The British Tour.

Feilding Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 27, 23 July 1904, Page 3

The British Tour.

The visit oi the Britishers to New Zealand next month is creating considerable interest, and speculation as toftejw Zealand's chance of victory ■with the visiting combination is rife. H the! number of points scored in New Zealand by the British and New Zealand teams is any criterion, then speculators must plump their little Jbit on the i Maprilanders. Of course a slight advantage must be conceded , the visiting team, inasmuch as they have, by three months play together, attained an efficiency in strength ''- which local players have not had the opportunity of securing. The following are the results of the matches played by the British team in Australia^up to date :—-..: • ■■■-

Against Points. New South Wales ... 27 to nil Western Districts . '..:■ 21 to 6 Ne^iSputh Wales ... 29 to 6 * Metropolitan Union ..■."..'«. 19 to 6 Australia... ... ■.... Hto nil : Kortliern Districts; ... 17 to 8 /Queensland ... ... 2-Hp 6 .;. ■■.../■ 12: to. 8..- • ■ Points. scoreiby ; the Britishers 20Jj against 40 ; matches played, 10 ; won 10. ;i; " '••':'; ■■■ ■ "■■■■,: ■-. .•■■■'• .";'■' The following is a list of matches Splayed by tie last New Zealand taam during l\h» "wsit to Australia :— i " Against KewSonth Wales V.. 12tona Western Districts .:. 47 t0,7 New South Wales ... V3 to nil Metropolitan Union ... 83. t0 3 'Queensland ... ; ...". 27 tonij NorthOTn Districts -53t0 ml Australia,.. :..,... 22 to 3, , H.S.W. Combined County 32^^11 \ Points scored Vy New Zealanden 2^6, against 18 ; matches played, 10 : ;.;;-won : 10.---Post.";^;-:.- /: : • :,■ „-' ■ ;■■'" " f •:!;■ ■•■■ For ChildTHrt Hiking Qowih a] Sights Woods' Great 3?©wenpmwi '•'4Dnre, 15 63.' .