FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2999, 10 September 1888, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Auckland, September 8. The Football match between the British team and Auckland ended in a win for the -Englishmen by three points to nil. Dunedin, September 8, In the Interprovincial football match with' Canterbury, Otago won by 7 points (potted goal and four tries) to nil,

Wellington v WaiiarapaBy our Special Reporter. The yearly.matoli botween the representatives of the above Unions was played at the Newtown Park, Wellington, on Saturday last, and after a splendidly contested game resulted in favor of the'former. The weather was all that could be desired although a Blight .breeze was blowing,- and about 2000 spectators assembled on tbe field. The: visitors ; were: entertained at lunch prior to the match which started at 8 p.m.- The 'Wellingtons were in decidedly the best form, and as a result were general favorites. Wairarapa, however, appeared to have the advantage of their opponents as regards weight, Mr W. Hirsohberg acted as umpire for the visitors, and Mr H, MoCardle for Wellington, Mr J. T. Dumbell officii ting as referee. G. H. Smith captained the greens and H. Roberts the blacks. Malcolm kicked off for Wellington at tho hour stated, and the play" was' immediately' taken; into Wairarapa's territory. Polling made' a good run, however, and kicked into I touohat the centre.' Severe scrammtfging ensued from the ljno ouf, and ) excellent passing took tlie ball again into the green's twenty five. - Smith, by good judgment, kicked into touch well up the field. JBryce here secured the leather and mode a good run, but Roberts shortly afterwards brought the play back to the centre,. Perry followed up well, and the Greens invaded -Wellington|s - territory, The Blacks, hdwfev6i ,I! playef : fttid brought • tlie' :balT' to ; half way. Bryce made anotlierran, 'and passed to Bamber who'. kicked into-touch near lips. L fiindgps here gained cGfisidei-able' grouiid'fdr his team, 1 and play w& a?aiii'brought into the : middle' ;of;tHe ; fi6ld. a scnjto and'G. Welch made a, >plgndjd' Jjp'fo'ro thorn, and the' laltei: got 'over 'tlo

win luiuißuiuieiy unner JueTposts thus drawing first blool took the kick,-,'which was an easy but failed, From kick off played very hard, and Moorhouse'' soon secured the ball and made'a ■ f% fine run, but passed to Udy, who ' .< iJ'f reversed tho play. Bamber passed to 1 i % Smith from a scrum who attempted a" » pot but failed. The play was then, by Thompson making a good, A taken down to near. pa ~,« line, and sorimmaging ensued. Moorhouse smartly picked up and passed to Fiasei, who in an instant potted a ' beautiful goal amidst the enthusiastio j,■■■■;■ * cheeiing of onlookers, Foi a moment } the play was kept in the centre, but the blacks did some beautiful passing „ ' and Thompson fiom a run passed to Smith who secured the first try for Wellington, l'airbiother took the , kick and succeeded m placing a goal. Within five minutes of this score J Fairbrotlier made a daslung run < down the field, and kicked behind the goal. Ussher mulled, and Fair- , *,, brother following up, got tho leather * \ and scored a second try. Taking the lack lie placed another goal, and the -' * scoro stood Welhugtr' 1 ") point# Wairarapa 1. The pi|B torn this/ became very hard, alme Greens •* J fought manfully, Polling and Mitchell > , doing some fine dribbling. When { half time was called the ball was in Wellington's twenty-five, On resuming, Smith lrioked off * Wanarapa, aud Fiaser returned into j touch. Thompson attempted a run, »; but was woll collared. By splendid * passing the,ball was taken"right • ' uuder the Wairardpa goal, but W. J? Welch effected a fine dribble, and "V materially altered the position of <, - affairs. A packed scrum took.place » in Wellington territory, and Bryco \ securing jiho leather, mado a grand run in, and seoured a second try for tho visitors. Smith again took the ' kick, ;but through the ball being / placed too close to tho goal, it was a ■ 1 failure., From this to the end of the game the Greens played brilliantly, and the ball was kopt in close proximity to the Wellington goal line, The Blacks, however, made a deter- -s mined rush, wlnoh was only stopped ••••:/ by Ussher consigning the ball into ,„ touch. By combmed efforts th&^) Greens forced their opponents several times, on one ocoasion Joo v > •< Perry got over the lino. The try was,howover, disputed, andWairajw. o apa gave way to the decision of referee. The whole of the second spell was decidedly in favor of the Greens, and was brought to a conclusion by Udy making an unsuccesful kick at goal from a mark by Perry. The utmost good feeling i prevailed throughout the game, which was acknowledged to be one of the fastest ever played in Wellington. Tho Wairarapa representatives were ■ " undoubtedly weak in their hok play and passing, and but for the fine dribbling powers of their forwards they would have suffered a greater ■ defeat. The Gretas,"however, had the best of the scrums, and it must be stated in justice to the team that they played in real earnest throughout the whole of tho match, and it was not for want of pluck that they failed ' to win, Boberts played an admit- '■ able game for his.team,; as also did Bamber and Pelling for Wairarapa. The most conspicuous players for Wellington were Boberts,. FrarajL Fairbrotlier,'-Malcolm, Smith, aW Cockroft, and for Wairarapa Bamber, Bryce, Smith, Perry, ; Thomas, W. and G, WBlohi and Bannister. . v. ■ Visit of the English The management committeo of the Wairarapa Union met on Saturday evening and made aroangements for " the reception of the English visitors - \ toMastei'tdn. -Theteam\villbemet on their arrival next Monday by the Union delegates and driven in a drag and four greys, to the Club Hotel, where they will stay while in Masterton. The Committeo decided that the Park Oval be "reserved exclusively '' for the matohi none but the players ■ and those wearing-the Union's distinguishing badge be admitted witliik the enclosure. . .

A meeting of the Wairarapa Unions will be held at Carterton this evejjP ing to transact business in coniieotioii with the visit of the English Footv.bailers, ifc/'