FIELD SPORTS AND AQUATICS.

(BY ACTiEON.)

Aquatics.

.«- -,™i-in Cun November 17th »5„?-_SS._S.n Regatta December 15 B°T„ g Triokott, for £200 December 1 lf« elto?.S__i F::.:.: Dccemborl? _*Bo»J_if (.Trial fours (Ist) .... November 2. ponsonby «.£ ", , f \___i)... .December 12 ?°nWl_i b .lanlMv. Elins Laycrk or the noxt Australia. 'AOOO^de, before

Bicycling.

__. ptitti (rendezvous at Sorvice's. XVCeUXn CLUB iron v _ fa ,„ SWft-Si the Faction of Queen and SSffi-tS at 2 o'clock), take steamor for 853SSS_ ride to North Shore, where tea K^videu; November 17, kaglan. ..._ ■ Pinn BUNS (starting from Park Wij^|,^Veet)-Satur(lay,Novon.bor 9?_. * v\m . captain's run; Tuesday, No 10> "w I. at 5J m., to Otahuhu, where will bf-Ta returning via Mangero; Saturday have tea, returning Lake North SSSfituMß, November 20th, at 7 p.m., S^SSSabaok; Saturday, November jjlh at 3 p.m., Otahuhu via Mangere.

CRICKET.

_ __„ ~ wnw South \Valos December 20 Sfi&ftfl-SE DecemborSO Club Fixtures for the Month. v„- in—United v. North Shoro, West X^M?" OuTboVs, South End v. Ponsonby $__*tor v. Eden. Avondale v. Auckland £5? witional v. " Horald," Gordon-v. West gfd NS= Parnoll v. Our Boys 2nd, GrJUiar School v. Alpha. v..,. 17 —Wost End v. North Shoro, Alpha NOTOTbCS End, Excelsior v. Avondole, .__,u,_TO-ir lovs, Auckland v. Otahuhu, V-Snd 2nd v. Ponsonby, Excelsior 2nd v. v. Grammar School, Eden Vi Parnell. .. _„_,«_■ 5- —Auckland Grammar School v. NoT<£?,th End Excelsior v. WestEnd 2nd Pon- Svfflon United v. Our Hoys, West %__l North Shore (at North Shore) Auck- Sfi otahuhu, Carlton v. "Herald," Par neUv. Excelsior 2nd. '_ _v__. t —West End v. Auckland, North DMtfe vfour Boys. Gordon v. Excelsior, rffihu v. United, Grammar School v. inland 2n-, Edon v. Waverley, " Horald" . £ Ug*ton7 Ponsonby v. Avondale, Parnoll v. National. . z_ __v_. o —West End v. Auckland; North "Tore. V Our BoyaMW North Shore), Otahuhu v Unite- Auckland 2nd v. South End, ikiedto- v. Excelsior, Sefton v. Excelsior Si Grammar School v. Alpha, Eden v. StMdard. Ponsonby v. Gordon.

To Correspondents.

««ir«tai-C3 of Cricket Clubs are requested to fjS lists of their fixtures for tlie season for ___rtlon in this column. W« shall bo happy to rocoivo and publish JZaphs relating to the matches and doings archery, and other recreation clubs- Contributors aro requested to send in their B,Xr not later than Tuesday mfiht or Wed nesday morning. 1 H. C-tSIQHTO-t (Newmarket).—Twice at Dun e_in. an*onoa ftt ctl"Btohurch'

McDonnell scored 162,n0t out,in a recent Clicket match between Melbourne and Kew. W Cnvtrentw made 72, not out, in the opening match of the QufiOllStOWn Club fit I&nedin last Saturday week. The first deposit ba_ been mado for tbe Triekett and Rush match, which comes off on December 1.

The new shed which the Rob Rey Canoe Club propose to erect alongside of the City Public Baths will accommodate 35 canoos. The open sailing boats Madgo and Ely a have been out in tho harbour thi3 week. Both appear to bo in good trim. Tnakau and Ponsonby have arranged a cricket match for St. Andrew's Day, Nov. 30.

Both the Bicycle Club runs were post poned last Saturday in consequence of tho |eavy rain.

