ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1301, 2 December 1911, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. THE SATURDAY MATCHES. To-day the cricket oommwioed.last Saturday, will bo continued, victoria College ha yd to get four moro ol East A men out before they Will have a chance of showing that that disastrous innings last week, and that: wretched total of 32, is not tho best thing they oan do. They have no hope of saving the match, for East's score is already Jsl. Petone and Central should have an interesting game at Petone. Both sidai have had a complete innings, and, although ■ Central have a lend of 60 rum, tho issue is still open. East B with 170 up for six wickets, are already 40 ahead of South's total. Hero again anything may happen, but East's chancea are decidedly the better. Hutt, with 74 runs for six wickets, will continue their innings against North, who made 132 runs in their first attempt. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. Tlia following will represent Wellington North (third grade) against St. David's, at Petone (1.20 train) Ppgau, Berry, Meyer, M'Elligott, Eton, lulsby, Coleman, Hanratty, 0 Sullivan, Portman. Victoria College Third v. Karon, at Karori (tram I.4s)—CShea, Burr, Aekins. Cox, MTlahon, .Jackson,. M'Cartney, Willis, Castle, Stuart, JopliiL OUT AFTER THE SHIELD. AUCKLAND lOUE. CSr SelerrMh.—Pr»s« AswolAtloaJ v Auckland, December 1. The Auckland, Crioket Association last night decided ,to send a team south. The dates were arranged with the. intention of playing the Plunket Shield match first on the. tour, and, in the event of Canterbury losing the shield to Otago or Wellington, the dates will ba altered td'pl&y that province first. The team, will leave Auckland on February 4, play Canterbury February 9, 10, and 12, play Otago February 16, 17, and 19, and Wellington February 22, 23, and 24. BOWLS. The following teams will represent Khandallah against Johnsonville ro-day: —Vincent, Gollan, "Davy, J. Plimmer (b.) ; Davis, Crump, P,. Boi:rke,' Dum,hell (s.); Mansfield, Willans, Bates, M'Arthur (s.); Loe. M. Canieron t G. ■ Clark; Nalder (s;); Stafford, Finn/ W; Pliinmer, Thomson (s.); Wright, B. Cameron, Fleming, Batham (s,). LAWN TENNIS. In connection with the Davis Cup contest, which is to be played in Christohurch on December 29-30 and January 1, an announcement appears in this issuo stating that the box plan opens at . "The Dresden," Christchurch, on December 6. GOLF. ;■; Members of the .Wellington Golf Club are reminded that the competition • ior tho "Challenger Cup" will take place at the Heretaunga Links on' Saturday, December 9. Entries close at Tisdall's, Lainbton Quay, on Thursday next. YACHTING. ; THE ATTRACTIONS THIS DAY. :. This afternoon the Port Nicholson'Yacht. 1 Club will hold a" .picnic at Scorfching Bay: s The club has chartered the fer^y:s^ei!filel'• , - Pilot, which will convey patrons to'the bay, leaving the Clyde Quay Wharf at p.m. sharp. Tickets for admission to the steamer can be secured from the secretary 1 at the to-day. The .Wellington? 'Gi'uisifi^ 1 -YhchtjPCltil; 1 win hold a 3m f,' course startiiig'". fronttne,. | 'ClyifeWharf, thence to " a buoy , ofF. the .. Slip, thence to Hope Shoal 'Buoy, , 'and back to the starting line. ..The handi: caps, are -as :. follow:—White. Heather (str.y, Bona (4min.)', Ailsa' (smin.), Windward (25min.), and Kotiri (26minJ. ■ \, : -m CUTTER RACE. The cutter race between the " Wellington and Petone Navals for the "White Ho'rso" Cup is to take place this'afternoon off the Petone foreshore. SHOOTING.- S i OPAKi .. RIFLE ' CLUB.-i"; , The Opaki Rifle Club hold- the first of its field days this season yesterday; "The weather was adverse to record hits,- and caused some bad "breaks" at the long ranges where tho wind and light were both very changeable. The ranges fired were. 20(1, 500,. GOO, - 890, 900, and 1000 yards,- -and the. scorn counted for- tho Club_ Championship and Aggregate. H. R. Kinjf carried off the honours of the day, gaming first place in the 200, 500, and GOO yards aggregate, and also at 800, 91)0, and 1000 yards, : while. H.. Mawley (179) scored the highest off tho rifle. The following are the scores:— ■ At 200, 500, and 600 yards.—H. R. King, 31-31-32—1-98) T. Small wood, 27 —32—30—9—98; G. Hyde, 32-34—31-9"; C J. Taylor, 3i —33 —27—0—97; H. Mawley, 32—33—31—9G; If. M'lntosh, 1 31-32-32—95; A. J. Cameron, 31—33—31—95; V. Swanson, 31—27-32-3-93; W. J. Welch, 29-32—31-92; J. Murray, 27-32—29-4 -92; R. Smith, 31 —31—21 —3 —92; J. M'Kenzie. 31—27—33—91 ; H. Morton, 27 —29—31—3—90; H. C. Jones, 31—30—29— ,90; R. J. King, 31-32—26-89; C. Eng6trom, 34—27: ——'! —87;'A, -'Beetham, 31 —28—22—5—86; J. Sutherland, 27—2-1— 21—8—SO; H. Selby, 21—16 —13—20—70. At 800, 900, and'looo yards:—H. R. King, 29-27-28-6-90-188; W. J. Wolch. 30—28—25—84 —176' H. Mawley, 2&—32—25 —83—r179; J. Murray, 24--30—22—6—82— 171; G. Hyde, ' 33—22—24—79—176; R. Smith, 32—27 —-16—4 —79- 1 —171; R. J, Kinj? 30—26—22—78—167; A. Beetham, 28 —21— 20—8—77—163; C. Engstrom, 29—26—18— 4—^77 —lGt; J. MTConzie, 2!^—24—21—74— 165; V. Swanson, 27—12—29-^4—7''—ir? • C. Taylor, 30-7-27-8-72-169; h" Morton, 25—23—16—1—68—158; H. A. Jones 22—20—1i—12-r65 ;■ A. J. Cameron —22—9-"5l)—151; 31. M'lntosh, —01—152! T. Smallwood, 30—18—9—57— y 3 ; • T - Sutherland, 28-10-10-8-56-136: J. MGregor, 28 —12—5—5—50—146 - H P Jones, 30-18-48-138; H. Selbv 'l«-'l1-G—12—47—117.