McAuliffe's face and his rigrht in his stomach, causing Joe to sink to the floor iv one corner of the ring, where he remained for fully five minutes, when he was picked up and carried to his corner while Jackson was borne from the ring on the shoulders of his admiring friends. Jackson showed no signs of punishment or weakness, barring a slight swelling on the left side of his head.