TARANAKI FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 204, 21 June 1894, Page 2

TARANAKI FOOTBALL.

(from our own correspondent.) June 15. A Senior Cup match that created a great deal of interest was played at New Plymouth on Thursday, when Star (N.P.) met the Stratford. The Stratford put' a strong team in the field, among the number being A. and 0. Bayly, Lusk, Sangster, Davis and Pearson (Taranaki reps.), McMillan (Auckland rep.), and Marshall, another Aucklander. In the first spell 8. Humphries made a short dodgy run and scored for Star. A. Humphries kicked a neat goal. In the second spell Lusk crossed the li'e for Stratford, but no goal resulted. The game ended in a win for Star by sto 3 points. The game was played hard from start to finish, and was the best seen this season. The following table will show the position of the senior clubs at date: —

The junior contest is divided into two districts, the champions in each to meet for the premiership. At present Stratford 11. lead in the southern and Star 11. in the northern division. On Thursday Star 111. defeated Stratford 111. by 23 points to nil. Stratford and Star are the only clubs playing three fifteens. Whisky revivers at half-time is fashionable among the players of several clubs in this district Knocking out has been a distinct feature of the game this season. In the Stratford-Star senior match several of the latter were laid out for temporary repairs. The Taranaki seniors will journey to Auckland this season, and will probably meet Wellington, Hawke’s Bay and New South Wales in their own province. The Taranaki juniors will return a visit of the Manawatu juniors, and if arrangements can be made will meet the Auckland juniors ( Three brothers, A., S. and E. Humphries, play back for Star seniors. The two first named are 9.0 youths, but play a wonderful game. R. Lusk, who still battles at the game, played well for Stratford on Thursday. Alf. Bayly got a nasty knock on the right forearm during the game. Tukapa 11. met Inglewood 11. on the ground of the latter on Thursday, and were defeated by the country club by 8 points to nil. Taylor and Fuller scored tries for Inglewood, one of which Gobel converted.

The changes Time brings. The winner of the English Derby of 1874, George Frederick, wa sold in a Home saleyard for 30s. ! The cable tells us that a Wesleyan parson says a racing premier will not long be tolerated. He s wrong. Rosebery’s racing will be votes in his pocket. Mr J. Tennant, the owner of Remembrance and Dora, met with a very serious accident (writes “ Castor”) when assisting at the Winter Meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club. Mr Tennant was trying to slide down the bannisters of the Grand Hotel staircase when he slipped and fell a distance of sixteen feet on to the tesselated floor below. Mr Tennant fell on his face, which sustained a fearful gash, and his other injuries consist of a broken wrist and a broken shoulder. Fortunately he sustained no internal injuries, and he is progressing towards recovery in a satisfactory manner.

Wins. Draws. Lost. Points. Star (N.P.) .. 3 1 0 7 Waimate ...., 2 1 0 5 Stratford .... 2 1 1 5 Hawera ...., 1 0 2 2 Patea 0 1 2 1 Clifton 0 0 3 0