CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS IN AUSTRALIA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5130, 28 January 1888, Page 3

CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS IN AUSTRALIA.

ITER PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYMOHT. 1 INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

CENTENNIAL REGATTA,

BAND CONTEST

FATAL ACCIDENT AT CLARENCE FAiA TOWN RACES.

ACCIDENTS AT THE REGATTA

•HARBOR ILLUMINATIONS AND HJU DINNER PARTIES.

(Received January 27, 10.30 p.m.) Sydney, January 27. The centenary was generally celebrated in the other colonies yesterday, the day being set apart as a special holiday. intercolonial cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was con£™T«l to-day. Thero was a very large atSdance. The New. south Wales team commenced their first innings, and have lost for 269. The highest scores TO :-M'Donald 42, Moses (not out Hi, Sdßurton (not out) 47. M'Douald was mi-sed the first ball. . . The centennial reiratta, which took plase to-day on the Pmramatta course, was a brilliant success. The day very hue, with a fresh breeze blowing. His Exu:lWy the Governor and party, accompanied taJtoort of the distinguished victors in tho 4tr wexit on board the flagship. The SEW'four-oared outrigger race was won bTthe Sydney Bowing Club s civw. Ihe Kngraoe in wager boats was won by PeteTKemp (of Hawkesbury) wi h A\ Hearn (New Zealand; second, and G. contest was co,n. nJnoed to-day. A large number ot bands

brilliantly, illuminated to-night, but a strong wind seriously mterfnrps with it being seen at its best. At X Clarence Town races to-day two r S; tlie' other jockey had his shoulder di At thfregatU to-day the yacht race was won by Mr Wilson's Eava by 20 minutes Vor others started, but tho Kara was at lour °wew dava num bor of boats er/swamped, but fortunately not any of the accidents wore attended with place this „Z.e and were a grand spectacle. Iho D lv wt t the electric light shown frJm the squadron aud other vessels, and fW was a continuous roar of rocket,, S we fired from all points ,v the lb .use this evening there W as a grand dinner party, which was lurgelv All the notabilities were present at Luh-wl.ite's cricket team have been ut Orange playing a twuu »t twenty-two, Km they easily detVate I by an innings and 70 runs. „ „ ... Dnnlop is now installed fir,t favorite for tlie Anniversary Handicap, but betting is slack, as it has been all along.