Trustees have very wisely prohibited the practice of snipe shooting in the interior of the Race Course, may I be allowed to suggest w that body, through the medium of your columns, that they might go a little further in the interests of the community, and expend a small sum in levelling and turfing a portion of the ground, for the free use of the general public fur cricket, ete. Ido not suggest that they should' be asked to maintain a lawn equal to that of the Cricket Club; but a fairly large space, levelled and rolled, and. surrounded by a light bamboo fence to keep off the ponies, would be a boon to the many sailors visiting the port, more especially to the boys of our local schools and our rising generation generally, who have nowhere to pitch their wickets, but ona ground absolutely dangerous to play on owing to its uneven surface,
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