THE HOLIDAY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4941, 23 January 1877, Page 2

THE HOLIDAY.

ANNIVERSARY REGATTA. Past experience has shown that we in Wellington have liberal notions on the subject of holiday making, and yesterday was no exception to the rule, all the warehouses and shops' of any importance being closed, and the streets presenting an appearance of life and activity that would at once have suggested to a stranger the idea that the occasion was one of a marked character. And so it was. Our Anniversary Regatta meetings have for years been looked forward to with more than ordinary interest, the physical features of the town being such as to encourage boating and induce the people to regard, aquatics as one of their chief amusements. It is no doubt owing to this fact that we are now in a position to say with pride that Wellington can more than hold its own in competitions of the kind; and the interest in regatta meetings here and elsewhere, in fact, boating matters all over the colony, increases year by year. Hence, to persons acquainted with the state of popular feeling there was nothing surprising > in the general turn-out yesterday, in' the complete rejection of worldly cares and acquisitive desires that afflict the great majority. The weather was very fine, and although the sun’s rays were powerful, a stiff breeze had the effect of preventing discomfort in the way of heat, and the weather generally was exceedingly pleasant. Speaking of the wind calls to mind that it interfered considerably with the programme as laid down by the committee, as the water ■ was , necessarily too rough for the sculling races in light boats, in connection with which something will be seen further down the present report. The town wAs. astir at early morning, it ,being known that - the paces would commence at 10 .m., and the was a sight tfc see'irideed,’ —one that it would be impossible to regard without, the feelings of pleasure .which are naturally, experienced by every man whose heart is in the right place. As far as possible the wharf had been cleared of all hindrances to traffic, and a fence was erected across'part of it; shutting in .the outer portion, for admission to which a charge was made. ■ The committee having bestowed a proper amount of thought on the matter of decoration, the display of bunting was considerable, while .the shipping stationed alongside the wharf and in the vicinity of it were literally covered with flags, each vessel devoting its signkl code and other flags to the adornment of the rigging, and the effect was very pretty, especially from the water. Owing to _ the courses for the! sculling races being different to last year, , spectators for the most part assembled on the wharf, steamers and other vessels also receiving, a fair amount of patronage, as usual. The Manawatu and Stormbird, for instance, carried large cargoes of people, and the Hinemoa was occupied by .his Excellency the Governor' and ’some of the leading members of Wellington society.’ There was a less number, on the' flagship than usual, the causa no doubt being that to which we have already alluded aa - inducing so large an attendance at this end of the harbor compared with last .year. . From the committee ship Agnes the wharf presented an appearance of gaiety and life, the whole extent of the outer T being occupied by an immense crowd, people being packedlikeherrings, and presenting to the eye a living wall of forms, both inale and female, and extending a considerable length ; whilst the ocean-sailing vessels afforded accommodation to many who could not otherwise obtain a view of the proceedings in the harbor. There were refresh-ment-stalls for. the relief of the thirsty, mild drinks alone being sold—a circumstance which may or may not account for the fact that the Pier Hotel during the day was patronised to a very large extent. Not in connection with’the regatta, but' the pleasures of the day generally, it may be mentioned that numbers of people spent their’time picniciug, some in the direction of Evans s Bay,' and others at different points along the road; to the Huttj ahcl the harbor was dotted with small boats and sailing craft. - Visitors from 1 different parts Of the colony were'numerous, a great many having’ come from Nelson. