MISCELLANEOUS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 801, 13 July 1905, Page 15

MISCELLANEOUS.

‘The Australian tennis players, who went through the earlier rounds of the double championship in splendid style, succumbed to Smith and Risely in the final by three sets to one. The latter then had to play the holders, the Doherty Bros., but this redoubtable pair easily held their own, beating Smith and Risely by three sets to one. » * * * In the singles H. L. Doherty defeated the Victorian player Brookes three sets straight, the scores reading : B—6, 6—2, 6—4. * * * * The young American player, Miss May Sutton, achieved a very fine performance by going right through the ladies’ championship matches without losing a set in the tournament. Between 3000 and 4000 people attended at Fitzgerald’s circus, Melbourne, to witness the struggle for the wrestling championship of Australia between Clarence Weber, the young Victorian athlete, and Buttan Singh, the Hindoo, who for some years claimed to be champion. The contest was in the catch-as-catch-can style, the man securing two falls out of three to win. The first bout lasted Imin 31sec, and was won by Weber.. The -second bout lasted Bmim 22|sec, and was won by Buttan Singh. The third bout lasted over half an hour, and the referee adjudged Buttan Singh to be the winner. The decision was'received with dissatisfaction. « * * * An incident, quite unique in its character, and in all probability the first of its kind in a match of so much importance, happened in the great RobertsStevenson match in England. Overnight Roberts had put Stevenson down, and he should have gone to the table and played at the red. Instead of doing so,

Roberts*. by force of habit, took his opponent’s ball from the bottom pocket, where it had been put by the referee, played from baulk, and continued, to use it, as stated. Strangely enough, Stevenson went on striking with the plain instead of the spot, until eventually both went down, after about an hour’s play.

A telegram from Christchurch states that Mr. Richard K. Fox, the proprietor of the New York “ Police Gazette,” has presented the New Zealand Boxing Association, through Mr. A. Schlessinger, of Christchurch, with a handsome trophy, valued at 15 guineas, as a prize fox the light-weight champion boxer of New Zealand..

There was a capital attendance of bowling enthusiasts at the Carlton Bowling Club’s winter green on Saturday. Kilgour’s team beat Easton’s by 19 to 14, and Thornes’ four defeated Bouskill’s by 21 to 17. In the pair games Stewart beat Cottle by 22 to 14, and Davis defeated Robertson by 26 to 18- # * * * In the hockey matches on Saturday, College Rifles and United prayed a draw, as also did Auckland A v. Auckland B. # ■Jfr % # In the junior hockey matches, Auckland played a draw with College Rifles, while University defeated United A by one goal to nothing. * * * * The match for the Grimshaw memorial

was played on the Cornwall Park links on Saturday, and resulted in a tie between Messrs. W. N. Heather (handicap 5) and H. B. Lusk (handicap 12), each of whom succeeded in finishing all square with bogey. The other scores were as follows:—C. R. Pollen, 2 down; R. A. Carr, 3 down; P. Laurence, 4 down; J. S. Rutherford, 4 down; J. A. Kallender, 5 down; D. MacCormick, 6 down; E. A. Dargaville, 6 down; J. P. Stevenson, 10 down.

The final of the competition in the junior division, for the captain’s prize, was also played off between Messrs. H. B. Lusk and D. MacCormick, and resulted in a win for the first-named player by 2 up and 1 to play, after a very evenly-contested game.