The Western Mail

MINERS IN CONFERENCE. CLOSE OF THE LEICESTER CONFERENCE. On the resumption of the Miners' Conference at Leicester on Saturday "eorera! Totes of thanks were passed to the local authorities. The special balance-sheet relating to the relief fund created for the purposes of the lock-out showed that the levies from members of the federation amounted to £ 77,562. The contribu- tions from the general public and varieus trade and other societies amounted to £ 24,152. There was pa.id out to the members during the lock-out 9101,089, leaving a balance of S625, which had since been dispersed to men still out. The balaiice-sheet of the general fund showed an income in round figures of £28,0.0. and an expenditure of £ 19,000 odd, leaving ? b.1 e of b-t £ 8,800. It was decided, on the motion of the Derbyshire delegates, that no district whose contri ?ution had fallen into arrear ,hould have my ffici.1 I :e\itoorarfi:cru:r till o:l: months after its arrears had been paid up.—The resolution pawed some timo ago, referring the qaestion of a minimum wag;} to the executive and giving certain instructions in reference to the subject, was confir1l1ed.-Thi. concluded the business, and the conference roae,

CARRIAGE ACCIDENT NEAR CARDIFF. NARROW ESCAPES. OIl Sunday afternoon a. singular carriage accident occurred ai Blackweir, near CardiJf. It appears lr. Lwocue, of 13, Rupeira-street, Dock's, accompanied by hia wife and a friend, hacl been out 'for"a--dwfte in z ddv-mt, and wert returning Horn*, whfta the attfteal took fright near Whitohurch, and bolted at a ter- rific pace in the direction of Cardiff. On reaching Blaokweir the affrighted amnml daahed against the dwarf wall of No. 67, Vachell's terrace, and fell over in the gar- den, with tho result thafc both shafts of the vehicle were snapped, aid, the vehicle over- turning, the occupants w<re thrown out on to the roadway, but, strange to say, they sus- tained no injury. The trap was completely wrecked, a-nd the horse badly cut about the lep and body.

A FOOTBALL DISPUTE. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THB WELSH TRANSFER LAWS. TROUBLE FOR CARDIFF CLUB We are informed that the Welsh Rllfh, Union Committee will have before them on Tueadaythe question of a breach, of the Welsh Rugby Union transfer laws. It appears that W. Daviee, the full Ack of the Harlequins Football Club, played for the Cardiff F.C. with. out first having obtained the necessary transfer. DavieB applied to the Harlequins secretary for his transfer to Cardiff, but the latter refused the same until his committee had been con. suited. Mr. Gwynn (secretary of the Welsh Union) was then communicated with by the Harleqains, and we understand that he wired to tho Cardiff Club, pointing ont that the tranter ot the player in question bad net been granted. WHAT THE CARDIFF CMJB THINK. In the course of all interview on the subject with a Western Mail representative on Sund", nipht, a prominent member of the Cardiff Foot- ball Club stated that the club he represented was the premier club in the town, and hid a right to enlist the scrTices of any member of tiio junior organisations that might proffer his ser- vices, and, in his opinion, tho transfer ruiss did not apply to distinct junior clubs in the town. D. W. Evans, the Cardiff full-back, who bad signified his intention to play in the match a .in, t P?,?a,th St.rdAT and ?a?i duly .I seei:a the I;; :r:rla:n wur; morning istimated that he was unable to do 80, He was not the only one, for at the last moment Dobson and Kamsey did not turn up. Having filled tbe I.e?. f tbe last a the I.b %.d the ':3t difficulty rne; eubstitute for Enns at full back. Davies, of the Harlequins, happened to be in the Angel Hotel a few minutes before the match started, and was asked to play and accepted the posi- tion. It is well known that Davies has been desirous of doing dty for the Cardiff Club for o.. time, Lt h&4 before this written to Mr. A. J. Davies, tbe secretary of the Harlequins^ for his transfer, which he has not yet received. Apart from these considerations, the committee- man stated that Davies really played as a sub- stitute on Saturday. Referring to the transfer rules as obtaining amongst the various town clubs, he instanced the case of Smith- eon, who at the time was a member of the Cardiff Football Club, and on the day was down to plal for the second fifteen, { did8n;:rn p:lata[:o;hit :f\\lh:t h. had been i?ti-g tL. H.,I?q.i.? Z.i.?t Bristol. The committeeman bad no idea that tbe matter was to be fought out, and if anything more was heard of it the subject would be thrasbed out Bt the meeting of the Welsh Union on Tuesday.

LOCAL AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. "Blue Beard" still drags its merry length along, and at every twist and turn some ne" charm is displayed, and some additional feature of amusement is exhibited. Thanks to the vigorous supervision of Mr. Coles, the various artistes have not broken away from the book, and the nursery legend is given with all the charm of continuity, and the only alterations have been in the form of local allusions. Mi,e Kitty Kenway's appearance last v/eck was well received, and her sweet singing and cleve: dancing hold out every praspect of a bright future before her. Miss Clare Harrington, who during the earlier stages of the performance gallantly strugged with a heavy attack of influenza which considerably affcctcd both her acting aud singing, is now fully recovered, and, with the able assisbnce of Miss Lena Horwood as Fatima, infu?es much life and go to the part of Selim. The skirt dancing of Miss Ida Cleyton is much admired, whilst the tactics and payinge of the Brothers Edgar are neither stale or vulgar, and continue to amuse. Altogether, one cannot find a better refuge from tho cheerless weather and the dirty streets than the entertainment which is attracting crowd6 to'the Royal nightly. The annual supper and smoking concert in connection with the working staff of the Theatre Royal will take place at the Philharmonic Restaurant on Tuesday next. Several of the artiates engaged at the pantomime have kindly consented to contribute towards the evening amusement. THE EMPIRES. CARDIFF. I Rarely has Mr, Stoll, with the active advic# ILnd a..i.tallce of Mr. Macnicoll, selected a better and more talented company of artistes than that which is billed to appear at the Quccn-street hall this week. Richards' troupe of canine acrobats is new to C?diff, but, as it has appeared in all the principal variety E¿::r:esd on Ldonthe anrihpal CO!1vJZ a success is ensured. The other a,rtiste1! are all celebrated in the profession. F. V. St. Clair, topical songster and reciter; the S:.f.sr, Leslie, recherche vocalists; Amy Lawreiice, a fascinatiur songstress and dancer Sisters Paria, two gifted vocalists and dancers Alice Conway and Edward Clarke, American comedy artistes; Lawrence Barclay, comedian and dancor Craven and Conway, Nubian humourists; and, finally, a comic absurdity entitled The Parrot" by the Wal Pink Combination. NEWPORT. The cultured Thompson Ino of expert musicians top the bill of Mr. Stoll's Newport house for the ensuing six nights. This com- bination gave a tine performance at Cardiff last week, and will, no doubt, meet with equal success at the Usk-side town. The other artiste. engaged for the week have been chosen witl a due Bense of variety. Foster, WaUncc, aud Foster will present a screaminkly funny bur- r, i¥brD:u)cI?:e:hf;; and topical ditties will be delivered by the popular Toa Vine. Mdlle. Rosa, the only female ventnlo- quist, will demonstrate her powers at eaoh per. formance, and Wood and Beasley will give samples of Yankee humour. Clara Nisbett, serio-comedy songstress, Frank Adams, cvIDe- dian, and Miss Leah Adell, in her vocal socna ,k Cinderella," complete a splendid programme. CARDIFF PANOPTICON. Professor Peterson's troupe ot canine c*m<diana are the latest in..vatio. at the Panopticon, and the pro f ?.or's well-trained dogs bid fair to become the princip&l &ttractioD for this week. Other new artistes are Tho Qu?Ueni.Treupe, ki.g, of the .rp?t the T,?.pe, ?'ili Gilbert, Nubian orator ,Nius i ca l Cosmos and burnt-cork comedian; the Silvani company of male and female cyclists, and the Ladderites, whose marvellous performances were so much appreciated last week. The famous Aztco dwarfs and the bearded lady arc still on exhibi- tion, and the Maze of Mirrors and Devouo a optical illusion She" have lost none of their attractions. The gymnasium, skating-rink, and waxworks axe, ef course, on view as usual.

BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY AT CARDIFF. THE STRANDING OF THE ALDER LEY. IMPORTANT DECISION BY STIPENDIARY LEWIS. At the T»wn-hall, Cardiff, on Saturday, the Board of Trade inquiry into the circumstances attending the stranding of the Liverpool steamer Aldedey in the Sea of Marmora, opened on the previous day, came to an abrupt conclusion. At the outset Mr. T. W. Lewis (stipendiary), who conducted the inquiry, asked whether tne vessel had sustained any material demage.—i»ir. Waldron, on behalf of the Board of Trade, there- upon put the question to the master, who replied that she had been examined at Galhpol by Lloyd's surveyor and 6. diver after the stranding, and found to be perfectly uninjured. Upon this, Mr. Waldron stated he did not intend to ,,k that the certificates f the officer! :oï: bh%:alh;ith,r::g re:es::d tht th4 inquiry might continue, and that the court should answer the questions which would be put to it.—The stipendiary, however, decided that as there was no material damage he could not proceed with the inquiry.-M-, Waldron relerred to the 32nd Section of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876, which he contended gave power to the court to held an inquiry where a vessel had been simply stranded, and the judgment of Lord Chief Justice Cockburn in the case el port* Story (Law Joorual, Queen's Benui, 266), was referred to.-The learned stipendiary, however, was still of opinion that material damage wac necessary to give the court jurisdiction, an accordingly the witnesses were discharged, ani the court rose.

