AUCKLAND PASTIMES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 37, 3 February 1908, Page 3

AUCKLAND PASTIMES.

l'er l'resa Association. Auckland. Last Night. Tin- -iNth round ot the district flip championship- commenced yesterday aitcrnoon in ideal weather. Some very lair cricket wa.- -h"\ui. t'unsonby, who nave nut won a match, scored 111 against Grafton, the principal scorers li.-iuyr llobinson 35, Jacobsen 18, Woods and Kayford 17 each. Grafton scored 105 for the loss o£ six wickcte—Mason 30, Horspool 23. Parnell, playing City, scored 152—Sale 58, Fairburn 30, Hatchings 26. City lost six six -wickets for s» runs—K. Meill, not out, 15. Eden and North Shore played tlie first eenior match of the season on Eden Park. Kden hatted first and made 2(i2, of which licit scored 15U. North {Shore made a

pour start, losing two wickets for two Mills, Smith tloiny tlie damage. A. E. Keif, tlie English coach to the Auckland Association, on being seen regarding the new county rule of the M.C.C., said h c did not think it would illi-.-l, the position of coaches in or «omini; to New Zealand. His reading of the j ml., was that he or other couches could ' -till piny for any province in the Dominion. tint could not play in a New Zealand representative team. ! Hi" final round of the intereluli lawn Mini- matches was played on Saturday • -nil in..on. The West End club repre--i-iii.iti'.es scored til points to nil against Am khi ml, and annexed the local chani- ; !>i<>ii-.lii|> banner by two points, counting tlie aggregates. Eden and Eptiom dcj teat..Ulcvonport by 19 points to 5, and ; ,ei ure.l -econd place. Tlie Auckland and Taranaki teams l will engage in a lawn tennis provincial I match in 'Auckland this month.

During the past football season in Auckland two special challenge shield match.-- u I re played by the Auckland j repre.-eiital ives on th,. local ground. The I New Zealand Rugby I'liion decided that tin. balance, alter all expenses had been ...lid, was the property of the' New Zeaml I'nion. The Auckland Union c0n-.1.-.l ilnl this inter|irelation of tl» -l.i ]■■ r.-nbti.iiis was not a correct one. At a ii i- -. ■ti is m nf the management com- >.) ii..» Auckland Vnion held last "\■ 11i!t r. i' .vis decided to refer the ; »)>•.)» i.i.it ;. i- •.. i lie Appeal Council of tlw .Vk Zeal,hi.l Ungliy Union,