FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2662, 1 August 1887, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

. Wellington v Wairarai'a. This match was played on the Newtown park, Wellington oh Saturday last iii the presence of over three thouand spectators, tho weather Iming graud and tho ground iii ir.pital order, resulting inn win for the honio team ' by 5 points (1 goal and 2 tries) to nil. In the first spell the game was slightly in favor of Wellington,. hut no score was made, Wairarapa being forced down five times and Wellington once, throo of tho forcedowns being the results of pots at goal by the local men. Tho second spell was made fast, ami lafterI after twenty minutes play Cooper got "over tho line and secured ut tty for Wellington, which Morehouse failed to Bcore from. Shortly after King, the Wellington skipper, ran through the visitors and touched down behind the posts, from which Wales kicked ut SfonJ. ■ Towards the end of tho game, Wales, after a maul in goal, scored a third try for Wellington, hut the attempt at goal was unsuccessful. Tho N. Z. Times says:—The play as a whole was greatly in favor of the local wJttand had it not been for tbe good intrTvidual play of 0. Perry, whose hue kicking relieved his sidooumore than ono occasion, Stewart and iVhatinan, the visitors would havo beou- beaten by more than live points, Tho Wellington. forwards 1 wore manifestly superior to the opponents in this, part of (bo game, especially iu the loose work,- The local backs; too, were seen to better advantage-than is usually #tl;o cisd.

. A match was played on the Masterton ground on Saturday afternoon between the Red Stars aud a fifteen of the Mns"tertonClub. Tho latter was by far tho heaviest team and included several of the ' first fifteou. but the systematic play of the Stars proved more than a' match for tho weighty opponents and they won by one goal and two tries to nil. Tho featuro of tho play was the brilliant runs of R. Thompson, who secured the wholo of tbj trios. We Grammar School and Stato School tried conclußioiiß on the Red Star ground on Saturday afternoon, the latter winning by ono goal aud a try to nil. The lads played a qood game, showing some fair paMiufj and collaring. The tries were obtained by W. Thompson and J. Cole, widthe goal kicked by [{. Wrigloy,

The next representative practice of the Wairarapa Uuion takes place at Greytown on Saturday next, wheu the. team that played Wellington pn Saturday last will play tho nuxt eighteen,

.-. The final tie for the Junior Cup of tho , Wairarapa Kugby Union will take place gfc Saturday, 13th hist.,', between the JBd Star and To'Ore .Ore Clubs.

A football match took placo on Saturday, at Greytown, betwoen a mixed team of the Greytown Club and a toam from the Papawai natives. It was a hard tight, und the game was a fast one. Goldsmith, Tommy, Tiroa, Faulkner, and Tinga played a pood game for the Mamies, and A. Udy, S, Tully, W.Tully.A.L, Websteroid G. Humphries showed up well for (jSytown. Groytown scored a try iu the first spoil, aud in the second the natives claimed a try by C.' Goldsmith, who fell within six inches of the goal lino and rolled the ball over. The try was disallowed, and the game resulted in favor of Greytown by ono try to nil,