PAINFUL FATALITY AT NEWPORT. SAD CIRCUMSTANCES. A of very sudden death, surroutidwi bj circumataiioee of a peculiarly MMi aad melan- choly character, occurred at Newport on Sun- dav afternoon. A railway signalman from Van teg, named George EdWa<dF, had, accom- panied by b-i. son, arrived in the town C(1f the purpose of attending the funeral of It,. couxin, Thomaa Prooser, of Weet-etreet. who met with his death a week atrlwr by fallu.* downstairs and fracturing his skull. Kdwasvs, with his son, was waiting to joih tile C(j['t.of in Baneewell-rood, just -tid. the "Wtttertb Mail" Office, when, about 3.30 p.m., he pvsi- tiaicd to some bystanders that he felt ¡:¿v, lIe was advised to go and sit down for a 1..e while in the shop of Mr. Kurd, newsagent, on the other side of tfie greek, but he had only been there 3. very short time when a cnaaft 00, and be died at once. The funeral oi his orwM(in paeeed the place just aa the poIiOG arrived with the ambulanco cart to convey the body ro the mortuary to await an inmiert. Edwards, who was a nuddlo-aged man, 1-M a widow and ten cla.ililtWL <

I paturdays SrOET. I FOOTBALL,&A I SATURDAY'S MATCHES. 1 RESULTS AT A GLANCE. AtAbska\on. 1 2 4 11 Aberaron 11 Tre.rky. 0 0 1 0 ATBL?KMATH: \ewnort 0 5 9  9 B)?i.b?th. l0 1 3 ??y. 0 0 6 0 ?narth 0 0 2 0 AT IJaBeUy1*. 2 5 0 19 ['ontvpr'^ 0 G 0 0 ATMOKBISTOS 0 AT..? 0 1 0 3 Cardiff HarJeqtlin 0 0 0 0 s\v\NsKA   7   SwanM. 1 0 7 4 .Neatu 0 0 7 0 I VOTES BY WELSH ATHLETE" The fact that Scotland. like England, have adopted the four three-quarter sydeUl of backs not he reccivrd with any amount of sur- 1'+'" Beyor.d any question of doubt has it ;.eclI proved that it is the system of the future, an* it be only be"n ^-fashioned projudice that have prevented the other countries adopt- ing it before. Ireland, who are witk Scotland in the matter of being slow in accepting; changes, have aleocoae overtoourway ofthink- Ù1', and on Saturday the team chosen to meet England ba, it will be see., the Welsh forma- tion of backs. After all, however, there is little ehaije in this, for whenever we have mot tne teams ef neighbouring countries the fourth roan has invariably been put out. It is satisfac- tory te see, however, that. system which has had so many traducerg amongst the old ehool- int which we in Wales have proved, beyend donbt, to be the correct ona-has, at last, come to be acknowledged as such even by countries who possess uiajpiificent forwards with exceptional abilities in the way of forward play, and who haTe, hitherto, been looked upon as having equal chances with their backs of scoring. Leoking at the Scottish team chosen to meet ns at Newport, it will be seen that, out of the fifteen, ::0 less than nine were members of the tcam that Wales met and defeatedat Edinburgh last ve«r. Seven out of the eight forwards now selected then figured in the pack, and re- membering how those forwards piayed last year, we have got all wo can do to hold our own with then, let alone beat them. I have a very clear rfcollcction of how they performed a twelve- month ago. With the nine men in the pack thev were conant]T beating 4 he Welsh eight, aud Hen after we blWi scored twice, and the ioarth man had been brought out, the Scotsmen jclwsy? bed their own in the tight scrummage-, while in the open they were decidedly superior, ifu':kn i;i" ,:rce¡oei1;dllnpei): I other point I have not forgotten is that they are remarably clever in screwing the scrum- mares, With the exception (If Mcnzies, eight ot the lorwards have previously represented their country, and each holds the reputation of being a t'aoroasrhly sound hard-working serummager. Simpson, who partners Wotherspoon at half- back. is reported as having shown considerable cleverness in the trial games, but Wotherspoon 1I>:13t have improved a lot since last year to be as gmart as he is given credit for being. The pair are the same that did so well against Eng- land at Leeds last year. If, however, Simpson :s no cleverer than Wotherspoon I don't think the Welsh pair will have much the worst of it. Certainly they have not a pair of the class of Wells and Taylor to meet. *•* Where Scotland lost last year was in the hacks, neither of whom showed form above the ordinary. If, however, reputation goes for any- thing, the four selected are really tip-toppers, and whoever the Welsh four may be, they are jure to have 0. pretty warm time of it. Each of the four men a large amount of individual cleverness and resource, but I doubt their ability to jive a very capable exposition of the new svstein they are attempting. What the Welsh players have to remember i. that the Scotsmen iMTer from us materially on the "held" qufs-tion. Whilst they are upright they seldom cry "held," and stop tho play to allow ti, a scrimmage being formed it, therefore, behoves the Welshmen, when once they lay hands on an opponent, to make no mistakes, but haw him down by' book or by crook. Of course, it is u.ole8& tocompare the Scotch four n i:h a probablo Welsh four, so I ?b.11 lone the queetion of comparison until after Tuesday ,;gbt,wk,l? the Welsh team will b:?l-ed R:s:eh:'¡¡':k gains hillc:; r th? first time, and is, to a great extent, = unknown quantity. If one compares the Cardiff-Newport form of a week ago, and, again, the match between Cardiff and Blackheath some timo back, the victory of Newport on Saturday is fairly in accordance with preconceived notions as to how the game at Rectory Field ought to end. Three tries to one does not by any means represent the game as it "Is. for alter the first twenty minutes Newport b6 won all along the line. They were better !&; ..ard. half, three-quarter, and full back; mereover, tbev were setting a pace that the Heathens clearly had no liking for, As I said .n SAt,?rdy, it was not pretty game. It was 100 crambling to suit me, and the winging tactics adopted by the Heathens made matters wo7?e, for ParfitCand Mat Hannen each had a coupl -of men to look after them, and I ?r??m the wa y theme men drol?ped on the Ne?- ;,r,: 'i bnbriti a;bh";t I was clearly evident that the Heathens had a wholesome dread of the ball getting to the New- port three-quarter liue, and there was every reason for this, for the four were playing a fine frame and whenever they got the bail, Thomas er Dallnc.1 would be sure to get very iear to the line before they were stopped. Both these ns :ii pluyed a fine game, and it hardly ieems lik,v that the Welsh committee can, in justice, ,,v.* Dauncey out of the team to meet Scotland. With the Newp.?t .9?u en the left and Pearson on the right, I think we should sec two of the smartest wings that have represented Wales for years 1 » Whatever may be the strength of the backs, Blackheath are always looked upon as certain to provide some smart forward play. They did not do to on Saturday. The eight scrummaged fairly well for about fifteen minutes. Then the wingers began to appear, after which they got the ball only on rare occasions. In the loose work they were a bit dver, and. especially at tLt. 0"1, tacklcd Tijó8rcus!y, but in the latter game Newport, when once they started, wcre always on tap. I suppose the Heathen forwards ure really the pick of the South, aud this being .0. there i. no question to my mind of the wisdom ot the Knglish Union in yivin< the preference to the rtllem scr\lmm:z:er8. The Yockshiremen do ..eummage without a doubt. I am afraid that ten few of the Blackheath men tio. I don t j taiul. that in the Blackheath eight there was a I mail o equal Hannen, who. many say, is gone off. if he iJ, I would like \.0 see a few other Welsh forwards "go off." After Hannen I fhould say Pook, Bowley, and Graham were a fit hotter than any three on the other swo. Bowley showed a good deal of cleverness at the line-out and on the occasion that Hannen got away -ii gave Groves the try Bowley gave the haU to Harition nt, the outset. # # There was a good deal of interest shown by the XewpnrtoniJiiis on Salmday eveningin the result of *h' game, I anticipated, IU nr.tes of Saturday, that it would be no soft for the "tVrdiffians, for Penarth, Wè all have to recognise, have come on a wonderful Jot of late. In fart, thi.:c is not It t"œ in South Wales which bfis ,bo.n more ron^+ent for. this year than the Se «>i<Urs. The club has been fortunate in keep- itjr it* plater* together, with the result that the "flaibinaiioi! is now hotter than ever it has been. TV re, :t is th.t IVnartb, so far. has asplenia reN,rd. ,?d the draw with C..r,HI' th;* greatest ,ah.fae:iøll to the team's supporters, a lar ?,?.ber f :ej\i'r:mah, laW:e ':e:.a' i, I tach a wretched rendition, ww tb" match, that accurate passing was but it was the sarno lor both, aud it thf ('ondiHona had bo«»n difforeiit mv friend questions very much whether Cardiff have done better. The Penarth backs +-K-W t, ether l\d tbey p--l?ss the merit or Umg' bl, to score when -pP-rtil?iti" 1)?-e- wnt Ih<:WII.elveb. Besides, the forwards got the haii n:ore ircqueiitly than their opponents, and ffle half-backs know haw to get it away whelll ■t .'3 b1nd «/ut to them- tf Cardiff thou{rht thai thf;y had an easy contrict (; hand they were quickly undccITC. In tVke tr>t half tbey had to play ^1 they knew to keep out tho Seasidert, and in the nd half they failed completely to break tjrcujrh the defencc. I do not remember Cud, has e"r before failed to beat Penartb, a,lid trie result on Saturday was disappointinj: to toe supporters of tue blue and black. tbe Harlpquins back, played., I am told, a tterbfiggume tbreufhout. # • Speaking of Davies, it looks as if the com- mittee of the Cardiff Clnb have committed a  ?