The Western Mail

SHOT THE WRONG MAN. THE RESULT OF HATRED. A Dal7,ielA telegram from Brest says,-A singular case of attempted murder is reported in the Department of Finisterre. M. Gourmeton, one of the most active members of the Radical party in the district, was returning home from a day's shooting on Friday, carrying a loaded gun on his shoulder, when he met the Abbe Daaorn, the vicar of a neighbouring parish. Mistaking him for another priest with whom he had recently had a violent political quarrel, M. Gourmeton at once pointed the gun at him, aud fired both barrels. The unfortunate olergyman fell seriously wounded, and his assailant, who appeared to be somewhat the I worse for drink, was immediately arrested.

The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Goths has for- warded a contribution of garments for the use of the inmates of Dr. Barnardo's homes. Welsn Football Union.—Grand International Match -Frgi. d v. W.I.-t 8-. Jalluuy 5th, 18?b Rtt?? SMta on Grand Stand my be hooked at 4«. each of Messrs. Mullock and Sons, StAticDPnr, New- port; Mr. C S. Arthur, 10, Qu?a-mtreet? (?ardiff; Mr. W. WUkins, H- TM?urer W.F.U.. UMeHx; and Mr. W. H. Owjpo, Secretary, Swansea. ttMtit

8JORT8MAN AND SPORf/We LIFII AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES. HURST PARK OLD YEAR MEETING. HOM*.  I SportmtM. ?t/<? IBaocl<LET STEEPLEC.1-?, M.id..b.d MIHE'I y11 to 11 <" 2 _a WtNTWOMHSTEEFI.KMtaZ. BoryO'More R Night'g'l t 5 to 2 ag | 6 to 2 a CHRISTMAS HUBDLE BOCE. St Dunstan ? ???"!),, Sto l?t 't" ?'- Fecuudus SURRKY HUNT STEEPLECHASE. 7 to I Fecuudus ,I Shaw .1 7 to 1 ag 7 to la" WOLSKY SELLIKO HUEDLE RACE. Borneo I RNight'gail | 4 to 1 ag 4 t.I a'. F.L HOBDLK RA"' Sir J Broad A Night'e)tj 7t. 2 tt t 7 t# 2 H The above prices are identical with tbos. publl.hea n tbe £ acitt0 Caitttaar.

HURST PARK MEETING. 12.4ff-.Ttte BIWCKŒ'i SKI.T.ING OTEEWXCHAf. ri imi nova for four year olds and pz.,d?:, w(>iht for ae; th winner to be sold for 00 wv? CaptAillu £ Maidenhead, aged, ° 5yr, 12,t 12,t Tippler7 Mra Lopid" Chip, 5Yl1l, 12,t ..ll!!l. 4f1 3 Mr Scrubv's Tararaboomdeay, 5}rs, Uit 1dr Hudl!on's Dougl. Campbell, 5y. Itt J Mr Do)n.'s Benedetto, 6yrs, 120t 3lb Mr Scruby's May H..tb.rn, 5)Tr  Ioore Mr Yates's Snow Queen, 4yrs, list 6lb -Hewitt t Mr Yt'? :4).. ll.t 61b Ellwitt 3ir S- ?.1 Ilb I, B,tti.g 7 to 4 ag#t. n,ulas Campl-ell, 5 to la; Chip, n to 2 ag*t Maidenhead, 7 to 1 agst n>^ Cl"P' and 10 to 1 agat auv other. Doualaa Campbell made the running from Yalden b,.l and Riddle-me-Ree, to the thiro fence, wben May Hawthorn fell, and at the next fence Douglo Campbell came clown, ami Benedetto fe I ovei Inn- Tararaboomdeav then drew out, followed 0 Maidenhead, 8now yucen and Chip. Six fur!°" £ Irom home Snow Queen fell, and Maidenhead, dra inl( to the front in the straight, followed by Chip, wr.n hy a length and a haU; a bad thid. ?Riddle jne-Ree wa fourth. Maidenheari woo 001.1 to 31. Lapldua for 150p. 1.15-The WENTWORTH STEEPLECIIAS P!1T of 109 sore, fOT four year olds and upwaras weight for age; penalties and allowances. fi..) Mr Masterinan's Rory O'More, 4yrs, list 61b R NighUngall Mr Burton's Admiral Benbow, aged, 12st 31b Canavan • Ur T Cannon's Whiteskin, 4yrs, list 21b G YaW80D Mr Goffe's Worth. 4:vro, list 6Ih. Saimbury,t Capt Whitaker's Barcalwhey, 4yrs, list 61b H Barker :1 Mr Jones's Lord Dantborpe, 4yn, list 21h J. Penton, Mr J H Marshall's Cockleberry, 4yrs, list 21b Dollery u Winner trained by W NightingaU. t C" ,ett, n"?.5 to 2ag?t Ito v O'Mo"?,. I'? Cock.- be, ry, 5toI'071? t Whltl. .ki., 8 th 1 ?g.t Worth, nl It)8-h agot Adn' ral Benbow and V:m1 Danthorpe. llory O'More settled dOWI) :Vm Admiral Benbov and, making moet of the running, won easily by four lengths; six lenhti foparat- d the second tii] third. Worth was fourth aud Balcalwhey fifth. Cockleberry and Lord Danthorpe did not complete the course. 1.45—Hie CHRISTMAS HANDICAP HURDLE RAC'i: PLATE of 21)0 SOVH winners extra. Two miles. Mr W Easton's St Dunstan, aged. list 31b Mr R Woodland Mr D Robertson-Aikimin's Holmwood. on" tiN oib G Williamson Mr R lore's Gateshead, 4yrs, lOst. 3Jh Owner ? Mr T Cannon's Deerstalker, byre, list 71b G Mawson Mr J A Miller's Will 0' the Wisp, 4vrs, list Plb UaUoy C Mr Keeping's Bi.uit, 6y., list 121b (7lb ex) Mathews Mr G Masterman's X'omic Opera, ?Yr" lo??t 12' R Nightingall Mr Bald's Blanc Mange, 5yrs, lOst 12ih Cant Bewick* Mr Bleacklev'f Ancajano. 5yrs, 10.t 111b T Jones C UH H)ams's Cameronian, aged, lOot 101b A Xightingall C Mr John James's Minnow, 4)TS, 10at 91b t T Kavaaagh ( Mr J Cannon's Gnatbrain, 4yrs, lOst 7Jb H Barker Mr W Sihm's Stigma, 6). lOst. 51h .Escott i M R Lebaudy's Morello, 4yrs, 13st 31b Mr G S Davies Mr Swan's Corn Law. 4vrs, lOst 21b Acres Mr :I'01r'i<n;t 5vrs, 2it ¿ib ù¿1r: Winner trained bv 8 wod Betting—6 to 1 ag*t Deerstalker. UA) *<• In ag««t Ancajano, 8 to 1 each agst St Dun.t:m and W»H the Wi.p. Joo to 32 each agst Uateshc.nl. Oui;. OF'ra. ap?ctG.atbin, 10 to 1 1-?h g-t Bill?, "• and Morello, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Will o' the Wisp settled down from Deerstalker. e( g p,??.. nd li.,eU?? S. lh,y r.- by the .tand, with Minnow -,hiippWg,i' A 1,? by tt,? tnd, :7tll Min ,.I, Wisp ?ill led, fo lowed by Deerstalker, Stigma. Corn -?, -kn??i' f",) and Morello; then rame BlIruit and Comic Oper;. with Minnow still whipping-iu. Along the rivemd Will o' the Wisp held a clear lead ot Stigma an Deerstaker; then Cilm Biscuit, }foreUo, and AIW jano, with Comic Opera, St. Dunstan. auct Gns hrain he:u1m' the others, and Cameronian now las' Into the straight Will 0' the Wisp earn. in front, Stigma, Biscuit, and Morello. with BlaneMall an Deerstalker next, and fit. Duustan drawing up or the 1ef<\ Between the last two hurdles Will the Wisp and Deerstalker were in trouble, and. S Dunstan. assuming the lead, fcuo-ed bv Holniw?' WvD PK8i1y hy four Jent; half a lenth t?epiLrat??; the second and third. Gnatbrain was fourth. Anc:' jano fifth, Blanc Mange sixth, Morello seventh, p.& (uit eihth. Caineionian ninth, Will o' the Wio next and Corn I. I t. 2.15-The SURREY HUNT STEEPLECHASE PLAT'' ot ^ovs, list each; penalties and allmamee Th- miles. Mr Escott's I'ocunrino. 4yrs, lOst Shaw Mr Wolterbeck's Olga Kemprus, 4yr,. 11, Mr W31t?rb,,k'. 016. K?.p,u., 4y,o(?dho?2 Mr M'Calmont's Lord Lieutenant, 53TS, list. 7th Mr Beatty o >fr Oiristie's Joe Miller, 6,rs, list 101b 0-" C Mr Ali. Concert, 6y., INt Mr Weller Mr R?e's Mvrrh, 5yrs, lOst  H Barker t Winner trained by owner. Betting—6 to 4 agst Joe Miller, 11 to 4 agsfc Lo. Lieutenant. 7 to 1 agst Facuudas, and 8 to 1 ags' any other. Myrrh made mo«t of the running, until a mde from home, when Joe Miller d- to he front. h" fell two fences fnim honp, and Facundus, assuminv the lead, 1-11, we'l, Ol^a K??.?pr. by three lengths; n neck betwrvn the second and t3ird Cmcert was fourth. MjTrh did not complete th* 2.45-'Iho. WOLSEY SFLLING HURDLE HANDICM' of 8C Mvs, for three year olds and upward": weight for age; the wimier to be sold for õJ sov«. Two rni Ip.:l. Hr W Xightingall's Romeo, 5vrs, 12st 61b 11 Nightingsll Hr S Woodland's Frinj/e, aged, list 61b Makepeace Mr Esott's D^rvock. aged, 12.t, 61b Cant Ihttle,a.e, aged, nit 12lb Tulk Capt Aikin's Vosges, 4vrs, IlAt 41b Mr Tippler Mr J J Clark's Gold Leaf, aged, list 21h J .Ton^ Mr Menzies's Pi^dra. 3>TS, lhot 21h .Clement Mr J James's Evrie, 3yrs, lOst 121h E Rossiter Mr Solloway's Ilolmfleid, 4yrs. 1.t. 71b ..Tekyll Mr Goffe's Peen Show, 4, lOst 71b ..R,i.,b.,y Winner trained by owner. Betting—4 to 1 each agst Piedra, 1? Mneo. olld Per" Show. 11 to 2 agst Dervock, 10 to 1 agot Holmfield and 100 to 8 agst any other. Peep Show made the mnning until two hurdle* from home, when Romeo drew to the front, fol lowed by Fringe and Dervock, and won easi!\» by .< length and a half: the seme distance between the cecotid or.1 third. Piedra was fourth, Battle-axe fifth, and Gold Leaf last. 3.15—Tlie FINAL HURDLE RACt; PLATE of 40 00\" for three ),eir olds and upwards; weight for "f" winners extra: maiden* allowed 5lb. Two miles. Mr H HvamS's Sir John Broad, 3yrs, 10.t 51h M, H Hy. Sir Job. B-,I, 3y.;kNightE4ni??.ttttlI (r R ?', St, 3rrs. 10,f 51b ,Escott < Mr J-^hn James's Angelina, 3yrs, lOst 51b T Doyle 2 Mr Eustace l/der's Rusina, 4yrs, list IC, b 11 Mawson 3 Mr Powell's Toil and Trouble, 3yrs, lOst 101b DoUery C Winner trained by A XÍllhtinR:'Uery Betting—Evens n Storm, 7 to Sir John Br::f"ft;Vïnr ¡¡mri7 Ulet to lr1 pl A,?rli. ?.d 8 to 1 z?t Ru, Toil and Trouble led till two hurdles from home, and then gave way to Sir John Broad and Storm. Sir John Broad winnin? an exciting m,.? by a he?d: three lenU," belween the ,.d and third. Toil and Trouble was last I OFFICIAL SCBATCmXGS. I The "Sportsman" is ftlcially informed bv Messn. Weatberbv of the following scrat^h-'nc* — Lingfleld engagements—Stigma and Wetherby. All engagements—Ilamiltrude.

