SPORTING.

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RACING FIXTURES.

NEW ZEALAND.

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NOTES BY HIPPONA.

. CABIKOBAM informs us that at the t n Sumin" Meeting, Lord Kose. rf BoDnle Jean won the Oaks. i Lagiange's Malibran hems second1 isnother of Lord Hosiery's rep. ntiSM Bttarre, third. Bonuie Jean '^"■Bfan* are both y Macaroni, JL o f foe erstwhile Derby favourite, lyiHtb,- Wd one of his Kets are credited with also being the winner of f <■ ladies' Kace" in 1875. Among the •inning stJljona last year, Macaroni siood Kjond highest on the list, his stock p'neing UUgnmof £15,772 to his c.edit. The New j^lshd Stud Company are to be con. njtjlated on owning two of his daughters, MCc Macarthy and Lovebird, who are (f grazing in the paddocks at Sylvia 1

IS ftlyinthe week we were placed in pos gjjii of the news that the game three- JSd colt, l>ittle Jack, had won the Ujtide Racing Club Birthday Cup, Foot ijjbeing second, Coriolanua and Clap-trap i Sing a dead heat for third place. Ade -1 gg is certainly getting noted for close ' tabes, for it will be remembered that at ft) riral Jockey Club's Meeting last year 1 DuonotioD, Pollio, and Belkdrum ran a 1 fed heat for second honours in the Adelaide Cup. Little Jack, the winner, ! JiTbred by Mr A. K. Finlay, i Glenormiston, Victoria, and is by I lijjj Cole (imp.) oat of Charade by Panic 1 |frp,) out ot Puzzle (imp.) by Daniel I CKtnrke out of Algebra, by Mathe- I (jlician; King Cole being by King Tom I wtof Qui Vive (sister to Vedette), by I Foltigeur. He started three timed as a I iM-year-old without 'scoring a win, but \ I tommenced the present season as early as I list August, at the Geelong Meeting, when I k carried 6st 51b to victory in the Winter I Handicap Ui mile). With 6st lllba, he I followed this np by winning the Caulfield I ftp (li mile), beating a field of thirty n gne, including Darebin, who was m third. In the Melbourne Cap, he m (ailed to gain a situation, and although a Ist of bard work has fell to his lot since (en, the only win of any importance at iched to his name is the Geelong Handi up. The desperate way in which he cut tot the running for hi* stable companion ii the last Sydney Cup, and still later, 'then he performed similar service for The Plunger in the Adelaide Cup, must be fteih in the minds of my readers, and itamp him as being no ordinary animal. J»»joi George-'s pair, >'elson and Waipiti, tkim relationuhip to Little Jack, both being by Kini» Cole, and Off Colour, one m d the next V.X.C. Derby favsflrites, too, i:|| It may be mentioned, is also by the same ■ lire, W The purchase ot Billingsgate by Mr K. :'| Ihorpe for stud duties, is one of those in "m tertsting events of turf history which cannot 3 to allowed to pass without one or two worcm of comment. During hit eaieer, the son of -bask Walton and Slander has run some peat races, and up to one mile, it is ques- Sonable whether his equal has ever trod the •Sew Zealand turf. If I mistake not, Billingsgate made Ma first public appear ance in the Bail way Plate, three-quarters of » mile, at the Auckland facing Club's Sammer Meeting of 1878-79, when Finfire '/"swept the board." He was the solitary toimal at that memorable meeting who f stretched theneck of Mr Variance's "crack," I .for in the race under notice he was only 1 ':. beaten on the post by the shortest of beads, § his sire, Izaak Walton, being third. Shortly I 1 ifter thia a well-knowu sportsman offered Mr Walters £350 for him, but his owner I declined to sell at the price. I could give I numerous instances of Billingsgate's bril ls liant running against the best cattle in the ; colony, but two will suffice—viz., his I carryißg 9st filbs to victory over half a-mile I in49Jsecs, at the C J.C. Spring Meeting of 1881, and in 1880, at the same meetiog, covering 1 mile with Sstfilbs up in lmin. Hteca. .These two performances alone are sufficient to ever make him occupy a promi nent plaeeinthe Temple of Hippie fame, and he certainly retires from the post to the ■ paddock with honours thick upon him. I learn that Murphy, who trained Moon stone for his engagements while belonging* to Mr A. E. " hanis," has purchased the s-rrisiog two-year-old Hippocampus—Slander "filly (Hippodamia's sister) from Mr Pollock, I The price paid was £140. On Saturday last the Pakurariga hounds met at the schoo -house, Three Kiogs, Messrs Bnckland, Williaoifon, andLennord 'having kiudly given permission to hunt over their farms. In one of Mr Leonard's paddocks a bare was started, and after a - splendid ran the doss made their first kill, 'Several other good rans were also made.but pass was a little too clever on each occasion. About half-past four, all returned to town : expressing themselves thoroughly satisfied with the day's sport. Among the ladies, I noticed Mrs vVaterhouse on old Jutcher Hoy, and Mrs Stevenson on lAwahou. Mies Taylor and Miss Byers Were also present. Mr Tonks was on Grey band, Mr J. 3. Buckland on Mit-fortune, Mr'T. Halttead on a grey mare, Mr A. Watorhouse on Harlequin, Mr Laxon on "imrod,Mr Lushington on Tearaway, Col. DawsoD on Derrick, Mr J. Kaeon Chandler, Md Mr G. Dunaett on the Ghost. A number of othergeutlenun were also out. Chandler stumbled at*a four-rail fence, and sent Eae spinning. Mr Uulstead alsu came to gfief at a stone wall. Nominations for the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club Steeplechase Meeting are due on Tuesday next. I understand Chandler's name will appear in the list, and, if treated ' fairly, there is every probability of the old 'chaser being sent down to take part in the j eeting.

