OUT DOOR SPORT

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 69, 7 January 1882, Page 269

OUT DOOR SPORT

Holship got fire Excelsior wickets. Hay was not out for 25 last Saturday. 'George made 27 for United second eleven. Testro is keeping up his average, the score last Saturday being 15.. Donovau bowled very well last Saturday for Onehunga, but " luck was agin them." Sadler played a capital innings last Saturday, of 29 not out. Auckland won the match against the Onehunga United rather easily last Saturday. Patten Avas rather unfortunate in his bowling last Saturday. Four of the Ponsonby team were run out on Saturday. Whiteside, who won the prize for the liigh jump on Monday, got safely over sft. sin. Dore won the prizo for throwing the hammer on Monday, the distance covered being 64 feet. The A uckland schooner Torea won the champion sailing race at Lyttelton Regatta. Mr E. Mitchelson has been appointed to officiate as starter at the next Auckland Eegatta. Wynyard made 2-1- for North Shore second eleven last Saturday by some free hitting. Kilpatrick got five North Shore second eleven wickets. Grafton plays against Ponsonby first eleven in the Domain to-morrow (Saturday) . G-eorge Brown made two good catches from his own bowling last Saturday. Horau made 107, not out, against the English eleven for the Combined Australians. Reid did the best bowling for North Shore second eleven against the Alphas. Seven of the North Shore first eleven made three runs between them last Saturday. Smart fellows, eh ? Lankham got nine North Shore wickets on Saturday, and the total score of the marine subburbites only amounted to 28. It is said, seriously, that the Alphas are so elated over their recent victories that they wish to challenge the English team to a match. Mr Henry Niccol, of the North Shore, has received an order for a ninety ton yacht from Mr Matthews, an English gentleman. Mick Monnock won the 200 yards handicap at the Ellerslie Sports, Whiteside and Reed being a tie for second place. Baker played the longest innings in the West End and Ponsonby match, although his score only amounted to five. A sweepstakes sailing race between four sixteen feet boats took place on Monday last, and resulted in a victory for Mill's Spray. Weston played a good innings of 26 for Ponsonby on Saturday. His score was principally made up of clear hits for threes and fours. The Excelsior's were badly beaten on Saturday by the United second eleven, the scores being 44 against 109. Dore made a capital wicket-keeper for Pon--sonby, in the absence of the captain, last Saturday. Little Sammy Goodman won the mile handicap at the Ellerslie Sports, after a game struggle, by •only a few inches. He has the material for a smart ped. Arthur Edwards got three wickets for Ponsonby .last Saturday, one of them being Bob Woods, whose middle stump was picked out with a I'emarkably pretty ball. The match between North Shore second eleven .and the Alphas was drawn in favour of the latter, who had five wickets down for 57. North Shore anade 77 in their first innings. Logan's son has built a sixteen foot sailing boat at North Shore for himself and several other boys. .Jack Bell, who has been out in her, says she can '" walk " away from the Elsie and the Spray. The Cyquet, a new schooner of about 50 tons which Avas launched by Messrs. Lane and Brown a fortnight ago, will be entered for the 'champion race at the next Auckland Regatta. The topsail schooner Annie Wilson left Melfbourne for New Zealand on Dec. 19. It is expected that she Avill compete at the Auckland "Eegatta. Mat Hooper intends to enter the old favoiirito .schooner Transit for the champion race at the approaching Auckland Regatta. She Avill be a favourite, notwithstanding the probability oj a large field. Foley bowled remarkably well for Onehunga in "the second innings of the Auckland eleven last Saturday. Three wickets were taken by him in the first over, and four Avickets Avere doAvn for two runs. G-eorge Brown did some pretty batting for West End last Saturday, his score reaching 14. He •was caught by Whiting at square leg. A splendid drive Avhieh lie made to the on tidded five to his score. The Regatta Committee have placed, a race on their programme for Rob Roy canoes. A prize -of £3 is offered, but the probable competitors, who are nearly all members of the recently formed club, would much rather go for a cup than for the money. Bob Woods would do well to keep his fingers and toes off the stumps when Avicket-keeping. It is rather interesting to see the bails scattered a .good second before the ball reaches them, but, at the same time, it is just a little too utterly utter, know. Hearn, the champion sculler of NeAV Zealand, has announced his intention of coming to Auckland to compete for the prize of £20 offered in the .all-comers race at the approaching Auckland Regatta, to be held at the end of the present month. It is almost certain that Carter, the Sydney man, will remain here to contest the event, and it is said Albert White will have another " shot " at it. Messrs. Henderson and Isaacs' new yacht, ' which is being built by Bailey, will be entered for the first-class yacht race at the approaching regatta. The Toroa, built by Logan for Messrs. Kissling and Aitken, is also expected to compete ; and it is said that Mr Street has ordered a light suit of sails for the Winona, with the object of entering her. The :first prize will be the New Zealand Shipping Company's Cup, valued at £25. A good contest is anticipated.