FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2368, 9 August 1886, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

A match was played at- Greywia «ut Saturday last between the Wanderers resulted in a win for the former bySfeur tries to nil. . *• X' After the above, match eight of the Greytown first team met twice their number of all-comers, and obtained innumerable tries and goals without being scored against,. The representative team that played against Wellington,, will meet the next eighteen on the Masterton sround on Saturday atternoonnext, the- kick-off to take place at 3 o'clock. Tho eighteen will be selected from the ; following players on the groundJ. Bannister, U. M. D. Whatman, Ebblewhite, PcUing, Cliff, W. Day, Tully, .Hume, lishor, A, Beard, • Rnydhouse,. Nicholson, Dempsey, J. Peteri, Barnber, J. Mooro, Elere, Bangauui, Simeon, Blwkhorno, A. Moore, Fisher and Holmwood,

A general meeting of the jUVaijarapa Rugby Football Union will bd hjld on Thursday evening next at Hart Hotel,. Carterton. All are requested to attend, aa very' imfßraat business is down on the order paper. The Yorkshire (England) footballers are able to distribute nearly £I,OOO among their charities every season. The Mayor of Auckland has declared a half-holiday for Wednesday next, on % occasion of the Wellington and Auckland football match.

The Auckland football repreientative team dofeated eighteen selected at Now. market by five points to nil. J, War* briok kicked a goal from a try got by Veale. Tho ground was heavy and very slippery on account of the rain, and a tralo was blowing. The Representatives bad the best of the play, which was confined mainly to dribbling and rushes, there beinst.no brilliant runs. Ryan and Polland Bhon behind the scrim.. . Newman played instead of Lindsay, who, was indisposed. The team average; 42st in weight, being well divided both' forward and behind. Auckland ate'' strong favorites, books offering ? to l otOjiew.