STAR FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS.
(Continued from yesterday.")
Football Tournamenc, seven men aside, for a set of medals. Fifteen minutes p)ay. S. Humphries, No 2 team, beat L. Allen's No 3 team by G points (two tries) to 5 points (goal from a try). S. Humphries towards the end sustained a twist in the shoulder and had to retire. Humphries and Jury scored tries for the winners, and L. Allen for the losers, J. Wood kicking a goal.
G.Ryan's No 7 team beat F. Hailoy's No 4 team by 3 points (a try) to nil. Ryan scored the try.
Ford's No 8 team beat E. Humphries No 5 team by 5 points (goal from try) to 3 points (try). Ford scorod try for winners, and Potty kicked the goal ; and W. Woods scored try for losers. A. Humphries' No 1 team beat A. Mclntyro's No (j toam by 12 points (4 tries) to nil.
Ford's No. 8 beat Ryan's No. 7 by 13 points (two goals and a try, all tries scored by Ford) to nil.
A. Humphries' No, I beat L. Allen's, who went on for S. Humphries' No. 2 team.
Ford's team won the final by 2 tries (one converted), scored by Smith and Ford, to nil. The teams competing in the final were : — No. 1 : A. Humphries, G. Parker, H. Mynott, J. Gillespie, R. Pearce, W. Nichol, and (!). George ; No. 8 : H. Ford, S. Smith, F. Petty, J. Jenkinsou, A. L.idncr, S. Smith, and A. Clow.
Boys' Race, 100 yards, (for boys imdor 17 years on day of sports. — A. N. Morey, syds, 1; C. Webber,9yds", 2. Four others ran. Won by a yard. Time, 17 l-sth sees.
One Mile Bicycle Raco. — Arthur George, 1 ; A. C. Forbes, 2 ; V. Beale,' 3. Also started : A. Avery, Georgo went to the front on the second to last lap, and although hotly pursued by Forbes, who made up a lot of ground, won by about 50yds. Time, 2min 59 4-6 th sees.
Girl's Race, (under 14 years). — Ethei Nash, 1 ; Harriet Hopkins, 2 ; Lucy Hopkins, 3.
Boys Race, 300 yards, (for boys under 17yrs on day of Sport.- -A. N. Morey, 7yds, 1 ; C. Webber, lGyds, 2 ; D. Gallaghan, 14yds, 3. Won by a yards. Time, 38 4-5 sees.
Boys under 14 years. — Colemau, 1 Chong, 1 ; L. Smith, 3 ; George, 4.
Boys under 12 years. — McLean, 1 Elder, 2 ; Campion, 3.
A private match for £1 between A. Putt and S. Glynes, over 100 yds, was won by Putt by 3 yards.
Three-Mile Bicyle Race. Ist prize, troohy valued £3 ; 2nd, trophy valued £I.— A. George, 380 yds, 1;A. C. Forbes, ssr, 2 ; V. Beale, 490 yds, 3. Only starters. George won by about 40 yards. Forbes, who went inside a flag, rode a splendid and plucky race, but the severe handicap was more than he could pull up. He was accorded a hearty round of applause when ho pulled up. No second prize wasallotted, us tho condition was >l four starters or no second prize." Time, 9min 45sec.
A couple of minor events weie not got off owing to the want of entries.
The Benefit Societies Band, under Bandmaster Bezzant, played several selections during the afternoon.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10597, 24 April 1896, Page 2
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538STAR FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10597, 24 April 1896, Page 2
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