FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7952, 16 October 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

He* Zealaad f. Herttakriani Keeping Up the Record. Hooter's Brilliant Play. (Received Oct. 15, 4.13 pr.ui.) LONDON, Oct. H. The w«allter at Nortb Shields on the occasion nf »!«• innteh iigarnsl Northumbei+and was e.\lcomely Hoisturoiis. Notwithstoodmfj ; ttils, some 10,000 persons witnessed thu matcb.

It was anticipated that NnrMiuml/erland would mako a yowl show ing against ibo visitora. but the predictions were not reaHsed.

Immediately alter the kick-off, (fillet t. (Canterbury) scoruri a try. fl'liis was lollowetl, alter a comparatively brief interval, by a tiy each to CiMining'bam (Aucklnnd) aiid Deans , (CantTbury), but; the high wind spoiled eacli attempt to place the ball over the bar, Hunter (Taraitaki), who is in grcit form, secured three tries in most brilliant, fashion, arcd two of tlvem were convertod, tlhi score nt half time standing : N«w Zealand 22 Northumberland IJ ltesirite the big lead of their opponents, Unj local | men played up well in th» second s])dl, awl gave a much better display +h«ra in tho first ha If-i Still, Vl\cy ecratnj «iot break through the New /JeaJand defence, but the visitors dtd «ot manage to sooro as freely, lluntur, who pla.wl a great iffanio, got across the lino t.wiee, nod Harper (Oanterbury) also soflurod atry, but the attempt at jfonl is ench instance fnllod, the wind destroying the | workmanship. 'Hie whistlo sounded with tlio score : New Zealand 31. Norihumterland O