Upon search being made, the ball was found between two ueats of fowla' egga — not dacks — which some truant fowl had laid in the long grass One neßt contained 13 and the other 12, which, with the 4 for the hit, totalled 29 Curiously enough, the bats man got oat when he had scared 29. The other day a colonial Jessop banged the ball far beyond" the outfield, where it settled in the long grass. It evaded the searcher'B eyes, and relays of fieldsman rnshed down the field until the whole team were groping for the leather. All this time the batsmen were running like rabbits. When 12 rnns had been scored for the hit one batsman burst a blood vessel He fell to the ground, and his mate just then succeeded in losing his littla. moiety of oxygen, and also fell — fl.*t as a signboard. The ball was not found for half an hour, when the warriors were still gasping on the concrete. If they had gone ' easy ' at the start they could have run exactly 240 rans, which would have been a record for one hit. — Free Lince. E. Reynolds is at present in Christ chnrch, and intends opening a branch bnsinesQ there. The Auckland Amateur and Cycl ing dub elected 25 new members on Saturday night. The Domain presents a very busy appearance of an evening now, with bicyclists, runners, and cricketers putting in training. It is reported that J. Burton, Queensland's champion amateur sprinter, is likely to visit New Zealand for the New Zealand championships. The Auckland Amateur and Cycl ing Club's Bpring carnival takes plaoe in the Domain on Saturday afternoon, Nov 24th.. The bicycle entries for the Auck land A.AC. November meeting are very large. The amalgamation should give oar amateurs a great impetus, and the racing on Not. 24th should prove doubly interest ing. Our amateur peds. are very bnsy now in the Domain of an evening prepar ing for the fray on Nov. 24th, and some ' dead birds ' ' are already being talked about. The meeting of Smith and Rosen grave in the 120 Yarda Hurdleß will alone be worth a bare-footed pilgrimage. One hundred and fifty entries have been already received for the Austral Wheel Race, and include euoh prominent riders aa Martin, Walne, Gordon, B. W- Lewis, Ken Lewis, G. B. 