SUCCESSFUL HOCKEY YEAR.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 82, 7 April 1925, Page 7

SUCCESSFUL HOCKEY YEAR.

HEAVY LOSS AVEKTED. FUTURE OF GROUNDS UNCERTAIN". A successful year has been concluded by the Auckland Hockey Association, which will hold its twenty-second annual meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to-night. In the annual report it is stated that the same uncertain position continues regarding the grounds. At present the association has a definite tenure to September 30 next: but the Dilwortlt Trust Board has the right of terminating tenancy after that date by a previous notice of six months. During the early part of March this year the lessees of the property adjoining the reserve sought an injunction to prevent the Dilworth. Trust Board using the ground for other than sports purposes. Evidence was taken at the Supreme Court, but the decision has not yet been delivered. Durins , the summer the committee laid out a portion of the ground in tennis courts, and the remainder was used for cricket. The result of the experiment was even better than anticipated, as thirteen courts were laid down and at least twenty could have been let. Had not the committee converted a section of the grounds into tennis courts a heavy loss must have been shown, states the report on the year's working. Ie is some years since the income for the '•off , ' season has exceeded the expenditure. The financial statement shows a profit of £>5l for the year: but in spite of this a large portion of last year's deficit of £157 still remains to be wiped off. The new levy of tjd a player for each game realised £173. which would have more than recouped last season's loss except for the particularly heavy ground maintenance. The upkeep of the ground cost £520, as against £_0 last year. The expenses for the six summer months were £2SI, and tennis and cricket fees brought in during than period £257. The success of the season was that of the junior representatives in capturing the Junior Cup from Canterbury, this being the first occasion that Canterbury had suffered a defeat for the trophy. In the grade championships the winners were: Areta (senior), Stanley (second), Otahuhu (third), Somerville (fourth), St. Luke's and Somerville (fifth i. Otahuhu had an unbeaten record in the third grade.