ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

<, . FOOTBALL. (i ORIENTAL BEATS PONEKE. The annual match between tho Oriental and Poncko firri fifteens ill aid of Uio eyiiiimsiiim funds iif (In: two clubs wa« played on tho Athletic Park on Saturday jiHeiiioon Tho gate receipts wore j>lo Ik On., and u MSI no a( , cmmj . of mo)u , vs /f,™ [ w tin.' sale of tickets, so Hint •] »a eh Simula show Mine profit. Tho Oriental uniform w . ls modified slighdv by )., i "• c; ' s wiviriiiK on tlioir bucks, ta'ckcil m ike number cloths, badges with advertwn;,' iiirfriij'.ions. H>- lion 'I',"'™' I, ' lo when the teams took nji o,nn^, Cte-trned^i'^t 0 !; ln» "; .V "'; lc,: , V xA ™l»* eventual y OHnn -,l \ 1,01U < S H*, ll ' ics > l 0 3 < tt trvj. V, 1-! 1 ! n- u i , onva "ls chased up wl,n V. l) W l ', iui V ay was arrested uilliin (he R<'ds twenty-live. There CarjjHl a half-back for Oriental, picked up the ball trom behind a bunch of forwards sent it en to Kinvig, and n cou le of c ever smart p ?ei *s- ,o Walker, to l Halo, let tii» speedy Blenheim boy over the lino jiiiuiiiiosojl. The only other worVinZ first spell-was a. f.v .scored by Kberhardt iroin a. forward serninbli- on the line In the sre.m.l si:ell the Poneko defence wns demoralised somewhat by strenuous n> pen ted attacks, and four more tries were scored. ]>y (.'nrmichaol, Walker, Halo, and Iriincis. P.inekiys only try tamo by a well-worn schoolboy device which Jlo'rrii tried successfully. Taking the ball smart, ly from a shot at Boa I on the vacant side ol the iicl.l, ha droppe.l a short kick out, and, iolb.ving fast, picked up the ball, l'lien there -vas an exciting chaso down the field after him, but he had speed enough, and he scored without being handled. Mot one of the seven tries scored in the match wos converted, and niaiiy otlier kicks at goal which should have been certainties were likewise misled. Jlr.hunpson was rcl'cive. FIFTH CLASS. A match was ployed on tho same ground between tho Oriental and Ponelce fifthclass teams. This same was won by l'oneke by It points (three tries, one converted) to nil. QOLF. PALMERSTOX CLUB. At the annual meeting of the Pnlnierw lon. Golf Club lield on Friday, (lie following officers were elected tor the ensuing year:—President, Mr. Jl. C. Moore; vicorpresidenl, Mr. ]{.. S. Abraham; lion. secretary, Mr. L. A. Abraham; hon. treasurer, Mr. Lockhnrt Fitzherbert; committoe, Messrs. Watson, Harman, and Cohen: captain, Mr. Walter Strung; trustee, Mr. tl. R, Cooper. Mr. G. Wharden, who has been transferred to Waiig-.inui, was olecte;l an honorary life member, in recognition of his services as lion, treasurer. HUTi , CLTJII. Tho membsrs of the llutt Golf Club commenced their season on Saturday with a mixed foursome competition, which was played under perfect conditions in the presence, of o number of spectators and was won by Mr. Kirk and Jliss Wilson, one up. The other competitors were: Mr Schmidt and Jliss. Parsons, all square; and Dr. Buck and Mrs. Bridge, one down, ihe course was in perfect order and it is anticipated that the links for the coming season will bo better than usual. CAR'fERTOX CLUB. The annual myelins of the Cartcrton V, ,',. wa * ,io!(! ou 't'liui-sday evenins, Jlr. AY. 11. Booth presiding. 