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CASTLE VAULTS, NEWTOWN, Noted for Stout, Wines, Spirits, <5rc., of the Stout, Wines, Spirits, &c., of the Finest Quality. Brook's Football Telegrams.— W B Sayer, Proprietor.

FOOTBALL NOTES. ✓ [BY VETERAN.] This week I will begin my riot,* by attending to the juniors. The Oswestry Reserve did a great thing on Saturday when they compelled Ellesmere Rangers to say good-bve to the Welsh Junior Cup It was a peculiar game. Muck had the great honour of scoring four gulil,. fir Hi vestrv, and he other one was actually scored Foiilkt-s, the goal- keeper. The game was of a v- ry t-me cha acter 1 and only contained one or two bight flashes When the Rangers scored, and the goal was a regular ->ean>y, the pace quickened and the home supporters were most enthusiastic hut- things sobered down in a short The second half law a little more vigoul pur into the play, an I the referee had occasion to ciution some of the pla ers, The repeated times the ball was sent into touch owing to the wind robbed the game of much intet- est aud the fence on the lower side of the ground prove.; very troublesome for the ball after getting into touch had another pop at the fence. The visitors seemed to take ma ters paRity. hut much good work was spoilt by the pas-es going into touch. Davies (centre) was not up to his usual good form in front of goal though he played well in the open. The re arrangement of the front rank owing to the absence of a coupte of players worked well. The ualves were good, as well a" the backs and goalkeeper i'he Rangers p^t in some good individual work, but rhe rbivsf<,r this kind of work are over. Their combination left, much to be desired. Hodn"t was the best of the forwards, bui te is too much inclined to keep the ball to himseif instead of pas-ing il, on. From one of his pusses j earlj in the game Gooderich should have scored bot he missed the bali ana the chance was lost The reat Lult If the Rangers was rheir lack of combina ion in workiug the bali up to goal. To do I this by individual work is difficult. Only those who practice combination after playing the individual game, know how much easier ir is to get the ball into the desired place. The individual, cer- tainJy, ooce in p way, may (;t the [)all rigLt, ht!t i! may generally be taken for granted that there will be a. "robber" on his path The half-backs, of whom Arthur Roberts was the best, shot too far in frout for the forwards, and the opposing back- geueralh got the ball intended for a partner. Thi* kind of play is not confined to juniors, I have seen it practised in many L?ague and Combination matches this year. if the halves would only place the bali either to the forwards or j i«t in front < f them, much more effective work wpuJJ be accorn plished by the whole team. The Ellesmere backs kicked stronglv, and Dawson kept goal well, and cannot be banned for the goals scored against him. Some of the spectators, to say the least. are reported to have taken the defeat in bad part, and did not bow gracefully to the decisions of the refrep, who was fair >nd impartial all throng As I anticipated in my notes last week there was a hard struggle at Abery.-twyth >e.ween the home- sters and Newtown, and although the homesters won in the end by 2 to 1 there WHS very little in it as may be seen from the report tf the game. New town failed at a penalty—good old Charlie-and bad two goals disallowed for off-side. The game was a very good one notwithstanding the weather Indeed the Newtown fellows nearly al wavs play up at Aberystwyth, and for the matter of that they do not lose heart anywhere awav from home. They bad a capital lot of forwards, though thtv were little, pluckv, and daring. Milter and Withers wer- all right as to size of course, but they were not the best on the day's form. The paitn must be given to Dicky Morris who was very g od. Lathatn aud Tudor too showed much impiove -j form, Tedh Davies played a capital game as did Ree- and Swettenham Edwards ke(.t goal well, but he l<.«t one goal through ttying ro do with his foot vrhit would have bpen better done with hi hands, Hsud are always safer than feeL fur goalkeeper* I have watched many games betweei firsr Class teams and it ;s rare teat I hn^e seen the goal keepers kick when they could handle Indeed I have often thought they carried the handling business too far, out they know best as they act from experience. For the home twni Barratt t^e Collect* goal *»-ep» r was stead- w> iu C Party aed Evaus played a tine game, work ing very hard indeed. The halves had no easy task on with the tricky forwtfrds opposed to them, bur thpy worked desperately hard and successfully Marshall, who played centre forward, proved a re a. blesniug to the team. His piay all thtough was excellent. He was very true and careful in hi- shooting and, what was better still, he brought his partners along with him beautifully. Tney had no time to lay behind and he plainly taugl r them that they must either go with him or "Chuck it." His presence in the team mast have a most inspiriting effect and now Aberystwyth have succeeded in adding a couple of points I hope very shortly to be aide to congratulate them on gaining other lauiels. James, as at Buabon, worked very hard indeed, but he spoilt very much of his play by continually get ting off-side and thus in many cases did harm instead of good. Barson was a little unsteady, but Green and Morgan worked very well with Marsha'l. will again be considered as one of the best forwards in Wales. Like our little affair in Ssouth Africa the tide is turning, and I trust the football enthusiasm in Aberystwytb will be stronger than ever and regular bumping gates will reward the plnok and energy of the Committee who arc dd-g everything they can to improve the team an-i make them tit to play with success in the Com- bination. Poor old Rees was much disappointed over the result and showed it too clearly. With the fall team on the field Newtown will give some of the teams in the Combination a shaking up bef< re the season is over. I am afraid, however, Mytton will not be seen in the ranks again. Just at the last minute Welshpool were deprived of the services of several of the first team through tickness or other causes and only three or four oi the first team were available for Saturday's match at Oswestry. The homesters had eight of their first team on the ground. The Oswestry men did not exert themselves much, especially in the first half, bur the forwards gave the visitors' defence a lot of trouble. Bob Hamer ill gual Was thfl hero of the day and he was repeatedly cheered for hi-, fine work Oetweer the uprights. All shots came alike to him and during the first half the homesters only got one past him. Thy visitors were nut idle and G H Mytton and Iveos were often dangerous Once, mrie.