ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 157, 15 October 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL,

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR. . Br Telegraph—Press Aesociation-Copyrielit

London, October 13. Tho South African Rngbv footballer; defeated Monmouthshire by 10 points to nil.

BOXING.

JOHNSON'S HATCHES IN ' AUSTRALIA. Br Telegraph-Press Association-ConyrlEht New York, October 13. Johnson has accepted an offer of J210.000 to fight Langford and 31'Vca in Australia. lft> will leave on October 25, and fight his first battle on December 26.

BOMBARDIER WELLS V. CARPENTIER.

London, October 13. - A purse of <£2500 has bc-en offered for a fight between Bombardier Wells' and Carpentier (the French champion), the contest to take placc at Leicester, at-the 'end of November. Other negotiations are being carried on for a tight in Paris between the men named.

LAWN TENNIS.

THORNDON CLUB'S ; ANNUAL REPORT.

The annual report of the Thorndon Tennis Club states; - "The year -closed . With a membership of 105 playing .memi bers and 15 honorary non-playing, members. During the' season . two championships and four handicap events were 1 played.. The'members entered freely in ', each event, and some interesting, and close finishes resulted. Tho handicapping- r<*-fleeted-great credit on tho handicappers. The club was well represented at the New Zealand Championship meeting .and at . the Pahiatua, Rangitikei, l'almerston North and Wellington meetings. It is pleasing: to note that your representatives worthily upheld.the honour.of the club. In tho inter-provincial match Wellington v. Canterbury played .at Christchurch on January 2, 1912, the following of our members gained representative honours:— "Misses Butterworth, Nunneley, and Simpson, and Messrs. Peacock, Fisher, WhiteParsons, and A. Young. Wellington Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competi-. tions.—A ladies' team was entered for the shield grade, playing - five matches, winning four, and losing one. The' team gained second place in the competition. Dunn" the winter the. courts were topped dressed. The club .is fortunate .in possessing the services of Mr. W. Horswood, to whose care and attention the present, condition of the courts testifies. It will be noted that during the year a small reduction has been made in the debit balance, which now stands at ,£SO 7s. 7d. In view of the annual deficiency the committee after careful consideration of -the | position are forced to recommend an increase of the subscription (viz., men 10s., ladies 55.), and so provide an adequate amount to meet ordinary working expenses of the club and gradual extinction of the existing "deficiency, and place the finances on a sound basis. An amendment of Rule 5 must bo passed in order to give effect to the above recommenda: tion. - Owing to his departure for Queensland, Mr. S. L. Wilson' resigned his position of honorary auditor to the- club on February 29, 1012, and Mr. R. N. Iv. Swanston was elected to tho vacancy. Mr. J.'.Cartei- resigned"the lion, secretaryship, on .November 4, 1911, owing to - his removal to Palmerston- North. Mr.- A. L. Berry- was elected to the vacancy. On February 13, Miss B. Miles resigned, from the committee, but as tho season was well advanced no appointment was made to tha vacancy. The committee desires to placo upon record its regret at the death of Mr. Hugh Pollen,, a former president and prominent memberof the club for many, .ygjirs - past. Tho outlook for tlio coming ''season is particularly promising, and your committee hope for a continuanco of - the |-ps>sperity enjoyed by the club in the' ffPast/'-Wi' "{it " j, !Mr. lias, forwarded tho follow--'ihg notice of motion:—"That Rule.s he, nliered to read as-follows:—'The entrance fee for playing members "shall be, -for-" ■men, 21s/; for Indies,' 10s.'Cd.;" and the annual subscription shall be, for men; .£3 10s., and for ladies,-'JS2 155., duo on the Ist day of November in each year. On ■and after the Ist day of February m each year, new members may be admitted upon payment of the usual entrance fee 'and one-half the ' annual subscription. Old playing members rejoining the club may beire-elected without the payment of the entrance fee.'"

GOLF,

THE WELLINGTON CLUB. . The Islington mixed foursomes were flayed on -Saturday, and. resulted in a win for Miss Wheeler and H. G. Didsbury, "The best cards handed in were: Miss, Wheeler and H. G. Didsbury, 4 down;' Mrs. Webster and R. W. Kirkby, 5 down.; Miss Harcourt and G. F. Johnston, 5 down; Mr..and Mrs. Lees. 6 down; Miss A. Pearce and A, F. Roberts, G down; Miss L. Brandon and A. Duncan, Bdown; Miss N. Brandon and Captain Spencer Smith, 6 down.

ROWING

AUSTRALIAN REGATTA ABANDONED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copvrfeht Sydney, October 14. Tho proposed Australasian regatta for '.next year has been abandoned, tho other States not supporting the proposal. THROWING THE HAMMER. ■ A WORLD'S RECORD. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, October 13-. ' Matt M'Grath put'up a world's record : for throwing the 161b. hammer, attaining a distance or 181 l-3ft. Scant must be the enthusiasm behind ithe Wellington Civil Service Amateur Sports Club.' Its annual meeting : last 'evening lapsed for want of a quorum. The balance-sheet indicated that the club' had a credit balance of 9s. lid. Shortly before tho close of the season the club lost the services of its presidont, ■ Mr. S. F. Whitcombe, who ha-s been •'ferred to the South Island. In the retirement from tho Public Scrvice of Mr. F. '■\Vuldegrave,.,tho club has lost a vicepresident'of long standing.

The Kev. Basil Phillips vicar of St. Mark's, Farnborough, has adopted a novel met hod of raising XIOOO for renovating the church-and providing it with a . .newly-, tiled roof. Ho canso-l collecting-boxes to be issued-on which was drawn the church, showing tiny .blank space? for tiles, Doners of. 3d. can claim a. .tile and mark.it in red. Every "roof" on the lx>x brings in 305., and the iClOflO had been., noarly collected at the end of August.