For creating a di.turbanee at Hurst Part Pr\. d.y and assaulting one of the offi(?ials, a ?ll-kno? character, named "1)?,b?" Mort,)., was sentenced by the Kingston magistrates on Saturday to 21 days* bard labour. Owing to sudden indisposition Mr. W. ,T. Ford was unable to fulhl his duties as judge at lLust Park on Saturday afternoon. The office was undei- taken hy Mr. W. Ford. We are pleased to be ablt to th,t Mr. Ford's illness i. not of a seriouf character.

TENny HUNT STEEPLECHASES will talcs place, under National Hunt Rules, on Wednesday' and Thursday, the 2,W -d 24th J.u-,y next. Entries close January 16th —For particulars and programmes apply to Mr Goorge Chiles, Stakeholder, Coburg Hotel, Tenby. 3411.

I LOSS OF BANK NOTES. I STRANGE CASE AT ROSS. Some time since Mr. T. Mapp, ( tailor, of High-street. Bous, had the misfor- tune to low a bundle of bank-notes to the, value of £4ne £10 and seven JE5 Bank at England notes—in the street at Ross. He jro- mediately informed the officials at the bank of tlie fact, aaid communicated with Super, intendent A. T. Cope, and a reward wa* offered for the recovery of the notes. In- formation has lieen received by Super- intendent COJ1e that they were found near tha ?Ilar-b? in HilZh?bmet by the young son of i?r. iklbt Watkin, .Il ?hj)-k-pr .md slioe aaker. in Brookend'street. He took them to his father, who thought they were bogus notes that had recently beta distributed in the town 38 all advertising medium. One of the notes Mr. Watkins utilised for lighting his pipe, and the others he used to wrap sweets in. Mne of the Ittw have been recovered. I Mr. Mapp stated on Saturday morning that if is his intention to file an affidavit for the re covary of the same.

Welsh Football Cnion.—Grand International Matcl —England v. Wales—at Swansea. January 5th, Is-itk Reserved Seats OIl Orand Stand may be booked at 4- each of Messrs. Mullock and Sons, 8tationen, New port; Mr. C. S. Arthur. 10, Queen-atreet, Cardllli Mr. W. WUkina. lion. Treasurer W.F.U., Uapelly; and Mr. W. B G-Y-, Secretary, Swaiuea. 1346W THE DOROTHY, ?d 122, Qneen-Rtreat, Cardii rorT=e:dJ=nt' 4 ci?oubt- ?01

') ,t.i4o).p\?tn<'?. TheGa.rdifBaM Juve lutelr retinix d to f ;"?d it is -fi- J U !)v?wt. d by their Mipportwj. that to- 'c'('I. It:;r 'Si'r:ï t\¡}: ,?,t"y to tliu (If -Xft-r seeing tlio names of tho selected ?,.?.?)t t?m. the opinion of Newport foot- hill, etnrii-sed l>y many friends anil by sme r" iila\i i* themselves. vuis that tin' :\r' "?t<n! per ?' '?' lower th?, <?"? ?f the 1;?!.sh<"t<u.'?P'?a':yiftht.t'?<idtT.< 1l:\1 mainain the form they s how cd against '?.'? )'t,??-.?m.Th?day.H'a)fthpMnK'i''h forward pi:ty«l fort)u;Harban.'nsa?n' ?..?.rt.and .o.Jsod? M.th..o? ,?ua"t?;.X<-H')'(wt. thfn'fon. kth,- ..h-cfpt!)yt)?W?htp.n 1.?- ,It, nn(I ?, brilliant tuanm-r in which the ?'??dt? 1 •.i)mht tIlt, llariwuuis i\I; t'1H'01\ra\t.mt'I" t. the 110: that. tho Principality wil run out • inner- at Swansea on hll,laY, So L\r as ?'. ?n..iu-ioi. of the Newport element thr Welsh team is coiuvniHl. I i'Vro i> <i strontr feeling in tho Eastern dis- »r.i ihitt tin- I hm-nuartcr lino would 1*» :t\1 rly Mivi.gthened if partnered foi'Uf. hi* <lub captain. at rmtrr three- lllMrier. an d the gun »* tlu> forwar d s were by tho indusion of lVker. What cluttons mhiik uwn for football! > J'aivor (Oxford I'uiversity), who is Uvied ti. English )..n.tn? who?? playing <rt)? Barbarians 411 r.u :l' rhn^aiax tour, ligured 1H no less 'th:.?Murtn)'?u(t<'h<?int?''?"?.?. It at one time 1houhi lie mjh' have ?'-LtKt T'?.nt'? i'c.'M"? Newport l\ S?ur. d, hut.; the tt;u-))a:'ruMV?''wp.rtn'j t nient Newy*>rl on Thutvday he declared h?d d?w.??h (h,ing Nt-wport "f? "'1<'1" LWellyii Thomas, ono of Uw \V"I.h "'Jig (3U Oxo"'a,, Ii. Bahr), pbycdm n (!<■ Ina'e}u\S in Ihtl'n days. 1'h.? t)r'xe wmpptition !a?t week rathw 11'«11,'1" *lian usual. 1 suppose every one 11\ b^«v w't.h tho holiday festivities to pay I,rt;n lt:' t¡t;-t fi::l;. to .Y.î, i 1:Ha!"ap1L.. given below were, 1 consider, nwrit, and the prize ha-s, therefore, !t 'divided, b». 3d. tn-inf f*eut to ench com wtttor: — '?'t?h. bo ja¡'r"" said Paloy urphy. :rnjf \15av. as h" stood on the utand on the ••♦;nintr" side of the Cardiff Arms Park on n \m>? Day, "there's many 0' these tt"amA ran !,L.I, about their sprinters, but, after all. m>t a single wan of Vm <ui whack Ihlr, there" (at thll ti, I.iit g to i Miunv Pearson) "let alone Norouui Bi^ge. Hien. pi.i.g hia h»nd« i,? the shape oi t'?? to Ili., mouth, lie'ut in a mannM i hat made the spectators at the other end of tho t.u? winder if it was an earthquake that ^as t ie planks, ;'G?t ould t'ar-r-r u," continued Pat, "tlKTc's that B. ?'.v?hn?. Thc?h?'fbe?nnMk:nij;!t:<.t_ i and boddcr about himobt?'.iH!? his fourth h?n..bntt tf)tY<?th<'thmffM)?tt.'ur!?in? moii as thev want to mak* Out ill '?ivs, t h:ne I earned it mvyilf." TtUf;);?t?s.?\)'«t:< ddionl look around. "Now, 'o"" 0 I'r k'd there/' ".id another spectator. h's the -«*pt-l tm t< llin' vex," said Pat: sn jo now, Iit in s pub. ou IJla vay s,Itf in bv (i. MFRCKR. of Mr. Watow, 46. Ve BurgU-str^at, Lar.L:ti. beautiful goal dropped by Fitxperaid ■i>r Scotland last .ea""1I at Newport 111 th memories of all those who iviS :-f->td that memorable >une. 1 pon that occa* a certain yonnsr liidv, who at that time toured in llí capacity of barmaid al one of tb '.n:u<< h?t<'? in t':Hditf, a<wm)Mn[t'd hpr u.iliant prot"(or to th trrand 'taud, d all ? m we)) until th- tremendous applause clear]! the OUu lady that something uuusuai hapiK-iicd "lL.!l1to-tllo she said, "what i r matter r" "The matter, my dear.) fit you f<eo that Pitajerald has droppt<i ":<et}" ht, "tid tiuit she was so glad, and ;1),nt3it.'d satisfied for the nonce. The heer, hoover, had scarcely dud away when « hev ]1"11. fair Augustus by the sleeve and AA"d. "I K-m't you think that Fitzgerald would make a. barmaid, Augustus "A barmaid, iar- linsj. NVI? on eanh do you mean?" "Wh, he >cvm» ju»t the man to give di\>ps over the ?:. Stnl by Mr. O. PA VIES. 12. Llewelyn-street, Pentro, Rhondda. he relations between the Llanelly and fo. u>ea Club., are of a most oordial nature just uosw This Wits evidenced on Boxing Day, \I .<1 the huge crowd of nearly 20.000 persous b. tiaved it^lf admirably. The excellent show lii'idp by the tin platers this^season has created the livt luv-t siitisfaetit/a in Swansea, while the wtoi* that the all whites are on the "upgrade b, ¡.,II I'eceiwd nowhere ith more pleasure t!m" H'a<?n' 1'I'HI('r, the Swansea three-qxtarter, came nut K.inistaple Infirmary last week prae- cured, but he will have to be exceedingly nil of hjmself, for his injury was a most '.i.> one. lie in the infirmary just • veek*. hiving Ikou taken there on >Mt d a y October 6. 1" International Board will meet at Svaa- ou the occasion of the and English n.at'jh. They will befefte thetn a pretty fn!! :*i;en(ia paper. Kvery proposition at the 'a-r ral )nrt¡t1 was agreed to be referred JnttmatioM')? Board. The tiNt of th..e to alwlish appeal to the referee and vest him the pow"r of 1010lnng his whistle Oli occasion or unfair play. CARDIFF V. SWINTON. A Miuiiiei of defections at the la:*t minute :.)[))« C..rditf team thattrayeUf-dMSwtn- ii br fi<n representative. iVai>on was the U- l\ one of the original three-quarter line that I ;a\ed. wink again, at full back, Alun Mor- v.a- r n ) a-ed by ?. D, 1. th. ;00. ;1:(JH tctln there Wf'1' a l so several changes. it ai.! Lewis both being absent The iTUer \\t. uf tht., mot \\1"t'tdtHt dt.:otr:p. and probably this was the caus. of ,o a eomoaiiv being pre>ent. lJv- nwu t ;.rnk'd out as follow s —Cardiff Back,_ at Duvies; tiiree-quarter baek», A. M. Uicketts ) L. J. tv O. s. R. n. Sweet-Escott And NiWvn Biggs: lorwards, l.tI .Ltw. «i.nwih, \\? ?'ivi.'? E. E? Al,i,It. AV. S. <.ia\o>, and Tom Dobson. Swinton: B.:ck. W- Wint*bottoni; tlnee-quarter backs, • t. Va!en:i»-e..1. 'iydolov. V. I t-arson, and I). A. V. Mv;;hen$; halt-backs, it Berry ^and H. forwards, J. Harris. F. Knowles, T. CSnun^ti, G. ('harpies. W, Evans, G. 11: T. Ifalhtip,'■ :md R Tickle, S *jn uft-r tlie kick-off Stephens went away wil, a dribble almost to the Welsh line, and Iv.irsoii took up thi« running alld got over, »!jiis rtwl>tering the tir^t try in the mutch, V .u'utiue making a rour tll(1 for gral. Follow- tho drop-out J. Harris 1Hu,tly got and run welliuto tht" Cardiff teni- .-•ic, where lie threw Ixu'k, and CJemllJhiHl dribbled, aft-r which. Valentine se<-ured the bill, :¡lJd a tine change of sewing was lost bv v. t:i;wan Swintonian throwiu forward. The h^me men eoutinued to press, and a 1IIinor pomt wai notched for thetn. On dropping out l'« arson (Can¡;¡n vis prominent with a good 'in, as also was Wat Daviec, the full baf-k, ;oid plav reached 8wih\ù11 Cjuarter«, Biggs 'liilher improving matters with a .short run. Suiaton, however, l'uhd their adversaries in k, and Bi^gs made his mark, but the kick v <> of hrik: u»»e to Uw side, aHl the :.Im wa .??.??!.t(?tCt)iutt?Wt.?hha)f.itnt) after Wat Davies was forced to resort to 'I. tactics, to avert further disaster, A iitv kick to Swiiitou was taken by Valen- hut th., han "as ehatved down, and Sniiih was (juickly tu the fore with a niee \1: ',hl ill the hUlUt. tenitoiy, where Escott, 1 ;l! Rooney, and Peai^ou got iu sOTl1t neat P"s><nvr. but th chiuice wa. lost by Pearson, '11 r,p:tjnt! to ¡'ollr;4: throwing the ball The visitors were now having the ";f iratters, 311i) half-time was announced ..out-, the litin^SwintoD, oue Car.lirf. nil. '1'1", l-e-start was followed Itv some good dibhJill it\" the IIOHH: forward s, who were hc.j led by Ch minson, but when neariug the line \V. Davie* "I hold and returned. Imnn- <I. !> afltr this Valentine, while the game '?Ln??rriMi ou ia the Car<)i)f 25;pK');? <;p bile 8tyle. and went through hi. opp> r iu sui>evb fashion, and finished a brilliant l •.