-d, the latter centred very finely, and it is a questiou if the ball did not just get over the line. Aov how it was a near thing. The last half w is evenly contested for a time, the visitors making several praiseworthy efforts to score. During the last 20 minutes Oswestry peppered away at Welsh pool goal, but so ably did Hamer behave that only one "oal was registered against him. The home- sters took matters very comfortably, but played a nice and good game. The two men I have noticed played a good game all through, as did Waiter Davies aud the backs. It is a pitv that more of Welshpool 1st eleven were not present to get good practice for the important match to-day. The men of Tuwyn must not be dispised or under-rated, for I have ir. from a reliable source, that they are bent on winning the round, or making Welshpool fight to the last minute for it Now Welshpooi, buck up and let the numerous spectators, who are certain to be present to witness a keen fight, see you play in your very best form. Last Saturday I had the plea-ure for the first time th;« seasou of seeing Shrewsbury play in a League game. I was very much impressed with the business-like way the whole of the forwards did their work. They worked the ball well up to goal and the shooting was Boer-like in its precision, €ottrel was especially good in this respect. The halves w re rather slow, especially Morris and Ellis, and at times the backs were none too safe. The'Walsall men played a very smart passing game and well deserved their couple of goals- though in mv opinion the first was au offside oue. It is a pad pity to find that the old Dragons' club is in difficulties as to fuuds. Something I trust will be done to place this good old club on its legs again. Good League and Combination games are all very well bllr, they are most expen sive affairs for little dubs and it is not all commit- tees who are fortunate enough and wise enough to get £ 70 by a Cup tie as our Oswestry friends did lately. The Montgomery club have been raking things rather quietly up to the present this season, but now they have decided to join the Welshpoo1 Junior- League and a stimulus will be giveu to the winter game in the county town is the first tim. Montgomery have taken part in league matches, and the players are looking forward with zest to some interesting games, and hoping to head the table of points and secure the medals at the elose •f the season. Despite the uninviting weather on Saturday there was a go .d attendance at Chirk when Llandudno Swifts contested the Chirkites in a manner highly creditable to them, considering that the defence Was Vkmi.Ki.Ueii o«iitt; V -L- .L v I\.mglit. J rk I. I S. I.I- -if- •)hl'e t ,ch. W:.i'st B:i»,t«-T- the S<" ders. Of the Swifts' foi wards, Bartley I was H -'t ,v -f Welc. Jouea ciuJ \bb, ~-J i anxious moments for the home defence, bur the j latter seemed equal to any emergency. Sam Met- dith .on several ocoasons signally defeat e-t th- determined rn,1,('" of h" and efforts wpre nothing Bbort of marveiious. (J ivi"rn»', although an almotlt new player, was seen to advan tag" •< V Mu n- n 'i L 'r frt. t "e-.rre I ot Wetsu UiUdo. 11.1 ve-v closely. Williams, at outside, was in a -coring mo 1 :U the lift. Oe j WMS d"r,T—-i* ff s'h'e three time.i. S;i u '• uto.-o «•».t.i-s;.ing j V rii'i S' A.U.V in the first round of ttl, .hU"r "v h, in ••• l. t..i. 3 •< were tlf'ysiRI il' b'-r On:-e '■' *>l-ei • most f.. n U' d ii .j -n i■; tiiiis ent i- s.« ,i u oue. Tlir T.EViUF.. 1. f'- ""i J UK Si; L i.■ £ ■ ■, t" Vl'JJiJ- P. I F. A. 7. Sheffield United i q II 4 28 iO 22 | Aston Villa, 13 U 3 28 Suuderliiad 11 8 2 1 16 o i7 II Stoke 13 « 5 2 16 17 14 Nottpt F,)r-st 11 a J 21 17 13 W«lverhamj)ton W ii 4 3 4 15 14 12 Bury 11 5 4 2 17 1J 12 West Bromwich A. 12 o 5 2 I;) 17 21 Newcastle United.. 11 4 4 3 17 l'l 1' Man«hestar City 11 5 5 ± 22 II Derby County 10 4 4 2 12 11 It* Burnley 11 4 5 2 11 18 10 Everton 11 3 5 3 11 15 I., fiotts Colinty I 3 7 2 19 30 8 Blackburn Hovers. 10 3 7 0 15 2«* r> Liverpool 12 2 8 2 12 21 Preston North End 11 2 7 2 9 2" 6 GUoosop 10 2 (i 2 10 23 6 THE COMBINATION. RESULTS UP TO -3ATE. Goals W. L. n. 1". A. PTS Wrexham 7 6 II 1 38 11 13 Chirk 8 6 1 1 19 7 13 Druids 6 4 1 1 14 7 9 Oswestry United 7 2 4 1 15 16 5 Birkenhead 3 2 1 0 6 5 4 Newtown 6 2 4 0 14 20 4 Abervstwyth 5 1 3 1 6 15 3 Bangor 3 1 2 0 3 4 2 Llandudno Swifts.. C 0 5 1 9 22 i Rhyl 3 » 3 0 5 17 0 •■iJROPSHIRE AND DISTRICT LRAGUE. RESULTS UF TO DATK. GOltls P. W. L. D. F. A. PTS 1 rou-Bridge 4 3 0 1 9 3 7 Sin^ieton & Cole s. 6 3 2 1 20 11 7 Newport 4 2 2 0 8 In 1 Brie'north 5 2 3 <1 12 14 '■ Stafforu C.C 2 1 1 0 6 3 St. George's United 2 I 1 0 4 4 Weill 3 1 2 41 3 11 2 Welshpool United.. 4 1 3 0 8 14 2 DENBIGHSHIRE & DISTRICT LEAGUE. RESULTS T"F TO DATL. Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. PTS Oswestry Reserve.. 5 3 0 2 20 4 6 Wrexhain Reserve. 5 4 1 0 16 7 3 Adwy United 5 3 1 1 13 0 7 Druids Reserve 7 3 3 1 20 19 7 St Martins 5 2 2 1 H 11 5 \\nnl.tol1 Alhion! 7 2 3 2 17 22 6 Chirk Reserre 4 2 1 1 14 3 5 Yrou St Albaus. 5 1 3 1 7 21 3 Bllesuieve Rangers 6 0 5 1 6 23 1

THE COMBINATION. ABERYSTWYTH v. NEWTOWN. Not a very large number of spectators assembled to witness this match at Aberystwyth on Saturday hut those who braved the (dements wuse repaid I' by witnessing a splendid game. Owing to some- thing or other the home team was not by any means the same as that advertised and there were several absentees, C H Barratt very kindly coming J from the College to fill the vacancy in goal C Parry and G Evans played back whilst the half- line was left in charge of J Davies, T H Edwards and D M Ev us A G Mar-hall 'i>"k the cen'^e in the front ,It',I.- and 1-, w-vt supp ri ed on either wing by A Green, J Morgan, G Barson and O James Newtown played the following: goal, A K-iwu-ds; backs, E Rees and Pilot; half hacks. S* ten hum. Jones and Pilot; forwards. t Mi ,1', 1m ham, W r, R Morris and Withers The Ii", is given here as it was supplied to the Press but obviouglv there is some error for Teddy Davies appeared aL half-back for Newtown. The referee was Mr Arhert-on. of Chester, secretary of i e Combination and the linesmen were Messrs Thomson and Woof- ley. Newtown won the toss and played wit,h the sun at their backs, and with the wind in their favour. The burst away of the home forwards was speedily nipped in the bud, but tiie half line playing hard checked the rush of the Newtown men and for about tan minutes there was some really g'raud football shown by both sides. Newtown preseutl forced the pact;, Miller coming up hand over hand and centring finely, Edwards clearing with excellent precision This let James get away aud he made tne best of matters, reaching within half-a-dozen yards of the visitors' goal with Edwards oniy in front, wdien Davies raced up aud charged him off the ball. This timely aid of Davies prcbablv swed the goal for as after events showed Edwards was not so safe. The visitors were certainly having the better of matters and one or two corners which were awarded them made things look uncomfortable for the homesters. However they cleared, J H P-ldwartis (leading away abiy seconded in this fashion by.the new man Marshall who played a sterling game for his side. A solt, shot which dribbled along and seemed not to have enough of way on to reach the goal was sent into the Newtoyvn goal. Edwards taking in the situation and imagining