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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 77, 3 April 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)

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W. Gardiner, bhe popular captain of bhe Parnell Crickeb Club, lefb for Westport on Monday laab, to assist Messrs McLean Bros, of Auckland in a big contracb there. Two more Aucklanders in Waliy Rhodes and C. Sheriff, ab present in Wellingbon, will also work on the same job. L. 0. S. Poidevin, fche young Sydney bateman, has the phenomenal average of 130 for his Club,the University, this season. Ho has scored 260 ruus in five innings, being three timeo nob oub, Ab Adelaide on March 20th J, Darling scored 235 (not out) for bia Club, the Adelaide, against Porb Au&trala, W. Bruce scored 102 runa in 105 minubea on March 20_h for Melbourne against Soubh Melbourne. Clem Hill, the brilliant South Australian left-handed batsman, attained hia 20bh birthday on Sunday last. If he continuea fco improve in hia bafcfcing whab a fubure thero is before him in fche cricket arena. There are now four ladies' crickeb clubs in New South Wale*—the Forgeb Me Nob ab Allanaford, fche Sea Foam ab Nirranda, Snowfiake ab Garvoc, and Sunbeam ab Mepunga. Thie lasbnamed played againsb the Forget Me Nob in their initial game and scored only 23 runs, while tho more experienced team recorded 79 for the loss of five wickets. Tho Licensed Vicfcuallera C.C. sußtainod fcheir firab reverse on Saburday last, when bhey were defeabed by six runs by Gordon 11. Tho Norbh Shore crickebors aro to bo congratulated on their victory in winning bhe Second Junior championship. Thia is tbo firab championship fche North Shore Club haa ever won, bub I fancy ib won't be bhe laab, for their first junior team holds a big mortgage ou fche championship in their grade, and ib is acute probable thab they alao will have an unb,_v_<p record. Second Junior Cha>~_*ionship. The victory ol Norbh Shore A. over Ponsonby on Saburday laab loaves the former bhe winners of the Auckland Cricket Association'a Second Junior championship wifch an unbeaten record, with Parnell III; second—five wins and one defeat. The following lisb shows bhe winners of bhe Second Junior championship :— 1885-6—Alpha. 1886 7—Alphas 1887-B—VVanderers. 1888-9—Alpha. 1889 90—Grammar School. 1890-1— Star Office employees. 1891-2—Belmont. 1892-3—Grammar School. 1893-4—Roller Mills. 1894-s—Belmonb A. 1895-6—Belmont A. 1896-7—Norbh Shore A. The following table shows the numbers of matches played, won and lost, by bhe beama which compete for bhe Second Junior Championship. Playod. Won. LostNorth Shore A 7 7 0 Parnell 6 5 1 Ponsonby ....... 7 5 2 Auckland 6 4 2 Clarence .. ... ..6 4 2 St, Albans 6 4 2\ Belmont 6 3 3 North Shore 8.. .... 6 2 4 Gordon . 6 I 5 Grammar School .. ~ 6 1 5 Surrey 6 1 5 United 6 I S The following are fche batting and bowling averages of tho North Shore A team, the winners of the Second Junior championship. They playod seven matches, all ot which wero won :— Batsman I. N.O, H.S. Runs Avge. W. MclCenzie ..6 1 43 91 18-2 A.E.Smith .... 