The Indian Troops.
CiißisTCiiuncii. March 5. A r< m'ii-e day nu i a tombr.j tu-uwd jotted .-.niTH-wlKi.!, ea'diy the brown representative* f our Umpire in ihe Eaet ht'i'j to day. Onrii-tchurch was no more than crdiul, ,ikh b >lh t-ie evening npw.-p.ij-, <.s spread thoitis Ives on de:-e-iptlve. Th • tiuth is i hat. proer; sioiis and mil'tary displays begin to pail. Much more interest was minced m the poo m-itoh in the afternoon bet we'll tb.e r p-essntrasvo of In,lia and the 1 -cal players. Tlion-Mn is watc ! iu»l the game, and mildly cheered the tawny soldiers whenever i'ho W:in(. of o ambulation, and the lack of practice proved the downftll of the Indian representatives, w!io neverthe'e.-s showed the local players s-.ui'prii.jnj; tatjtics. One id-yer, who is s.iid to be one *>i the finest in India, p ovo ta i evolution to tho cr wd, Hhad a wo.de; seat, efu-n h»ru/in;j on by his hi-els, j-nd be ! ii, in a in -it jinz/.Ung und extraordinary maoner. never iniaiii" the hall, ami" rMing "IT ihe local players in an am -s zi:ig way. Tho b'Ztrro of colours of tho players made a pretty a-d into picture
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 120, 7 March 1901, Page 3
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195The Indian Troops. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 120, 7 March 1901, Page 3
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