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., with their; usual liberality, gave a-treat to their employes, their families and friends, by a steam. excursion round the harbor. At 10.30 a.m. the s.s. Stormbird left the, Queen’s-wharf, with upwards of, 200 passengers on board, and ’ took • a turn or two round; the harbor. She then steamed to the hulk Woodlark, on board of- which vessel a sumptuous entertainment was provided, and transferred her passengers. Covers were laid for 100, but these werenot suffi-' cientj for all who were invited to partake of the hospitality of the firm, as the tables had to be replenished twice. The sea air appeared to have had an effect upon the appetites-, of those present, as they : certainly did ample justice to a most excellent dinner, provided for the occasion. -All on board were happy and joyous, the great cause of rejoicing being the return of Mr. Walter Turnbull amongst them, after a recent visit to England. Mr. G. E. Tolhurst, occupied the chain Mr. , Watt; of Wanganui, proposed- “ The health of Mr. Turnbull," in a n eat and appropriate speeoh, alluding to his many ' good qualities, and to what :he had done to advance the mercantile interests of Wellington, - .The toast .was, drunk . with enthusiasm,.; Mr,.Turnbull thanked the company for the hearty manner in which they had been pleased to driukhis health, and said he - had reason to be satisfied with the part he had taken in commercial affairs, and that it should ever be his endeavor to advance the interests of the colony and of those with whom he was most intimately connected. Mr. Tolhurst proposed " The health-of Mrs. Turnhull,” 1 alluding to the kindness his’ wife and family had received frokn, her on their arrival in Wellington, and, her . amiable’. and good qualities. The toast was drunk in the most hearty manner, with times three, and one cheer more. Mr. Turnbull acknowledged the compliment. Mr. O’She i then proposed "The healths of. the employes of the firm" in ahighly complimentary speech, coupling the names of Messrs. Capper, N. Bead, and Chapman. The toast was responded to in the most hearty manner,- the gentlemen above-named acknowledging.the- compliment in suitable and appropriate terms. “The visitors” and’" The ladies” were also toasted, and duly responded to, after which the guests returned to the steamer. ' Some of the families ■ on board were desirous of larding at this time, and; they were taken to 'the Wharf.The Stormbird then made another trip round the harbor, returning to the wharf about halfpast five o’clock, when all the passengers- were safely landed. Allen board expressed.,them-; selves highly delighted with the trip; with the extreme liberality of the firm, and with thekindneaa ahd attention shown them by all on board. The r arrangement« were under the superintendence of Mr. Andrew Read., They-were most complete, and ffid Mm much, credit. . '. :

' ' .THE EVENTS.-. 1 '■ s|he i arrangements, in: connection with .the regatta were rather unfortunate, in that they were considerably involTed,-*nd- caused pain and . confusion to many who;ifendoavored to •comprehend the position of affairs during the, progress of the meeting, j Great difficulty, was experienced in arriving at ’ the-results, and to the great majority of the spectators.! the cards,’ for which.a shilling each , was •charged, were of no’assistance whatever in arriving at ah understanding of what was going forward, orih fol-< lowing the various events in; order. /The word order, perhaps, is inappropriate here, for the absence of any attempt at it was truly remarkable. In the sculling races particularly po single race came, off according to the time laid down in the progratnm'e/ as there were two starting points—one towards the Hutt and the other at the wharf. ' This led to confusion, which was not made less confused by the 1 fact that three sailing races other events were, at one and the 'same time in progress. It should, however, be said in justice to the committee that, so far as'the sculling races were concerned; the troubled water was very much against the successful performance of the 'programme in its entirety. In one instance the crew in a light inrigged boat re r fused to start (very properly), in consequence of the rough water, to pull over which would most certainly have been to risk life; and in the case of the four-oar inrigged match, as will be seen hereafter, there was actually no

race at all, as the Wellington Club’s boat was swamped before it had accomplished half the distance to be pulled. There it was uot a matter of skill or strength, but simply as to which crew could keep afloat, aud the Transit s crew being the heaviest, came to grief and lost the race. From the outset it was perfectly apparent that the weather of yesterday was not favorable to such races* nay more, that .it would be found impossible to carry out the programme in that direction, and this was confirmed by subsequent experience, only one inrigged race coming off, under great difficulty, whilst the outriggers’ crews refused to start. In this connection we may mention- - that the several races on the programme which did not come off, will take place to-morrow, that having been decided on by the committee. ‘ . - . The regatta was under the patronage of hi* Excellency the Governor aud the Marchioness of Normanby ; President, His Worship the Mayor ; Commodore, George Hunter, -Esq.) M.H.R.; Vice-Commodore, O. H. Snow, Esq. The judges were —Captains Sims (Agnes),. . Williams (Avalanche), -Watson (ocean Mail),,. Kennedy (Jessie Headman), W. R. Williams, u andßose, and Mr. Beauchamp; starter for sailing,, and whaleboat races. Captain Holliday },, starter for rowing races, Captain Mclntyre. Following is" a description of the various events of the day, with the results : Open Boat Sailing Race fob; AilComers.