SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES.

NBW ZKAbAND. ' , jono 28th-Hawko"a Bay Jookey Club Steeple °^ AUSTRALIA. , . Jni yngt_Viotoriaßaolng Club Steeplechase M&wmber 3rd. 6th, Bth, lOth-Viotoria Eackif? dob Wring Meeting. .

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

' £r narharv carriod lOst 81b In the Wa!- B^-fto&Me and Canard 1M 61b. not start. ZL Aeoording to tho Now Zealand Stud M^^fflSnd™ was bred in Canterbury In *t? ah? w«s got by Traduoer. HBr dam. !*••;- liirie. was imported from New South £? imwithout pedigree, but the probability is ffff* thoroughbred.

NOTES BY HIPPONA.

Tflßlsrue number of acceptances reeeivcd far the ffawke's Bay Jockey Club Steeple- JL: ! ron on Thursday next, must be to the Clnb and the i' apper Mt J. 0. Evett, for ont of x"B^, three nominated seventeen have jtetwwty-tw* Miy notaWe absentee jjW-*»»*» ~c me9 O f those left in being Canard. *w axeaßfollowa:- '12 lV tartar ... 10 8 Clarence a. Jgjj *£ ta ..10 7 Qnaraby ... IJ » MorainK Star 10 7 l^flsnsrdaud Barbaryout of it, it is KSfflto to presume that Clarkhcs f Sent the rilbrow-Lunn stable, and ft»look down the list I cannot see any ffi to h»t the .on of Kaveiwwortb, if he Sup t althoueh, on the other hand, it Sepw-iWo-the pace way be made a SS warm for him by the numerous firtW*S" amoaS the beßt of «whora ™ S With such an array of good town, r»i is certainly no moral, and r&YmoMy ot the acceptors oppose the "'big gun," the contest wiU ladeed be •tffltSJto&t I took a ran out to Green J^Se there, through the courtesy dKe Rowlanae, had the pleasare of liKt Mr .BoWett's rising t*o-year-old Xl Musket, out of Pnngawerewere, £fi taa christened Tetford. At pre- OTthe Rives great promise, and is just the £that should be" able to carry when ho matures, being a short-backed, TlroM-loined fellow. He also has fine his sle, a' nice round barrel, while his bockaU well let down, and sis legs look v if they will stand a deal of work. Kicepting bis head and neck, there is not much to find fault with in him, and a elance •this kind eye tells you that he has not yurited his dam's bad temper. Rowlands 3J5Jd> him up, and tho way he acquitted ijljujlf in a short spurt pleased me very nnoh/his action being much like old SmSft. • His educator has a great Sen for the1 colt, and naturally too, | W it was he who had the largest .wa«f the work of rearing his dam •iile in Mr Delemain's employ. The let of the team are all looking well. liWltt's■'"■lfiffi1 which was recently blis teisdi has fined down nicely, and the ]!.,s;fellow has every appearance of fiatering! on well. The unfortunate eoltJ'Maoriland, was in one of the IOMB. Wd >he has so far recovered that Bowlsnds has some hopes of being able to onthimiin work next season. Crossing over to a paddock on the other side of the lOiittUdalook at an old friend in the ihspeof King Quail, who was sporting him lelHtfWiilnd. With the exception of his leg belooka sone the worse for his campaign during the past season, but I am told he JußtOta lot Of fleah ou since he arrived foriM Bowlands thinKs a strong blister mil make htm sound again, and intended potting one on during the week in case his osnet decides upon racing the son of Yjliendori apain, MrT. Halst«ad's steeplechaser, Tricotrio, who has been enjoying a rest for ■ some noiitlis past, was taken up this week, his owner having decided upon qualifying him fa the Paknrnn?iv Hunt Club Meeting.' Thetai« is looking big and well, and it is quite possible the " black body and cherry cap" in»y again be seen first past the post jb October next. Since the New Zealand Cup weights ap peared, business has been pretty brisk at Chriatchurch and .Uunedin, while the Auckland metallicians have also laid most tl tb> presumed'" good goods." Tasman, Muaoaks, and Leos ore mostly inquired ta^Christchurcu, and the following pines quoted there shows the state of the BiMir— ■■• '•'•':: ■ ■ • 100 to 12 agst Tasman (off 100 to 10 tk) 109—10 Welcome Jack (off) 100 _ 8 — Matanaka lotr. 100 to 6 tk) 100— 8 — Bundoora (oft) 1W- 7—- Adamant (off) 1M- 7 Cheviot (off) 100- 8 Leos (tk and off) 10J-. 5 Tslaroa(tk) ■ »0 - 3 — Knvy filly {tk and off> Itß- Stol The others , The complete list fct nominatioj.B for the Mxrarne Cap to hand this week show the lumber to be 150, against 12S last; year, New Zealand being represented by Welcome ink, Bundoora, and Rubins. There are hro Welcome Jacka nominated, the Aub irailin horse, who is a 4-year old, being by Bdhoil Gieen-Colleen Bawn, while the JtarZealand three-ye^roldis byTr?ducer ■^Biffl Flat. Two Prodigals also figure in tie list, Tasman's brother, and-a four-year illy the Peer—Fortress. Providing oar Welcome Jack does not appear in the ac aplkcea, it is said no'alteration may be Htoiaty, bat should he go over to com pete, a change of name will require to be sai, and Messrs Bobertson and Wagner's Australian, horse, .will of course have prior <yato the namfi,'he having previously run wthe Flemingtoa course..- In the case of Prodigal,the matter will probably be left to ika discretion of the respective owners, as neither horse has as yet appeared on the Y.BvG. course. It may also be as well to draw attention to the change in the names <i other horses. Thus, Bagot has become "Maluo," Lady Jervois "Kathleen," EBdymion "Duration," and Beaconsfield HConingsby." At * Committee meeting of the Canter tey Jockey Club, held last week (writes "Sfc Launcelot"), the draft programme of to Spring, Summer, and Autumn Meetings . ''Ins prepared, and will be submitted in a | fcrtnight's time to the general body of tteiljers «f the Club for their approval. At : Present it is premature to comment on the Hi of fare which it is intended to submit to the racegoing ptblic, but 1 may mention 4atneady £3,700 of added money will be ften.in the hpring, several new races being introduced in addition to the increase to SOlfeovs. of the added money to the Metro politan Handicap. (Some ugly rumours respecting one of tho 'idpients of the phenomenal dividend of f169 6s on Polly's victory in the Dunedin Sotting Handicap at the Birthday meeting *ere current on the afternoon of the race (srites "Beacon.") I have since heard a VxA deal abirnt the matter, and on ex

