HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 191, 7 May 1908, Page 4

HOCKEY.

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL REPORT. Tho annual meeting of tho Wellington Hockey Association is to bo held at Batkin's Rooms, this evening at'. 8 o'clock. Tlio annual report states that the Senior Championship had ono more team competing than during tho previous season, and tho contest for senior honours was unusually keen and closo. Tho number of competing teams during tho past season was five senior, ten junior, and nine third class. The goneral interest in hockey was well maintained, and tho public wcro each year be- > coming more generally interested in the game. Tho prospects for tho coming season woro tho brightest sinco hockey was first started in Wellington. As far as was known, eight teams wcro entering for the Senior Championship, and twentyr.oight. for all grades. Tho, growing popularity, of hockey,' now "seemed to ho' b'oundo'd'_by 'tho ■ groat difficulty experienced in obtaining, .'sufficient grounds, and, in fact, ono or two now clubs would have been started this season if thero had not bppn so much uncertainty regarding the number of grounds .available.Members were particularly congratulated upon two matters, viz., that tho Ferry Company, although not having tho now ground ready for this season, as expected, was making two, now grounds at Day's Bay,, which would, when completed, givo six grounds at tho Association's headquarters. Also that, owing to tho Rugby Union leaving tlio. Athletic Park, tho Committ'co had been ablo to secure a ground there for the season. This was a memorable event, as it was tho first opportunity for playing rogularly' in the City, and tho good effect upon tho gamo generally could not easily be over-estimated. It was to be much regretted that the official returns fpr tho results of -tho Junior and Third Class Championships wero incomplete, so that although the actual results as to tho winnors wore correct, yet tho details of all matches had never been supplied _by tile lion, secretary of the Referees' Association. Tlio Senior Championship was pneo mora won, after, a hard struggle; 'by the United Club, and club must be congratulated upon having won this ovpnt' every ': season oxeppt 'one. ; The Junipr Championship was won by tho Y.M.C.A. Club,' after playing : off a tie with' tho Wosloy Club, . and the win ; was' well-deserved ,ns tho outcome of good training and enthusiasm, and tho club would bo sincerely welcomed in the senior ranks this season. The Third Class Championship was won by the Victoria Col- < lege Club, after playing' off • a tio with, the ; Thorndon Club. '. .< Tlio following are . tho Championship, results: —' ' ' /SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. ; 'Club. Played. Won. Lost. ®rawn. ■ United ... .... 10 ,7. • 0 : '3 Kar0n..;..., ; ...110 -,'7 : ' 1 , 2 Wellington -. ... . 10.. i . 6 - 1 Victoria College ~ 3 2 7 1 0 Vivian ... ;.. 9 1 .8 0 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The junior chainpionship".teanis came out, of the fray as,follows-. —.. ! . Club. Played. Won. Lost. Drawn. Y.M.C.A; ... 13 11 "2--" 0 Wesley 13 10 3 0 United:' ... . 11' -V 8 • 2' 1 ( Vivian ... .' ..... ..i«. ,i 6•. ::i. ' .'} . ' Victoria. : CoJlege.;/;12;^,6-. « '. Wellington.- 10, % .; i -3:- :.- -fr/ 1 ' iiutt rr^...V!:'a,3,,,. -'s',- . 1 ;' Tliorn'doii ' .„ 9- : ' 2' ,"5.' 2 i , Karori ... ... 9 • 1 *7 l St. Pat's .. Old' , - ■ Boys ... 9 '.0 . 8 1 In the Third-Class Championship tho Victoria College A team camo first, the Thorndon A team second, and, Y.M.C.A; third. 1 Fivo senior rcpresentatiyo matches 'wero played during the season, .vviz,:—Against .Otaj*o,-iyqn;J>y„',3 goalsvto.^2;VWangn'nui, won by G goals to 3; Horowhcnua, drawn, 2 goals each; Waii'arapa; drawn, 3 goals-each;)-and Canterbury,. .no ..scpro.; . .-junior represcritativo "team also' flayed 'a' match • against the AVollington /Wednesday 'Asspeia- t tion,: which was-drawn, d"goals'..oaoh. The' thanks of tho -Association were';'sincerely offered to Mr. W. G. Garrard for act- ; ing as delegate to' the N.Z."Hockey Associa-tion,-also to Dr. Faulko arid'-Mr;, F.''G.'Bolton for donations, to'tho funds ,of thp (Association. '; ' . . v.The financial position of. tho Association was . somewhat' better' than for the previous year, but' the committeo would : be,, very pleased to see it placed upon , a much sounder basis. Tho bank overdraft had-been reduced ! from, £25:..C5. ..toj £12 Vac'Od;,-~,and;,'should matters', turn out favourably, it . .wasi'litiped j iljat by tl\e end-of the season. 1 .' 4 ■*>' .VW jjst?-. ; CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES. •SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. ' May 9:—Thorndon'v. Victoria College (3, . Day's "Bay); Y'.M.C.A. ' v.''. Wellington' (Athlotic Park); United v. Wesloy (2, Day's Bay); Vivian v. Karori (1, Day's Bay). May 16: —United v. Thorndon (3, Day's Bay) ;'Victoria. v. 'Vivian (1, Day's Bay); Earori 'v'. Y.M.C.Av-(Athlotip Park); W.csloy v., Wellington' (2, Day's Bay). ■ : JUNIOR: CHAMPiONSHIP. :• May 9Y.M.C.A. (Y.M.C.A.); Wesley- "Vv-Karori • (Vivian);?-•Wellington v. Victoi'iaj.'College (Wellington); United v. St. Patrick's College Old Boys'(4; Day's Bay); Thorndon, Bye. May 16:—Victoria College v. .Wesloy (Wellington) ; Wellington v. St. Patrick's College Old, Boys (Vivian); Y.M.C.A. v. Thorndon (4, Daj''s Bay); Vivian v. United (Y.M;C.A.); parori, Bye. J ■•" Third-class championship. May 9St. Pa,trick's Cpllegp Old Boys v. Wesley (Karori); Y.M.C.A. v. Vivian (Wosloy); Victoria College B v. United (Thorndon); Thorndon v. Viotoria Collpgp A (St. Patrick's College); Wellington, Bye. May 16:—Vivian v. Wellington (Wesloy); Wesby.-v. Victoria College'A (Thorndon); St. Patrick's Collego Old Boys v. United (St. Patrick's College); Y-M.C.A. v. Victoria College B (Karori); Thorndon, bye. All hockey fixtures made fpr yesterday afternoon wore cancelled, aB the weather was too wet for any matches'to' bo played.