LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 57

LAND AND WATER.

H. and ' L. Doherty have decided -to .compete in this year's lawn tennis touma<ment. •> ■ It has been definitely decided that the sculling match* between Webb and Tresidder shall ,ta"k© place on the Wanganui River on Tuesday, 25th February. Tresidder,son being taken over the Kaiwhaiki course/. 10 miles above the"' town; where the world's sculling championship "will be idwed^ expressed his complete satisfaction,and Jbis view is endorsed. 4>y his trainer (Bain) and his pacemaker (Ford), th© former considering it a far ..fairer course than, the Parramatta,' ' and supefior'-in every way. ■ • , =- r -"- " _ '".-""-"'. West,' the winner .-of the £150 Chop at the Eltham Carnival, is quite .a young axeman; 19 years, of, age, and^ hails -from i "'Dan.nevirke. The" timber -used'*cost the association £77; and was sold for £5 2s 6d. . J . CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA.. 1 " ;ITAPXEII^ January 10.' Private advices 'from- all parts .of. tho '- - Dominion? indicate .'that the \ championship regatta, on March 23 will, attract crews from. * all - the leading - clubs; besides others -which - " hitherto 1 have" notr-emtered championship lists. The j couars* «n which^the Taoes. -will be^ rowed was described .by Stanbury aa^ one ;_ -'of'feho.fines^.h© had.-eeen. -. ,~ -, ; " ■ .. . SWIMMING-, ASS6c"tATIO"N. ' - "1 - - -.^HAPIER,,.- January. -10. Th« New 55%aland.-"Swim]iiiiiig Association." •will for-.tho'-fufere supply- gold;* and 'silver, , medals for thp .-chflrmipionship rac©3. They 'ar© to l>&"Keld-iiitii.yeer "at Napier on- March 19 and -23. Hitherto -the medals had to be- ;" providied "W :the 'oembresi v " . ', _ , ' " . -• * " ' TRESrDEB, ,v. %EBB. ./ . j -; WANGrANUl,' .January. -10j : Owing to the tide on-Feirn»ry 20 not* being --" suitaHe, 'it '"was tcwiagiit dacided''; nciff s - to bold on that d£t© thexace for. the sculimg:^ championship of- the- world*. t A date-, was sa&h fixed, but the,_. wtoe "will probably take place a -weak later than was originally • in-. { tended. ' "r" r - "-. ' ■~\ __ ' " I