—Entrance, 10s. fid. First prize, cup- ; • from funds and £5 ; second prize, .£3. The. entries were as follow: —Telegraph, Expert,and Avalanche; a fair start being obtained, and within a few minutes of the time.fixed, namely,. ten o’clock. It was a good race between the Telegraph - and Avalanche, who took first and second places respectively, the Expert coming L in a long way behind., :■> p- ■ v [As stated in the introduction to this report/. • . the outriggers, who should Rave been second. , ou the programme, did not start owing- to . , the; heavy seg,]. • - 1 < First-Class Yacht Race,-—Entrance, £2 2». First prize, N.Z.S. Co.’s cup and £25 ; second . prize, .£lO (if; four boats started/, otherwiseonly £5). Entriea—Cutter Xarifa, 16 tons (blue with red Maltese Cross); Cutter Secret, 27 ton*. - ; (red and blue) ; Oceola, 5 tons (blue mid white); Minnehaha, 6 tons (blue, white; and red/. Plenty of wind favored the yachts in them race, and when the four came to the scratch a strong N.W. b' eeze, rather puffy, was Wow- * ing. At 11 o'clock the gun shot went off for them to start, and the' little Minnehaha went, , away with a bounce, followed by; the Auckland,, , cutter Secret, and the Xarifa. which was very ' slow in getting under way. The Oceolo made * ~ wrejtched start, in fact so bad that she never ~ . L 'attemptedtora.ee. The Minnehaha held her lead for a while,, running with a free sheet, . while the Secret kept well up and_ gradually. overhauled the little craft, weathering her ou Point. Jerningham, across Evans Bay. ..jb*, , ;v wind was rather fresh, but the Auckland which kept her gaff topsail set, seemed as,if she could bear as much .more ‘ sail on as , she;. carried, while the Minnehaha..was lying down . almost with the water at,, her, combings, and . the ; Xarifa, which,-had her topmast lowered,,• was standing <up very stiff., < As; sekm as, -the Minnehaha got in to the; centre, qt. Eyaps Bay, where there was a chop of a sea, the Xarifa began to rapidly overhaul. her, and- ; when Halswell Point was reached she passed the Minnehaha, and, shooting up to windward, ' : kept her well under her mainsail, the little; vessel sailing very well, but taking the water overall. The yacht Secret was:well to wmd- -■ ward, and about a mile ahead, when the first buoy was rounded at 12.15 p.m. When the ■; ■ Xarifa rounded it the Minnehaha was a long way; .astern, but going bravely ander-very. —— trying circumstances owing’ to the heavy-sea. After rounding-the buoy the Secret ,stood in towards the shore, and then made a board, ■ ■ dawn towards Somes Island, quite surprising the Wellington yachtsmen by the display of|ber, -. Weatherly qualities. Her next tack was . in... towards Somes.lsland, and-standingi olpse- , hauled, but still going at a slashing, pace, and as the puffs came down leaving a white streak j, behind, she Weathered - Seines Island, and then putting round again passed the other buoy between Petoni beach and Somes Island, the two other yachts hopelessly struggling ;inAho rear.' In the tacking business the.Minnehaha. . gained well on her bigger sister, hot both vesels seemed to make but a poor fist of beating when compared with the'Auckland vessel, and it was nearly an hour after the Secret had : : rounded the westerly buoy before the other year .. sets were able to square away from the wharf. The Secret was rapidly increasing her lead,, and she had the race well in hand, sailing along in , grand style. The Minnehaha-passed the—■ Xarifa- and rounded the flagship about one minute in advance; but when they hauled round again on’the - wind the Xarifa began sensibly to decrease the distance between themj however neither had the shadow of a chance for first place, as the Secret was fully six. miles ahead of them,' and at each moment increasjng her lead. The Secret came in first (distancing the second boat, as before stated) at 19min.; 40sec. past 2 o’clock. The Xarifa came iu next, and on nearing home unfortunately ran down a boat. The Minnehaha had a good chance for second place, coming up splendidly, . and appearing certain to take second; honors ; but she went to the rescue of the boat which had been run down, although as it turned out * < there was no occasion for such a proceeding, - the lads who were ’ in her having escaped harm. She thus had to be contented with third place. The X»rifa came in at 28min. 30sec.;past 3, and : the Minnehaha at 35miu. , past 3. Junior Foub-oak Inrigged-Gio Race.— Entrance, 10s. fid. First , prize, £lO ; secondprize, £3. Entries— Maud, Transit,, and Eclipse. The race was well contested. Eclipse took the lead from the first, and came in first; Transit, second; and Maude far behind.

