THE ATHLETIC WORLD.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10974, 13 June 1903, Page 2

THE ATHLETIC WORLD.

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In all the European press vrporls. Jtajm; 1 aylor is giye-i iho p;ilni us a rider aud pu!)Jic dra« ../'.' Klleqr.ard antl 'A'treus lmve' writU'u to Lh.« Vacious leajjut's of Australia ie a pvo'i)ote>l Uijt hoic, nr;xt. si-iit-on. , . • r Lhe America >i goverTiiujj body- has decided that coiomcd ridorb-. may not t-oia ir>J-o in t^elc Tides' Jindci- Ihcir juiisclie J. Xuttall is kiu'vl <o h.we sw';un 2Wydsui 2ini*« * 2(>*H-s.sst'fH at t licstev rc<-<>ntly-wh'uh .fini" lf'iorits 5 2-osocs oit the previous best on record. A ))o>.-oi) in >Syilßry v.iblir.i I.) luntcti iiii -so t fjr Ji'Vi nisido in a .{■■ cries o'v eyi'lo rates. He i.s under ei»lit. Thp clialleiifje is opon co aiiyone with this age qualification^ It is said that the wi-mer of the Sydnej UlDUs.Mid (jyelo Ilaudicap (TToppe.) le 1 -eivv'tl less tlia'n .X'JOl), "tlion^i the ihh prize wns worlh £650. The vest Ita'l 1m In 'cut up" between l?io otl'.ev ri'".en; \/l:."combined" in )iin interest?. A m 'lt'll lor i\\c ]icav,y-wt»i«rljt lioxii!". 1 h.i'.npiouihip of has bb r *cii ar •a-i'jed l.^tv.Tf-i "li'bl'.lei" of th-il till — U ; I!y ffffid, Alf ,T.n»ie«. Ihe 'l««. .n iii in miner pugilist. The contest will •■afc.' plac on July J l,, and will be for ; £20') purse and a".l"2fiy side wager. D-in Creedo'i, the v.-ell-known ex-Ncv Z"al.uKl lnxfr, has rljallcn'red [Jill Ale 'o)\ to •inoihor mii'ch>for tiott) asi'le. I)r on'eui)j!ates t •k'is<r a t: - ip io 7\ut>;]."iiu Ijovtly, .mcl w.mtp to liirir from \\\e Ai>s ' r v.iuM\ ch;uv.yiC\.vn wA soyu-W possiMc. i Chf "Svihiry T).;>iiSiinu," n ljicyi-\i> han "icip of AJlOOt), is to bo run jig.iin i futtuny vvxl year. It in expcc-'r'l Iha' "M.iior" Taylor and other cracks frop V'neriiM. and Enl^l.uid will come out t•oitipele. W. L. th^ ex-Aup(rali:p ruketrr. ih thowi;if!f "■oo'l form with tin >.if" 'it Ifome aa:jin this ssire >irt o'i. riayiiuf'or London (.'ounJy o" April 21 he scred '21 atjainst Townley Paik. "\V. G. Graec itjuor. aiso a century, and Lor.dof Jountv put up 4W for live wickets agaiusl ")0 by their opp menlp. A. Wilding, who represented C.r.jterbui} the season * before last, is jjicinjj a iroo" 1 leeouut of himself iii the erirl:e( licM a' r lo )io -tins 'sea«ou, linviujf jinde s<nrv» f.ii eo'es pud put up t\»-ot \»-o or throe rrv.lly fin< )owl:n«j p< noriiiiimw. It is said {hat i^ will cost each of tlv •OTp:»fcti!£ firms ii the GoK 7 oji-ll»raell •ntomobile race, to be run in Ireland o> he second of .liily. over .£12.00(1 ej;ch fo" '■milding- the special ears, an dthe iticilental expenses connected vtth the race With rvff-jvd to th world's scnUinjr clvin nonship. Gro. Towns has not y»t repliet 1 -> Dc-t'Tr-s;.'.(l,r\ c-li.i Men" t-. * bu< thon , -i ih) ilonbt tbo cliani))iiMi will tako «' Otch as ti'tou us n<- ho (Vow))*) l);is <»o!: hi 'i!sin«:-6 a.fl'!»i«*s i» u'"' l ] l " 1 * n'oikinjy order It seems cs though Jim Sransl/iiry intoudp ik))i«j o^i thr> winiiei* of the Towpp-TrPK!** ler race, as he has had oi\e of his boat' sent to Newcastle, where he is working. It is said that he can get backing a-minst •nyo'nc. a:id should lie get back ,ta lite best form the • ox-clniuipimi wquld .' probably prove top good for either Towns or Tresidder. ' , , • , ' I.he .visit .of. the.,Fitzroy . and Colliup;wood football te;vn:» fco Sydney and "the match played there between them hai •duseil a lot of discussion as-to ,th<i relative •iioritu of , the Vietoi'lau sfid.ltiigljy game. N'afeur-illy % "uoxi«rh the .IVtelbounie "people imagine that the' Australian game will M-cutuall'' supplant ItWby in popular favour ii New South "Wales; but this is not. ;t all likely; it may grow side by side vith the ltiigby aiunc"'but can nc\er tupor--'dc it. N'-n-otiatious are now in progms. >r in-iteh beLween Geolong aiid Cailto-* o bf» played in .Sydney in August, I'm" ft'nrts i'"o bung niade with some snccei« o establish the game in the public school r New South Wales. Pro'vibly Ilieresnl i' those attempts to supplant I'ugby I" he Vielorian game will tend to mak. 'usbvites do oil in their power lo inakr , heir play more attractive, than it is now There n\n be. no questiou.of Ihe superior '"V of Itiie-hv from a swoctieulai* point o' icw providing it is "hived «s it pboul-' i-> n].»Ti<fl. Tn tliis cni'ief'tio'i it ifi ilaime 'u\l tbe jji\]hp is ji".\yetl iiv a liUicli iror itv-.'^tvY? stv'.e i'u Sydney now than it i ; "N r -\v Zeplficl, being more <spon an '.ster gßivrallv .t'>nM *i* th«» '-'Re he" T o'vrv"-, he this :i" it uviy. it" will p'vib-j 1 v be found H»at "style is not ev^rythin?' hen Iho 1 Nmv Z"" ln 'nflcr» g.'t goiir ■'i!"-l X^v Somh Wales. \ New Yoik naner reports that TI. T 'lriniiTn clrarprl 12ft i'» the "■"de iuiip r* 'i« T)o-moines U"i'-erfilv -no.t-'. thns c; abl'Hhing a world's record. TV prcv : "i bo-, 1 iinrfor"-»-me«> w T T ft" V-!i». v. C. Ch:m». of the New YoM: \.C. •A» Ati'l-lni'l v.-ril-er tlr'^-k" d n( - » ln^t" 1 Vuekl uul v Nen- Zeal-md ''vouli T»rov^ i •reater dr.iv/ than 1b" Noilh Island - viuih Lsl.uid fixture. Which is arranged tr iko pl.icc in Anekl-i:ul in- Anoint. A crow'] of(50()i> pfiplo ri'if Fre.l 1" 'neon :tiiki- his colours 1 > the Fre-tf" hampiiiii' lu.i'r-disi-iw-i» riinn.'; 1 . in th r.\, t " I'm- Mi.* ten i, lilc.-' i!iauipii-n'.'.'ij> :