ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 993, 7 December 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

; v'';r..-cRicKET. ; /- '■- : -"- )bOUTH AUSTRALIA DEFEATS NEW. '[:■':; : SOUTH WALES. !jy Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. ■ ; ;.f. : . (Rec. December' 6, 9 p.m.)' •."..''t;; :''•■••■ Sydney, December 0. ■ 1 South. Australia has won. tho cricket, /natch .against New South-Wales by '285 runs.' New South, Wales, in its second 1 'innings;:,made 3GI. , The" chief scorers wero-.Bardsley (not out), 191; Collins, 26; :Cranney,'26; Kelleway,' 65;. and Emery,- . \ The play,was slow; each, man batting - tarefuUy, .and..endeavouring to .keep up 'Ib'e'Uwibket for Bardsley, who' was also ,cauti6ds, only attempting to' score off • loise. balls. . .' ... ; T ."■ .:; .fright, toot six wickets for 100. runs. ■VK/ TONIOR-ASSOCIATION. .The Junior Association 'fixtures. for next are as follow:—'- '.' A'Grade: Selwyn v. Kilbirnie, at. No. 2, ?vewxdwn Park; Thorndon v. Albion, at ■ iCq'.;.i,iAiiderson Park;. Seatoun v. flar'boiir • Board, at Seatoun; Evans Bay, a 'bye: B Grade: Evans Bay v. Kilbirnie, at -No. ;1, Newtown Park; Wesleyans r. [Wanderers, at Duppa Street. , The following .players will represent the : • Y.;M.C.A. Wednesday cricket team versus . Oriental;., at No. 1 .Newtown Park today :—Plant, Attneave,. Austin, Slack, Bolton;.Paget, Kitto, King, Holmes, Omerod, Bnd'M^ay. .Catch.of the. Season. Laws and Manning's splendid stock of cricket materials. 'Courtenay Placed Repairs a speciality.' :/■ swiiyiMiNQv V ■'■■' •: NEW -AUSTRALIAN. RECORD. ' Sy Telcrjraph—Press'Associationj-;f!!>n.vrii;ht .- ■■ ; >'-". .'.... Sydney, December 5. ..At.the swimming carnival-of the Royal : life-saving . Society, Cecil Healy estabr lished another Australian record, .by covering 150 yards in. lmin. 34sec. ,:/, '% '?;. CIVIL''SERVICE ''■ RACES., ;• The .first of .a series of races- between members of. the combined staffs of ■ the Valuation, Advances to Settlers, and Land and Income Tax Departments was held; at'the Te Aro Bath's, yesterday evening?;wheii a" 50yds. handicap was decided. The-result was:—First heat:- Douglas, ; 22sec,,'l; Doherty, 16sec.,2;Murray,18sec., 8.-;'.'. Also-started: Vallance,l7sec. Time, . f3sec. Second heat: Paul, 9sec, 1'; LovBlliesec, 2; Peart, 6sec, 3.': Also started: Ehtirig. • Time, 40 l-sseo. Final: Do- ■. herty, -I;.' Douglas, 2; Paul,. 3.' Time, B9sec. " ..- r •'

■..THE..'WELLINGTON-CENTRE. ..- ' TheiWellington Centre of the New Zealand/Amateur. Swimming Association met atithe.Y.M.C.A. rooms last.evening,: Mr. G£S. Hill.occupying the.chair. . In/regard to long-distance swimming certificates, the New Zealand Council notified thAtSUr school children who had qualified .for.'first-class certificates for long-distance awirnmmg last season would receive them, 'aiidjtje second-class certificates issued to thorn ■. would be recalled. -•■■(. ■The.Victoria College Club was-granted permission to, hold a carnival at the Te Aro/Baths on the evening of February 3. Tha. Athletic Football Sports Club, was granted: permission to hold swimming races from time to time 'during the season:.- '-. ... .'...-- ;;..:. ■ i ~.;. 'i.The .following carnival dates have- been drawn up :—Thorndon, January 14; Swifts, January, 2S; Wellington, February '11; Y.M.G.A., -February ; 25; Swifts . Ladies', March ,-11. ;.- :A„,water .polo, sub-committee was appointed,:, consisting of-Messrs. Healy. Baker, Eonayne, Forne, Somerville, and Smith... ... , ."-. connection, with-the.-.Walker and .Hall;., trophy,, it was decided- that, it be allocated for a Flying Squadron 'Eace.'. In-this.event,teams .of five men.from the different clubs, will compete,-each man to swim 100yds—500yds. ; in\ all. -. : -. , - i.The ','Gentre-championships- were-' allocated as -follows:—4ooyds., Y.MCi ■ 2Ooyds„ .. Wellington; ... 500 yds. ■ Flying Squadron Eace, Swifts.

