FIXTURES.

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 61, 12 November 1881, Page 132

FIXTURES.

CRICKET. Feb.— Match, Auckland v. All England Eleven PEDESTRIANISII. Dec. 3. — Auckland Athletic Club Sports. AQUATICS. Nov. 22.— Tricket and Hanlan race. Nov. 24 & 26. — Sportsman's Challenge Cup, Tyne course. Dec. 26.— Championship Rowing Match, Mercury Bay. Jan. 2. — Scullers' Race, Northern Wairoa. Jan. 2 and 3. — Northern Wairoa Regatta (Maungawhare) Jan. 30. — Auckland Annual Regatta. April — Ponsonby Regatta. — The Missing Link Avas launched on Saturday. — The open sailing boat Missing Link has changed hands. — Civil Service changed their boAA-ling frequently on Saturday, but it would not work. — Only ten boats entered for the twenty foot sailing race, although fully fifteen were expected to do so. — Walker boAvled five A\'ickets for West End on Saturday. — Logan gave Hitchens £30 for the open sailing boat Magic. — Carr is building the canoes for the recently formed Rob Roy Club. — Ripley and Beale divided the Auckland bowling honours on Saturday. — McCaushmd made tlie good score of 30 (not out) for Gordon on Saturday. — Messrs Cotter and Biggs have purchased the yacht Jessie Logan from Mr Ansenne for £120. — Onehunga defeated North Shore United on Saturday by three wickets and six runs. — The Observer Avas leading boat hi last Saturday's spins. | — Walker boAA'led five wickets for West End on Saturday. — Four men were given out leg bofore wicket in the Onehunga aud North Shore match. — A. HoAvard made a good display of batting on Saturday. His 25 runs were quickly put together. — The Wynyards did all the scoring for North Shore between them. They made 19 and 26 respectively. — Arthur HoAvard, for Onehunga, made a score of 25 through steady batting last Satnrday. — Jim Leahy, for Onehunga second eleven, bowled well ; he took nine wickets last Saturday, and is considered a regular demon. — It is reported that Captain Farquhar has sold the large open boat Mabel to a gentleman at Wanganui. —Leahy boAvled splendidly for Onehunga on Saturday. He took mue wickets out of ten, and saved the match. — An athletic gathering, AA-hieh promises to be very successful, is to be held at Dargaville on the (26th December next (Boxing Day) . — The yacht Volantc has become the property of Mr Parker, of the Swan Inn, and her name has been changed to the Eclipse. — Leahy got 8 runs for three drives along the carpet, and was theu given out very unjustly 1. b. w. by Coupland, last Saturday. — Devonport second eleven score was 68, while Onehunga had 73 for seven wickets, thus defeating Devonport by 5 runs and 3 wickets to spare. — The yacht Sabrina left Logan's yard, where she has been undergoing an overhaul, on Saturday, and picked \\p her moorings at Ponsonby. — Fernandez's new boat Ped was placed ih the water on Friday. She is a peculiar boat, shallow at the stem, and possessing considerable strength at the stern. She carries long spars, and a heavy spread of canvas. — Gordon Cricket Club gave that unfortunate Civil Service a terrible slating on Saturday. Pancy seven wickets down for 24 against a total of 164 for an innings. — The Imp and Madge were strongly backed for first place in the twenty foot sailing race on Tuesday. Betting on these, was even, and a much as 3 to 1 was given against anything else. — Auckland second eleven gave West End ditto a very easy beating on Saturday. The scores were 83 to 21. In the second innings Brown (not out) got 26 and Woods 13, and when the stumps were drawn West End had three wickets down for over 60 runs. , —A sailing match took place at Tauranga last Sunday week between Warbrick's Alice and Wrigley's

Terror. The former won by only two lengths. Sabbatarians are incensed at the desecration of the Lord's Day. — The fine Aveather on last Saturday Avas the means of trotting out the largest fleet of sailing boats seen as yet this season in our lovely harbour. At one time, off the Devonport pier, no less than twenty four sails could be counted, headed by the Mabel and Maud, side by side, and being otherwise comprised of the following, viz.:— Madge, Hattie May, Quecnie, Ped, Zip, Shrimp, Observer, Gem, Sabrina, etc., ad lib. — A subscription list, opened at Dargaville last week with a view to providing funds for an athletic competition on Boxing Day, was headed by Denny Lynch, the proprietor of Lyneh's Hotel, with £15. His excellent example was soon followed by others, and a considerable sum made up, which will be divided into first, second, and third prizes, and run for uuder strict rules -•' pedestrianism. Some of the local men are reportc i 'o be really good performers ; but should such men .» ■« Mettam, Martin, Cummins, Fagan or Daly go up and c - upete, the " 3ouutrymen " will have to go to keep the money at home. And don't you forget it.