ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1500, 24 July 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL,

REPRESENTATIVES. The following ■Wellington team has been ■Seleotcd by Hi. Meredith (solo selector) to mv,r. tho South Island touring reprosentitives at tlier Athletic Park on Wednes--1 dfliy next, the 31st J lßst.-Full-back—J. Byaa. Throß-nnartcrs—Ciraco, Murray, Young. Fiv^'ighths—Rauisden, 11 Kenzic. Hills, Moffatt. Gillos- • gi_e, .MTarlane, B. Paton, J. THe team aro requested to meet at tho Oriental Club:s; gymnasium. on Monday evening noxt at 8 o'clock. .Any unable .to play in tho team aro asked to notity at once. ' UNIVERSITY'S TOUR. POSTPONED, s is? Telegraph—lJtesa Association—CoDTriclit (Rec. July 22, 10.35 p.m.) ■ Sydney, July 22. Owing to:a number of University footballers' having • boeu injured in ■ recent matches, the sending of a team to p.lny the' New Zealand Universities, has bceii postponed until ; nextyear.

ASSOCIATION

THE DRAW FOR SATURDAY. ; .*' Association fixtures, etc.. for Saturday "have'boon;■ drawn up as follow:— First Division. • .fti Swifts v. Ramblers, at Kclbnrne/Park >5)1 'Mr. A. P.Newbold. Diamonds v. Corinthians, at Miramar j No. 12; .'Mr. J. B. Paton. ' £ . Y.M.C.A. v. Wanderers, at, JNewtoirn Park (7), Mr. H. Yeoman. • •. K-overs v. Thistle, at Duppa'Street No. ■ a (6), Mr. J. M.'" Wilson. . ' St. John's v. Hospital, at.Porirua, Mr. ET-.' Ince, • '. Second Divi;i?n. ; Swifts v. Brooklyn, at Miramar No. 6 (4), Mr. W. Hdbinson. ■ . j ' :Toa v. Diamonds, at/Porirua, Mr.;, B. Wiridleyv V . ; , Rovers v. WadsstowT, at. Miramar No.. ' 1 (8), Mr. E. Hu'tchcsof. - Corinthians' v. St./ Johns, at Duppa Street No. 1 (1), Mr. W, Wyatt. • Tliird . division. Patone v. Y.M.C.A., at Petone, Mr. E. . H. Home. ■■■ ■-! / Marist t. Brooklyn, at Miramar. No.'2, ' Mr., M. Kirschbeig. ,~.-Johnsoriville' : ; Newtown Congrega r tional, at Johnsnville,'Mrl H. S. Ber- ' Vnard. ■' - '/■'■' '' v ■ Fourth Division. Swifts v. : ' Bnofclyn, at,'Anderson 'Park (10), Mr. A. C. ; Taylor. Y.M.C.A. A /. 7 'Y.M.C.A. B, /at: Miramar No. 1 (XI), Jiv W. Meares. Marist v. Institute, at lliramar No. 4 ' (9). Mr. S. Win. , ■St. David's' ,v. Johnsonville, .at St. ( David's, 3 , Mr. C. C. Olliver. . . t lifth A Division., ■ Y.M.C.A. f. Institute A, at MiramaT ■No'. 6, Mr. fT. Thompson., ■ Brooklyn vv> Johnsonville, at Johnson'Ville, Mr. i.'-S. Bernard. ? • Marist v. St. David's A, at St/'David's, V 2 "p.m.i fir. C. C. Olliver./ !"■' Fifth B Division. 1. Earori v.i Swifts, at Newtown Park, at ,1.45 p.m., 3lr. E.' Garnett. ( Y.M.C.A. i ; B v. South Wellington; at 'Miramar No.H.-at-'S-p.m., Mr. S. Wiffen. Seatoun St.'David's B, at Petone, at •5 p.m., Mrj B. 11. Horno. Porirua vj Amokura; Porirna, Mr, B. , . .Windley., ' Institute B, a bye. , ; .Sixth' A Division. ' ( .'•Marist A',v,' Institute A,' at Kelburne »Park,-at |1 : .45 „jp.m., Mr. j. Pye-Sruifch. : , Brooklyn-'ifiVSeatpun, at Seatoun, at 2 • Mr.'jC.-'^artl. y.M.C.A. (A: v. I '/Island. Bay, at Duppa . : Street No. £ at IJS ! p.m., Mr. J. M. WilBOn,. ' ' \ ■ ' • w . . Sixths-Division. ' Marist B 'V. Soiitti Wellington, at An-, de'rson Park, ,at 1.45 p.m., Mr. A. G. Taylor ■„ r V Y.M.C.A. "B ' v. : Marist:! (Thorndon),' at Miramar N#.> '2> kt 2 p.m., Mr. W. ■:'.. Meares..,'■, -y > • Kelburne A v.| Nowtown'Congregational, •at Miramar?No. S, at 2 p.m., Mr. jB. . .JPaton., ■' B v: 1 Swifts, at Kilbirnio, at 1.45 p.m., 111 - , H. ~ -Panl's f. ! Instiftito Bj at Dnppa Btreet No. 1, at 1.45 p.m., Mr.-W; Wyatt. Evans <Biiy Bovors, a. bye. • ■ ton behalf bf v somebne who made the bet."

SCULLING, CHAMPIONSHIP.

