CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1990, 28 January 1907, Page 3

CRICKET.

Pres 3 Association. AUCKLAND, Saturday. The M.C.C. team commenced their return match with Auckland to-day. The weather was perfect, but the attendance was moderate. Auckland won the toss and batted first. Hemus, Haddon, and Mason batted well. The scores were:— AUCKLAND—Ist Innings. Hussey, b Douglas 5 Hemus, b Douglas 29 Sale, b Douglas 3 Haddon, Is Branson 35 Mason, b Branston 28 Brook-Smith, st Fox, b Branson 9 Hav, st. Fox, b Hayward 3 McCormick, b May 6 Oliff, b May 0 Howdon, b Hayward 0 Robinson, not out 0 Extras 9 Total 127 Bowling Analysis: May 2 for 23, Douglas 3 for 47, ITa;ward 2 for 16, Branson 3 for 32. ENGLAND. Fox, not but 1 TufFnel, b Howdon 0 Torrens, not out 11

Total for 1 wicket 12 TE RAU v. UNITED. The match between the above clubs was concluded at the Victoria Domain on Saturday. Te Rnu started their second innings with Lang and J. AVack. The former succumbed to Cato’s first ball, and W. AVack, who followed, was stumped by Hallamore, off Robinson, two wickets being down for one run. Callan and J. AVack became associated, and the partnership put on 50 runs. Both batsmen played attractive cricket. AA T ack was particularly aggressive, his strokes being splendidly timed and w T ell placed. After a pretty innings of 29 Callan was bowled by Cato. Cary, Gorman, and Holschier did not trouble- the field. Olsen played a valuable innings for 12, and assisted AVack tb carry the total to 90. AVitli his score at 40) AA r ack gave his first chance and lyas caught at cover

point. His innings was one of the host scon on the ground. Monk, not out, 10, and Jeffreys 9, assisted to carry the score to 116. Hnllamoro kept wickets splendidly. Gardiner, Cato, and Robinson oacli howled well, ‘lie fielding was indifferent, hut the _;ttolling good. Tlio cat’cli that Wliyto dismissed Cary with, and tlio one Unit Cato accepted from Gorman, were splendid attempts. With 81 runs required to win, United started with IV. Gibson and Dr. Collins, Monk and J. Wack howling. With 8 on. Dr. Collins was liowlod by Monk. Cato and Gibson then knocked up the required runs. The howling was good throughout. Cato played a dashing innings. TTo hit one six and two fours. The following nro tlio scores:—

TE RAU. Lang, b Cato 0 IV. Wack, sit Hallamoro, c Robinson 1 J. IVnclc, cJ. Gibson, b Gardiner 40 Gallon, b Cato 29 Cary, c Whyte, b Gardiner 6 Gorman, c Cato, b Robinson ... 3 Holseliier, b Gardiner 0 Olsen, b Gardiner 12 Monk, not. out 10 Dudficld. h Robinson 4 Jeffries, b Gardiner 9 Extras ... 2 Total 116 Bowling: Gardiner 5 for 29, Robinson 3 for 46, Cato 2 for 39. UNITED. Dr. Collins b Monk 6 IV. Gibson, not out 1 34 Cato, not out 44 Extras G Total 90 Bowling: Monk 1 for 20. % LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE PREMIER EXPLAINS. Press Association AUCKLAND, las tnight. On being interviewed on Saturday regarding tlio new Council appointments, the Premier said: “Thoro is hound to he criticism and difference of opinion upon the appointment of Legislative Councillors, but tlio question has t’o he looked at from the colonial standpoint, and not from an entirely local one. It was a matter difficult to settle oil the allocations, and appointments wore arrived at only after a consideration extending over some weeks. The Government did what appeared to bo the best for the colony as a whole. Telegrams I have hod since tlio appointments were made show that’ oil the whole they have been most favorably received. The Government had to give consideration to the men who were already representing different interests, and that necessarily came into tlio calculations. There are a great number of good men ill the country who would make excellent Legislative Councillors, hut there is a limit to the number of appointments, and the Government can only do wliat is fair and reasonable for the requirements of the country.”

THE EXHIBITION. (By Telegraph Special Service.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At the Exhibition the attendance on Saturday passed the million, and if the fates are.very auspicious the general manager hopes it may touch a second million before tlie conclusion of the great fair. Much excitement was caused on Saturday afternoon by the prospect of seeing the millionth person receive the reward for being that lucky person, and the event was a considerable attraction in itself. When the Exhibition opened in the morning 6192 persons wore still required to complete the million. and it was anticipated that the quota would be made up either late ill the afternoon or early in the evening. Shortly after four o’clock large crowds began to gather both inside and outside the main entrance in anticipation of the event. A bon l twenty minutes to five all the minor entrances were closed, and the stream of visitors concentrated on one point. An official count of the numbers of admissions showed that 251 were still required, and a careful tally was then taken of the people as they passed through. Precautions were also taken to prevent season tickct-liolders gaining an unfair advantage bv repeatedly going ill and out.,By the time only five visitors were needed the excitement had reached a high pitch among tlio crowd . which had increased to very large proportions. Most of those entering were by this time season ticket-holders. Miss Alice Jennings, a Christchurch girl, proved to he the millionth patron, and as she had liad no such expectations, she was much surprised at being pounced upon by officials and made at once a public character. She had come out to see the crowd more than anything else, and had been pushed away from the turnstile several times before she could effect an entrance. She will be presented with a gold watch by the Exhibition authorities as a memento of the occasion.

The total attendance for Saturday was 15,377. making for the eleven weeks and two days that the Exhibition has been open 1.009,185. It is interesting to compare this record with the attendance at other exhibitions. Tile Sydney Exhibition of 1879-80 open for practically seven months, returned a total attendance of 1 117,536. Tlie Melbourne Exliibition'of 1860 1,309,496; Melbourne Exhibition of 1888 open for six months. 1.963,436; Dunedin and South Seas Exhibition of 1890 open five months, 670,000.

The New Zealand Athletic Unon’s Meeting was concluded on the sports ground on Saturday, when some good sport was witnessed. The Sheffield Handicap of 135yds had a specially exciting finish. The five competitors in the final kept remarkably close together throughout the race. and finished almost abreast. The judges had to declare a dead-beat for the first place, and another dead-heat for tho third. Entire satisfaction is expressed with the financial result of the Besses of the Barn Band first season at the Exhibition. The Baud will commence a second season of twelve days on February 28th. Those people who did not see tho earlier events and functions of the Exhibition will be able to witness faithful and active representations of them by visiting AVest’s Pictures, now being sliowu in the Concert Hall. The opening ceremony the reception by Maoris to Sir John ‘Gorst, the axemen’s carnival, and other events were all cineinatographed when they took place, and West s are now showing to crowded attendances excellent moving pictures of these functions. Large entries are being received for the New' Zealand Amateur Athletic Association’s Championship Meeting to take place on die Sports Ground on February 21st and 23rd. Many of the New Zealand bands that have entered for the international band contest- aro stated to be in capital form at present, and the contest is expected to eclipse previous ones in every detail.