•rformance by scoring try Xo. 2 in the match, am:d-t cheers from th. home partisans, but the .u< playt.r'.s kick at ¡¡:oal wa:; a dismal f,,1Im. 1 h., ball travelling acro>s tie- ground. Pearson (Cardiff) dropped out. aHd II ilh a powerful V ai d by the aid of the Minuet the biill «!• a, ov» i the Swintou line. The game was "11\\ uf an even character lor a time. Pearson H'-rditfl beitri e-(M'ciaIly prominent with some ti ■. kick- A fr«e kick to Swinton was taken la Valentine, who found touch nicely, after v. hir-h H"IHII: 11lItr:t1j.e(1 the advantage gained 1., k:kill into toudt at centre. Stephens v. i- i cw conspieisous with a ood run along tlt toMrh 1 inr. bui lit: went illto toudl when he into Cardiff' territory. Ricketts kicked .¡. "\I; a" tackled Winterfjottom before the Ja'uv (ould rid himself f the ball. Tyidesley then Valentine now pht in nnw fine work. th«- game was taken well into the Cardiff half, but the Welsh forwards quickie dribbled pa-t mid-field. Nothing further was added t" thtt ?«.-ore, and Swmton rau out winnerb by frjx |»ints. S(.«oi( — Swint')-—? tries, Cardiff-Xil. NEWPORT V. COVr VTRY, The NcMrMit team finished up their Christ- 1 n.:ls eng-agtments by plaving the return with CoNontry, 01) the ground ,or the Midland campions. TSo day was cold alld squally, v.' i nremonitious of a snowstorm. On the a!al Al this ground, the Newjjort team, \h ww minus Boucher, LI. Thomas, and .1 f:luunau, fouud a uutb-wt.o\terl. ale sweep- iui, a<-iO!»s the ground, hut the 8UU was hin. jlj brightly. 'J1te attendanuo of speotaw^rs, III> go iu lixo Ildll for Kugby, j?mM. WM very luga. 'l?e teams "W out follow: —  K?t?rt: Back, T. England; thrl'e''uar b-kN A. J. HouJd..ttune? D?tnoey. aaul Chajtie Thonws; half-backs, Pavfitt and Mat llannaa; forwards, Graliaub Watts, Sanders, Pook Grov. Newcombe, l'arsons, and i'wker Covwitry: Back, J. TiMk?r; thr- qu?t? back.. Jl G. W<.t)? R. t.L°?'?  ?. T\ike and F. Wil,.?, h.If-b.Ilk G "k:nda A. l'R' fJfkJ. K. Mr?M?w. G. Carpenter, ?. Lamb. E. A. Murphv, J. If. HM?avH. Rotherhum, J. "¡hl'k.. and W. H. ?"'t). R?ft?. Mr, K B. II ohnt". Coventrv, it will bo seen, were without A. if. Fritli and B. B. Tuke, but enlisted the ^erviw?» of Roberts, of Bwiford, at half. Coventry lost the tosh, and at 2.55 Loveitt kieked off towards the town end. The wind carried the kill over the line, and Newport at once touched dowu. Gould dropped out, an d the Uill, U inir sent to touch, centre play brought otf. The visiting forwards were going with a ru,h. when CoventQ' were given ?°";? .u!d u?fu))y relieved.. The home halves failed to gather th leather successfullv, I and were pushed back to the Coventry 25, Mhero scrimmaging took !'?;?'' The New- J"n forward, got w??-, and Tuk?, failing to save, the hall ,?. forced in touch a few \ards from \he home hne. T?kk,r, the full lack, bv a sharp punt, relieved to tho 25 ,k but 11 1-? t h?, o?t {rf?)?' the touddine the Newport three- (??wiers lost a lot of ground by fumbling the l apses, and Coventry rushed uack to mid- uistauoe. From a scrum in that position (irattaiii iiid Ih,k got away by spiendiu foot- work, and it was clear that Coventry were a hit outclassed forward. After a tierce rush of the vi>n:tig pack, Roberto touched down. After the drop..out.. ,1:.tmÙ!l got possession, an d putting in a huge punt, found touch (oe to the home line. Scrimnuigiug took place, and tilt \.1(i, landers eased the pressure by a nice wheel, ouly, however, to have again to withstand a big onslaught of the visiting pack. So far, it had been almost entirely a forward game, with Newjx>rt doing most of the pressing, and the homesters saving the rushes by falliug on the ball. Tasfcer at length made his mark and found touch near the Coventry 25, where, at the end of a of scrums, Newport got a Ù and the ball was sent in touch- a dozen yards from the home line. Sanders and Paisons dribbled over, and Coventry ki(?ked dead. Play seWed in the centre after the drop-out, a forward fig-hr- being the order, vrith little excitement from the spcrtators' Point f Tie", The homesters at length got ? fr-. ana .lames was t a ok led in the Newport- half wit-h the bail in his possession. A series of parses by the home three-quarters led to Wells punting the ball into touch at the visitors' 25. Covertrv were now showing a bit of "Iewr attacking work, their backs being given several useful transfers. But once the Newport for- wards got into swing again they soon changed the venue. Coventry wre IlwardM a free, and Loveitt put in a good kick, England r"tuming to mid-distance. l?.b?rt. in response found touch at the Newport ?.b it.g. A big rush of the visiting forwards sent play back to the home quarters, and Dauncey, taking a shot at goa l forced a minor. Tho U,k,,?T, pack a$rain rushed up afœr thc urop-out, forcing Tasker in touch a dozen yards from his own line. broxit the scrum which was formed Lamb relieved by a good punt, forcing; the tight back to mid-distance. Dauncev, Jair.(m. and Gould, by a series of clever passes, took the ball again to the home line, the last- named looking like a scorer, but was hauled down by Sellieks, and half-time was then called, \vitli the score: — 'n n Newport—-3 mmor>. I -1 niinui?. 1- GIHham re-started aiter tOP cnange or enus, aud Tasker returned to toucli at the centre, A wry hot for" ard game again started, New- Wrt taking play to the Coventry 25. A lot of rc¿:ekjtsrdhh;'o,i::àr.Y bl;'il'; tY: ball about in --t erratic falhi??l, At length Charlie Thomas got possession, and carried the ball over the home line, but lost ,;t, and Newcombe, rushing up, grounded a uornor try. England failed to raise the leathcr against the wind. After the (ii?l?out the Coventry forwards put in a grand combined dribble, getting through the Newport pack, and pa*t tl, h.1,??:? -d three-qi ajtms, and only being brought up a few yrd? from the visitors' line. Newport rushed it out to the centre, but again the Midland scrimmages made a dribbling burst back to the visitor; 25 flag. It was a nip and tuck affair between the two sets of forwards. Packer at length struggled off from a line-out, and ran through to mid-distance, where his pass went astray. Mat Hanaan swept routid the succeeding scrum, and passed to Gould, who made an useful opeuing, but the ball was blown clear away from James, for whom the 1uial pas* was intended. The visiting forwards worked ahmd, and when the b.11 got ..t? to the open, Could I p(,d for I t gbtOetoli" "O\,l:lda:n:'n:; tcuch? dow;? After the drop-out, Newcombe cleverly dnbhied on. and G.h-?. ru?htn? ?p, .I (l up smartly. Dauncey ihcn ,I.i,?td "long th" wing, and, picking .p. r,?h?4 p.,t Tas k er and grounded a c l ever wrner try, ?l?i?h K?!?Kr?/ cjptfrly. g..IM. Ti,. ;l now ,houted for C.Imt--? to Rhow their t-tb, ami, responding to the appeal, the home for- wards rushed away to the Newport line and upset Mat Hanuan as he attempted to punt back. Loveitt made a mark out81de the New. port goal, and the ball was placed for Wells, who, however, sent the ball wide, and Duuucey touched down. Coventry still Btuck to the work with determination, but the visit- ing forwards oleared vhe pressure at their 25, and gained the home quarter. but the Newport back passing was absolutely useless against the high wind, and lost the visitors II good dc, of ground. Ra;u now began to be ail unpleasant accompaniment to the keen, fierce gale. Without the slightest warning, the rain changed to snow, which drove blinding drifts across the ground. Play was continued under the greatest difficulties for a minute 01' two, and then, as the sky blackened, and the city of three spires became cnwloped ilt a perfect blizz¡¡rd. the game was stopped, and players and spectators alike made a helter-skelter rush off tho ground, the final score standinc: — Xf'wport'l 'ûal, 1 try, .?.d 4 minors. c?.? ,,?try-2 minor.. REMARKS. There is little iu the shape of comment, e ither necessary or available, On a game which ended so precipitately a quarter of an liour I.dorc the proi*r time. It wa" a forward fray a I most all the way through. The Xpw. 1.?" l?L k though going strong, wcre l?lif iu the brilliant forlll whioh they showed against Blaokheath and the Barbarian#, which, of course, is not to be wondered at, as this was the fourth hard game in eight days, and the men were, all of them, more or less, stiff and sore. Added to these circumstances was the fact that Coventry were, by no means, a soft lot. Their forwards took a heap of beating, and the two halves were particularly smart u tackling. There was no display amonllst the three-quarters on either side worth speak- ing about. owing to tit<' fact that the forward* were making all the play, and the hurricane upset all attempts at passing. Daunoey's try was tiie outoomo of a clever forward rush. SWANSEA V. OLDHAM. ,I The fir8t match of tile seaside clubs 3,uuual toUi' was piayed op the Mersheddlngs Ground of the Oldham Club, before about 5,000 spectators, notwithstanding the great severity of the weather. The ground had been protected, but was covered with snow, and owing to this a game of only two 25' was agreed to. and whilst Swanse. turneu out with a full bam, Oldham took the field short of Hurst, Phillips, Eagland, Moore, and Morrel, The teams were :-I:>wanoe. Back, W. Ban- croft; three-quarter backs, P. Gordon, W. Crocker, F Crocker, and R. Mossor: half- backs, T. Blackmore and J. Prescott; for- wards, A. M. Jenkin, R. S. Jenkin, S. Rice, R. Tllomas, W. Smith, n. Wilham" J. William", and W. Grey. Oldham Back, D. G Lamonby three-quarter backs, W. M'Cutchcon, S. Lees, I. P. Taylor, and <i. Fillingham; half-backs. H. VariJy ana A. Lees; forwards, P. Phillips, E. Bonser. E. Hughes, J. Boardman, \V.llames, T. Furniss, W. Newby, and A. Dawson. Diek Oldham set the ball in motion on Swan- seas behalf, and the, opening exchanges left hostilities inside the- Welshmen s quarter tI. Within two mnutee oi starting, the Oitiham forwards heeled the hall out to Arthur Lees, and beautiful passing ensued between Harley, Sam Lees, Tay lor, and Fillingham, which culminated in a pretty try by the latter in a occult position. Lamonby failed at the place-kick. Soon after the drop-out, a chance was afforded to M'Cutuheon by loose kicking, but he failed to lake the advantage, and after more kicking Gordou mulled a return. From a line run and a kick by Sam LetvJ, Oldham again attacked. The brothers Crocker and M^rser, by nice combination, removed play to the centre, where the vall was sent in touch, but a few minutes later Crocker and Gordon, on he opposite wing, also rail down, and Lamonby failing at a "nt;e,,1 momeut, Swansea were, for the first time, the oppressors. The visit- ing forwards played a splendid ga.?