Coasters Race. —Entrance, £2, 2s. -First prize, : Shaw, Savill, and C°.’s puj) and £25; second prize, £lO. The start was made at the time appointed. . Following are ..the en..... tries—Nelson, Transit, Olio, Cynthia; Falcon; A false start was made by the Cynthia, ana she had to comb back : again, to her moorings ; but the .second attempt was a sncccss. all the vessels getting 'well away together, the Cyn* thia having the lead, the topeail schooner Clio second. Transit third. Falcon Nelson . bringing up the rear, - Across, Evans Ray , they ran at a slashing pace; _ the Nelson weathering the: Falcon, and taking up fourth position, the latter loosing com-idersbly, owing to her gafftopsail being disarranged. When the offside of Evans Bay was reached,, the: Clio had crept up to the: Cynthia,: and kept with her for the rest of the -nurto the first buoy on her weather = side.' The Transit waa now sailing well, and looking rather dangerous for our Wellington vessels,- drawing up close to the Clio, but being unable to pass her. _ The r schooners, had .all sail set to the best advaa. tage and gafftbpsails and balloon jibe were ra Seat request. When the buoy was reached, 'the Cynthia •hbt across Traaritt* 1 hows, and succeeded in getting 1 raiind • firrtj"closely | followed by the others. - Now the beating commenced,' the Nelson and Transit •' being the first to put about, while the Clio and Cynthia, which were very close- > - in towards shore, and when she got round the other vessels were standing well down the bay, of course to the leeward. Here the - Transitshowed iher splendid weatherly gimlißefc-^aad^ bit by. bit she ran to the windward of all the . other vessels, until she assumed a decided lead. A board towards shore, followed by another tack, was indulged in by the Transit' and-the other vessels, but when they came to weather • the next buoy, they found themselves a long way to the lee of it, and only, vessel that ' srot round was the Transit, the others having to make another tack before they succeeded. Running before the wind, the Transit wassuperior to our Wellington vessels, and she continued to keep her lead dunng the whele course round, eventually Winning by about five minutes in advance of the Cho, the Cynthia being thitd, and the Nelson a ' good fourth, with the Falcon nowhere. The times at which the boats arrived home were -—Transit, 33mih. 15sec. past 3 ; Clio, 52min. past 3 ; Cynthia, 20min. SOaec. past 4 ; Nelson, 32mm. past 4. The Cynthia and Nelson lost time by going out of the course on reaching home, not seeming to understand that. they should pass the committee ship on the lee side.

