The third section of the Hamil ton-Whatawhata road is now completed, so far as the contractors aio concjrned, with the exception ot a couple of days' work trimming up. The JSngmccv ha-s been over the contract and expre^od lna satisfaction with the way everything has been carried out. It would perhaps lie well if the members of the Board made a personal inspection of the road, with the view of forming an idea as to what remains to be done in order to its comple tion.
A telegram received by the Sy?>n >/ Jla>l from London, dated September 10th, states that Edward Tnekctt lias tempor arily suspended training for the forth coming match with Hudan, aud has gone to Newcastle, for the purpose of fetching his boat. Although the preparations For the m itch art attracting considerable .it tention m spoitmg circles, the amount of betting on tho event is as yet veiy limi ted, the men not being sufficiently al vanced in training to admit a fair judg ment beina: formed. Trickett and Liy cock are both at Newcastle, and on .Sep tember nth they rowed togathn* over tlm u i ual racing course on the Tyne. The perform mces of botli men were clr^ly Avatche i by a large number of spactatcs, iind their style and pace were geneially considered to be faulty and to show tho want of training. A Liter wire spates that Edwaid Han la u reached Qneen^town on the 14th »Septeml>'ir ]>y tlie disibled steamer City of Richmond, and he m doubt ]>y this time ha^ made Ins way to the Thames. We may soon expect to hear tho state of the betting on the gieat match with Trickett, but sis yet we have heard of no wagers wotth speaking of.
