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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 157, 30 June 1891, Page 2

It is told, of Sir Richard Webster that, as he was driving in a hansom to the Law Courts, another cab ran foul of his, -.-}, On alighting Sir Richard gaTe the cab* " 5 : man his card, in case.he:was wanted as a \ witness. The ease earns on in due cour»c^ " and Mr Richard, coming into the court. -*A was asked to tike a seat near the benAV J The verdict was mjen i^Ju^sjilHßH fayor. When Sir B*j|f|^^^^^^^H tftetr- stood cabby 'f^^^^^^^^^H " Jomp^, *ir f " h» sakH^^^^^^^H anywher,.. Ikuow^^^^^^M wh«& I taw y^jigl^^^^^^^H

■HWlct, : 'W. Bollve; tLreß-qu3^PrP«f" ■/'' thorpe, Keen, Parle\'; half jpck, Lance, W PanyAitken; iorwa'ids, Luuiepldhain, m}" Gafway, Hodges, Collins, ( ,unpbell, ■ <r v Bray and W. Chesen. 1/ The Palinerstou Juniors met ie Aw a - I }iuii team m the fiist round for 1 ftJunuT I" Cup at Awahuri on Saturday, a ;<l after a I" -weU con tester] game, scored a ' fctory by I - a try to .uothiug. The play is very I- «yen in the fiist spell althou 5 rather I ' slow, butMu second spell it beca re faster, I, -and towards the conclu-ion of t c game, 5 both sides were playing with gre ; energy * " and dash. N Palmerston having i ther tbe lieat' of the game. Palineis in was awarded a penalty ki k almost ii front of the?Awahim goal, : but failed i.ecore. S SeyeAl times the Paltnergtoo forwards '', Tushed the t>all over the line,;but thenopponents always managed to secure it. Within five minutes of tune the Palmers " ton forwards got on a rush ant] earned * - the ball across the Awahuri line, where s lTi"McGuih;,eß. t uoh'ed'down ' The kick at g«ial was a failure. Stewart played a •^fettling forward came. For Awahuri while Kiwi and Martin also played veil. For- Palmerston, Rnkena, ' < Burton, > McGuinness, ..Williams and Burton nlayedwell. The Juniof Cup match' between the Feilding seconds and Hunteryille was flayed at Marton on Saturday last and . resultedina draw, neitherTeide scoring. ,-^The game was well contested throughout ; a j?*ltbough not a -good display -of.fddtball. did not take the team packed as eeveral men weie unable to\get away. Fanthorpe, Keen, Aitken, Oalway and played well for Feildiug, while TTroy, BuU,-Simpson, Smith and Stevens -did good Work for Hunterville. " The match between Marton and Tura- - kina resulted in a draw. The Bulls v. Sandon match, was won by the former' by eight tries to nil. - Although last Saturday was a fine dav t^or the purpose there was no practice on' .. the Oval. The only players of the first fifteen who were^on the ground were the ■4wo Bobinsons and Matravers, along with aßbut a dozen nonentities on the football ■arena, who amused themselves by prac- : tising'kicking. The fact of the Seconds *' being out of the town playing' a" match, *' .' should not have prevented all the other members of the Club from rolling up to .practice, especially as a Senior Cup match to.be played on July li^/If'the older players do not take' a livelier interest in , the game than a<!* present, thelocal club " Ttcill sink inio oblivion, and the pride of Feildmg be known no more. -.• The- heat for the Senior Cup between the Wanganui and- Kaierau Clubs (first •fifteens) was , decided on Saturday after- ' noon, when, after a' rattling good game ' ~the Wanganui proved victorious by two tries (four points) to ml.