-Nothing further has been hoard of the proposed local swimming championship race since last week.

Monnock was being done pretty consider ably in doubles foi- the EllerslioSporta dur ing the week. - Alf. Bailey had a new racing: dingy built tills week, in which he intended to pull at the Whau Regatta. Both the North Shore and Ponsonby Rowing Clubs havo had crews out practising daring the past week. Wallace Ross has oflbred to row any man in America bar Honlan, or to put up 1,200 dollars against Courtney's 1,000 dollars.

Negotiations aro proceeding for a sculling match between Edwards (of Melbourne) and

Beach (of Sydney),

' In a rifle match between Dunedin brewers and Port Chalmers publicans, tho former wpn by 314 to 249. Boatbuilding during the past week was : not remarkably brisk, no new orders of any '■consequence having been received at any of the sheds. AU. Warbrick, who has been unwell for some time past, is at Waiwera. The boat ":■ building business is at present carried on . by hia brother. The Rowing Association has not yet done "anything about the formal opening of the ■ boating season, and it appears likely that i there will be none. , Houston's absonce from the two-mile walk

st Ellerslie Sports was caused by a poisoned foot. Otherwise, the race was considered amoral for him. -The. scores of the Parnell and Sefton . 'match show that Jack Lecky, who pro- F "H*63 well as a wicket-keeper, stumped no ._a_s than five of his opponents.

: Sam Cosstick, well-known as a famous toiler for Victoria in former years, has _een engaged as caretaker for the Albion a "cricket ground at West Maitland. a A race between the 13ft. open boats Secret, Mabel, Chance, Una, and Glance for Denny Holland's cup was arranged for this • ffternoon. _ : The Standard bowling must have been : -remarkably good at Avondale last Saturday. Both Pritchard and Mills did the hat trick, taking three wickets with three successive balls. Playing for Albion Club at the opening of the cricket season in Dunedin, Ivens, an a : -old Auckland batsman, made the top score of 45, and also distinguished himself by the best bowling. East Melbourne only lost five wickets for 432 runs in a recent match against Fitzroy. - lowis made 111, not out, Groube 55, Scott \__W_7, Horan 49, Trapp 65, andMusgrove, not out, 20. London " Society " says :—" A team of English professional cricketers will leave I England for the purpose of playing a series of matches in the chief Australian centres at the end of the present English season." The new yacht built for Mr Mitchelson, I M.H.R., was launched from Bailey's yard F, on Thursday. She has been christened the F Tamure, which, being interpreted, means Hj Schnapper. Malone, who lately defeated Aplitt, met Elmi, of Grafton, at Glen Innes, recently, 1 in the running high jump and ,the running I long leap. Malone was victorious, his hign F jump being sft. Bin., and his running long leap 21ft. lOin.

Astor, the New York millionaire, has commissioned the Harlan and Hollings worth Company, of Wilmington, Del., to build him a steam yacht, which it is claimed will bo the largest ever constructed, as well as the first built of steel in America. Her length will be 227 feet.

Clare has built a Rob Roy canoo, for which a purchaser is wanted. He was out in her during the week, and intended to enter her at the Whau Regatta. Clare uses a paddle somewhat different from the usual stylo adopted, and comprising several new and useful features. Canoeists should call and inspect it,

Nothing has transpired during the week concerning the proposed race between Hul ston and Pickering, to which I referred last week. Pickering has not received any communication fromHulston on tlie subject, but I am given to understand that he is willing to meet his Southern rival when he puts in an appearance, and also to stake £25 of his own money on the event.

A cablegram has been received from the secretary of the Surrey Club, stating that a concession would be made to the Aus tralians by arranging a big match at the Oval for August, the whole of the proceeds to go to the Australians. This is the only concession to bo made, but no doubt an Australian team will go to England next season.

Tho Auckland Football Association has replied to the Wellington Rugby Union to the effect that competent authorities in Australia have decided the disputed point in favour of Auckland, but that if tho Wel lington footballers insist on having the matter referred to tho Rugby Union at Home, the Auckland footballers will be quite willing that this course shall be adqpted.