Whaleboat Rack. —Entrance, £1 Is. First prize, .£ls; second prize, £5. Entries—Electric, 6 oars and steer oar (red, white, and bine) ; Freewil', 5 oers and steer oar (red and white) ; Danger, 5 oars and steer oar (blue and white) ; Black Diamond (black). A good start was made, the Black Diamond, Danger, and Transit getting away almost abreast, the Electric being slightly behind. The race, was interesting to those who were in the fortunate positi m of being able to observe it closely. The race actually lay between the thre» first boats. Ou the home trip there was a foul between the Black Diamond *33 the Danger, and the positions at the finish were as follow: —Black Diamond, 1 ; Danger, 2 ; Freewill, 3 ; Electric, 4. For obvious reasons we say nothing as to the mer ts of the foul above referred to, further than to relate that the Danger lodged a protest against the Black Diamond. Second-Glass Yacht Race. —Distance, 10 miles. Entrance, £1 Is. First prize, Cohen s cup and £10; second prize, £3. Oceola, 5 tons (blue and white); Flirt, 4 tons, centre board (burgee); Minnehaha, 5 tons (blue, white, and red)° luo, 4 tons (blue flag, white cross); Flying Fisb, 6 tons (white flag, red stripes); Red Jacket, 4 tons (red with white cross); Petrel, 5 tons (red flag, white cross, blue centre). All started (at 1 p.m) with the exception of the Minnehaha, who was engaged still in the yacht race. It was a very good race, the result being that the Red Jacket came in first at 3,o’clock ; Flirt, second, at three and a half minutes past 3 ; Flying Fish, third, at 31mm.' 6Jseci past 3. Ships’ Gig . Race.—Entrance, 10s. od. First prize, cup, from funds, and £5 ; second prize, £3. Captain Mclntyre started the Florence (of the Avalanche), and Ocean Mail and Jessie Readman some _ minutes • after the' appointed time, the Electric, which. wa» to have been in the race, not in ■ an appearance. The result of the r.'ice. which. ■ was really pretty, was as follows -Florence, 1; Ocean Mail, 2. The Florence was the best boat, and the Ocean Mail therefore could not touch her, notwithsta ding that she was manned by a mush heavier crew. The Electric crew met the launch commanded by the starter, when the whaleboats were well on their .course, and complained that they could not have arrived* sooner, in consequence of their having been in the whaleboat race. They also entered a protest. . : Four-oar Inbigged Gig Race.—Entrance, £1 la. . First'prize, Theatre Royal Prize and,. £2O ; second prize, £5. The Maude (Timaru). and Transit (been nied by the Dolly Varden ~. ctewl-ijtarted, fie Eclipse not being there. _A c&plte) ypfli obtained, both crews dipping their oaralslmutfaneonsly as Captain Mclntyre lowered th e red flag, but shortly after the first dart the Transit-moved ahead easily and increased the distance to two lengths, when she filled, the water having been coming in over the sides for some .distance. The other boat, the crew of which had the advantage in lighter weights, “got to windward” of the Transit, the latter boat being-to all intents “done up,” to use a vulgar, but not the less-expressive phrase. -Woods beckoned to the Tui, which was passing at the time, for assistance. The steamer launched a boat, hut the Transit men bailed out their boat, and pulled ashore, and their opponents pulled home. As stated elsewhere, this was actually no race. Under ordinary circumstances, it would have been; a gift to the Transit; but the fact of the matter is. the boats should not have started.' ■ Junior Pair-oar Gig Race. —Entrance, 1 Os. 6tL. First prize,' £5 ; second'prize,'£l. Only two crews put in an appearance at the. starting'point (Ngahauranga), Abolition and Astarte. The former had rowed.up in. a very fine slight batswing,-which, was totally unfit to go half a mile in a race on such a day, expecting to, find the Abolition, (a stronger boat) at the starting point; but they were disappointed in their expectation, and they very naturally refused to start with the Astarte, a stout inrigger capable of standing the sea on at the time, . There was no race accordingly ; and as illustrating; the danger -which would have been braved had a start .been may state that the boat in Which the creiy.o.f, the Abolition "were- pulling : soon , became swamped. This was" entirely their own fault, however,, inasmuch as they acted in direct opposition to the express advice of Captain Mclntyre to keep in to the shore. Ships’ Boats Sailing Race.