-, and wlteeled the scrums ),a,if.ll, but the play was gradually worked to the centre, and shortly afterward. Varley kicked dead; Piav was interesting and evenly con- tt?d t!nt.) h??tnnt) was caikd, when Swausea, though having done their share of the attacking, could only daim a trio of minor points. At the interval the score was:- Oidham—-1 try (three poiuts). I Swansea—Nil. I On Furniss stating the game for the second 25 minutes, Swansea had the benefct of a powerful wind, and were the first to get away. Phillips and Bonser were the leaders in a grau i dribble by the home forwards, wluoh carried the game to the Swansea quarters. Ai'Cutcheon was nioely tackled by R. Jenkin with the ball in his püS8""sioIl. Blackmore was conspicuous with timely relief, and Old- ham was again found on the defensive, Bonser and Hughe* -.?, awav in grand s.yle, b.t Gordon replied eff.,ti?,,Iy to ]-by, who could only put the ball in touch aft the centre, whence M'Cuteheon ?ii. into the Whh quarter. blefta pu in a briUi«a& .pi- of work, first relieving to half-way and then running graudly and kicking to Sam Lee1*, whom he grassed, in possession near the Oldham line. Here Swansea had a beautiful opening. Prwoott a-nd Blackmore, passing the ball out to Gordou, who failed to accept, however. The visiting iifteen continued to perss hotly, and i»lay rema i ne d in the Oldham lines, until Varley came to the rescue of Oldham alld effected a magnificent relief to the half. Hero Oldham were very near adding to their *oore abo, through Varley, who got the ball away cleverly, and, after a sjnart run, p:i*sed to Taylor. The latter put on rare wjiecd, and, on roaciiiikg Bancroft-, tossed tho lxt 11 to Fill- ingham who mulled the chance, though, he had no opposition. The attack lasted only a few moments, and play was soon proceeding at centre, where Bancroft tackled nioely on two Ot?ions. A big kiok by. the W.I?]? full back iwt Swansea on ti?? %ggrw?ii%-e for short ti,n,? but M ?utfJtpon. Jwing prominent with a Btrong run. Swan?:' Fi,,al ,mro:1t,'d finally retired dff?tcd. Final M?re:— Swa,ubca-2 minors. REMARKS. The game does not call for much special comment. It was only of fiftv minutes dura- tion. and during a. portion of that time. a driv- ing sleet was i-oming down. The Oldhamers, whilst plnviner with the wind in the first half, had bv far the best of the argument, as was only to bo expected under such conditions, stiil. after the first two or three minutes, the Swansea defence got settled down, and the Lancashire cracks found just as they did down in Wales a week aijo that it was impos- sible to break through. Several times the ball went, dead through long kicking on the part of the Oldham men. and onef Bancroft was called upon to touch down. Blackmore and Pres- cot-t worked particularly hard behind the scrimmage, and on several occasions unde- niably beat the opposing pair. The second half was of a much morv even character, and indeed, the strong rush with which the Oldham forwards commenced made matters look serious for tho vwibM-q Swansea forwards never eased their determined efforts for a single moment. Thomas, Smith, and Rioe being ever in the van. Bancroft got an some of his long punta which had the effect of gaining much ground for his side. One bungle wh;oh W. Crocker made wh^n r^M in front of the Oldham posts, cost the Welsh- I men dear, for a score seemed certain. I PENARTH V. MOERISTON. The second meeting of these teams this season took place at Pcnarth in fcne hui stormy weather half u. gale of wind blowing diagonally across tI6 ground. The previous meeting of the clubs, which took place earlier in the season, resulted in an easy win for Penarth. This was pro- bably responsible for the lack of interest \n the proceedings, for only a very small atten- dance was present when the men lined out as follow On Mornston: Back, SauudN?; three-quarter 1-?k., L. n?i,?,n, Harry It?, T. Robots, dks,T. IHi{liÎ:¡,¡:t!k:YTtHrI' .dlxi1t; ?roy; forward", W.H.Dcwpfyn.T.M. Davies, Wrill Davies, Dick Ambrose. A. Hard- ing, Will Gahe, Mainwaring, and Ivor Gabe. Peluu1:h: Back, «T. Clemenee; thrrrquarter backs, H. G. Alexander, H. E. Morgan, R. Garrett, and C. Kirby; half-backs, T. Hntchings and T. Dewar; forwards. G. Mat- thews, F. Matthews, T.Morris, C. Spencer, P. Jackson, E. Ellis, D. Evans, and A Nell. Referee, Mr. W. H. Treatt. Mormston, winning the toss, elected to piay wvlth the wind in their favour, and lor. giui started operations from the town *»nd for Penarth. The kick-off was charged down by lvor Grey, and play settled a yard or two on the Morriston side of the half-way line. The first few serimmages wert) fought out in a fairly even manner, then there was .ing!e exchange lietween the custodians of eachside.afterwhich Hill missed his kick and let Penarth in to close on the Morristoll 25 line. The visiting forwards, after It. brief struggle, forced them back, and | then (Jandt. got a "e )"? out from the scrimmage, which he manipulated in rather smart fashion. He cleared 11l \i.a vis and then handed to Morgan, who came right round, and, with Alexaudcr on htswu?. í,:J;' pa" 'o:¿t to Illf: \Vt score, The Penarth captain, however, elected to t?l- a. chance, and tried to douMeinaud p;?- Saunder?.withtheresuttthatacertauitry w, thrown away. t'oUowin? this play went baek to the centre of the field, w here matters af!?n ,ttIm down in a fairly "ven manner. Tli, tt-k who, pick. iQKUpmthatoo?'.dMtKedtwoorthreomeQ. .md tt en?u nt e(I down to the Morriston cus- t tZ lau. en JinIo;:o k to Alexander, who again punted, and following up smartly, got the 1-t of the exchange. The next scrum ? just outside eilia.lri; 25, r. Herbie Morgan got a fine eha.uce, but, too selfish again, lost his opportunity. He cleared one man, then broke back into the centre, and tried to get through himself withollt giving hia wing a chance, wjt-h the result, for the second time, that a ""r,, was missed. I he next opportunity, however, which came a  minutes later from the centre of the «ela. was better dealt with. Garrett had. the ball first, then Morgan, who came across to the ftand side. where he entrusted to Alexander. The la* er showed a maguificent turn of speed, and, coming clean round, he passed everyone and scored 9. nioe try, which Jiff Matthews, with a, strong wind against him, just failed to con- vert. From Morriston 1s drop out phy imme- diately settled well inside the visitors' 25 liie. where Penarth commenced a hot attack, wh c't was only ended by Morgan punting a bit too hard. and forcing a minor. Following the drop out, Penarth fumbled matte", a bit, and Llewelyn, following up smartly, prevented tho return. and play settled just 011 tho cei tre line. Then Penarth rushed a scrimmage :*mj came to just on the 25. where they started some passing. Sptnoer had the last chanty, hut was pulled down. and a free "warded to the homesters. The try for goal, however, only saw a second minor forced. During the few minutes Penarth again took up the attack, and forcing play down to the Morriston 25 ) ne again tried three-quarter won. A free kick drove them b.tck fQrafe.wn'.nut?.then I ;Irt 1e:1I\\f7rtta' 'rl tJ:h p?intr. He handed over to Morgan, »vho managed to Ret clear through to the full bac? before he gave possession to Alexander, the latter eooring a second try, which was not, however converted. During the remaining few minutes of the half plav was iin the centre of the field, when half-time was called, with the score standing: — Penarth—2 tries and Z minors I Morriston -Nil.. Commencing the second half, ileiiarth, witli the wind in their favour, immediately took up a i-trong attack. First *uorgau, with a hugh gick to touch, put play on the Morriston 25 line. From here a scrimmage saw the hom., pack bleak through, and. after some loose pla. the lull wa, kicked over. Saunders, and a Penarth man raced for it, the result being in favour of the Penarth man, who kicked dead, conceding a third minor. From the drop out, play went a few yards OUt?Lde the Morriston 25. Gradually Penarth worked up to inside the Mornatou 25 iuie. where one or two attacks were started by the backs, but only in a slovenly manner, the home. sters seeming to be satisfied with the lead they held. First the left wing had a dash, but neither Kirby nor Garrett looked like getting through. Then the homesters tried punting, and following up, but Hill stopped them with a mark. This sent pla)- bacW to near on the centre, but h? the home pack started rushing t-t i ..?