SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2296, 15 September 1908, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

FOOTBALL. The following team, representing the Gisborne Town Deleneo Cadets, will leave for Napier on Wednesday evening to play a match on Friday against the Napier City Cadets:—Stubbs, It. Campbell, C. East, I'. Gardener, J .Walters, Birrell, 'llnixter, Wright, Bean, Scott, " Sheet, l’erston, iiolthum, Brown,, and Baku. l’.B. RUGBY UNION.

! X XV U V' L' A W*«*v*’ • i Tho usual weekly mooting of the ! Poverty Bay Rugby Union was bold last night in the Masonic Motel. 1 rc- ' sent: Messrs H. E. Maude (chairman), J. A. Eaton, L. B. Sheriff, 11. Puflett, J. S. \Yauchop, Cl. Jv. Pnsloy, W. R. Brady, H. Bright, W. Johnston, O. Morse, and E. L. Maude (lion. sec). A memo, was received irom tho secretary of the New Zoalaiul Rugby Union regarding a general mooting ol tho Council, to consider the advisability of amending tho laws of Rugby football with a view to tho improvement of the game. A list of proposed amendments was also forwarded.— It was decided that any amendments from members of tho local Union bo given in writing at next meeting ol the Union. r , , , Tho use of the Domain oil Saturday next was granted for matches between St. Andrew’s Junior Bible Class and the High School, and also between Gladstone House and tho Brunswick Dining Rooms, at 1.30 p.m., and to the Hockey Association at 3 p.m. lor a representative match with Hawke s Bay, 50 per cent of the proceeds ol the gate to bo allowed to the Hockey Association. No. 2 ground was granted for a match between Carters and Butchers on Thursday, 24th iust., at 3 p.m. The secretary of the Hawke s Bay Rugby Union wrote regretting inability to fix dates for the junior representative match.—Received. Some discussion took place regarding the question of tlio postponement of the recent cup fixture between Tologa Bay and Tokomaru. —It was resolved that-the facts of the case, as outlined by the secretary, be forwarded to tlie-AVaiapu sub-Union, with a request that they he forwarded to the Tologa Bay Club. . . The question of the Union obtaining possession of. the Junior Banner from tho West End Club was loft in the hands of the club’s delegates. Messrs Johnston and Bright, who had been appointed the sub-commit-tee to draw up the new rules for the Union, presented a draft of.the proposed rules.—After hearing them read it, was decided on the motion of Mr. Wauchop, that the draft rules as read he confirmed by the committee, submitted to the Registrar of Friend-ly-Societies, ■ and later ho put before special meetings of the Union for confirmation and adoption. A number of accounts were passed for payment, and the meeting concluded. hockeyT On Thursday afternoon, on Victoria Domain, the Gisborne Ladies’ Club and the Te Kata Ladies’ Club will play a final match. The Gisborne team will be ns follows: —Goal, E. Kroniim; full-backs, D. Osborne and F. Sawyer; halves, V. Erekine, M. Moore, and M. Somervell (captain); forward's, V. Walters, V. Warren, G. Warren, M. Winter, and I. Somervell. UOLF. N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS. [Press Association.] . DUNEDIN, Sept, 14. .Nearly eighty players are expected to compete at the New Zealand golf championship mooting taking place here next week. Fifty-three have entered for the amateur championship, the names being as follows: Holmes (Masterton), Lusk, Rhodes, Jameson, Wood, W/iglit, Rutherford, Sleigh, .Treweek, Sims, Kit to, Harman, Trolove (Christchurch); Saunders (Wanganui);' Tasker, Marshall, McLaren, Lynch, Barber, 'Wright, Perry (Timaru)-; Roxby, Darling, Armstrong (Oamaru); Grigg, Guntliorpe (Balclutba); O’Kano, Ross (Alexandra); Forbes, McCarthy, Stilling, Biss, Roberts, Fisher, Little, Samuel, Park, Bullock, Tapper, A. J. Smith, H. C. Smith, Stronacli, Brydon, Wales, McLean. Mac Ewan, C. .Turnbull, A. M. Turnbull, Thomson, Holdsworth, and M. Turnbull. For the. championship entries have been received from the above players with the exception of McLaren, Bullock, Tapper, Wales. McLean, Thomson, Holdsworth and Gunthorpe. The following professionals have also entered for the open championship: Watt (Melbourne), Herd (Christchurch),. Hood (Oamaru), W hiter head (Wellington), Johnson (Wellington), and Milliner (St. Clair) ATHLETICS. CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP United Press Association. Copyright LONDON, Sept. 13. Forty-two competitors, including A. E. M. Rowland (the Now Zealand walker), started,on a 24 hours walk at the Stadium. T. E. Hannon, beat ,all records after 50 miles, including 100 miles in 18 hours 4 minutes 10 seconds. He finally covered 131 miles 585 yards. Horon was second with 121 miles; Wakefield tlhird, CHESS. United Press Association. Copyright LONDON, Sept. 13. In the chess tournament, Lasker won live games, and Trasek one. There were three drawn games. crigketT United Press Association, Copyright LONDON, Sept. 13. Marylebone’s Australian team beat the moderate England eleven by nine wickets. Blythe took seven wickets for Go, and six wickets for 36. swimming", United Press Association. Copyright LONDON, Sept. 13. At Glasgow, Bcaurepaire, the Australian champion, swam 200 yards in . 2miu 19see, ami 300 yards in 3rnin 37scc, both Scottish records. Tartakover won the' southern championship of 100 yards in 63-Jsec, a record; SCULLING. THE WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. [Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 11. '[’he well-known oarsman, R. Arnst, who rows Weld, for the world’s championship at AVanganui on the 10th of December, leaves to-night' for tho north. He lias been spending a holiday here, but he will start active training next week, and his present arrangements are to fix a camp up the Wangnui river. In conversation, Amst stated ho felt that ho would -have to undergo a thorough preparation and lie was confident of giving Webb a great race for supremacy- °