o : - -"" CYCLING'. V;' - :;■; ; .; SIX-DAI RACE. / By. Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. V™■"('■'.',/ - Nev/ Y ° rk . December, 5. .Ine eighteenth annual- sis-days' bicyolo race has been started at the Madison Square ...Garden; New York. • -Fifteen teams-are •■ competing, among them bamg'Patrick: HehnvofNew Zealand; ,Alfred : Poulett,- Australia'; E.: A. Pye I anoV Gordon Walker, internationals; Jackie' Clarke, Australia. •'' /./AMATEUR; MILE- RECORD.' ■"-'£' m,. Sydney, December 6. __H. ( Thompson put up an amateur cycling competition, mile, record, his time for-the.distance being (sic) 2min. 3 1-osec' /'*)-\' :< BOXING. BURNS RETIRING FROM THE RING. By. Telegraph—Press Association-Copyriffht .. • V,;, .'-••'. . : Vancouver, December a. '..Tommy Burns, the pugilist, announced »t>Seattle his decision -to retire from the : prize-ring.. Burns.will turn, over his English fighting dates, to Jack Lester, of Seattle, . wHom .aft picks as the coming champion. "A RUGBY FAREWELL. DEPARTURE OF MR. G. H.' DIXON. '/¥\ &• H. Dixon, late chairman of ■ Jie New Zealand Rugby Union Management Committee, who is leaving at the end, of' the week for Auckland, was entertained last evening at a farewell dinner.-: which was attended by Messrs. . &..F. C. Campbell (in the chair), A. T. Bate, A- Campbell, J. M. Crombie, G. Facke, R.M. Isaacs, H.. W. Kelly, \. ". fcaurerisori,. V. Meredith, J. O'Shea F. .. vVallbnrton, W. Perry, D. D. Weir, E Wylie, and J. D. Avery. .Apologies for absence, were received from i > Messrs. N. Galbraith, J. H. IsVughtbn, J. R. Gibbons, I. Hyams, H. MJCardSll, and. T.. Morrison. -.[.The chairman, in proposing Mr. Dixon's health,'- referred in terms of praise to tub' services he had rendored during his fih r years' association with the management Of. the N.Z. Union. His work had - ,hUi at all times marked -by sound judgment. Mr. Dixon was tho,stamp of man responsible for tho high position neld by the N.Z. Rugby Management ; Committee amongst sports bodies. There fleet! be.no. fear for the future of Rugby. ** whilo. such men as Mr. Dixon held the reins of control. . ■ ' Mr. Dixon, responding, said his coanettion' with the management of Rugby ■ had been a most pleasant one, and haa gained; him many' friends of sterling worth.' •-,•■'.; ;, Later in the evening the- chairman • presented. Mr. Dixon, on behalf of. past ' aid present members of the Management Committee, with.a silver entree dish and ; tray to match. Mr. Dixon, in thanking his friends for their igift, assured thein it would be always: a cherished memento. Other toasts honoured were: "Past Members" and "The Present -Manage- . mint."; The health of the secretary was proposed by Mr. Isaacs, and.Mr. J. D. Avery briefly replied., .

W.A.A.C. SPORTS' GATHERING.

