FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4797, 11 August 1894, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

On Tour With the ' > Uuhiors, [Br Damoci.es,] The Wairarapa Junior Repiesen- l tatiyes aimed .home .Jast evening, ' after.aveiy ohjoyablfi'anyfecessful trip, and a resume, of tile, doings of tiie past week may 1)6 acceptable contingent, twelve in number, left by train op- Thui^day,-3i-d ( instant,ajjja piolceil'up twOifMhi Gteytfiyfii'W three from Featherston along tho Our boat, the Grafton, was advertised to leave Wellington at 1 "o'clock, 7 and on leaving the pun, wo at once went, on board, only: to find that owing to "the rough 'sea, she would, not sail till midnight. Our - boysmado, tbe, best. of. a ..bad job, aiid spent the miserobly wet'afternooh in many, pys,.ending up with a visit' to the Montague-Turner Ope'ii Company iu tlio evening, They mado for,, tho,directly after tlio opera, amuTturnedrinto their bunks, some, however, having to put up in tho snioking-iromu and cabins. Tbo weather now was>orso

than ever, and a fierce galo was Mowing) raising atrcmeiidqus swell. Frionds in Wellington thought it - would be madness on tkpai't of tlio captain to go out in siich weather, and a further adjournment was . fully expected. However,., soon after twelve wo left tho'' wharf all, fully prepared for a rough time outside the Heads, and wo wore not in the least disappointed.' I will

pass oveiv the next fow houra pleasure, suffice to say that even the officevs of the boat felt the effect,und only one of our eighteen was'out of the common, liis services being fully required by the remainder. . We made Picton atnineonFriday morning, the .journey acrpss taking over four horn's more than ujdjjr oidinaiy ciruuristfyces.' - Twolioui'sT wero spont looking round Picton,and again we were bound for Nels'on. On passing the Hinemoa, the member for Masterton' ; was spied, and three ringing cheers wero given on his behalf,:ft wagln th'o;team: |ilsq calling for one for the "Lady Mayor,' I which was heartily given; and ac-

knowledged by Her Worship, Tho weather was now beautiful, and tho eight hours sail toNelsonwas rather enjoyable. We reached Nelson at 8.30 p.m., and were met by < officers of tiio Union and a crowd of footballers, being taken to our destina-

tioh in cabs, all being heartily glad to be once more on terra fuma. Wo put up at the Coach and Horses Hotel, where a team of Golden Bay representatives were also The remainder of . tho ni|»ht:was spent by.. seeing, the city m truly Saturday night style, All; tho boys, soon, found plenty '; of very acceptable friends,, and were quite at home, On Sunday morning, some went round the city in cabs viewing the sights, wllilst others accepted an' invitation to Mayor 'lYask's magnificent home—acknowledged to be tho most perfect house in Nelson,..Tho Mayor expressed himself highly pleased; at the visit, and treated the boys most hospitably. In. the afternoon' nil tho team were taken'out to tho Black Htirsp, eiglit miles pretty 'driving," ahcL"iilTivgtr~ homo'delighted'With tho fiiio, views, and excellent treatment they had received. Sunday evening, everyone went to .church,and no onoscorned to know where tho other went after-

: wavds. ,' On Monday morning ; tiio Manager had the team out at six for a practice, ami half an hour's fast work was indulged in. ' Rutins,'who had missed our tyaiii, put in his ten p!clock, ; and was heartily ivelcomed. : Just More tho match in , the , afternoon, Tyreo was visited and the inevitable photos taken., , Great interest was centred in tho game, the local boys being firm favorites, the visitors, however, having riiany a staunch friend amohg the gentle sex, and our colours were very Coiispicious during tho afternoon'. Over five hundred people were on the ground, £22 being taken at the gates. Space will not allow the game to be given , in.'.full, our- hoys being head , and shoulders abovo Nelson in all points of ■ j tho game. Our fast ,backs put many iv fear into tlio local hearts, arid the dashing play of Thompson, Galloway find McCarthy was highly commented upon. | The spectators behaved very badly,. and it " dead ball " saved many a certain score. Three points was not any criterion of the real difference between. tho teams, and twenty points would not have surprised anyone. The general remark along the ljno was" if tlioso aro juniors what must tlio seniors be." Somoof .our men who have played for senior teams, ■ McCarthy, Cargill, Hawkins and Jeffries, too spotted as beingvery " old-fashioned ; juniors," andreceived a great deal |of barrack from the small boys. Agraiid ball in the evening in tlio Provincial Hall d great success, the teani enjoying. themselves most heartily. The Nelson people .could not do enough for the visitors, who gained a name all round of bo-