tremely good antUority learn' that the facts were a* follow:— After all the hones bad gone oat on to the course, there was some delay in starting them, and the rider (who is also the owner) of Polly, Beeiug a friend of hli standing near the rails, e«id to him, " Here's £3; take two tickets on Polly and one on Wanaka for me in the totsiisator." Tht " blend "went away to carry oat the in structions, but did not show np again until the race was over and Polly came back to the saddling ptddock. He then said to Polly's owner, " Here's one ticicot on Pell, one on Wanaka, and £1 of your money back. / had not time to get two tickets on Polly." The winning owner, doubtless flushed and excited over his victory, did not pay parti cular attentionat the time to his " friend's " statement,, but went and collected his one : ticket's dividend of £159 6s. On cooling down, however, the thought struck him, "If tke man had time to get one ticket on Polly and one on Wanaka, why had he net time to get two tickets on Polly 3" An any one can see " with half an eye," the excute was. altogether too thin, and the only wonder is that any man could have the audacity to proffer it, because it would naturally take him no more time to get two ticket* on Polly and one on Wanaka than one on each. The temptation to rake In a big dividend must have been strong indeed ! In the paddock, and since, the owner of Polly has endeavoured to obtain redress from hU "friend," but without avail, and ' he now intends sifting the matter to tho bottom. , ■ .: ■ • • : ;