Edwards won the wolking-match at Christchurch by a milo and a lap.' Strange to say, the Dunedin performances of the men were exactly reversed. Edwards com pleted 192 miles 16 laps, exactly the dis tance Scott walked in Dunedin ; and Scott did 191 miles 15 laps, which is the dis tance Edwardswould have almost certainly done in Dunedin if he had walked time out, as when he stopped at 191 miles he was just the mile and a lap behind hie oppon ent.

The following letter from Elins Laycock appears in the u Sydney Mail:"—" Sir, — In one of your contemporaries last weok, Triekett, quite uncalled for, gavo a flat denial to having received any money from me while in England togethor. Ho did receive from mo £225, which was half my winnings against Blackman, Hosraer, Riley, and a forfeit from Hawdon. As I can prove that he did receivo tlie amount named above from me, in justice to myself I trust you will publish this."

At a recent international swimming match in Berlin, in the long-distance prize swimming, over a coureo of ono statute mile, tho winner passed tho goal in 41 min. 3sec. In diving and swimming under water tho greatest distance covorod was 135 ft. The winner in tho so-called Hercules Jiving, whereby a number of heavy iron weights havo to bo brought up in threo at tempts, lifted o total weight of 831b. The champion diver remained under water no less a time than 81_ec.

Thus the London correspondent of the " Age:"—"Cricket arithmetic is a wonder ful thing. It has been announced that Not tingham is tho champion county, and that Yorkshire, Middlesex, Surroy, lancnshiro, Derbyshire, Sussex, and Kent follow in rotation, with Gloucestershire last of all. Tho figures tell a different tale, however, as to the championship. Discarding tho drawn matches, Nottingham only playod out five, winning four and losing one. Yorkshiro played out eleven matches, winning nine and losing two. Nino wins out of olovon are surely better than four out of fivo. Tho answer is that cricketers aro not bound by the ordiaary rules of arithmetic, and that tho official proclamation is final. Yorkshiro is the champion nevertheless."

I soe by tho Christchurch pap _rs that tho opening cricket matches of the soason havo been prolific of good scoring. Playing against Addington, United, kept the wickets Ml the afternoon, and when stumps were drawn two men wero out for ISO. Milton was caught for 43, Cottorill run out for 48, Hartland, not. out, 43, and Ashby, not out, 41. In tho Midland aud Lancaster Park match tho Midland Club mado ISO, the scores being ns follows : —T. Buchanon, 25 ; Edsor, 5; W. Dudnoy, 25 ; J. Fowko, 4; G. Watson, 65: E. Barnes, 35 ;A. Washer, 5 : Ilaynor, 22; and Dobbin, 6. Pocock took five wickets for Gl runs, and Wilding 4 for 62. Lancaster Park lost four wickets for 56, Dunlop making 17 ; Atkin son, 2;W. P. Roeves, not out, 19; Board, 11; Hargreaves, 4.

English Cricket Season of Present Year—The Champion County.

The cricket season of 1883 is now a thing of tho past. The county mutches are practically over, and the honours of premier county already awarded. On the whole.the present season has beon decidedly favour able, and will be remembered among cricketers as the best for several yoars. There were in the earlier part of the season several matches spoilt by rain, but tho last two months have been perfect cricket weather. To Notts has fallen the honour of the champion county of 1883, whilo York shire and Middlesex are not very far behind. Out of 12 matches played the lace county representatives have won 4, drawn 7, many of their draws being moral wins had timo permitted, and lost but 1. While Yorkshire and Middlesex have both lost 2, the former out of 10 winning 9 and drawing 5, tho latter winning 4 and drawing 4. Up to the last fortnight the county Palatine bade fair to make a good show, having won 0, drawn 1, and lost but 2 out of their 9 contests, but their last three matches have considerably spoilt their record, as the number of wins and draws remain the same,while thoir losses are increased from 2 to 5. Somersetshire, which has but recently attained the position of a first-class county, was least successful, with only 1 win out of 6 fixtures, losing all the other 5; while Kent and Hants have both won 2 out of 10 and 6 respectively. Gloucester, which but so recently played and beat an eleven of Eng land, is a noteworthy instance of fluctua tions in the prowess of a county ; this year out of their 12 matche! they orily managed to score 3 wins, losing 6, and leaving the other 3 drawn—a great change from 1876 and 1877, when they carried all before them. To Surrey belongs the glory of play inc no less than 20 county matches, and of this large total they havo the very respect able number of 10 victories; of the rest they have drawn 5 and lost 6. It is a strange fact that the Surrey men have never this year lost a match atthe Oval; and had their bowling only been a little stronger, they might with the strong batting side they are able to put in the field have made even a better show than they have. In a few years it is probable there will be many more aspirants for the rank of a first-class county than there are at present. Somer setshire has, no doubt, taken a higher position of late, though there are still some who refuse to recognise its right to be con sidered first-class. Leicestershire, too, is

