From Hamilton we learn thab although the receipts ab the gates tor the Sibbin benefit football match only realished £6 15s, the Hamilton Football Club at a meet ing held on Saturday nighb raised the amount to £10, voting the extra amount out of their surplus funds. The game was a fast one, but nearly all the players were painfully out of condition, and bad the Hunbly conbingenb,even half of them,turned up,the result would have been a win for the Lower Waikato, as they are always pretty "fit" and hard. As usual, on Saturday Hume and Bowden played splendidly, and ono of the features of the game was the kicking of Peacock, who landed three goals out of five kicks, both tha others being re markably close. A cricket club has been formed at Hamilton, and the season will open on Saturday next with a match mar ried v. single. Over 25 members have joined and the affair promises to be a suc cess.
The Auckland Rowing Club has just received from Sydney two new boats of the class known as " stump outriggers " aa distinguished from the " string-test " gigs more commonly used by the local clubs. Those boats have been purchased cheaply in Sydney, but they are nevertheless almost as good as new, having been used only about hatf-a-dozen times. Thoy are well fitted out, and have the roller-t-lides, oars, etc., complete. The A.R.C. proposes to use the boats for competitions amongst its own members, with tho idea of introducing out rigger rowing in Auckland. The St. George's Rowing Club has also received from Sydney a pair of new clinker-built gigs, from the well-known Melbourne builder Edwards. They will prove a valuable addition to the Club plant.