(I move d to w tmn a dozen yards of t he Morriston line before they were t.pp?d. Twice Morriston got the best of the scrim- mage. at tiiis spot, a¡¡d moved back un the last ocoasiou with a very pretty w heel from the ? flag to half- way..At this ,pt Morriston were getting a lump the best of matters, and worked fraduttUy into the Penarth half, until H. Morgan rushed up and started a dribble, which was- ended by the Morriston cu.todian being pulled down ot? his 25 hnp. PhtV, however, did not?tHy long at this spot, for the Morriston forwards were showing a lot of dash, and keeping the hall close, were giving Penarth much more trouble than in the initial half. Time after time Penarth, by the aid of their kicking, would force play into the Morriston quarters, but on eaeh occasion the Morriston forwards by smart packing, and dribbling, drove them back, and, eventually reached the Penarth 25. Here, a free to Penarth saw them ugain utilise the wind, which aided their kicking, and put Morriston again on the defence. Play up to now had been of a very ragged descrip- tion. In the last few minutes, however, it brightened up considerably. The fight was entirely between the forwards, and in this department Morriston were seen to be holding their own. Nothing further, however, wa scored, and time was shortly afterwards called, with, the scorc standing: — Penarth—2 tries and 2 minors. Momston-I\Ii. NEATH V. LLWYNYPIA. These tenuis met for the first time this season on the Bird-in-huud Field, Neath, on &t,,?d.y. The ronnd WRS in good phtying condition. but a gale of "6nd .?i?ttd pin.t the success of many of the efforts put forth by the com. batauts. The h01uesters were wen rèpre" sented, Joe Davies, J. Wil1il4ms, and Morran Reynolds taking up their accustomed positions. The visitors brought a fairly good tettw, but suffered hy reuson of the absence of Rosser Evans, Murray, and Hadridge. Sloortlyailer three o'clock the teams filed on the field, aud a start was immediately effected. Teams N.?tb: Back, Joe Davies; tby.e.quarter backs, G, D. Trick, J. Willi. C. SH. "ud Bill Jon. half backl, Wat Thomas and Alec Cross; forwards, Alhert Hutchmson. Jack ¡;rooks. M. Reynolds, J JteY801dø. Howel Jones, Griff Lewis, Jack Edwards, and J. Tb.m. LlwynypiaBack, Harry Harvey » thrwie-q?rtpr bacb, Tom Williams, W. Griffiths* rtS??na'' Ia<tM ?dn?ndt; h?t backif.A.Fowet. Md jMtyc Thomas forwitrdB, W. Dxnieb (captain). D. R.i, B.Y.h. W, 11?n, J. Atkins, J. Copb??., W. H "Mills, andR, Helling.. Befene, Mr. Douglas- Cardiff. Charlie Steer, the home skipper, started aeainsfc a "r' heatr wind, and the first w ?.i."t. s f Play :ta, :i1uVeflgfC(1 o N seemed to have tIPe best of the tight semms, Dut the referee was very keen on the tracks of the half-backs, awl Wftt I'heJB&c Willi feiuiittcd for au icregularity a TheMdfcmtMcd the visitom to gain grmunl, but' & subsequent ra ,uni 1" Bill Joncs l'l]u..lised. Hl'Hllths¡ camv away wit h a 6t"0l1 hurst,and passed to Edmunds, who ?ed?ow?*"?e GnoH end of the ground. After some *ive -li t?ke pl? Y in Li.y ?ypi?, Mrrt- torv, Tom Williams received a. pw from Thomas, to?y, Mt c)eter)v uw?y. Af, sprinting down the ti?la :\v:e\Ul )te;Ig sl;:s visiting MvM *»t the ?tt out ot'tmier t)u.n the Neuth pair, ami the contest, being waged ??.r tb home llnei, it looked 100 to 1 cu the Uuo -d MMk s"ming, but Powell V.il?d tho opportunity. Re- ceiving the' "nil froS 'a M'?b? Alec ?r L. dishuccd his opponents ?nd kbi. yk (,d the bull ncross the ii.?. a minor rCHulting. Aloe Crosspickell up the leather iu the loose, and, eluding his opVo- nents, be rUBhed up the ground. He, however, lost tho ball, and Kdmunds gntheringit ull put in a smart wh ,(?b 'c.' p'ttl on Ll:ir:ieict:uuilir 25 the NeAh un but m"ù. n ini?,tk,, but Bill Jones caiue to h? r.?c?' with ..?ful kick ThM put the hou.e lot. 011 the nggTet-1'tive, 8JJd a kick from a mark cfibled the black brigade to further press. But the wmd strongly ui'Vd the Bhoudda meu,Rud u. AUCCcsRion tlf kicks cowp. 1 the homesters to concede aserond minor. Alec Cross secured cleverly from a subse- <¡"ent ee. nm, Mid then threw to Bill Jones, who kicked up t he field. rb, .11i))s, pounced on u,?,b'd hIli'w:'Ie. *¡Oo¡ 14?. career was cut 1,,?-t by the Neath f-rwi?rds, into ti: Ct1:i:i:k wfcu;,t bethinff¿lII"ll 1,??-?.dinR serum Powell yot nicely .y,.nd the \'iBitmg b.?k. mme dowu the field with a r"t?h. Both Charlie Steer and Joe Davis missed the ball wliea it was kicked, and the visiting forwards rushed over the line, Hellings scoring a try which Edmunds failed to couvert. Llwynypia continued to press, but a pass by Wat Thomas enabled Griffiths to gt w.y with a dribble. which CLI'mimted in thi d minor being, registered. Upon tho re-start Dalliels ot the leatner close to the home liue, but ie Davies saved magnificently. Poell then passed to Thomas, nd th? b or dropped a goaTreferet, ho». ever, r.l?d that t bl! a forward one. and d{t,hl}:c nb: :th :e:: le, gr "Y for dthe backs caiuo a?' w?M?et'? Kood fb'8 at ;8ikl1eüai 'y it specially promineut. A tricky bit of play, Huccecdcd by a btrong kick 'y Alec Cross, c'&ed S??o ? operations </ the visitors territory, where Hwyuypiahud to act upon tbdcfen' «iv*. Hlilf.timfl was thou culled. Score Llwynypitf—1 try, 3 minors. Nf?). ..„, Daniels re-starteafor ljlwyuypia, ana JACK DnJUILB returned. From the first scrum Wat Thomas passed to (i. Trick, who in turn sent the oval to Johnny Williams. Ho passed smartly to Charlie Steer, who i •" -I.dig his opponents transferred to Bill Jon. t.r scoriug a brllhant corner try. Joe Davies »w 'ued a splendid goal, which nÜsed the excitement of the spectators to boiling point. N?atl?, cheered by this success, played up with redoubled vigour, ?d hotly be?legc d tlt ? preserves. Time :rtr tv ttfnhl t:ckito tfici:;h:r at Jehnuy Williams scoring two tries in ranid succes- sion The first was disallowed because of an irregu- Ju.rit" but Alec Cr?s converted the second, which was a beauty, Iri,htb?t??.. t h. posts. Upon rir;;J;ell }Jll a i bid to st? the B--i-c tide, but the Ne?h men were fairly iu it. Clever combined play between Wat Tg,)..?, Griff Lewis, and M. R.y..Id. resutted ill the hitter getting over the Un. The position was a diffi "?lto.bittl)a? ?plen(lidly I converted. The i" no" scemed to bave pone to seed and every effort was requisitioned in the defence of their goal. Johnny Williams '? this 6?0 made IUI unfortunate attempt. Instead of passing to Trick, who had .!I ?, he tried 10 get .,?r himselt. but was grassed. A change w-- ..? effected with ? S?th"?'. tva'1V;o; l:d J?''?? injury to his hand, and he retired to full back, Charlie Steer taking his place and Joe "'ic,? pb)"iug ri?t ?cN? Llwynypia were penalised because of irreEH?r ha)f-t aek play, and Charlie Steer essayed lir¡r¡:-I:r Jl'n':t ¿:r.Si:iïd.t rts?ption Mi!)s hecurcd. and, eluding Joe Dav.M, :;h'J):nt: i:ld.ec uIt:id; ief2Š1h.¿ passed to B.yi?h..?. who mulled, and ?.11Y tine effort WB shown of lIt to the viaitors Wat Thomas now returned to half, and ugaiu the home backs got plenty to do. ChMhe Steer brought off a splendid spriat right through the t hick of his opponents, but was pulled down a few yards from tNt linc. Neath continued to p,,?.. and the ?i.it.r. bad i?onee?? m?r°'' Johnny Williams, who h.?t been playing a fine ;nno, away with r"l. ?.'X doubling ?&t?'d eetorat other -Zi' looked like getting throiic ? wbu J. ? ho.I-?' him. The visiting forwards now playea vigorously, di. :ti;I:l;ilt \'ba:lIhii:h:el: line had but few opportunities, but these they utthmd wdl, Edmunds dolU 80U1 very smart, things, Time ?s'c<))ed w?th ?e?th presaiu?, the iiual cun behig- Ncath-3 goals, 3 minors, j Llwynypia—1 try, 3 minors. REMARKS. In the first half tho visitors had the advantage ot the il?d ,??d h)pe, aud iV>r tlw most p??t pressed, The defence of the liowover, g?-?id: MMt the Rhondda men failed to get through more t h?n ouce. In the second half the scene was change*, and Neath gave a brilliant display of scientific football. Tho passim: of the backs was simply graucl, and the nsitol's wre unable tu stand 111) against it. I our times in rapid succession did thO Bhick br i??de g t throngh, although ou? try wu rightly di?110w1d Tho Llwynypia men now tried to make the ,1-. a forward on?' and their etforUt in this direction were fairly successful, for Neath f, to add to their score. The superiority of tbe home (?..Ii-gnt wad ?ho'?u at h??three.quttrter: ?il full back. The visiting tomards were good, and werù quite q-1 to the honu eight with the "'Pti"' bIiug out, and in that "t the N?.,h lot 1,?d quue up to their repumtion. Harry H.rry w? t f-li b.?,k. .her, ? Davies gave almost a perfect diq?y. Gi"Æï;.J ;I:?:r: k:dYph¡N¡'e JuCfe:l'£:, visitinjr three-quarters, while *f the to r J.,k WiUitms WK? briUmnt. :à1e ci:ft: 18:cr t':d JÈit Jones very good. Trick was not the Trick of old, but Wat Thomas and Alex Cross were streets ahead of Powell "lid Thomas. Although the latter has the makin of Kood man in him, it would b, inviùiuus to single ..? °?y forwm for special 1)raiw. E?h waD worked honestly aud well. CARDIFF RE8KUVES V. CHKPSTOW. Tho return nialoh between thrse tramt4 tooK place 011 the. Cardltl Am1." l'urk t'n It. heavy turf and 111 a le of wind The CaiJilf Club have adopted a tlug. ration made a while afc-o thJ.t.. hy placing I&. fw cartloads of sand on the ground from time 10 tune, it would eventually become considerably iUlpn¡vnt, Ld on Saturday the wettest pieces were cmcrcii ovr with sand. The teams were constituted as hl!- ?v??'e?.w: ?<.k.?. lHgley threc-quarlcr lacks, U. Healey, J. Lewis, V. Jlorgan, ana H. Richards; half backs. C. Cuin^r slid It <rim"er; ?'.?rd?, !tonee, Hubbock, llutchins, C'f'n.?e, MarHe. Otrt?r?ht. UuweH. and t'i'her. Back, C. WitHamB; three-quarter backs, U. Mills, S. ltoonev J. Fnu)fis (, ,ilTh?- half ?'<.k.: A. M'Carthy and J. Merritt, forwards, W Wvnile, H. Palmcr, W. D.??,?. H. ;I"IH'I'(, K ? ???'t"' ?r'r'is, W. J. ?c'. E. J. William", CM? kicked -ff, ami phy .?tti,d in th?i centre. A ',rely round of pushing wan indulged in by the homesters, but nothing accrued. Some long lucking between the 1,?,k, ended in Francis sending to tuiu u ?. the Ct'tltW Diek Cutnper then made °' a pretty ?. down into the Cardiff *5, and, had his pas* not L't'?n 'e?ppH) up by Sam Kooney, a score would r.iobahJv have ensued. Several tight scrums then took i'?'f-" ?nd ?rditt having ?ii;ht)y the b,?t, rd;eved to half-way. The Cardiff backs made eevfra? attempts to bring off their pa?iii?z. but 1he strong wind militated against effective play. Bit by bit the heme forwards worked into the Chepstow i?5, only tu be repulsed to the other end of the field hy a long dribble of the visitors. Then Charlie Williams put in a go jd kick to touch at half-way. (Jood play oy the Chepstow hacks enabled them tf) yet down td within ten yards of the Cardiff Jim'. Charlie Wi))?am! bkilli a swift fl)ing kick in ma!;nm?