The Wairarapa Match. MASTERION, Monday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2210, 7 September 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Match. MASTERION, Monday.

The Sydney toun had lu'.iutiful weather on their journey t-< M i^tfitnn. The game this morning w.i-* \\<>ll attended. The ground w.*-> wet in j>l.»eo->. A.t the kick wIF the Wairarapa. men iu>hed up looking like scoring. Whatman got ov or the line, but dropped the ball. A. Pen y had the misfortune to break a small bone of his leg, when close to the line, and had to be carried off the field. Caird allowed Cliffe to take tho place of Macarthur, who made two or three excellent runs, and working the ball to the other end, Reid seemed it pacing all the backs, and grounded under the goal. He took the kick himself, but nuised an easy chance of goal. No other scoring took place during the first spell. On resuming, the Wairarapa men, scrummaging well, worked their way into the Sydney quarters. Hounslow passing neatly to Percy, the latter gave Baumber a chance, which that smart little player turned into a try, and kicked a goal from place. After this the reds played up hard, but the game went against them until McArthur, after a brilliant run, secured the ball, and scored a splendid goal from a flying kick. Ln this spell Webster, another local man, got hurt and had to retire Sydney won by <i points to 5. The Wairarapa men played splendidly. The forwards were too good for the visitors in that department.

An unusual spectacle was witnessed in Bilston, Staffordshire, when a fiercelycontested struggle took place between two horses in a field near that town. For some time the struggle was maintained so furiously as to prevent the interference of any of tha onlookers. At the conclusion of the contest one of the horses was found to be so injured as to necessitate its being shot. A bankruptcy notice appears in another column. Mr John Kno\ will sell at his mart on Saturday next, at 2 o'clock, a choice lot of furniture, &c, tho property of Mr iSke.itea, who is leaving the district ; also, his photographic studio, next The Waikato Times miildinps. Mr K. Hah, Whatawhata, advertises a chestnut maro running on his farm, and Mr Hugh Lang, Haulapu, a heifer running on his farm. MeMTs Alfred Huckland and Co., will hold their next Ohaupn live stock >:ile on Tuesday, Uth inst., whou a choice lot of cattle will bo yimled. On th« following day he will offer for competition at Cambridge, first-claws household furniture, the propmty of tlw Kpv. J. ii. WiUou, who is Vaviut? the di>tiict. The W.ntoa and Waihou sale is announced for Thiusday, lGth.