When the Drought Broke.

Misfortune has overtaken many important sporting fixtures in New Zealand this summer. The N.Z. Championship Rowing Regatta at Picton had to be spread over two days because of rain interfering—rain that had to come after eight weeks of brilliant sunshine; the national track and field championships at Napier coincided with the breaking of the drought and the eagerly anticipated match between Sir Julien Cahn's cricketers and the New Zealand team had to be restricted to one day because of rain in Wellington after a long spell of fine weather.