coming more to the front recently, and Essex is bidding fair to take a more pro minent position, while Norfolk, Beds, and Horte at least maintain what placo they had in the cricket world, if they have not improved it. This year has seen somo im portant changes in the procedure of cricket, which no doubt will be added to by the new laws that havo been drafted by tho Marylebone Club. Formerly, for ex ample, in county matches each side chose its own umpire, but thiß year the M.C.C. took tho matter into their own hands, and appointed umpires for all this class of fixtures and other important matches—a change that has givon very general satisfaction. As we pointed out somo little time ago in speaking of the new draft of rules that is being prepared, the necessity for them becomes more and more apparent, and it seems almost incredible that a game which engrosses so much at tention should for so long a timo have been under such inadequate regulations. There is one characteristic of sport, however, from which cricket in this country has thui far been happily free. Of course, a certain amount of betting cannot be avoided, but so long as it is as well kept under tho surface in connection with cricket as it is at present there is little fear of its having any bad effect on the national game. That it still deserves this title cannot, of course, be questioned. But thoro have not been wanting many who seo in lawn tennis a powerful rival; so much so that in one of our public schools the more modern game has no place at all, while in others, fearful, though in a lesser degree, of their cricket prestige, it is only permitted at certain times. Whilo, however, cricket is being pressed to hold its own in England, there are many signs that it i3 fast spread ing abroad, and teams to and from Austra lia and America are fast becoming a recog nised institution.—" Morning Post."

ENGLISH BATTING AVERAGES.

The following are tho nveragos of the most successful English batsmon up to August the 24th. They aro compiled from county and other important matches. No batsmen are inserted who have played in less than 10 innings:—

SELECTED POETRY.

):0.( POETIC ADDRESS.

[Written for, and spoken at, the Anniversary Concert of the National < ricket Club, held A rovcmbcr 2, 18$;). in I'itt-strect Wesleyan School-room, Auckland.] It was tho custom in remoter times To weave bright fancies with heroic rhymes; To speak a prologue suited to tho age. Beforo tho actors stopped upon the stago: And soniotinies venture with a vuin pretence, To reach tlie spirit through tho listening sense: And bo it ours to glean whate'er appears. Of worth and beauty o'er tho silent years. And share those pleasures money cannot buy Tho fresh, pure air, the free, tho open sky, Tho beaming sunshine and tlie buoyant flowers, Attractive sports, anil music's soothing powers. The Kamo of cricket, lirst of British games, .Vus instituted in the reign of James, Whoso "Hook of Sports" permitted cricket players To play ou Sundays after morning prayers ; Hut wc have no necessity lo stray From the clear duties of the sacred day. Thoso barbarous sports which shadow d days of

yore. Which ploosod less cultured men, can please no

more, And e'en that saddening spectacle, tho Iting, Which, 'inong its patrons, counted once n King, Has with Its numerous evils passed away 'Neath Queen Victoria's more pacific sway. Our stalwart fathers loved the active game Which tends to manhood, lusty health and fame, And pleasantly revives those tucmoried scenes Which yeomen shored on Knglish village greens: And our young Auckland men, by strength and will, By steady play and emulative skill. By frequont oxen-iso, mav jet contrive, In this fair land to keep the game alive. And laarn that all wlio laurels green would