-discr?ti.. in piyi?,g the Harlequin e,ure the necessary transfer had b-,?? obt"med, "M. in fact, picyin? him'"< i-? f a tee- rruin hom the secretary of the Weien Ku?ty .w. pointinff ont th&t Davis's tT?afer had a*u ) A( ?cu?se. facts have to ?. out, but from the few before us I can only imagine tl?.t the Crdiff Cl.h are in very serious predicament, "ad the ..tter b&s i: \icb:¡;t »:ror tt:\VhÚn: Committee, we may prepare ourselves for another football inquiry. Of coursc, a great deal will depend on the statements put forward by each .ide, but all the same, according the Welsh transfer laws the Cardiff Clnb have committed an offence whick will necessitate an inquiry. ••• The law directly appl,inr reads 11 Wbon. ever a player transfers his membership from one club to another such transfer mkall be l't.1 if (a) it be made with thc sanction, prniouely ob- tained, of both clubs concerned, (b) In ca80 the sanctibn of one club be withheld the player in question, or the club to which he proposes to transfer his membership, may apply to the Welsh Union Committee, whose sanction shall render the transfer lega1." Tho one que8tion, independently of these laws, that suggests itself to me is, have the Cardiff Club done right in playing Daviee without a transfer, and in face of the telegram from the secretary of the WelBh Rugby Union ? # Eithcripontypridd have dett?riamted or Llamelly have come a.. lot. It was only week or two back that up at Pontypridd tbo tin-plat?ers bad all tbe?r work cut out to win, the victory only being achicvcd by a try to ni1. It is, of course, impossible to suggest ib.t tbe fact f playing n f¡s:e 11Igdh::1 tke fdie:h score and the one attained by Llanelly on Satur- day. to we can only think that the little storm in a teapot" which oCéurred in tho W-trn town the other day has had an inspiring effect on tho scarlet runners. I would suggest to my scarlet friends that they continue their little flare-ups at, say, monthly intervale. # Club form was better borne out in tbe ca-se of Swansea v. Neath. On the previous occasion that these te..s met victory rested with the all, whites by a single try only. On Saturday it was a drop goal to nil victory, 60 that, vr; assume, the capabilics of these teams are much the same as they wero lome weeks ago. ,,w?cca Beem to have bad the best of the game, and on one or two c?a.io.s to have had very b.?d I.ek in not scoring. Each to-, in turn, ;:s;dcAh the ¡1t aI&:u"' appears from the re ot as if Sw&nFes bad about the worst f etheeft aSCkewi:: :ts:rtt see, is going strong on the left wing again. I trust the old knee ailment will not crop up again. The question of future fixtures between Glamorganshire aud Yorkshire was inciden- tally mentioned at tho dinner at Swansea the other evening. From the guarded manner in which the Yorkshire officials replied it is to be feared thai future matches will not be arranged. Still, in private conversation, several prominent Yorkshiremen said they, for their part, would like to make it a yearly iixture. "Old Kbor," writing iu the York- shire Evening Post," is kind enough to give us a leg up. This is what he ay:! :The whole question has, of course, to be discused by the Yorkshire Union, and any statement OIl the subject by anyone in authority would have been premature. It may be appropriate, however, for an out&ùe critic 10 express the hope that no hurried decision will be come to a* to the abandonment of the fixtures. It is quite certain that Glamorgan oan get together a team sutfioiently strong to extend York- shire's full strength, and when the Cardiff Ciub breaks down its class or personal pre- judices and joins the Glamorganshire Union the prospect of the oounty being represented at it. best will become all the greater, Ncik- sh re nee d s a preliminary matc h «ach year to give a test of her players before entering the championship engagements, nti I know of 110 team more likely to afford a fair test than G3amorgan. Under tho circumstances a inato.* lato in October in Yorkshire one year and Wales another really seems a fairly dc- sirable institution, and it may be useful for the Yorkshire Union Committe when discuss- ing the situation to look at the matter in that hght." # "F. M. W." and several others who journeyed to Swansea- on Monday have wondered why two very important facts have not been re- marked on in any way. (1) The "glaring" mis- take Bancroft made in taking a flying kick at the ball right in front of his own goal-posts, thereby allowing the Yorkshiremen to walk over and score. Had he kicked the ball it would have been charged down or a free kick in a favourable position resulted. A prominent international agreed with M. W." that no man, however good, should be chosen in a first-class match who once committed ,,0 grave a mistake. In this case it lost the game. (2) The farcical arrangement of the Great Western Railway running a "öpooial" with the inducement of seeing the match and arriving at Swansea Station (one mile and a quarter from the ground) at three o'clock, the kick off being at 2.45. In conclusion," adds "F. M. W, "may I say that I think England, who has shown such good, con- sistent form in first-class company for many seasons, should be given a ohance at full-back." # Arthur Gould has been relating a little inci- dent in connection with the international One of the Welsh three-quarters was staked why he did not stop Bradshaw when he scored his celebrate d try. The reply came pat:—"Stop him! Good it took me all my time to get out of his way!" The Coursing Chronicle" is the title of a weekly 2d. paper just issued. The title, however, does not convey a fair impression of what the paper is. Certainly, eoursins is paid due respect to, but there is not a branch of athletics or sport that is not capablv dealt .itl,. Raoiana," by the weJl.known Captain Cae: The View Halloa," hunting fixtures, oross country ehat. polo, ;ootball, billiards, cycling, pigeon- shooting, and many other branches of sport are oapablv dealt with. What will interest South Walians more particularly is a South Wales column of notes dealing with sport in this part of the Principality. The" Coursing Chronicle" is published every Saturday, price 2<1., and may be obtained at any of the local newsa<;¡ent,. CARDIFF V. PENARTH. Th, second between these team' this M;S !Oi:'t!ffC l\t:eêrcl1elU::a:rkt I fore about 4,000 spectators. The first f'neount.er nt Penarth, resulted in a victory for tho blue and black organisation by thirteen points to three. The prouud was i« a very sodden condition, and on several parts there were shallow pools of water. A very stronp wind blew from the Riverside end, and heavy showers of rain fell durinf the match. The Pemrth team was .?h.t di,r"ni?ed by the absenc of Lambert from the b,l ?back,Cardiff wore wirhout D. W, E?ans. Norman MMS. A. F HiU, W. Davies. and Kamsav. The teams wer as follows ??: Back. W. 1?'rie.. (Hartequins?; three. quarter backs, T. W. Pearson, D. Fitz?eraid. J. E. Elliott, and Gwvnu Nicholls; half backs, R. B Sweet- Ewott' and S. Eir?; forw.u-d's. A. Le,"s, R. DaTiM. W. C? ,r?, W. J. E)sey. W. H. Smith, Alex Bland, S. Cravos, and PRImer. renarth Back, C. T. Kirby i b.k-, R. M. ?rrett." H. Kiby, H. G. A?n<!er. M.d H. E, ATorgan (captain); half backs, T. H. Hutehings and G W. Abephcrd; forwards, G. Brown, E. Ellis, D. Evans, W, Gibbs, P. Jackson, J. L. Lawday, G. Matthews, aud T. Morris. Referee Mr W. T. Jenkins, Newport. Cardiff kicked off net tke wind, and Alexander returned into touch near midway. The Penarth halves got the Kill awav from a scrum, and G.tt, a?Jr '? Sort nm, 'r" to H"b'irot well into the home half before he was cellared. The Peuartn bscks by some further imrt)Yed matters, but C, T. Kirby, f il?"i.g to pick up, let the home team into hiø own 25. St'!«"" ?? r?ed ?P" .d ch?Led ? E);iot't Big!?4* ricked up and chucked to J*" ? 11 who failed to t?e the leather. Morgan, by a good kick, which D.\ies failed to return, took play to the home quart ,:rS. Pearson, by u clever run, got outsido the 25, Tn? 'th? f?r-.rd. dibble to ?" visitors' h?t. A combined rush of the PenMth men took tb 'p ly to within five yards of their opponents )me. wl,, ?,r? a scrum ?M formed. The bsll was dir?,?tly ft?r- wards sent over, and Cardiff touched down Some even plav followed in the ccntre, but a good kick by gained about twenty yards. leather out, but tofleld it, and Cardiff got to the visitors quarters. A smart run by Alexander,who was overhauled by Pearson and thrown into touch. took T'lay back to Penarth up to this point had very much the best of the scruuis, getting the ball out to the backs four times out of fiTe, Shepherd kitted to Davies, who was browsht down before he coulti retum. but a dribble by Cnvns and Smith 'pin sent the phv to the centre. B)? got the leather the -id « auickly traTeDed across to 1 carson, who f:iÎè dh\l"ly :VTIckc:deO¡}Poar:h'¡,:Jk who, by a clever niii, got ell k. il. his ?l. Agond Unbblc by the heme forwards t-k tbe play to the otbr !I of the F, The Penarth forward? taii.veJ, andPearsou turned the leather into touch at the cnt. Davieg was ¡l:;rtt.in cRl1E'd np0n, And rik ing up very cleverly in front of the P?,,?rt?  ?o< ?y' to the centre Pearson Kot a. mark, but no gr'uud wM gi.ed. ?i.h??ybrouKht.S a ?-d ?hi,h n ?.11.?,!d by A simHar piece of play by Bjg-s and ?.t !a'tte'r ?'ning ? the leather into t?Kh )"?' the visiWl'R 25 fl8. Gwynn NtchoUs a?et a short run kicked to Alexander, who f.,?,?d, Louch.Fit?ger?ld failing to   Hcibie Moroni came up and kicked down to idwav «bw Cnrdift got a free. In c'o'n'?u.nce 'or iind. Pearson f.nled to pi. much Vound. Shepherd pt into the home garters "Ill,b I ?,l Ici,by b, w," herd dribbled a few yards, Pearson making a mark.  He, however, failed to fid jouc1'. and di.,tly fte,- :;U"l'I:I:Jkit, to ttu:uJ:Y B: dr.bbfed awar and Garrctt. ptctnn? up?ktcked t' J?vies. who mad. bis mark. No grolmd was gained, The home u? ??t (ree f.r off-side pla?% but ml' impr(,v,! d tbeir posjtion few I-rd-- Some 90.4 pass '.g took )I- between t h e C.?,liff bk,?. but :'h:nfh::íS=\ ;:y C=n ij¡:: «.-Hi the half-time score:- .I- ziunoi* "OV- Cardiff ?? -1 int? touch Fewrth "-sta?, =u "gU,lV. "V" _u at balf.y, Poou"SOn made hia mark, but couly gained ? ?w ?,.  ??t.K?tt. getting possession  lUcked do"" to Àlex. anøer, who failed to field the  but gt in t1yillC kick into touch j?t OuWd. hi. own 25. tLe touch IiDe wd lùcked np to D.ies. a;, -a  pI. oy Elliott ""d n rush by the fonv&tde t"ok 1'11."1  beiDg formed d.. t li.?. kfter a  struggle,   i. fro, f the <18l, Th" b-Il  fr pearson, who Ineked bo.t foot "'Ide, IUId l'euu¡h I touchf,d do?. Shl?Pherd" k'ek-o ??%d h  goal-lille, .a tl,e vÜnt;w. t<mcbed do- Th. 8&lD8 thine •ccurred agHiu, a« Si?.pl??,d'. ki?k-.tt sent by Pearson once more over the line, with th? result th?t Cardiff notched their third minor, Re-startinff, the Penarth forwards went away with a good dribble, which took play to mid-Weld, and Biggs got the leHther from the scrum, but Fitzrerald failed to take tho i>ass, aud good pprtuity was lost. FL.t,li.p being ..b 'j," pick up ,,h?. the i?:rtu:\s :edub;duw:'se to kick down to the victors' 26. C. K,rby saved well, and Morgan and Alexander, by go ,d runs, got to the Cardiff quarters. Cardif fhad slightly the beat f t or tour scrums. Garrett then got away, but wa« woll brought down by Pea.r¡¡on, S.I"Y1\ Bins eluded Hutckings, and ran to within a few yards of the line, where he was collared by C.Kirby.He threw across the field to Fitzgerald, but the latter was ua^blo to break through the defence. Cardiff got a free for ?e ÙTeuJarity. and Peamon made a Rplendid attempt for goal, but just failed t-c put theballbetween the poste, and a toile d w. th re,. lt pe?tli drihtïed up to the C-difY half, and their forwards, working their way through a scrum, ?rt?her im- p-,?d their poBition, Davies bein? called upon to t<i&ve. trelen or eight yards frem the J-i?, failed to get i. hi. kick, and a :im:e being fI:e1" Rh\g::oi;s'u I He tb.. acrOS9 to G-tt, who failed to hold, -d Selwju Biggs dribbled down t,, half way, where C. Kirby turned into touch. Some faulty work among the Cardiff backs enabled the visitors to take up a position on the home side of the centre line, tut a rush by the Cardiff forwards, in which A, Lewis and Daviee wero prominent, took play into the visitors' half. Hutehings get the leather away smartly to Shepherd, who, after clearing two or three men, threw to Alexander, but the last-named failed to take it, and Smith dribbled well into the visitors' 25. Hutchings relieved, and after a succession of scrums Davies kicked to withiu a few yards of the Hne, where Garrett eav(?d well. Shepherd got the ball from the ensuinp scrum, but only got a ehort distance bfore? he wm }umled down, Big;; then g t the ball out, but Elliott was collared before he could transfer to Pearson, and immediately afterwards Fitzgerald dropped for ?