5 0 28 82 164 H.Valentine ... 7 0 30 04 13*42 l)f. Roberts .. ..3 2 7 10 10 H. Harris .. ..8 0 25 75 9-37 J. Conley .. ..5 0 21 42 8.4 J. .Martin ... ... 3 2 6 8 8 VV.Cullens .. ..5 2 11 23 766 A. Sutton .. .. 8 0 19 66 7 J. Kenriclc _. ..6 1 8 32 6*4 H. Pitts ..... 6 1 6 16 4 R. Kent .. ..8 0 11 30 3"75 S. Walker .. ..5 0 7 15 3 R. J. Roberts ..6 0 4 12 2 J. Conley has fcho besb bowling average, bub ho is closely pisaeed by W. McKenzio. The averages are :— Bowlers Overs Runs "W'k'ts. Av'ge J. Conley .. -20 66 15 373 VV. McK.nzio * 55 83 22 377 H. Valentine ..30 b_ 13 415 A.E. Smith .. ..38 55 10 5*5 H. Harris .. ..34 68 _ 9 755 Tho Norbh Shore B. team played six matches, fc«o of which were won and four loab. S. C Cave haa fche boao batting average, having scored 64 runa in six innings, in one of which he was nob oub, hia averse being 12 8. R. J. Bunby scored 64 runs in eight innings, and being bwice nob oub hia average ia 1066. C. Frankham ia third on tbe lisb with an average of eight for six completed innings. In bowling, J. Homer captured eighb wicketa aba cosb of eight runs apiece, S. Davison 16 wickets aba coat _.' 9 runs apiece, and H. Holland coven wicketa ab a similar cosb. ATHLETICS, A. Brady, the well-known walker, has broken his amateur status. W. Arnobb won the 440 yds handicap ab bhe inaugural meeting of tha Wanganui and West Coast Cash Cycling Club, held on Sb, Patrick's Day. Thero was a large attendance ab bhe Sb. Patrick's Day Sports held iv Sydney. The race for the Cardinal Cup proved a moat inbereatiotr contest, the handicapping being exceptionally good. In bho first two heats a dead heab was run for firsb place, and in the final throw tied, necessitating a run off, and all fche rest of fche events provided very close finishes. The Cup waa eventually wou by B. H. Richards. Ha had three yard* start, and won by bwo feeb in ten seconds. Iv hia heab in the Cardinal Cup, run on St. Patrick's Day iv Sydnoy, Sbanloy Rowley ran four yarda over evona in his heab, and waa timed bo do between three and a-half to four yards outaidoin fche aacond round. Thia ia bhe athlete whom A. J. Pabrick.our crack sprinbor,will have to meeb in bhe Australasian Championship Meeting nexb October, and I guess there will be a lob of excifcemonb when they meeb in fche final. A few hats and cigars will be loat and won on tha result.

Some excellent performances wero pub up ab tho Sb, Patrick's Day Sporbß iv Brisbane. J. Burton, wb _• won the sprint {from 3yds, virtual scratch) in 12 §10sec, mu.b have been in rare form. As he is ratod a sound " 4yds over " man ab lOOyde, be would doubtless go very close bo

2yds worse for 127 yds, as reported. This young eprinber, says * Prodigal' in bhe Sydney ' Referee,' is* one of my nuts for friend Patrick to crack. In winning bhe Quarter from scratch in 50£_ec, and running second from scratch in bhe Half, won in 2min, stamps C. Campbell aa one of bhe foremost of Australia's amabeur middledistance runners. I congratulate bhe bwo Brisbane pods, warmly.