-t style, kicked to touch outside the 25 Aided by the tre. mendouslv strong wind, Chepstow kept play for the most part'in the Cardiff 25, but they were unable to get across end half-time wad called, with the deoce standing Cardiff Reserves—Nil. Chepstow—Nil. (.1.1. QHptow re-staneu ana pny seiueu HI UU"- field. With the help of the wind, Cardiff soon began to assert tlWÎI" superioritv, and l'II:heá the leather inb the visitors' 25. Elsey, with a pretty dribble, Hearl v got over, The visitors thpll relieved to out- side half-way, but the Cardiff forwards with a couple (If tine rushes, soou brought play huck ill lIlt: Chep- stow 25, 1H1 tig-ht scrimmaging ensued right till the victors' 1 ne. Nothing of moment occurred fur ome time, until Merritt, getting the hall away to H'Carthv, the latter, with a short tricky run, almost scored, being only jusc \Ilet a Y..l f..? the line. Then Elsey. with a Rtrong burst, nearly got through. Klscy, making a mark, took a _hot at goal, but the ball just went wide, and Bigley touched down. After t.h drop out, monotonous scrimmaging was the order in the Chepatow 25. A couple ol U1tno fell to Car- diff in quick tmcr.ellsloo-one from n forward rilsli and the other by a long kick by Charlie \ulliama. 'JHe Cardiff backs subsequently got away with a bout of passing, am! Hadley Thomas, after palpable knock- on bv H. ltoonev, picked up. and scored in the corner. ?e '?if'k at ?)'hi'e').?"MOn<.rh'tu)the?me been re-cointiv need than Jick Francis ran in with an exceediuglv pretty try, which Charlie Williams failed to convert. The visitors afterwards rushed play into the home 25. For an infringement, Car. rliff were aJlowetl a free, Bnd had the impnrtenee to take a place-kick at goal Irom their own 2b. 'lime tva* ealled. with thp- 8Pore as follows: — -;0\rt.-2 trie;, 3 minora. 'U?Mto?-Nii. KKMMtKS. The strong ga: of wind was, of course, aU against good Jlla" (III either tÜdp, but it, <> hardly be fully re?>p< riMble f<>f thp. 1IlirlrraMe exh s mi given. The passing of the Cardiftians was conspicuous by its ebf-enee, not a single decent, bout hein brought off throughout the gaine. It was solely a forward fight from beginning to puc1, and. Ilespite the fact that Cardiff had T.J¡.¡Py agisting them, they cannot be said to huve had anything the best of it; indeed, the international's inclusion in the team seemed to he of very little use, as he did not appear anxious to do more thun enough work to keep himself wann. He hroucht nlf one fir two hits of prett. open play in the second half. but, as far all pushing In the serum went, he may as well not, have been on the ground. Among the Cardiff backs, Cliarlie Williams was the only one who can be accounted a having played a good game, utili his display at lull back was really first-class. He pick,1 up very cleanly, while he also kicked with fine judgment. The Chep- stow team, as II whole, payed II really good game. Their forwards held up well hi the scrums, and the backs tackled with great determination. Dick Cumper proved himself to be a omort half, and of the three-quarter, the mall in the running knieks on the j right wing showed ""t he was I" d of a good tum of ?p, 1. and that h also k,?,7? tl1"1 way to play football. Tha.t there has been something wrong with the Cardiff Reserves during the last two or three matehes i!ot evident, and they will have to lonk to it, or that unbroken recoH won't last much longer. LLANEI,LY V. BRIDGWATER. There was a perfect gale blowing when Uw, teams stepped iuto the arena at Stradev ou Saturday. Unfortunately blanelly was unable to turn out in fUiI 8trentl.1. such good men as Dai Morgan, Will Davies. and Jack E" being absent. Their pl.? were tilled ?DM?M, 'E?e?.?.'ud Beu???t?? hoped that Woods won] pp?.: in the Brid,?w.t.? team, but the EDg)jsh ?.pw" ?, )d '-t be P"1l,d upon to make the journey to LlaneUy. Teams:— Llanelly — Back, Morgan Williams th. qlHlrtr backs, Badger, Cliff Bowen, Llew Every, and I van Lloyd balf.bad[8, Ben Davies (captain) and Dai Evaus; forwards, BillMorris, Jack Jones, D* Thomas, W. J. Thomas, P. J. Davies, Ben James, Dan Davies, and J. Lewis. Bridgwater: Back, Passey three-quarter backs, Calwood, Westcott, Bowen (captain), and Alicn; half-backs, Smith and Jennings forwards, Lohmann, Bradshaw, Ha™kins, Bm?dy, Bassett, Scrivener, Wesley, and Another. Llanelly kicked off up the slope and a""ill8t the wind, and after the return there was scrambling forward pby in half-way. Llan»-lly were twice p?. lised in as many minutes, and this aided tlie visitors in in"'i" the Ll-eU, half. A fir ?ta.d. r, was f.r.ed, and the Ll..ely p.,k being .h fi;i,II': into t,1hY L!I:e := to heel out. and Cliff Bowen receiving = aerms aud passed to Badger, who reached the Bridgwater 25 in g-d ty le. Soon afterwards Dai Evans put in a, B y ing kick, and the Bridgwater back m collared before he could put in a reply. On two occasions the home backs were within an ace of croB8iur, but the ..i.g, owing to th?? wil ?d, not "t"i'thW at,dI: tt t:: l; which Ben James received and parsed to Evan Lloyd, h.d. Badger failed to convert. After the kick out Llanelly were again penalised, but the home forwards continued to have the If oftt. Wid outl)&LCed. awl ontclliHsed tho uppoein, eight, they were heeling out beautifully, too, and tivin? the backs plenty to do. From a Mrumtn front of the goal B??rMCured.andby?.Mgn?eent c rbtcrewruu seore(, try, L' oyd =t Th. 4t.'?..?' .I 'i in of the LI?E)IY 125, but Cliff Bowen Md EvM Lloyd, by br.) mntrnM. S.sed th?MMe to despcmtcfy near he Md water MM. w?Me )udt-time w? called, with the 8coro Dtmeity-le?'-lt?. I lirid?ter-nil. I Bridewnt? ?rte.t the second half, ?a M once w?t in fS t vit.-o.oua forward game, in which dribbling and rnBhing tho serum pl?ed a. prominent ?. bu:tho UMeUy b??k- w8r.Mou ?motio., aod r,-t?b %tb? L ? to' ?11 d till he had ..h?d theBnd?. water b, the r.for,, (Mr A J. D.T?) ?po?'iMd the home te?m and by tb- Mck the ?tors wer? euaNed to HUM tbesiege. ET?n L*?d m?e a ?ndid run, bnt was thrown Tiok'Uy M. touch M he WM croMi?. A cunoua mctdmt now occurred- Bridgwater secured a mark, and the ?n was nhced .0. to the.r posn. The k how mer?MehMtted down by Ben James, who promptly Sm.pf-d on the b?I with a try under the poets. Bager again tailod 10 convert, 8ub.cquent play was ?ifh??o?ehom??'. Wo kept up a con- 11il{1làtho:rdPIlI:1" keeUfa:kl:: however w.m very keen, and there W. no further scoring. Final tmore ;— I i,lanelly-I goal, 2 tries. I Bridgwater—Nil. REMARKS. _a.n.,1 Bridgwater wre QUIY mve(i irom uuw WU!UU'D tion bv tm excellent ??k'*f"<dMjrd9. who dl admirably from start to Ik TI??y were not ?fry br?!?ut ?).? posseted any quantity ef staying brilliant, They a.mpiy ignored the g me, not .t single pass being given or taken on £l1eiilJ1le during rhnmveJlOll the o¡hDhand the homo team went in for an essentially passing, came, and brought off sovera! exceedingly pretty bouts but the high winds which Mowm?do it impossible to tr.ril?g E,L,. 1,1.yd w, in mt?tnOcont form, and had the hM-dest of 1,,?k in not scoring three more tric. On one occasion he ran r?h!"?3. "hr Br.')'?r ''? '?nMtUMt stylo, p!MU.e the ball behind the P" t Ho had been iu touch, however, and wM called b.,k. Badger showed truly inwrnatiolm r, did Ben Davh:H. who was handicapped considerably tj SS'?M?' ?.'D?"'Sor?. "?''a Bowen played, a gr garoe.ttnd Every proved a "Y good substi- ?or?Sl??.?h'J'r?.r? ?ti?hr?'y for pemSiuK, the continnoua kicking being very mono. touoM and spoiling the p.? to t tMge extent. EBBW VALE V. ABERAVON. I Played at Aberavon in cold weather. The teams ,.I,,??d the MMm of connict M follow E Jbw Vale: Back, Waterfield; three-quarter backs, Barton, C,,rt 7Child., and Jane.; h.If-b.?k.,t,t;, Jones ?u'd'*Ja'm?'?'fo?.rd?°''ThomM?Ke?. Owena, Griintha, Futth. D?iee, tnd Waters. Abertvon: Back, Jack Jones; thr.e qun.ter baoks, Evan Jones, Hey wood, Eees, and Hll?'Y h half-backs, Dtui and Johu j, forwards, .r GriffiUia. S?ns?o?h. '!?iuM/°T)?yn. 'Arthur W? )?m., Rowlands, How.U? and B""?- R,f,e, Mr. !thel Jon.s, Treherbert. AbentMm started, and piny ..ttl"d down in the Ebbw Valo terrt'Sry. 'HurM John here put in a pretty kick, and Ebbw Vale 'bbl,(, ,p to t, Ab?mvon 25y Scru'n?" were the order of the day, and in this doi?rt- ment Aberavon easily excelled. Aberavon trw?ed dribble, but Tom Jones kicked spieudidty into touch. The v?itors had the b.11 out, ud j,?Ayto lh. wi- ??.?h??t?to?d''by °H?'y b'?'. ?hetis continued to play "P, but Jack JoMs returned grandly. The EbbwVa)itU8weret)hyn??f?"'d Mme. Md J,ir :s ;¡iedef r;:t:; k. The Aberavou ba.cs now did some pretty passing, but Evan Jones threw forward. Th( o.t?r. were cr?in? but the Ebbw Vale (orwards relieved, and rushed up the ground t-.f?rrel play to th home nm.rteM. HoKelis ,.?ed ? certain try m the nick of time, and the honwswrR were now pressed in their own 25. Tho Ebhw Vale backs pbyed a grand gamo, and JoM9 hd squeak from ?ettiu: in)in/:latae b; tJiohume?pt?in. The visitor were p,,?.1i?.d for au infringement; Wutertield ret imed ,,inely, but, Harry John u led. Ebbw Vale, who had IL stronr wiud behind their backs, again attacked strongly, but the defellce of the homesters was impenetrable. The Aberavon forwards dribbled, but Jones saved. Then Ebbw Vale brought off a grand dribble and rcmoved the vCQue to the bomc quarters. D es piW l'I ia Ing 'g.Ln -t the wind, the ho?e?tcrs?e!(-?d'?)?nUy. 'hwt 'I. f U off one of his inimitable dribNee. H?lf-time then arrived, with the score Aberavon—Ml. I :¡I. After (he interval the Vahans led on, Artnur "11- liam* reluming to tho centre, when Heywood made .t'h'ii)itU)t ')u?.andfccrcf) a splendid try. "'1m Junes rearly converted. The visitors now attacked wgorouBly, and =d the homesters in their 25 for ?'