During the season, now almost at a close no New Zealand horßflinan has done more hard work than the popular Australian li«ht weight, George Williams. He has been in the saddle on 72 different occasions, for which he ha« a record of 16 wins, 15 seconds, {including a dead heat), and 16 thirds, while tweoU-five times he has been un placed. Williams's list is certainly not a brilliant one, attributable mostly to bad luck through Turquoise breaking down two days before the Auckland Summer Meeting events ware decided. Had Mr Vallance's horse kept righr.and of course the Austra lian wouU have been in the saddle, there were two sr three races morals lor him at ■ that fixture alone, and those who were "in the know" have positively informed me that even Weloome Jack's colours would have been lowered in the Cup by the son of Tubal Cain. Unfortunately, that will never be decided, and not a few will look tor ward with interest to their meeting in a big event next season. Monday next will be a buay day among horwowners and turfites in Australia, for at 4 p.m. on that day nominations are to close for the Melbourne Gup. Metropolitan Stakes, Hawkesbury Handicap, and a number of two and three-year-old events. Weights for the three handicaps are to appear on the 2nd of July. On the first day of the Adelaide Eacing Club's Meeting £6,180 passed through the totalisßtor, and the dividends on the various races, exoepting two or three years ago, when £502 was paid on D.0.D., at a race meeting in the same city, are unprece dented. The dividend on the Hurdle Race was £49; on the Trial Haudicap, £410; on the St. Leger, £318; on the Champagne Stakes, £15 ; on the Totulisator Handicap, £211; on the Steeplechase, £36. Truly, Adelaide may well be called the "home of the totalisator," "Nemo," in the "Sydney Mail," has an article on the " Dark Side of the Turf," iv which he is pretty severe on the book makers. He says :—" a certain section of the sporting world is becoming very 'clever' of lute, and all sorts of tricks are practised by the lower class of horaeowuera arid bickers to entrap 'the ring,' the members of which have ouly themselves to blame, for they opened the ball. It appears to me that buokmakine, properly carried out, ia as legitimate an occupation as any other buiinoss that depends upon the movements of a market; and a layer of odds who may conduct his book on strict figures is pretty well certain to make a large profit at each race meeting, | for the odds offered of late are very short, and all the chances are in favour of the layer as against the taker of odds. Mot content with this, many members of the 'ring'arein inch a hurry to accumulate wealth that they descend to every kind of trickery and meanness to fleece their p»• trons. Tney frequently 'stand in' with an owner and trainer, and, where there are several horses in the same stable, they are kept well posted up as to what is going on." But a qualification here comes in t—"There is a continual warfare waged between the lower classes of bookmakers and backers, Ie must not be inferred that the majority of owners, trainers, and bookmakers, are sharpers, for most owners and trainers run their horses to wiD, and many bookmakers are honourable men. Indeed, amongst their ranks I know many that are the best of husbands and fathers, and whom I would be glad to call friend," The Winter Steeplechase programme of the Victoria Racing Club is much the same as last yesr, containing as it does, six events, viz.. Maiden Steeplechase or. 150 soys. ; Grand National Hurdle Kace of 300 Bova.; Grand National Steeplechase of 400 soys.; Selling Hurdle Race of 100 soys., and Flat Kace of 150 soys. Nominations are due on the 18th June.

