FOOTBALL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1951, 6 September 1886, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON V. NS.W. THE “CORNSTALKS” DEFEATED AGAIN. (united press association.) Wellington, Sep*. 4 There was beautiful weither for the ma'ch to-day. and about 4000 people wero present. Thijtnu i l was in good order. The Sydney men were lighter forward than the Wellington nun, aud in the first sp II the la t r fairly romped over them, having a slight slope in their favor. 1 lie passing of the vi-itors w;.g i.ot well judged, and cfior did them harm Connal scored a try by a brilliant piece of p'ay.from which Mclntyre kicked a splendid goal. Roberts also scored anoth>r try from a well-timed pass. In the second sjell the visitors played, rather better, but twice a further score s ernel inevitable, the Wellington men actually crossing the line and being thrown bodilv back Nothing more was scored, the mult being 7 poin s to nil. Wellington only forced down once. The play all through was most interesting, being open, exciting, and free from packed scrimmages, Roberts played a wonderfu ly cool and brilliant game, and was constantly applan led. On the Sydney side McArthuii, Shoi’tus, and Colquhouu were the mosjl noticeable. Generally speaking the Australians totally failed to eome up to the form expected of them on dry groqnd iq any branch of the game, but it must be remembered that they were playffig with-

nut their two best forwards. Efforts are being made to delay the Southern steamer till G on Monday to allow a game to be ployed at Maslerton.

MARLBOROUGH V. DASH WOOD PASS.

The return match between the Marlborough and Da*l l wood Puss Fifteens, which was played at McCallum’s paddock on Saturday afternoon, drew a large number of spectators, who watched- the game with great intetCot, They proved, however, troublesome at times to the players by encroaching on the field of ~j ay —in fact, play was stopped on more than one occasion, in order that they might he hustled off. During the first spell of the game, which was mostly confined to the forwards, the play was very exciting, no score being made on either side. The Marlborough backs, contrary to the almost general rule, were considerably “ off color,” so much so that the opposing team were frequently within an ace of scoring. In the second spell the Marlborough men braced themselves together, and their efforts were soen rewarded by Bush potting a neat goal from the field, for which he received a well merited cheer. Despite the uphill game the Dashwood team had to play aftir this, they fought bravely, but they could not prevent further scoring. Frank Dodson secured two tries for his side, from one of which De Castro placed a splendid goal, the leather being kicked from a very difficult angle. This player also secured a try, as also did Millington. The game thus resulted in a win for the Marlborough team by 15 points to nil. The Dashwood team are to he congratulated on the improvement they have made in the game, and if they keep together ought to retrieve their laurels next season. Guest, Cassidy (2), and Murphy are worthy of special mention for good play. A'l the Marlborough forwards played a hard game against the heavy weight, and it would be invidious to singleout individual players. Dodson and Baltrop captained the respective teams. Messrs McCallum (Marlborough) and Gentry (Dashwood Pass) umpired, and Air J. P. Lucas acted as referee,