-1, the ball ?,,i.g wide f the p..t., ..d.i?.tbr minor was regis- tered for Cardiff. After the kick ont P.o. found touch close to the line, but the Penarth forwards worked back to the 25. Tho home forwards got the best of the scrimmage and C. Kirby saved to the line. Cardiff tried several rounds of passing, but the tackling was too keen to allow them to get away. Another minor was added, the final scoro readinr Cardiff 5 minors Penarth 2 minors BKVARXS. Whether to describe the game as a football match or a scramble in the mud would puzzle most people who witnessed it. The ground hts scarcely ever been in such a bad condition. How the players succeeded in keeping so well on their feet, to say nothing of run- nillg, is a mystery. The ball in the first few minutes became so greasy that it woe difficult to hold, and wcumt4g pa8siu &3 well u Belfliug wu rendered :fm=ibfe, aSpeIJ;t: hIiIre: tive tem, but Cudiff were without their ti. (?oi-maa 'Bi?f!<).A.F.HiU,D.W..EvMB, T. Dobs on, and S. Kamsav. It is stated that DO:aB aB gø' in presence to playing for biB te,, in which his poition alone "ght to give him some interest, preferred to trHel to London to witness tho match between Newport and the H-tl?, We can scarcely credit the 'to t, y and if it be not correct the Cardiff skirper should at once deny it. Penarth is not a team to bo underrated. Their performances this year show that they are justly entitled to rank among first class South Wales clubs. The ahscllce of no many prominent members of the first fifteen made it dimcult for the vice-captain (R, B. Sweet.Egeott) iu the hort time allowed him to get together anything like a represen- ative ttJln. nnd in order to make up the forward contingent Alex. Blaud vras STsuaded to don the colours once more. Davies, the g,,?l in. f.li b-k, v:J:e:r' fothe¿c ?.i.Z,d as his play justified previously expressed .pi.i. f hi. skill ?.t.di?u it i, possible that he will remain with the premier team. I:h(? g?e was fairly ]?!*??'e whole. In the first half, aided by the wind and the superiority of their forwards, Penarth did most of thi.tt?.ki.g, but only succeeded in rcgisteriuK two minor8. With the chauge of ends the Cardiff forwards did better, olld most of the play was in the Penarth half, but the home team, try they would, failed to br<"k th'iF the g.11.,?t defence of the ?,idz,. 0. both sid". ""me geod p"g was initiated by the half b.cks, but very LreI y'I*'l t" b It t Ithe wings, so difficult was it to hold it in its greasy state. 'ibp- herd and Hutehings were quite a match for Swcet- ?o<? .md' BiMa. and the thr? -q..rt(!?. were, .ki.Rt playas a whole, about q,-l in It,??,gth and resource. Pearson u??,.e.ti.t?l, tbo best of the Car, if-? quartette, and Gwvnu Nicholls, of the Reserves, -? ?.1: e?t?ay applauded for his play on th(? left wing. Fitzgerald Sl};b ;itrYi ;'h::c ];inl1t it i;:C; to jUl1ge them under the couditic:1.s in which they ),lyed..Al"nder, 118 usual, did well on the Penarth right, bringing off two or three smart runs and soveral serviceable kicks. Garrett and Morgan also pus in a It of work. espe- cially in deicuce. but H. Kirby hadn't a lot given hIm to do, Davies, a we have sahl, did well as the Car- diff custodian. He fielded the ball cleverly, and used the best discretion in not kicking too much in the first half, when there was a very strong wind against him. We don't remember that he made a single mistake throughout the same. C. Kirby was also safe, and stopped some threatening rushes of the Cardiff forwar d s. Iu the home front division, Smith, Cope, and Lewis were tbe most prominent, the first named in particular doing an immense amount of work. The Penarth forwards, however, got p08sossion of the 1,11 thr,l times a. often as their oppouents, aud ?. the p,?? Gibbs pbyed a -d ?S?"B?o?. E?:9. ° at?d Ellis al@6 worMBfImrd throughout, Cardiff had two good opportunities of kicking goali from marks, but excuse can fairiy he made for Pearson under the circumstances. Fitz- gerald also narrowly missed a dropped goal. NEWPORT V. BLACKHEATH. Whatever other fixtures may be ou the Blackheath ,-I, the one with Newport i. !,id,,?tly looked ?pl- as the bouchc of the eson, [lad the special ac. commodation provided at Blackhath ?-I all needed, for an i.1 crowd was present at the Rectory ieilf. ihfirh 'å:d \,ec¥'h early morning was dull, and rain fell heavily, but just before Tid-d A 3, the we?ther c 1(care up, aud at the time to ?u.,?u ce .?,t the ??. alJiuin brightly. Tiiere were no alterations iu the Blackheath team, the men turning out exactly as advertised. There was oue chauge in the Newport team, C. J. Thomas at tlle last minute replacing England. The usual photo- graphing business d?ly?d tb" fift?'. wiuutÐS. ?.(?tbi?. the li.??d out as fo11ows: Savp^rt: Back,C. J T b three-quarterbacks, W. L Thomas, A. J. Gould, W. G James, and F. H. D-?y h,,If-1, k. Matt Hannen and F. C. Parfitt; forward. T. C. Graham, A W. Boucher, J. Hannen, T. Took, T. Newcombe, W. Gr.,e?, J. B-)?l?y, -,I W.Watts Blackheath: Back, H. B, T. Boucher; three- quarter backs, J. H. C. Vegan, W. B. Thompson, W. H. Devonshire, and A. Latter; hall-backs, R, r. C Do Wintou and F H. Matuiin forwards, A. All- port (captain), r, Maud, F Evershed, C. Dickson, it. W, Finlinson, J. C. A. Rigby, C. D Baker, and F. C Lolulen. Refereo, Mr E. T. Gurdon. Wiuning the t.?, Lodcu commenced op,ti for J31t,,kh,th-"ti nd, Do.?y replied, aud Fegan found touch at half way. Imme- duitely after tho Hue 0tfi Ic!d to field, and, ?itb the Newport forwards on top of him, had some dYl\h fnenrwIT: °firs\O),{ ¡n;;a;IgS was broubt 'ff by Newport at midway, but the throw to James wal:) mjst1. and then play went into the Newport quarters. In the very first scrimmage formed, however, Mat Hanueu came round. the pack. The, was a temporary check, and the. the right wing ,a? in ot?. .d Thompson hud ?o.. dita. culty in stopping W. L. Thomas. Back to mid-field, ;àtf n ;W fs ':s¡;'dff'si:,c:n( hi\t:ï: men were awarded a free, ,hi?h Gould put i.t touch dose on the home line. Fast work in the open by the Blackheath forwards relieved, and again play was at half way. A free to Blackheath was charged down, aml the Usksiders commenced a forwad rushr which Thompson managed to stop by k.??ki to touch in his own 25. Just about the quarter Hne play was now fought .,?t. The Newport men wore e ::telY;'g\hllll') t:}f::llt "'hr:¿: pb.ring several ?ing forward, were det»rmiuedto stop the parsing at risks, ..d difficulty was ex- ;t.i) th,, the Newport h.l?'?. in getting the b-il awy, Pook g"v? ,?lc?fr..tb?line'out, t be ball travelling across the line, but Thomas knocked on. There ,i.. bit f scrambling ly inside tl?? Black- ::{ ;1 ief t;sgcE%dli,"ef;:c; cmùd ¡mt in his kick, and tho Newport front m,c dribbled over, but the ball going into touch i. g.?,l only a minor resulted. From the drop out "I., was for a short time at half wav, but good Kicking by the visiting bach >oon put ]?la?kh,.tL on i(tefence Wallace Watts made a burst up to the line, but passed instead of trying to strugglo over, and the ball was knocked on. The next scrimmage saw Parfitt start the left wing, but James's pass to I'uncey was intercepted. Then the Blackheath pack got to half way and started some tine dribbliug, Da?eey tiirn?d the baU to touch, and then Gould performed a similar trick at a critical moment. The play went nei-o? to the far wing, where De Winton and Latter each made an tthe r.Zlt. tackling kept them out, and eventually Thomas kicked to Boucher, the Bla?k. k\hrtefJ;J ge':{cd:¡bl:"°n'd here the Ne,,Ort forwards !m?n??d dribble, ..d the ball went over the Blackheath line, but Thompson just &,Ppel ?. it in front ,f Pook and Howley, and only the second minor resulted. There was a blcf 'lI of plav in the Newport h.1 f' I'd then the ,.t li otfhe b.:w1J7 fl w' shown froUl a pMS by Parfitt. Each of the threc. quarter. handled, but Thomas was forced to touch within ten yards of the line. Then from a bcrim?nig 11 a little way back, Dauncey got possession, and after being partly checked by Boucher went over in the corner% i Lh a try, which Boucher failed to c oui ??t, Immediately on tho re-start play settled ?. lb. home half.0-Il triea a 'hot at goal, but only for, 'Iathird ?iuor. A long Vict by Fegan went into touch close on the Nowport. 1me, but from the line out Dauncey relieved, anù then going to midway the Newport backs again took -P the attack. Dauncey getting .? ?is. 'a. to the fall back and tbr,?? out W y,;Sut rhc \tte lfetd;),,rj:'t t t: line. A lot .1 attacking by th Newport b,,I, was kept out b fine t.?kii.g, .e, when half-tilii was û,te "yfivs tklb' Bik¡;fh hf;'e.c: staudll1g Newport i try l BlacKheath i, I Boucber re-started for Newport, and play settled just on the home 25 li.?. The arat attack came from Graham and Hanneu, who titarterl some dribbling that was stopped by Fegan making a mark, The visit to half way was, however, but momentary, and coming back to the 25 line, a line-out saw Jinl Haunan gc? clear away with the ball iu his posses- R i.g up to the full back, he turned the ball over to Groves, who scored within five minutes of the re-start. Gould failed to convert. After this play was a bit more even. Maturin made a short run np the wing, but WD.. stopped before h Th e. l l :tN' l ?-d before reaching the Newport 25. Then the Newport for- wards, getting the better of some loose scrimmages, took play well into the Blackheath half, from whero a dribble saw the ball go to Boucher, who WAS pulled down by Graham before he could reply. Withinavcry few yards of the home line playwas now situated. Gould once looked like going in, but at full speed just failed to pick up the ball and the attack was ended. Boucher and Pook dribbled over, the ball going dead, From the drop out Thomas lost ground by his reply kick. Fepu, ou the riht ?i.g, was the first to ?ck.t'?&m?ey th???,, }Üm &to touch. I hen D,,o,ebi?,? tried ? drop for goal, but ,.Iy succeeoed in e;r a t:r d1f!Od::Y 11:esd:e I c!a?"?'we?°t"?e ?en?e* T?mpson kicked w!?G,uld ran very trickily up the centre of the field nd punted t"Thompsen The latter wa. b,?