Condensed Items.

Charley Bannerman, the cricketer, ia a member of the Sydney ring. " N«mo " saya the Melbourne Cap winner Zulu is regularly at work. Mr H. Wynn Williams has been elected Chairman of the fanterbury Jockey Club. Billy Badfield (lately in the Wheeler stable) left for Sydney on Wednesday. I understand Mr " Bate " intends nomi nating Minerva for the Melbourne Cup. Footstep, who ran second for the Adelaide Birthday Cap, was backed to win over £10,000. Bir Modred is to -be prepared for futnre engagemente, by the prominent Sydney trainer, J. Alsopp. ' _ The added money alone to be given by Victoria Kaciag Club next season amounts to £14,125 "Bilckey" Oolley was to have nddeu Sardonyx in the Sydney Turf Clab Birth day Cup. "Augur" fays he believes that every member of the V.X.C. Cemmittet ia in favonr of the legislation of the totalieator. Only Royal Irishman, Standard Bearer, and V rometheua started for the Adelaide Racing Club's St. Leger. They finished in the order written. ' Th« Graad Prize of Paris (worth 4,000 soys.) is to be decided to-morrow (Sunday). Among the nominations are Mr Stead's colt Splendor. Again the rumour ia current that Navi gator's owner, Mr l)e Me»tre, intends dis posing of his stud and racehorses at the end of the year. Dick Hattersick, who carried off all before him at the Adelaide J C. Meeting, is highly spoken of by Australian sporting scribes. The Plunger haa been purchased by Mr K. J. Hunter for l.OOOaovs., and Little Jack by Mr Weekes for 30teova. It is under stood both horses will be shipped to India. It has been determined by the Victoria Racing Club to impose a fee of £10 per annum upon all members of the "ring ' plying their vocation on the hill. Mr H. Reynslde, of Gippsland (Victoria) shot 86 birds out of 88 at a pigeon match lately. He will be one of the Victorian re ■presentatives in the coming intercolonial match. Rapidity and the brood mare Eugenic rthe sire and dam of the V.R.C. Derby favourite Archie), have been purchased by Captain Haimes, who formerly owned the colt Price paid for each, 1,000 guineas. The Australian horse Welcome Jack, eon of Bethnal Green and Colleen Bawn (imp.), has resumed his studies under the tutorship of P. Hey wood, at CauHield. It will be re membered that Welcome Jack ran a dead heat with Lavinia, for the Maribyrnong Plate, and that he was heavily backed for the Melbourne Cnp of the following year, but he failed to stand his preparation.

ENGLISH SPORTING NOTES.

(BY OUK SPKCIAI. CORRSSPONDENT IN LONDON.)

