Auckland Matches.

NZ Truth, Issue 265, 23 July 1910, Page 3

Auckland Matches.

The Auckland Rugby (Union's club matcbes for the championship advanced an 1 other stage, on Saturday., the etgtrtfo round 'of. the series being played. Tfce attendance a* the. Park on Saturday was large, the final matches for the secondary school championship being principally responsible for the attendance.

In the senior game, Ponsowby defeated fi» University by 16 points to 6. The play throughout was, very . open, and somewhat heavy and clumsy, excepting m .■Hie opening spell, when the Umi;er.s»t.y had all the vigor and freshness about them. In the end, however, they lacked tiw stamina of the Ponsonby men.

In tbe Graffcon-Cifcy match, the latter team was defeated by nine points to six. The City players were unlucky, but the game was very exciting from start to finish. ' •

Parnell beat the Marist Brothers toy nine points to nil. The game was fast and furious. - .

Some inkling may now be obtained as to the probable winners of the grade cfaampionslnfis. The senior looks like a certainty for Ponsonby, who have a dear lead of two wans,, with two matches to play. For -fine second grade, as between the North Siore and College KiHes, the former are now leading by one point. The final decision is expected to result m a great contest for the supremacy. The -third grade has been practically won by Poiisooby, wbile : tbe lonrtii gcade was decided en Saturday m favor of tbe City club's team.

In the public school matches, Newton East defeated Ponsonby by 3 to nil ; Pitt-street defeated , BeresforxLsfcreetf by 11 points to nil; BayfieM drew wijn Napier-street, both sides scoring throe points ; 'Mount Albetct drew: wrtn Utafton; Epsom defeated Wewmarfeet by 15 points to' nil ; amd BJtterslie defeated Btenraera C by *he rentaricatte score of iHT points t o 3.

The .English foofctoftlers arrived Irom Sydney per s,s. Maneqto on' Sunday at 2 p.m., and were conweyed ma drag to the Wa*toeana*a /Hotel. On Wednesday, under Northern Union rales, they played the N.Z. Maori team. A repprt of this match is /published elsewhere. *