— Entrance, 10s. 6d, First prize, cup, from funns, and £5 ; second prize,'£2. The Telegraph (of the started The race was a most unfortunate one, resulting as it did in A DREADFUL ACCIDENT, which cast sb gloom over all the day’s proceedings. Nothing was known of the disaster, Which wo shall describe hereafter as fully as ' possible, from the information obtainable at ' the time, until the arrival at the wharf of the Government steam yacht Hinemoa, which came alongside the wharf at about half-past five o'clock. Then it was learned that an accident of the moat melancholy character perhaps within the recollection of most of us had occurred to two of the boats Crews who were competing in the last race of the day. If appears that both boats were at no great distance from each other; when they capsized, owing, it is said, to the sheets having been made fast instead of being- held in band lead/ to be let go / on the first emergency. It is well known to those who are locally acquainted with the water in this harbor that squalls may be looked for at any moment, but this, of course, it is only reasonable to assume the competitors were unacquainted with. Our reporter made inquiries of Captain Fairchild, from whom he learned that the Avalanche and Telegraph had capsized, and that two men from each boat Were drowned. It seems that the Hinemoa Was returning to the wharf, and when about, a half a mile from Somes Island Captain Johnson saw* boat turn over and disappear. The steamer was put about, and made for the point af which the boat had been seen to disappear, and on the way met with the mate of the Jessie Readman, who with the mate of the Stella was out on a pleasure excursion in one of the Jessie Beadman’s boats They had come in among‘he men'struggling in the water, and the oars and masts of one of the boats, before they knew that an accident bad occurred. They saved four who were very much exhausted, and one who was nearly dead; and who expired on the Hinemoa. A boat from the island saved two others, and they.were also placed on the Hinemoa; There were three of those saved who suffered considerably. One especially was exceedingly had for a long, time after being rescued. Two men belonging tothe Avalanche who were among the wrecked ones suffered nothing, and were quite unharmed. ..The names of the Avalanche crew were—William Bowling, chief mate ; G. H. Jameson, Carpenter ; J. Harrison, sailmaker ;; A-J. White,and Thomas Crouch, ordinary sea-, men. J. -Harrison and .Thomas Crouch were drowned. The name, of the man belonging to the Agnes, whose tody was recovered, 1 was Davies, and an inquest on the body will .beheld in tbe-Morgue to-day. There were altogether ted men in the two boats, and of the lour drowned, as will have been noticed, the badyof one only was recovered, so that there are throe missing. . The boats were not recovered. "This melancholy affair ; created a profound'sensation, as may be imagined, and was very much talked about last night. . RIFLE SHOOTING. Yesterday the, Kaiwarra ■ Rifle Volunteers fired for a fowling piece, purchased out of the funds of the company, and. sundry money prizes, at their rifle range, at ranges 200, 300, 400, and'£oo yards { five shots at each range.. The fowling piece to be won twice in succession. The first six were prizetakera

The day was very unfavorable tor rme snooting, a strong wind was blowing across the range, which prevented any good scores being made.

CRICKET. STAR CLUB V. UNITED WAIRARAPA. This annual match came off on the Basin Reserve yesterday. The weather was all that could be desired for cricket, and the match passed off very pleasautly, but the fickle jade was in a bad humor with the countrymen, and the game was a very one-sided affair. A team collected from the various parts—as was the Wairaiapa tsani — necessarily labor under a disadvantage without practising together,and consequently, having littie knowledge of one an : other’s play, they have to meet in a Star eleven a team which frequently, plays together, and each member, of which knows exactly, how to act according to the bowling. Besides this the visitors yesterday contended against the special disadvantage of the absence of several good players, notably that of'the Rev. Mr. leakle, who is reported tp be a host in himself behind the crease. This gentleman was unfortunately unable to he present. The Wairarapians were captained by W. J. Salmon, who is pretty well known as one of the veterans of the Stpi Club, and in him they had . the best possible talent at.the helm; and on the