-?d down by ?l_.y _'o. ? he could reply. Then there was a bbi.t of scrambling, which ended in the forwards throwing back to the three-quarters, Geuld and James each handled, and Parfitt. gettine the final pass went over in the corner, James failing to convert. Forward, Newport were now pushing the 'Heathens off their feet, but in the openwork the homesters were still hMit!! ? Mt the beet of it. Latter, on the right, started a run from the line-out, ?d the fo??d. spreading across the field put in some pretty passing, which envied in Thompson getting possession and scoring a try behind the posts, which Fegan converted. From the kick off Newport once more took up the attack and went right on to the home Z5 line The first fKvasion on which the ball got amongst the backs, Gould got pcsaessiou. ..d looked certain to ?t in, when he slipped down within ten y^ds of the line Ph'y WM dinR don? now. Bhckhe?? trying bard to make up the wint of difference, whilst New J;¡:: r t; :f wue q-L?,v d;d P,.)rt, "hõuld not do so. Once from a hck by t,he the h-11- was ivwhad. --A dabble ef the Blackheath forwards took play on to near the 25. The effort, howev?, ? not 8utaind. ?ti after a couple oi ?..?t p??.t? by Gould and J- respectively pIa; again went into th. El.?kh-th 25. Dauncey, en ih,;I?ft, ..do burst, but was f.r-,i it? touch, and a couple of minutes later Thomas, on the other wiu1 was within a yard off the Blackhealth line, when Boucher pulled him into touch. From now until the finish play waø never out of the Blackheath half, Newport attacking hotly, but not scorinc. The final result read | iT??p.,t 3 t?i?., 4 minors (9points). Blackheath 1 N.?l, 1 i.cr ?.. I KBMAKKS. [BY WBLSH ATHLETE,] It was certainly not a pretty game. The wing for- wards of the Blackheath team spoilt that. They were simply loafing around and bashing the Newport pair whenever the ball came near them, and, of course, with the forwards having the best of the scrums, that was pretty ft?. Still, n;allybat we waO\ùlrete oe f':t bits of work by the IZew ort backs. On the occasion :n"b:e7 :i ;¡¡:t scored ?h'e t'i:c", each obtained by splendid rounds of passing. After the first twenty minutes it was any odds on Nowport. They were getting the ball iu the scrimmages five times out of six, but the wing tactics, as I say above, prevent il the b?k. =king a lot of u.?e ,);it. 4f the ?iglt, H.,n,w.s by far t: beL 'H worked .hard as anyone in the pa£k, tac1ded i4,- ?.Iy. and in the loose always played with hiB head. The try of Grov? wRs entirely du, to splendid work by Hannan, who, comiug clear from thli.. out, ran lip to the home custodiau, and passed magnificently at the precise moment Next to Hannen comes rllhnm and Pook, who were but very little behind in point of merit. The halves had rather a rough time of it, bllt still diù fairly well. There was nothing to choose between them. Prfitt was perhaps a bit .or. resourceful, b rmsou of his long experience, but Mat Hannen re;l"3 hI;rieT kl\finte Mn:ft when they had chances, and, perhap1 with the one exception of let liB; Thompson throngh rother 't" there was nothing to CowplAin of. Wheu they get a chance they brought off some tine rounds of passing, anù time after time Dauncey and Thomas, on the wings, who played magnificently throughout were within an ace of scoring. Charlie Thomas did very well at full back, but was not by anv means up to Eglnd'. form. His kickinr wm a bit weak, but h"e ldl,¡ /'à:ryw: ,y ::i: As r.Wd. the B 6?khe.th team, it was at the best of times very ngged, the forwards in particular ),Iy- ing somewhat :?m.?b zg gm,, Tbey p-k,?,l badly in the ecrums, owing, as stated, to the fact that two or three of them were palpably winging. All round they compared unfavourably with the Newport eight, who in tackling, following np, and genuine scrimmage work were head shoulder. above the Londoners. Allport, Baker, Rigby. and Dixou were best in the pack, Evershed and Lohden as usual being prominent in tho open. Owing to the inability of the forwards to give them the ball the halves were likewise seen at a disadvantage, ?d even when they got the leather ?hey fumbled badly. De Winton WM the best of the the =fen(.e in p?Ucular being very sound. Of the three-quarter backs the loss of Hubbard was uudoubtedly felt, but his Bubstitute, Thompson, the old English international full back, who was specially bronght from Scotbnù for the occasion, ,?,y?,.dit.bly, and was, p:?lbly, the best of tba homo backs. Hi. try w?8 ter a very )retty run, dde::d e;y t:edi:'s #r tr'fuí¡I: decidedly weak in all departments of the game. Certaiuly he is young as yet, and may come on iu time. i SWANSEA V. NEATH. The return m?t?h ?. played tThe we:conc(it dm)l,a and :e S;'ld'gre Neath s.emed determined to make a bold bid fee victory after their narrow defeat by a try on their own ground, The teams were both strongly represented, as will 1,?. by the .am,. :?? follows :— i as SCI:a s:Bak,t:f:; a;r backs, C. Cokc, E. Thorogo C. Tai?ner, -d J. Williams; half backs, T. Blackmore and E. Evans; forwards, F. Mills, S. Rice, A. Jenkins, A. Lewis, R. Lewis, W. Jenkins, T. Russell, and W, Smith. Ntath: Back, Joe Davies three • quarter backs, W. Ll.J. Rees, and E, M.r: | Jones, half ?k.. Wat Thomas (eapWn) -d Cr. forwards, C. Reynolds, M. Reynolds, S. Hutchinson, J. Edwards, J. Hutchinson, H. Jones. T. Thomas, and A. Dion, Referee, Mr. H. B. Taylor (Cardiff). Reynolds kicked off about 3.15 from the Mumbles end, and from a fine return from Bancroft's kick Joe Davies kicked well over and a minor resulted. A second minor followed for Neath immediately, and play took plucejust inside the Swansea 25, Neath show- ng flne form and quickness kin the øcrimma.øtcs. On their first tt?.),t to pass out Joe D.,i?. mis3ed the ball, and Thorogood intercepting and kicking down the Swansea forwards drib tled away into neutral ground, where a penalty was given against them. D.,i??? t-k th? kick, ?ui a third uÜuor resulted, the wind taking the ball along" distance past Bancroft. After the kick out Evan Morgan got u mark from akick by Tanner, and the play the. became loose. Cross, making a short, sharp run to the corner, slipped while passing, but afterwards kickod over the Unc, exacting a fourth minor, Neath still attacked, and the ball was sent up to Bancroft, who was charged down and injured iu making biB return. 0,1 re-commenc^ in a serum was fonned Dear th. Swansea 25 flag, from which t1H SWilnsea. hulves got the ball out and Coke had a chance on the wing, but he being tackled the ball got in front of the Neath forwards, and it i?.,y by keen defence their d"sh. ing attack was stopped. From fl scrum near the 25 llag W. Jones gota paBs from Cross and gt off finely, hut was broughtdQwn, ünd the ball being then sent to Baucroft he was tackled, bill. saved himself by the trick of throwiugthe ball into touch iu goal. It was ordered out to a scrum. Cross dropped for goal, but the ball ?B charged down. Directly afterwa.rd, however, Cross and Wat Thomas forced minors by dlr, over tbe? line, making a round half do en of th?zP.,?g less points. A seventh followed from a free by Joe I)avi?. From the kick' out '?'wai sea, following their kicks up got for almost tli £ first time to the ?th?r side f the half way line. r?'. this they worked well down, Jenkins taking the ball on well, but it was not to Bmy for N.t hb got away with a fino dribble. Coke failed to catch a difficult ball. Open play followed, in the course of which Swausea again advanced into Neath territory, and Eddy Evuns and Tunuer dribbled up close to ,L,? li. where the ball held. T-?, ran strongly and kicked into touch, and several hard scrums took place, in which Swansea seemed deter- mined to utilise this, their first ch&ncc. The for- wards foil over the line, hilt a minor only was given. H?lf-ti score Neath-, seven minors; Swansea,oue mio r. ,,?,le opening of the second half showed a distinct tu; nO rh:itiå;fo(t:e ndS :;s:lo;e)e1jJ into tho Neath 25. J, Williams gave a fino pass to Blackmore, who, nluniug ou beautifully, banned ofi his opponents and transferred to Tanner in the nick of timc, Unfortunately, Tanner, when ou the liue. and in the midst of tho Neath men, lost the ball. A bit of fine play thus ?.dt.d in c,thi.q. Neath then worked away, .ad ??. picking up, dodged splendidly throuh the Swansea forwards, but was t 'en thrown. Then Llewellyn Morris ?.,?,k?d tl?? ;:n;; and:ltl::t,:ed Ban- croft, however, got in, and put in a pretty ?aek, fol. lowing it u,yk?ug "free, Smith the. got a ..rk in fee Neath 25, but near the tonch.line. Bancroft's kick from this angle missed fire. Then some passiug was resorted to, and Tanuer ran up and wo." only brought down on the lino. A uumbcr officrutiis took place right under the Neath goal post, and two or three Swansea men made fine attempts at scoring. The Neath defence "t this part of the game was Bplen. did, but there was no question now about tbe res- pective merits of tbe teams, The Neath full back foolishly picked up and dropped out to Bancroft, and this bit of ploy resulted, eXïcctcd, in Baucroft dropping a b?'u i ful goal. A splendid rush by Swansea followed, but N, nth "Y no means done up, for here they rcsorted to a fine bit .1 passing and got ??,?y. Coke. with a fine kick, found touch in the Neath 25. The bull was sent tip from here quickly, and Smith had the full-back down in front of his goal. No scoring, however, resulted, for Neath relieved to half- way. Directly afterwards Swansea had a splendid chance for scoring, but Thorogooù !ot ,or..ar<l pass which spoiled it" and a minor only was scored. Alf Lewis got a mark. It was placod for Bancroft in a good position, and he had a long shot with the wind, but ouly a mill or waS uiebed. Rico then got a mark in about the same place, but Bancroft's essay at goal was a failure. Tanner theu caught the ball and made a mark, but ouco more Bancroft was at fault, and another minor resulted. In a minute or two Bancroft again got the ball and kicked over, thus making a sixth minor for the h. t- In the enBning play Eddie Eva fi and Mills were injured, The former had to be carried off the field aud Playing with fourteen men, Swansea till att.,k,d vigorously, and Williams getting a p- ?,Iy ?eor.d. Swansea 'g-i? kick I .?e?! nd equalised the minors. Mills, by a fi:ie burst, got right up to the line, but again Neath's defence was good, and they saved. Fast but desultory play ensued up to the call of time. Final score S 1 dropped goal, 7 minors. Neath 7 minors. As is aJways expected when Neath lnoets Swansea the match was a very hard Que. Neath bad been led to expect better things than usual, on account of tho weakness of the Swansea team and the narrowness of their victory at Neath this season. The forwards were very well matched, and the big Swansea men had as much 0.. they could tackle in the plucky contingent of Neath forwards. It was the Neath halves, however, who made thing particularly troublesome for Swausea, and wcro chiefly responsible for initiating Neath's attacks. Tile wind was an important factor in tpe game, -d N?.th playing with the breeze at their backs, commenced at ouce to kick over allfl Store minors. Bancroftallowed the ball to roll over the