he had a soft thing on, kicked. But, the kick did not get honw ,nd Nlar- shall racing up completed the discomfiture of Edwards by putting the ball through. It was a really splendid effort by Marshall, and was duly appreciated by the gallery which responded with a thunder of "corrugated-iron" applause. Apparently Nt3wtuwll men at length realised that Marshall was a menace and Rees was pulled up for fouling, whilst- jl!Sf then O James scored a, second goal but he was off-side. In fact James was off-side nearly the whole of the gauie, and oil almost each occasion his side, by dint of hard work, broke (iowu the defence of New town, James was sure to pop up and place the whole of his chums out of actioi. Morris, the Newtown inside left, made some beautiful pas;,w>t well oacked up by young Tudor, Withers was somewhat slow and did not show up during the first had, and in this way his partner suff -red. Newtown defence was terribly pressed, and had not Swettenham often rushed to the help of Rees, Barson and James would have surely raised the score. Pixrry tacklea well and kicked with his usual -preciaiot), but the Newtown forwards were too smart tor him, and one time Morris beat Jikn completely. Withers scoring the first goal for Newtown in the easy opening which followed Latham bad too a tine chance, but he shot over much too high co say that it was a miss, for it was if anything a huge wide." C P.-rry handled the bali in saving a rush, and of course as the bail was touched vit.iiiti the limit a penalty folio wed. Morris took the kick and Parry took the risk of saving it, and as he nearly al ways does saved the goal. Wit tiers headed over the bar from a pretty back kick by Morris, and half-time was now called. In the latter hair Newtown led off and forced the game only to be steadily beaten back, until at length Marshall got a line opening from the :¿5vards' range, and uaoged the oall into the net. This I-Iuot was splen- didly judged, and Marshall came in for well deserved applause From a neat pass by Marshall, Green sent, in a stiuging shot which struck the up- right, James arriving on the scene 1.00 late to MII it tiaruug ki. The homesters were now holding their o-vu, out- preseutiy Morris went away witn one 01 his charming runs, passing the defence, slipping Pariy, and banging the ball into Barratt's hands. Before .0 minutes of the latter half had gone, i: WHS seen that the home men were falling-.ff, a tende,.e\ which most teams are subjected to when on the winning side, and in consequence Newtown played with much dash, determined if possible, to make a draw. They were, however, not successful, though to their cre-iit be it said when Teddy Davie, alld Morris took the passiug in baud things looked very ugly for the homesters, and equally to the homesters' credit it should also be said they gal- lantly held their own. Parry played in his usual careful style, charging when he was justified in doing so, but Morris and his men were slippery as eels and beat him. The game ended in favour of Aberystwyth by two goals to one, and the specta- tors went home delighted. LLANDUDNO BEATEN AT CHIRK. The moat interesting of North Wales matches was that between L'andudno Swifts and Chirk on Saturday. Neither team was fully represented. CHIRK. Goal, Trat-ey backs, C Morris and J Roberts half backs, Meredith, R Morris, and M Morris for wards, Harris, Wynne, Lockley, James and h Williams. LLANDUDNO. Goal, Robinson; back, F Jones; half-backs, Brookes, Hughes, and Parry; forward-, Webb, Bartley, J Juues, Welch, and Lowry. Referee, Mr Higginsnu, Chester. The homesters at once rushed up, but the defence though lacking one back proved efficient. After 12 minutes' play Williams from 40 yards' range got in a baffling" shot which glancing on the bar located the net amid much applause. Chirk were now finding their stride, but Wynne placed behind when in a good position. However he atoned for this a minute later, but his oblique shot was care- fully negotiated by Robinson. Following upon a foul against the Seasiders a severe tussle ensued in the homesters' goalmouth, and through fumbling with the ball Bartley bauged the leather into the net and thus equalised after a quarter-of-an-hour's operations. Welch was instrumental in transfer- ring play and the visiting quintette gave the home defence an anxious time. However Lockley was put in possession and a race for the other end ensued, but, for a second time the Swifts' colours were lowered. At 3.52 Chirk were attacking again and Wynne scored the third goal for Chirk after concerted play. Williams having been declared off-side, Lockley registered the fourth goal three minutes later. After the interval Lockley raced away and registered a fifth goal in the first minnte. Williams twice netted the ball but was given off- ride. From a pass by Hartley, Lowry augmented the Llandudno score in beautiful style. After this both home wings paid persistent attention to their opponents but to no purpose, Jones beitig.a verit- able stronghold. Chirk 5 goals Llandudno 2 goals

tv iuiKSt>o.\ CA. "0 COK1U£POND;NTS. Communication» fOI :t,, rjAmnri should be addreaaed to the Editor, and must be icntten upon nne side of the paper un; They .should in aid canes be accompanied t>y thv name and addrexs of the sender, not necessarily Ur 1'1H;1,Í':fltion but as a 9"uuanlee of good faith.

ABERDOVEY COMMON AND PUBLIC RIGHTS. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES. Sir,— I must bo permitted to correct Sir W Vaughan Thomas' statement in your last issue. So far from my having had any intention or desire of throwing an insult on the A berdovey Common the Ja",t half dozen lines of the com- intirii,ttior, which preceded that gentleman's in your issue of the 9th instant should jo far to show that I was anxious that honour should be accorded to those to whom honour was du,tl)at I essayed, however inadequately, to recognise the earnest endeavours of *he body of which Mr Vaughan Thomas is the honorary secretary in striving to preserve to the public its rights. Let me remind your correspondent of the saying anent that locality avoided by angels but occasion- ally invaded by a certain class of quadruped not commonly leld iu esteem let me warn him against the dangerous, however euticing, practice of putting conjectural language into the mouths of others, and therefrom attempting to dcducecertain arguments. I never said the Aberdovey Common (sic) Com- mittee had met," last. week" for the first time since they were appointed." I could not make such or any statement on that head seeing how far removed I am from, and utterly incognisant of the doings .f that body. What I did state was that the Committee in question had been appointed several years ago, and I would ask Mr Vaughan Thomas— under the head of" Aberdovey "-to look up the files of one of your Aberystwyth contemporaries for j my authority of that statement. 