WELLINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS.

Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 95, 23 April 1894, Page 4

WELLINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS.

President— Mr. N. W. Werry. Vice-Presi-dents—Messrs. A. T. Bate, A. Hoby, J. C. Martin, and P. P. Webb. Captain— Mr. K. D. Dunoan. Director of Sports— Mr, P. P. Webb. Judges-Messrs. A. T. Bate, C. A. Knapp, T. S. Ronaldson, and N. W. Werry. Keforeo— Mr. J. P. Firth. Startei —Mr. J. H. Hempton. Timekeepers— Messrs. E. O. Kreeft, H. M. M'Cardell and W. Ross. Committee— Messrs. F. Flower, J. H. Hemptoto, H. M'Lean, J Murray, W. J. A . Thomson, R. Wallace, and F. Pownall. Hon. Treasurer— Mr N. Galbraith. Hon. Secretary— Mr. Geo. C, Faohe. The Wellington Football . Club held it first annual competition for the Levin Shield on the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon The weather was far from favourable, ant the high wiDd prevented good kicking. •hi attendance was mainly confined to memberi of the clnb and their friends, very few of thi outside^ public being aware that sports wer< beinir held. Mr. G. Faohe, as Secretary, per formed his onerous duties uio.Bt satisfactorily while the deoisions of the judges left n< caaso of complaint. Owing to darknesi Betting in Bomo of tho evonts had to bi postponed, and three competitions havo stil to be decided. M'Loau is at present leading !or the shield with 16 points, closely followet by strange (14), Rowo (13) and K. l>. Dttu can (12). Following is a short account of th< events : — Half-Mile Clnb Race.— J Murray (70yds) 1 j T. It. Hord (70yds), 2 ; J. Koacbe (50yds) 3. Won by about a yard, a good race be tweon the second and third men. Fiftoei started for tho event, which was run ii football costume and boots. Time, 2mii t" sec. THE LEVIN SHIKJ/D. Drop Kiok at Goal, three positions.Dunne, Herd, M'Lean, Parry, and Strangi each kioked two- goals, scoring four point each. Place Kiok at Goal, three positions.— X Duncan placed all throe goals, soorinj six pointß; Fache, Fleetwood, M'Lean Hoe, Smithers, Strange, W. Thomson, an< Tnrnbnll, eaoh two goals, four points. Long Drop Kick.— Rowe, 61yds lft lin, 1 W. Thompson, 2 ; Stuart, 3 ; A. Duncan, 4 L. Harley, 5. M'Lean, K. Duncan, and F Harley within 10yds of winner, scorinj one point eaoh Long Place Kick.— F. Harley, 1 ; Turn bull, 2; Roach, 3; G. Johnston, 4; C Reeves, 5. Passing (teams of four), 100yds.— This wai the last event that waß got off, the ligh being too bad to go on with the programme The teams finished in the following order :- M'Lean (captain). Strange, Jack, am Horneman, 20 3-sth sec, 1 j K. Dunoan (cap tain), A. Dunoan, Home, and Parry, 21£ sco 2 ; Roe (captain), Roaohe, Dunne, am Fleetwood, 24J sco, 3 ; L. Harley (captain) Htuart, F. Harley, and Tringham, 38i sec 4; Mnrray (captain), Herd, Smithors, an< Le Cron, 40 3-sth sco, 5.