ing" tho most gcktlemanly set of footballers tlmt had visited Nelson," All the team were sorry to say " good-bye," but Blenhoim lmd to be reachednext day, and on Tuesday at noon, we boarded tjho " Penguin,' Several young ladies—cousins of our boys—were to wish theni adieu, arid sonic the leavo takings were highly edifying, On the yiay .to the wharf hearty cheers were given for the people of Nelson,, tho host of the hotel, and lilayor Trask, who appeared highly pleased at the compliment, Ono of our number narrowly escaped being left behind, search, parties all tho mormiig having proved fruitless. Just upon timo, however, ho made his appearance racing through the streets clasping fondly a large bouquet of flowers, heedless of tlio laughter of all who beheld him,

licton was readied at eight p.m, and after a splendid repast at tho (Terminus Hotel, \ye travelled in coaches. to / Blenheim, reaching there 'at 11.30, after a cold and • tedious. drive, ~ Some of tho team were taken to the Masonic, and tho remainder to the'Marlborough Hotel, and being tiredj.all turned in, Next morning was cold and bleak, and wo saw ail -.there'- was to bo seen in Blenheim.'' Every wjiore- ive went, promises of ft soypre drubbing in the. afternoon were given, and we fully expected a rough time. : Tho team was. dyivon ;to the ground, and: tlie Marlborough men wore;, already ( anxious for the'fray, - -A fine top- ■/ ping set they were, being quite as heavy as our ffl\Jtf.**"Tliey setto work jSpon after tliree, ;aiid Brilliant • firstspoll >, waVsomewliat in favour of the home team, and 'scoring was 'iianwly averted on many occasions. In the second spoil, our backs got to work.: and surprised overyoue, The pass*

ing i»id running was' irresistible, and ; the local men wow penned on their lino tlio whole timo. The dofonco of Maribofough wtis oxcollcnt, their backs playing a beautiful game. Thompson and McCarthy sailed away time after time, and 'woro cheered for their excellent dashes, Galloway—or the "machine" as the ban-ackers called him—was in ft dodgy mood, and gavo tlio local "was registered up to within 2 minutes before time, when Cargill whipped it I

■ out to Galloway, nwl lie to 'l'homp- ( ' son, who, with full speed ahead, passed his men in great style, and scored, amidst great applause. No goal was registered, and the game was won, the whistle blowing immediately. Thompson was tlio hero of the team, scoring the win in both

matches, and ho mado a good imprcs- , sion in both games. MrCrawshaw, the referee, nctod in a fail 1 and impartial manner, and wns a vast improvement on Mr Cresswell, of Nelson, Three ringing cheers were given for Mr Crawshaw as the boys left the ground, Hawkins, as full, played a game in this match, and the way ho stopped several rushes when a score seemod certain, was really a treat to witness, Tho spec- , tators were most impartial, and gave our lads every encouragement, indeed " Wnirnmpn " was cheered on from all points of tlio ground in a truly sportsmanlike inannor, Here, again, the excellent behaviour of the team on tho Held was most favourably commented upon, not an word being spoken throughout Thompson gained a bottle of picklos and a tin of jai,i for being the scorer in both matches, and the plucky and determined little player deserves the utmost credit for being instrumental in tho wins. Wednesday night was spent in a jovialmannorwithUlenheim players, who were a very sociable crowd, ami entertained ns in grand style. We left Blenheim at 10.30 on Thursday ... morning by coaches en route for Picton and arrived at one o'clock. The" Penguin" was supposed to sail for Wellington at midnight, but a second disappointment was inßtore forus,and she wasdelayed (ill ten on Mlny morning. Tho evening was spent socially, and all were ready next morning to start for home. The Penguin was boarded and all Picton turned out to see the boys away. The ladies were then heartily cheered ns the boat left the wharf, as they had spared no effort to entertain the footballers most hospitably. A fine passage to Wellington followed, the Penguin making the wharf in a little over four hours. The cunning maimer in which dinner was announced in the centre of the Torawhiti " rip " had not the least effect npon tho boys, and the tables were well tilled with passengers , possessing such keen appetites, as to thoroughly surprise the stewards. Tho train for home was caught with little timo to spare, and notwithstanding that all had thoroughly enjoyed themselves, they seemed pleased to be near the finale. At ; each station, as members of the team dropped out of the companionship, hearty cheers wero exchanged, and tho good fellowship which existed all along will not soon ho forgotten, A pleasing little ceremony took place on board the train, when Mr McCarty, captain of the team, presented Mr Mqoi'c, tho manager, with a pretty gold compass, accompanied by the following address signed by ail the members of the team"To W, Moore, Esq., We, the undersigned members of the Wairarapa Junior .Representative Team, desire to present you with a small token of the high esteem in which they all hold you, They fully recognise that it is to your oiforts that the pleasantness and successfulness of the trip may be largely attributed, They desire to thank you for the way you have looked after the team, and wish you every prosperity and happiness in the future."MrMooresuitably responded, and the team sang "Auld Lang Syne" most heartily on his behalf, As the Masterton boys drove from the station, thoy wero welcomed by a large number of enthusiasts in Queen Street, and so ended tho most successful and enjoyable tour of tho Wairarapa Junior Bepresentntives.