Football.

The first fifteen had an excellent win considering the heavy state of the ground. United offered very little opposition and it was apparent early in the game that the score would be big. However, it is no idle boast to say that the score would have been greater had the individualism been cut out. Only one or two players offended, but it is a team game and these one or two spoilt the chances of increasing the score. Burke again shone out among the forwards. He has wonderful control of the ball and he scored a great try, dribbling past the full back and beating that man to the goal-line. His hooking was as good as ever and we consider him one of the best front-row forwards in Wellington to-day. The only thing keeping him out of the reps seems to be the selector. Jackson gave an unimpressive display of a fly-half, while the rest of the forwards work well. Blacker, Cunliffe and Russell were not conspicuous all day, and this is a sure sign of an honest, toiling forward. Eade played a good roving game. Rae was in good form behind the scrum, sending out perfect passes, and varying his play well. Larkin again showed that he has the makings of a solid player. He cut through nicely on occasions to pass in to the forwards, but this "most impossible scheme come true" quite surprised the latter and dropped passes spoilt good movements. For a short while in the second spell he showed a tendency to cut through or kick, but overcame this later. Tricklebank did not have much defending work to do, but he joined in the passing rushes to advantage and finished the day with two tries to his credit. Ekdahl has a fair turn of speed, but he showed a tendency to hesitate when an apponent came to tackle him. Run hard, Miles. and you'll find no one will get near you. Fitzgerald ran determinedly but could not touch down when over the line: still he is made of the right stuff for a wing. Wild's speed made him a thorn in the flesh of the opposition and he is making a good combination with Reid. Unfortunately there is only one more game for the championship, so we cannot win the division. Still, who knows, we might have the pleasure of the Wellington Club's company next season.