The Hamilton team on arriving in Hamil ton were met by an enthusiastic crowd of sympathisers, and loudly cheered for their victory, tho scorer (Marty Hume) being carried round shoulder high, but quite a gloom was cast round when it was heard that Auckland had been defeated by ■Wellington. At half-past eight the win ning team, together with the officers of the Club and several visitors, at tho invitation of the captiiu, Mr 11. ,J. Gwynne, sat down to supper at the Hamilton Hotel. After full justico had been done to tho good things provided, the tables were cleared and the evening spent in convi viality, Mr (!. Fdgocumke, vice-President of the Club occupying the chair. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been honoured, the vice-Chairman, Air L. (.'usspii, in 11 few well-chosen remarks re lating to the good feeling that should al ways" prevail at football, proposed the health of the " Hamilton Football Club, tho Winning Team," which was drunk in bumpers of champagne, with musi cal honours. Mr 11. J. Cwynne, cap tain of tho team in responding, referred to tho unprecedented suc cess of his club (luring the past season. During the season the club had played six matches, and had won them all, having scoied fifty-eight points, and had only had one point scored against them. Ha said

that he felt proud of the positi m the team had attained to, and hoped that next season they would be equally successful. Before concluding, the Captain said ho had n veiy pleasing duty to perform, and that was the presentation of two medals. At the begin ning of the season two medals had been pre sented to the Club, one being presented by members of the Cklb tor the highest num ber of points scored, which was won by Mr Fisher, with ths score of eight points (two goals from the field and two tries), The other had been presented by Mr Fisher, for the most consistent play during the season, and this had been awarded to Mr Hume, The medals were then presented amid loud applause. Various other toasts were pro posed and duly honoured during the even in sr, among them being "The Auckland Representatives," responded toby Messrs Fisher and Sandos, the latter of whom was one of Auckland's first representatives. "Tho Waikato Clubs" responded to by Mr V. 