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Observer, Volume 1, Issue 25, 5 March 1881, Page 259

— The Alphas have "won four successive matches. — The price paid for the " Taniwha," in Melbourne, was £1000. — R. Wallace and Norman Woods made two splendid catches at slip last Saturday. — The Second Elevens of the United and Civil Service Clubs play a match in the Domain on Saturday. — Canterbury defeated Otago in the interprovincial fonr-oared gig race. — The Civil Service Club has won three matches this season. — A champion hand ball match between Victoria and New South Wales is proceeding. — The Judges' Bay Annual Model Yacht Regatta will probably come off on Saturday, the 19th. — The Excelsior and West End Second Elevens play a cricket match to-morrow (Saturday). — Mr. Hooker had a pretty little pleasure boat, named the " Ada," built at Bailey's last week. — Watson's score of 175 in the match between Canterbury and Otago is the feature of the season. — A 150 yards foot race, for £25 a side, between W. Mettaiu and E. Underwood, has been arranged to take place on April 2nd. — Dan Lynch made the splendid score of 61 not out on Saturday last against Otahuhu, and P. Butler made 17. — The Woods' showed to the front again on Saturday, this time Robert being top, with 21 runs, and Norman second, with 12 runs. — The West End Second Eleven play the Excelsior in the Domain, on No. A wicket, on Saturday next. — The two West End Elevens were again victorious last Saturday, both winning their respective matches. — The yearly income realized by the Domain cricket ground is about £85, and this amount is spent in keeping it in order. — The First Elevens of the United and Civil Service Cricket Clubs play in the Domain to-morrow (Saturday.) — The cricket match between Otago and Canterbury was won by the latter with one innings and 2-Jrt runs to spare. — The members of the recently-formed Civil Service Cricket Club are improving wonderfully in their fielding. — The yacht "Taniwlia" has been sold in Melbourne, and will remain there. It is believed that she has been purchased by the owner of the " Edith." — Dalton is arranging a footrace for professionals, to take place about a fortnight hence, the prize to be a suit of clothes. — The Civil Service Cricket Club is comingout. Fifty for the loss of one wicket against the Auckland Club is certainly a good show. — The Auckland Cricket Club sustained another defeat last Saturday, the Civil Service Club being the victors this time. — The trial fours contest of the Ponsonby Rowing Club was postponed from last week until tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. — Robinson was nicely caught out by Greattract for 11, in the match between the Auckland and Civil Service Clubs, last Saturday. — It is said that a ladies' four-oared pig race is to be placed vii the Pousonby Regatta Club's programme, and that a number of ladies are in training for the event. — The United Second Eleven were beaten by the Alpha Club last Saturday. The scores in the first innings were.- Alpha, 29, United, 2k This is tall scoring, if you like. — Ivens followed up his success in the Australian match by a good score of 40 not out for the Civil Service Club, against the Auckland. He is certainly a promising batsman. — The employees in the ironmongery warehouses of Messrs. Porter and Morrin are preparing for a cricket match, which takes place to-morrow week. Both sides are confident of success. — Cuthbertson's "Edina" came to grief last Saturday. She ran with great force into one of those rocks that are so conspicuous in St. George's Bay, and is a complete wreck. — In the match between the Civil Service and the Auckland Cricket Club, last Saturday, Ivens was first man in for the former, and he batted splendidly through the whole of the innings, and eventually carried his bat out for 40 runs. — The Alphas beat the United Second Eleven last Saturday. The chief features of the match were the scores of Cooper (26) and Cutler (20.) — In the match AVest End Second Eleven v. Onehunga, last Saturday, the former won in the first innings by 34 runs. A. Haima bowled 3 wickets in 4 balls in the first innings, and in the second innings, Norman Woods bowled 3 wickets in 3 consecutive balls. — Halstead may well be proud of the " Hattie May " after her victory over the " Madge " last Saturday. The race was a splendidly contested one, and there was only twelve seconds between the boats at the finish. — The crack sailing boat "Shrimp," which was built by Hewson and Melville, for Mr. McEwen, and which won the race for first-class sailing boats at the last regatta, has been purchased from the builders by Bob Yates. The price, I believe, was £30. — The Tauranga Regatta Committee has placed a champion scullers' race on their programme. The regatta takes place on the 17th of the present month, and it is expected that either Hearn or Duncan will come' up from the South to contest it against Albert White. — The Whangarei folks called a meeting the other day for the purpose of considering the advisability of promoting a Regatta. What the races will be like may be gathered from the fact that the boats thei-e consist of a lot of flat bottomed dingies, three coal barges, and a cobble painted like a barber's poles. — The man who had charge of the telegraph board at the cricket match between the Australian Eleven and Twenty-two of Auckland, caused a good deal of merriment by his mistakes. When the board should have been 100—9—9, he put lip 190—8—9, then 190—89—9, then he made a third attempt and got it right. Clever, wasn't it ? — In the match West End v. Otahuhu, on Saturday last, Haggins again distinguished himself. After blocking an easy ball, he was perambulating round the wicket when, to his great surprise, his middle stump was knocked down by a well directed throw from Isaac, and the umpire gave him out. He also fielded the winning hit for West End splendidly by letting it go between his legs.