OUT DOOR SPORTS.

Observer, Volume 9, Issue 574, 28 December 1889, Page 11

OUT DOOR SPORTS.

—Alpha dished United rather easily last Saturday. — Alex Harvie's crew won the City Bowing Club's trial fives. — The Karatongan swimmers, etc., are now living with Paul of Orakei. — Ponsonby Rowing Club has not yet chosen crews for the next Eegatta. —North Shore is not sending a crew for the Champion Whaleboat Bace. —McDonald and Neill were very destructive in their bowling last Saturday. — Ponsonby and West End had a mixed competition for trial fives last Satmday. —The various school sports just held showed conclusively that the handicapping was a lump off. — Mr St. Clair has been elected secretary pro ton. of the recently formed Swimming Association. — Stichbury played a fine game for 25 in the St. Mary's match, and Hackett put 10 together in good style. — H. Dacre showed splendid form at the Swimming Sports last Saturday, and carried off two events. > —St. Mary's beat the Wanderers on Saturday, the latter losing more by bad generalship than anything else. —Davy Simpson has struck out in a new line for himself. He has bought a bicycle and intends surprising his friends. —It is now definitely decided that the Waitemata Boating Club will send a champion gig. crew down to Dunedin. —The Auckland and Parnell match was continued last Saturday, when the former won in the first innings by 21 runs. —Mr C. McKinney, secretary of the Cricket Association, is to pilot the Auckland Crioke Team in their Southern tour. — It is now definitely decided to accept the Mutual Life Association Cup for the Special Yacht Bace to be Held on the Friday following Begatta Day. —The West End Bowing Club had a bit of bad luck on Saturday last. They were out having a spin in their new 'gig when she swamped and got smashed up badly. — In consequence of the present issue being the Christmas Number, my notes this week must ' necessarily be curtailed, but I sincerely wish all my readers a Merry Christmas. — The Onehunga Bowing Club is looking up once more, and there is every probability of the club being represented in the Champion Whaleboat Bace at "our next Begatta. — Doctor Haines's new yacht, the Ngaire, was out for a spin last Sunday, and sailed like a witch, despite the heavy sea running. There is some talk of the doctor being persuaded to enter her for the Jubilee Begatta. —That was a funny piece of business Mr Burgess did at the last meeting of the North Shore rowing club. He resigned his position as captain, and got his nineteen good men and true to immediately re-elect him, as if they could do anything else. — The race between the crews representing the Civil Service and Press came off at the Lake on Saturday last, resulting in a win for the Service, after a very close finish. This race would have fallen through had it not been for the efforts of Mr Colebrook. Mr B. St. Clair has lost no time in the formation of a New Zealand Swimming Association, with its headquarters in Auckland. Prompt measures were necessary and Mr St. Clair has clinched the matter by inviting other clubs to join, and I am pleased to say with very favourable results. — For many reasons, the Auckland Swimming Club's Carnival at Lake Takapuna, on Saturday last, cannot be considered a success. Although the attendance was fairly good, and the racing quite on a level with any yet seen in Auckland, yet the public were greatly disappointed in not being able to have such a good view of the racing as that to be had at Calliope Dock. — Jack Hempton's record for the 100 yards at the Dunedin Exhibition Meeting has created a good deal of discussion. The time was certainly very good, but as several think it stands as the record, I have taken 1 the trouble to look, up the world's record for 100 yards, whiah is as follows :— On September 30th, 1844, at England,, ' George Seward did the distance in 9|aeo. On the 31st July, 1886, in America, H. M; Johnson \, accomplished the distance in 9 4-sseo, and v Frank Hewitt did it in 9| sec, in 1870, : } byer : in;.j .^Australia...' .. ■ . „-.., .._• , :-^:, .iJ^kf^/J^

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