FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. / TO-MORROWS MATCHES v : :v ; -r''/Senior, U\ . -The •following- team will/represent Petono' : agamstv-Southern:—jr. -Rvanj InstOney A' 1 ' Hoilfio; G. Macklej, J Ryan, Gieen, Hardham, Con, Sullivan, Frasor, Read), JVt'Gill, Knight) :-M.-'.o'Siilhvan,:'Nank]vcll;'and 'W. 1 ' ityan: . •. .. --- : '-. matchf:Wqlhneton:v. St; tho : . following': will : represent Wellington :—- . Sheridan, Hill, Lfcwrencs, Riley, Abercrombio, Sellars, Malfroy, Barclay, Byrnes, Smjtho, Wilson, ■ M'Kay, M'Kellar,. Mills, Tumor. .-■■ : Emergencies—Bridge and Paul >":■ ' ' Third Class . The following will represent St.- John's' Football .Club.in tho third-class championsnip against, Jbhnsonville, at Johnsonvillo; to-monow-'—Saxon, Djet, Beitinshnn, v Watson,- rßodgravo, Buchanan, Jillifrc, Mill- , Coad, Andrew,' 'Riffgs,' Pmp Melody, Fmdlaj The team Mill lea\e by tion fnjm Mauan atu Sta.Class. . y.y : . '.y r T^ 0 ,f°ilr, ing ", lU represent St. John's 1 ootball- Club in the fourth-class -championship against Orientals, at Miramar, to-mor-row:—Duskio, Menard, Noedl, May Men-.-/5L%, Cr .•Andrew,.;Prain,, Alexander, MKay (3). Grant, M'Morau, Bradley; emergency, Millior. ! A; team from tho 1 Post and' Telegfaph Do- '. .\'|^W^nfcta^;''c6hcllißioti3V.j^^rday i ', niorh- '. mg at Newtofrn Park with a fifteen: from the Railways... Oiving.to nn. alteration in the time-for tho match, the Post and Telegraph , • j™ n ?tj placo. their- Strongest team 111. the . tho game -ttas.'ah"eV6hly-" •••.-..c° n »Sßfpd,ono r -and\ended'.iii.-a- win for Railby 12 .points to nil. ' J ASSOCIATION. Senior. Leaguo (First Division). ... Diamonds v.. Y.M.C,A., at Nowtown-Park. : -Diamonds team—Fitzgerald, W. Roberts : ' n ar ß ?ir i lior y, Taylol '' D - Roberta,- Black' ' l>utfy,-1 Hathaway, A. Lowe; and "Roddy. ' . ... >yv'V k\ ? MIRAMAR RACECOURSE GROUNDS. ' AGREEMENT SIGNED • ' Tho agreement whereby tho "Wellington : :-.:-KugoyfUnipn': secures-thrf, lease 'of' the Mira- ' ??i r . , • ac 'S? ol ! rs s. from- tho Woiidorlfind arid .- ■ Athletic Park Company for three years at' a ■ ; rental-of- £300 por annum, was signed yester-day-afternoon. ■ f ■■ ■ ■ V/ that'the" " —Ju- il ea slla , ll avo tlie ' ngh't to, tho area' '! . . within tho oval with the .exception of a. strip , ftwonty feet wide, which the proprietary: requiro for a laco.tiack. , The spectators will; po MavtcA to occupy tho track in ' addition to the.spaco outsido tho oval whenever matches aio being played. . Tho grand-' stand dressing rooms will bo'undlr tlio 'V Althongh; it is stipu- - latpd'that, 110, additional structure should be'-' erected ,iti lsVnoverthelcss probable that tiio ; .- Union, will.put, up,-movable tiers /of /stands'- >' .®Vtbo-most convemont 1 places. ;; The right'of ' Association, players. to usotwo 'of the six grounds:.has: been reserved.., It has been , agreed-,that tho proprietary shall retain the right to uso the ground on three Satur- , days, 0110 of which must bo after August 31, .on-two Wixlriofjdnys and on all general public ' when they fall oh Saturdays and \\ fedriesdays during each season. Then' "gamj ,no refreshments,. etc., can bo. Bold:-to;tho public on,tho ground;.: In this corinpction .it nia.v be mentioned that'tlie 'tea kiosk, has been fenced off from Wonderland,' ; :. and will; be : open, whenever . inatches are played. Tho grounds, ; which : will- b'o used for the v first time to-morrgw, are fairly level,'.iaid are ' reported to bo: dry. It is 1 stated■ ttat tho' two, central .plajiug areas are hardly eoual 'to'.tho, others.: From the.grandstand which ;. will vaccommodate; close-on 1000 persons, a splcndid-yiew ; of at least three gamps li.iiy be obtained;,-- - Special sorvices from Kilbirnie ;tp.;.tlieVPark gates will ;bo inaugiirntod -to--,morrow, as .also-will 10-mimit-e sorvices from Government Station : . and Courtenay Place. In/addition a boat will -leave for Miramar at 2.20. If tho traffic warrants it, a" special . boat will bo secured every Saturday'. It lias . ' also' bfeoh decided to issue at an "early- 'dato shilling; coupon's which will includo the 'edst of.'travelling by . the. boat and i-dmission ;to tho ground., Tho. question of .issuing coupons • covering .tho cost of i'tramway- fare and admission to the ground, will, it-is understood, bd considered at a later date. - Now tl at tho Union has a ground completely undor its control it is. not unlikely that the question'as ' to the advisableness of issuing season tick'ots will be brought forward. . , ■'