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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2053, 3 December 1907, Page 3

rowing. POVERTY BAY CLUB. The second round of the sculls was commenced Ins-' ,f on the Tnrnheru River »]»' u AVilkinson (14sec) he.vt V. GUirk t «■> i«r w* ; ™, ta SKirk (Usee) and v. . ' Kirk sec) were tli© other stsnt • : j ei j ■made the most of his sta * to the Gasworks, hhm rowing strongly., everimulod i After a groat finush bomcrvun l,v about throe feet. 'The following crows '.ecu looted to compete for M»• ; U 1 Seymour’s trophies. iht M be commenced on the UM} - ,u , the Waimata course :-V • slnro and B- tln-toa j| ui - A. Knowslev. c. " UIUI R. ray, A. E. Uylord and J- V Jol.nMcGutho and *^ h “ N N - oh ok,s and sf? Parker. V^Vritchavd^i c Co«l liams. T. McCon- Barnes, nell. A\ . MeGull -■ c Smith A. Clifford and J. J etsiuuc, and L* Clarkgi&rorxk CLVIi. The semi-final Club^by m-esentcHl ta ,th G was rowed lasi Mr. v, ‘ \v,.inin-fca course, evening over the V . _ Con testBright and B e tfectBay'y | “Si,? ss? * i ridge where Bright, rowing a fas ter stroke, came up on level teim*. \ ding-dong race to the post iesulted, and in the last few length Baylv forged ahead, and was declared the winner by of a length. To-night the filial will be decided, when Bayly meets Kershaw. An excellent race should be witnessed, as both crews are m hne A committee meeting of the Gisborne Club was held last night at the boatshed. It was decided that the contests for the Schuinachei sculls and Hennessy fours take p,act on the 16th inst, and the mter-clut fixture for the Championship Cup presented bv Air. H. J. Grieve, on ■the 17th inst. The committee decided to cable at once to hid wards the' boat-builder in .Melbourne,, ordering a light maiden racing clmkei ■lf this boat arrives hero in time the club intend to send one or two crews to compete at the clianvpion- ■ ship regatta to he held in Napier during .March next. The representative crews are to ho picked silently . and will go into training immediately. CRICKET. P?B CRICKET ASSOCIATION. The usual weekly meeting of tlic above Association was held at tilt British Umpire Hotel last evening Mr. AV. F. Cederwall (President) u. the chair. .... „ „ A letter was received from the If Ban Club intimating that Mr. O. K Olsen had been elected delegate us Tilaco of Dr. CollinSThe United Club were granted the ■use of the concrete pitch at Victoria Domain on Saturday next for a match amongst their club members. The greater part of the meeting was occupied in hearing a charge against two Te. Rau players of disputing the umpire’s decisions in the Tc Bau-United match at Victoria Domain on November 23rd. The evidence disproved the charge, and the. players in question - were exonerated. A motion was subsequently carried “That the umpires, officers, and delegates of the Association be requested to report any player disputing the decisions of an umpire in any matches played under the jurisdiction of tlio Association. The selection committee of the P.B Cricket Association, Messrs B. W Cam-, AV. Gibson, It. G. Hallamore. p S. McColl, and R. Tlielwall, meet at the British Empire Hotel at t o’clock on. Thursday evening next, 'when the elevens to meet the Mote Club at Gisborne on Thursday, Fri- - day, and Saturday of next week wil, be 'selected. - , Tho Motu Club are reported tc have a strong eleven in the field this season, and in addition to the wellknown and proved players such as L. Caftipbell, E. Derecourt, F. Hansen. AV Read, and AV. Macdonald, have secured two capable all-round men in Anderson .(a recent arrival from England) and Pikavd. Tho local • playeTe will have, to look to their - laurels if they wish; to retain the - -“ashes.” AUCKLAND MATCHES. Press Association. AUCKLAND. Dec. 2. Tho third .round of the cricket cup championship concluded to-day. In the City-Grafton match the former club retired with six wickets down tor 380 ,and Grafton replied with 190 runs (Audinwood 53 not out and r'lnvton 25). Following on they made ‘l3O runs for' three. wickpts Cdayton 53 not out and Graham 33). City won on the first innings by 18/ runs. North Shore closed with bight wickets down for 290 runs, and _ Parnell could orilv ■respond with 106 runs, and following- oil lost four wickets ' j or go runs. North Shore won on the first innings by' 184 runs. Eden had an easy win over I onsonbV by an innings and 71 runs, lousonby were all out in the first innings for 110 runs, and Eden lost two wickets for 287 .runs (Elliott 106,n0t out and Keif 85 not out). second innings closed for 106 loi .eight wickets, two players being absent. ENGLAND v. QUEENSLAND. United Pross Association— Copyright (Received Dec. 3, 0.25 a.m,) • . BRISBANE,. Dec. 2. Tho Englishmen’s first innings totalled 308. Score—— . V : . ENGLAND.— First Dinings Ccont.p Jones, Ibw, b Hayes—- . Rhodes, not out ' Humphries, b MacLaren Blythe, st Evans, b Hayes . Sundries :;j Total ; ■■■.•■•; Bowling Analysis.—Twnbury, 1 mi 27; Hayes j 3 for u, ; AlicLaien, o .for 104; R%grave, 1 for /9. QUEENSLAND.—: Second Innings. Hartigan, c Rhodes, Myj ßlythe... o 9 Brown, .c Hayes b Crawford.,...; 16 Redgrave, Ibw, b Rhodes.. —••••-■ 1 ■. . Hutchison, c Hobbs, b Blytlie..,. L Hayes, c Rhodes,, b Blythe ' ■%, i Arartip, c Rhodes, ,b 81juthe.;,..... Dunn, ; li Rhodes . Thomipsoiij not out . Evans, 1) Rhodes .-.... ~... . Total for S .wickets ......... : -.-.116 [Queensland made 78 in their first innings.] s yiCTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Received Dee. 3, 0.25 a.m.) AIBLBOURNE, Dec. 2. In’ the first innings South Australia compiled 357. the cliief_ scores being Mayne 75, Claxton' oo,.Dol-ling-62, Pel lew Ml, Jennings 02, L. Hill Following on they have v lost one wicket for 15. •[The Victorians compiled 669 in their first innings, the" visitors being thus 812 to leeward.]

