OUT DOOR SPORTS

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 150, 28 July 1883, Page 16

OUT DOOR SPORTS

'•.■' ! . •>■.••■"'"•'■ NOTICES; of all hinds of Clubs for the promo* r'.'j^^j;/.**?'* P^-9ut'd6dr sports will confer a favour by co'mmwii._■?^>i;,3 gating jany items of interest connected with their sport, '■"■•li^{£f)Wwji wpKwttme; more especially with respect to coming of; sporting or pleasure excursions %\ n f:'S^^\invielc<ym8 t and- questions oil all matters connected :/:o'ywith9pQrtß will be gladly answered. ■,^i|rc<?»»ff»t»»tca<tort» must be addressed to The y- '/C.ia»tefv •■-.■;". ;\:-r"?|u^B|as(eball might be introduced with, success. S;,^^|^wa!rdß is coining to New Zealand, and' offers 3/j^walk^atij^man for £100 in a,six days' contest. j;f:si f >^rhp: Sydney, Cup matches are spun out very V ::2*t» in the year, the final one» being played now. .' „r.;trfae walking , match between Edwards and ••'VO'liearjr is not causing much excitement, though i^ktofiWn^getting fit. ') -\ /v SI have jtio news of the result between Aplitt '['_, and Malone. The latter is a younger man, and I .^ais^nnbeaten record in the old country. 'V', White looked "kinder sort of foolish" when ;' JHopkey Davy jumped cleaii ovor him, as he tried ' Vfo ;teollar;him, on; SatxxrcLay last.- --;• 'W' 35ho: ;chess_Jbpurnament with live figures, is to •,vV 1 4^»me. ; oir'shprtlyr; : "Several good rehearsals have ;": Itflfe^'plaee, and , the dresses are something too- •/■ yfitl^ply>too»tooi; '.' *.,...; indiscriminate wearing of all sorts of ''/,] JferJfey s ' by \b 6th 1 , tdaina ,pn Saturday led t o c ori- ;.. side'r'able. confusion during -the play. This should y' l>o avoided as much as possible. v-v-V- :■; it ;. ■ v JrLjSwigß jmhi the ' Senior Sculls at the regatta in '-- n :.wnliß|»nV:' : Bay.i, Sydney. Senior Fours at the \ '';' ;same regatfearby" the M.R. Cliib : 'Bull, Williams, "Martin formed the crew. " '" f. :\'^*At 'Canadian team of La Crosse players are at .;-' in England., It is a fine game for J > 'athletes who r dp not care for; the roughness of ;^js**baii. i*v >■ - ■ ; . '"^l^/lflf/said that Cook and Roberts, so long , , njlvaja lor- »tho' Billiard Championship, • have been invited td 'go to Constantinople, of all places in the , irprld, to play, before the Sultan. .": An organisation has beon sot on foot at OxSo^Urnoih&tpo soon^with'the view of preventing ' ac^ideutV. on tho ! river lay ." inducing non-swimming . : of the University to learn to swim." ; " 'fltt^e,liohdon. spor/sma», a., correspondent, re i, i%Wj^i4g,.^pßAk9^ of the bowler's, umpire not throw. ,'if the -umpire-does riot stand fguthe right place, or else he does not want, tp. j'f'.m A glove fight between Wilkinson and Donovan ' , liad been arranged to come off to-morrow evening vjinjtb.o Lorne-streeb Hall, but, owing to the re■|tii»ai of the owners to let the building for the ;i>u*|)Ose, the mill hasboan postponed. ?.-' The match between . Otago and Wellington *&ok. place on Wednesday last (24th inst.), and in favour. of the latter by one try to . .V.jpoithhig- No further, particulars hare arrived ';., t!