'I'he report and balance-sli-.'ot, showing a. credit of .SI as., was read and adopted. Officers were oleetul as follow :-PiTsident, Mr. W. I). Huoth; vice-presidents, .Mr. W. Howard Booth, Dr. Johnston; Captain, Jlr. R. W Roydhuuse; ladies' captain, Mrs. W. Howard Booth; ladies' vice-captain, Mise Jiooili; men's committee, Jiessrs. J. Steele L. Apliu, S. ir. ]'ool«, Dr. Gunii, li. Jiooth, H. S. Jloss, ]•:. 13. Hall, H. MMCinnon, wild officers; ladies' committee, Mpdailies Ij. A. Cole,,]. J. .IJead, C. Goodin, A. (,'. IVast. DaviMin! Misses Broa'dbent, Young, K. Booth, and G. Bcvrill; men's mutch committee, Messrs. J. Steele, H. Booth, and the. enptmn; ladies' match committal?, Me=dames Cole, Goodin, Miss I , !. Jiooth, and the captain; auditor, Mr, L. 11. Smart. Five now members were elected. It was reported that a proposal had been made to secure the services of a golf coach for the Wnirarapa, and letters were read from three clubs suiKcstiiig a conference. Messrs. W. H. Booth, li. W, Roydhouse, and 11. S. Moss were appointed to attend same. It was decided to open the season on Saturday, April 13. HOCKEY. AVEsfiFcLUB. TJio seventh annual general meeting of the Wesley Hockey Club was held in the Young Men's Classroom, Taranaki Street, on Friday evening. There was a fair attendance of members. Mr. \\. H. Bcnnete presided. Tho report stated that, commencing the season with a larger proportion of young players than usual, the various teams found it difficult to win matches against more experienced players, but, nevertheless, (hey finished up with satisfactory records. The. senior team was congratulated on winning the soven-a-fide tournament, from eighteen teams. With deep regret, the death of Oscar Jacobean, of the senior eleven, was recorded. The report mentioned that now member-, were desired. The balancesheet revealed a credit bauanee of ,C" Ds. The report and balance-sheet were adoptOfficers for the ensuing year were elected as follows the Rev. J. G. Chapman (re-elected); vico-prcsidenK Mvssrs. W. 11. dud A. J. Bennett, R. W. Walerhouse, L. .T. Garrard, G. Tiller, A\ r . A. AY. Gwnfell, .1. Kellow, 1,. Denton, T. 10. Corkill, E. Bolton, 11. T. H. Grave, and the Kev. 13. 0. Blaniircs (all re-elect-ed); club captain, Mr. A. E. Birch (roelectcd); vice-captain, Mr. AV. Keys; hon. secretarv, Jlr. ,1. Cody; treasurer, Mr. V. Bennett (re-elected); auditor, JJr. E. Kellow (re-elected); dclcuales to Wellington Hockey Association, Messrs. AV. Keys (reelected), and J. Cody. Several new members were elected. It was decided to enter teams for tho. senior and third competitions, and it was left to the Executive Committee to decide whether or not a junior team should bo entered. A vole of thanks was pawed to all who had donated to the club's funds or otherwise contributed to its success. YACHTING. Owing to the lack of wind; on Saturday, Iho Port Nicholson Yacht. Club had tn postpone the two races which they had tixed for that-day. CYCLINO. By TolcEraph-PreM Aesociatlon-Oopyright (Reo. March 31, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 31. Qrcndn. defeated M'Namara in (lie two mile cycliug events. - i> ATHLETICS. EECOED HIGH JUJIP. By I'clc2>st>l>- Pros- As.oointlnn CnDyticbt) (Roc March 31, 5.5 p.m.) ' New York, Jfarch 30. Gcorgo Horine, of Stanford University, has broken tho world's record for a running liigh jump by clearing Oft. CJin. Tho previous record was lift. s}in. by M. F. Sweeney, at New York, on Sei> tcmljer 10, ISM. BOWLS. Owing to pressure on our space, reports of Saturday s bowling mntches have been hold over.