SPORTING CHIT CHAT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 582, 12 February 1876, Page 2

SPORTING CHIT CHAT.

Elevsn duck's ezgs. Ido not remember haying ever before witnessed sucb an innings, and I dou't ever expect to do so again. I bare teen one instance in print where one leg bye was the sum total* and if I recollect rightly it was io Calcutta the match wai played. Such a match as that of last Saturday* between the Zinguri aud Bordereii cannot be laid to th» account of either bad ylay or magnificent bowl- ~- ing. A team of the nost ar-ait duffers oppos>d>( to the bowling of Southerton at one wicket and Tarrant ut the other would almost, to a oerUmty "poko"one run «t any rate and break the monotony. »The Border team, however, compfiied many really good errcketers and the only conclusion it that one 6f those extraodinary flukes that sometiixes startle the cnokat world happened in the much of last Saturday. The bowling of course was exceptionally gojd, but no bowler in hit semes would hops to get amongst the timber of playe-s like Mirrison, Steel*, the two B>nds, drter, Lublin, etc, with* out beiiig scored ofl f>r a solitary rin In the game-I have referied 10 as having bing played at Calcutta the same team that f ulel to score ia the tirat inning*, put together, I think 149 runs the second inning, fcto-vever the rival teams are to meet for the conquering game at Tt» Aw mutu in the first week in March, and I ihall uot be at all surprised to see the Z ngaris receive a< thrashing. The batting ol the Borderer* is id my opinion rosily muco str >nger th tn that of the Hamilton men and their finding ut least as good. I under* stand that the Zingart Club are n»kiug great eiforcs to "coach" up for the final trial of ctren<lh and u match u I hear to take place today botween the first and last half of the Alphabet. By the wav what about nu Auokland team visiting Watkato this ye if? They owe our cricketers a visit and I think thty ought to try aud arrange a match for say Easter Monday. The representatives of tue Waikato Gun Olub to compete against the H*mley Gun Club havel see bean chosen. '1 do not think the selection cun be muuh improved upon. Hill tikes part in the forthcoming match and from the form dispiayed by him in bis tnatob with one of th* crack Hamleyites sometime previous bo hit con* test with Mid lleton, I regard him as an important addition to the team. Mr CO Wood who -snored ram irkably well ia the l*-t contest at •Ellershe between the two Clubs is unfortunately compelled to be absent. 'Mr Gwyune la again to the fore although be has been prevented fron taking part m the sport (or just twelve months, and I make little doubt that that vrttr n spirtsman will pro re himself aa good as h-) us j d to be when doing battie for the Ifamley Club and quito able to teioh the younger tdais how to shot. I thiok with these exceptions the team is the same as contended for victory on the last oeo iston. 'The entries far the three Handle ip<, [am glad to tee, are tolerably numerous, although I miM several well known uarne* tnat I aal expected to ha c seen. For the Trotting Match, I c<jrtiinly expected Mr Cox's Bob would have put in an a^pearanse, and ttie re uon of his absenc.t is inexplicable. His style of trotting last year, and his pace for the first two miles, proved clearly that with a little traning, the old fcjrse could mak* it very hot for any of this season's entries. If he could hold his own against clink r« like Bay Judy and Charlie, he ou^ht to be good enough (or most company. H >w«ver, 1 have no doubt his owner has very valid reasons for his non-appearance. In the Turf 'Jlub Haniioap, Tuis name does not appear. I oanuot hear that the hone is astray, and although not to my fancy a etrayer and likely to travel the whole distance with anything like first class company, I should bare thought it worth Mr Kirkwood'n while to "sport* the nomination money on hit ohauce of getting in light. Not a single representative of Mr Walter* stable intend*, apparen'ly, to put in an appearance in Waikato, this year. This u much to be regretted, as the presence of well-known and first clasi raoi-'g slook on any course, vastly increases the put- lie interest in the sport. Neither Mr Hunt's Mount, or old Count, appear on-the list of entries lor the HuroJe Ra>e. Every one. is now looking out for the lesult of th* Handicapping, and when that i« male public, I shall endeirour t j " spot" '" something good" for the benefit ot my readers' pock<ts. Whilst on rat-ing topic 3, I may say that I have heard that there is every probability th*t the permanent Race course of the Turf Club will be on the Ohaupo Flat. I think this abjut as desirable a selection as can be made. Tho ooursa there requires but little making, and is in a central situation, whiob will go far to unite racing men in Waikato. And I, tor one, do not tijiik that the present. proposed course on Mr Obi's lower (arm will be fit to run on, for at least ihrea yean, which must, for tbat time, leave the Club in the undesirable position of being dtp* ident on ihe good nature of one or other of the settlers of tut district for a itround upon which to hold the annual r«u>es. — Ckstus.