1 It would be a lamentable want of taste did I ] push the matter further at this moment, especially when I am given to understand that the Com- 1 mittee have invited Mr Solomon Andrews to meet them so as to have his views on the subject" 1 What stand—making every allowance for the sub judice manner in which I now view it-the Com- mons Committee are prepared to take I know not. But I would express the hope, to re-echo Mr Vaughan Thomas' own words, that tne interests uf the Commoners will be kept in the foreground, and that the Committee may be trusted "by the public" to "thoroughly do the work entrusted to them by the ratepayers of Aoerdovey." Professions of acting pro bono publico are, sir, becoming not only stale but, in these days ttl private enterprise," somewhat absurd. 1 ciaim no merit for endeavouring to do my fellows, who no merit for endeavouring to do my fellows, who may not quite understand their position in the matter, a service. What I am aiming to the best of my ability to secure is the preservation aud continuance, without reservation, contingency or restriction, of public rights for the body public. What, after that, remains to be effected concerns the collective action of the interested ones-the Commoners to wit. Let these now determine, and o:ice and for all, whether they will take up the cudgels on their own behalf, and on behalf of a generation as yet unborn. Let them decide bete and now whether they will firmly assert their undoubted rights cr make an humble, slavish surrender of them at the feet of any anxious specu- lator. Tuere cannot or there should not be a doubt in the matter to any mind capable of distinguishing between black and white. We owe it to our fore- bears to preserve intaet those rights transmitted by them to us. We owe it, to our posterity not to suffer the inheritance, of all, dearest to British hearts—the right to use public property with the absolutely untram melled freedom- to be destroyed To alienate personal privileges without due cause would be a How much more so then the rights of those who—coming after us cannot, yet have, owing to the scheme of creati,)u -,tti oppor- tunity of raising their voices in protest-of entering their unqualiifed dissent. The Aberdovey Commons Committee has taken an onerous task in hand. Let the members of that body look to it that there is no loosening of the bonds, that the interests of the Commoners is set first, the benefit, either severally or jointly, of expansion to the locality, last! JUNIUS. Aberdovey, Nov. 11th, 1899. [In Junius's" last communication published in our issue of the 9th, Evan Lewis" should read Enoch Lewis."—Ed., r.O.S.J — ♦

NATIONAL CANINE DEFENCE LEAGUE. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES. SIR,-Your recent remarks as to the jubilation of this League in consequeuceof the removal of the Muzzling Order in the Metropolitan and various Provincial districts are mainly correct and not a little aoiusing. As one of the objects this League is assisting it has arrangements in fores by which any person believed to have been bitteu by a rabid dog and liable to hydrophobia may be taken to the Loudon Buisaon Institute, Spring Grove House, Church Road, Upper Norwood, S.E., and there be treated entirely free of expense. As this is a fact not generally known and accords so well with your stated preference I hope that you may see your way to help this Institute for the cure of hydro- phobia. Many of your readers will doubtless agree that the Department of Agriculture is too import- ant to be engaged with such trivialities as dog regulating, while we have local authorities quite competent, and close at hand available for the pur- pose, who would deal more expeditiously and prob- ably more satisfactorily with these matters. The neglect of real agricultural interests is felt all around, and as you say this Department of State is a most important one, which this League would be pleased to see rise to its importance in many direc- tions, which any practical farmer could suggest, such as the increase of the production of food stuffs and produce, known to all smnli farmers and market, gardeners, and for which there is a ready market always to hand.—I am. Sir, yours, &v„ GEl) J KNISHT, Secretary.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. SIR W. 'vV. %A/YNN'S HOUNDS WILL, MEET Saturday, November 18th Wynnstay At 11. M-.nday. November 20th Brynkinalt eo nesday November 22nd Pe.t.-n F;.uia>, November 24th Barton Saturday, November 25th Iscoed At 10-45. THE PLAS MACHYNLLETH HOUNDS WILL MKKT FOXHOUNDS Mouday, Nov. 20th Commins Cech At 10.30 Sat urday, Nov. 25L1I Caeceinach At 8. HARRIERS Tuesday, Nov. 21st Garth, Llanidloes Friday, Nov. 24th Van Mines, Llanidloes At 10-30. UNITED PACK WILL MEET Saturday, Nov. 18th .The Cock Inn, Forden Wednesday, Nov. 22nd Church Strettou Saturday, Nov. 25th Bishop's Castle At. 10-45. TANAT SIDE HARRIERS WILL MKET Tuesday, Nov. 21st W(,,] f's Head Friday, Nov. 24th Llandrinio NORTH MONTGOMERY HARRIERS WI~,L MKET Saturday, Nov. 18th Llanfechain Wednesday, Nov. 22nd Pontysgadern Bridge Saturday, Nov. 25th Bwlchycibau SIR BRYAN LEIGHTON'S HOUNDS WILL MEET Tuesday, Nov. 21st Coed way Friday, Nov. 24th Crew Green At 11. r

i PLAS MACHYNLLETH HOUNDS. The PI as Machynlleth hounds met on Monday at Tyncanol, Llanbrynmair. The farmers of the district, mounted on their sturdy cobs, turned out in force, and there were also a large number of sportsmen on foot. The morning was bright, with just that crispness about the air to make hunting a pleasure. A fux was fouud at Esgaircrau cover, and he at once broke away for the hills leaving the horsemen in the valley below. Reynard made straight for Pennant Rocks, an old haunt of foxes, and turned back on his tracks for Rhoswydol mines, going to ground after an hour and a half run. Presently the fox bolted and was killed. The terrier could not be got away from the spot, and further investigation revealed the presence of a fine badger which was got out aud killed.

TWO HUNTING YARNS. Two good old hunting stories have been revived by To-Day. now that the season has begun. One is of a gallant veteran whose friends know that he lost, a leg years in one of his many campaigns. But he hunts as hard as ever, and rides as straight. A few seasons ago he nearly came to grief at a fence, bnt, worried throusrh all right withon! n single mis hap-only to the horror of those in the field, who did not know of the wooden leg, he was seen to be galloping on quite unconcerned with the toe of one top hoot pointing to the horse's tail. The :>tutnp had got reversed when negotiating the fence, and to all outward seeming he had met with an appall- ingaccident. Heisstill going strong with the old pack. Another is of a man who came to conspicuous grief, having a "voluntary" right oil to his heiid. He lay whore he had fallen, motionless, and it was thought he bad gone over to the majority. A kindly doctor who was oat that day i-ode straight up, dis- mounted, and went to examine the prostrate.sports- man. Turning up one eyelid, he saw the pupil below fixed and glassy. "11 e' done for, poor cil .-j p was the medico's verdict. Not a I)it of i- cried a friend who knew better. Try his other eye-; that WIl" tbe glass one. And the other, the sound eye, showed satisfactorily that the injury was not of a fatal kind.

