OUR TOURING FOOTBALLERS.

Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 23, 27 July 1893, Page 4

OUR TOURING FOOTBALLERS.

♦— OEIT.AT OF THE BVTHURST TEAM. I UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Baihurst, 26th July. The match between the New Zealanders .vnd the Western Districts fifteen was played •it Bathurst to-day, before a large attendance. The weather was beautifully dear, but cold, and more like their own climate than any the visitors had yet experienced. The New Zealand team waa — Full-back, Wilson ; three-quarters, Good, Bayly, and .fords ; halves, Bntland and Shannon : forwards, Mowleni, Oliphant, Lambie, Cockroft, R. Mackenzie, Gray, Watson, Murray, and Hiroa. Western Districts— Full-back, Hurford; three-quarters, Suttor, Colquhoun, and Clayton ; halves, Barry and Dibley ; forwards, Reid, Fish, Britten, Sambrook, Maloney, Parker, Gardiner, M'Kewn, and Wiburn. Read kicked off for the local team, who played in white. Jervis roturned the boll well up the field, and Lambie passing to Mowlem, the latter gave tha Auckland crock a pass which took him to the goal-line, where the ball slipped from his hands. Soom afterwards Murray secured the ball from a lineout and charged over the line, but Wilson failed to convert the try into a goal. Some fine passing between Butland, Shannon, and Bayly enabled the last-named with a dashing run to reach the line, but he was collared in the nick of time. The visitors warmed np to their work, and the ball coming into oliphant's posression, that aotive Poneke player lost no time in getting across the line. Jurvis kioked a neat goal from the toy. As soon as the game was resumed, Jervis, with a. beautiful kick, sent the ball up the ground, and Gray, following up fast, compelled the Whites to touch down in aelf-defenoe. Bayly received the ball from Mowlem and Oliphant, and easily crossed the line. He took the kick himself, but failed. After the kick-out, Colquhoun sooured the ball, and, after a fine run, passed to Read, and the latter to Clayton, who mulled it. Hiroa was chiefly responsible for regaining the lost ground, and later on the local men were again forced down. Following up the kickout well, the Bathurst men got into their opponents' territory. This was the only chance they had bad, and they made the best use of it. Maloney passed to Fish, the latter to irambrook, and keeping up their pace, Sambrook transferred to Read, who imcceeded in scoring. Colquhoun kioked a goal, and half-time was then called, with the score as follows : — New Zealand, II to 5. Early in the second spell Bayly got possession, and travelling at a great pace got over near the corner. The kick was at a difficult angle, and Wilson failed to increase the score Shortly af terwardß Butland got over, and Jorvis increased the score by a goal. Upon getting to work again Colquhoun had a pot at goal withont success, though he made a good kick, and the Blacks were forced down for the first and only time. The play then returned to the centre, where Bntland passed to Shannon, who, with a fine run, eluded all his adversaries and scored a try, whioh Jervis increased to a goal. Wibura and Read leJ a big rush into New Zealand territory, whioh was stopped by Bayly seonrin? a mark. The Blacks charged back again, and bhannon gave Bntland a pass which enabled him to get very close to the Whites' line. No further score, however, was obtained before time was called, New Zealand winning by 24 points (three goals and three tries) to five points (one goal).