HOCKEY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18677, 28 April 1926, Page 11

HOCKEY.

INDIAN ARMY TEAM. SAILING DATES ALTERED. The Management Committee of the New Zealand Hockey Association met lust ovening. Present: Messrs H. S.J. Goodman (chairman), .A. Preston, H, Gracie,. P. Quartermain,' C. .Bellamy, G. Eltyett, T. Gunn, it.-Kogers, and W. H. Down. Thesubcommittee set • iip to . make arrangements for the toOr of the Indian Army hockey team reported that all guarantees had now cpme 'iri, amounting" ' Of that sum, £SOO had been romitted to India. Tho/ Bailway Department wrote in reply to n. letter from the Association, that the question.of-railway facilities, for the visiting tenm.would be. gone into.. The secretary' of the Army Sport; Central Board '(lndia) wrote that tho dates of sail-, ing "would bring the team. to New Zealand about ;a. week "earlier than was originally anticipated, which would no doubt causo the Association to modify its .. tour programme. The dates ndw fixed were as follows:—April 18th,: sail from Colombo, per s.s. Chitral; May 6th, arrive in Sydney; May 7th, sail from Sydney, per s.s. Marama; May llth, arrive in. Auckland; July 17th, tour finishes; July 19th, sail from Auckland, - per s.s. Aorangi; July 23rd, arrive in Sydney; July 28th, leave Sydney, per s.s. Narkunda; August 19th, arrivo in Colombo. I

Choice of Referees. The secretary reported .having sent out a circular letter advising that referees (who will be subject to the approval of the Association.) would be appointed by the Associations for local matches, and the second referee would be appointed by the New Zealand Association. - Associations were Invited to nominate first-class referees, and to stipulate for which matches they were available. Selectors Tyill be debarred from refereeing in any match in which they were interested as selectors, r Foi;; the test matches one referee would be appolnted by the Association and one by the Indian authorities. >- Tile following test match selectors had appoftlid fr—MMMtr S. G. Holland (Christchurch), convener, N. R. Jacobsen, (Wellington), and L. C. Kent (Auckland). Nominations of plajers for inclusion in the -New Zealand representative team would close on Hay 29th. (BY. .; CASUS—SBEBB ASSOOtATIOR—CO!IWOHT.) (AVStBALIAH : AKO • K,Zi CAPLS ASSOCIATION.) V : : ' PERTH, Aprit 27. • The.lndian' hotkey team to tour ,N"ew Zealand are p&eengera by the Ciitral.

CANTERBURY A^OCIATIdN. THIRD ROUND DRAW. : ' The tollowing 'is the round of matches for ;Satu*daytfcext' . sWor,;,Grado —St.. Albans v. 'Varsity, at 'Hagley'lfc.'6, H. Throp; Selwyn v. Sydenham, .at. I*pcaßt«r Park, R. Gracie and C. Bellamy; Technical," a bye. < * .Junior Grade —"Wesley r. Sydenham, at Sydenham- Pari, H. Luxton; - Whareiiui v. Technical Bi>at Elisor's road, v - L. Coffey; 'Vanity B ,v. Trinity,.at Hagley, Park No. 8, 'J.' .H. Jones; Technical-A -v.- 'Varsity -A, at Ensor's road. P- Campbell;.Rangiora v. SeljWyn, at Rangiora; 0. Edmonds. - Third Grade—Trinity B "v., Wesley B, at Hagley Park No. 7, H. Archer;' Technical v. . Kaiapoi, ■ at sHaglojr iPark iNo. 5, A. Beaton; ■ Sydenham B v.' Trinity A, at Sydenham Park, G, EHyett; Selwyn v, Rangiora, at Hagley Park No. 4, E, -Harvey; Wesley A v. Sydenham' A, at St. Albans Park, G. Condie, ' Fourth Grade, at < 1.30 p.m.—Trinity B v. Technical>B, at Ensor'a road, L. Coffey; Trinity A V. Sydenham B, at Sydenham, J. Hoeldng; ; Technical A v. Sydenham A, at Lancaster' Park, C. Rogers. .

[ LADIES* HOCKEY. | The following are the fixtures for tho'first round of : tho ladies' hockey competitions, commencing 'on' Saturday:—:— Senior Grade I —'Waimairi v. Rangiora, at Rangiora, at''3.Bo, A: Tulley; Training College'A v. Training College B, at Hagley Park, at 1,30 p.m., W. Grammer; Digby's v. Kaiapoi, at Kaiapoi, at 2.'30, U.' Thornley and H. Hemingway; New Brighton, a bye. Junior Grade—Digby's A.v. Technical B, ,at -Ensor'a road, at 1.30 p.m., V. Hahn; :Boathbrook v. Aranui B, at Hagley Park No. 1, »f 8 p.m., R. Anderson; New Brighton v. Technical A, at Ensor'a road, at 3 p.m., V. Hahn; Digby's B ▼. Aranui A, at Hagley Park No. 3, at 1.80 p.m., A. Innes; Kaiapoi v. Trinity B,' at .Hagley Park No. 2, at 3 p.m, •W. Grammer; Bromley v.'Rangiora, at Sydenham, 3 p.m., J. Hocking.