Out Door Sports

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 89, 27 May 1882, Page 165

Out Door Sports

The Madge has been hauled up for the season. Boat racing has come to an ,end for the present season. The North Shore uniform was greatly admired on Saturday. The football match next Saturday is between New Zealand and the World. Pearce, the Australian, and Largan have been matched to row for £200 in England. Talbot played very well last Saturday, and by a good run secured the first touch. The first of the club football matches will be played in the Domain on Saturday week. The owner of the champion boat; Transit offers her to Ike Hunt or any other purchaser for £40. Andrew Stewart should take a double-reef , in his. pantaloons before playing football again. ' The Ponsonby Football Club numbers only 21 members, but it will very probably prove to be the champion club this season. O'Connor having left the Worth Shore, has joined the Auckland Club. North Shore's loss is Auckland's gain. The old Grammar School' v. Allcomers' match last Saturday was a draw, there being no scoring on either side. Neither Henderson nor Carter was as good as usual on Saturday, both appearing to be a bit out of practice. The Australian cricketers are giving the Englishmen lessons in the National game. Oxford and Sussex have been easily beaten. Eight out of eleven English judges have decided that being a spectator at a prize fight does not constitute an offence. The second-rate team selected to play against the Thames gave the Parnell and Ponsonby united teams particular " beans" on Saturday. Willie Henderson, one of the best Ponsonby forwards, will not play football this season in consequence of ill-health. Both the Skeens played a good game for the old Grammar School last Saturday, and Wilson was especially usoful in the scrimmages. Tom Mackay and Arneil did some good dribbling on Saturday, and the former was exceptionally good, in the scrimmages. Forder, one of the Ponsonby Club, will not play football this season, in consequence of an injury to his collar-bone sustained last season. Braund appeared rather out of practice on Saturday, but notwithstanding his "back" position, he distinguished himself several times. Mr J. McLeod won the first gentleman's archery prize at Vaiixhall, while Miss Jackson carried off first honours amongst the ladies, Miss Briton won a special prize. Andrew Stewart played remarkably well for the Grammar School, and both in the scrimmages and runs distinguished himself frequently. His amusing disclosures were appreciated. Without wishing to ajjpear invidious, I can't help expressing the opinion that the Ponsonby men did more effective passing and played better football generally than their opponents. . Jack Bell wants to make people believe that the i Jessie Logan beat the Rita the other Sunday from Waiheke. No mention made of the start or the jib carrying away, John ! Monnock played well for the united. team on Saturday. His kicking was not particularly good, but his collaring and running were excellent. He would make a valuable addition to one of the first rate clubs. Mr W. S. Fagan, champion pedestrian, has arrived, and professes his willingness to run any man in Auckland from a quarter of a mile up to ten miles j for from £50 and upwards ; he will al3o wrestle any man in Auckland province for £25 and upwards. Whiteside was on the Domain ground on Saturday, but his broken finger prevented him from playing. He did some excellent kicking, however, and gave his comrades a lively sense of favours to come at the club match on Saturday week. ; The Auckland Club will be niueli stronger this season than last, through the addition of Malthias, Bindon, and O'Connor. The evergreen Carter will be to the fore as usual, and Tom Henderson will captain the club as of yore. The fight in the Domain on Saturday was, to say the least of it, disgraceful. It could not, by any means, be said that Pickering was to blame, and the sympathy of the crowd went with him. There was more of the character of an assault than of a fair fight about the affair. David Lord, the amateur champion sculler of New South Wales, died several days ago. He had lately been suffering severely from an affection of the throat, arid visited Tasmania for a change of air. He returned to Sydney, and gradually sank until he breathed, his last. He has been engaged in rowing since 1875, proving very successful in his club races. Messenger says that if Hearn came to Australia he would prove himself superior to any sculler we have. We should like to see Hearn row. He defeated Messenger himself, and we know the latter to be a good man. If Hearn is inclined to visit Sydney, we have no doubt Beach would make a good match for him. — Bulletin. The sculling match for £25 a-side between Messenger and Solomon, over the champion course, Paramatta River, took place on Saturday, resulting in a win for Messenger. Solomon held the lead for a mile ; Messenger then closed up, and a good race ensued, resulting in Messenger reaching the goal a length ahead in 24inin. 30secs. The new Sportsman cup, representing the sculling championship of England, will be rowed for on June 19th and 20th. Hanlan will not enter, as both he and Ross will, at that time be in America, having signed articles for a match to be rowed there on June 20th. The probable starters thus far. announced are Trickett, Laycock and Pearce, of Australia ; Boyd, Largan, anch Goodwin, of England ; and Gaudaur, of Canadn. We are authorised by Mr Miller, the champion wrestler, to state that he is open to wrestle any man, European or Maori, according ,to the terms of a challenge, which he published in the Herald, for from £100 to £200 aside. If anyone accepts this challenge, Miller will return to Auckland at anytime — the winner to receive the whole of the gate money, after deducting expenses. Communications to be addressed to the editor of the Observer. Largan, the English sculler, who is matched against Pearce, is very hard to train, his health never being certain. When he was to pull the American sculler, Sylvie Gookin, he being ill, offered him £30 to postpone the race. Sylvie wouldn't take the money, and Largan won the race before an eighth of the distance had been covered. But Gookin took the lead in Largan's water, and Largan fouled him and Gookin had to pull out into his own water.' Although the Englishman was technically correct, there was little enough credit due to him. '

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