FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 4 June 1913, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

WAIRARAPA v. WELLINGTON

A LUCKY WIN FOR WELLINGTON.

[By Telegraph. — l'ress Association

WELLINGTON, Last Night. ■About 5000 people watched the first representative match cf the season, Wellington v. Wairarapa, -which proved a close contest, and resulted as follows:

Wellington /14 Waiiarapi .. 11

It walkthrough bad luck and overeagerness on the part of the country players that their'chanees. were spoiled.. On to-day's play J:hey should have won. Tilyard and Bell scored for Wellington in the first spell, and Lambert got a goal fro-n a mark. McKenzie got a goal from a free kick for Wairarapa. The second spell, after the first minute (in which Miller scored a try and Roberts converted), was more in Wairarapa's favour. Bourke. got a try, which McKenzie converted, and McKenzie also kicked a penalty goal..'

WANGANM v. TARANAKI

WANGA.NUI, Last Night

'The first Rugby u'ep'resontative match of the season between Wanga.nai and* Taranaki was played here today. Raiii overnight' had made the ground heavy on tlie surface. The game was a good one, Taranaki, both in the backs and forwards, being much superior to the locals.. Taranaki won by 26 points to 5. Loveridge scored five tries, Taylor one, and Cabe one. Qn-ly one of the tries was eonverted by Stohr, who also landed a penalty goal. For Wanganui, B. Leahy scored a try, which was converted by Faber. The Taranaki backs gave a fine exhibition. There were nearly three thousand persons present.

NORTHERN UNION GAME

HAWKE'S BAY v. WANGANUI

NAPIER, Last Night-

The Northern Union gamp, Hawke's Bay v. Wangamii, was' played here to-day in favourable weather conditions, and in the presence of a. large crowd of spectators. The game was fast and open. The combination of the Hawke's Bay back division was better than that of the visitors, al-though-there was little to choose between the forward divisions. In the first spell Hawke's Bay led by 6 to 3. but towards the close the home team held the upper hand, and the final scores were : Hawke's Bay 23, Wangamii 6, Roseoe and Hodgson scored for the visitors, for whom Siddels played a remirkably good game.

About thirty members of the Masterton Operatic Society proceeded to Greytown last evening, and attended the performance of "The Princess of Poppyland," by the Greytown Operatic Society. The performance wan largely attended and the piece was splendidly rendered, being greatly appreciated by all present. Master-' ton visitors we-re hospitably entertained by the Greytown Society. Only when tea is absolutely pure do you get the highest stimulating power and the least waste. Purity in tea is secured by tke utmost care in every branch of the industry,, from picking of the leaves to marketing of the finished product. Crescent Tea is a high grade, pure Tea.; It is ' ich and strong, and uniform in flav>ur. Sold in three grades at 9s, Is aod amd 1« 8d per lb. *