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t'KESENTATION TO MKC S DENNlSS. Mr C S D"PMS-, Gem il Mana-r of the Cam- brian Railways was on Saturday presented with a aiece of plate by the out-door staff to commemorate The prer-entai iu-i t"i>k iit-ice t, the Buani Room of trie Company at Welshpool n the presence of a large number of the out-door md general staff including Mr and Mrs Denuiss, Miss Violet Denniss, Mr and Mrs J Parry-Jones, Mr R Brayne, Mr and Mrs Herbert Jones" Mr G Owen and Miss Mickleburgh, Mr and Ir" Finehetr, Mr J T Roberts, Mr and Mrs W R Gough, Mr Goidsworthv, Mr A J C'dlin, Mr Alfred Brown, I- spec -,rs llr au-l Mrs 1111 iiiij, OovVi.suy Mr awl Mrs Pr\ce, Welsh- pool; Mr aad Mrs Thomas, Aberystwvth; Mr and Mrs i.lovi, Bar ui uth Mr Thomas, Cardiff; Me-ia B fill.I U.II- Of Lie. ine. V.JI O 111- chai," i'j]p, pre,¡en!¡j. ti si o-xr i.-t- d uf -in antique centrepiece o- autitudy pierc-'ii cat r_\ i rig a ,,uirib r of movable him baskets. I'nero was at<o a pair uf wide dishes auiiy \,j¡u.it were ei.graved with Mr DeeU'Si's ctvett au-i tiie centrepiee.- was .uit-alily in-c-io -d. 1), aiiy tiiea!j, tii, leas, touching part of t lie pr"c.e"11I IIg was the expression of affection sll> W PI towards Miss Violet Denniss by the out-door staff in the presenlation of a goid curb bangle. Tiie Chairman, on behalf of the our, aoor s'aff, off,-te'i to Mis Denuiss a most, hearr.v weic -me amongst them. It was quite unnecessary for him to say any. hint: auto the relationship which ex- isted bet ween Mr Denniss and those who worked under him. After reading letters of regret for n,,)u. nt tendance from All- Jones, Liverpool, and Inspec- tor Parry, the Chairman called upon Mr Pryce to make the presentation. Mr Pryce said there was a peculiar feature about the gathering, which ■ as unique in the history of the Company. That was the first time that the wl,s of L!.e ii,criii)t!i,s .f tiie out-door staff had been given the opportunity of parti -i pa ting iu a fu:w ton of [hat kind, and tie W-is uretney were ail gla.: that tlluse who boro with them the anxieti-s [ and perplexities of their everyday life should participate in those proceedings (hear, hear). T at gathering was unique also because it was ilie fir>t time ey had had the pleasure of meeting their chief on au occasion like tl at. He thought it a happy augury that so soon after taking up t.he general managership of the Cambrian Rail ways, Mr Denniss should have won the esteem and sincere regard of those working under him, and that proof of it should be afforded in such a practical form (hear, hear). There was no doubt Mr Deuuiss's straightforward conduct and manly vigour had rton the admiration ot them till (applause). Never before had the Comnanv's service been so much appreciated as fciuce Mr Dennis* came to them, and never before had the Company held So higii a position in the estimation of the general puolic. (Applause.) The energy displayed by the General Manager had re acted on every member of the staff, with the result that the men in the Company's set-- vice hiid made it, their detei minatiou to be smart in their work, and thus share in the efforts which weie being made to place t,he Cambrian in the forefront of English railways. (Cheers.) Manv profensions came, more or less, under the critical eyf of (lie general public, bUt uouesomuch, in his opin- ion, as Lite general manager of a railway company and it was gratifying to learn that those who traveiipd over the system in later years shold have nothing but praise for the line (applause ) Mr Dermises aim had been to direct with energy and honesty of purpose the undertaking committed to his charge, and they were determined to stand by him in genuine loyalty and devotion, knowing that iie wouid do all that was right, honest, and true (cheers.) They asked Mr Denniss's acceptance of the piece of plate as a token of loyal feelings they futeiXan-ed f.,r iiiiri. and as an outward expression of their sincere regard for him as a gentleman. They congratulated him on his marriage, and wihed hoth him and his wife every happiness in their fllí ure life (applause). ri,ey trusted Mrs Denniss would love her Welsh home (hear, hear). He could promise her that, amongst the CeLic people she would find many warm hearts and much that would delight her (cheers). luspector G Thomas, chairman of the presenta- tion comnii'tee, assured Mr Denniss that the presentation was made with the very best wishes of thp on*door stuff, aud they all hoped that he womu long be spared to continue the good work he had began among railway men (applause). illr Juues of Builth sid it was with very rea] gratification that. he rose to say a few words at af plea ing function. When there lay deep do II in tuts heart a feeling of truest respect and regard, and when confidence and esteem were the outcome of personal merit. and desert, it was natural and right that out of the fullness of the heart the mouth should speak (hear, hear). For 33 years tie had been connected officially with the Mid Wales Section of the Cambrian Railways, and he might, therefore, venture without presumption to give expression to the thoughts and sentiments underlaying that presentation. They doubted not that the marriage between their respected General Manager and his bride was a real Union of hearts." There was another sense in which the phrase had an appropriateness that, day. There was a real "Union of hearts" on the part of the v umoriau Staff and their Chief (hear, hear). The very humblest was not only willing but eager to subscribe to that presentiou, and so show the most earnest good wishes for the future happine s and prosperity of Mr and Mrs Denuiss. Might the day be very far distant when there would come a severance of either of the ties that bound each to the other, or both of them now and henceforth to the employees of the Cambrian Railways (cheers). Mr Dulston, LIAnidloes, related an incident which occurred the first time when Mr Denniss visited Llauidloes, and referring to the presentation naid mauy gifts had been showered upon Mr and Mrs Denniss, many costly and valuable, others more valuable than costly, and yet more dear be- cause they touched a deeper chord. Tnat present was but the outward expression of the deeper feelings wbich prompted it. Mr Thomas, Aoeryatwyth, also added words of congratulation. Mr Denniss, who had a very warm reception, said that in the happy position in which he that day found himself, with his bride by his side, he felt that the gift of which Mr Dulston had spoken so eloqueutiy and so feelingly, would be a sufficient satisfaction to him, and if were added to that a kindiy feeling and the good wishes of those with whom he had to work he bhould have felt ever, richer. But when they came there to receive such an elegant expression of good feeling they would forgive him if he felt somewhat overwhelmed. He made no secret of the fact that he had to depend to a larger extent than might seem on thp good. feeling and good wishes of those with whom he bad to co-operate. Perhaps feelings of disappoint- ment were expressed at times because it was not possible to grant all the requests which were made for change of position, but he hoped they would place the most favourable construction ou what they did, remembering that it was their desire at all times to extend to the staff the utmost they could, consistent with the limited possibilities of the Company. Passengers had frequently remarked to him as totile improved train senice on the Cambrian Railways, and they were indebted to the stationmasters and the other employes for the increasing smartness they had shown. Referring generally to railway work, Mr Denniss remarked that they heard a good deal nowadays as to railway work requiring no skill, and that one had only to apply for a situation on a railway to get it. The idea. was a mis- taken one, and he therefore thought it well to emphasise this point: that a certain amount of skill was essential in order to make a success- ful railway man, though there was no reason why the humblest railway servant should not climb steadily the different rungs of the railway ladder, and become some day a general manager. If every man would emulate the examples of Sir Geo Findley, Sir Richard Moon and Daniel Goocb, who began their career in a humble way and worked themselves up to the foremost positions there was no reason why the Cambrian should not, in time, supply the railway world with a good many general managers. Concluding, Mr Denniss remarked that if anything could add to the happi. ness of their home it would certainly be the kindiv sentiment, the kindly feeling, and the cordiaiity which had been given expression to that day, and which v. as so beautifully represented in their chaste and elegant, gift (cheers). The Chairman, in presenting the bracelet tel Miss Violet lteur.i.;s, said the out-door staff honed that it would be treasured by her as an expressiou of their appreciation of her father's wort! and that as she grew up they wouid hold that place in her heart which was that d&y held in her fatker's They further hoped that she might be iong spared to wear the gift, and that iu days to come she would never forget the days of her childhood spent with them on the Cambrian (cheers). Mr Deuniss, in thanking the out-dcor staff for that further expression of their kindness, said he should certainly never forget the iucident, aud he felt equally sure that his daughter also never would (applause). A vote of thanks having been accorded Mr Williams, the secretary of the movement, and Mr Edwards, the treasurer, for the part they had taken in the matter, the proceedings terminated. Mr Denniss afterwards entertained the company to lancheou.

