OUT DOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 94, 1 July 1882, Page 244

OUT DOOR SPORTS

— . fc — Alf . Harper offers to run young Goodman for £50, but the gooduien are not oil. ; • Tho Bank of New. Zealand defeated the combined banks on Saturday by ten points to four. Eindon played a very good game for Auckland. He seems to be much more useful forward than back. Monnock, Arneil, and Whiteside were all hurt in the contest with the Auckland " big guns." ■ Carter, Croton and Pearson did some first-class work for Auckland, their play being determined throughout. , Whyte, the Parnell recruit, who was playing back for Auckland,, kicks remarkably well but picks up slowly. . , Is that Newton youngster who walks in such, grand- style going into training to become a second O'Connor ? • , . . Contrary to. general expectation, the. Australian cricketers . defeated the gentlemen of England by one innings and one run. . - ■ Bob Skeen played a good game for Ponsonby on Saturday. He has developed apenchant for dribbling, at which he shone several times. Arneil was entrusted with the kick at goal for Ponsonby, and made a splendid attempt against tiewind, but fche ball just failed by a foot to cross the tape. Matthiasj the second goal keeper for Auckland, played and kicked consistently well throughout the match on Saturday, making one fine pot at Ponsonby's goal. Amongst the Ponsonby forwards, Macky, Hanna, Arneil, Skeen, and Keesing were always on the ball, while the two Claytons were very effective in the scrimmages. For the victors in the club match, Braund and B. "Whiteside played in their usual brilliant style, and were ably assisted by Davy and T. Whiteside as quarter-backs. The postponed match between the Auckland and Ponsonby Clubs took place in the Domain on Saturday, and resulted in a victory for the latter by two points . (one try) to nothing. Apple-munching was one of the prominent features of the Banka' match, and Monty Severn's gaudy vuii orm was another. What a pity there were no ladies to see him. Webster and Spencer were the two players who distinguished themselves most in the Banks' match. "Look out for Webster" was the constant cry of his opponents. The half-mile race between O'Connor and Scrimshaw, for £50 a side, took place at Christchurch on Saturday, when O'Connor won easily with thirty: yards to spare. Time : 2 minutes 3| seconds. Hookey Davy was in fine form on Saturday, speeling like an ostrich. After many attempts, he scored a try for Ponsonby in the third term by a plendid run of three-fourths of the length- of the field/and against the wind. It is a singular fact that in the match against the gentlemen of Bnglaud.only one of the Australians was bowled, and that was for a duck-egg. Seven were caught two given leg before wicket. The catches were probably the fault of the heavy wicket and showery weather. O'Connor, the leviathan, shows steady improve--ment every week. He got through the Ponsonby lightweight forwards repeatedly on Saturday, and frequently carried two or three along with him. His immensereach is of great service in the throw-out from touch. W. Skeen, who is an excellent all round player ' was one of the most valuable men to Pousonby in thescrinitnage3 on Saturday. He played with determination against the heavy-weights, and was constantly out the ball. The Auckland men have an obnoxious practiseof falling on the ball, which was displayed more frequently than usual last Saturday. Henderson should set a good example, knowing, as he ' must, that in honest football nothing can really be gained in directions such as that referred to.

The annual meeting of the shareholders in the * Southern Cross G-.M. Company will be held at the office--of the Company this day (Friday), at 2 o'clock p.m. Annual general meeting of shareholders in theStodart G3I Company will be held at the office of thisCompany this day (Friday), at 12 o'clock noon. Two French students had a duel in Paris because one of them insisted that a popular actress had a "beauty spot " on the calf of her legf» Where are we= all going to r 1 ' The sale of Messrs T. and H. Cooke's furniture is still going on and every one is delighted at thebargains they are getting for cash. Persons furnishingshould pay the firm a visit as the sale, will only be continued a short time longer. The employes of Messrs Brinsmead and Sonsy the celebrated pianoforte manufacturers, have presented H.E.H. the Duchess of Albany (nee Princess Helen, of Waldeek) with a superb instrument designed to accord with the other furniture of the boudoir of the bride of Prince Leopold. Messrs Hoffmann and Sons are the sole agents for the firm in Auckland. . ■ Those of our readers who have read Charles Dickens' work, "Martin Chuzzlewit," will, doubtless,., remember Betsy Prigg's advice to Sairey Gamp, when, relieving each other in the sick room — " Try the salmon* „ Sairey, dear; it's delicious." So it is. Try it from ' Messrs John Beid and Co., who have just received a consignment of fresh salmon from the Columbia Kiyer. The Christen urch people are endeavouring to> suppress larrikinism by the institution of evening concerts and other amusements— a remedy which will be about as effective as a shin-plaster for a broken leg* War is not made with rose-water, and mild attempts of this sort to deal with a social ulcer is pretty much like patting the back of a tortoise— a procedure which Sydney Smith said was "as if one stroked the dome of' St. PaviTs in order to please the Dean and -Chapter 1" As a sample of the mean subterfu ges to which, some x'eople will descend to gain their ends, the following is a point : — There is a certain well-known cadger who resides at the North Shore, who is always on 1 the-look-out for an opening for his talents in the " making " line. Last week a vessel arrived from the Islands with: oranges, and Mr Cadger at once proceeded on board, and, informing the nian in charge that he had come- * from the charterer's sister, got a sackful of thefrnifc. handed over, which he placed on the North Shore bba,t - , and took across for hia.'own "and his family's usei - The; ' lady whose name he ustad resided in Ponsoriby, and was ■ actually prevented, by : i;bis fellow's action; froni.gettingv . any ruit. '.. ■■. .•,'-:•■•'■■ ;" '-• .. '.''. .*''■_'.. • v-= : - -•;•-..■•. VV.-J i