LOS DON, April 6, The noble army of British turfites who for the last six months have been compelled to vegetate by "their am firesides" in vir taous dullness—with only the occasional relaxation of a country steeplechase meet ing or a metropolitan billiard tournament Tyere ready to welcome the flat racing sea son of 1883 right joyfully, and tne special trains from London to Lincoln on fiaater

Monday could not have more than half accommodated the crowds of sporting folk who wished to journey to the capital of the tin country. Lincoln Spring Meeting is a gathering ■ wh>ch has only achieved primary import ance during the preaent decade. For some time it clashed with Liverpool and the Grand National Steeplechase (natnraily suffering much thereby), but matters are now arranged so that Lincoln takes the first three days of ths initial week of the flat racing season, and Liver pool the last three. This year Lincoln would, in ordinary course, have begun on Easter Monday, but as there are always a number of bank holiday reunions on that afternoon it was resolved to let them have a fair field to themselves, and not make a commencement till Tuesday. Of these bank holiday affairs I need only say that the best were at Manchester and Kempton Park, and that at the latter the idolised Archer made his first appearance in the pig-skin this year, scoring "first blood" by winning the chief handicap on an old plater called Whitebine. The Lincolnshire Handicap is nowadays a very Important event indeed. To a sweep of 20 soys. each, 1,000 soys. are added, to that the stakes alone generally mount up to £2,000, and as betting on the race cam meuces early in January, ranges over per haps 35 animals, and is invariably heavy, It affords a favourable oppor tunity for owners to win unusually large sums ot money. The distance is a mile, a fact which naturally ensures a big field, but tho course, neverthe less, tries uon-stayers prttty severely, for it U a dead flat, and almost invariably heavy going. The list of winners of the Lincoln shire Handicap includes some notable names. It was in this race the celebrated flyer, Vulcan, first showed his quality, and Westminster, Controversy, Footstep, Touchet, and Ponlet may be mentioned as animals who did doughty deeds either before or after triumphing at Lincoln. This >ear there was heavy wagering on the handicap directly the weights appeared. Lord Ellesnvro's Lowland Chief (5 years, B*t 12b), who won the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood last seasou, opened favourite, but soon gave way to Mr Pierre Lorillard's American 5-yeivr-old Aranza (7st 12lb), a smart but Very uncertain mare with a great private reputation. Others fancied and backed during the weeks immediately pre cecding the meeting, were Prince SoltykofTs Scobell (S year.", Sat 101b), M. Lefavrc's Octavo (6 years, 7st Mb), Lord Bradford s Neascliil' (s'years, 7st 8lb), and Colonel Starkie's tiulptiur (6 years, 6st 13lb). Mr ilibert Peck (onca a trainer, but now an owner on his own account) had fonr engaged, including the Cambridgeshire Stakes heroine, Hackness. The latter was for some time much fancied, but on the Saturday before Kaster a trial took i lace, and, after considerable finessing, Knight of Burghley, an a?ed gelding, weighted at "at 81b, turned out ihe elect of the stable. The weather on Easter Tuesday was any thing but suitable for racing purposes. A : biting east wind blew icily acioss the Car : koline (as the Lincoln course is named), and at intervals squalls of snow made matters still more unpleasant, The atten dance, however, proved fully up to the mark, and all the regular facrw so well known in the "ring" had asi-embled when the saddling bell rang. There were only seventeen runners for the Lincolnshire Handicap, which is a much smaller complement than usual. In Buchanan's year (1831), thirty-six went to the post, and oftener than not the field exceeds thirty. In the paddock, Lowland Chief was much fancied, likewise Nesaclili", but Aranza wore blinkers, and fretted visi bly, whilst Scobell seemed to be what •' horsey men " call " tuoked up." The betting at tho start stood thus : 7 to 1 each Lowland Chief and Nessclifl; Sto 1 Knight of Burghley ; 10 to 1 each Scobell and Aranza; 11 to 1 each Octavo, Sulphur, and the Peine de Cocur colt; 20 to 1 Fetter less ; 30 to 1 each tho Chaplet gelding and Tertms; 33 to I Innocent; 40 to 1 Piletto ;' 60 to 1 each St. James, Greek Maid, and Kiuchon.