W. H. Martin, bhe well-known Auckland hurdler, in writing to ' Prodigal' of tbe ' Sydney Referee' re bhe New Zealand Champion-hip Meebing saya : 'Of course the hero of bhe meebing waa A. H, Holder, and lab me bell you be ia a " boncer." I have read come of bhe remarks over bhe signabare of " Prodigal," where you appear bo be relucbanb in accepting tbe times pub up by Holder, but I will haston to pub you righb there. In my mind, there is no possible, probable, shadow of doubb about the time being correeb for bhe I2oYds Hurdles, and a friend of mine aud an experb timekeeper, standing altogether aparb from bhe official timekeepers, made fcho go 16sec dead. Aparb from thia, I could judgo by bho way I ran thab ib must; bave been a ecorcher. You will remember in November la_b in writing fco you I mentioned, if well, I expected to go very near, ovens thia meeting, and I guess thab I was not more bhan a yard oub in my calculabion. Holder gob an advantage iv tho .fcurb—aboub 2yds I should say—and as noon oa 1 aaw this I knew I would require fco run my beab bo win, which I did, and I can tell you ib waa a ding-dong go all bhe way. We jumped tho ninth hurdle very nearly level, I think, bub when bho bape was reached I had aboub a yard bhe worafc of ib. If I had run a race like thab in Sydney I would have won from end bo end. I hope bhab ore long you will havo an opporbunity of seeing the New Zealand wonder run, and it ho be in aa good nick aa he was laab monbh I bhink you will be convinced bhab he ia a veritable flying machine.' ' Prodigal,' in tho ' Sydney Referee,' haa another column in bhe last issue in reply bo commenbs made by myself and obher New Zoaland wribera. 'In co__iu_ion (wribea ' Prodigal') let me give a word of advice to some of my critics. Thoy have been ab the greatesb pains bo poinb oub thab the Auckland brack is phenomontally fasb, and thus in a measure account for Patrick's even timo go. Some of tho same critics uro ccck sure that because Patrick ran (leb me admib ib for the sake of argument) even time thereon ho will beat Rowley, whoso best time ie about 4yds worse, in Sydney. My advice ia thia: Bo careful whon arguing that your arguments don't boomeranglike recoil on your own heads. Arguments aometimeß cut bwo waya. If fche Domain in Auckland is co very fasb whab mighb nob Rowley or Burbon do upon ib? Could Rowley not bo expected bo do hotter on ib than in Sydney, and will Patrick repeat on the comparatively alow tracka in Sydney whab he did in Auckland ? May ib nob be fair to assume thab lo.ec in Auckland mighb, relatively speaking, ba no bebter than, aay, 10 l-ssec in Sydney T We shall see.' I hear thab a number'of members of the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club intend paying a virit to Wanganui ab Eaabor for tho purpose of compabing ab bhe Athletic Club's sports meeting. E. Reynolds, Brooks (2), Henning, Moncur, S. Somerfield and H. G. Thomson are among tho.e who are going. Entries for thia carnival close nexb week, and musb be made through the secretary of bhe Auckland Club. , Despite the threatening state of the weather and tho few showora of rain laab Saturday bhere waß o very fair attendance at the North Shore Amateur Athletic Club'a carnival. The gathering waa a fairly aucceaaful one, and several close finishes were witnessed. The best performance afc bho meebing was tlwio of James McKean in tho l.OOOyda. He finished third from scratch, being about 5 or 6 yards behind tho winner, whoso time waa 2mm 19 2-sfch sec. McKean must, therefore, have been well under tho New Zealand record for this distance, which is 2min 24 2 sth sec, by D. Wood. J. Scofcb, who waa favoured with long starts, won tho 120 and 300 yards handicaps very easily, and B. Stone accounted for tho 100 yards maidon, which he won by two yarda, and the 75 yarda handicap, R, Murray ran a good race in the 600 yarda .handicap, which ho won easily from the .syarda mark in Imin 12 3 sth sec. Murray alao ran aecond in tho 1,000 yards handicap, making a ebrong spurb for tho lasb 200 yarda with J. McKean. lam surprised that Murray did nob race with tho winner, Drummond, bub leb bhe Jabber