338 A COLONY IN THE MAKING chap. 



worthy of so long a journey, but it might easily be 

 fitted in with a match or two elsewhere and certainly 

 the team could indulge in other sport to their hearts' 

 content. A suggested programme might be : 



ist match v. Mombasa at Mombasa. 



2/zaf match v. The Gymkhana at Nairobi. 



yrd match v. Parklands at Nairobi. 



^th match v. British East Africa at Nairobi. 



5M match v. Nakuru at Nakuru. 



6tk match v. Uganda at Entebbe. 



yth match v. British East Africa at Nairobi. 

 The programme over, the tourists would be at 

 liberty to put away the cricket bat and get out the rifle. 

 At this game we could provide men who would teach 

 them in return as much about this sport as they had 

 taught us about cricket. 



I have little doubt that the trip would be most 

 enjoyable ; one thing can be counted on, and this is a 

 right good welcome ! 



Football, both with regard to the number of those 

 who play the game and the spectators whom it attracts, 

 easily holds pride of place. There are occasional 

 games of Rugby, but the usual code in practice 

 is Association. There are two competitions — the 

 Dobbie Shield and the Girouard Cup. The former 

 is a League competition, the holders of which, at the 

 moment of writing, are the Parklands F.C. Former 

 holders and competitors include Gymkhana, Cale- 

 donians, the Town, Railway and Y.M.C.A. The 

 Girouard Cup is a knock-out competition for a cup 

 presented by the late Governor. In this the 

 competitors in the League Competition are strength- 

 ened by the addition of out-country teams such as 

 Londiani, Nakuru, Mombasa, etc. Both competitions 