"AuKur" writes:—lf ever a horse has been run in a fair and square manner, that horae is Sardonyx. Although entered in the name of his trainer, he is the property of that good sportsman, Mr Andrew Town, and X congratulate him and Mcnaghan on the success that has attended their efforts. Sardonyx belongs to the great Juliet family, his dam Onyx being by Angler from Chryso lite, and as she is in the paddocks of the Auckland Stud Company, the shareholders will feel delighted that they possess tho mother of 10 good a oolt. Speaking of the handicap for the New Zealand Cup, the " Press " says that its first impressions are.that Bundoora, Welcome Jack, and Adamant are on public form the pick of the bunch, and with these out of it Tanman would be our next choice, for it is unlikely that Betrayer will stand..another severe preparation. . Next to theee we would take Mischief, Turquoise, Leos, Sir George, The Poet, and tiippodainia; and to these we may add Hyacinth and Oudeis, tho latter beiog the only one of the Grip Lodge team which is not victimised. At the luncheou on the Adelaide Kacin« Club Cup Day, His Excellency Sir Wil liam Robinfon took the opportunity of replying to those persons who cavil at him according bin patronage to the turf. Hir William eaid -" He was aware, as_ regards racing, that many good people objecttd to it on principle; and anonymous representa tions had been made to him urging him to take no pait in racing because ot the bad influence which surrounded it. It wts v grief to him at any time to wound the sus ceptibilities of conscientious people, what ever their views might be; but this was just one of those questions in regard to which persons in his position must 'be guided by their own opinions of what was right; and he felt that the more racing was conducted by people of probity and position, the more likely it was to be purged ■of those evil influences whicn admittedly turroanded it, and on that account he felt it his dnty, inasmuch as racing would exist, whether he encouraged it or not, to do what he could by his influence, to see that it was maintained on that looting which would justify light minded people and well-wishers of tho com munity in taking part in it" Says the " South Australian Times":— At last poor old Savanaka has bid good-bye to the rug, whip, and; spur, arid is to be relegated to the stud. Perhaps no horse in Australia or elsewhere has undergone ino.e work than the now white.son. of Maribymong and Bapphu. His memorable finish in Chester's Cup in 1577 will never be forgotten as long .as Australian racing exists. Neither will bis Sydney Cup victory of 1879,. ii» which' he turned the tables on his previous-Van* quisher, Chester. The amount of work the old fellow went through in his. preparation for the last-named race was really astocad ing, bnt he went to the post as sound as a bell. A friend of* "Beacon's" leeln sore over the Trot at the late D.J.C. Winter Meeting. He went out to the races with a companion, and on the road they formed aa offensive and defensive alliance, agreeing ito go halves in a ticket in the tofaiisator'on each race. In the Hurdle Kace they' failed to spot tbe winner, in the Maiden Plate ditto, 'in the Birthday Handicap agftia ditto. Tiu.s was enough for my friend—he said to. bis companion, "Our luck's not, Rood, enough .—let's dissolve partnership;"- This was agreed to. The next race was the Trot: my friend put £1 on Wanaka, his friend ' pat £1 on Polly in the outside totalirator, and gathered to himself the snug dividend of £72. ' George Duraton, tho well-known jockey, scored a "skinner" at the lato Makaraka raoes, haying with four mounts won fonr race'—three on Forest King and one on The Barb. His laat mount on tha King has a little history attached to it which may not be uninteresting. George was slightly under weight, and no leads being pro curable he conceived the happy idea of filling his pockets with mud. This was readily obtainable, and George having turned the scale, went forth to victory.— "Facts."

Condensed Items.

