The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1875.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 51, 1 March 1875, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1875.

Nelson Regatta. — A meeting of the Committee will be held at the Custom House Hotel this eveuing, when all protests will be considered, and (he prizes paid. Radical Reform League. — A meeting of the League will be held this evening for the consideration of business of importance. Rowing Match.— A race, which excited considerable interest in booting circlep, took place on Satufday afterdoou last between the Thistle Boat Club's Thistle ' and Mr T. Taylor's Colonist. The race was for £.5 a side, and the course five miles, starting from the Government wharf, up and down the harbor twice. The Colonist was the first to catch the water, but had not gone far before she was overhauled and passed by the Thistle, who won as she pleased, notwithstanding the number ol "crabs" that were caught by her crew, and No. 4 breaking the button off his oar, wbich bad to be unshipped and replaced by another. Time, 36 mins. The names of the winning crew were: — F. Atkinson (bow), J. Westrupp (No. 2), A. Brown (No. 3), J. Brown (No. 4), T. Brown (stroke), W. Johnson (coxswain). The Karamea. — The Charles Edward returned early yesterday morning from her trip to the Karamea, from whence she brings very favorable reports of tbe progress of the settlement. Five and twenty families have got on to their. land, where they have erected rude huts/someof toi-toi, some of slabs, aod are endeavoring to make themselves as comfortable as they can under the circumstances. The sections on which they are located are of twentyfive acres each, and are from two to four miles from the store at the port. A track has been cleared nearly the whole of tbis distance, and over this tbe men have carried their household goods, and have contrived to give an air of comfort to their temporary dwellings. They are reported to be generally well satisfied with their prospects, and have shown considerable determination in overcoming the hardships they have had to undergo in commencing life in the bush. West Wanganui — We learn that an experienced Scotch miner named Young, and his two sons, who recently arrived tit Wellington in the Strathnaver, and have since been working at the Collingwood mine, have leased the West Wanganui mine from the former holder, and are now prepared to place in the market three times as mnch coal as has hitherto been obtainable. This will bo good news to housekeepers, as the Wanganui coal has always been highly esteemed for household purposes. The Timber Trade.— Less than three years ago Nelson imported most of its timber from the neighboring Province of Marlborough. We are glad to learn that not only have such importations almost entirely ceased, but Blind Bay is becoming a large exporting place for timber. Besides the several mills which have been recently erected in Takaka Valley, and are now sending large quantities to Wanganui and other ports, we learn that tbe Huon Bell has been chartered to load at the Moutere for Lyttelton. We hope this trade will increase and long continue. The Wellington Excursionists. — The Manawatu started on her return trip to Wellington a little after eleven on Saturday night. There was a general desire to make some little display in bidding our visitors farewell, or rather au revoir, consequently the Artillery Band willingly turned out for the occasion on being requested lo do so, and a trap was kindly placed at their disposal by Messrs Twist and Gay for their conveyance to the port and back. A large number of cricketers and others assembled at the Masonic Hotel during the evening, and at 11 o'clock, a Jong procession of cabs, all of them well filled, started for the port, where the parting guests embarked on board the steamer amid loud cheers and the merry strains of the Band. If they will pay us another visit next year, they may feel sure of meeting with an equally hearty reception Hitherto we bave omitted to mention that a dinner was given to the Wellington cricketers and boating men at the Masonic Hall on Friday evening. About 70 were present, and a very pleasant evening was spent. A capital dinner was put on the table by Mr Tregea, of the Commercial Hotel. The Late Cricket Matcii. — In our report of this match, hurriedly written as it was on tbe ground, we were unable to give so full an account as we could have wished of the individual play. Ia tbe first iuningß of the Wellington men, the batting of C. Knapp and Lockett wa. worthy of special mention, scoring as they did 62 out of a total of 93. The fielding of the Nelson men was with a few occasional exceptions remarkably good and the bowling, especially that of Hole, far above the average

of that to he Been on our cricket 1 ground. Ihe unthankful but important post of long-stop was well filled by Hpeed, and the larger number of byes obtained by tbe Wellington men on the second day waa to be attributed to the neglect to water the ground, which, voder the influence of a hot sun and drying wind, became very hard. In the second innings of the foreign team, the bowling of both Cross and Fowler, who, we understand, ia a new hand with the ball, was very telling, although towards the close the latter became somewhat uncertain. A reference to the score will show tbat with one exception the whole of tbe Wellington team were bowled out. The fielding too was very steady, and elicited many laudatory remarks from the old hands who wero looking on. In the first innings of the Nelson team the batting of Wix was such as he might well be proud of. Prettier or more careful play we have never seen on the Nel80D ground. Fowler, too, was exceedingly good with the bat, and bis wellearned score of 26 must have been as satisfactory to him as it was disagreeable to his opponents. The bowling of the Wellington men was very fair, but their fielding was a little loose. In the next innings however, it was quite clear that they were playing their "level best," not a chance being lost or a ball getting away that there was any possibility ot stopping. Had they played as well at first, the result would very possibly have been different. Tbe batting of K. Knapp and T. Eden, who were the first to be sent to the wickets, was worthy of the highest praise, aod to watch tbe careful manuer in wbich tbey played tbe straight balls, and the determined way io which they punished the loose ones was inleed a treat to all who could appreciate genuine cricketing. Cross has made larger scores, but has seldom played with better judgment. He evidently meaot business, and we scarcely kuew which to admire most, his splendid hit for five past the tents or the cureful manner in which he defended his wicket against a dangerous ball. His being caught out was an unfortunate accident, but. it showed how carefully, the' Wellington men were fielding. * The excellent bowling of Armitage, the sharp look out kopt by tbe field, and the clever longstopping of .salmon, ore sufficient proof that our batsmen kuew what they were about or they would never have run up so goid a score as they did. Elsewhere we publish a communication from "an old cricketer." He admits tbat he is an enthusiast, and we do not care to coutradict him, but his suggestions ere worthy of consideration by the Nelson cricketers and the Nelson public. We shall have much pleasure in receiving any subscriptions towards the fund be proposes,