FOOTBALL.
BLUEJACKETS V. POVERTY BAY,
Yesterday afternoon a match arranged between tue above teams took place at tho Victaria Domain. Toe City Band and band from E.M.S. Challenger joined forces and marched to the gcouud, fo!lowed by n large crowd, whioh was greatly augmented during the afternoon, n very large 11 guto” biicg realised. The raa'oh was a good oco, and the tars made the game protty warm for the local ram, at half time tho game standing at 6—5 against Poverty Bay. Ia the sreond half the latter scored another try, thus giving them tho game by a points to 6 The bril iant tackling and all-round work of Lieut Terry, captain of tbo Cba'hnger team, time and again drew down tbo applause of tho crowd, Ear] it not been for him tho bluejaekoie would havo been hopelessly beaten. Lieut, Terry is an old int itooloniai. Tho local team played an excellent game, and several times their passing was smart. Bad they played tbo open game to a greater degree their task would have boon eas’er. The aativos danced a haka of welcome nt half time whilo tho bands played Eovoral selections! A bioycls raoo was also ruD, but was much interfered with owing to tho large orowd on tho ground,,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1900, 9 October 1906, Page 3
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