ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1667, 6 February 1913, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. _ THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. - ' l 0 tliird-class cricket championship fixtures tor SaturdayAt Karon, Nortli ; v. Brooklyn; at College, College B v. Petone; _at Hutt, nutt v.'Y.M.C.A.; at Basin No. 3, St. David's v. Karori; at , "i No. 4, St Mark's v. Victoria Col- ' .Wellington College A, a bye. ; baturday, February 15 ; -At Petone, i .'if ,7' I'®'°"°! "t Petone, St. David's iVI li ~ College, College A' v. Karori; at College, College 13 v. Brooklyn; at i «V nr ??' v. Victoria Coficgo; St. Mark s, a bye. It is particularly requested that all P' n }'® r3 Playing in tho abo.ve matches should be properly uniformed according to the rules of tho Wellington Cricket Association, moro especially in, thoso matchcs eet down for tho Basin Reserve. BOYS' LEAGUE. The following are tho Wellington Boys' •League fixtures and grounds drawn for next Saturday's gamcs£- . Senior— Marist v. St. Thomas's, Newtown Park No. J; St. Anne's 1 v. Newtown, at liclburne; Donald M'Loan Street, a bye. Junior.—lnstitute v. Kilbirnie, at Basin Reserve No. 2; Marist v. Trinity, at Newtown Park No. 2; St. Anne's v. Y.M.C.A., at.Duppa Street No. 1; St. Mark's v. St. Paul's, at Basin No. 1; Mt. Cook v. Central • Mission, at Duppa Street No. 2;• St. Peter's v. ICclburne, at Duppa Street No. 3. , ' ■ In the senior grade' St. Anne's win by default from Newtown. \ —— '

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

EVENING SPORTS MEETING; " An evening sports meeting was held on tho Basin Reserve last night under tho of tho Athletic Football Sports Club. Following dro the results:— 220 Yards Handicap.—First heat: E. Fisher, 7yds;, 1; M. Pool, 3yds., 2; Murray, 15yds., 3. Time, 23soc. Second heat: R. Adams, 15yds., 1; J. Wilton, 3yds., 2; A. Cunningham, 9yds., 3. Time, 23sec. Final: Wilton, 1; Adams, 2. Time, 23 l-ssec. 100 Yards Club Handicap.—B. Thompson, lydvl; J. Bilderbeck, 4yds.,-2. Timo, 11 4-ssoc. Ono Mile Walk Handicap.—A. Siovwright, IGOyds., 1; T. F. Johnson, 170 yds., 2. Time, Gmin. 34sec. Won by tlireo yards. Half-mile Handicap.—Pugli, 30yds., 1; P. Doyle, 35yd5.., 2. Time, 2min. 2 3-ssec. , A, good race, .won by a few feet. '

. . ROWING.

ENGLISH CREW FOR AUSTRALIA. By T«logra,Dli-Pr«a Association-Copyrifflil • London, February 4. Mr. Cunningham, of tho Victorian Rowing Association, has sailed on his return to Australia. He has provisionally arranged for an English crew to visit Australia, pending tho approval of the English Rowing Association. '

FOOTBALL. "

SOUTH AFRICANS AND NEW ZEALAND. v ■ By. Telegraph-Press Association-Copyrislit Sydney, February 5. It is reported that the South African footballers next tour will bo to New tealand, but it will not be forborne years hence. • • . MANCHESTER CLUB FINED .£SOO. , London, February 4. ■ . The. Association has-fined the Manchester City Club JGSOO; owing to . the spectators invading the ground and causing the abandonment of the Sunderland match. ' ' i

pi'' i LAWN TENNIS. -n"

WILDING AND THE DAVIS CUP. f •fly lelceraph—Prces Association—CoDjrisM (Hec. Februaiy 5, ?.25 p.m.) ,' m, T ' .. . Sydney, February 5. : The Lawn Tennis Association has not' received a reply whether Wilding will play in the next Davis" Cup coiitcst. The Jbnglish weekly, paper the "Field'! states that Wilding is arranging to partici. pate, ...