football. I>U.K. N COMMENTS ON LEEDS. Unitod Press Association— Copyright (Kecoived Dee. 3, 5.31 !>.«>•) SYDNEY. Dec. 2. Commenting on tiio football maicu ■between Leeds and thh N.Z. pro es-s-onal team, the Chronicle says -line with all their stars out the visitors h ul a stilt task to defeat the strong side which Leeds put in tho field, aiul though the New Zealanders won bv S points they had to strive then hardest. There was still something faulty about the colonials plaj, which the matches so far had not eliminated. They did not command tho ball in tho scrimmages, niul their passing was far from perfect-. The forwards were good m the open, but thev were' always striving, handle the ball instead of at times relying on an ell'ective dribble, the result was that a man would tail to recover his balance and could not see where lie was passing the leather. Forward trau.slers and inaccurate handling negatived several openings. Even with a clear held the combination was indifferent, mil \Yriglcy was a great sinner m tinrt'ihetTelegraph remarks that the New Zealanders did not- hold a particularly strong advantage. but their form was superior to that ot their opponents. Towards the fin ;ish the colonials returned -O the attack. but their passing was laultj, and thev were unable to increase tin' lead' which they had already established. the turf. TAKAPUiXA ACCEPTANCES. AUCKLAND, Dec. 2. The following acceptances were received to-night for the second day of the Takamina J.C. spring meeting, which takes place on \\ ednosday : \ Kawau Hurdle Race, of to° sovs, 1? ( miles.—lHautapu 12.0, Omati 10. a Aqua ltegia 10.0, Lady Clements 9.9, Caeh uclm 9.7, St. Harp 9.0. Keponter 9.0. , Stanley Handicap, of 100 sots, 4 furlongs.—Black and Cold 9.3, 01ns IVinnie 8.13, Celerity 8.-1, Noteornn 5.2, Quadroon 7.9, Mighty Atom 7.0. Klondvko 7.3, Henry Havelock 7.2, Tito 7.0. Dr. Quest 7.0, Engraver 7.0, tVaihoilioi 6.12. Spring Handicap, of 150 sovs, 1 mile. —■iVaipuna- 8.9, Scotty 5.6, Shrapnel 5.2, Tui Cakohan S-—. Sjren 7.0, English 6.7. _ Vauxliall Handicap, of 75 sovs, / furlongs.—Veronica 9.2, Jjreebml S.lO. Tito 5.3, Cymri 5.2, Lira / .13, • Escamillo 7.9. l.uros 7.9, Cyrettus 7.9. Jolly Tar 7.9, Carmama <.9. Catastrophe 7.9. . Ponv Handicap, of 80 sovs, oi forlorn's.—Octoroon 9.9. Manapoun Si-2. Hopscotch S.lO, Necktie S.v, Agneta f.O, Mahinga 6.13, Cnranaliia 6.13, Ngakapa 6.13. Cantlev 'Handicap, of, 100 sovs, of furlongs.—Lucrece 8.5, Aa i link a 7.13, Lochbuhie 7.11, Syren 7.a0, Henry Havelock 7.0, Engraver 6.12. Welter Handicap, of 80 sovs,, _ 1 mile.—Tui Cakobau 9.5, Noteorini 8.10, Svren 8.4, Luresomo , / .13, Henry Havelock 7.10, Kola Nip /.8, Sweet Alice 7.8, Tito 7.7, Xapepene 7 7 r>nrt, Light 7.7. English 7.7.