Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-02
SATU RDAY PRESS.
Cricket in the Pacific.


in London" of June 9Th, 1853, appears n
humorous account under tho above head
ing of the great Cricket Match that camo
of last year on the Waikiki plains, be-
tween the officers Of tho dmDhtr,te and
tho Gentlemen of Honolulu. It is too
long entirely for orr short columns but
we hope the following extracts may prove
acceptable to our sporting acquaintance.
10 THE EDITOR or BELLS LIFE IN LONDON
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands,
May 2Sth. 1852.
SIR Az am aware that everything
connected with cricket il always " free of
your columns, forward you tho follow
ing account of match played between
Eleven Gentlemen of Honolulu and the
Officers of Inns. 1mphitrite and trust
that it may not prove altogether uninter-
csting, The match was hurriedy got up,
bnt in spite Of NIL difficulties arising from
that circumstance, il cnmo Off with great
cclnt on the plains of Waikiki, Mt Little
Britain, the seat of General Miller, II. NJ.
Consul for these islands. Tho morning
broke unpropitiously, but about ten it
cleared up, the sun shone out, and wo had
one of those lovely days only to be met
with in these sunny isles; Just enough
rain having fallen to temper the atmo.
sphere and bring tho ground into proper
order. The wickots being pitched, the
ground was soon thronged with all the
beauty and fashion of Oahu, both native
and foreign. His Hawaiian Majesty with
several members Of the royal family
honorod the ground with their presence,
besides large suite of powerful chieftains.
Altogether the scene was most enlivening;
whole troops Of native ladies were can,er-
ing about in all directions, riding not ms
the demure bellies of more refined countries,
but manfnlly bestriding their coursers
after the fashion we male creatures in the
old country have selishly arrogated to
ourselves; nor is there anything indecorous
in the costume or appearance of these
dusky beauties so caparsoned for the
lower pnrt of their person is completely
swathed in n long robe which is held down
in their stirrups, so that not even their
tiny feet, of which they have reason to be
proud, can be seen. With an easy and
graceful carriage, the dexterity with which
they managed their prancing steeds-
"witching the world with noble horscmanshp."
No hang it, that quotation won't do; for
one cannot exactly say of a lady that she
is n good horseman, although she some
times does wear the garments more init
matey connected with the riding exercise
of the opposite sex n'importe, here goes
again. | say that what with their eques-
trian skill and tho excellence of their
manege, their long brightly colored robes
futteriug in the breeze, these damsels
formed by far the liveliest feature of the
scene. General Miller, to whom we were
all so much indebted for the delightful day
we spent, was also on the ground, and
from the spirit with which he entered into
tho affairs of the meeting, proved that
after all the vicissitudes of an eventtul
career he had not forgotten the sports of
his youth F; indeed from the manner in
which the General handled the bail and
scattered the stumps, just by way of pas
time, he gave both sides practical notice
that had he espoused either, the probable
issue of the contest might have safely
been predicted before it began. However,
without further prologue, and to get in
medals res as soon as possible. The
"Amphitrites having won the toss took
the bat two wickets went down without
run G to | on Honolulu-the tars out Of
favor) Lieutenant Staniforth and Mr..
Wright, An,phirite's best men, were now
in and soon put something to the score ;
but Mr.. Wright's career was soon closed
by a beautiful catch by Macfnrane Mr..
Bourne then went in and made some
beautiful hitting, but an unlucky wipe
again put the ball into Macs hands.
Lieuts. jackson and Staniforth now made
runs fast, when catch from Ogden put an
end to that. Lieut.. Walker followed, and
few more were soon added to the score,
accompanied by uproarious applause from
the natives.
Lieut.. Staniforth next became victim
to Macs fsh-hooks, and then came re-
morseless ball from Sen, which made both
"Hookey" and his wicket scarce; the
natives loudly expressing their regret and
coincidence in piebald sort of language,
half.English half Hawaiian. Mr. Fred
erick soon followed, Mr.. Fairfax bringing
out his bat with a total for the tars of ~
Betting even now for the Honoluluans !;
Messrs. st. John and Macfarlane went in,
the latter making some beautiful hitting
--threes and tours galore but he "swiped"
once too often and was beautifully caught
by jackson. Mr.. Brenchley then went in,
and the Hawaians were somewhat damped
by seeing their best man caught out-a
tremendous straightforward hit, caught
with one hand by Staniforth, the bowler.
Natives astounded Though more wicke,s
followed with only one run; however,
Messrs. Heap and Ogden kept the field at
bay for some time, until the wearied Am.
phihrtes We're obliged to heave to "smiles"
which, translated from the Amphur,tes'
metaphorical language into the veruacular,
means to beer or house. That ceremonial
ended at it we went again the Homo
luluans kept the tars, by steady hittings
and hard play, in full employment. At
length Mr.. jackson caught Mr.. Ogden.
Still. however, Mr.. Moltano kept the game
alive. Mr.. Heaps wicket afterwards fell
10 Mr. Ill ~ 81.