FOOTBALL. New South Wales v. Waikato.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2204, 24 August 1886, Page 2

FOOTBALL. New South Wales v. Waikato.

OwiN'c; to the rain \n*t Saturday, there wa* no practice in Hamilton, though a large number (if footballers had assembled for that purpose. The Huntly, Cambridge and Hamilton Football Clubs were well represented. The members of the Huntly Club have put themselves to some trouble and expense in their zeal for foqtball, and it is to be regretted that [Saturday's rain pre\euted the match, as the captain and another would most likely have been chosen to represent their part of Waikato. Unfortunately, the Selection Committee has never seen them playing. A meeting of the management committee was held in the evening at the Royal Hotel. Tender* for entertaining the Australian*, were received from Messrs C. J. W. B.irton and JE. L. Smith. That of Mr Barton, being the lewer, was accepted. It was resolved that Waikato play ;tll blue, and not rainbow colours. Mr T. G. Sandea was authorised to spnnd, conditionally, £2 10s on fencing, and the hon. secretary was instructed to engage gate-men for the day. It was resolved to give a dinner to both teams on the night of the match, and, if possible, take the Australians to Te Aroha the nevt day, one of the committee accompanying them. The Aroha people have agreed to entertain the Australians for one day. Messrs N. Hunt and T. G. Sandes, the Selection Committee, chose the following, reserving the right of making alterations should they be necessary :— Messrs W. King, K. Wood, Porter, E. Pilling, W. N. Yon Stunner, G. Mayes (bncks), N. Hunt, W. Odium (wing men) Kallendar, T. Hinton, A. Souter, Gribble, Mclntyre, H. Graham, Mclntyre, H. Graham, Morrisey (forwards) ; emergencies : Pritt, Luke, Moon. Mr Hunt will captain the team, and Mr T. G. Sandes will act ao umpire. The s.s. Rotomahana having been detained at Sydney, she will not arrive in Auckland in time to allow the Australians to play in Hamilton on Wednesd.iy. Yesterday the H«n Secretary received a number of telegrams from Mr R. L. Skeen, the Hon Secretary to the Auckland Rngby Football Union. It was finally at ranged that the match take place in Hamilton next Saturday, the 28th inst. This will enable the Waikato representatives to have a practice in Hamilton on Wednesday 25th. The Hamilton band have agreed to play on Sydney Square from 2 to 5 on Saturday.

Professor Ewart lately read a paper before the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh, in which he stated that from examination of specimens of " whitebait" sent into the London market during the past year, he had come to the conclusion that tho much esteemed little fish consisted of sprats and herrings, about sixty per cent, of the former to forty per cent, of tho latter. The origin of the so-called " whitebait " has always been such a disputed point that the professor's, remarks arc particularly interesting. He also pointed out that in Canada sprats are extensively tinned a«> sardines. We beg to draw particular attention to Messrs Alfred Auckland and Cos. auction column. We beg to draw attention to Mr S. Tucker's new advertisement appearing in another column,