Chandler was shipped for Napier on Tues day in charge bf Kae. Navigator recently received a slight blis tering, ~ Bob Derritt, the well-known horseman, is doing a holiday in' Australia. Dafebin's brother, Moten, has been role gated to the stud. " . :■ .. The. Melbourne Cup winner, Zulu, is being trained by Mr James Mayo. Sir Modred ihas been fired in the. fore legs, and is said to be looking well. The " Canterbury Time*,*' reviewing the New Zealand Cup weights, thinks Xasman looks by far the best in on paper.. Mason and- Vallance's Bundoora and Turquoise are nominated for the Caulfield Cup. Lord Burghley, entered for the Now Zealand Cup, has been sent to the stud in a New South Wales country district Mr John Stevens, of Wanqanui, has placed his steeplechaser Diomedes in the hands of Sam Powell for the Hawke's Bay J.C. Steeplechase Meeting. Sir Thomas Elder has disposed of his filly Moonson, by Gang Forward Typhoon, to Captain Haines, of Melbourne, who formerly owned Archie. The Geraldine Racing Club have decided upon holding their next meeting (the open ing of the New Zealand racing season 1883-84) on the 27th and 28th September. " Nemo " says it is thought that Corio lanus, Mistaken.and Gudara are all likely to be shipped for India before the opening of the spring campaign. Firs)t Water has been purchased by Mr Barnfield for 500 guineas. During his racing career, the son of fireworks has changed stables six times.

,T, h(!,4t? Blaide BP°rl»man, MrCrozieri has sold all his horseg excepting <Id Savanaka He intends taking a trip to England before he re-commences racing. The sale of the Plunger for 1,000 guineas to Mr Hunter was not completed, an the horse tailed to pass the veterinary exami nation required to ratify the purchase. . The Jockey Club of Vienna celebrated the victory of Zoedone in the Liverpool Grand , National by a dinner in honour of Count Kinsky, the owner and rider of the winner. The Adelaide Racing Club have demanded from bookmakers a lioenßC fee of 10 guineas each, to be refunded if the Supreme Court decides that the charge is not justifiable. The Hon. John White has given the fol lowing names .to three of his youngsters :— gr c, by Chester—Kathleen, Monte Christo ; f, by Maribymong—Rosedale, lolanthe ; f, by The Tester—Alsace, Tempo. The name of the Derby winner, St. Blaise, did not appear in the list of' odds in the English papers until six weeks before the race, when he was reported to have been backed at 1,000 to 30. The Stewards of the Adelaide Racing Clnb intend to move for a dissolution of the injunction gained by the bookmakers in the dispute between Mr Joseph Thompson and the club, The Hon. W. Kobinson and Mr H. P. Lance have leased Nonsense and .Leopold from Mr H. horeford. The latter, who has not yet sported silk, is a two-year-old son of Albany and Mermaid. Mr James Wilson, juu,, won a good stake on Little Jack over his A.B.C. Cup victory, for he put the £300 on him that Mr Weekes gave him for the horse. It is said the son of King Cole has again changed hands. Lord Koseberry, after tbe race for the City and Suburban, made Gallon, who rode Koysterer, the handsome present of £209. The only bet his Lordship had ou the race 1 was, it is said, 500 to 10. The following resolution, received from the Canterbury Jockey Club,, was fully en dorsed at a meeting ot tho committee of the Dnnedin Jockey ulub held on the 11th June :—That tbe home Dalesman and rider, Frank Foil, are disqualified for over, " Augur," in commenting on the book makers' dispute at Adelaide, gays they Bh»»ld never forget that they have derived I more benefit from racing than all tho breeders, racing men, trainers, and jockeys .rolled together. Betting has already commenced on the next Maribymong Plate, for which Firft King's brother is first favourite, 1000 to 40 having been taken about him, while 1000 to 30 has been booked about King of the Gipsies. According to the ''Australasian," Santa Claus met with a (light accident through slipping, but though it will necessitate several days idleness, Mr Dakin hopes to have him cantering again after the expira tion of that time. C. Wood has got a start of Archer this season, the Bedford Lodge man having so far ridden seventeen winners to Archer's thirteen. George Fordham follows the "iuvincible" very closely with twelve victories.. A Cbristchurch correspondent, writing to " Mazeppo," says that the general opinion there is that Mam, Tim Whifflor, Mnrat, Sir Modred, and all Messrs Lance and i. obiußou's horses, are the worst ticated lot iv the N, Z. Cup Handicap, Lord William Beresford has given 2,000 guineas for an English horse to meet the Australians witn in India. Mr Weeks has I nid his lordship* an even " monkey " that he Will take a horse from Australia to beat any thing that Lord Borcsford can bring from Kngland. At a meeting of tho Committee of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club, v letter was read from Mr A. Drake concerning his having been posted by the Auckland Tuttereall's Club. The secretary was instructed to acknowledge Mr Drake's letter and refer him to Mr Gorman. Mr C. T. Roberta's Masqaerade, who won | the Great Metropolitan Stakes last spring, finished nowhere iv the Sydney Turf Club 'Selling Stakes, in which he was entered to be sold for £120. His name, however, appeared among tho Melbourne Cup nom inations. It appears that aft«r Mr Joseph Thomp son was removed from the enclosure of the Adelaide Baeing Club he met Mr Blackler in the evening at Tattersall's, and used some unparliamentary language to him. For this he was brought before the Com mittee and lined £20.