lino, and the Swansea partisans were quiie satisfied ,h,. at bnJ:.time no m aj o r point was scored against them, Swansea, however ad one or two bits of luck, for cr??s -,I w.t Tho.??? had dropped nicely for goal, and their shots should have had Vit er success than they did. When Swansea crossed over the other side, however, the aspect of the gRme was changed. If Neath had hard =in the first half Swansea bad distinctly worse in the Becou<1. Several times good passing by Swan. sea left the ball on the goal-line, wÍlere somehow or other it went wrong. At la?l, throng h f--l-i? bit ?of p)? °br the Neath f?ill back, the ball got into the hands of Bancroft in front of the post, and he speedily pulled the gRme out of the fire by drop- ping a beauty. B"ncroft had repeated chances aftcr- but none of these came off, aud in fact Swansea, plav as they would, could not .?. the Neath line. The seven minors which they scored in this half were p L? c e, cl for B a n c ro f, "tt n""Iy all f?y 11.1 hard liues in PItti?, ? two tbr" just out.id" of the posts. For S?mi? Thorogood Ild Tanner played strong centre game. Coke and Williams had few chances and were speedily disposed of by the the tackling when they had. Rice was put ut at half h?. Eddy Evans had t retire, but this change produced no scoriug. Mills, Rice, Jer:1dns, and Smith were moat conspicuoHs in the front rank. Jones was about the best three-quarter for Neath. The back Joe Davies 'I." a ?,.ki. game except w]um he kicked ,,t Îrom behind hi ?me,, except The two halves, Wat Thomas and Cross never played a better game, and were better than the home halves. The two Hlwhin8{\1II; and Jones ex. hibited smartness and cleverness in front. It was II. capital game, but Swansea ought to have scored more than once in the second half. MORRISTON V. CARDIFF HARLEQUINS. rl?y?d at Mornston. The Harlequins were Tery late .??i,i.g, ?.d the gamc ?.? not commenced H:til after half-past four o'clock. The home team were minus Morgan and Jack Thomas, their custodian, and when the teams filed out tbey were seen to be as follows — Morriaton: Back, D Joues three-quarter backs, D. Arnold, J. Danes, 1. Rees, and T White; half- h?,k? Ivor GL??7 and R.. Tho.?.; forwards, R. G. Edwards (- ), K. G, Jones, D. Fisher, Llewellyn, Ed-?tW?? B. Wiui- D- and O??.. The Harlequins won the toss aad decided to play with a strong wind in their favour. R, G. Edwards started, Coles charging. Rosa Thomas receiving, kicked to 'i "h a' t"' .1, Play became lively, Harry Reea, Aruold, and In I D.Yi ? aft. beautiful passing carrying play near the liue. The visiting forwards went away with a rush, but D. Jonos saved well in the centre. Davies, kicking into touch, nicely enabled the Harlequins to temporarily visit the home 26, but hor Grey, picking up smartly, t?.(--d play to the visitors' quarteM!, le Ober t?, tkh.g ffid?, was penalised, the referee h'i o:linI;:Ý = t;:n:c inITI: a bout of passing. Harry Beea got away well, and when in danger threw to Jack Davies, who scored between the posts. Deacon failed to convert. The whistle blew for half-time, after fifteen minutw play, with the score Morriston, one try; Harlequins, nil. J. Cardiff restartad. Arnold reclvmar to the ceatre. The homesters again took the running aud Ross Thomas was brought down on the line. For off-side Bellamy was J?"I1I!ised. Dick Edwards shot for goal, but only a minor resulted. Morriaton con- huued to p??. -d 1,.? Grey scored, but the p.it 'as not allowed, to the ement dir.?.t of the spectators who hooted most lustily. Splendid passing ensued between, Harry Bees and D.,i?. but the d.t?.- of the visitors was ?tbb. Da vie., Coles, nl Marko mrried play to the centre, where tight scrimmaging ensued. Cardiff's play now i.pr' 'tt-pt was made to bring off p?.. i.6, but Ivor Grey cl-.d, and, taking the II. carried play to the viAitors' goal ?in?,, where repeated attempts were made t?? score, but a olean wheel by the Harlequius' f.-rd. remoTed play from danger. r,, was now coming, d it was fro. drj,.t to ar'h h: ): jJ; homesters passing WaB iJ¡ateresting, and were pressing at call of time. Final score ;— Morri.t<m 1 aT. 1 minor, [ Cardiff Harlequins Ni/ *°*°' .fUrn8tOn were 8upenor at an pares or tn pmel and the .?. re d-. not by any n? represent the d,!ferenoo between the tea.me Rb?rt., Ed-d,, and R. G, Jones were the best of the home pack, while tho b.k,, p2?,,d w?U Jone., a ?cond g.0,1 ?.? .i.. t full. hn: m:l;rOir oh?n:kl: though W D,??i?? ran well. The h,l,. were con- tinually on the wrong side of the scrum. PONTYPRIDD V. LLANELLY. The return match came off at Llanelly before a fair crowd. Both teams were well represented, but Llanelly were .ain without Cliff Bowen. Score J;laneJly  2 g-l, 3 tries, Pontypridd ii. R.U, tb;t!frï;tF;.t:;kr;, end, tbey were f.i,ly -d q-Iy beaten everywhere, -d t b score is a fairly Recurat?? ni?tire of the merits of each team. Early in the game the Pontypridd for. wards seemed to be able to get the ball out oftener than tho scarlet eight, but ouce the latter got fairly I wvrmed to their work they never gtive their oppo- nents a chance. The internationals, Nicbol and Daniel, were c ?sily the best forwards on the field, ?d w the life and eoul o? the LI-Ily p.k. D W. Niehol turned out for the first time this year, and both he and his brother received a hearty wel- come from the spectators. Physically the Pontypridd b.?k. wore a moro ip.ff h..z f- but when one has th. he has said all, for really when it came to actual play the visitors were not in it with the home third line. Badger played a brilliant game, and, indeed, the same remark applies to the entire ouartette. At timee the P. g wae positively brilliant, and it was as much as the visitors could do to repel the omlo,uxht which the men in scarlet ?cre ?Mn? on their line. After the match the first and "A at down to di..?r at the TI?. Arms Hotel at the invitati? of a local gentleman. TREOBKT V. ABBBAVON. Hayed at Abcravoru Result tvon g?.1, 2 triø, 4 .1w, Treorky 'I minor, BEMA&KS. The Aberavomtes ??vidently thpught they naa a ?oft thin!r of it, th,ir play W" -ot up t 0 -hat it tt b?,. f I.t,Tr. t e 0 mard. h elf t but the home halves did not often get the ball i. con- sequence of the indifferent heeling out of the homesters. At three-quarter Aberavon shone, James, John Jones, and Hendra bringiug off at times some pretty passing. Lewis at b-k was ?.f,, as usual. For the visitors Tom Morgan played a ster- ii\Eiai(li:{rsH;, f:rll\ a 't the visitors .,ed?d most ;ras combination. They possess a good pack, with plenty of strength, but very littI.,?,i ?. Up to 'ri. 11--l-t Abcrnvon haA 04 poii,.t4-not a la(l record. LLANDAFF V. GRANGETOWN. This match was played at Llandatlm wet weather, and before a moderate attondanco. The teams were as follow :— LI?,,d-ff: Full back, D. W. Robert-; three-quarter kS,. Ashton (captain), S. Rooney, G. Whaje, ..d C Davies; half-b.J*i.. r?td T. Evans; f?r,d?, T. Harry t J. Pfrkins, W. Perkins, T, Phillips, T, Goodfellow, E. W. Williams, R. M. Perry, and F. Price, firanoetotra Back, B, Swith; three-quarter backs, J. Evans (.pt.i.), W. Flyim, r. D. House, and W. HoweIN; baM-bM);s, A. M'C?rthy and F, Sm th for- wards, T. M'Cartby, J. Spavin, W. James J Taylor, C. Rrri souj. Smith, J Thomas, and T. r.?lnd??"' Referee, Mr, W. M. Tiuiley (hon. secretary CArdiff Diatrict Union). ,thy, for Grangetown, kicked off a¡nsl tbe wind, Whale replying with a .,E.'ît. and a scrum was formed at the hatf-?ny. G-d?.Ily the MI was taken to the Graugetown 25, where ..nother serum took place. Evans afforded a slight reHef, but Rooney kicked into touch. 1Il'Carthy and Smith afterwards comeup with a rush, Roberts saving very cleverly. The pa™ now waged in fhc Llandaff 25 From here House nearly had a look in. Roberts again proving the salvation of his side. Flynn was now cheered for a fino sprint from the Grangetown quarters, but at the 25 '° was tackled by the full back, and a rusb by the Llandaff forwards was admirably frustrated by Ashton. John Evans WKS the means of changing the Hmue of action tiJ the Llandaff half. Grangetown "as awarded a free kick, which James took, and play for sometime afterwards remained near to the half- way flag. C. Davies tried hard to get away, but having made a fair run ho was floored at the 25. From here Whale got '0"d passed to Rooney, ?'o'. ftft!.r??e?r'? ha.I('the length of the fl?ld, siored for LI-dff. Th,- was not improved upon. At half time the score wasLlandaff, one try Grangetown, nil. After the re'Btort, J. Evans rt fr?. ki?k, and C, D s replie ive and take play was now the order of the game, the evenness of the t,-?, b.i. clearly manifested. Llandaffwu aw.uùed a free, and ?( !.tr?,l t the G-gto- 25. Jt.k Evans, ga:9;,tf1;3 tet!)grö f:b: the Grangetowe full t.ek, pr.d himself equa! to all comers, and a hot attack by the LI?rd,,l pack was cleverly fruBtrted. From a free to Grange, j)!ay "as taken well into the opponents' half. A little while afterwards L\ llousc got over the line, but try was di?l lowe'l. only a touch in goal being awarded. After this ?' "v'd, "?er only dOS e to the Ll..diff citadel, but beJùnd r,.ordi.? a minor t III GrZI.gl ?0.1d no? find au opening. WL?. i, W. called the scorc was ?- Llandaff 1 try Grangetown 3 llli:J.or.:J. REMABXS. The game was It good one, but upon the whole the Llandaff men were the superior team, especially iu the back department. Grangetown perhaps b'?l the advantage in t?" forwards, who pbjed throughout a fine game fl?.Li..d"ff,t,d a stronger fonvard department, it is not improbable that a much larger score would have beeu totalled. Rooney at threc,c¡uarwrs played a 6wrlin:l game so, too, did C. Davies, whil??t? full-back Roberts a, con- spicueus more than once For GrangetownJ. Evans put in some solid work. Flynn and House often nade pace, whilst J. Smith, Spavin, and James put iu some capital ruus. CARDIFF STAR V. CARDIFF NORTHERN. Played en the Cardiff Harlequins Ground, Roath, the turf being in a dreadfully 6loppy condition. The !01l0WÜlg is a list of the players: Northem Back, 0, W. Sheere; three-quarter backs, B. R. D.?i,?,. T. Morgan, C. Willi!=,A. M. Rickette hill backs, F. K. Wheeler and W. T. Lows; for- wards, D. Morgan (captain), W. Bowen, M. C-thy' 'I"* Gunstone, -J. Cbild,? T. Lo-y, S. T-, and T Boase, Star: Back, (,, Holloway three- q??r back., T. Adams, W. Oliver, Fred Bennctt, and Powell; ha11 backs, G. Marks and S. Davies; forwards, M. Leary, J. Chi?