share. Must strlvo for conquest, nnd must livohy care. Anil this young club, hy bat ami bounding ball, SusUiiiilltn credit as the " National." A game of cricket is a charming sight, Whore men contending iu one cause unite, With equal sides, and all prepared to meet. With real good humour, victory or defeat. While circling hundreds keenly watch tho play, And note tlie varying fortunes of the day; And clap thoir hands at each successive run. And shako their sides with laughter at tho fun. Of all the sports in which young men engage, Though football seems [list now to be the rage, Tho gaino of cricket is the safest game. And glvos now lifo and vigour to the frame; And from this club, to illl an honoured place, Hay rise a Pilch, or Lii.i.ywiiiti:. or Gi.aci_. And whon shall come life's dreary winter days. Of which thc Poets' sing in mournful lays; And como thoy surely will in course of time, In spito of phyflic and n genial clime, When our tried wickets shall be worn away, And age and frailties hinder further play, When Nature whispers 'mid glad laughter's

- shout. " You've had your Innings, Time has bowled

you out.'- May the last years of Life's expiring lease Ho passed in heartfelt thankfulness and peace. —Jons Blackman.

Captain Boycott in Ireland.

It will be surprising to everybody unac quainted with the whimsical peculiarities of the Celts—at least those of them who in habit Ireland—to be informed that Captain Boycott has returned to that island, and is now living at peace with his neighbours. The gentleman who has enriched the Eng lish dictionary with a now word signifying a form of persecution specially adopted for himself, is not only back among thoso who once threatened and cursed him, but is stated to be absolutely popular. Nor is this such a marvel. Tho agitation, which may have been primarily enkindled to some ex tent by his determined opposition to tho demands of the tenant farmers, and which drove him out of the country, resulted in pecuniary advantages to them. By a pro cess of deduction of their own, they look upon tho mnn thoy formerly hated as thoir unintentional benefactor. Besides, thoy cannot help respecting him for the pluck ho showed during the continuance of the bitter fight; and now that the struggle is_ over and that enmities are appeased, their re spect warms into admiration. On his return he refused proffered polico protec tion ; and this bold self-reliance must have awakened better qualities in tho wild peas antry, if a glimmer of such existed. In any case, Captain Boycott was hailed with cheers when he won a plate at the recent Galway races, himself in the pig-skin. After all, his skill and courage as a cross-country rider may be the secret of the esteem in which he is at present held by these country men of Charles Lever.—" Standard."

The Walthamstow Tragedy.

