Martinborough.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1794, 12 February 1886, Page 3

Martinborough.

r rv>* A COBBXSPOSDEKI. “ The busy harvest time ’’ is now upon ns, and growers of grain are losing no time in gathering into the barn. In some quarters the rain which fell so heavily recently was not received with thankfulness, for it came after the reaper had been at work. But eome persona always grumble at their best mercies and therefore we take no uotioe of them. Of coarse we were glad of the rein, but we were •orry that some of our grain growers should suffer, for the field* have been very thin compered to other years. It was also to be regretted tbit the Wairsrapa Jockey Club shonld have had such ill luck with the weather, but tuese'thiugs can't be helped. Numbers of persons were disappointed in the Lower Valley, being prevented by tbs weather from attending the racing carnival. I hear that the turnip cron is a better one than that of last ye>ir, and veiy fair, taking ad things into consideration. A cricket match was played here last Saturday between our Cluh and the C.reytown Band- 1 told you in a former letter that our club would knock spots out of eome of the Valley elevens this year, and yon see they maaaged to pat tbe musical men through to begin with. The firet innings of Martinborough closed for 46 and the second for 41. The Bead let their stomps go for 26 and 20, aad thus the game was won by “ our boys ” by a majority of 41 runs. To tell tbe truth they were a bit afraid of the Greytown team at tbe start. Yon must allow me to compliment tbe band nponita good mnsic. Tbe playing was excellent and much ei joyed by all who bad the privilege of hearing u. I was struck with tbe yonthfolneas of the conductor, I quizzed him phrenologically and saw that he had a musical bead, with good development of the organ of time. He did not do much with the bat, bat with tbs cornet be was all there.