;The -secretary of the "Wellington Amateiir Athletic Club' has word ~'.' that a contingent of Wairarapa athletes ;■- .is,!coining-down for . the club's spring carnival-at'the Basin Reserve on Satur- -_.:■. .diy.. next:' These are to be headed by •;, "■ J.;Bradbury, "a one-timo 'Wellington proi[.' •■: yincial" champion and mile reprcsentat;?;'.- life. ,'AH "the local athletes are. in ric- \ tive ..preparation for the meeting—one of yi; , Ihe most' iniportant of the year—and, j' : liven-a fine day and a hard track, some s;' lenSational: performances should ensue. f;; -.- Mr. "Dorry' Leslie, who is supcrintend- |;'' . tng W; ;: A. Woodger's preparation, :relv ■■ ports«that his charge is nearing hisAusJ?v- . irklasirm championship form, and will jfV ■■:.-'■• run well.in the" 100 yards event. M'Kay.

and Hubbard, tho field gardes' champions of : the Dominion, are fit and well in their varied departments, and Evensen, 120 yards hurdle champion of NewZealand, who has been training steadily for some weeks, will moke his first appearance this season in the hurdling.rind jumping contests. J. P. Wilson, the provincial half-mile champion, who .ran second to Harding in the New Zealand championship at .Auckland over this dis-, tance, is nlso making his first bow to the public this year, and is reported.to he. right 'up to his form of last season. Variety will be added to the athletic portion of the programme by the inclusion of several Highland events, while tho pipers and Garrison Band, will contribute the musical portion of/the entertainment. Following are the handicaps:— 100 yds- Handicap—W. A. Woodger, tor.; F..C. Hubbard, 4jyds.; H. A. Bobertson, 4}vds.; F. Strickland, syds.; H. H. Dawson, sSvds.; J. Wilton, s}yds.; G. S. Gapper/ 7yds.; G. W. G. Davies, 7} yds.-; A. C. Cunningham, 71yds.; M. P. Pool, Byds.; J. Bulman, Byds.; A. Overend, BJyds.'; -A.i A. Bold, 9yds.; S. 0. Jones, %ds.; C. L. Turnbull, 10|yds.; B. Warner, 11yds.; and J. W. Muir, 11yds. ' ■,-■■-• 220 yds. Open ' Handicap.—F. C. Hubbard, sev.; J. Wilton, scr.; F. Strickland, 2yds.; W. L. Dunn, 4yds.; H. A. Robertson, syds.; G. S. Gapper, syds.; J. W. Coard, syds.; D. H. Reader, Byds.; M. P. Pool, Byds.; A. fl. Overend, 9yds.; j; H. Berrv, 9yds.; A. A. Bold, 9yds.; C. L. Titrnnull, 11yds.; G. W. G. Davies, 11yds.; R. Proebstel, 12yds.; F. Casserly, 12vds.i C. T. Andrews, 13yds.;'E. Warner, 14yds.; and J. W. Muir, 14yds. Mile Walk Handicap.—D. Cashman, scr.; P. Fitzgerald, 15vds.; G. Turner,' 50yds.; R. Hayes, 135 yds.; P. Tracy, 145 yds.; T. E. Johnson, 150 yds.; A. B. Sievwright, 180 yds.; M. Tracy, 200 yds.; C.-S. Mahoney, 200 yds.; and E. Lynneburg, 230 yds. • ' • One and a half Miles Steeplechase.— H. T. Thompson, scr.;. B. W. Curry, 50yds.; C. Lamberg. 85yds.; H. J. Pollock, 90yds.; A. C. Kitto,' 90yds.; F. Hodson, lOOrds.; C. Murray, 100 yds.; F. A. Kollo; 115vds.; S. o.,Jones, 115 yds.; J. Finn, 115 yds.; G. Turner, 120 yds.; H. Langdon; 130 yds.;. and -M. Tracy, 145 yds. ' Entries.—Ladies' Bracelet, one mile—' J. Bradbury . (Masterton), D. Binnie; C. D. Thompson, H. Langdon, T. Anton, N.. M. Johnson, C. J. Gore, G. H. Elliffe, J. Finn, H. J. Pollock, L.-E. Baxter, P. J. Fitzgerald, G.'Mummery, C. L. Turnbull, C. Murray, N. C. Andrew;.B. W. Curry, F. Hodson, and L. W. Cozens. ■

EX-NAVALS CUTTER RACE. The following crow will represent the Petone ex-Navals in their annual cutter race against the Wellington, ex-Navnls for the White Horse trophy on Saturday next:—JV Wood, L. Parrant, Johnstoiij Prescini, Shardlow, Guthrie. Whitley, Martin, Hagan; emergencies; Bartlett and P. Whitley.