??"'??u?, ?!')'? the home ()u?rtttte, by excel- ?ntp?init.tcokphytothen'ttrotiue.Joimny Jones further impn-vcd hy punting to the tale quarters. Th? visitors cnee again .d to the !'t?:e 25, and had hard )inMi? not swri"!& but the home defence was very sound. High winds pre- V)? ttd much p..i,.? tki??g P, still continued to press, nut the homesters gained ground slowlv but ?'?''P?yt!??t the remainder of the 3.tot.d).a)fwMhoUy confuted, both mds of the field being visited In turn. lUrty Jchn made a sp en- dl,l b' t? b.. glt he got d"* ireroUH. The vMito'n had to ron?dehvn ? of them should )iave h?,.? a try, Bh He)wond had th. hardest of lines in not scoring, tiual score. Aberavon—1 try aud 2 minors. I I _1!>K: w.oA nlav nn Tile game was not, noun IU, GoII] ''1'1.7 .vv t" either .ide. The hoMtMtcm ware best on the day ■s form, but the Tititon- are not lo be .pi-d M thev Plav a good forward game. Hy dint of this tliey iMi?fcd to give the htm?tent a warm time of it. More than once it could phudy be Mf-n that Al»er- .n.? ti':nnlrr'U:,t forth their best eU'ort>, evideot .v n:<f'I\II themselves for their trip to Bristol on ??h?? ???U?""?'?'Sf tbe hour. He nlaved throughout the heat game on the tWd. his try ?.?irm) ?Y.? he travelled fmm the centre to gain it. llarrv .M .ta)M showed up weU, M)d. of the home pack, t!r. t.h..ud He?wort). were the b.t. J? k Jones made s?m' Mtotitute for Rees Lewi8¡ I m il the home lialves. althouh 1,?ggi". the oval too I 1, were better than tlieir confreres. Jor t ie ?i.i tors..Jones, at q,, rt?-r was v f-t f-r l,i- -il ",p,,It1¡ Wawlllel. at b., saved l?.didly ic peatedly. PONTYPRIDD V. CWMBRAN. ..1 A maMi betwet-n the a Dove i iuo» PoutYll1:ld Jll flne weathpf. POllt,prlùd ,aø repre. rntell a followII .Ba.'k, Gay three.quarter ha('k1 Morgan, Beitli, Howells, ami M'Orcgor; half.backs, s's  and .d 'PW. D,,i?-, t?I k:l :r:In,e" diŠ;mhc' h..e., J. Protheroe it A. Sadicr  W Oil' 111I. O. Jone. (".Iptl A. 8..wrell, T. ;?,wt?ll, D. sutton. L' HOg'er. n. JOI1P¡:¡, -d I' f ?sr^ ff pin,, the wind. Sawtell retgrned, ami the 0011 rolled tll1\n to Um h') ?ltl-' t'?r; t ?.?".?.S .?'S. "rmufl 2. anl1 811't'e£'de<t jn nokhinK a minot' "'rOfu J\ E:L'?? Be =. .r ;S s-x,r?"sx.? .tronp: gust whkh blew at t.h,, moment took he lea^ down to the  qlllI"l filer" scriun lwa'l°formed! aXlS « ,fi,r indulged In by the wtow. but the kepn ta?Hng of t, ).nm«tf's  an??tliijig bl?ing u(.d,,d in no tc! ljing an?ittier ?li. Half-time score.— )? Cwmh'Nn-2minoM. ? i- Fontvnridd—Nil.. Cwmbran resumed operations, and Beltri put m (  ])(.m\lù )("Hregor fPl'rt\'ed, and. tml1t\ferriug tt\ I1f.ith, the 1atter 1'llrl'll. Thf' ))<1.11 wa:õ P ,1.t'r1 to!' M'nr?.r. ht?t n..H.i.,f;    now prl'Msd Hie vh;jt(1I', and krpt tem pE'nnf>rl nit !')'?r'S? ? ?''?M?e tin??. ?mp)m. however, ?t r?y a"J. alter a very pretty run, Sros^ed near tb,? pmts 'Hie try was not converted- 'rh? Cwmbran men no" plaved a plucky amet and kept plav in t? centre. ?n. the Pontj^ndd centre was at, thm stage rendered how de comoot" a.K)w??rrM.)ffth..M'. Pi^ct^y^afn-rwiirds a trv was scored by Prneser, and tt'Ir YbY S-11?ll,r,I ?'it?J°'f ?hilh ie, Fi.1 Cwmbran- 3 fr;CN z minors. r?ni'ypri"M-ltr?. REMARKS Cwmbran deserved the victor\, ror l""v a ?f't'?d '?S?t? tiott.r Pfmtypn.lf). however, only played four of their first team, the r<.m!nn<'<-rheintt'.u?titutMfromthe)t)e? tfMM. For the homesters Wat lMvie- played a grand for- ward ''??'"7? so did M''Qr)'?' and Morgan at t.he.qllartl'. Belth also distinguUihe«l himself by ri.g ? try. On ?0 dyl? f?,.? Cwmbmit was the better team. SWANSE\ RFSKUVKS V. HRIOHTON, Plaved at Swansea, the following 111-ill?r tiie Brighton team:—Buck, T H. Day; three-quarter Mc)?. W. F?hfr (-pt-i-), Bob Kwm. E ThntaM, and Hsvward; h.I'-ark.. R. Crœker and T. Robin- son: forwards, J. (irifllths, D. Griffiths, D. Jones, J, Phillip.. W. vlp.. W. Jones, T Morgan, and W, Martin. dhln!: -cred in the ha1l. but 4mn,e,i pressed the visitors to concede a inor. TowKr<l the end of the e,?nd half J. scored for Brighton, b,?t the try w.? no converted, Final .("o,e: Brighton—1 t,, R?,ansea-I minor, SWANSEA SECOND V. SOMERSET CRUSADERS. Thrs match wall played on 'in- Swansea ground. Th. following were the teams: —Swansea Second: Back, H. Jenkins; th.q t?, H. Tucker, T. Chegwidden, Ivor Davies. and onah Morgan; I 1f.I<Jilcovona ?!fMie Kvane; l:!rr:l. W. Willii??n?. J. H. Willi-.?, J. J-?l, F. Pope, A. J,,?ki.?, E Dnvi". J. Gihhs, and tTones,.Somert Crisadero: Back, D. Miles; three-quarter hacks, Ikvd "i"' 'n RI, 11; balf- tot'ks, Jolms and Dowillc; forwards, Parker. W,l ?m, Kidwell, Chappie, 'Oo<kI, .Tones, Hughes, and Squiim For the UtcXritttwentymhmtfs Swansea pressed continuailv. having th,? wind in their favour. The vnitors effeetivelly smothered the half-back plq. and the 8wao.'3 Uire."lnarte", got {??)?oc?. Then, h?o??ntwork. Scmewt Crusaders got away to the other end of the ground, and play hpc,tme very even for the. re.t.of the first half, R"rll¡.¡e1L being at ln1!f t'oic two minors totnl. On resuming, play continued veiy even. Then Swansea pressed, and Ivor Davies, nicking up a few yartl" from the line, ritn in and scored a trv for Swansea, which was converted. S?a aft<'nv!inh the Crusaders co got r?' O c?r, :md Ulf n'nee xir>k pnnA1i!d nIP =eore. No nu more was ""r" d up to thp .Il f ti. Th? came :e u:t:i?Unf nt3of8.timpina;: I Swansea—1 goal, 2 minors. Somerset—1 goal. ORUMMN V. PONTNEWYDD. Plaved at Chnnlin. Pontnewydd were. few me" ,t* It fCuhtitut' hall heen provide from Pont?moile and Blackwood. Crumlin kicked off, and the return re-hounded from one of the hOM(? forwards. Succeeding play WB8 JI1tly in Crumliu's f,, vour, hut the defence was too good for much scoring During the first half the home quartette treated the flpectBtors to some splendid bouts of paMin. nonp of whlrh, however, resulted in a score. Half-time: Crumlin, two minors: Pontnewydd, nil. In the second half, from a iine-out near the Pontnewydd lines, George Thomas, ,n, of the home f-ld-, erured. and, T??itig to W. Tani?. the latter ?ored. The home fOlwards, Gower and Williams being "'P"ially prominent/In tbim half played a splendid game their dribbling, tackling, and following up being a ?,W"t to ?itn_. The game w. concluded amid t,rrento of rain and sleet. lin? ?ll it: Crumlin, oe try and four minors, Pontnewydd, one minor. NEWPORT A V. STROUD. I This match was piayed in a gale of Wnd d before a. imll attendance at Xewpo* Teams: — Newport: Back, F. W. Moig&n; three-quarter hf'? J. B.?Wfbb.' W. N,d. T. W. Jones, and F. Edmund.: half b?,k., F. Ol)- ..d A. R. Wil- hnms; to?r&, J. Jenkim. 1. M. JOhDl, A. Rees, G. Bf?te. G. Martin, C. M.6.. T. Di. and H. T,,tt. Stroud; n.k, H?gg, three-quatrer backs, E ?P. ApppDv.' C"J.' A=I, H J:r M<< Dj Chari. JM?baeh, W. B.th? and W. Daniel.: 'ward., D_.I?r, White, Jff[hM, C7 A. ymer, V. Smith, C. Miller, A. 0-. --d W. She..]). Referee, Mr. Bert Taylor, Caerleon. 1, the Ottt half Stroud d Y.,Ith the ,i Newport lp:I;t>C "r J êd pe;r the iJitora' boùt. Be paprd to WWism, who ilL I turn transferred toO Jenkins. Williams received the M again, and ru.hcd in with try, which Webb bal! g re-sUrtang ? Stroud three- a?rter put ma useful run. b?t, the ooU ?. kicked Sto tot?h. Webb replied with interest, ? a the play which e.?? both e"?' .?'? in turn. Notomg lurthr ?a?red. and at ''?- Hme the score WM'-Newport,, om ?o?i; StrM.dj nU Playing with thp w?d in ti.?.?d imt ?ewp<.rt at o-e ?m..ed th? ??.ive, a;W Strou. conceded ? minor. The visitors were sunDly penned S SieS ? 26. N,& .?.d- h). n? A .n front .f the g-I-P.t, and Webb had no diffi?-ItY in pkci ? ? 9111, ft?" .A the '<ir..d2°wM invaded, Newport were gile- a ??" .dbb e?yed J .hot at ?. b"t M)S to ?e the btt). XewrTt were I-Ii-19 aU he beit ?. play, "?"?"' !|ne-°ut'  h  Wtbb failed to conv.rt. Time arnved, with Wi Stroud line Glynn rushed in with a ti),wiijc score tUf drng:-Newport, tw J gMls^ ono try, aDd ? minora (eleven 1)tI'OUd. m). SW\NSKA LEAGUE MATCHES. M.r?.ton Sfcond H.lm Ko'.tf.-P'i'yM *r. M??'' ?. a .tow, the Hovers ?'? stu.n miuO('R to the Morrittonians' nil. S^USh-:V''cSSdm!n ? ?,,?. ti?'aXi; a?.?Jt[M St. Jo,,pw. wimuui; by a "Y to two mino. Itenygraig° v°" ?.?.-P'? on the ground of  won by two trie. to nil. !dI"ton A v. Havod nover.Played .t Mar. riflon III cold Iud boi"t.elXJU8 wt.athrl'. Plav WOllol nry fal'it and even throughout. 1¡'inBI r('ore:- Ha,od Kovear? live minors; Morriston Second,, nil. BWSTOI, y. torqitat v ATnmw Dared ?t BrMto), • h  T?, I lCorer! in ti?? 6eCQ1Irl ,If b,r Godwin, aud convertE'rt ^ch• ieFfly v A"*M.VriJES' reaifsing chiefly vi,h {.tie forwarJs, Britol rea.1i8in the i h their opponents' three-quarters keep-  °ll%ït(íCiliTI:,ci; rushes in datlin! øtvlc, ¡1llel tl.? f.t men on the f g? Lt1.-9 til" }r:e:.i(rl?e lprrt:t¡;Ü4 ool=tett;: being thrown t. the Kround whilst running. GLOLTKSTER V. CUFTOX. I A_f. 1-1' W'UI" Plaved at mSHhUy ,,nttf?d. both Ides pr?ssin m t,u hut nI ;;b':dtd:t. eûlfrïJ .uri'r; ??. 'an?* M Otou??r played better, and .ewd four times, after prettv forward play, and  four tin., ?f i Toward. the finish S'? ?!?.d better, ut i.b .? ?od O!Din<¡A. and eventual[Y retired, beateu by thr?V ?ott. Md one try to nil. BARNSTAPLE V. ABERGAVENNY. I Played at --?-P?- m bwiiuj "n. n?B? Mtin? Barnstaple Hoon showed oupenohty. Smu? int&arBt M<'th.Ab.r?..ny )m.w.. froM<d nnce .Iy' Just b,,f*" h?f-ttme rrtce retired with an injured knee, b?rnt collided with Birum, the Barnstaple back. The tries wereobtained by the intematlonal fo-.rd Thomas, Hill, and Nicolav Sooylo goaling three. The visitors were seldom dangerous. Fi swre -B=st&Ple, three g..W and one tq ¡ Abe. -iL ttEWFOR'' THIBDS V. ABEBCABN. Played at Anercai-n 1U. lUU 4— "'D. "'H"l" started against the wind, and pressed tor some time. A free kick took play to half:way, where Gould was called back. Scrums were the order of the day until ? V..d kick by Be.h- took play to the Newport 25. Aberctrn started pre?in?. { od N:pob:.k through, acd th,m Newport relieved with a tree to to their 26, ?nd thence t,g, o&? re 'ji, d ?ith to ?d w?d m? Fi?'miMmble. Md 'h,.