Deo. 21—Boxing Match, J. Vickers v. J. Nichol son for £10 a-side. Dec. 29 and 30—Interprovincial Cricket Matoh Auckland v. Otago. Dec. 26—Intercolonial cricket match, N.S.W, v. Victoria, at Melbourne. December 2b—Foresters' Sports on the Taka puna Racecourse January 2—Caledonian Sports, Domain Cricket Ground Jan. 2—Lyttelton Regatta, first and second-class championships of New Zealand. January 6th and 7th—Champion 'Cycling Meet ing at Dunedin. Jan. 6—N.S.W; v. South Australia, at Sydney. Jan. 26-N.S. W. v. Victoria, at Sydney. Jan. 28 and JO—Auckland Regatta.
CRICKET FIXTURES.
Senior. Jan. 7 and 14—Parnoll v. Onsl«w ; United v. Gordon; Auckland stand oat. First Junior. Jan. 7 and 14—Parnell v. Gordon; North Shore v. Wanderers; Pitt-streetMutual v. Belmont; Auckland stand out. Second Junior. 1 Jan. 7 and 14—Educational Chambers r. Bel mont ; Pitt-street Mutual v. Northern Roller Mills; Grammar School stand out.
CRICKET.
Owing to next Saturday being Christmas Eve and the following Saturday being New i'ear's Ere, which will take a large number of our players out of town on holiday tours, there will be no cup matches played in Auckland. So far, the players chosen to practise specially for the Otago match, have shown considerable apathy in their work; and the poor musters on Tuesday and Thurs day evening this week, show a great want of spirit on those cricketers who failed to put in an appearance. I would advise the selection committee to pick their eleven ab once, and if any of the chosen ones then fail to prac tice, shunt them immediately for players who will take some interest in the contest.