DESTRUCTIVE F T H. I NEAR LLANIDLOES. Mn^h excitement was caused at T,Kr-d!oPH on Motidav night by the ii,-e had broken out at Crybine Mills, otherwise known as Peter's Factory, the property of Miss Mvtton, Welshpool. The news spread like wild fire, and hundreds of people flocked to the scene of the con- fLi^-ratiOn, which, though a mi,e iiom the town, was easily discernablu at that distance. The fire WHS dincovered soon after nine .clock by the in- h'tbi 'r.'s of the Rocks, and the alarm was at once rais. d Being old aud t w.dwo,k ,eos:ed with oil, the tire spread with extraordinary lapnuty, p,d long before anyone reached the spot the building -is envelopeu in flames. The beat was i,e • n-e, and rhe public were, compelled to tva'-ch tt<e ues'.ruction of the i.uiiding from a field over- looking the Mill. The Fire Brigade did not arrive n"til about, an hour after tl.ey vere snmfnoced, but it is only fail to them to ay i itat, considerable time wis lost in getting engine the if i he fire owing to the < ifficulty of ie-iir..i!! horses for the purpose. Tlieii it were then not required, for the building was com- pletely gnt-ted. The Brigade, hovvov- v, com- menced to work with -,i will, aTId, after ol-, t na hose o rhe water course close by, Oantain Geo. 'si, -i i,iq aiid his men poured volnmon of water on the b-,i,i.,L, debris. On!, one j.n [„ ught into piav. but in a remarkably short time the roof, T-.tiihers, and other par's of the building were extinguished. In the meantime the Brigade also hr- tight pressure to bear oil the cottages adjoining and a building containing a large quan-itv of hay. li,t,i there been a high wind the consequences might have been more serious, for there is only a space of about eight or ten feet between the mill ar,(i cettages. The intense heat scorched tiie woodwork of the doors and windows, hut what linle wind there was blew in the direction of the town, or it is probable the cottages .wou1d have become ignited. The building, which was of two a'oreys with basenit ut, is buill. of stoue, and was worked entirely by water power. So m after ten o'clock the roof fell in with a crash, and this was followed by the collapse of the fl >or aud poniollsof the walls, carrying with it the machinery and shafting. MyriadH of sparks illumined the sky, and the whole of the vicinity was lit up by the destructive display. The tire abated about half past twelve, and the brigade withdrew about tiiree o'clock on Tuesday morning, leaving several men in charge in case of emergency. Nothing was left of the building but the standing walls and charred woodwork, and the debris was smoulder- ing all day on Tuesday. The origin of the tire is a mystery. It appears that some of the con. tents of the premises were removed earlv on Monday night to the Bridge End Factory by Mr Morris's two eldent sons, and when tney left even thing appeared to be right. The fire, however, is supposed to have brokon out in the end nearest the town, for this part of the mill was de- molished long before the rest of the building. A considerable quantity of wool and several barrels of oil were kept in the store room, and when it reached this end the fire raged fiercely A fire broke out in the store room some three or four years ago but the outbreak was not a very serious one and was easily extinguished. The mill until recently was worked by Messrs Will Morris and Sons, aad the contents, including stock comprising flannel and yarn, two pairs of carding enginet, two mules, and ha]f.a,dlzen looms, which unfortunately had not been removed, were destroyed. A more destructive fire has not occurred since the disas- trous outbreak at the Cambrian Mills. Mr Morris and his sons arrived early on the Reene, and Inspector Lake accompanied the Fire Brigade later on. The loss, both pioperty, machinery, and stock, which is estimated at LL,OOD, is, we understand, covered by insurance. Mention should be made of tho conduct. of ttie Brigade. Although the mills are situate over a mile from Llanidlocs ill a valle; close to the river Clywedog, the men, headed by Vice- Captain Morris, who took the place of the htte Captain Marshall, pluckily palled the engine up a very steep and rough roaJ to the scene of the lire. Amongst other prominent workers, v> ho rendered valuable assistance, we noticed P.C Roberts Charlie a..cn, W Hamer, John Lloyd, Tom Jones and Henry Morgan. 7

FEARLESS LONDON LADY. :1 In the Kirigsland district of London, the home of thousand* of working-elasK people, u representative (s-iys tiie Neirs of the World) got wi-ei at. in ••cr- esting affair the other day, and t out to investigate. The reporter made his way through the rain ,nd slush of a horribly wet day to 93, De Beau voir-mad, Lot-don, N., where he found a buxom, i u.1 :y I idv, with go d-humoured energy in eycry line of her face. Mrs Allan, though grandmother to six, ;pars her fifty-two years bravely. She has been a hard .worker all her life, and told the reporter ¡;}'e had no fear of the prevalent rheumatism and sciatica which the weather naturally suggested. And yet," said she, I was a martyr to rheuma- tism and sciatica for ten years. I used to dre-id going to bed, to face another night of misery. The sciatica would come on all of a sudden and quite cripple me, so that I wasn't able to get about. I have been laid up with sciatice for a week at a time." I suppose you tried the usual remedies?" Tried I tried everything, medicines and em- brocations, but obtained only slight relief for a short time. Many a time I have crawled about when I ought to have been in bed. It seemed as if I bad just to go on suffering, there was no helo for it." But, Mrs Allan," interposed the reporter, on a wet day like this, I should have thought your rheumatism would be troubling you. Yet you say that you now fear nothing "Nor do I," came her quick reply, tor I'm Il. different, woman lately. And it's all owing to these," Md. walking alertly across the room, she held up a box of Dr Williams' pink pills for pale people. "I always keep these pills handy, you see," she resumed, though it was only by accident I tried them. A young friend of mine. who had been taking the pills for anaemia and had found them do her a lo4 of good, begged me to take some She left me six pills. That was about four months ago. I took them, and already began to feel easier. Then I bought a box of Dr. Williams' pink pills, and I have had about seven boxes altogether. The result is wonderful. I have nothing now to hinder me getting about in all weathers. Lately I stopped taking the pills for a little while. You know how quickly sciatica pains come on. Well all of a sudden I was taken with those pains in my legs and was scarcely able to get across the room. I said to the girl who helps me, This means a day or two upstairs for me,' and I had actually to go up the stairs backwards. However, I took two of Dr Wil. pink pills after eating my supper, and was we'd and able to walk with ease next morning. i ou see they are a safeguard. I have never felt better or had such ease and good health as I have done since faking Dr Williams' pink pills. I recom- mend them to all my friends, who know the good ttiay- have done. me. All my owu pecple will tell you tbe S'lme. I only speak the honest facts; and everybody ought to testify to what is honest. Mrs Allan's married daughter, who had been present at the interview said in corroboration that Dr Williams' pills had done her mother a world of good. In fact, she had been one of the first to re- commend them to her mother, having tried them for asthma, and derived great benefit from them. Asthma, indeed, though apparently one of the least likely disorders to be cured by internal medi. cine, is, like bronchitis and other chest, complaints, amenable to treatment by the scientific action of Dr Williams' pink pills, which, by enriching and pur,fying the blood, enable th) system to rel-ist the effects of cold and damp. This, Mrs A Ilan's exper- ienee-curecl after ten years suffering of rheuma- tism and scitaica, and able to stave off the effects of damp afterwards by a single dose—show what the pilts dt; for rheumatic sufferers. Tlwy [Javu lirnil- ..arly cured cases of influenza and its after-effects, atuoma, nervous prostration, St. Vitus' dance, paralysis, consumption of the bowels and luii(rki, and indigestion. Tiley increase the weight of em- aciated or thin people by enabling them to derive benefit from their food. Only genuine pills cure and these can be distinguished by bearing the full tit,ie-- Dr Willianis' pink pills for pale peoplo- (seven words), Price two shillings and ninepence of all chemists.

