FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 31, 23 August 1887, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY V. NAPIEB, NAPIEB WINS BY THREE POINTS. The following account of the Napier match is taken from the Evening Nowi:— As was anticipated yesterday the weather was beautifully fine—all that could be desired in fact, and there was very little wind blowing during the afternoon. Long before 2 o’clock people begap to" roll down to the Recreation Ground, and by the time the ball waa kicked off there was a splendid attendance. On the visitors entering the ground the Hawke’s Bay men gathered round and gave them three hearty cheers. The following are the teams: — Hawke’s Bay : „B. LeQuesne (full back), Warbrick, Percy, McCausland, (three-quarter hacks); Gibbons and Tairoa, (halves) - Robson, Jamieson, Stewart, Trotter, Saunders, Patterson, Verity, Morrison, and F. Kennedy (forwards). Canterbury : W-. Eiehards (full back) : ■W’.jAHardype. E. L.. Francis, and H. Wilson, (three-quarter backs) ; Mountfort, and Donnelly, (halves) ; H. J. Beswick, W.* Bean, Blanchard, J. Harris, J. Horner, W. Moir, W. Sutherland, H. Huddleston, and Torlesse.

The Canterbury men took the top goal and kicked against the wind. Messrs Roberts .and Potts acted as umpires, and Mr "Logan as referee. Owing to the late hour at which the game started we 1 are unable to S’ve a full description of the game. i the first sppll Canterbury kicked off, and the ball was soon in the Hawke's Eiiy quarters, and was very' early on the’-goal line’ but Le Quesne ■ent it flying away.: From a throw in Mountfort got a mark, and Francis took a kick, .but made a bad shot at

goal. Bobson-made a good dribble up the field, but the Southerners were ■oon back again. The forwards came in for a lot'bf wdrk, and then, Taia, roa getting /hold of the ball made a capital run, and secured a try amidst the loud applause of the spectators. Warbrick took the kick and sent the leather beautifully i over the bar, amidst renewed cheering.—Hawke’s Bay 8 points,—Canterbury nil (GMCtrasd «n Page four.