THE WORLD OF SPORT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 292, 7 September 1910, Page 3

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Football. Auckland were called on on Saturday, for the third time this season, to defend their right to the Ranfurly Shield. It was considered that if any team outside Wellington could wrest the coveted trophy from the Northern town's grasp, it would be Taranaki. That the yellow and blacks from the land of milk and butter put up a good fight is proved by the scores, as they crossed Auckland's line once, and had their defence penetrated twice. In addition to these scores, Auckland kicked two penalty goals and Taranaki two as well, the final result being Auckland 16, Taranaki 9. Commenting on the match the "Star" says:— From a spectacular point of view the game was much better than that against Wellington, and there was a lot of fine open play. The game will always go down in history as O'Leary's match, and deservedly so, for a finer exhibition than that given by the Auckland full-back has never been witnessed. Probably we have seen as good, Lusk's game against the first English team, for instance, but better never The visitors were popularly regarded as being weak forward, but this proved a fallacy, for their vanguard fully held their own with their renowned opponents, and although one gives the palm to Auckland on general play, there was very little in it." Other inter-union matches on Saturday resulted as follows: —Wellington 60 v. Southland nil; Manawatu 9 v. WanganuiG; Canterbury 6 v. Otago 6. The League representative match between King Country and Rotorua, at the latter town on Saturday, resulted in a drawn game—eight points each. For the visiting team b\ Barclay played a great game, scoring both tries, and for the local team Woodward and Ngaupapa scored. The play was very exciting, and trie game had to be stopped sevreal times through accidents. Sacred Heart forfeited to Three Kings' College at Auckland, on Saturday.

Cycling.

The Timaru to Christchurch cycle road race, on Saturday, was Won by W. Arnst, 25miris., 1; Chapman, (Napier) 35mins., 2; Donald (Palmerston North), 21£mins., 3. Arnst won after a punishing finish by ten yards. Time, shrs. 48min. The scratch man's time was shrs. 30min. 27 4-sth sees. The winner is a couple of years older than the champion sculler, Dick Arnst. Two other brothers finished well up in the race. It will be remembered that after the last road race, Dick and Jack Arnst, with others, were disqualified for a lengthy term, for having resorted to illegal practices in connection with the race, namely, Jack Arnst was scratch and was attempting to win the trophy for fastest time, and Dick was proved to have paced him for a while and then was taken on by a motor-car thereby gaining a rest, and when Jack approached he quitted the car and again paced him. The win of their brother this year may tend to in a small degree make up for the humiliation they were subjected to by the disqualification.

Boxing

The Australasian championships were concluded at Auckland on Saturday night, with the following winners in their respective classes, New Zealand and "New South Wales dividing honours with three wins each :—Bantam, King, N.S.W; feather, Read, N.S.W.; Light, Lacey, N.S.W.; Welter, Watchorn, N.Z.; middle-weight, Mathewson, N.Z.; heavy - weight, Pooley, N.Z. Interviewed in America last week, Mr H. D. Mcintosh said he hoped tc stage the fight between Tommy Burns and Sam Langford at the London Olympic during the first week in December. The contest would be one of 20 rounds for £SOOO, Burns receiving £3OOO. Mr Mcintosh is endeavouring to bring oft* another fight between Johnson and Burns. After Johnson's encounter with Jeffries, the coloured champion promised Burns should have the first show, but he said he wanted a long rest before taking on another big engagement. Mr Mcintosh declares that Burns is the only man in the world who would have a chance against Johnson. Billy Papke (middle-weight), Jimmy Clabby (welter-weight), Packy McFarland, "Cyclone" Thompson, Matty Baldwin, and Ray Bronson (lightweights), all of whom are under engagement to Mr H. D. Mcintosh, sail from Vancouver for Australia on September 9th.

Racing

The following are the first acceptances for the New Zealand Cup, two miles.—Oiyoi 8.10, California 8.9, Husbandman, Diabolo 8.3, Polymorphous, Boanerges, Taskmaster 8.1, Advocate, Sandstream 7.11, Sir Frisco, Wimmera, Bridge, Ingoda 7.10, Los Angelos 7.8, Merrivonia, Merrie Zealand, Outlander, Osiris, Memwa, Cullinan 7.5, Sir Antrim, Coronetted, Formeden 7.2. Kopu 7.1, Tikitere, St. Alidan, Tawhaki, Ambroisan, Apellon, Vice-Admiral 7.0, Birkdale, Grand Rose 6.11, Adjudge, Master Laddo 6.10, Cronstadt, Gunboat, Grand Slam, Amato 6.9, Lovelorn, Marton, Gold Battery, Poictiers, Sir Solo, Cheddar, Martist 6.8, Dabchick, Golden Loop, St. Lumsden, Nightlight, Rangikapua, Crown Derby 6.7.

Miscellaneous

J. Donaldson, the Victorian sprinter, who, in April last, defeated A. B. Postle, another Australian, in three races over short distances in Johannesburg, has accepted the challenge of the Canadian runner, Eastman, for a 100 yd sprint for ■ the world's professional championship. The annual swim through Paris was won on July 3rd by the Italian, Gasparetti, who covered six and seveneighth miles in ninety minutes. The scratch man was the English swimmer, Billington, holder of the championship for the last three years, who gave nearly half an hour's start to all the other competitors.