THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 156, 20 July 1893, Page 6

THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN AUSTRALIA.

The New Zealand Rugby Union team met a Queensland team at Brisbane on Saturday and scored a win from them, totalling 12 points to their 3. The New Zealand players were Full-back, Wilson ; three-quarters, Jervis, Wynyard, and Harper; halves, Butland and Bayley; forwards, D’Arcy, McKenzie, Ellison, Cockroft, Lambie, Stuart, Murray, Pringle and Speight. The Queenslanders played three halves and eight forwards as compared with the New Zealanders’ two halves and nine forwards. Not long after play commenced McKenzie secured a try for New Zealand, but Wilson failed in the attempt at goal. When play was resumed, Bayley returned the ball to Austin, who sent it back to Ellison, who marked. Wilson tried to kick a goal, but again failed. Soon afterwards Ellison again marked, and this time Wilson was equal to the occasion and sent the ball over the bar. No further score was registered before half-time was called, though some dashing play was shown by both sides. When the second spell started there was a lot of give-and-take play before Wilson obtained a mark and forced the

Queensland men with a long pot at goal. The Queenslanders then gave their opponents a lot of trouble to defend their goal line, but New Zealand came out on top agaiu, for Bayley marked and Ellison placed a nice goal. Soon afterwards time was called, the score standing:— New Zealand, 12 ; Queensland, 3.

Wellington, Monday.

A cable was sent here for four men to be sent to take the place of those in the New Zealand team that are “ knocked up,” and it was decided to send McKenzie of Auckland, H. Good of Taranaki, Watson of Wairarapa, and Oliphant of Wellington, but Good has intimated that he is unable to make the journey.

The aunual meeting of the Auckland Bowling Club was held on Monday evening. The balance-sheet submitted showed a balance in hand of £36 ; the assets were set down at £4l, and the liabilities to September 7th at £Bl 10s, leaving a small deficiency, which was mainly due to the expenses of the tournament. The following officers were elected for the ensuing season :— President, Mr James Hardie; vice-presidents, Messrs John Lawson and D. Ross ; secretary, Mr W. Gorrie; treasurer, Mr G. Cozens ; committee, Messrs J. J. Holland, Winks, J. Kirkwood, and Dr. Hooper ; and ex-officio members Messrs A. W. Thompson expresident and W. Culpan champion ; auditor, Mr D. Cattanach ; green superintendents, Messrs D. Ross and T. Stead man. By-law A was altered so as to read :— * As soon as the date of a match with another club is fixed, the match committee shall select the captain and other players. The captains must take charge of their respective rinks, and if they decline acting must give notice to the secretary within 24 hours after intimation of their election.’ The Council of the Northern Bowling Assaciation wrote stating that a tournament would be held during the coming season, and asking the opinion of the Auckland Bowling Club as to the most suitable place for holding it. It was resolved to reply that the Auckland Bowling Club were in favour of its being held in Auckland, owing to the previous tournament in that city having been spoilt by bad weather. The prizes gained during the season were then distributed to the successful competitors and the following prizes were promised for the ensuing season:—Four gold and four silver medals by Mr J. Hardie, the president ; four gold medals by the ex-presi-dent, Mr A. W. Thomson ; a gold medal (annually) for the winner of the Club Cup by Mr P. Oliphant; four silver medals by Mr Patterson ; pair champion bowls by Mr Culpan; first prize, new members’ match, by Mr Holden, similar to that won by himself; pair of bowls for young members by Mr Kemp ; bowl case by Mr W. S. Jones; prize, to be arranged by the committee, Mr J. Winks. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr Gorrie, the secretary, to the donors of prizes for last season and the ensuing season, the outgoing committee, the retiring president, and the Press. A special general meeting of the Auckland Rowing Club was held on the 12th inst., for the purpose of considering a proposal for increasing the accommodation for members at the club’s shed and

the extension of the plant in order to provide for the increased number of members. After discussion, it was resolved that authority be granted to the committee of the club to borrow the sum requisite to carry out the improvements which were necessary and to increase the plant. Messrs. J. Marshall, T. Henderson, and Dacre were appointed trustees to carry out the necessary details connected with signing deeds, &c. Authority was given to the committee to purchase two sculling boats and two four-oared clinker boats The medals and trophies won by the members of the club during the past season were then presented by the President, Mr J. Marshall, who afterwards announced that he would present a set of medals for the maiden crews, to be competed for during the coming season. A Southern coursing scribe is informed that as the coursing men present were travelling back from Dunedin to Christchurch by train they agreed that coursing was slowly going back, and it was arranged by those present to try and collect £2OO from all over New Zealand to be added to a sweep for a stake to be called the New Zealand Great Produce Stakes — the stake to be run on the Plumpton which tenders the most money to the £2OO, the unsuccessful tenderers to have their money returned. The conditions suggested were :—All dogs to be named on the Ist October, with 5s payment; the second payment in January (ss) to go to the promoters to make up the £2OO. The sum of £2O towards the fund was guaranteed in the train.