A RECORD OF SPORT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 813, 1 September 1877, Page 2

A RECORD OF SPORT.

(Compiled expressly tor the Waikato Times.) Auckland, August 3u. Ihe victorious oareer of the Dunedin Football Team is watched very complacdQtly by our Auckland players, who vow have good reasou to feel aadatied with their own performance. Had they practised together two or three tim s, I believe tue draw would have beau turned into an Auoklaud victory ; out on oh* other hand, the Duuedin boys may say (.hat the rough nig tit tney had before crossing the Manukau bar, and tue faCG of Niouol, oue of cueir oasu uua, o-jiu.^ incapacitated from play by. being injured m the aurf boat; ut New JPiyuiuutu, materially militated ugaiuai ik?.u suuooaa, ao that, all things being taken iuto ac-count,-.each aido can well itf»«i oos*y ihat, the game was a lair criterion of the respective .football capabilities of the North and South representatives. As m the match, against Canterbury, Auckland was much indebted for thoirgjod snow to Che splendid play of tue Waikato contingent. Wood, if pilule, played butter than last year ; vis omartuess m getting away with tue ball, and nis oiilliant drop-kiciuug being the uewe of everyoues praise, iltolntosu was also uxceedingly useful m the sjrimaiage*. I am sorry to hear that an uuu.oaian> incident is reported m conueouon witn tno match; the enfocoaa reedguatiou of Jlr Nome, the head master of tue. Duuedin digh Scnooi, tor giving Me Smith, on* of his teaooers, perhvaaiuii t j c>.ae u^ -vigu the Duaedin team. Io seems ihat the schoolmasters, of Ucago muse be held m conMe«a bo ad a^ a, it oud cannot give an assistant a iew days recreation under suou circunu truces, especially when he finds a auoafci utj. A coursing match arisiug ouo oi ihe Ute Tamaki meeting look piaca a i w days ago at Pa ; .aioitoi oetw.-eu vlr Percival's br d Lord Naison (he wiunjr on the above occasi v >fi) and dr jfU-iJAbd's t b Susan, The lattdr, it, -.via bj le.ndinbered, was one of the two dogs wuo iell over the cliff at the JL'auiaki. Ih3 inatcn ended most unsmsfaconly. Ljra .h<j.sj i who has gone off m condition aadiy since ais victory, won .the fust ojur«w r.»iher easily, but m the nexc ie was a very ciose ihing. Mr B linbridge, who was ju ge, showed most culpable indecision iv giv.ug his verdict. . According to severm who were within hearing he at first s<*i i tie dog. had it, and tuen altered his .uin I and gave the course to the bich. A. row *usued, and Mr Percival very prop <ny efused to allow hid dog to ruu ag»in. Borth parties now claim tae stakds. I my humble opinion the ju^ a should be made to pay the ull aauunc of «,he stakes to eacn, and ihen ue would uot be linely to uct ao fo olialhy a {-iia l'h;s shows the necessity ot having orop^riy [ qualified moo for uuch positioas. Another meeting of criciteters was held last Friday to discuss tbw pro^ae 1 visii of an Australian .te.un, Jtleception ami Selection Committees were loruie i, and io was left to tue tocmer io uikk.' ter.ns with th j visißors 'who, if the arrangements are satisfactory, will be here so aid tune m January. The question of what ground stiould be used for tue match is the subject of a good deal of discussion. The t&acing Ciuo ask £50 for tha Euerslie ground, or js7s if ttwy are expected to put it m order This is exorbitant, and there is little doubt but that the Committee wil{ have the match m the Domain, ground if they can make a charge for admission. They can only do this by uaving a by-law passed to that effect by the Domain Bo rd, and tuo Mayor and Mr Fenton say they are wil.iug to introiuce sujh a law. Gtreai improvements have been m^da an this ground during the wi.iber. Ar X J Yates, one of the trtistees, deserves all credit for this as ho has actenied to it personally. All the centre of the ground has been re-levelled, aud »u'j the day, it is probable that a pavilion will be erected. , • , Very little interest was taken m the race between Mefccam aud Diciieasou last Saturday. Tue former wou pre-ty-easily, and thus justified the odds 0t.2 to 1, which were laid on him. It is intended to establish an am%teur Athletic Club here shortly. I believe a meeting will be held to dißcuss the project on Saturday evening The Mayor of Sydney with graceful courtesy, uas sent a testnnoaiil to Henry Kelley, the English oarsm m vvha,. traiued Triokett for ha match >vhh dadler. The gift takes the form of an emu egg, set m frosted silver, aud appropriately engraved and iusenbed. A rumour is being circulated that Boyd has stipulated to ge* £300 for expenses, and to have 1,500 staked agaiuat £1,000 if he comes out to row Trickett. i aont believe a word of tni*. It it is true, it shows that the old couotry h,ia come down sadiy fvoxa tua lime wuon atio would have backed her champ wu ac oJ.de> ugaiDat the world-

