FOOTBALL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5130, 14 September 1895, Page 3

FOOTBALL

l ' Wairarapa v. Wellington. 6 [I)Y dajiocies.] Beautiful weather prevailed to-day l 8 for the annual representative match between the Wellington and Wairs arapa Unions, and considerable iuterest was takon in the fixture, )r notwithstanding the lateness of tho j season, and the very apparent lake--0 warraess displayed by our kickists j in tho trial matches for tho groat is 0V01lt " y Tho Wellington toarn were mot j] at the railway station this morning by tho Rugby Union officials, and a number of footballers. After being welcomed, the visitors were driven to the Club Hotel, whore a splendid r repast was laid for them. Between twelve and one o'clock, the town was exceedingly lively, a great number of peoplo arriving from all portions of tho district. A move was nmdo for tho Park Oval, a and notwithstanding tho early hour, d which no doubt prevented hundreds d from being present, the attondanco of the public was excellent. At one o'clock tho team was driven If to tho Park, and wero soon on tho >. ground auiious for tho fray to cornIE monce, They wero heartily greeted il by tliojr stalwart opponents, and looked very neat in black jerseys 0 and monograms. Tlioy appeared to ho in tho very best of form, and were soon established firm favorites j s with tho great majority of the speci. tutors. . ,r Tho Wairarapa boys had a few 1 friends, however, and the cardinal s and blue floated in many directions. e Watson captained tho home team, ' and Pudney the visitors. Mr A. k D'Arcy officiated as jj referee. ,( The ground was very hard and y dry, rather favoring the fast and if brilliant play of the Wollingtonians, c Tho crowd was kept outside the Oval |j fenco by a committee of gentlemen, aud evoryone was enabled to see all the play to the very best advane fage, i- Both teams played with several emergencies, the Wairarapa having '• to fill the vacancies made by Booth, a Morris and Woon, by substituting ® Thompson, Percy and Wrigley.