OUT DOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 62, 19 November 1881, Page 148

OUT DOOR SPORTS

— The Alpha cricketers defeated tho Gordon Club very easily last Saturday. — The Ponsonby Cricket Club won its first match against the United Second Eleven last Saturday. — The Madge's victory on Saturday Avas very popular. — The Ponsonby Rowing Club intends to have trial fours next Saturday week (26th inst.) — W. Tanner threw the cricket ball 88 yards at the Tauranga Athletic Club Sports. — The Saturday Recreation Club opened the season last Saturday. — Doctor Patten made seventeen for Onehunga against the Otahuhu Cricket Club last Saturday. ' — Bob Yates is very quiet about the Shrimp since the Magic tied her up so easily. — An Auckland Cricket Club Eleven -will probably visit Waikato about the middle of January. — E. Beale has obtained 15 wickets this season for a little over 20 runs. — The A.C.C. Second Eleven compiled 189 runs against a combined school eleven. . — The fielding and return of the school boys was excellent. — Four of the school wickets were down for 8 runs. — Cheeseman made 49 runs against the schools by good hard hitting. —An Auckland Eleven is being formed to to do the North at Christmas time. — The bowling of A. MacCormick for the combined school eleven, was very good. He obtained 6 wickets for only 50 runs. — A. O'Brien made 67 runs for the A.C.C. Second Eleven in first-rate style. He also, by a smart piece of fielding, ran out MacCormick. — Or. Barclay won the event for drop-kicking the football at the Tauranga Athletic Club Sports. The distance was 51 yards. . — C. B. Turner won the Tauranga County Cup at the athletic sports on the 9 th. A. War brick was second, and J. Tanner, third. — I was not far out in my opinion regarding the Queenie's sailing capabilities. She had no show in the twenty-feet race at the North Shore regatta. — Percy intends to enter his new twenty-foot boat in the second-class sailing race at the approaching Auckland Eegatta. — The Volante's Aictory at the North Shore Eegatta, caused considerable surprise She was splendidly handled. — The alterations to the Eunice did not improve her greatly. She carried away her rudder on the 9th, when she was practically out of the race. — A committee meeting of the Amateur Athletic Club will be held prior to receiving entries on Saturday, to elect new members and transact other business. — If the North Shore Rowing Club had been genuine " sports", they would not have allowed two crews to come down from Ponsonby last Saturday, and walk off with the prizes without a contest. — The ladies' race at the North Shore Regatta was looked upon as a certainty for Miss James and Mrs 1 Clark. They had been training for some time previously. — The Auckland juniors gave the North Shore crew " beans" in the race on Prince of "Wales' Birthday. Ponsonby lads could not compete, owing to the accident to their boat. — It is said that the North Shore Rowing Club members are so disgusted with the conduct of the management, which reflects in some manner upon themselves, that they intend to wind \vp the Club. — The match between the Onehunga United Cricket Club and Otahuhu Cricket Club resulted in a, draw, greatly in favour of the former, who made 66 runs while the Otahuhu had eight wickets down for 30 runs. — The Madge was splendidly handled by Sam Dove in the North Shore JRegatta, and with G. Moore behind him in a clipper like the Imp, he needed all his wrinkles. — The entries for the 10th grand athletic carnival of the A.A.C., will be received by the secretary, Mr Forder, at the club room, Thistle Hotel, on Saturday evening next, 19th iust., between 8 and 9 o'clock p.m. — Numbers of the aspirants to glory of the A.A.C. may be seen, morning or eveniug, training on the cricket ground, while in the country several of the best men are striving to get fit by tho all important 3rd December. — The Devonport, which was the favourite in the sixteen-f eet race at the North Shore regatta, carried away her mast, and was unable to compete. Another intending competitor filled and sunk owing to her boom catching in the water. — Tom Fernandez did not compete in the walking match at Ellerslie sports on Wednesday. He entered, but was prevented from walking owing to the fact that he could get no one else to sail his new boat, the Ped, at the North Shore Regatta. . — The Henry, which was the first favourite, won the cutter race at the North Shore Eegatta, after a close contest with the Gannet. The Dolphin, in getting on a heavy press of canvas, unfortunately carried away her topmast, and was consequently out of the race.

— The swamping of the Ponsonby boat in the Allcomers' inrigger race at the North Shore Regatta was regarded as a misfortune. They had been backed as high as five to one, and were winning with nearly a mile to spare, when the accident took place. The North Shore crew were careful not to accept the challenge which was subsequently issued. — There was something very peculiar about the ■withdrawal of the Jessie Logan from the yacht race on the morning of North Shore Regatta day. She was heavily backed to win, and there was plenty of " letting in." Had the boat being in Ausenne's hands, she would have competed. — It was suggested last week that the Auckland and Ponsonby Rowing Clubs should meet and decide not to enter again for events in which the North Shore men are to compete. After the questionable action in rowing a professional in the amateur race last week, they would be fully justified in doing so. — Walter Jones' crew managed to get their spinnaker under the Maud's bottom when preparing to round the buoy in Rangitoto channel, and bo lost at least five minutes valuable time. Bar this accident, the knowing ones say the Maud would have been, at least, second. — The Ped claims the honour of third place in the twenty-foot sailing boat race. Fernandez says the Observer carried away her centre-board plate when rounding the last buoy and went straight home, passing the flagship on the sonth instead of the north side He aJso states that the Hattie May did not finish, but brought up astern of the flagship. — The Observer was in splendid trim on North Shore Regatta Day, and the general opinion was that much more might have been taken out of her. She was not kept steady enough on a wind, but was seen breaking oil in a manner that disheartened her backers. When kept steadily on her course, and properly full, she appeared to do quite as well, if not better, than the Imp. — Poor Frank Sanderson ! In the North Shore Regatta, his clipper, the Zulu, ripped out her stern head and no sooner was it repaired oil Saturday than he carried away his gatf off the wharf, and while luffing to see what was up or down, away went his jib sheets, and long Frank had to send home for a re-fit. Such is life (on the ocean wave).