FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 192, 26 August 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

PER PRESS ASSOOHTI9N. Dunedin, August 25. Additional dredging returns are: Oromwell 2220z 19dwt, Manuberikia 202<-z 4d<*t lOgr, Junction Electric 11. j 168.Z, Electric 1520z, Junction Electric 11. (la'e Richard's Bfach) lOOoz, i Gold n Gate 570z, Second Magnetic 530z 12dwt, Clyde 490z, Magnetic 470z, Matua 460z, Eiunsrleugh 11, 440z, Perseverance 48oz 15dwt 6gr, Success 390z Idwt 6gr, Earnscliugh I. 370z 14dwt, Majestic 37nz 7dwt, Empire 360z 4dwfc, Bailor's Bend 360z lldwt, Meg and Annie 330z 18dwt, Eureka 330z, Fourteen-Mile B»ach 270z 3dwt, Long Valley 27<z, Olrig 260z lldwt 12gr, Gabriel 23 ->z lldwt, Oairnmuir 230-s, * pec Gully 20oz 9dwt, Molyneaux Hydraulic 20oz 3dwt, ChicaEO 18oz, Binnockburn Creek 16;z 18d«t, Teviot 15oz 3dwt 12gr, White lloz 13dwt, LawreDce 9oz lldwt, Gibb's Bfach 8 z 17dwt, Naumai Boz lldwt lOgr, Arrow Junction 4>z. Greymouth, August 25. Dredging returns are: - Leviathan 12oz 16dwt for 78 hour», Grey River 9|r,z for 94 hours, Ford's Creek 13oz Bdwt for 119 hour*, Pacto'm 20oz for 116 hours, Buller Junction for ; i 150 hours, A 1 31oz lldwt for 130 hour?, Three Mile G'^enston? 290z for | the week, Rock'ands Beach 3loz 12dwfc, i amalgam for 180 hours, i

QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES. (By Electrio Tklbgbaph—Copybight) per i'ress aswl'fatioit. i lieociveil 25, . r j.ls p.m. I BuisDANH, August 2;"). i Queensland beat. New South Wales , by "25 points to 11. :, NEW SOUTH WALE 3 V. OTAGO. I A DEFEAT FOR THE VISITORS. I Dunedin, August 24. I b The foo;ball match Now South I e Walss v. Otago, was won by Otago by I ' five points to nil. The weather was' beautiful, and the ground dry and in a good order, while the attendance was ,t large, probably otght thousand being y present. The gamo was pleasant to s watch and exciting. Losing the to;s, ,1 New South Wal«s had to against ir a breez°, which was at times gusty. i. The locil men made the play open, e bat it was not till near the end of | the spell i(hat they scored. Duncan a kicked to centre, and Smith, snapping t- up the ball scored, Bannett converting, e Changing ends, Otago made- the game "'. close, and for some time had the ad- ,. vantage. The last minute 3 were very i, exciting, New South Wales attacking, d and a score seemed probable any " moment, l>ut for time being against ~ them. . The visitors in some pretty y pissing, and h*d all the be*t of the l.i s-rum work, but Otago were superior II in the open. Thi back gam 6 was j played with excellent spirit. , e Thames, August 24.

The Auckland representative team met Thames to-chy and a close and interes'ing game onsu9d, the final scores being Auckland 6, Thames 4. Wellington, August 25.

The match b tween Wellington and Horowhenu*, played as Levin on Saturday, was won by Wellington by 15 to 8.

Ohristchuroh, August 25. Omter'oury beat Hawke's Bay to-day by 34 to nil. ASSOCIATION MATCH. Auckland, August 25. The Associati m f jotball match, Wellington v. Auckland, was played yesterday. In the first spall Wnliogton, assisted by a strong wind, held the advantage and scored two goals to their opponents' nil. In the S'cond spell Auckland held the advantage, but only one goil was regis'ercd, v\ ellington thus woo by two goals to one. During the game Okude H'a'her and Bradstock were injured and had to retire.