240 FATUEAL HISTORY SKETCHES. 



" Nunquam Dorraio " watching the proceedings with his 

 eagle eye. 



Bell's Life in Victoria, a new periodical, devoted to 

 " the turf, the chase, and the ring," is published weekly, 

 and in addition to all the sporting news of the colony, 

 generally copies from its London namesake a verbatim 

 account of any good fight or race. The time for news 

 to travel between home and here is short, and when any 

 great sporting event is about to come off in the old 

 country, it is looked forward to with as much interest 

 here as at home. Sell's Life in Victoria appears to be 

 ably conducted, free from all party spirit, and such an 

 organ must be of the greatest service to the sporting 

 interests of the colony. 



Of all out-door manly sports, however, cricket has 

 gone ahead more in a short time than any game in the 

 colony, and Victoria can now pick an eleven which will 

 be soon hard to beat by any club in the world. It is 

 plain there must be some very good professionals out 

 here as tutors, for I have watched practice on the 

 Melbourne ground which would not disgrace Lord's, 

 and the club is but yet in its infancy. But the Victorian 

 cricketers seem to enter heart and soul into their fa- 

 vourite game, and stick at nothing to render their club 

 perfect. This is as it should be, and it is gratifying to 

 see that those manly old English games, which were the 

 pride of our forefathers, and have rendered England 

 famous throughout the world, are not forgotten when 

 her sons leave their native shores, but meet in friendly 