Total number of nominations received for forthcoming V. B.C. events are as under: — Maribymong Plate, 103; Wormanby Stake;, 94; Ascotvale stakes, 106; Vic toria Derby,, 106 ; Oaks, 71; St. Leger, 104 ; Siresr Produce Stakes, 129 ; Mares' Produce Stakes of 1884, 158; Maios' Produce Stakes of 1835,571. , Mr J. Mann, the owner and rider of Kuabine, who won the big event at the "Wanganui Steeplechase Meeting, has pur chased the hack racer Send, the figure, being £65. Scud is by May Dawn, out of a well-bred mare, and sli a hack racer is quite the champion of the Wanganui district. .'o close was the finish for the City and Subuibun Handicap that as much as 25 to 1 was laid on Lowland Chief having won after the horses had past the post. This affords another instance of the fallacy of attempt ing to decide a "close" point in racing, unless a " straight view" across the coune at the actual winning post can be obtained. Says " Mazeppa " :—Billingsgate has Btartcd altogether in 63 races, of theae he bas won no less than 31; in 14 races he has gained second place; ha» run third ten. tim-js; and been unplaced on only eight occasions. This season's record polls down his average considerably, for the old horse started three times without gaining a piece. His winnings amount to over £2,000. The Adelaide Birthday Cup, thought to be so wonderfully open up to the fall of the flag (writes "Trumpator''), provud literally a moral for Little Jack. Lockleys, Mata, and Darebin all achieved easy victories, but Little Jack woo running away. Co ti ing out of the dip, Mo"re was sawing at his bead to keep him back, and he was pulling up fifty yards before the goal was reached. Although very small for a race horse, Little Jack is all " wire and whip cord." Mr Laboucbere, in tbe House of Com mons recently, demurred to an item in tbe estimates of £1,430 for keepmuin repair the house of the gentleman paid to look after the Hampton Court yearlings, He noticed these yearlings were sold annually, but could never find out what became of the money, He urged that as the Royal Stud was a loss to tho country it ought to be done away with -there was no reason whatever why the Queen should carry on a speculation in horse-breeding. I question if Fordham ever rode a better race than that on Prince in the Biennial (says "Robin Hood"), in which he beat Archer on Grandmaster by a head. Ford ham fairly stole a maroh on his rival, f>r finding Archer was nursing Grandmaster a little descending the dip, he drove Prince to the front with a rush, obtaining a couple of lengths lead, and he managed thus to j?et his horse home lirst by a head only, just having a little bit left to stall off Archer's final challenge; three yards past the post the latter was in front.

FIELD SPORTS AND AQUATICS.

(BY ACTION).

KOOTBAU, FIXTURES. June 30.—Vaoant, • July 7--Ne^Zealajia v. World; Auckland t. July ".-NoXsgre v. Auckland; Ponsonby July aS-G^aftoa y.Auckland; North Shore v. Aug. i.— Vaoont. Aug. 11.—Club tiea.

