GREYTOWN V. FEILDING.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 144, 11 June 1889, Page 2

GREYTOWN V. FEILDING.

The above match came off^onii^G^gE; yesterday. The ground. Tya^."» bat this did not- affect the gained whic.b^ was the best thai has ever been, played on . the ground* From the corrmiencemenfc • of the play until the ; whistle Bonndedt to finish,, the pace was- made a clinKet. The visitors seemed to have the" best of the game, and the local men were several times in difficulties, and had to- play all" • they knew to avoid defeat. No score was obtained by either side in the first spell... Shortly after the commencement of the*. ; second spell Harmer obtained a mark irt . the Tsitors twenty fives near the toucbi line, Robinson took the kick and sent the 1 ball fair over the centre of the bar amidst great applause. From this to the end of the^., , game the visitors played all they knew to? a equalise matters. About ten minutes: before the call of time Smith got the ball/ and dashed over the line near the cornerflag. Udy took the kick and made a good! but unsuccessful attempt at goa\ the wind! being greatly against him. • Nor further score was made by either side, the game;, thus ending in a win for Feilding.. by '&''* , points (a goal) to" 1. Following were the-respeetive teams : — Greytown : Full back,. Lucenaj threes ' quarters, Bunton, Udy, and Rangi - •• halves, Webster and Polling;; forwards^ - J. Beard (captain), C. BeardV'A..Beara-,,'v-Ingly, Amos, Thomas,, "Webster,, Smith,. ,;>: and Craig. Feilding: Full back* Dyer ;;.. three-quarters, .Gregory, Robinson and: Parr; halves; Henry and Harmer; for- \ wards, R. Whisker (captainjy J..Whisker^r v Hodges, Lang, Heightly,. Bray,. M. Bialfit,, Iveson, and Horsford. Messrs- .F. : W.' : ' Jackson and Fowler umpired fwvGreytown and Feilding- respectively, while Mr: F. Y. Lethbridge acted a& referee.; '[...,■/■. The game was a forward one: from beginning to end owjngptothe strong, wind;, which prevented th> backs from passing or kicking. •:; •- ' ; ; ---■, The visitors: were entertained at a ' smoke concert last night' at the Denbigh Hotel, and a very enjoyable evening was spent, about 50 persons being present.