gob a long load, and Murray then raced for second place with McKean. In tho bicycle events A. A. Brook again showed good form by winning bhe one mile, riding a dead heab wibh Doxter in the three mile and finishing third in the five mile, after ranking the pace nearly all the way. Thomson. Dexter and Henning huug behind Brook's machine almosb throughoub fcbe Eve mile race, and Doxter and Thomson boab Brook in bhe sprinbhome. Daxter did nob appear bo ride with hia accußbomed dash ; (perhaps fcho boavy state of tho track! affected him. Through a letter signod by *T, Roberts,' which was sent to the Secretary of the North Shore Amateur Athletic Club, the latter suspended Roberts beforo their _porfcß laafc week. The North Shore Club intend forwarding the letter on to fche New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, ab Christchurch. An Important Suggestion. Ab tbo lasb meeting of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association the following notice of motion waa given by the Preeidenß, Mr R. Coombes-.—'That the time haa arrived for the Now South Wales A. A. A. to egnaider the advi. ability of taking control and management of athletic competitions for cash prize 3 within the colony, and that a sub-committee ba appointed bo reporb thereon.' I regard this motion aa a moab importanb one, and to all who take an interest in athletics in Auckland ib ia quite evident bhab the greab majority of our athletes would like to see this motion adopted by tho N.Z.A.A.A. How many of tho members of the Auckland Am.fcaur Athletic and Cycle Clubs are ani.ir.eura ab hearb ? 1 venture to aay that not one half of them are. The majority of bhem like to add to tbe excitement by having live shillings or so on, and the rule of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association re betting ia an eaay one bo evade, for an amateur can get a friend to put the money on for him. A.largo proportion of our runnera compote in the amateur ranka because they don'b like boing called a pro. Moreover, they know they wiil get) fair play under tho local Amateur Athletic aud Cycle Club ao lon£ u8 gentlemen such ac hold the reigns of office continue to manage thia popular Club'a a Hairs. The question is certainly an importanb ono, and the discussion of it by the New South Wales Associabion, especially as ib has been moved by auch a recognised authority on athletics aa Mr 11, C.ombes, is bound to bo followed with interest. In bhe laab issue of bhe ' Sydney Referee' to hand an article ia devoted to tbe motion, arid aftor referring to fche abate of aiiairs in the pedestrian and cycling would in England, the writer says : —* Tho wheelmen have led tha way. The spirit of the age here in thia democratic community is " cash." Had our Cycliatß' Union fearlessly tackled thia problem a few yeara ago, and realised what the bulk of the cyclists wanted, viz., cash prizes, even if of email value, instead of pots—and mind, the bulk of the members of bho League and its branches do nob live by cycling—there would bave boen no such body in existence as bbc Leaguo of Wheelmen. The Union wonld have bad (like the National Cyclists'1 Union in England) to govern too clae-sea—Class A, amateurs who

can afford fco race purely for love oi t he paabime, and who would be amply satosfied wibh a trophy if successful; and Class c, men who ride for a cash consideration. The same state of affairs exists id tne pedesbrian world. There are plenty ol voune fellows who love to run or jump purely for the sports' sake, but there are many othera who love the sport jusb as well, bub who cannob really aflord bo indulge in ib unless fche prize be a cash one. Slowly, bub surely, we are beginning to awaken bo thia facb. Ib ia a miabake bo leb things drift. Ib would be far bebter to boldly and fearlessly grapple wibh the problem. Wo notice bhab a mobion haa been tabled in bhe Council of the New South Walea Amateur Athletic Aaaociabion, wherein ihe mover asks bhab body bo decide whether or no the timo has arrived for ib to recogniae nnd take the control and management of pedestrian contests for cash as well as those for amateurs within the