ALTHOUGH Ponaonby wou the match in the Domain last Saturday by so many points, her representatives can claim anything but an easy victory. Auckland made a grand struggle for supremacy, and with a splendid team on the ground, there appeared every probability at one time that she would score one against the blue-and-black light weights, Both sides were apparently well aware of the strong point* of their oppo» nents' play, and while Auckland exhibited the old penc/tant for hotly-fought scrim mages and tests of. strength, the Pon sonby boys were undoubtedly eager to avoid being thus entrapped, although they played up wonderfully when they really were in the scrimmages. To my mind, Auckland has plenty of men of sterling merit, but there is too much of the old blood element. The introduction of a "spooler" or two amongst the "backs," would have a marked effect on the matches, and gooii forwards would know that they weie struggling with a fair prospect of something brilliant from the rear. White aide's grand display towards the end ot Saturday's match proved conclusively what he is to the Ponsonby team, and had Auck land a man of equal speed on whom they could have placed dependence, the blue and-black colours would be more frequently in danger of being lowered than they are. There are plenty of colts available, and the introduction even of a couple more tuch as McCausland would be an immense im provement. Surely the suggestion is worthy uf consideration, There was the usual dispute at the North Shore, and the Urufton people did not appear at all favourably im pressed with the personal qualities of their opponents. It is rather a pity thai umpires who are beyond suspicion of having a lean ing towards either side canuut be secured fur each of these matches, as disputed might thus be settled on the ground. The Association is not likely to appreciate the task of taking evidence each week, and giving decisions, which, however they may no, are never acceptable to everyone, A local team is iv coarse of selection to play at Tauranga on the 7th of next month. Hanlau has again been offered £600 to give an exhibition of rowing at Winnipeg. The yacht Flying Kieh is about to be taken up at Clare's for a thorough over haul. The annual match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities takes place at Lord's on June 26. It is rumoured that the llop Bitters Com pany intend offering a handsome prize to be rowed for by professionals of Australia. Corbett, the Sydney swimmer, has iuti mated his teadiness to meet Molndoe and Kenny, either in Melbourne or Sydney, next year for the championship. It is reported on good authority that the Auckland yacht Murntai will proceed to Sydney at the coiumeucemeat of the next season, and take part in the yacht races there against the Australian "cracks." Hcara's backers have replied to Harring ton's friends, direction the articles to be re turned, and pronouncing the match " off" unless Harrington consents to row in Wellington harbour, A match has been arranged between William Beach, of Dapto, and Edward Trickett for £100 a-eido, in beat and best boats, over the champion course, on 4th July next. The walling race for the Krug Cham pion Oup toolc place on the Paramatta River on June 15, and resulted in a vic tory for Middle ton by half-a-length; Brett, second ; Gaden, third. The race between Haitian and Kennedy for the championship and £1,000, came oft at i'oiut of Pines, Boston, Mass., on May 30, and Banian won by 16 lengths. The race was for £500 a-side, over a three miles-with-a-turn course. Geo. W. Lee, the American sculler, landed in New York from England on April 17- He had a rough voyage, and, as an American paper puts it, "ia trying to turn himself inside out," he lost no less that 301b in weight. The Canterbury '" Times " publishes an account of the New Zealand v. World loot ball match which recently eventuated in Auckland, and endeavours to delnde its readers into the belief that the match took place at 1 imaru. Rather rough. A sculler of considerable power is coming to the front at San Francisco, His name is Peterson, and it ia said that he can do a three-mile spin in very fast time. The San Franciscfana are already talking of backing him against Hanlao. Bimlou and Henderson have justified my opinion that their retirement from the foot i ball arena would continue only till the . commencement of the club matches. They both played .against Ponsonby last Satur day. R, J. Lucas captains the Eton Eleven this year; H. £. Crawley, Harrow ;A. B Cobb, Winchestor; L. Orford, Upplngbara ; b. F. Kearsey, Bepton; H. H. Castens, Rugby; F. Jfc. Rowe, Marlborough; T, W. Bleukiron, Charterhouse ;F. T. Higgins, Winchester. Shortly after Lee's arrival in America he visited Hanlan at Washington, and. the pair had a spin in a double-sculling shell. The impression created in the minds of rowing men who saw them at work together was tbat they would make a splendid pair when they had hud sufficient practice. The Auckland Football Association has unanimously agreed to write to the sec retaries of tfao Christchurch and Uunedin Unions informing them that tiro statement in their lettera re visiting teams was in correct, as all teams visiting Auckland hitherto received either a sum of money or payment of expenses. A correspondent, criticising Davy's play in last Saturday's match, says he trusts more to his speed than to his fending powers ; if iv running ho would watch his opponents, and not be so anxious to get all at onco behind the goal posts, many of his fine ruua on Saturday afternoon would have been converted into tries, There is a probability of an Auckland football team proceeding to New South Wales this season. At the meeting of the Association the other night, the secretary waß instructed to write to the secretary of the Southern Kugby Union, Sydney, asking wh»t terms the Union would tie prepared to offer in the event of an Auck land team going to Sydney, '