ARNST'3 ftp CENT ILLNESS. »y ■m' ''• London, July-22.' ; Tie recent illness' of R. A'rnst, the swill, mg champion, arose.'from eating tinned food. : ATnst ,'BCiuled twice daily throughout, his* indisposition, and is'now rapidly recovering weight.' He has not acquired • his best form, but critics predict he will become a war.n favourite for his raco with Barry on July 29.\ < • \ - Sydney, July 23.' Arast has' cabled 1 that ho fs greatly pleased with,his new boat, presented to lum by Mr. Mark Foy. His racing weight is 188 pounds ; V-

B/LLfARDS.

, ftr Telegraph—Prcsaj Aesociatlon-Copyrieht | ' ./ . Sydney, Jnfy 23. : Inman and K-ccce have commenced a .match of 18,000 up for ,£IOO «. ■ sid«i- In-'Tn-an's score .is 150.0 and Keece's '1380,

BOWLS.

Bjr. TeleEraph-rEfeaa Association—CoDyright London, July 22." The New South Wales bowlers defeated Elgin by."9s"to 81. *

ATHLETICS.

v DONALDSON'S DOINGS. The Melbourne correspondent of the (Sydney "Referee" writes:—ln a letter, .doted June C, 'from Manchester, "Mick" Terry, trainer lof .Tack Donaldson, says:— "Jack arrived Su London a day after* mo, >nd we spent p. week sight-seeing. The weather, for once in a way, deligbtJul—quite waj->n. We are' now at Man-' E. Carter', who won /tho Stawell Gift last-Easter, landed here on Jung ■!. .He .intends to try hi- luck jin some of - the> big handicaps. "T.lw startjadjustors here are. however, very severo 'on newcomers, Thov think it 'wrongquite against the rules, in fact—for a stranger to. wiln until lie has been in the for srimc time. Carter will con-'eeq-iasntly have-, a bad mark to start,with, ©eing a young runner, with the pliivsique ?nd fjpcod to Jnake a champion, I think Carter is sure to do all right. Nat Cart-, inoll, I am informed by Charlie Holway will-not be visiting England this summer, 'fo one of our best matches, will not tako place. -Wo-willmeet. Oartmell on his own roil, for Jack and I intend crossing tJio Atlantic next September. Jack bos not liecn successful in , making any matches vet. His first, I think, will be oga.iust YVank Kauaiy, the champion li:ilf-niiler cf the world. I intend matching ..Tack »ga.inst.hiin c-vcr COO yards. If this event do 'pulled oil',' it v,-ill be about the middle X>f Juno. I askwl Jlftlwny the other day Jif ho would rim Jack over a. quarter, and Charlie replied. 'I guess not. Do you nvant to talie nil'my championships from JKof . -'The sk.nche.stcr 'Sporting Chronicle' is promoting a big professional meeting r-i.iro on August 2 and .1.. Tho proprietors . !77e oit-jjing -£100 to anyone who runs S3oy<ls. in SOt-cc.. and 4J200 to anyone who feTWiks 30=cc. The 'Blue Streak" is, of conirsn, going-after the money, but anyone ■will want a fair amount of luck to beat Eflsec. ... " Walker, the South' African ■ fchampioti, has signified his willingness at last cc accepting' tho terms of Jack's challenge—to take three yards in 130 for J!500 .eeido. I expect the event \till be mn in ■A-upust."

SCULLING. '

AItXST AT WORK. Whilst tho English champion is holiday, fnakmg in Margate Dick Arnsfc continues ('sa/rlains fiflrd. in hi'a boat. At present

tho Now Zealonder has not indulged himself in a "let up" in his training, and, boyond a few afternoons oir, has been rowing twice daily almost since the dav ho started rowing hero (says an English exchange). , . In tho course of his two ou tongs each day Arnst generally covers tho full course, and rarely does .lie travel less thanl2 to U miles in his boat. This, combined with walking and running; has-enabled him to com©' down to his weight more rapidly . than is usual in tiris country. Indeed, wero hp other tihan a singularly poweriul man it would havo been a questionable .policy for him to have reduced himself i so quickly. Arnst, however, v:\ll not con-, tinuo' to 'work so hard, and .«oon, without giving up practice, will take matters fairly easily for a fortnight or a little l le??, after which ho will iinish his trainins with another spoil of good work. So far, Arnst ill as not been tested by the watch over tho full course. but .ho. lus been tried between the bridges, and according to his own account did a satisfactory time. As a matter of fact, ho is always rowing a fast paco, and on »ertnesday afternoon went at lus best pace from Barnes to Putney. Arnst, who is a believer in massage treatment after rowin?, is attended to'daily by. Oswald Stapyi'°lt lis understood that lord Desbo'roueh ivill bo invited to officiate as umpire for tho race, and it : is hoped that' if such is possible, a number of the lloyal .family may find it convenient to witness it. Low Desborough will be in Stockholm for fclio Olvmpio - Games, but as these conclude on July 22 lie may see his way to officiate in the racc, which takes place a week later.

CYCLING

WARRNAMBOOL-MELBOUENE ROAD RACE By Tcleeraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. July 23, 10.35 p.m.) Melbourne July 23. As the'result of friction between tho League of Victorian Wheelmen and tho Victorian Inter-Club Cyling Association, the Duhlop Company threaten that unless a' settlement is reached by July 25 it will cancel tho Warrnambool-Melbourne Road Race.