Ar.inza's chance was spoilt by Greek Maid falling in front ttt her at the start. Sulphur then asuuned the lead, and wkiog his fiald aloDg at a cracking paoa, boou found out the weak point* in Lowland Chief, who was the first of the favourite! to compound. At the distance, Sul phur himself wai done for, and Seobell, lacing to the front, looked all over a winner. Knight of Burgbley,_ however, now began to draw up. aad it at ones became evident that the bine lay be tween the piir. £cobell had the better pice, but lack of condition told, ana Knight of Barghley, fairly wearing him down, won eventually by three-quarter* of a length, Sulphur, fou lengths off, third, and Mess cliff fourth. Time, lmin. SSsecs. Peck has be»n very lucky Btnce he ceased training and set up on his own ac ouutas "boss. Ho finished last season by win nine the Cambridgeshire, and heaven known how many thoumnd* of pounds in bets, and, lo and behold, he begin* this by doing ditto with the equally profitable Liocoln shire Handicap. The ring say the winning ■stable's commission w<n £1,000, and that it averaged close on 20 to 1, or in other words, that Mr Peck hai pocketed upwards of £20,000 over the race. The only other race at Lincoln to which I need refer, is tba Bmckleaby Stakes, for two-year-olds (worth £1,700), won by t.ady Vivians Primavera, a promising daughter of Springfield. From Lincoln to Liverpool U in theie days of Unt express trains a mere matter of " three h"UM in a Futlmm car,1 and thither last Wednesday evening the entire racing army journeyed. The Grand National Steeplechase, though not nearly such an important event as when steeplecbasing was all " the rage," is still the Derby ot crosß-country contests, ana bears the honest reputation of being the prettiest race a man cm see anywhere. The course is at Aintree, about thirty minutes drive from the Liverpool ttxehaage, and the four and a half miles of country which the runners have to negotiate include* some extraordinarily still fences, &c.< notably Becher's Brook and "Valentine's Brook, names known all over the civilised world. The field this year was sadly below par. Ten chasers only came to the post, and, though several boro considerable private reputations, there wns nothing *o lead spectators to suppoe the race would prove in any way interesting. It is, however, the unexpected that always happens, and a. more magnificent siijnt than the Grund National fi<4d of 1883 takina the water jump opposito the stand the first time round has seldom been Been even at Aintree. Last year two fresh horses were first and second for the race, and in 1880 and 1881 Hiberuia also supplied tin winner. Shis year Kan de Vie (ayed, list 10lb), a mar.: belonging to the Duke of Hauiiltou, and trained at Newmarket, \va*i made a hoc favounte when the weights appeared, but so soon as Mi' Linda's lri»h stable declared c«ntentwith Mohican (ngnd, 12st lib) aud Zitella (syr«, list 2lbs), the latter deposed her. Another much fancied candidate was Montauban (a«ed, lOat 91b), who ran fourth la9t year, and an American cast-off named Jolly Sir John had also plenty of followers towards the finish. Betting at the start was 3 to against Zitella, 9 to 2 Eau de Vie, 100 to 12

