QUOITING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9917, 18 December 1899, Page 3

QUOITING.

%-' tThe return match took place on SaturpT day between the Castlecliff and Caledon5~ ian Clubs, on the ground of the latter. % -Unfortunately, Mr Neill, captain of the ",^Castlecliff team, was absent through ill'A.Htiss, but his place was well suppbed by "{- Mr -M'Guire, of Eastown. The resulte J were as follow : — I '• First Round. — Barret 6v. M'Guire 21 ; < r " Calder 21 v. Brown 14; Infield 21 v. " Dpran 10; Satherley 21 v. Bowen 10; •X Thomson 21 v. Rusden 15 ; Riiscoe 21 v. ■I Flanagan 6. Totals— Caledonians, 111; PCastleoliff, 76. ir - ' Second Round. — Barrett 21 v. Bowen ■' .17; Calder 21 v. Doran 19; Infield 21 v. f' Flanagan 6; Satherley 21 v. Rusden 5; ;/ ' f Thomson 21 v. Brown 8; Ruscoo 21 v. .; M'Guire 12. Totals— Caledonians, 126; *t Castlecliff , 67. '*■-•- . Third Round. — Ruscoe 21 v. Brown 'if ,11; Calder 21 v. Bowen 6; Infield 21 v. s|" Busden 12; Satherley 21 v. M'Guire 8; '<t~ Thomson 21 v. Doran 15; Barrett 6 v. sLFlanagan 21. Totals— Caledonians, 111 ; !-•- Castlecliff, 73. )?: • The Caledonians thus won by 132 •"" points. The day was calm, and the play, t on the whole, was good. ' ' ..A match at Castlecliff is arranged for l 5l 5 noxk Saturday Aramoho v. Caßtlecliff. fe~ A couple of friendly games were afterwards indulged in by four of the Calei donian team who are well matched. ".'Satherley and Ruscoe had a fairly even ,: game np till 12 all; Ruscoe then gradu- * ally drew away, and won by 21 to 14. Thomson v. Calder showed wonderful ' - fluctuations in the fortunes of war. Calder stood at 8 to 4; Thomson then ■ had a continuous run of 10, mostly "'" ' singles, and stood at 14 to 8. Calder ,• ■ then had an innings of five singles ; '"Thomson 1, Calder 1 and 2; then Thorn■ son got home by singles, and stood at 21 ' to 17. The play of these four cracks was excellent, and, with the inclusion of In- , field and M'Naught, would justify a challengo to any other team in the North Island.

' There were 389 visitors to the Museum last week. • In addition to tho receipts at the gate and stand (over .£100) at the Floral Fete last week, we understand, that between .£3O and .£4O was realised from the sale

of tickets.

As a large uumbor of people havo expressed a wish to see the orchid known as '" the Queen of Orchids, Mr Willis has cut rue of the blooms and placed it in hits window for.cxhibiticn. The alterations and improvements to the Courthouse havo been commenced. Mr R. Hughes is the contractor, and Messrs Haear and Knuckey the sub-con-tractors. The painting and re-papering C 'will be the principal portion of the work.