other side J. A. Salmon occupied a 'similar position. Play was commenced shortly after 11, Tancred and Gundy taking guard on behalf of the Wairarapa, to the bowling of Garwood and I. J. Salmon. The innings resembled more than anything . .else a solemn procession from ' the. pavilipii to the wickets and back.' Both bowlers were well on to the wickets, and the,, fast-shooters were more than the countrymen could negotiate. Only four managed to score at all, viz.. Hood 7, Salmon 3, Green 6, and Williams 1, and the whole innings closed for the total of 19, every wicket but' one being taken by the bowlers. .. . , .. The Stars went in immediately, and the superiority of the batting soon became apparent." -Lockett and I. J, Salmon, who were the first representatives at the wickets, commenced merrily, and before the partnership was brought to a termination 30 bad appeared on the telegraph, Salmon then yielding to a yorker from Kay. Blacklook and Lockett kept the game alive, the latter making a couple of drives for 4 each, and -the score quickly mounted up. ' Blacklook’s 27 was very finely put together, very few chances being given. Ultimately he was caught by Barton, b Salmon. I. J. Salmon’s 17, LockettV 19, and Garwood’s 24 were all got in good cricketing i style. The bowling was weak on the whole ; but occasionally Kay’s'break,from the Ipg was very effective, ami six of the wickets fell to, him. -• The fielding improved towards the latter end of the innings, and Williams at .point caught J. A. Salmon:.and Bond,' the latter being a very smart one-handed patch. Smith, also took GarwooT neatly at long-leg. , -Tiie innings cloied ’for '129, inclusive of no less than. 31 for extras. The second innings of the Wairarapa team, commenced gloomily enough. W; J. Salmon , and’Williams were the first to appear at the wickets, to the same' bowling as had done so much mischief in the first innings. The latter, ■was bowled without scoring. Tancred took his place. Salmon played carefully,, poking one here and one there, and made a couple of drives for 2 ; but the fielding - was smart and scoring difficult. His life was short, however; Garwood was not to be denied, Tancred and Hood-were now at the wickets,, playing very carefully. Ones, were snigged occasionally, varied by a. 3 or a 2 no w and then, and the telegraph showed 20 up.- Mason then missed an easv batch from Hood; ; The batsmen con-, tinned to play the bowling admirably, and runs came slowly and surely till 30 went.up, but the second ball’ of Garwood’s next over Hood’s stumps. Telegraph, 31—3 —7.! And off the fifth ball of the same over Garwood caught Tancred. Telegraph, 31—4 —ll. Green was bowled by Garwood after scoring 3, and Gundy was run out after he had put 4 to his credit. Kaye and Hathaway were the next to make a stand. Runs came slowly till 40 an 1 then 50 appeared on the board, and Lockett then went on at Salmon’s end with -slows; " iQff the first ball of his -third : over -Mason caught Kaye very smartly, fully atoning for his previous mistake. 59— 7 - 12._ Barton filled the breach, and drove the-first" ball away to leg for 3, and 3 more .were <mt for a bye and overthrow in the, same over. . Attempting a short run Hathaway was .• nn- ont, having brought the score to j 67. 67—8—6. Fry.,came in, and was soon bowled. 67—9—4. Smith took the vacant place, but was‘3ispbsed'’6U by "Garwood by a splendid one-handed catch in the slips. The innings thus, close 1 for 68 runs. Annexed are the scores and analyses. WAIRARAPA. - First'lnnings. . Second Innings. • Tancred; b Garwood .. 0 c and b Garwood .. 11 Cnndy, bI. J. Salmon .. 0 runout .. 4 Fry, b I. J. Salmon • .. 0 not out .. . • 1 Hood, b Garwood.. .. 7 b Garwood.. .. 7 Salmon, W. J., b I: J. . Salmon .. .. .. 3 b Garwood .. .. 8 Barton, b Garwood . .. 0 b Lockett .. .. 4 Kaye, b Garwood .. .. 0 c Mason, b Lockett 12 Green, b Garwood ..6 b Garwood.. .. 3 Hathaway, run out .. 0 run out .. •• o Smith, b Garwood .. 0 cGarwoodb Lockett 0 Williams, not out .'. X b‘l. ,T. Salmon 0 Extras .’. ‘ .. 2 .. •• •• 18 Totals ■ ..- 19 .. •• -I 68 Bowling-Analysis —First Innings—Garwood bowled 38 balls; 10 runs, 4 maidens. 6 wickets,; I. J. Salmon, bowled 35 ballsi 7 rnns, 3 maidens, 3 wickets. Second Innings—l. J. Salmon bowled 60 balls. 27 runs, 4 maidens, -1 wicket. Garwood bowled 80 balls, 25 runs, .5 maidens, 4 wickets; Lockett bowled 22 balls, 6 runs, 1 maiden, 3 wickets. STAB. Locket, b Kaye J® Salmon, I. J., b Kaye .. • • •• i! Blacklook, c Barton, b Salmon, W. J. .. 