A Father Murders Flvo Children,

Criminal annals supply few stories equalling in atrocity the talo of how William Gouldstone, recently found guilty and sentenced to be hanged, barbarously murdered his five children at Walthamstow. Fortunately for our belief in human nature, a monster of this description only rarely emerges above tho horizon of existence, to horrify ordinary human beings with a deed of awful pitilossness, For a monster William Goulstone is, whatever was tho state of mind in which he executed his atrocious purpose, and whether ho bo responsible for his actions or not. The solo question in regard to such a crime must be, was the man mad who did it 1 If, as in the present caso, there is an absence of all reasonable motive which could in any wayexplain thoappallingcrime, then tho presumption of insanity becomes torribly strong. Everybody would believe almost instinctively that the father who drowns three children, and dashes the heads of two others against tho floor till thoy die, must be a perfect miracle of baseness and iniquity, or else a being nearly unaccount able for what ho does. SOMETHING ON HIS MIND. "I havo had it on my mind for a long timo," was one of the remarks which tho murderer made when arrested. What was it that William Gouldstono "had on his mind " which led to suoh direful results ? It seems that ho was a workman employed in Lower Thames-street, and that he was earning twenty-livo shillings a week. Ho had already three children, all boys, and on the first day of last August his wifo becamo tho mother of twins. Tho increase of his family at a rate quite disproportionate to any increase of wages which ho might roceive was tho cause which so fatally unhinged tho young workman's mind. From other remarks which ho made to tho police, it is perfectly ovident that what was preying upon his spirits was tho idea of his inability to support a wife and live children. He must have complained in tho same strain to his wifo herself, for sho, poor thing, stated that after tho mur der had been committed her husband said to her, " You wished them to bo dead, and now thoy are." But did Mrs Gouldstono ovor give vent to so terriblo a desire ? Sho, it must bo remembered, was in a state of great bodily weakness after her confine ment, and to hear tho father of the twins upbraiding her and bowailing at tho in crease of his family may (wssibly have led her in a moment of desperation to say some wild words to tho oll'oet that she wished the children had never been born. But what a homo does this disclose to us—the poor wifo, sorely weighted with tho cares of mater nity, having to emluro the terriblo addi tional burden of unmanly reproaches on tliu part of ii hnlf-insnno hiisDnntl; tho bloaaing of offspring being turned into a positive curse and a source of unnatural daspondency and despair! On tho Ist of August, tho two twins, no soon to bo violently destroyed, saw tho light, and on tho following dny tho foreman whoro tliu fallior worked noticed " something strango " about him. Ho had known him for threo yonrs before that, and bore witness that Gouldstono always seetnod fond of his children. Hut on tho day in question lie had his attention called to tho prisoner's strange behaviour, and was obliged to complain of tho way in wliich ho performed his work, tho only oxcuse that Gouldstono offered being that " his head felt very queer." TUB MUIIDEK. From tho opening of tho counsel for tho prosecution at tho trial, it appeared that Gouldstono went home on tho Sth of August, and drowned the threo elder children in tho cistern, after which ho killed two others (twins), only afew*daysold, with a hammer. Ada Hamilton, n monthly nurse at Wal thamstow, said she know tho prisoner and his family, who lived in tho samo houso at Walthamstow. She attended the prisoner's wifo in hor confinement with twins on the Ist of August, up to which timo prisoner wentyegularly to his work. After this prisoner seemed to bo very strange and quiet, and she saw him twice crying. Sho saw him once worse for drink, On tho Sth of August prisoner came homo soon after livo o'clock. Tho two eldest children wero playing in the kitchen, and the third, with tho mother and tho twins, was in tho bed room. Prisoner went to the bed-room and took Frederick (the third child) off the bed, and carried him to the kitchen. She saw him afterwards in the kitchen with the threo children, who wore playing, nnd ho subsequently cnino into tho bedroom, and she left him fastening the door when she went away. Directly afterwards she heard prisoner's wifo screaming " murder," and rushed to tho bedroom. Prisoner opened the door after about threo minutes, and witness asked him what ho had dono. Ho replied that ho was a happy man, and then passed into tho kitchen. Tho infants were bleeding from tho mouth and nose and appeared to bo dying. Sho wont to tho kitchen and saw prisoner with tho child Frederick in her aniiß, wot and dead, and subsequently saw tho two older children in tho samo condition. Prisoner wont again to his bedroom, and told his wifo that nil the children were dead, that hoshould bo hanged, and sho would be single again. Ho also said his wifo had wished thoy wero dead, and now she had got her wish. Beforo tho prisoner was taken away by tho polico he kissed his wifo and gavo her somo money. A hammer with wliich tho twins were struck was found in the bed room. Ono of them died in her arms half an hour afterwards, and the other tho noxt morning. Up to this timo prisoner ap peared to have been a good husband and vory fond of his children. He used to tako them out and play with thorn. His manner changed after tho birth of tho twins. Thon he became very quiot, used to sit and ponder, and she knew ho suffored from acute pains in tho head. WAS HE MAD ? In connection with tho plea of insanity set up on the prisoner's behalf, those pains in the head became of great importance, more especially when, as two witnesses do posed, thoy wero accompanied by threats of suicide. Why should Gouldstone havo asked Cakebread, his fellow-workman, six months, before tho murder to knock-out his brains with a hammer ? Or what sugges tion is there to account for tho threats which ho uttered at various times to hang himsolf or to throw himself in front of a railway train ? Such devices may be attempted by persons who have committod crimes, and wish to be thought insane ; yet when'they tako placo habitually, long before the homicidal tendency manifests itself, there seems to be but one explanation possible. Gouldstone was undoubtedly mad when ho committed the ghastly crime, and it is scarcely likely that he will be hanged.

An amateur organisation in Adelaide have been performing " The Sorcerer " in aid of the local charities. A concertina concert was given last month in London, which from its novelty attracted a large and fa.hionable andienco. Schubert's "Trout" quintet was played by four concertinas aad a piano.

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STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT, NOVEMBER 10, 1883.

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