colony. It ia probable thab the proposal will meeb with sfcrenaous oppoeibion—jusb ac our forefathers restated bhe railway train—but hardly, we should say, from liberal minded and thinking people. Ib ie, wo believe, contemplated by the mover to invito any ped, who bas run for money, or who desires to, to register with the Associabion, Tbe cash class thus formed would be kepb rigidly diabincb from bhe simafceur, bufc both mighb compete ab the same games although in distinct events. Ab fcbe preaenb bimo bub few of bhe amateur clubs hold sports meetings, the bulk of tho amabour racoa in which thoir membera compete being those on the programmes of the outside bodies, such as the Friendly Societies, Highland Gabhoring, Sb. Patrick'a Day Sporta Commibtee, etc. Tho majority of these meotings are managed by tho Athletic Association officials, and ovonts aro given for both amateurs and professionals, thus bhe two claaeea are constantly competing ab the same gama3. It fche A.A.A. controlled the professional., aa well as tho amateurs ib would certainly be an advantage, if only by reason of the fact bhab ono of bhe principal planks in the new scheme ia that the registered professionals would bo compelled to wear Uuivereity costume the same as cho amateura—and where women and children are presenb this ia very deairable. Again, the control of profoaaional races by a perfectly independent body should prove a di.tincc gain. The motion, before monbioned, tackleß a greab problem, and we hope ib will be bhoroughly threshed oub. lb will nob affect vested infcereata (no professional noed join the proposed new body of cash runner., unless ho likes), but so far os wo can aeo will tend towards putting the two classes participating in tho sporb on a sound and better defined basis in New South Wales. Leb us lead bho way, and march abreasb of bho times. AQUATICS. A meebing of fche Auckland Regabta is expected bo be held next week in connection wibh the laet regatta. A race haß, I hoar, been arranged to bake place shortly between the Yum Yum and Undine. Thia afternoon bhe annual picnic ot bhe North Shore Yachb Club waa taking place ab Kohimarama. The Club ie now a abrong one and had a aucceaaful aeaaon, and bhinga promise even bebter for nexb season's racing, Ab bbc dabe of writing (Thursday) ib had nob been finally docided whebher the Rowing Clubs' fixture for April 10 waa fco come off. As fche Waitemata Bowing Club did nob wish to enter crewa a meeting waa to have boen held on Thursday evening bo decide on bhe courae bo be pursued. I hear bhob a well known local rowing man intendo taking steps in a few days to convene a Meeting of the executives of bhe various lotsj-l rowing cluba in order bo discues the advisability of reviving the Aucklund Rowing Aaaociabion. His idea ia to geb the Waitara and aoveral other oufcaide clubs to tome inbo bho Auckland Association. The ffitarb in tho general handicap race of the Auckland Yachb Club laab Saturday aftarnion was a very probty sight, and was certafily the beab apoctacle in the way of a yacl__ race seen fchis season. The field whi-ft sbarbed numbered twelve yachts, from fche large cracka Volunteer and Viking down fco the favourite little two and a-half rafcera. Tbe Volunteer made a fine sailing performance and alipped through her opponents very coon after tho starb, winning fche 20-mile race with 13min 20aec fco apare from the Viking. Tho Volunteer takes tho prizo on timo allowance. Laob Sunday moeb of fcho local yachts which lefb bheir moorings rendezvoused in Matiatia Bay (Waiheke) and the vicinity, and gob home early in the evoning with a tine aoutheaab breozo. The Yum Yum and Windward wenb to Station Bay, Motutapu, Tho Miharo waa tho only yacht which gob down aa far as Waiheke Passage, where she had a rather rouab experience. She anchorod in Man. o'-War Bay on Saburday night, bub a eouthoasb galo sprang up during tbo nighb, and she commenced bo drag. Shortly alter daylight sho boat oub of fche Bay, carrying a whole sail, and sheltered for tho rest of fcho day under Chamberlain'a laland. Returning bo bown in bho afternoon aha carriod a single reef in her mainsail aa far