-— WREXHAM HORSE SALES. We beg to draw our readers attention to Mr Frank Lloyd's horse sales, the last fur the year, which take; place at the Repository, Wrexham on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next. The catalogue contains au en'ry of over 800. The first day's sale will comprise 200 high class harness horses, iucluding 14 match pairs auri 80 valuable hunters, also 13 fiom the Duke of Westminster. Wednesday s sale is set apart for small harness horses, show cobs and ponies, and includes many prize winners. There are also ssveral match pairs of cobs. Thursday, the last day of lIale, is for heavy town, lurry and young horses, ann the entry of 3;jO will, without a doubt, be thejtinest lot ever seen a a public auction sale, and includes many champions of the English and Welsh, show yards. Catalogues will be forwarded upon application to the auctioneer.

F H 1 KN n LY M ATC HES. Tut: K AFFIRS v VVHh.XHAJi. — Tlie SonL': A. fr.casr- V'S." ■ i[y • t- u >■ v-lira l)l»- wo.ither ihve wns a i'ci.Iy u n, < X -t n\n:«h ><-i.en--e was ?!ii.>wn by t hr> fi.r -igii'-rs ii,.i- t t'dUc>.¡; i"4' i;H irit",f.i- "• ri f :nas .nJ n ■ ■ l aiii sure no one reErr^t ted h'I" .j tie matc'i. Ti s ah-. K:if!ir i 4 ?')"'s PRelD v. KAFFIRS At- k\ Park, on I VVei'tric-s-iay. I) d, WIK i'r,-iial r ;m t- r;d, :(" f'e refi ree wa-t v. ;)f'"t:J(1 he ix:• ■" p a hi" h •• i" iii iiii!j..nui the line. J:t"i1dll l'-u L'I J ■s >aK; K -'hrs, 3 ^oils. The proceeds v-.er i i; ,of til" I{unbf>], Vlllul1tpf\r Rand which usual), t.i-iidn t e tiis is' II ,-i s /II i. {' < >\ edhesday bt:i1J r,n esc, •• a iiiuUf l' r-: l" j', ;J ior l >1 •• S '• t ? i iie-ierves who have gone t,) trie LILT WHITKS t. POOL ROAD Umihjj. --Pi,,y eo ■»■ Saturday on the Cemet- ry field. Thcrt. was a ;u. num^"r of spectators. D ivies won the t<> i. o; lected the town goal to defend. With a s win H 1,il' L'rk, fl,. XJ" j:,(. -i h', i wa.i in the act, of Hhooting v, tieu h w.-i :i: f. pniieo u i) bv Chailir.or. Giv f.1 tnt- i r, ft A (' tle Wiit ,11 i.1 •! tll-S \\0' (Hkuil 1, B»r:ei Thev qeaio tiroke I.-HV ."od 1! -'8 V » 'i t'(t). t tie I;; :ys ,¡!: i' 't few "-hi! Ill iif*; i* iti the Lily qual l- • \» ;m..III.- a b tllltx- 11 1: whi l'ter' Li'\ Wtiir- 2. U-ii ed 1 A! • • i -n-u I L i- • wit.h r.il" wind at their lJé\eI.i .1 "1 ,.r. A switt shot was sent in to Townsend ,,110 mull, d it Some very rough play then took place, whico t e referee aftrr Si vei-al caut io n qn<»iied 1"" i., tn the end but eon!it• • • t ace t- ;.r'"a- .%•:• • • h. "tr•< .1 VViliia; ,s »r ■! ->i- :> .i ">•<•- Pinal, Lilv White 3 U i I IJ- Mr J M Jones; liriesuiee, Al i S !5a.x r iumi .Valw N the inatc!> loth t a j-ai iI I* the headquarters of the Lilv WnJi">, ":ni. ("h f Hotel) wfi^rt- a paiokitig Concert, look. p.-c-i. Th. landlord (Mr H R Hamer) reservist, oei: a <a,;l out to joiri his regiment, Vice preside; t Mr J M J oetf proposed the health of Mr Hamer, and wi-1 (»• h ti God speed acd a safe -«!i nrn, w'-e-t, W.ih drau- w t', rjjujical honours. Mr Lfaue r, n res;n»inii -aid was hd the oppor. IlId J ,vn- given hiai r-, j tin hi-t regiment and expressed his conviction that every -oloier would serve his Queen and c .uriiry lionently and well. Ttie proceedings concluded with cf-, era! .g"(¡,: sontfa and a v-rv t"lIj.)yai,lp ni'.x'tieg terminated by singivg G -rl save the Qneen." O-WRSTRY UNITED v. Welshpool. — Played at O-w.-itry on Sa: urduv. The no-iieoieix m-re not tally represented, Waile the the vi.-itc.r8 were only able to pm pi actically a reserve to im on he field. Tne teams were — Oswestrv GDal. T Pra-e backs, A Lloyd and 8 Watkin half-haci{H. 1) Diiniels, J Barratt, and T Parry forwards, Wellings, F Parry, C -'m, F (.! > .drich, r-'nd H (too tri.-h, VVelshpool Goal, Boh Hamer; h;ickfi, tl Harrier and L'ew M. rris a alt hacks, C Thomas, A H urchins, and VV Davies; forward*1, Ivens, G M Mvton, P Haines, Aus in and Jarmau. Welshpool won the toss and pi-1.ve11 with the wind in their favour. Theopenii.g exchanges were in favour of rhe homesters, who tested llamer with several splendid shots, hut the visitors' eustodian was in grend form and could nor he oeaten. Eventually ^reny work by the home left. wing ended in H Goodrich centrinir finely, and Wellings headed the first goal for O-iwenJrv. The homesters kept up the pressure an.; Hamer was cheered for his smart work between the upiights, saving several warm shots in fine style. ilytton and Ivens relieved the pressure by a -wift, inn to the other end. Iveus centred and the ball appeared to have crossed the goal line, but the referee not being well up at the time dis- allowed the appeal for a goal. The homesters did the bulk of the pressing up to ti.e interval but so Weil did Hatner behave in goal that the homesters faded to get through again, and half-time arrived with the score Oswestry, 1 goal Welshpool, 0 On resuming Welshpool opened strongly, Mytton and Iveus being seen to advantage, and the visitors wero twice within au ace of ^-coring. Oswestry a^ain assumed trie aggressive and subjected ti,e Welshpool goal to a 3evere bombardment, but Hamer was not to be beaten. Eventually A Lloyd -eut in M long shot which struck the cross-bar and fro". "'t:. ir!lmage which followed Chisholm scored 2 for Oswestry. No fur! her scoring took piace, and when the whistle sounded the score stood:—Osweatrv, 2 goals Welshpool, 0. U.C.W. RESERVE v WEDNESDAY UNITKI>. — A friendly game between the above elevens was played on the College ground on Wednesday afternoon, llr Barratt, U.C.W., officiating as referee. The Wedll nesday bad the assistance of White in while the College played their Junior Cup Eleven. The play during