The English correspondent of au Auatra lian paper states that George Seward, the FlyiDg American, died on April 10th, Seward in his day was the fastest sprinter in the world, and up to a short time ago his records of 9Jaecs. for 100 yds., lljsecs. for 120 yds., and lOJaecs. for 200ydi>. were re garded as bona fide. He was in his 66th year. Space will not permit us to give a lint of the performances of this wonderful athletft W. Cummiugs, the celebrated Scotch pedestrian, failed in an attempt to beat his mile record (4min. 16-15 th sees.) at the jsnawfield Recreation Grounds, Glasgow. Scotland, on April 7th. He ran the first quarter id G9secs., the half mile in 2mln. Isecs., the three-quarters in 3min. 15secs., and the mile 4mi D . 21secs. He ran iv good style and finished strong, but he could do no better, though he had the assistance of Sutherland and Moere, two local runners. Hearn writes to a Wellington paper iv reference to the failure of orrangeineuts lor the championship sculling match with Harrington, and concludes:—"Disgusted at the shilly-shallying which had taken place with the affair, I then telegraphed that I would not go to Riyerton at all to row. I made a concession in the first instance in ofl'eiing to row Harrington ia Riverton, and as that offer waa not accepted ia anything like a reasonable time, I do not now feel bound by it. I have made up my mind not to run about Mew Zealand after every an. pirant for sculling honours who chooses to thtow down the gauntlet to me. If Mr Harrington or any other man iv the colony wishes to make v match with me for the championship, he can do bo foi any sara over £100 he pleases; but the match" must be rowed in Wellington."

Prize Fighting in America.

A Combatant Killed.

Advices from Dubois, Piiißburg, give she following particulars of a fatal prize fight Mike McLetughlin and Martin Linksy,both boys not more than 18 years of age, and employe's of the Bocb ester 1 oul Com. ' pany, quarrelled on April 2, aud agreed to settle the trouble according to prize ring rules, The fight came 'off by lam;.' light on the following night, and was witnessed by a large number of spectators, mostly miners, The first two rounds possessed very little iu'erest, the antagonists being pretty evenly muiched. The third round wan a spirited one, and heavy odds were ia favour of Linsky, but Me Langhlin displayed greater science. Thefourthioaod brouf,uttheclaret from both, bat with no advantage t > either. In the fifth round, both came to the scratch with no little Tim, and u.o puni -haunt was about evenly divided. Ia the fcixth round, both felt somewhat the worse for the wear, and were blowing like porpoises. Con. siderable sparring was indulged in, -vben Linsky acciden'ly fell, his chin striking against a root. His peck was brokuu, and he expired almost instantly. The tragic • termination caused great excitement, and it - was all that a few cool-headed men could do to prevent a row between the rival factions, Mc'Laughlin gave himself up to th<.\author« ities. The coroner held an inquest, and returned a verdict that Linkey's death was cansed by M Laughlin, and ho was held on the charge of murder.

