FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALANDEBS IN NEW SOUTH

WALES. EASY VICTORY AGAINST METROPOLITAN. United Presa Association.— By Electric Telegraph.— tJopyright. j ; lv Sydney, t^uly 29. A largo assemblage; including Admiral Rawson, witnessed the .mjatch New Ziealand -- v. Metropolitan " TJiiion today. Lt tihe'local teajn-Hbwtihorne replaced .'Mauiicl, anjd Barjker anjd Ogaard 'played insteafd' of Riley anjd AVhite. New Zealand lost the toss and played against a strong breeze. - Play was confined to the local ; team!' si .25's for aonVe time, Ogaaitd collaring . Aaher in time to prevetot a certain sco.re. -The locals started a rifeih- rigflit up .to ' New Ztealarfd's Jine, and, fhi-ough Wallace fumbling ' tbV ball, tihe visitors were oompefieil to force.' ! New ' Zealand's aggressive, „platy t became exciting. Ogaarjd collared As^i'er repeatedly. Oxenham got the.>il>all artd./kidkeTd well across the ;/field, wnere barker, secure^ possession, and ,^'ithVa fifne run, all .afcteirniptk to catcK hini failing, (trew ~- fitst blood for ihe ' local man, amid the .ewiijtfsiasm of the spectators. - 1 , . New Soui^^Waies/i.. ' :':. ' .-„. 3 New ZteaianJcT V.. "*. 0 This success) was ;follpjw€*l by a, strong atfrdclc/HawUiorne nearly ooting a goal- with! a, fine Hcjk. New, Zealand was, forced ;twi£e %n <g?iisk succession, but 4 a* iftHe Plater, from a penalty .to^thiem, jn front of .'the . goal, Wallace -nearly effected *a the ball just passing ;fche..'posti ' TJhis was followed by,, a great into the Sydney qiUaiyters, in which iHy put in a capital run. ' ' Wf6o,& passed to Cooke, then .baj^went.'bacilc to Wood aiacl on to "Ashcr,* the latter being thrown o*ut.' "~ The local men were now sorely pressed, antl Ne;w Zealand time and again. looikefcV like scoring, but a penalty kick against thfem' re— lvqvftd the position. The New Zea--landers, however, returned, to the atr taok, and MaQGregor nearly crossed the line. A bit of 'off-side play on the part of one of the visitors. was again the me&ns of getting the Wfclsjh-, men out of a a v , tight corner, , LftterJ'a'nothpr g6o^^'opening";vms, iiia/d'ei tyit Ashler failed to hold the ball, arid h!aK time was called with %Y\e §oore' New South. Wales ... , > 3 . New Zealand ....... ...,.,.. 0 The seconti half had not long: started when" the hopes- of the New South Wales supporters were"^ufclely clashed to the ground, as V-ifdtors; gqi l go- • ing .' J with af;?wtfr aniq, in.' a, J»\#, j^&nufceg fyiznean, s their s^ip«poi?,.. i rw Ic4u1 c4un i a up -a good run 1 by jSassing^iQ Long, -:- who; scored aireaay try, and tihekicje at' goal was improved by -.Wallace, New Zealand • '<:.': ... >..- S..New South .Wales , .~ 3 The game was, hardly, re&uimed before Duncan was again to the fore, and he carried the leather dbwn to the local 25' st where he transferred it to Humphries; who^ in turn passed vit along to WtalSßnn,. who scored. r The .angle was a 'difficult one and Wallace failed to conVort. ; ' ' , ■ New Zealand 8 ' New South Wales ... 3 The visitors were soo;ri v on. the aggressive again, and Stead, after good ruin, passed to Asher, \yho clashed for .the. line, <but, was^pushed out just in* the corner. From- the tjhrow in a fine pass to Wbofcl, then : -to Duncan, Stead, and Asher in quick succession enabled the last named* to get overi but ■ Wallace failed to improve the score. < „ New ZealauH '. ...... 15. New South, Wales . .:. 3 The local side apipeared^ lo in de-mjor-alieed, and were i*a|)idly jroiug to pieces in the face* of the ficive onslaught by the visdtoral A siilendid bit of passing from Longs to McMinn, Diunean, Wood and MoiGjregor, and bacjk to LoW, gave the latter a dhain'ce ho acM ariotfier, try to hisT oredit,, which he sUcceedea i» accom«pil»slhiaig, and Wallace was also saicteessiul in placing a goal. New Zealand ... .... ..; ..'. 16 New South Wales ' ... 'Z The visitors dribbled down the, field again, but Urly lost the ballwlien tm the point of scoring. HJunnfevhJries, however, camie to the reaciue, arid getting possession hianded the ball to Stead, who gaivo it 1o M,dGregor; the latter crossing the line, .and Wallace was once more swccesisf'al in scoring the major points. ' , New Zealand ' ... 21 New South. Wales „.. ... ... 3 The local men were visibly outplayed and hopelessly unable to withatanW the rushes of the "visitors wfoo retiumecl to the attack with a fitne dribbling rush started by Given and'MpMinin, arid fimishing with" Wood scoring, W/allace's kick at goal being sudScessful New Zealand 26 New South Wales ... 3 Shortly after the ball \v.as in play again Hfttmlphi-ies sectored 'a mark rigiht on the half-way line, from which Wallace amidst the hearty applause of the spectators, placed, a magnificent goal. New Zealand ... r ... 30 New South Wales % ... ,Q Just on time Homtplhries and MifeGjregor engaged in a panging misji, Asher crossing the liney but Wallace, from a diffi.cult , an-ffle, failed' to convert, the gamb ending ' ' New Zealand %.. 33 - Now Soiith' Wales' ... ] 3 - The team left for Brisbane tiiis evening. . , „!.-, , A VICTORIANS OPDHION. > Received July 30, 10.6 a.m. Sydney, July 30. The captain of the Carlton team, is visiting Sydney tp give^ an exposition of the Victorian _game, in the course of an intftnview, said ihat while he did not" admit the superiority of R,ug|by over the Victorian game, mia't.c'h he .saw yesrte^lay' was oho of