the first half was mostly in favour (,f t ie Collegians, but Benbow and R J Lew's at back were in splendid form, and cleared well, but Thomp- son nearly scored more than once. The United frequently got close up, but Edwards and Johnson u ei e quite safe. White in clearing gave a corner, which was nicely placed, but Nhite saved ii masterly style. The interval arrived without either side having scored. In the second balf the play vas even both sides striving hard to score, but th, backs on both sides were playiug grand. Beubow ga* e a corner in clearing, from which the Collegians nearly scored. R D Lewis cleared well when a goal seemed cert,tin. The Wednesday forwards I i- .I ■; ers in q„ick succession, both of ■ ■ ■: 'J i i cl' ■; ttrri r ed wilii some difficulty. Time was fast drawing near and to cries of Play up 1 •" 1: tin- Code;- iai,-i swarmed round the Wed ties- ttav g 'ai, bin f MI d t heir masters in R D Lewis and R-o how Just before time the Wednesday got i.i^m ap, acd -f :-r t-\o or three shots had been sent in P :ildps sc-iivd, the game eventually ending- Wednesday Unite 1 1 goa', U.C.W. Reserve nil. i ne teams were evenly ma.ched with the exception ot • r,t forv\ a, i Coih-ge five being milch better i i,- ;.|i For the Wednesday White in goal and Beooow and Lewis at full back were p. of to. w • UJ, all three playing a good game. Howards and Johnson at full back and Thompson forward played wi II for the College. TOWYN v MACHYNLLETH These oid rivals fnH at Tow n on Saturday to off a frif-r,-Il 'v fix,ut-e. The gate receipts wn- exceedinglv small. There was a keeu wind blowing ai- ■ tiroug.i tlie game, and the afternoon was cold and dreary. W hen the Machynlleth team matte t h< .r appearance on the field it was evident that some their best players were non est, which made the prospect of a good game very unokely. T ie teams were us follow. TOWYN. roal, Lewis Jones; backs, R Jones and Hugh ■i-.nes tiatf- tucks, F rnlth, Ted Hughes, and John —r- forwards. K h Jones, D Lewis, E Jones, ci theirs ami J F Edwards. MACHYNLLETH. "1, iV i Ilia ins; backs, O Morris and Bill Evans; halves, D Humphreys, Dick Humphreys, and Lioyd Roberts; forwards, J Ed-vvail-is, Edward Ilw. n, J () Holt, Evan Owen and Tommy Williams. lie!•■ro. J1 Wynne Edwards; linesmen, Julio Owen and Moiris Evans. ;,i,.i-in h opened the game by p^ayit-z with W¡U" in heir favour, whi' ) Towyri started with • :in men. The visitors so- got pos^i- ssion the ba'o a id h" first piece of g- d play was a *rand c ieck b\ O Morris in front •»« goal, wo > gav.- J j.;i ,r 'It, I>L[";1' taking up aioii^ the wing and r iu ly to the centre f," wui'd who was cievei lv robued of the ball when in dangerous oroximitv to the home goal by Ted lllwhes. Still r ii rit,iiiued ttie pressure, a.nd this time the. lowjii cu.-todian had to I u.. irom between the sticks to effect a clearance. Now that Towyn had I ¡,ell' full complement of men on the field the piayers set to work, but it was noticeable that at no lime did the game excel an orditiary practice match. Mi kicks were frequent, whilst much time was lost at intervals by the ball being kicked and cat re d by the wind to an adjoining fi-hi. A foul kicK was granted the visitors ag dust D Lewie. Of tins mey made good use but failed to notch the coveted gi.al Towyn after this showed to better td' antage, and in fact it was evident ad through •(- game that they were tin berr r team. Some "ombitieri moves—by the way, a rare :'ea! nre of r he w r- seen between Geoige ),avi-« ami Jon KihiMii, ne latter centring lieau-ifudy, I) Lewis a:lin-_r to ip the'ball into. n-t..daintntiiing i I., ir pressure a corner was eon ••. ded the homesters •ii i t- (iai: us sent outsnle The no n -ters had a nut to crack in Morris, who played a mi \n,e! lieteosive gam ■ 1 notice 1 ast Saturday ;1 great many of the efforts of the homesters C j. tue goal nioiit ii were spoilt bv rhe bail 11, coiir-iiiualiy sen", "!Jt,.ld. sun.ilv because of want of judgment. Both ends were visited in unis uetii a curious iucident happened. After ui, h iii the visitors' goalmouth he bail is ii I'oied t.i tiie net by Joe Edwards. This the r did not e and awarded a goal to Towyn. I'ne visitors decided to leave the field en bloc as a protest. The referee at once consulted the lines- aieu and after a brief explanation by t hem the goal vas disallowed a»d the game proceeded. 1 highly congratulate the refeiee upon this, especially a-t ne is not accustomed to refereeing although one "-Ito the game all through. From a s- l>> Ed" n d Jones, P, L Jones directed r.ow.-u ds the net a low swift shot which did inn, ive tbe goalkeeper the least chance to stop, and in every lesoeetir w," a lfict-lit, goal Ends were en uig.-d wit ri t.'i.- score in favour of the homesters ■ v- .pie tr on! to nor.ititig. Yv il n J <ie woid in their i•»v(»ui, the first part of the second b,df was all in i,l¥tiUr wi «!»•■' ii' >:iif S, -.U- ;N ac'-ickcvi heir opp, ,tien(s goal, the goalkeeper performi'iv A' '•••"♦ ?• < cilaoid WMS i ■ nl that he iiad :.o «i,e way, the g^al bciu* ueaccd in i>v l>avi ijewis. In aooat live, miuu; -• !'II!)J,(:" l.'i"' agai'; S\ oJ 1¡}}1:;t r 'ur. t-cdr goal, aii(i cli(- r.-ii-Uc of the 1 ► ■■ di: ye "1" •• <1 e and this od fe wake up ,1, visitors, who played with much move vigour. Thev (Love th- h unesters to their own quarters as J \1.: 1''1 t'-I "II"r ^d '.a'd: •, i a:- f- "■ i he visitors. E .},is they continued to play with gritu determination, and very soon again notched a i- This was all they could do for the ri,ell H^sumed the aggressive, and E Jones sc• .red a g ,al. As already stated the game w a p i lit favour of Towyn by four goa to two.