Fifth Day.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9642, 14 January 1899, Page 2

Fifth Day.

As tho tourney draws 16 a conclusion 'so^' V :i the UUeresi deepens, more espooially'l-J\^ amongst those teams • who fancy that J '$ viotory is within their grasp. t So close |.7x were the totals of some of the teams at tue* 4 i>V ( conclusion of yestorday'B play that tbVe.^% was plenty of justification for their blaimSV^ to b 8 reckoned with, and as eaoh'game is finished to-day thpre i« a buzz of exoito : y^T men t as to the effect, on, auoh^obanoes, ji"l The weather was again excellent', although - "• -, perhaps a trifle warm, and there wpß^i.f.y very largo attendance thr'ougho'ut'thoclay.. "« :^- In the first round to ; day, Oarfcertori-^':- 1; admittedly 'the weakest' team ia'the.i"^ tourney, playing with two substitutes— 5 J^> added auother to Wongauui'a losses,* the I; J§" home representatives being ; 6nly abloto.,'>\f put up 12 against a Inokily-compiled y.i .-Vi Hastings beat Gisborne by 8, Feilding Im- ' s"# proved their position nomewh'at by defeat- 'V>» ing Thorndos, Bluff Hill floored 18 to It vi against Palmerstou, Now Plymouth pre- i'-"P vailed over Haweta 4 Nelson resigned on' . ; thel4thheadto Remuera, Napier main-V;. tamed the premier position by putting ,\- down Victoria, and Wellington also seor&d ' '"V another winning • point in their match ■." against Newmarket. The Dannevirke- -„,?,' Blenheim, matoh went to the latter by 1 ■ /': only, and Auckland proved altogether tooC";? good for Waverley by a majority of 10. "? : V Tho scores were :— " - r _ --* ~\<

At the conclusion of this round Napier' "• '* waslcadiugby a point, followed by New "~\ Plymouth second, Wellington and 'Bluff. -' - Hill equal for third, then -Foilding and ' ', Auckland equal. - » ■■ -y ..

Afternoon tea was dispensed by Mrs Al^"v MoFarlane and Mrs R. Grant, assisted by '. J" Mrs T. Ward, Miss L. Notman ana Miss..., sf, E. McFarlane. _' . • "_, The members of tho tournament coni- ■" ,* mittee are - specially reminded of the - \ meeting to-night at Chavannes' at 8.80 ■" sharp, , . i" - ; 'X

BECONU BOUND. •- - ... risborne a byo. : t ' fowtownn 13 v Thorndon '17. ~ [asliuga 20 v Palmorston ~^i" -■ 'oiiaing 17 v, Pow Plymouth 19 -•'" Huff Hill 20 - v Nelson "- % > 8 ;>, fnwera 12 v Napier 20 $ temaera 14 v Wangauui - '-18 I* 'ictoria 11 v Blenheim '15 ",J larterton 13 v Auckland ' IB -'. lannevirko 17 v Wellington * 12 ' "*> Vaverloy 9' v llewmarket 10 (?( ?* 1 '

FIHST HOUND, fewtown bye " , -'-,?, lastinga 19 v Gisboroe 11" .? 'eilding 13 v Thofhdon > 8 ■' iUifiF Hill , 18 v Palmerston "12'.'^ lawoi'a 9 ' J) v- New Plytnduth 14 * J > tetnaera " . 15 v Nelson * " , 7/ . r iotoria 12' v Napier ,-li- iX - 'arterton . 16 v 'Wanganni 12' ■■' tlenheim 17 v Dannovirke 1B'»'"V iiickland 16 v Waverloy - 6 ';^_ lewmarkefc 16 v Wellington" 1 18^1"