the finest expositions of BJugby he ever saw. The passing rus-hes of the New Ztealanders were flashes of tfril--liancy, while Wallace's kick over ilie goal from half way W&f- a revelation. Kiei'nan, McGregor ,t and Spencer haive nearly recovered from their ■ injuries. . „ ' l \ -THE QUEENSLAiND TBA>M. \ Brisbane, Jiuly 30. The Hollowing team has been selected tio represent- CJpieeinslanjcl against New Zealand on t Sat|uq?day "'— {Rack, . Redwood ; threeqiiarters^N. Colton, Dixon, Dore, * ana- MdLejwi ; halves/Graf-, ton and Evans ; O&lade, Aridersic-n, W^lsh, Richards, Nic'holeson, -O'Connor,. Holmes, T. Colton. RESULTS OF NEW SOUTH' WA^ES ; N V. NEiW ZiEA'LAiND. . Winner Points 1884— Sydney New, Zealand IL-p 1884— Sydney > New Zealand ' 21-^-2 lßß4^SySi'ney New Zealand 16—0 1593-^Sydney New Z-ealatosd VI— > 8 IS93_ Sydmey - New South W ; ales 2&-& 1893— Sydney "New Zealand 16h-0 ia9l^_Ohristohvurch New South ' Wales 8-6 1897-* Sydney New Zealand 13—8 1897^Sydney -.New South TVales 2&-S 1897-^Syjdney New Zealand , 2&-h3 1901MWellington > New Zealand 20— £!„ -1903-T^SyftJney New .Zealand • 12^-HO Maibdhes 12; New Z'ealanid w.on 9, New South. .Wales won 3. Jn aclclition to the above, the Maotria in 1889 played two matches against New South Wales, wintning by 12 to' 9 an r d 16 to 12. - - , " TABA^ArETIAip. TOSAM. . Mx.Sy.me pioked the Re) 3. team, after the test rnatcn this aiternojpn. The personnel however,'- be saibjecteji to alteration, as a Probable v. Pos^ sible niatch-'will -be 'played at*'Hawer<a on Wednesday next, and the play v on, the day may cause Mr Syme to. -in,atk^ some alterations in the Rep:- team.' The Probable v. ■Possible match* sh©"U'fcl , also be well attendeid, as the Wiest Coast, Band Contest will be held at^, Hawera next week. : ; - The Sydney papers to hand give | loug accounts of i£& first test niiatcji between New. Zealand arid New Soktih Wfeles. The Sunday Timjes says in%er alia :— One of the New Sototh Wales forwards, in reply %o &< question, said that there was no rougti play*, at" all in the scrumjnages from- atant to'fihisji. l of the game. He thoVlfth*' play gener-. ally became really rofugh lor. only one brief period, while New. South Wales, were attactdng' in. the se6onH' half, arid; in -that instance he coin^idere)d' tih'tevis-. itiors- started' it. : . ' ,-.*•- The same 61 * s&ys :— Mr J. Mianrning,' the New South Wfeiles captain, oxjbi'bitin'g a cut eye and limping" tjhfoiugh having, received a kick on the thigii, said that as far as ho could isee-| the game was played; in very fairi s^pirifc on the whole.^ Early in tihe: •second half, when , New 'Siouttt Wales! were near the Ntajr Zealaa*i gpal line^ it was j a bit rough, hut he thought one side was as -much to' blame as t!he other. The victory oi the New 1 Z©a : ; landers was, he thdoght, largely dfie to the quickness.. I ' of their backs and; the accuracy ' 'ol\iflxeir passing and handling in- th« rueihes. . On the wfcole he thought the New South Wales three front-rankers in , the sicrumm;ages^were': slightly more successful in getting, the from the New Zealand, two,, buttho secofn'd and thind row men blocks ed its passage. Then the sev;en New Zealanilers often pushed the New South Wales eight back and regained the ball. ' This, "in his opinion, showed there was room lot imjpi^vement ;in, scrum organiislation of the 3b,omte team. The Times also gives the following explanation of, the New Kealandef^' greeting and war cry :— Greeting : Tenia Koe Kangaroo, Tupoto Koe Kangaroo. . m - The W,ar Cry : Nu Tiieni tinei haere nei. A>u, am, aue, a ! r The greeting in Epglish -is :— Bow do ypu do, "kangaroo ! .You look out, kangaroo. . -_„,.*. T>he war cry : . - New Zealand isi mvaicling you. Woe, woe, woe;, to you. On Taies^ay the South Canterbury team defeated Bush Unioin near Pahiatjua by 6to nil- ' . ... , .^ The T^ika'pa 111., who were defeated by Pirates at Wangantai, had, it is atate'd, bad lucik in pot scoring on a couple of occasions. The following team will represent - the Gtaverameni BuiWi»gs in their match against- the Railway next Saturday -—Backs: Holt, CallenUat, Power,. Hill, Clanke, HoneyneW. Eorwarfls : Tansey, Dinniss, Woo(|l><=!, Malcolm, McRae, J^uttiimore, Cairnie, Youngnran, Aitchesion. Emergencies :J. Taylor, G: Campbell, B. Thomson, Macey, Ki^ell, J. Mackay.