Jolly Sir John, 9to 1 each Mohican Aph lacca, and Montauban; 100 to 8 Zoedone, 100 to 7 Downpatrick, and 100 to 3 eacb againßt Cortoloia and The Black Prince, The weather on the Grand National day was perfect, and a gigantic mob from all parts ot Lancashire flocked to Aintree to witness the race. The ten runners got splendidly off, and for the first two mileu seemed a compaot mass, the colours most prominent being those of Montanban and Zitella. Jolly Sir John baulked at the second fence, and was ont of it from that, moment, but both Becher's Brook and Valentine's Brook were successfully nego tiated by all the others. Untering the straight after making the first circuit, Zitella led, with Zoedone in close attend ance, ana the rest aboat two lengths behind. Hearing the big water jump at the stand, Zitella slackened her pace, and. six of them took the formidable leap conjointly amidst loud hurrahs and excla nfations of wonder from the crowd. Enter ing the country the second time, Zoedone (ridden by the German Count Kinsky) im. proved his lead, and at Valentine's Brook Zitella tell back beaten. Zoedone now made the pace a cracker, and had soon put a dozen lengths between himself and Mon taubdn, who was closely followed by Mohi can and an outsider called Black Piince. At first it was assumed that Montuubau and Mohican would shortly overhaul Zoedooe, but when the latter lunded in the straight many lengths ahead the cry arose " They'll never catch him." This, a'a«, .proved ioj true. The rank ouituder Black Piince made the best light, of i , but Z ledooe bad the race well in hand, and cleariug the final fences with consummate ease, won amidst the loud hurrahs from the bookmakers by no less than ten lengths, Black Priuce second, MoUican, six lengths off, third, and Montaubau fourth. (To be Continued ncxi week )

FIELD SPORTS AND AQUATICS.

(BY ACTION).

FOOTBALL FIXTURES. Juno 9.—Auckland v. North Shore; Graf ton v, Ponsonby. Junelfi.—Auckland v. Ponsonby; Grofton v. Nortli Shore. Juno 23.—Auckland v. Grafton; Ponsonby v. North Shore. Juno 30.—Vacant. July 7.—New Zoaland v. World. July 11.— North Shore v. Auckland; Ponsonby v. Grifton. July 21.—Xorth Shore t. Graf ton; Ponsonby v. Auckland. July 23.—Grafton v. Aucklaud; North Shoro v. Ponßouby. Aug. i.— Vacant. Aug. 11.—Club ties. AQUATICS. Yacht Kaco betwoon Uita and Arawo, about middle o( June. Sculling Championship Race between Hcarn and Harrington, shortly. i TO COKHKSPONDKNT& Hita.—Final arrangements for Rita and Arawa race have not been made, although the latter is already being put In trim for the event, The inaugural football matches of the sea son eventuated last Saturday, and some remarks regarding them should prove inter esting. So far as the Association match between light and heavy weights was con cerned, it was a complete failave. Many of those who had been expected to take part were engaged in the house contest, and consequently both teams were incomplete. When ihe Rick-off took place there were only tea lights, while the heavies, stronger in eveiyi expect, were represented by twelve men. From the beginning of the game until its close, there was nothing exciting or eveu calculated to attract even ordiuary interest. The lights felt their weakness, and alter the first few minutes became die- i niritea, and in some instances indifferent. Whiteside and O'Connor broke through their ranks again and again; and even when they were strengthened by Webster they could not regain their full meaanre of courage. Taking into consideration the fac: that the match was the opening one of the season, the play was not by any means bad. There was some off-side play, but nothing exceptional. Leckie dis tiiuuished himselt as back for the light weights. He was not exiled upon to do very much kicking, bat his collaring was rea>ly good, and tirues out of number he saved bis goal at the very latt moment. That he is sturdy and capable of hard work, w«s proved by the successful manner in which he tackled that heaviest of heavy weights—O'Connor. Arneil was sot a success as the otber back, and was really out of his element until brought m»re for ward, l'arby Ryan showed that he bad lost none of his old form in taxing the 1' places," several goals being recorded to his credit. There was no particularly brilliant play oa either side wor.hy of mention, bat Macky, White, Webster, Ske*n, Colemaa, Biggs, and others deserve some mention. Meulrum made his first appearance on this occasion, buc he was noi quite to success ful aa at cricket. Whiteside appe&rd to have lost none of his speed, and not only did he get through his men well, bat when really collared ho went down willingly, dinning tenaciously to tbe ball, and was up again in an instant, repeating the perform ance with the next and next with wond-rful persistency.— The other match between the employees in the soft goods and hardware houses was certainly the better of the two in every respect. Some really good men tuok part, and although the back play was rather weak, that ot the forward* w&i ex cellent. Amongst the forwards who specially distinguished themselves was Brown, an old Glasgow player, who secured a try for soft goods ; Biuney, am Auckland native, who wasaUayson the ball, and played a fine consis'em forward game throughout, al though once or twice kicking too hard when on the touch-line; and W, Skeen, one of tbe most reliable of the Fonsonby men. A. Burgees played as quarter-back with force and promptitude, while Davy, the Ponsonby fust man, collared excellently and made some gaiiie attempts to score, but luck was against him. Amongst the hardware men, J. Clayton, Keep, and Mclhvraith showed good forward play, never being far from the ball. Stewart, Lees, Moginie, as half and three-quarter backs, all worked hard and in good style, both collaring and running well. Ta'lbot, playing full-back for the soft goods, was in his right placo, and ful filled bis trust, but M. Webster was rather inexperienced for his post, exhioitiog both slowness and indecision. However, these faults will probably be overcome by futwe practice. Cooke, who was a couple of years since a Ponsonby " back," played iv his old form, shewing some speed ot foot; but it was evident that he has not yet learned to kick "left foot." Goodacre, a young player, also showed good style and made no mistakes.