-n. W. Cbipbin, W. W. ??i? j 'Bi,k?, S?.t. R. Hrmd, J. Scaù!on, ?l-ci Wc: Fish, It was rather late wheu the gaaio started owing to another match Cardiff Old Boys v. Abcrcani Harlequins having taken place previously'. The Stars kicked off against the wind, and pluy settled down in their 25, where a scries of tight scrums occurred. The Stars wero at length forced to concede a minor. The Northerns, wi'.h the wind at their backs, pressed tho Stars severely after tbe drop out, aud Charley Williams, receiving a good pass out, dropped a neat goal for them. After the re-start the Stars played up much better, and rushed the leather to the other end of the field, but were unable to obtain any tangible advantage, and when half-time was called the score stood Northern, one dfh:s'i1 RÄ:,Üs: I Stars, nil. Siou after thc? re-start jkda a Star three-quarter, made a brilliant run, bBil1¡;' ooly cOI-j lared ou tbo ..rge of "I' line by Oliver Sheere. Charley Williams ?i.td ?ith a l?ver run, which carricd play into the Star half. Ricketts, getting hold, dashed in with a try for the Northern, which Sheere easily converted. This put the Stars ou their mettle, and they, ruabing the leather into their oppo- nents' territory, exacted a minor. Time was soon afterwards called, with the score as f?Uo,1YS Northern 2 goals (1 dropped), 1 minor Stars 1 minor RBKA £ KS. Tbe Northern owe their victory almost entirely to their clever set of backs, who throughout played with great skill. Charley Williams, who distinguished himself in the Cardiff trial matches at the commence- ment of the season, played a particularly smart game, bi, dropped goal in the first Will li,g ,r, trickily accomplished. B.?tt, for the StuB, was very active, and did a lot of useful work. Both liuks of forwards were very evenly matched, although the Northern lot heeled out better thau did their oppa. nents. LLWYNYPIA V. CATHAYS. Played at I lwynypia, the ground being in a very wet condition. Cathays kicked off from tho north end, and the home forwards returned to half way. Thomas passed to A. Powell, who pa?ed to T. Williams, but ?h?l.ti???m?df.il.dt.h.1 ?d?. Th.pl.y--t-k,-t-??-r the YiBitors' lines. M;])s nd Daniel. further im- proved ..tt?r-, and T. Willi.ri.g passed to B. Phillips, who .r,d at the corner. ?-d try was not converted, After resuming, Ll.yyp?. M?cd the ggrllsil?, and Ben Phillips made a dodgy -d p.sd to Thomas, who scored d?dft d the p.?t,, in a pool of water. Mills con- verted. Llwynypia continued to press, but could not hold "h. ball. Some passing, however, took place, and Ben Phillips receiving easily ecored, aud ?lill t?l. The homesters -"till"?d t- press, but the g-y ball prevented ?cur?ite passing. Pj?Vf, time score :— Llwynypia .2 goals, 1 try, Z minors Cathays nil After the interval the homesters re-starteo1 against; the wind, and Cathays replied to (Over the half-way, Rosser Evans passed to Edmunds, who rau to the line but was collared. Thomas was, however, at hand, and ran behind the posts, and Mill. converted. Cathays, with a good dribble, got near the home line, but Baynbam, with a run, returned with interest. The homesters had pretty much their own way, although the defence was excellent. When Thomas scored his third try Mills failed to convert. Rosser Evans now made" spleudid run, aud had hard lines. Passing betweeu Rosser Evans and Thomas allowed the latter to crO8, the try not being converted. Final Bcore Llwynypia. 3 gpals, 3 tries, 3 minors Cathays nil ABERGAVENNY V. CARDIFF RESERVES. This match was played at Abergavenny. The ground was heavy and slippery owing to the rains duringthe morning. At the commencement play was taken into the victors' territory. Their smart tackling, however, saved them time after ti They workd the b-U up to the home 25, but after :Ju'l..Okê:r i with a rush, -,I Cardiff hd to touch d?ow ?* C.,dl worked along the touch line a go??4 d OZ1, bnt could not do much. The homesters got the ball to nearly opposite tbe posts, where Crock made a short rush and Winney get iee!a[h"f ju-?t before hdf-ti.? w..]led. I. the -?1--d Uf Wynde kicked off for Cardiff, who in a few inat? p,?-d \he b.11 near the -tll They :ar1 a .:e k'se 3.I Íhe bk, held the oval. Cardiff then kicked a penalty goal from an easy distance. Cardiff continued to press the h..??t?,, -,I kept the ball in their 25 io? a long time, ..d t 1.?t Ashton, the full back dropped neat goal. Abergavenny then rallied and worked the Mll up to th?? visitors' 25, where some scrums took place, and from some 1, play the -P- tain of Abergavenny got in aDd secured a try, which was not converted. Result Abergavenny 1 goal, 1 try, 2 minors Cardiff 1 (dropped) goal, 1 (penalty) goal CANTON V, EBBW VALE. This mtch w? phlyed at Ebbw Vak befon large crowd and in very bad weather. Canton kic: .T and Bayton returnod The visitors' forwards rushed to tbe boms 25, and for a few -int.? pressed minor -.Iti-C Ebbw Vale Mon recorered -d made it li,.Iy In f-t of tb wt- -L V but failed to score, a minor being added. The Canton forwards appeared to be clever in the open and dribbled down the field, crDssiq the line. Bartlett scored, but the 1,1- kick failed. H.1f.?.6: Canton, one try d one mimr. Ebbw Vale, one ?or. be't:UD\: ;JjeEobb.wy:J played with great v;Kour, Jameson gave Fred 1).?i- fine p Id the Itt?.' ft,,r .fin. got over, Tom JOM. converted. Ebbw Vale cmtiuue7 to ,r" when, Lr b." f f:B, E:D. G[r ':t =r. boU\of ¡;nS: failed to :o.v??t, Itb--gh the bal tr.,k the upright. Soon afterwards D. J. Richards took a drop ,p,igbt. t8h, t?? 11 %7X Z?J??.o. br. E,-Gil. follejwel?u- i)?d?r-ed. Thi time Tom Jones neatly convei?d. Final wm: I Ebb- 2 goals, 1 try, l minotf Canton 1 try, 1 minor NEWPORT "A" V. CLIFTON. A .t?h between j*ewpon ana 1.1- :r:h the Nei g ? --th., 7, for.It crowd of spectators. The tcams wcre Newport A Back, W. Needs three. quarter b.ko, J. E. Webb, A. W S B,-eit, G??. Gould, ":d'¡'Jeei¡ Ab..c, F. f;? Dyer; for?ds, H. C. Crei?hton, T. Saund(?r?, J? Jenkius, W. Pamns, E. W. Porter, A. M. T=cock, T. J. Edmunds, and F. Morris. Clifton: Back, Lawson; three-quarterbacks, Baker, W. Battye, P. L, hr, A?QBT't ,L,f W. J. LiM'Md r .d Li.? nd J. Battyc; fonrard., T. Jone., G Idl,,ton, B. H. Bel. A. .?.i B.ob ury, H. Sinuott, and R, Bacchus. Referee, Mr. T. Leigh. Newport won the toss, and Clifton set the leather in motion. The homesters forced play, and Clifton yielded several lI1inors, but owing to the slippery state of the ball the Usksiders were unable to score. The visitors assumed the aggressive, but their stay in the home half ?.r Duly temporary, and the Newport baûks going away rg?7Gyl???,,dth, behind thc posl.. I?kip?rNVebbh-,dno dir(?-l'y in convertiug. Cliftou forced a minor, but in.??t?ly afterwards they were acting on the defeusive, and they gi"d no advauaigc by free ki,, From a scrimmage Albert Jous obkdDed posessi(\n, and a fine bout of P",?_ witnessed b.tween th(? home three-quarters, with the resalt tht B,?tt -?d in with a try l?biud the posts, which Webb improved Iife \tffi ;thr )!P:l try, nd the mme player a?min scored the major point, After the kick off Gus Gould looked like ptroyin. t. 'r ;d L?, feU wheu in the iit.. 25 Play =.k I?pt -11 in the Clifton territry. A it,, some dMultory exchanges G?. Gould got in &t the ??r but the point was not improved upon, Wbb', kick striking the goal-posts. A moment later Lawson mi..?d the ball, and Cr?ightn r- in behind the uprights. The place kick failed. A euoceosion of scrimmages was formed in the viBitors' 25, and Albert Jews wored ? unconverted try. 'rom mow Clifton, who had bee uplay ing with one ? short in the pack, forced pay, bnt nrt q.?kly ..?t?d their superiority, and Bennett notched another try, tthhee i =F? w??re .,??,? Be=ett notched -the? try, Newport 3 goaLJ, 4 tries, 5 minors Clifton i minor CWMBRAN V. MACHEN. Played at ,b- in showery weather. The home team had procured a splendid field, as their usual pmyln, ground was under water. Guma.m started, LAd n scrum took place in front ot the vislto", goal, The home halYes ?rd, but their passing out was not clean ?,h to !.?bl? a score. ¥:;l;:t e;o;àeh:n\ Pn) t"h:hoiï: way for some time. Some passing between Prosser, Saddler, and Davies again enabled the home- sters to press, W. Davies spoiling a certain try closc to tho line with a knock on. A minor was Boon after scored. On resuming the game commcnecd near the centr1 and Prossc1', Davies, Saddler, au.1 Wood handled, and the home team agRÍ:1 began to press, hat nothing resulted. On erosoing over both end. of the field were visited in turn, both sides doing Bome good passing, but the tackling of the Cwmbrau men was too teeu, and four minors were registered in quick time. Twnplin, Davies, and Smith in turn had hard lines ill not making a taugible score. From a scrum near the Machcn line the ball was loosely dribbled down to W? H. Davie?, the home fuU back, who with half a dozen of bis opponents round him dropped a pretty g..I. Both 7 i?, tried hard to .-r. in the ,hort time that remained, Skuse and Divies being promi- nent. but with no success. Final score Cwmbran 1 dropped goal, 6 minors U.,h ii. PORTHCAWL V, BRIDGEND. Played at Bridgend. We visitors started with a strong wind in their favour, and Holmes, by means of a forward rush, was enabled to score. E. John COH- verted. Nothing further, wi-3 scored till half-time. In tho second half Mahoncy kfeked a penalty goal for Bridgend, and subsequently W. Jones scored in the corner from a pass from Hardwick, but the point was not improved. At the call of time, the score stool1 Bridgend ] penalty goal, 1 try, 2 minors Porthcawl I goal, 1 minor. LAMff'ETER COLLEGE V. ABERYSTWITH COLLEGE. Played at Aberystwith. Final SCOT. Lampeter College, two goals, two minors; Aberystwith College, one lmnor. NEATH A v. SWANSEA A. | This ..t?h w. played at Neath ;n fine weather. F?.,l core, t?. i..r. cacho PONTNEWYDD V. MOUNTAIN ASH. Played at Pontnewydd. Final score Mountain Ash I penalty goal Pontnewydd 3 minors SPLOTT CRUSADES SECOND V. CLARENCE JUNIORS. —This match was played at Grangetown, end ended in a win for the Seconds by one try, one minor, to two minors. T. Solomon scored the try. Referee, S. Jeffery. ABERATBON v, LUl1DDEIVI,-PJoyed at Llanddewi, Abcrayron winning by two goals to nil. BLAENAVON v. PONTTMOILE.—Played at Pontypoo1 Road, and resulted in a win for the home teau by ouo (dropped) goal, and try, and three minors, to one try and one minor. The match was unfortunately ..k?d by ?,r?ttblt .??ilnl y which John I :f,IIi ;o;iî:lbra.rtter;'bohY/do on the left ,i.? fractured his leg. Vaughan had picked up the ball/and WQS making off at a swart 'JJC, when h? was seized by an opposing player aad fell, his leg K twisted under him. Dr. Wood, Poutypool, r.- tly in attendance, and set the injured mb, and Vaughan was afterwards conveyed to his house at the Race. CATHATS UNITED v. LLANDAFF UNITED. This match played at Cathays in stormy weather, Cathays were left the winners by two tries to nil. 0, B?T. ?. ABERCARN H.iRLEQUINS- Played on the Cardiff Gr.,?nd! Roath, on a fearfully wet turf, the Abercarn men winning by one converted goal to nil. WESTERN MAIL ROVERS V. ROYAL GEOBGE.