ATHLETICS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 322, 5 December 1888, Page 4

ATHLETICS.

Admiral Tryon's cricket experiences, as recounted at the runner Lo the Australian cricketeitj in London, aio ot interest., an showing what a hold the game hat even on those who do not excel in it. He and his officers, paid the gallant Admiral, had often played at cricket/, " but had never oncb meo a team they could vanquish," except On one occasion, when " the squadron played a successful gome with some native team in New Zealand.'* But on that occasion the Admiral was away. | J believe he was doing the Hot Lakea at the time. — Action.] Nuttall, the American swimmer, aftt 1 ' scooping the pool at neai \y every swimming* meeting in England for some time past, and finding no foeman woithy of his steel in amateur circle=, Ims at last joined the profespional ranks and flown at the highest game in the mother count) y, and piobably in the world. According to latest advices a match had been arranged between him and Finnoy tor the Temping -Jhallenge Cap, of which the latter wab the holder. The distance agreed upon w«s I,oooyds in the Lambeth Baths, and the convincing day n\ed lor October 18 last. In tackling Finney, Nuttall has set himself a very difficult* task, and one that I very much doubt his ability to accomplish, i Finney is looked upon as the greatest I wonder England or any other country has ever seen, and his record is a long way ahead of that credited to any other exponent of the same art. Among his many performances aiea swim of 113 yd« Ift under water in full costume afc the Blackpool Baths, October 20, 1882, tho best pertormance on record. He remained under water in a tank at the Canterbury Theatre of Varieties 4min. 29-£ sec, April 7, 1886. the previous best record being 4mii:. made by J. B. Johnson. Finney also picked up 63 i half-penny pieces with his mouth from the bottom of a glass tank at the South London Palace, December 13, 1887. His swimming performances are equally remarkable, and he has the record for nearly all the fancied discances from 100 yds to two miles. " Land and Water " of October 6, in commenting on the Hanlan-Kemp race, said : " It in evident that Hanlan's sun is set, but that Kemp is not a first-class champion ; and should Teemer meet him, and be unaffected by the climate, he should easily beat the Hawkesbury man," The same paper considered that the Brisbane Aquatic .Carnival would prove the greatest aquatic event yet held in Australia, and would rank next to the International Championship Sculling Sweepstakes, wqo, by Beach ,ip England two yeareago, and tliejfJop Bitters Prize, won by Laycock on tho Thames,