FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7958, 23 October 1905, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

H.Z. v. Somerset. i Mjnott Starts tbe Score. Another imUi Yietory. (Received Ocl. 22. 1.21 p.m.) UKVDOX, Oil. 21. The match against Somerset was playtvt «t Taunton and drew, an attendance nf 9WIO. The XeW Zealairdcrs ltd off by invading Somerset's territory, and at : an early stage n( the game M.vnuttj (Taranaki) crossed the lint-, ami l Wallace (Wellington) nililwl the ma-} jor points. For the remainder of the, first holt the local teum made, it gallant; resistance, countering tliei •■. visitors' many'attvnipts to cross the line. Seeling < Aiickhuiil) ev.-nlually ; •succeeded In. placing a secmid try to! the Colonials' cnslit. I.ui the shot at! goal failed. When half-timd was' calletl the scores were : I New Zeala.ul S Somerset .... o i The New Zeulamlers made the pace much faster iu the second spell aml| ran over their opponents, tiillvtt (Canterbury) was the first to tlraw\ blood by dropping a penally goal with ,a well-judged A little later on. Seeling added his second try, which Wallace converted. Then Wallace crowed the. line, and Mynott secured another 'try. neither of *hich was converted, the game ending : New Zealand 22 Somerset: 0 THE PREMIER'S MESSACE. The following tmwsage was received by the Pninier :—'■•New Zealand defeateil Hr*nersct fey 23 points to 0 •—two goals, three tries, ami one potted -glial tfiy C.illett). Tries were scored by Seeling (2)J Mynott (2), Wallaco (1)."