— Played at Sophia Gardens. Result: Rc..oro, one goal, one try, and four minors to one minor. J. Chapman aud B. Rees scorcd the tries and C. Bowles eon verted. GENERAL RUGBY MATCHES. DURHAM V. NORTHUMBERLAND. This .,?th was wlayed at Sunderland in j fine but windy weather. T?. was a good rtn¡:e:fee;er, Neitrea;aa: a;O ,t first selected, Tate taking Alderson's placc in the Durham team. Tate scorcd a try for Durham, but it was not cOln-crted. Half-time scoreDurham, two I tries; Nortbumter1and, nil. For &ome ti., niter tbe re-start Northumberland had the best of tL? game, but good f.d play by Durham carried "lay into the Northumberland 25, aud Gowans got ov?r. Hindle converted. Northumberland then rushed down and Stigan got over, but the point was not improved upon. Lindsay got over for Durham, but nothing reBUlted. Final scoreDurham, one goal and three tries; Northumberland, one try. SCOTTISH TRIAL INTERNATIONAL. uU EiST v. WEST.—riayeu at itacDurn nace, on son ground, but in favourable weather. Thera were three chauges on ?h side, but the substitutes were good. At the beginning f the r?t h.It the W,?.t had the :Jvfogg:ur,lI;Oh,t:e t:lh(k put on pressure. Some passing was jione by t?l,?? tn t1:nd sa:e }\s f:ra:bfn:e h\f ti-, wh?. th? E??t !?,l by oae try to il. Fina score :-East, seven points; West, two points. COVENTRY V. LIVERPOOL OLD BoY3.~Played at Coventry, and won by the home team by three goals and two tries to nil. HWICK v. EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY—Played at Hawick. ResultHawick, three tries and a dropped goal University, nil. BURTO" Y. NOTTINGHAM.—Played at Burton. ResultBurton, three goals, two tries; Nottingham, one goal. ST. HELENS V. LANCASTER.—Played at St. Helens. Final scoro St. Helens, seven tries Lancaster, nil. MANNINGHAM V. HARTLEPOOL ROVERS—Played at Manningham. Final more Mauningham, three goals, one try (eighteen points); Hartlepool Rovers, nil. OLD EDWABDIANS V. GLOCCESTIB.—Played at Moseley. Result Gloucester, one dropped goal and one try > OldEdwardians, one try. LEICESTER V. ST. THOMAS'S HOSPIT4L,-Played at Leicester, and resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. MIDDLESEX WANDERERS V. ROSSLYN PAR*.— Played at the Athletic, Ground, Richmond. Result: Bosslyn Park, three tries Wanderers, one goal and one try. RUNCOBN v NEW BRIGHTON.—Played at Runcorn. Final result: Runcorn, two goals and eight trieei New Brlgton, nil: BARBOW v. BROUGHTON BANGERS. Played at Barrow. Final score Barrow, one try Bangers, one try. HUNSI.ET V. BBIGHOUSE RANGERS.—S„ core Brig. house F-gero, one try Hunslet, nil. MARLBOROUGH NOMADS V. }TOSJ<LEY.-Played at Surbiton. Result .—Nomads, one goal (five points); Moseley, one penalty goal (three in HARLEQUINS v. KENSINOTON.—Played at Worm- wood Scrubbs. Result: Harlequins, one goal aDd one try Kensington, two tries. '?AtZ R A.-E-5 v MANCHESTER.—At R,?.h.Ime. Final SCore; Manchester, two goals and two tries; R?ge-, il. ang:o J:r6Li1MERCIIANT TA?L.At Chelsea. Result: Leysians, oue try: Taylors, one try. RICHMOND 7, CLAPHAM BOVERS.—Played at Rich- mond ResultRichmond, one try; Rovers, nil. STROUD V. ST. CATHERINE'S (GLOUCESTER).—Played at Stroud ground. R»3ultStroud, thirteen points St. Catherine's, nil. LIVERPOOL V. BIRKENHBAD PARE.—Played at Aigburth. Final resultLiverpool, one goal, two iiies, and one minor; Birkenhead, nil. CINDERFORD V. Go?Dox LEAGUE.—This postponed game t?!c place at Cinderford on ,.tDL d P' was ],It ,I,,n,.t,O.ly a minor was ?,?-,d on each al?e1,1,r, half time. 0. resuming, pl., went rather in favour of Ci-derford, and after a lot of hard work, the captain (H. Williams) scored two tries in quick succession, but neither try was improved upon. YORKSHIRE COMPETITION. HUNSLET V. BRIGHOUSE RANGERS.—These teams pleyed their return m t? -h at Hunslet in wet w?ther. Z,ith, r t, m.1)1: to score up to the interval. IJITERSJ.JH7E v. IJEEDs.Pla.yed at I..i.eraedge. In the first half Liveraedge had the be.t of the gam., t, he b.,k,, pL?,?.g in b r, i .t t y l?   t I 'be b- the backs passIng in brilliant style. Wood scored a clever try atter rece;vin¡¡" pass. Half-time score I iversedge, one go..1 (five points) Leeds, nil. Final scoroLiveraedge, one goal (five points); Leeds. nil, BRADPO DV. WAKEFIELD.-Half-time scorer- Bradford, two tries (six point8) Wakefield, nil. Final more :_B rdfrd, one g two tries (eleven points); Wakefield, nil. ,,TL,B, V. HUDDER8FI*LD,—Played at BLtl?y in showe weather and on a soft turf- Half-tim" oore: -Hu(?7,=d Batley, one try. Been Hudder0eld, one goal and try (eight point8) Batley, one try (three points). HKCXMOVDWIKE v HULL.—Played at Heckmond- wike, Result Hecimondwike, one goal and 0118 try (eight points) Hull, one dropped goal (four HUIFJ.x T. DrWSB1JRY.-PJa,ed in wet weather before 1,000 "xta.tors. Half-time scoreHalifax, five tries (fifteen poii.U); Dewsbury, nil. Iinai result: Halifax thru 3 g')'3, six tries (32 pomta); D.OOry, nil L;C8m.u COMPETITION. WIAAJI v. BOCHDALS HOØfte.-P¡"Yed at Wipa. Rult: Wigan, one penalty goal (three pit.) H.r-L., iL SWINTON v. OLDMAM —This Ib ch, ampi. onsh, i.p ii.t- wae d??i?led t Swinton before an immense crowd, Result:— Swinton, nil; Oldb&m, ml. BROUOHTON V. SALFORD.—Played at BrouPtoJ¡, Final score: &Hord, fo? tri?; B.?ghte.. one goal* TTUHSLIY V. WARRINGTON.—At Tyldesley. Bo* I suit: Warrington, three tries; Tyldesley, one try. ASSOCIATION MATCHES. CARDIFF V. SWANSEA. There was a fair amount of interest taken i. the en- counter between the Association teams of Swansea and Cardiff, played on the Vetch Field 4t Swansea. The visitors t-te& the game, and .1.? h.p t-I in id?fi?ld th? homesters dribbled to the f- ;t of the CardiJf foal. HAnni the advantage ,l a strong wind, Careless, 1. n.gfl V?L, = t the t"di.. th,h..?! kipp?r, repeated tk? a few minutes later. Then the visitors commenced to play with better vombi?tion, and, though the attack w? maintained, nothing more was ?ored up t? time The turn-over g.?. C? rdiff the d-g,, f a stiff breeze, and they .t once ?=ed the aggressive, and Barnes, .th a pretty l?ik, got the 1I""t point with a long shot. After some good, brisk play, Sheldon did the trick again for the visitors, and, &nud loud pl. Wood- field just before the close put on the finishing t b, ?,l beat B?ro" ,i?h a beauty from -mbl? in front of the ho., goal. The end of the g?.. thus left Cardiff winners by three goals to two. HOGERSTONE V. ROYAL ARTILLERY. Thi. match was played at Roge<3wue in the P,f- sence of ery fr tt-d..?e of spectators—a fair indication of the interel5t taken in Association games, fur the weather was =ything but biight. In the first half Roger?tone played with the wind, and repeatedly shot t their 3feetso: but the soldiers played a good def??uwve game, and kept them ?t bay for fully Sft?n minutes. &me 606 passing, however, among the forwards ended in Hampton putting in a fine shot right from the t."?h Jiue, which evaded the g..I-k?,2p, Then some fine passing l>otween Picken, Evans, R? 'T (r::j:SeJO\;h 1:D;c5'betIf;: A..th??7 f i- ti?, lgjl. .pto. to score agi., t half-lime the score was:—Roger* 81'111e, tl1ree goals; Artillery, nil. Rogrstone now had the wind against them, but the game was of y f,?:?t descri p tion, and t times -t h ?.?gh. I) 1711::r it atnh IJ r:'O\Jagnhd E-. scored ,ith a -nifitt .b.t. Then J. J ?dribll?dtb?.h?l. I ength of the fi?ld, &nd p..3?d 1. 1. Jonca, who .rd Wi.. T- Jones 8cored a Guth goal, ..id the applause of the p- tors, the game thus ending in a victory for Rogerstone by six gojds to nil. Bogerstone teamGoal, Picken; baCkS, Hayward -d "i'k" backs, H. Wilde. b,?l,ll,y r d "? e"uey right wing, Hampton and Lewis; left wing, J. Jones and B. Jones; centre, W. L..i.; l?ft?ig, J. Jones and E. Jo?; cmtr., W. BinLTH V, iln CPN. I The semi-final cup tie of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Association was played between Builth and Brecon on the Hereford ground, and re- sulted in a win for Builth by five goals to nil, BARRY TOWN". BARRY DISTRICT.—This match was played o the g?o-d f tV. former, at C.tl- V4. y bfo.. fair number of spwtat*n, and resultdin a win for the District team by two goals, the score rcading:-B?y Town, one l; Barry District, three goals. PENARTH SWIFTS v. MOUNTAIN ASH.—l*his match was to have been played on the ground ?f the latter, but did not come off owing to the Swifts failing to put in appearance. p;vP*,r;:B':Ö)("ICH AUlo!<Three thousand spectators faced a pitiless rain to witness this match at Stoke, and the ground was.. perfect swamp. Result -.—Stoke, three goals; Albion, one goal. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v. DTANR COUNTY. -I'l. V at Wolverhampton iwindy and showery weather before a good gate. Half-time score Derby, one goal; Wolverhampton, nil. Final score:—Derby Couuty, live goals; Wolverhampton Wanderers, two goals. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY V. NorTs FOREST.—Seven thousand people watched this game at Sheffield on th? töli G?.?, G;d ii'lU" Sheffield Wed- nesday, one goal; Notts Forest, one goal. Final result: Notts Forest, two goals; Sheffield Wednes- day, two goal.. SUNDERLAND V. SHEFFIELD UNITED.—This league math was decided at Sunderland before 6,000 spec- tutors, At half time the score was: Sunderland, two goals; Sheffield United, nil. Final result: Sunder- land, four goals; Sheffield United, one goal. SCOTLAND V, WALES. SELECTION OF THE SCOTCH FIFTEEN. The committee of the Scotch Rugby Union met in Edinburgh on Saturday, and clooeethe folia wing team to play against Wales:—J. Rogerson (Kelvinside Academicals), back; S. Gedge (Oxford University), W. Neilson (Cambridge University), G. M'Gregor, aud G. T. Camp- bell (London Scottish), three-quarter backs; *W. Wotherspoon (West of Scotland) and J. W. Simpson (Royal High School), half-backs J. D. Boswell, *G. T. Neilson (West of Scotland), "R G. Macmillan (London Scottish), *W. R. Gibson (Roval High School), *H. T. O. Leggatt, "w, B. Cownie (Watsonian), *H. F. Menzies (Aberdeen Grammar School), and A. Dalgleisb (Galashiels), forwards. (Marked played against Wales last year.) THE WELSH TEAM. The committee of the We'?h Rugby Umion will meet at the Angel Hotel, Cudiff, on Tues- day evening, when the Welsh fifteen to meet Scotland will be ChQMn. IRELAND V. ENGLAND. At a meeting of the Irish Union kold at Dublin on Saturday night, the following team was selected to represent Ireland against England at Blackheath on Feb. 3 :-Baek, W. Sparrow (Dublin University); three-quarter back; W. Gardiner, S. Lee (North of Ireland), L. H. Gwynne (Dublin University), and H. Wills (Bective); half-backk, B. Tuke (Bective) and W. Brown (University); forwards, E. Forrest (captain), T. Crean (Wanderers), J. H. O'Connor, G. Walmsley (Bective), J. Lyttle, J. H. Lyttle (North of Ireland), C. Rooke, and J. Lindsay (Dublin University). WELSH FOOTBALL UNION.—WALKS V. ScOT. ?ND, at Newport, I'?b-, '?d 1894 Stuù tickets, rcscncd and ?be,d, at 5s ;nd ?. re?;p?tively, can ?oW be ob ?T1.'?d from M?ll.,k ..d Sns, New. port C. S. Arthur, Queen,street, C.?d?ft; W H. ?M.?' H?n. ?M"'Sw??; ?' 'VUkms, H-" Treas" Llanelly. All applicatiots by letter must contain the necessary remittance, and a ?t..p?d addressed envelope. 27089

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