LATE SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9557, 2 August 1909, Page 5

LATE SPORTING.

RACING. By Telegraph—Press Association. MELBOURNE, July 31. Waipu has been scratched for the Australian Hurdles and Steeplechase, and Kiatere for the Steeplechase. They will return to New Zealand. Received August 1, 5„5 p.m. SYDNEY, August 1. ArtiJlerie ran third yesterday to Borodino and Oboe in the Rosehill Flying Handicap. FOOTBALL. IN AUSTRALIA. SUCCESS OF THE PONSONBY TEAM. By Teleeraph—Press Association. Received August 1, 5.5 p.m. SYDNEY, August 1. Thew were j.ight thousand people present yesterday at the match Ponsonby versus the Metropolitan team. The visitors having arrived only a few hours previously alter a rough passage were not in the beet of trim tJ tackle the strong Metropolitan combination, but they wasted no time in finding their legs. Wirhira few minutes of the start Murray got going, and passed to Bater, who transferred the Jeather to Savoury, the last named securing a try. O'Leary converted. Then in quick succession the Metropolitan team was twice penalised, and from the second infringement O'Leary landed a goal. The home team then got going, and attacking strongly Mould scored an unconverted try. Even play followed, ending in the visitors being penalised, and R/>we kicked a fine goal. Just before the spell'ended Ponsonby by dashing play carried the war into enemy's territory, where Morse ran in. O'Leary converted. At half time the scores were:—Ponsonby, 13; Metropolitan, 6.

Eirly in the second half McCabe got a try for the local team, Booth adding the extra points. From this out the game was a great battle. The Metropolitans attacked strongly, the visitors putting up a great defence. Nether side succeeded in increasing their score. Ponsonby showed very strong forward play, and superior combination, but for some time at first tneir backs were a bit slow.

MAORIS DEFEAT AUSTRALIANS,

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE REFEREE. Hy Telegraph—Press Association. Received August 1, 5.5 p.m. SYDNEY, AUguslt 1. Thirty thousand people attended the match between the Maoris and the Australian team. Play was most willing at times, and very rough. The Australians adapting themselves more to the visitors tactics, were able to hold their own hetter than in previous matches, and at the end of the first spell were leading by 12 points to 11. Play in the second spell was exciting. The visitors added three po:nts, to which the Australians answered, bringing the score to 14 points all. Fierce play followed, the Maoris succeeding in putting on the winning goal shortly before no time sounded. The most prominent for the visitors were Asher, Papakura, Pakheres, Kopana and Wineera. One of the decisions given by the referee against the Australians led to a hostile demonstration at the close of the game. crowd, numhering several thousands. surrounded the referee, the police, with difficulty, rescuing him. His clothes were torn, I and he has a nasty wound above I one eye.

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