Hampstead secured their biggest victory away from home for many a long day at Cheshunt on Saturday, the verdict in their favour being six goals to love. The value of this win may be gauged from the fact that on the same ground seven days earlier Redhill had been lucky in getting a point, as ten minutes from time Cheshunt were leading 3-1. Cheshunt are a much better team than the figures in the Hampstead match would indicate. Their first eleven has undergone drastic changes since last season, and most of the old names have disappeared. It is said that Cheshunt is regarded as a nursery for Tottenham Hotspur, promising youngsters upon whom the directors have their eye being first given a run by this Hertfordshire club. Some of the boys showed very good form against Hampstead, the great weakness being an inability to take chances in front of goal. "It makes you feel ill" and "I'd like as many 'quids' as chances they have had" - two phrases heard from onlookers in the stand - afford some indication of the disgust felt at the impotency of the Cheshunt forwards.

Hampstead's team was once more unchanged, as one expected in view of the fact that, since the front line was reconstructed, no points have been dropped. A settled side is an important factor, and for the time being the duty of the selection committee is easy.

The afternoon was not one conducive to big crowds, especially on grounds where stand accommodation is meagre, but rain held off while play was in progress. The referee, however, was wise in not allowing the teams to retire at the interval, in view of the possibility of light being bad.

Hampstead scored at the end of five minutes, it being a good omen that the shot came from Jimmy Smy, the captain, whose work has not been up to standard this season. It was a fine cross shot with plenty of sting behind it - in fact, one of Smy's best. Hampstead continued to have a big share of the play, and if points had been allotted for corners, they would have run up a big score. The majority of these kicks, however, were not well placed, Sherman being a grave offender in this respect. Bucci was very smart in the forward line, and from one of many accurate centre by Moore he sent in a shot which the Cheshunt goal-keeper did well to get round the corner of the post. Smy also made some good efforts.

The second goal had a material bearing on the result. Moody sent in a long shot which the goal-keeper handled, but Shearcroft was promptly on his track, and the ball rolled slowly over the line. Shearcroft is given the credit for the goal, although it did not look clear from the stand whether he actually sent the ball over the line or the goalkeeper had dropped it through fright. There was no doubt, however, about the scorer of the third goal. It came from Shearcroft off a pass from Smy, and at the interval Hampstead led by 3-0. Cheshunt had been outplayed, but they deserved at least one goal, their best shot coming from Alsford (outside-left), who struck the bar.

The second half was marked by a noticeable improvement in the play of Sherman, late of Cheshunt, who was naturally anxious to shine before old friends. He made some smart runs on the right wing, and generally ended by giving others a chance to score. It was from one of his centres that Moore headed Hampstead's fourth goal, and after Smy had almost scored from a centre by Young, who again played well, Shearcroft, from a pass by Smy, put Hampstead five up. Shortly before time, from a corner by Sherman, Wardlaw got No. 6, and looked like crediting his side with another. The final effort in a good afternoon's work was made by Moore, his shot striking the cross-bar.

Of Hampstead's four away League games three have been won, and the other lost by the odd goal. Perhaps this is the most satisfactory feature of the season's work, and although we have a long way to go before the League programme is completed, it is quite certain that even if the championship does not come to Hampstead, the club will occupy a high place in the table. With 15 games to play, they have already beaten last season's record by one point.