A Pugilist's Jaw Broken.

Two Birmingham lads, naiaod Jim Chambers and William Gore, fough: near Philadelphia oa March 30. The ft cw York "Herald of March 21 says that both came over in the tame ship, and had been !on shore but a fortnight when their in, mlly relatioaß suddenly ceated with a ruugti-aaai tntable tussel in a bar-room, it soon be came noised aronad that the city had two men who were noted in their nai.vo c»nntry as being clever with their hands, an." they were each taken in charge by prouiiuuut ex pugilist.*, who commenced at oui.b to rfhape them up for a fray in tue ring, Tt. men were placed in strict training, and every precaution was taken to keep the aftair.as quiet as possible. About eight o'cl ,sk on the appointed night, a tucctiug <.i the Mends of the principals took place, ;u.d afior as- Biiridß the referee that a suitable pis 1.0 bad beou secured, the order was given tup... chase tickets for Talcony, about six miles from the city proper, A half-hour later found all thuse wbo had business at the light on hand at or near the station, and in a quarter of an hour's time the entire party wete apparently safely lodged in a well arranged and com modioHS frame structure, the place selected for the conflict. Precisely at 9 o'clock the seconds of the men appeared at the ring side, and a few minutes later Chambers dodged under he ropes with Gore close at his heels. Bound 1: Chamber.* quickly led oil with the left lightly .is a feeler, but he received in re turn a regular nb-roister, which produced a rather sickly smile, Chambers, however, afterstnighteoing himself, brought his right into play, catching Gi>re on the no c, and drawing the blood. Heavy exotungea then followed, the blows falling thick aud fast on the head and boiy of each man. Chambers showed a cut under the ear, while the blood was flowing freely from Gore's nose. In an attempt to plant a heavy blow with the loft, Gore went down, and as the three minutes had expired, both were taken to their corners. Bound 2: Gore's friends called upon him to make an effort, and he at once let fly his left, and brought his right hand heavily on the jaw. ChamWs wasst ggorod, but Gore failed to follow his advantage up. Chambers avoided all blows, and finally c'O'cd the round by a stmgiux left* bander under the right eye of his opponent, which sent him down on tho bards, Bound 3: Gore came to the scratch snvlingl and promptly, while Chamber's actions showed that he had sized his man up well, but that it was necessary to be on the alert. They had no sooner pat their bands up than Gore let drive at his opponent, catcbiug him heavily on the nose(with his left, following it with a hard one on the cheek v. iili his right. Chambers biaccd up ami with: a great effort shot out his lett, which Gore cleverly avoided. The men became a little more careful in their movements, ami as they bad recoivedconsUlerable pun iahuu'rit neither seemed particularly anxious to force the fighting. Their seconds, however, instructed them 0 herwise, and Gore quickly planted bis left under the right ear 01 Chambers, but received a heavy one on the chest in return. The men were ..thcu carried to their comers. Round 4 : Botu men looked de termined upon putting up their hands, and they were cheered on by their fiiends. Chambers led off on the uosc, but received the left on the body and the riijht.oii the side of the head. After sparring for wind, Gore g6t homo twice in tucccHsion »vith left and right without v return. Chambers then by Bheer strength drove Goro to the ropes, but when there theyimtnedwttly aepaatod. Tho fighting had been fa3t, aud both were showing the effects of the punishment, Gore, however, appeared to be the stronger, and being spurred on by his friends at once began rushing matters, and by v. tremen dous effort succeeded ia pluntii his ri^bt under the chin of Chambers, and be dropped like a shot. . "It's all up !" cried tho spec tators, and they became eager to shake the victor by tlie band. Time was culled, but Chambers being unable to respond,, Goru was proclaimed the wiuuer. Chambers was sub:flqcuntly taken oway by his friends, and was fouod to have a broken jaw.

STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT, JUNE 23, 1883,

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