FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 6, 6 September 1890, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

PONSONBY V. GORDON. These teams met for the third time this season last Saturday, when, contrary to expectation, Gordon won by 5 points to 2. The winners had the best of the game right through. Jervis played a really good game, and made one splendid run, eluding all the Ponsonby backs and scoring right behind the posts, but the ball was called back for an alleged throw on. Rees and Herrold both showed up well, while Otway played well at centre half, and with practice will make a really good man. Of the forwards, who scrummaged and dribbled in fine style, Logan, Smart, and Stewart were the pick, the latter getting a well-deserved try. Of the Ponsonby backs Masefield, Conway, and Cole played well, while the others were only mediocre. Caulton was decidedly the best of the forwards, playing quite up to his Southern reputation, while Mills and Poland were the best of the others. Arthur Rees potted a splendid goal for Gordon, which practically won the match, as Ponsonby only played in a half-hearted manner afterwards. GRAFTON V. SELWYN. Both clubs had weak teams, several juniors joining in. The game ended—Grafton 7 points, Selwyn 2. VICTORIA V. MANUKAIT. These teams played a match in Potter’s Paddock last Saturday, and as the winning of it decided the contest for the Second Junior Cup and caps it caused some excitement. The game resulted in a win for Victoria by 7 points to 3. GLADSTONE V. ATHLETIC 11. Played at Northcote. The match resulted in a win for the former. STATIONERS V. SADDLERS. These teams met in the Domain on Saturday last, the former after a good game winning by five points to one. Craig potted a goal and McKenzie got two tries for the stationers, while Hankin scored for the saddlers. Ponsonby were all at sea without Braund and Breen on Saturday. .Selwyn are likely to have a very strong team against Ponsonby, and will make a big effort to beat them. Herrold scored his usual try against Ponsonby.

J. Goldsworthy, proprietor of the Grand Hotel, Margate, is suing several people for accounts in connection with the festivities at Frank Slavin’s wedding last February. The total amount runs into something like /300.Referee. December 13th and 16th are the dates fixed by the Christchurch Amateur Athletic Club for their spring meeting. The programme is the same as last year with the exception that the tug-of-war and consolation race are done away with and a 75 yards club handicap inserted instead. The Pioneer Bicycle Club (Christchurch) held their annual meeting at their rooms, Postoffice Chambers, on August 28th. The twelfth annual report was taken as read. There were 89 active and 14 honorary members on the list. During the year all the Club records up to ten miles, except the mile, had been lowered. The fifty-mile race was won by Mr. J. S. Hayward in 3 hrs. 33 min., from scratch. The following handicaps have been declared by W. H. Johnson for the Bicycle Road Race, which will take place on the 13th instant, the course being from Panmure to Parnell:—A. G. Buchanan, scratch; A. Howard, imin.; J. Lecky, ijmin.; L. E. Hoffman, 2min. ; M. Mcßodgers, zmin.; T. Reynolds, 2^min.; H. Short, 3min. ; A. A. Gledhill, 3mm.; P. Aickin, 3^-min.; C. Waters, ; H. Nicholson, 3>min.; R. H. McCallum, 4min.; H. Wright, 4imin.; W. H. Hazard, 56mm.; C. P. Hulme, 6min.

Pettengell, the New Zealand pugilist has turned up in Sydney, and has accepted a challenge to fight Jack Molloy.— Referee. A match has been arranged to come off on the championship course in about four , weeks time, between Neill Mattherson and Chris Neilson. The stakes are a side, and this race should be worth seeing.— Town and Country. Jim Saxon, the New Zealander, defeatedToney Molloy in a boxing match to a finish for a purse at Sam Matthews’ Hall, Sydney, on August 16. The fight was fairly even for half-a-dozen rounds, but then Molloy began to tire, and although he held out until the tenth round he was then knocked out, and Saxon was returned the winner.— Referee. Bubear is anxious to make a match with Elias Laycock, the Australian ex-champion. Some nine years ago a silver cup, value 50 gs., was subscribed for, with the condition that it must be rowed for on the Lower Yarra, Melbourne. and that it must be won twice before becoming permanent property. Laycock then won it, and there has been no contest for the trophy since, so Bubear now wants to row for it, and for a stake of /100 a side.— Referee. With reference to McLean’s wish to have another race with Peter Kemp for the championship of the world, Mr. Deeble points out that now articles have been signed for a race between Kemp and O’Conner in March next Kemp could not accept any other engagement. Kemp easily defeated McLean not so long ago and Mr. Deeble thinks that he ought to be satisfied for the present. Mr. Deeble is, however, prepared to match James Stansbury against McLean for any amount he likes from £2OO upwards, and the race to come off at any suitable time. In August McLean issued a challenge to Kemp to row for the championship and £zqo a side, the race to come off within two months, and giving him a week to consider over it.— Town and Country.