¡'1.tr c-e without a Bcore, Newport, -i?t?d by the wind, pressed for some time bt the be.. f.rds got bS ':i/ tiÑ:, e:f::Te: of scrums, forced minor. Play ? VUY mOnOtOUOU and no tMgibIt score wM made, the game being left drawn. PONTNEWYDD V. CRUtfLIN. This matcil was piayeu Mot. ",rumuu UC,"VI"V evvw. assemblage of spectators. Pontnewydd plaved a few substitutesfrom Poutymoile and Blackwood, In the first half play waa in Crumlin's favour, but no tan- gible point was scored. In the second half Crumlin maintained their supremacy, and W. James notched a try. Final score :-Crum ¡in, one try and four minors; Pontnewydd, ono minor, ST. AKDREWS V. SPLOTT BANGERS. Flayed on the barracxs r wtu. tuhm re«- Splott R..g?, three t?i?. and two St. A,,d,,?'l, six miuora, MERTHYR A V. TREDEGAR A. f These teams laid arranged to play a game at Cefn, but the Monmouthshire men were prevented fiom fulfilling the engagement, and the match, theiefore, did not come off. CANTON V. HORNETS. I This match was to have been played on the bophia Gardens, but owing to the non-appearance of the Hornets the match was postponed. Cardiff Alexandra v. Barry Victoria.—This match was played on the Boath Park, and after an exciting game ended in a win for the Alexandras by two tries to nil. Morris and Lucas scored the tries, 6th Cardiff Company Boys' Brigade v. Anchor On.ders.- Play..1 at the Sophia Gardens Park, and lesulted in a win for the Brigade. Final scorer- Brigade, one goal and two minors; Crusaders, one try. The try for tlie Brigade was scored by W. Morrison. St. Peter's v. Cardiff Barbarians—Played at Fcath Park, and ended in a win for the Saints by one goal and three tries to one goal and two tries. The tries were got for the Saints by T. Collins. Gus Leary, and Scot, and the goal "aF converted by t Bell. Canton Wanderers v. Cardiff Artillery Reserves.— This match was played at the Barracks Field, and ended in a win for the Artillery by two goals to oae goal and one toy. P ?I (Jaae?pd b?iln lv ?J?niom v. Great Wate. Pooty- prldd —Played .t Caerphilly. Considering the ?.the, a splendid played. The bm?, sters proved ti? gmi for the viitom, and in th. first half, playbig a?.miwt the wind. Itowit,?r ,d :m? half, Iiieli Strickland wi,,?rtd. DLvi? and Jackson scored in the second half, but neither of the tries was converted. Final scoreCaer- 1 T-hillv. one goal, two tries, and five minors; Great Western, nil. YORKSHIRK SENIOR COMPETITION. Wakefield Trinity v. Led,A moderate attendance witnessed this match played at Wakefield in very bois roxis Weather. Leeds, with the ,i.d in their favour, played down the hill. Three minutes from the start Baetow scored a try for Leeds, and imme- diately after Clarkson registered another. Both kicks by 11. Well failed to convert \Uto goals. The Leeds forwards again rushed, and Clarkson scored, did .1. H.i..t.'k by following up. No goal :u]:dso ::toc\iher fOIl;ng jf1f o tj score :-Leeda, twelve w!k?fi.?d.il. Immediately after _,i.g ends SummersgiU took pass from Midgley, aud ran in between the posts. Summersgill converted. Leeds -ti":lh".= of Wakefield an thr"urh. Re .ult;-L.d., one goal and four tries; W"k,! fich nil. Hunslet v. Bradford,—This important game was played at Parkside before a large attendance of spectators. The ground was ?ery soft, and a high a Zd blew. Bradford had Ward, Cooper, and To hill away. In the first half play ruled very even Murgatroyd scored for Bradford, but Jenkinson failed ut goal. Just before half-time Hunslet all but equalised. Score :—Bradford, one try Hunslet, nil. In the second half Hunslet had the wind, and it was thought they would at least equalise matters, but Dobson and Crompton each scomi for Bradford, Crompton placing a goal from hi. fr,mslerz:i bwd togo::Oas t.ï:e t: fini: try, failed, the defence of their opponents being too good. Final score; Bradford, one Coal and two tries (eleven points); Hunslet, nil, B.tl.y I. V1 r Batlev v. Hudderstield.—Played at Batley in very boisterous weather. The vi.itors, aided by the wiuZ were quickly making aggressive movements, and a nicely-judged kick by Smith resulted in Boothroyd .ri.g. T. Lewis 1-d?d a goal. The B"tle' for- ,d. played g..d[Y,. and suffered hard lines in Dot scoring at the top end. At half time the score stood —Hudderstield, one goal (five points); Batley, nil. In the second Huddersfield were chiefly kept on the defensive, but their play in this respect was sound' ..d B.tl?y were prevented fr-. ??o.i.. the line. hCV, Gedaí.e:dtjifNlor:"n:ah¡' au ace of scoring, Final .core: Huddersfield,oue goal; Batley, nH. Manningham v. Halifa:r.-Played at Manningham. The weather was fine, but a gusty wind ?s blowing. hwses ent,r, :d,eI"r!h util?ilwte d. There we. probably 5,000 spec- fa,ti:leB¡:1i:' oW:°::31:00:t press. The Hai'? men, however, defended sm?tlY. Play ;vu very even throughout the whole of the first half, but no scoring was done, except a cople of minors for Halifax and one for Manningham. The second half continued to be hotly fought, and play was repeatedly transferred from end to end. Eventu- ally Atkinson scored for Manningham, but Donaldson tailed at goal. Final score: Manningham, one try; Halifax, nil. Banow" Bocbdale Horneta.-Playe<l at B- The visitors bd the assistance of a gale of wind 1n the first half, and "th' 't' Marshall ran over, but no goal r,,?..d. Marshall ?F all but over again. At hUf time the Hornets led by a try. Bar- row had tbo advantage in the second porli?Z b"t ,r- wm not until the close that Poppleweu made a mark, and M'Gerry kicked a goal. &suit Barrow, one goal (four points); Hornets, ono try (three points). h?.-th v. Middle. W-d-r?2r —Played .t Richmond in windy weather. The Wanderer. had a we k side and were very easHy beaten. In the first half Mitchell placed two o,T fr. mark and another from a try, and Tandy scored a try. Mitchell and Polwhele got l? Ie. In the .d half, and Blaokheath won by two goals and three tries to nil. Wild.nes v. St. Helens.—Played atWidnes in f.earf.ul. weather. Result •• Widnes, ODe try; St. Helens, nil. The game was stoppad twenty minutes IIfr the start on account of the weather. St. Helen. b d previously left etield, and only re-coinmenced play on w.di- tion that the game was declared drawn. Leicester v, Edgbaston Crusaders.—Flayed at Leicester in cold, wet weather before a very small attendance. The visitors came ona man short, Imd BuUer played imtead of Brown, the L?i(!t?r lull hiiek .?le home team had the best of the h-t part of the g.??,ad scored a try by Fox, ?h?,?h Iryan failed t''I ,h, -od half Wee and Redman again scored, and Bryan kicked a goal in grand style. Final score: -Leicester, one goal and two trie14 Crusaders, nil. Old Edwardian* ▼. Mosele*—Played on the Coventry ground, aloseley. Neither of 0., Byn?. were plaving lor Moseiey. A stifu/ w:ud \HJ !I NV" i.g a, the field, and the R.d w.. gre..y. The tint half was very even, neither side scoring. On resuming the Old Edwardians pressed, but, I Payne relieved with a good tun, but .'Orwaro; Shortly after P?,.? i.k-i a penalty goal for Mo?el?y. Nothing more was done. i..l .?o. Mo.ele', fti?ter thig nty"r;o:-l(thm pomtB); Old Cd,dil mI. Old Leysuns V. Old Cheltontans. I laved at St?f-M Bride in bright, windy weather, In thc presence oi a moderate company only. Pbe Old l,e?.i.. bored twice in rle first half, bv U. 'nr and Brooke, and Brooke! each time con- ,?rt,d. 1. ti,o.ad portion tlib Leysians, With the wind, were continually pressing, but they ö¡ .dd?(t try through B-k. Fin.1 _01,1 1,3-miam, two goals and me,Y.;Old Cheltonians, nil. Rockclifr v. Tyldesley.—Played at Whitby. The weather was rough, and the attendance smalU Play was tboronghly interesting, the home forwards how- Wg good form. Ni?hli-- and Thompson scored in the first hoJ'or N:oe ai,:r=v;.Io: the goals. In the -.d b?Jf L, for the visitors, and E. W. Taylor for Rk?liff, got over, but neither was improved. The visitors powed raWer recklessly, and lost several chances final .core:- Rockcliff, two goals and one try (thirteen points); Tylde le one try. Hartlepool Roven Y. Deøbury.-PJayed In fine, but boisterous, weather, iind before a gate of 2.1XW. The play throughout the game waa in favour of ,he home ?i.Ild ?b=? g,, I. T. firt b If Lpt-t a strong wind. Hastings .?d Aldm. bo -red I :ri:Oe latter =gae.e his "= OCl're -Hoven, one goal and two triea; Dewsbury, nil. Burton T. RuRby?PISY 1;1 Bu?Ta, lar. the ,to, the round was almost unfU for play. Burton preJOed throughout, the visltora never being "r.up. Playing with lt1e wj t, ?i,,g obtained by Bellamy and Powell (two). None were converted. 1..nbli U?,by had the advantage of ite wind, but amrockv, ever crossed 11, half* -Y 'ill, Good work 1, E-IM -d B?er re,ulted in A. 0. Jo-- ?iing in the Jut K?injrton v. Marlborough KonM?.-?yed at W?) '.?. K<.M)n?n ki?ed and P" for the first few minntes of the gamo Turner nearly !Woring from a penalty kick. The Kon?. co? ?.M K..n?n!!ton to t?u,h down in d?f?L?- Ihe rame then .-uh) ?en. no ?ore being recorded at the inters). The t?ond part of the  featureless, lievond a couple ot good runs bj Tewm for Kensington. Final ecore: —Kensington, nil, Lennox v. Rosslyn Park.—Played at Old Deer Pk, ?Ri,h,),d,iniiiieweitther. BoMt,yn Park kicked off against the wind, and were outplayed at every point Bausford ud AnerL?oli ?)?? ?t Reed only ?tej one, MdM?r.? magnificent penalty goal. D,,in the first half Pratt and Re d,'p.r ity goal. Fowler failed to convert. Result: LemM?, 17 pomte; Boa?yMP'rk.nn. -At Man- Manchester v. Fettesian Lorretomans.—At Man. chestr. Final score -Lorietonians, two -d oue "y: Manchester, nil. Sale ?. Birk?,?h..d W..d?r?.PI-Yed at Broek- lands, aud resulted iu a draw. Devonport Albion v. Old Merchant Tayiom.-E=l reo?it a draw, nothing bi,,g scored.