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whose dismay in consequence changed to guttural glee. One 

 goal all. Excitement was great as the third game began. 

 The Munipoories came up smiling. Calcutta men serious but 

 determined. Again a long exciting struggle, but eventually 

 a resolute rush of the Calcutta team carried the ball right up to 

 their adversaries' goal, and after a short sharp scuffle it was 

 smacked through the posts. Two goals to one ; Europeans 

 triumphant. Aboriginals growling gloomy expletives. 



' After a change of ponies the fourth game began, and it 

 was soon apparent that the second horses of the Calcutta 

 men were not equal to the first, the result of which was that the 

 ball remained throughout the game in unpleasant proximity 

 to their goal, through which it was eventually hit, the Muni- 

 poories thus winning the fourth game, and again putting them- 

 selves on an equality with Calcutta, the state of the match in 

 commencement of the fifth game being two goals all. Time 

 was now short, and both sides buckled to in earnest for the 

 final tussle, a slight gleam of the savage breaking out on the 

 one side, whilst the aspect of the other was one of dogged 

 determination. The Munipoories, who had a herd of ponies 

 to choose from, had a decided pull after the change of nags, 

 which was again evident from the play, and throughout the 

 last game the ball was more often at the end of the Calcutta 

 goal than the other. The defence, however, was staunch, and 

 several vigorous sorties were made by the Calcutta men into 

 the enemy's country. The Munipoories, however, would not 

 be denied and pressed the siege close, but the Calcutta team 

 successfully repelled all attacks, and at last, dusk setting in, 

 time was called and the victory was neither to the black man 

 nor the white. 



' Thus did the memorable and exciting match end in a draw, 

 both sides having scored two goals. 



' The noticeable feature of the play of the Munipoories was 



their quickness, their good position, and the wonderful accuracy 



of their back shots whether made on the near side or the off 



side of their ponies. In making a run, however, they did not 



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