' Tho . Mt.lhf.inr^f .fb bipger event I brio evrtC'* ' Eighty-nihe* acceptances on tppftfl,^ furies is very good, and niust.bo iakiri.!BßJivgUCnt.Gp,n* pliment to the, liandiouppefci ,T»j\ejonly non-eontotits which slioulcf create > ajiy surprise are Jsrieoja f\nd, JWoplan, "w_hq were univefFaUf voted we^i^v&tt^Ms Bst and 7sl. 61h rrspoctiveto.., t&nt alterations m (he^mirip'liiVe been repnrtpd as yet, excopt, (hat Newir.iinttet who is pjv'd to'i.'be dmng verywel], « being st.padil/ backed -at 100 to 3. Mr Wnltora hia a^nt^lysitWvO^njnfCß— Fanny Fisher nnd Peeress over 'to Sydney,: where thry are to Visit f the gr'ent^YnWfin-! don, thu Bire of, Chester andfid ;»edre'o# othnr fnmous winners. The produce ol theso unions should bj> able^to bold Itheir own with wiy raqing^Btqpk(in<f|biHco!cßiy, and it is to be .hoped *tbat Mr Walfers'j enterprise - will be. and; that he will get . bapWhis mareß, safe and sound. The* only drawback to the expe-, difcion is that it may pQ-ssiWy. .result in' one or both of ihe 1 " aftirnal.s/being bought] to reniainjn Australia; m wb'ictt'ba'Be'lit^wj Zealand would lose two of Hei-* best' bf'do^ mares. •..■:■'/' "5<- '-,••.*■'••• *i. ! •- | Mr T S Clebborni who lemed ' 'Fe' to ' ofi Mr Fergusson for 700 guineas ; -f6i» t?wo| seasons, has sub-let the horse — according to the * Australasian '—Jj> Mr Androw The Canterbury ji'on^D^^js ajefliflot so numerous ns exjfecfett, fflfnongnthere arc plenty of horses nominated to make the sport good. Mr. Wajlera jhasv o/ilyen-i lored one, viz , : Veriiif Tran'sif , J f«jp Jbe Cup nmi Hondi<^p. Hippocampus is td remuin m clover for'andbhefr-ridnih. or two, with a view to -being brought per* -leotlt fresh for j.ouir, bWrt.Uneeting, and ( JQu«^din. Mr Watt has entered Ariel for T&tlTCup, and- Handic^, '^nd,he ha^also 'yjonglands m tlie' latter 'facoi Arielhas nc7er b^en himself since he met with hia aLoident at Napi ! r j '^etilfifihe jget m the Hnndicap with anything under Bft, he •will be worth watching.i :•/-> **■■ '■■''■■'- The Dunedin Jockoy Club, -judging by the balam e-3beer> adopter! at tlie r jate annual hifeting, would appear 1 to bfr^n a very prosperous condition. . Th,ey have paid all the expenses con*n'ected^«vich the recent improvements to< their course, and begin the season with a balance of £1,800 to the good. - . ...-• j

The Auckland Racing Club is also looking up better. They .show an excess of receipts over expenditure of last vejjr of £136,' nnd intend ; i to>f make strenuous efforts to have a firstclass meeting on the I9t and 2nd January ne Xj^ r I understand that the Boxing Diiy programme is to be left out. Mr Dilwortb, a fine old English , gentleman, is to be the new president m the place «f Mr; McCos^Olafky'.an'dit issaid Air A Buckland will ba/vioepresident. -r „■•. ;;o :ij>:-u,!ohV Mr Jamtß Wntt,, who is m town just' now, has lately made ! an important 1 tidfdi-,' tion to his stud ( by thVinrchase of a yearling colt by English , Tim W^i^e; /out of Flym,, Scud.. The yoiin^ster lately belonged to Mr Mcl^ea" of Napier, and ' Mr Watt gave old Ladybird and..something to boot m exchange for him. ; . 'I he conclusion of the C6nrsing "Mffet- 1 ing was r >bbed of much of its interJß&tijj i the withdrawal of) Mr .'Greenwood's' Belle. This bitch is by Cu.ml.odeo (imported) out oi Mr M usika's Fly 1 , arid won all her heats on the first 'day m splendid style. He" owner ' hns sent her to Sydntj to be put to...Ba,rn:by, the,, best bred clop m Aiißtralia,,be J ng b\ Cauld Kiil out of Bub-at-the-Bowster,.;; It wiil be remember d fcf'at .tho-Jnst named /bitch ran up to Masie MO-rath m one of bis three Waterloo Cups and ' won -she Cup outright tlie following year. By the- . ee> ditig away of Btlleitti^bnlyHhrfeSreft m wire Lord >e!son, Flying Clou«S»and Auckl nd Tom) ' We flVc'fding course., bfctwe-n t.hd two first mimed was the beat, of he met ting, but although Mr Abbott's, birth is r pei lect beauty, and works spien-, didly, eh« is not powerful eaough for. Lord Nelson, who won handsomely. The winner is a slaving. iobkmg*brindle 'log by Little Cock Robin out. of Celebrity. His owner took a great deal' of trouble to assist Mr J S Buckland m making the meeting a success; and eVerybne was pleased to hear of his victory. Our country is too billy for firstelnes coursiny, und I am afraid we shall have to come to Waikato to get. good spoiitv;^ow that the railway to Ngaruawahia is opened Ibe trip'rwilb;no'tt be a very arduous one. The cricket meeting re the expected visit of the Australiun team, was productive of nothing, in, particular. A commit.teo was appointed to find out the ex»ct exnense jicurfed' ! by''tbe visit'of the All England team, and'tHst was the only thing done. Mr Conwily' has, it 'seems, offe-ed to bring the ' team to Aubkland on the Bame terms as wfe'reWde "with; Lilly white's eleven; '* ,' : Our e> cWeke'ters, however, are averse to parting 'with J tlie whole of the' gate money, < a;nd it |is . probable they Offer pient. ! jOfit. ■_ ,<■■. : : ,y. "