Lomy's new four-ton yacht is called tho Brittania. Walter Jones has had enonah of the Minx, and intends investing in another racing craft. There is no prospect of a fight bet ween Sullivan and Slade,

Haulau and Koss, it is now said, will row t Ogdensburg, New York. The Jesßie Logan has been hauled up for the winter at North Shore. H. Reynolds, of Gippsland (Vio,), shot 86 birds oat of 88 at a pigeon match lately. Sullivan and Mitchell agreed to spar in the Madison Square Gardens on May 14. Public Schools four-oar race at Mel bourne was won by Melbourne Grammar School, Scotcn College second. The Arawa has had an additional two tons 1 of lead fitted on her keel, which ought to make a great Improvement in her sailing. Barton has hauled the Lark up. He in tejds to bring her out "properly" next season. A cricket match was to have been played on Lords on May 14tb, between tho Hon. Ivo. Bligh's team and England, Mace and Slade left New York for Eng laud last month. They return to America about six months hence. The annual football match between Ire laud and Wales eventuated recently, and resulted in a draw, each title scorim* a goal. Davy will not be able to play for Pon sonby during their first two club matches owing to absence from Auckland ou busi ness, _ Kennedy and Eck made the be'it scuJliag time on record—three miles, with a turn, ia 20 minutes, at Lake Maranacook, Me., Sept. 29, 1880. _ Willie Beckwith and Matthew Webb signed articles to swim a tweuty-mile race at the Lambeth Baths (England), for £100 a-slde, on April 30 last. Mike Cleary, of Philadelphia, waß severely beaten by Mitchell, the English Champion, in a glove match at Mew York, last month. Tho longest football kick on record iv America—a drop kick -was made by W. Terry, of Vale College, October 18, '82, viz,, 157 ft. zin, At California, Harriman recently walked 121 miles, without rest, in 29 hours, on a 32-lap track surveyed by a committee of citizens. J. W. Eck jumped 10ft 2in backwards, staudiac; jump, -with weights, dead level, at an athletic exhibition in C;iica™o, making the best record in tho world, ° Haulan and Lea row Couuelly aud Hani (of Halifax) a three mile race, mile and a half and turn, for $2,000 a-side, at Pall man, 111, in June. Braund strained one of the sinews of hie leg, and was notable to play in the football match last Saturday. It ia also improbable that he will play to-day. May 30th was the date fixed for the sculling contest between Hanlan and Kennedy, to take placu at Revere Beach, Mase. The stakes were $5,000. Mills's Spray and the I'll Try had a, match at Mercury Bay recently for £5 a-sido. The I'll Try allowed the other ten minutes, and won with twenty minutes to apare.

