Saturday being an off day for senior ioofc ballers in Auckland, the Ponsonby and Graf ton Clubs visited Thames and Mercury Bay respectively. The Ponsonbyites took a strong team to the Thames, whore they played the Wan derers at the Parawai Gardens before a large attendance. In the first spell play was very even, both sides playing remark ably well, and the only score was a try secured by Roto for the Wanderers. At the commencement of tho second spell Ponsonby made the game very fasb, and some excellent passing among their backs enabled Or.way (Gordon F.C.) to make tho scores even. For the last half hour of the game, play was of a very fast and exciting nature, but both teams failed to gain another point, and it resulted in a draw. The Ponsonbyitos were entertained at a dinner at the Queen's Hotel after the match.