27 Mason, b Kaye | Edmunds, c Green, b Kaye .. • • j Garwood, c Smith, b Tancred .. .. 24 Salmon, J. A., e Williams, b Kaye .. X Russell, b Kaye .. ■ ■ • • • • J Bond, c ■Williams, b Tancred .. .. 6 Hanghton, b Tancred " Thornhill, not out g Extras .. •• “ Total .. 189 Bowling Analysis.— Kaye, IXS balls, 54 runs, 7 maidens, 6 wickets, 2 wldes ; Smith, 20 balls, 9 runs, X maiden ; W. J. Salmon, 70 balls, 28 runs, 2 maidens, 1 wicket, 2 wldes, 1 no ball: Tancred, 16 balls, 7 runs, 1 maiden, 3 wickets, 1 wide. At the conclusion of the match cheers for both sides were given, THE supper. At 8 o’clock the members of both teams, together with a few friends, sat down to a very excellent supper at the Panama Hotel, provided by Host Nicholls, After the company had satisfied their appetites, the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given, followed by those of “ The Visiting Team,” proposed by Mr. Garwood and responded to by Mr. W. J. Salmon; and “ The Star Eleven,” proposed byMr.;W. J. Salmon and acknowledged by the captain of the local team, Mr. J. A. Salmon, “The Ladies,” “The Umpires,’*’ “The Scorers,” “The Press,” “The highest scorer, Mr. Blacklook;” and other toasts were proposed in turn and responded to. Gentlemen of a musical; inclination favored the company with a little music,-and on the whole a very pleasant evening was spent; ’ ' ; ; ; MR. EMMET,. One of the largest- “ houses” that has been seen in the Theatre for some time past assembled last night to'see “ Fritz.” . The performance passed off very satisfactorily. ; THE GIANT. Chouklczee, .the giant, still. draws large numbers at his levees. The story of the history of the Giant is rather remarkable, and is .worth reproducing., In the year 1363-4, Mr. Starick,! in. his business as general merchant, found his way to Shanghai, and from thence to the interior of China ; and 1 during the revolu- ' tion was taken prisoner-hy the rebels, and compelled by them to take part against the Imperial troops. He anxiously looked for an opportunity to escape, but such did not offer for fully two years, which! brings the date to ,1866, when the rebels decided- to make an ex- , .peditlon further north, and, if possible, take the city of Ohenafoo. They placed Mr. : Starick at the head of their company, and started. Oh their way they met a small detachment of Imperialists and villagers, and gave them battle, the rebels gaining the advantage, and taking a number of prisoners, amongst whom was the Giant, who was at oneo an object of interest iu the Rebel Camp—particularly so with Mr. Starick, who was aston-

ished and bewildered at his huge size. Being both thrown a;good deal together, the subject of escape sprang up, when the Giant told .'I- I '- Starick he knew the country well, and could conduct him if they could evade the vigilance of the rebels, which they succeeded in doing, and reached home in safety; when they parted, Mr. Starick to resume his business in the city of Chefoo, and the Giant to remain in his native place. Ten years elapsed, when Mr. Starick a»ain met the Giant, and made him an offer of £IOOO a year, for three years, to travel in Australia and Europe. The Giant accepted the terms. He was first presented to the Emperor, and then sailed direct for Sydney, where he was visited by some thousands of people, and where he also received, butrefused. an offer of £IOOO to proceed to the Philadelphia Exhibition, preferring to make a tour of the Australian colonies, THE HEGARTY TROUPE. This very clever troupe are now engaged in playing a season of four nights at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, and have had excellent success. The Wellington public is pretty well acquainted with the merits of the company, and it is unnecessary to do much more than refer to the fact of the opening. The principal lady vocalist is i Mias Kate Russell. Possessed of a splendid voice, a piquant manner, and a good deal of dramatic taste and ability, she has made herself a great favorite when in Wellington on previous occasions. Mr. Hart and Mr, Wallace supply the comic pieces, : and m their line they are better than any we have had here for some time. The latter gentleman was favorably known during his connection with the Hibernicon Company. The troupe present a new programme to-night, and tomorrow evening Miss Russell and Mr. Hart take a joint benefit, when doubtless there will be a larger attendance than usual. .

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