NATIVES V. TARANAKI.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5913, 19 August 1890, Page 2

NATIVES V. TARANAKI.

Those who had seen the Native fifteen on the field during the season never for a moment anticipated that the team would. receive such a thorough defeat at tho hands of the Taranaki representatives yesterdayseleven points to love. Before the match commenced the Maoris ■ were the favorites - in fact, they found supporters who laid " odds" on them, but the capabilities of the * visitors were greatly underrated, and many took as a gauge to' their merits the result of the match with Gisborne. The visitors were superior to the looal men in many departments of the game, and while every . individual effort of the Taranaki team was' backed up by tho others, it waß seen that in this respeotthe Natives were sorely deficient - • they lacked combination, and indulged in very little passing, while their following up was disappointing. When the first spe,l dosed the visitors had registered six points to nothing, and although this score was made up by potted goals from the field, yet, up to this stage, they had a long way the best of the game. The goals were kicked by Bayley, and all hope that the Maoris would equalise the score was dispelled shortly after the second spell started, when they gave Good an open chance, of whioh he was not slow to avail himself. He mado a capital run, scoring a try, but the scora ' wa» not increased oy the shot at goal. Bayley shortly afterwards scored another try for Taranaki, and Sangster was successful in his kiok at goal. This brought the visitors' score up to ten points, the , Maoris not having been able to get ' behind their opponents' line. A splendid . rush, headed by Hiroa, Matthew, and Dun- * can, carried the scene of play for a time into Taranaki's quarters, which for once looked dangerous, but the visitors were not to be denied, for Pearson relieved his side by a run ; he passed to Good, who in turn passed to Bayley, and one of the finest pieces of play was witnessed. Tho playera named, joined by others, by a series of passes, carried the ball into the Natives' twenty-five, but the latter showed up to advautage in the defence ; man after man they brought down, which performanco the spectators were not slow to applaud. A penalty kiok awarded to Taranaki in front of- the Maoris' posts waa not improved up.,n. Before the others were aware of what he was doing, Taku brought the ball out, and made a dashing run do wn the field, but when he got to the middJ c his course was ended. Wi Hape followed by a but the collaring of the opposing backs was too effective, and every effort on the part of the Maoris to score was tiraelv prevented. Again the Maoris were taken unawares, for at mid-field, they seemed to' be all in a bunch, and once more Bayley took advantage of the opportunity offered him He got in without difficulty, and registered the last score for Taranaki; the kick at goal did not increase the score Time was shortly afterwards called, tho score standing, Taranaki eleven points. Natives ml. Among the Maoris Priday .was very useful at half, and Goldsmith worked very hard. Taku, Duncan, and Wi Hape, at three-quarter, distinguished themselves, although they were not given the opportumties they might have had. Hiroa was among the best of theforwards. Whatproved detrimental to them was their extremely reckless passing, which only gave their or ponents better chances. The Tnran ak { backs ran, passed, and tackled well, v/hile their forwards were always on the ball Bayley and Good were particularly brilliant in their running. Rain fell throng' aoat the match, and the ground was very heavl ir! consequence; and this, together with ii™ slippery state of the ball, was nr, do U bt the cause of muoh of the mulling o a the part of the Maoris Despite the gree . 8V stat< f of th ; ball the visitors always too> tf Batch "| they seemed used "to a heav y tZf' Mr as referee, gave ' e^

decided on the Recreation Grourd tomorrow afternoon, a match will be played, commencing 1.30 p.m., between a team representing Waipawa and Waipukurau and the Napier Second Fifteen. The latter will put the following team into tho field.----r t f u Ck^r.,f? oghlßn i three-quarters. J. Goodall, Wdlianu, and Welsraan ; halves, Knight, Miller, and Kiely; forwards, Cato Jarman, Cunningham, Rowley, Elliot wT *V ? d Ja «? < 2 >- Emergencies I Baca-, Masterson; forwards, Riidman and