FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2681, 23 August 1887, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

VISIT OF THE CANTERBURY REPIiESENTAfrVES.

A meeting of tho recaptiou.-committea was held a'the Club Hotel, Maetorten, last evening (Monday), Mr T.. Parsons iu the chair. ' It was decided to meet the-.-team-. ou. the arrival of the late train this evening,' - and. drive them to the Club Hotel wltofe they have arranged to stay.' -To-.mo^li-monring at 0.30, weather permittms r i they are to be driven around the district, visiting the Akura, Upper Plain'and ..Te" Ore Ore, T. hey are also to be driven} to.' and from, the football ground. ■--,..' Messrs. Gant and Wjckersun were ■'. requested to arrange the muaicalpartvf the programme. After arranging several minor inattere. the committee adjourned till this:evening I at 8 o'clock) when they will "proceed ty the railway station.

TO-MORROW'S MATCH. ... , ■ The matoli has been arranged to shirtat 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, on tlio Maßterton Club ground, Worksop Road. The ground has been roped off at each end bo as to keep spectators (mm crowd' tag behind the goal line and on the .field of play. It is to be hoped that the. visitors will receive every consideration from those present, and that tho efforts of tho Ground Committee to keop th« field clear will bo backed up by the spectators. ■ , m At the conclusion of tho Wairarapa match the following teams representing the Rod Star.Club and Kiinpuui will try conclusions ou the same ground;— Star team.—Back-H. Hill; halves—R. Thompson, flclmwood; quarters—L. C&selberK, Hawke.T.Thompsou; forwards- Enimott, Wilsone, W. Welch, H. Campbell, 0. Ewington, Martin, Alf. Hoar, A. Hoar, R. Bannister; eraergeu-cies-E. Welch, H. Perry. Kuripuni.— —Back—A. D'Arcy: halves—J. Baley, Watson; quarters—H. Keen, E. Pellinff, W. Morris; forwards-W. Mawhinay, D. and W. Wilton, Braggins, J,- Morris, Wentbrook, H D'Arcy, Sykes, J. Wilton. Emergencies—F.' Vile, lugram, P. Wilton. The Canterbury team arrived unexpectedly by the noon train to-day, Bomeof them bearing the marks of their recout contests, Tho following are the names of the visitors:—Baok—Riohards: three-quurta-Mountforfc, Francis, -Wilson; halves-Roberts, Donnelly; forwards-* Sutherland, Moir, . Boiwick,-..:Harris, .Hiddlestone, Horner. Bean, Bkirchard, attdDow.