The schooner Fairy Queen is expected to return from tbe islands in time for the next Auckland Regatta. She is remarkably fast, and will most likely tun some of the clip pers very hard, Bindon and Henderson's uames were both published in the heavy weight team for last Saturday's match, but as wo have already said, they do not inttnd to play this season. The Auckland Rowing Association's pro gramme for next season should bo published at an early date, to induce intending com petitors to go into active training, The Oxford University Football Ctab won every match played last season, and •cored 2S goals and 26 trios against 1 gnal and 2 trios in one match, Holland wanted to raos the Thames •gainst the City of Naples, arouad Tiritiri, but Williams would not consent. It is possible, however, to arrange auotber match withia the harbour. A six days' race—ten hours a-day, for 81,000 a-side, between two alternate riders on bicycles, and one rider on horses—began at Boston 0% April 30. The score at the end of the third day stood—Horses, 453 miles; bicycles, 448 miles. That race announced between the yachts xhree Sisters and Lizzie waa a rather "crooked" affair. The owner oi both boats (Williims), on hearing tho news, rofused the fUhermen his content, and very properly. Fair play is a jewel! Sayn " Atlas!!' " The money (£7OO a man) made by the Australian team in their English tour, is said to recoup the L'Ss sus tained in an enforced absence from business. How many of the last Australian team, I venture to ask, make £700 in six months at tbeir ordinary business ?" At the Manhattan Athletic Club, April 23rd, for the 600 yards handicap, run with L, E. Myer?, M. A. C, at the scratch, there vreie eleven entries. Myers was In splendid condition, and lagged behind the gang until the last lap, when, apparently without elTint, he shot to the iront, winning the race' in 1 minute 15 3-5 seconds. Hatrimtn walked 121 miles without rest In 19 hours, at Truckeo, Cal., on a 32 tap •rack surveyed by a committee of citizens, and received $110 for his work. The pre-» vious record tor distanco-walkinjj without rest wns the 120 miles 1,560 yards of Peter Crosaland, accomplished at Manchester, KDgland, September 11th and 12th, 1876. Harriman says he will back himself to walk 200 miles without rest. For a mixed match, that between soft goods and hardware men laali Saturday was creditable to both teams, ami especially to their forwards. Many ot the players expressed a wish for a return match, which will probably eventuate later on in the season. Some also intimated an inteution to join local clubs with a view to constant practice. AmoDßat these latter may be mfntioned Armitage, Sfmson, and D, Stewart, who will piove welcome addition?, A correspondent sends the following :— Since such interest is taken by our rising youth in athletic sports in this city, it may not be thought uninteresting especially to our bicyclists, in drawing attention to tho Somersetshire Champion Kaccs, held at Tasnton. The races in the Domain on Saturday, May 19, have been the subject lof comment in all our newspaper?, and jua'ly so, for in them was an excellent source of enjoyment to the onlookers, a new feature in the li«t of sports. In ex . atninin;* the time of the running of onr amateurs. I fiud they compare very favour ably with the professionals of tho above county. mc Mile Handicap.—Won by F. J. Best, of Bridgwater. Time, 3tnin, Bsec. One mile. Handicap, lJomnin.—K. Flew ellyn. Time, 3min. 45sec. Tannton pos sesses tbe best cinder track in England, Keen and the French Ch»i»pioi> having (riven it as their opiuon. Vive Mi!c Rnce l —Won Viv S. Chnmdon, Tatfnton. T;me, 17min. SSJsec. Five Mrlo Itace nu Doreiain. —Won by W. M. Service. Time, 20raia 4Ssec. The three-mile race was dove in 9min 59aec, rather quicker, I think, than the three-mile race at Avondale on Satur day next, Yet wo may congratulate our bicyclists of Auckland on tho advancement they have made in so short a time,

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