*o time of going to .'press, but I will give a ■ report in next week's issue. Mitchell, after his .glove, contest with Sullivan, . -saras dpsatisSed, and" wanted to fight the Ameri■r c «aa J with bare fists, which was bad form. He ,' seems, 1 $<m~efer, not to have been looked after 'y ver j^well, for had he possessed a good adviser his head, he might possibly have won. /^.lfhe^qnck^t'ground in the Domain has a good V coat of top-dressing,,. but it will soon require ; inofcking about, o3r the lumps will be likely to . It i$ tp b^]hoped the far., corner will be twt-feare till thetf]spresentative Football Team ■ •■; leaves. >. r .,. . . ■ ; -. . . '■- '„. -^I^hb'.' Wellington footballerH,.l hear from a , iprivate "sorirco, hug themselves in delight at , iaviag got Jim'niy Woods as half-back this sea- ;; liptt. Ho is a first-class player, and no mistake ; :,' /[hut «ne good man does not mako a team, as they <- Wjrill pr-phabjy find out. when " our boys " go to the . ./JEmjjfae City. * '.'■':■ ■ y Hidings, hon; sec. Young Colonials j'ootball Plub, sends the following challenge :— ;. , ** Saying noticed in your last issue a paragraph r at' the Albert Fobtball Club did not get S^l^jP!^^'^' c Toung Colonials, the Y.C. are ,^^Psn|*. toi^tv'e^ theih'an opportunity to get it, *l arid will, in two weeks' time, play them a match Vr^^)^-mrinerj -and )allow them to select <|lrß ./attjpires. Arrangements can be made with febe . captains." '* -IJCuldooa,' the' American beat Donald' Uunnie, who has: been' champion of England so 'I.',.,. 'ioiigj after & iw^tracted.fltruggle. ., J^uldoon has also 'beateft Bigal," the. French champion, by gaining the first two falls Jin 32inin. 36^sec. wh<>; lately beatiJPoley in the glove fight, |>eat MuldooA some .time ago in America, thereby i ;«nl^an^ing,hiq claims' to the. championship of the j ■' -; n Jyhe|:e,^;.talk of another match between •: •'', ,l)uniiie..and - ;Mnldoon, with more favourable ar.-. •-•'jrw^ineti^iii for the former than last time. Kigtil a.nd Muldoqn ,^restled , . (JreecQ-Boman- style all through, while "'Dunnie arid iSiuldppn had,. a \ affixture of thie classic and Cumberland.., > ■« , / Cricket! iin England is. in. full swing, thescorii^ '■■,■ i>wng"4rst"*class all round, owing -no. doubt: to-,<t<he v lard, faßfc;wiokets players have had this season. Cambndg'e^Upiy.emty seems yery strong. Two of theStuddsi and Hawke are in. grand form-; th^. latter made 141, against, England., Hpn* A. . v ;iytteltoh hit . up 115 by grand batting. Surrey pujt. t |ogether"j; 650 jagainst Kaxnpshire, I W. r #* ' , itead, of Hon. Jvo. team, getting 168 & the highest individual apore thjs year., , Middlesex beat ©lpacestef^by ; &? runs ; no^cdnturies were made, but, good? useful scopes by "several. The chatnp\^,: a W; -&S, itaade 89 and- 35> Gilbert 26 ,^^|2j;.|or;.^iddh^tfx, P..rT*Stndd 48." Yorkshire Has bea,teni, a,. gpQd. team, ; ■ Jfljqtji'-yffi^^ Bates.; .^pipg ;theXeßt,bowlieg— 4 for •.^4S^v.vthls ;othe>t scores, wth the exception pf ; ; J^^^^qj^Ui^^F; ]*;^? ; '; ; r : - ' ■•"_ -'" v ; ' ■ •';" ■.7 7]se''^Qt;a^ Cari- : i^i>^^&^^o^i^M^iilsii . for. = Weljing- :-:;; ij^een; ,^utfie^rs ana '/ Empire ■• 'City :

Was'laid about thecoitite^t in>favour of the victors of the Citf-of .thePlaihsj'.Fr^i accounts to hand, Otago had the best , of the match as far as | force-dowii^are concerned; -being a heavier team. But Jimmy Wood evidently was "all there," and we know "w^hat a grand player he is. behind the scrimmage when his. side are at all penned. He also seems tp be in fine fprm, and, as an old chum, I beg'4;p congratulate him. The games seem tp have been a little of the old sort ; in style ; also there seems to have been a certain ' amount of wrangling, which, thank goodness, we do not have here in cur best matches, and I trust when our boys go South there will be none of it. A word tp you representatives: Don't think because Otago has been beaten, that Wellingtpn is a much better team ; and don't think Wellington is not as gppd as yourselves until ypu get down there ; and when in the field, feel confident ypu can beat them both. Eemember, the difference was only a try, got by good passing and a little bit of luck. The annual Interprovincial Match, between Otago and Canterbury, took place on Saturday at Christchxu'ch, and resulted in a victory for the visitors by 10 points (one goal and three trios) to nil. The day was exceedingly wet and slippery, and possibly Canterbury would have made a better hliow had the ground been dry. As it was, all her backs and wing-men seemed unable to hold or kick the ball with anything like certainty, and mado some distinct failures. The game was played in two three-quarter hour terms, Canterbury, kicking with the wind. At the first set-off, the Northern tesim had a slight advantago, and, aided by, a good lqck from Cottorill, the forwards carried 'the ball into Otago's " 25." This did riot last long, however, for the Dunedin men, pursuing the policy of a steady dribbling , game, carried it back toward the other goal-, although the intensely groasy stnto of the ground prevented anything like fast play; indeod, several times tho ball appeared' to got stuck in some particularly sloppy portion. At last, J. Allan, one of tho Otago " wings," taking the ball as D'Auvergno (Chch.) bungled it, by a smart run, carried the ball dangerously near Canterbury's goal, and, being backed up well, the backs were unable to clear their " 25." Shortly after, by good dribbling play, the Southern forwards carried tho ball ovor the line, Helmoro (Canterbury) and Robertson (Otago) falling on it simultaneously. Tho umpire decided in favour of tho former, and tho ball was kicked off. The Canterbury men again were closoly pressed by their opponents forwards, O'Neill, Jiillctt, ,Iml Robertson showing up well. At this stage a good chance was missed by Anderson, the Canterbury ' spooler," and ho had the mortification of seeing Galbraith pick up the ball, which he had vainly attempted to hold, and, passing Cotterill, to soexire a try. The attempt at goal by the scorer himself was, as might be pxpectod, a failure. Farr, for Canterbury, distinguished himself by his quickness in stopping the rushes of the Otago forwards, und saved his goal several times. In the second term the Canterbury men, by a good, rush of Blanchard and Archer, almost succeeded in scoring; but shortly afterwards, Galbraith mado a splendid " pot shot " at goal, sending tho ball clean between tho bars. The Canterbury forwards again made an effort, and carried the ball in Iheir enemy's quarters ; but Bruddon, by a fino run, carried it back again, and shortly afterwards, by the passing of tho ball to Murray, who made a grand rush, the Otajjo team again scored a try. Galbraith again tried the place-kick, Imt it fell short. The play was again mado in front of Canterbury's goal, and, about a minute before time was called, Leigh carried.it ovor and secured a third try for Otago. The Otago captain again #aye the trial at goal to Galbraith, and ho made a splendid shot ; but the ball was too heavy, and fell just tho wrong side of the post. For the losing team, the play of Fair and Helmore deserves more than a passing notice, as they each showed grand form and saved their goal time after time. Tho practice match between the Trial Fifteen, chosen by the Selection Committee of the Association, and Twe.nty Allcomers,, took place in the Domain, on Saturday, and reunited in a inor-t decided victory for the fifteen by 27 points (3 goals and 6 tries) to nothing. Whituside, playing balf-baok for the tifteen. was the principal ioorer, placing no less than ■ seven tries to his civ Hit.. , From these but two goal* were kicked, owing to j the fact that the ball was very greasy and slippery, and thnt t}n- juiglc in mo^t of the c»tK'wns dceiderllj obliqi'u*. The game was played. not jib usual in four terms of short duration, but iv two apdls. The fifteen, mustered in full fore.