aa Mobuihi, when Bhe Bhook ib out, fcho. breeze moderating to a light air before she leached her moorings. Tl.iove6 have boen making freo with the lockers of yachb owners on the Wynyard Pier, and tffe latest victims ore come of tho crewa of the Tawern and Rita, who lost varioua arfcicloa from their sheds laab Saturday. Yachtsmen should beware of leiiviugany articles of value in the sheds, in fche vicinity of the Wynyard Pier, where youthful thieves ure occasionally known to brenk through and steal. The Weat End Rowing Club had a very puccosaful 'At Home ' last Saturday, managed by the Ladies' Commibtee, who gave aome valuable and handsome trophies to bo rowed for, Alf Bailey's crew proving bho winners. The ladies showed bhat. they can carry oub an alternoon's amusemenb with g-<-<■' Buccea., and it is to be hoped that .'they will continue to maintain an interest in tho Wesb End and obher local Rowing Clubs. The Wesb End R.C. Commibtee ab the beginning of thi. week selected the following crews for tha proposed inter club races on the 10th April :—Seniors and juniors : Messrs J.C. Gall .her, VV. Sands, P. H. Harris, and 11. R. Dowden. Juniors, under 10-b : Messrs Oswald, Wnrne, (lodges and Mcßride. Maidens : Messrs Bach, Hales, Roes and H. Sanda. Maidens under 10_fc : Messrs Young, Wright, R. Adams and Noonan. The yacht Ilita took part in laab Saturday'B handicap rae. in tho harbour, tha first race in which _he has participated for a number of years past. Sho, however, proved to be nowhere beside tha more modern boabs, and retired before the race waa over. The Riba's successful racing days are over, but she has had a long and honourable career as one of tho fastest yachts of her palmy era. She waa built in January, 1882, by Mr C. Bailey, for Mr Thomas Henderson, and haa a long record of successes. During the first month ehe was on the water she won the principal yachb race afc bho Auckland Regatba, bearing the Toroa and Winona (Mr Streob'a old yachb). In the same year she competed at tho North Shoro regatta, and come aecond to the Arawa. In 1883 ehe waß again second after bhe Arawa ab the Auckland Regatta, In 18U4 ab the Auckland Bogatba she came first, beating fche Muritai and Arawa, bnb in the following year ab the samo regabta, the order was : Muribai 1, Rita 2, Arawa 3. In 1886 and 1887 sho won fcho Yacht Club's races, beafcing the Arawa, Matangi, and other fast boats of thab day. In 1885 the Rita and Arawa engaged in bhree races of

unusual length, which were severe tests of fcbe sea-going qualities of the boabs. In fche firsb race round Tiri bhe Arawa won. The second race on bho same course was woo by bhe Riba, and bhe bhird raco round the Wabchman, off Cape Colville. a distance of about a hundred miles, was alao won by Mr Henderson's yachb; The same year the Riba was matched againsb bhe Island achooner Flora, tho course being round bhe Drunken Bay buoy. This bhe Riba won with greab ease. In one season fche Rita s log-book regisbered 2,031 milea, and she made the brip once from Auckland b3 Whangaroa, a distance of 160 miles, in 31 hours. The Rita ia 12 98 tons old rating, and ia Bailed for bhiß season by a parby including the Messrs Churbon, junior, Gordon, M. Phillips, and obhera. CYCLING. Ab bho Autumn meeting of fcbe Wanderers' Bicycle Club (Napier) on March 20bh, G, Petersen endeavoured bo beab the ono mile record for bhe Napier brack, established by E. Keyuolda, of 2min lßaecs. Petersen, however, failed in his objecb, his. bimo boing 2min 27 l-saec. R. P. Patterson, who waa one of bhe beat amateur riders in Napier, has taken up his residence in Auckland. He holda a large number of medals, tha majority of which are for road racaa. Strange bo say, Patteraon is deaf and dumb, like our crack road racer, J. Selby. Ab Sydney, on March IBfcb, Mogsoa lowered fche Australian milo record to Imin .8 3-sth sec. , Hureb, fche French long-distance crack, haa bean ordered by hia doctor to Btop racing for a timo, The oldest cyclist in fcho world is said bo be Verdi, fche famous compoaer, who ia in hia eighty-third year. ■ , Another new weekly journal, to be called tho ' New Zealand Cycliac,' which