ATHLETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12909, 4 July 1905, Page 7

ATHLETIC NOTES.

FOOTBALL. BOMBAY V. WAIROA. The return match, Bombay v. Wairoa, was played at Bombay in Mr. Rutherford's paddock on Saturday. The match was a very close one. Bombay was reinforced by 11. and E. Piggott. In -the first spell play centred in the visitors' 25 nearly the whole time. Within the first 15 minutes Wairoa had to force four or five times. Fahey then got the ball and scored the first try for Bom-bay,-J. Fitness registering the major points. Wairoa got on a splendid rush aiid carried play into the local 25, and Alexander got over at the corner, scoring for Wairoa. No goal resulted, though it was a splendid kick from a difficult anglo, the ball striking the post. In the second spell J. Fitness kicked a goal from a penalty kick, and McOlennan scored a try for Wairoa, the game thus ending in favour of Bombay by 8 points to 6. Mr. Skinner, of Auckland, bad charge of the whistle and gave full satisfaction.. PAEROA BEATS /WAIKINO. [by TELEGRAPH.— correspondent.] Paeroa, Monday. A football match was played' at ,Paeroa on Saturday between the representative teams of Waikino and Paeroa. The game was well contested, and was won by Paeroa by nine points to three. For the winners Sherson obtained two tries and Rickitt one, while Shaw scored a try for Waikino. None of the tries were converted. The Paeroa backs were far superior to their opponents, and their_ passing was at times splendid. The Waikino forwards were more than . a. match for those of Paeroa, being particularly good in the loose rushes. Of the Paeroa men Brenan, Clark," and Smith (backs) and Silcook, Penned and Rukutaia (forwards)' weiro the best; while the most prominent Waikino players were Armstrong, Black and Jones (backs), Bramble (wingforward), Field and Shaw (forwards). Mr. J. MoGregor refcreed impartially. TARANAKI MATCHES. * [by telegraph.—press ASSOCIATION.] ' Hawera, Monday. Saturday's football matches resulted as follows — Seniors: Waimato (5) beat Hawera (nil), Okaiawa (9) beat Opunake (8), Patea (8) beat Eltharn (3). • Juniors: W aim ate (7) beat Hawera (nil), Opunake (15) beat Okaiawa (8), Patea (16) beat Eltharn (nil). HAMILTON Y. CAMBRIDGE. The inter-dub football match, Hamilton v. Cambridge, was played on Saturday, Hamilton winning after a great game by eight | points to three. Cambridge had rather the 1 best of the game, but could not cross the opposing line, the points secured by them being the result of a goal kicked from a mark. Mr. H. Johnston acted as referee, . OTAGO V. NEW ZEALAND, [by telegraph.— association.] Dunewn, Monday. '. The Rugby Union has decided to communicate- with tjie Southland Union in order to have five Southland players included in the team to play the New Zealand team. GOLF. : ..." ' . The. annual .inter-club match between, teams representing the Hamilton and' Cambridge Golf Clubs was played at the Cambridge golf links on Saturday _ afternoon, perfect weather prevailing. Prior to play being commenced the golfers were entertained at luncheon by Mr. and Mi's. Chas. Hunter. The home team won on the 'aggregate by Jl wins to 3." The games were as under:—Miss Brooks (Cambridge) >. Miss Douglas. (Hamilton), won by the former; Miss R. Skeet (Cambridge) v,.' Miss Matthew (Hamilton), won by v th© former; Miss N. Young (Cambridge) v. Miss' O'Neill (Hamilton), 'won by tho former; Miss K. Willis (Cambridge) v. Mrs. Smith (Hamilton), won by the former: Miss H. Wells (Cambridge) v. Miss O'Neill (Hamilton), ..won by the latter; J. R.. S., Richardson (Cambridge) v. J. Bell (Hamilton), won by the former; .L. Peake (Cambridge) v. R. N. Roper (Hamilton), won by the former; T. J. Lea (Cambridge) v. N. C. Matthew (Ham' ilton), won by the latter; R. J. Roberts (Cambridge), v. — Ellgood (Hamilton), won by the former); A. Batty (Cambridge) v. Dr. Douglas (Hamilton),'won by the latter; W. F. Buckland. (Cambridge) v. — Shandi '(Hamilton), 1 won by'." the former; J. Anderson (Cambridge) iv. W. Gaze (Hamilton), won by the former; W. J. Connor (Cambridge) v. G. Hurd-Wood (Hamilton), won by the former; C. Coates (Cambridge) v. J. B. Birkmyer. (Hamilton), won by the former. ... i : A ladies' match' was played on Friday last for a trophy presented by Mr. D. Hood, of Auckland, Miss Kathleen Willis, boating Mrs. Matheson in the final. .The following entries have been' received for the championship matches of Waikato: —Ladies' Match: Mesdamcs Lea',' Matthew, Douglas and Butler, Misses Farrar, Brooks, R. Skeet, Young, Priestley, H. Wells, Holly, J. Brooks, ■ Clark, M. •R. Young,. K, Willis, and Yonge. Gentlemen's Match: Messrs. Hurd-Wood, Batty, Lewis, Birkmyer, Bell, Richardson, Anderson, Matheson, Roper, Peake, Buokland, Matthew and Drs. Douglas and Coates.