THE INTERCOLONIAL PIGEON MATCH.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 548, 23 November 1875, Page 3

THE INTERCOLONIAL PIGEON MATCH.

Sib, — Knowing the interest our local journal takes in sporting matters, and '. as ' WaiJrato ia 'likely to contribute a large proportion of thp twenty-fire shots from whbni Auckland**' ten redresentatires f-jll be chosen, .perhaps -you will spare a few lines for a suggestion which there ii yec time for the general committee to adopt *ifid, which would .render the match mor,e .satisfactory i »n4 complete. It is well known the 'wq^thsr oitfn varies greatly iti -different parts dnhe Qolony, and the day which may be fine in Auckland and Wellington, may be 1 ' blustery . and t roufeh in Canterbury and Otago, and j ice versa. -It will be by the merest chance that the weather will be fair alHte for all onany me given tJay I would therefoie suggest that instead of fixing a ,day for the -forthcoming match, a particular week should be fixed and each sot of representatires in each province be allowed to mate faeirjhobV ing on any dayof-that week $h*yjnig&t soTect. Probably/the match would be over by the Tuesday op Wednesdays as no team wouldlet a fine day slip by lest worse happen, while, should the early part of the week prove blustery in either of the foar provinces, it will be better to have to wait a few days for the final result than that any province may have lost, or fety that it haa*lost a (air .chance through exceptional "bad' weather telling against its shooting., I am, &o.— B. Cambridge, Nov. 20th, 1875.