will be entirely devoted to cycling, is to be published in Christchurch.to-day. Tho by-law which requirea owners of bicycles to register their machines ie evidently nob going to be allowed to fall into desuetude, judging from fche number of prosecutions which havo taken place during the lest week or two. Of course, bo long aa siuch a by-law exists— no matter how useless or unnecessary it may appear— cyclists can only geb into trouble by ignoring ib, and ib is the duty of fche guardians of the law to enforce its provisions. Bub nurely bho local magistrate, in a case ab the Police Courb thia week, adopted a reading of the by-law which ia unnecessarily strict, fur more so than the City Council ever intended when they framed the measure. He decided that each and evory bicycle must bo separately registered, and thab bho owner could nob bransfer a number from one bicycle bo anobher—bhab is bo say, ib ia nob the owner who requires to be registered, aa. Mr Turner, tho Traffic Inspector, haa alwaya ruled, bub each particular machine. Such a reading is ab leaab questionable, and I doubb whether ib waa over intended. By ib one man can be compelled to register (and pay) bwice, while another gets off acob free. For, suppose a cyclist sella hia old machine—which he haa of courae regiabered—and buyß another, he musb reeiaber bhab afresh, depositing another shilling. Bufc the purchaser of hia old machine doea nob need to register at all, or pay a cent, for hia machine cornea fco him already registered ! Mr Brabant's ruling ia likely to produce considerable friction and confusion. Wo may assume that the by-law was adopted aa a means of identifying the owner of any particular machine; at leaab, bhat can be the only possible reason for ita existence. How, then, doea thia latest reading of the by law aerve its intended purpoae ? Suppose Mr John Smith ia duly registered as the owner of a bicycle numbered 210. If he sells this, and does not buy anobher, the City Council can be none tbe wiaor, unless he dutifully trobs up to the registry office and nobitiea bhem, which I venbura to believe be would not do. So thab if No. 210'a now rider were broughfc to book for some breach of by-law, and haa hia number noted by fche energetic policeman, Mr John Smith, in whoae name fche bicycle was registered, would find himaelf called upon bo answer a charge of which he knows nobbing whabever. While ho ia proving an alibi, fche obher fellow is loab sight of altogether. Where, then, doos bhe identification come in ? Or auppoae our friend Smibh buya a new bicycle. Will No. 210 then be struck off the liab to avoid having the books full of useless duplicates ? If so, how ia the new owner of thab machine to be identified, for ho presumably doeß nob require bo register ? Altogether, auch an interpretation of the by-law Beoma quite unnecessary, nob to say impracticable, and I doubt much fche wisdom of enforcing ib. ' In purchasing Dunlop byres (which aire tho moeb comfortable and relieble tyres on earth), see thab they bear the Dunlop trade mai'K, and rofnse any uobeo branded. Dunl.pPno.mabioTyrcOo., Lbd. (N.Z. Branch), J2S. Li-Jtifield-.tee.lJ. Chriatchu.ofa.— iAd.) SWIEMING. A Chriatchurch papor states that Mr W. B. Eyre haa roceived an appointmenb in Auckland, and will tako up hie residence in thia city. Tho Milo Championship of New South Walea waa decided ou tbe Nepean Riygr (fresh wator) on Saturday, March 20.b. The starters woro P. Cavil 1, W. J. Gorm_y, C. and J. Regan. Tho two laab named did nob finish, and P. Cavill won by about. 50 yurda. The bime was 27mins 45 2-sth sec. FOOTBALL. The Wellington Rugby Union has a crodib b .1 .nee of over £200. Tho Otago Rugby Union haa an overdraft of £72 3e. Th 9 annual meebing of fche /^iickland Rugby Unionwill bo held on Tueaday week, April i:.bh. D'Arcy, bho well-known Wairarapa full back, hnonda residing in Parnell, and of course will bo seen with a maroon jersey on bhia winter. D'Arcy stands over aix feeb in height, and looks tbe beau ideal of a full back. It ia rumoured thab C. Speighb and J. Gillebb, bhe two well known Waikato forwards, will play for Suburbs bhia season.