-, with the exception of Arneil, who was ur-wwli. Among those who moat dt«M<iguishfd themseh'eM may be mentioned Tt. Whiteside," who played in magnificent form, running in splendid atvSe, and defying nil ?ffo»'ti» of the Allcomers to .stop him His play throughout on Saturday einisle? 'him to be conaidi.re'i <-qual,if not superior to any . half-bndk in 'New Z^r-Uimi. ' 'HiV fending, -i line in which lie is sometime bickiny; wiw particulars good, reminding one of the old Pousonby " terror," Jimmy Anderson.' Ka.-iii', as 'fuJI-biick, player! the Hrst-class man. !ii ; is, "ttlihqtuih on several Occasions he held' h*i/«>pjjoli|Snf s tho cheap, essaying to run when he should lmvi»'"*l{i<>k(?d. This is .;v mistake tor- *• wholc.-biu'k. nnd Darby should 'avoid it when playing agnwat ihe Southerners.^ Diivv. t-\w- i>thvr tvilf.-HMck for the Fifteen, playe^ v bard game, "streaking '" brilli-Ditlv on occasson?., but. his extreme iig-'Hut 1 -^ w<ia ;itr;i.inst. hiiii, 'tis he I failed to -score sereiv.l thnes where a man a siori'e or two heavier itilfiht have Torueif 1 his' way BeJjintl ithe touch-line. He -trusts rather too much to 'hi» speed, and should practise fending I'nore'tban' he does. Among the forw'ari'lsC'O'Co'riJior was as usual, to the for;*, wt.d hud the luck to socure a try. He worVed 'hard till (firoijj>li, Hribblfng well, though not.' very clcvwr ■ )n picking up the bail. Bi^gs itlso di(f servicf' to" Jtis *Uh', iinii showed himself v sterli.ig forwfiril throuyhoii*^ lo^inur on on©,-ocf|sisionVby' Uti d^ljio^y'^ltp.'rf \Vnieh / W? r Sim« wjts- l'orttuu:ite -etuvxiyh' to secure. Tm'/ : player deaervtss a won 1 of- conniipmlatiuh for his persistent ioll"o\v1»r^ up, Jilfiluriiglf- "he is -ha'rdli careful 'enough .'CHoul 1 behffj";6ri-«»idc. 'Mogi'iiie, who. cui'j'jei.l hgiiio.>i ■" hl < aek'.ip\,e : as mark.. pf.. the cojnfcesK -prq-vt-d byh'i* steady pbry that tbg com>; tnjftteJß' : ttiade' j)o "iiilstiikiß -' vi;tf e^'i 'fjie'y^ pl^qfd ''"JYuiJl/ te^^ :^oTi(rJ.er^,tmV- MeCoririel, vMputitfprdd! 4 add--Afeaifls^all^ '6rK#d '^^^vH^-^n^O-^'^Mr'/^iY' the AUrcomeris, Clayton, as ■• forward, -

played'besfc ; i»de^d;lam,mclined 4 bi>;t'hink that his forward play was superiorito tlfat of any other individual player in the match. .His dribbling ■was excellent j . again and again h> passed/ the forwards of his ' opponents almost simply.} his collaring was superb j while in the^scrjmmages. he worked like a horse. I'hear that ttid'Selgction Oommittitee have him in their eye for the representative team, and he is well worthy of a place in its ranks. < ,G; White and Stewart played well as half-back*, but did not possess sufficient speed to cope with Whiteside or Davy, although they eacli / stopped both of these ineri several times. McCausland, as f/«back, also showed up well, kicking and collaring promptly andsurelj. I am sorry that I cannot repeat the compliment in favour of the other backs, Cooke and R. Sims, whose play was faulty m respects. Several new players took part among the All-comers, Wooller showing up well several times. I forgot to mention that Carter received a nasty cut on the brow during the early part of the game, and had to retire, so that the " reps." had but thirteen men in the field.