HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 204, 22 May 1908, Page 9

HOCKEY.

RcFEREf-S' ASSOCIATION. Tho Hockey Referees' Association met last ovening. With regard to the proposal from Auckland that a confcronce of referees , should be held to secure uniformity in tho reading of tho rules, it was dccided to accede to the request. It was suggested that tho conference be held in Wellington in July. Mr. George Nathan was appointed secretary, vice Mr. K. C. Mcrpoth signed).FiXTURES. Tho following fixtures have been decided upon for tho remainder of the first round:— SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. May 3t).—Victoria Collego v. United,. at Athletic Parle; Wesley v.,Thorndon, on; No. 3 Day's Bay; Y.M.C.A. \\ Vivian,, on No. 2 Day's Bay; Karori v. AVe-liugton, on No. 1 Day's Bay. ,Juno 6—Karori v. Wesley, Kt Athletic Park; Wellington v. Thorndon, on No. 8 Day's Bay: Y.M .C.A. v. Victoria College, on No. 2 Day's Bay; Vivian v. United, on No. 1 Day's Bay. June 13. —Wesley v. Vivian, at Atiiietio Park; Karori v. V ictoria College, on No. 1 Day's Bay; Wellington r. United, on No. 2 Day's Bay; Y.M.C.A. v. Thorndon, on No. 3 Day's Bay. ' . Juno 20.—Karori v. United, at Athletic Park; Victoria College v. Wellington, on No. 2 Day's Bay; Vivian v. Thorndoi), on No. 8 Day's Bay; Y.M.C.A. v. Wesley, on No. 1 Day's Bay. \ ■ Juno 27. —Vivian r. Wellington, on No. 3 Day's Bay; Thorndon v. Karori, on No. 2 Day's Bay; Victoria Collego v. Wesley, on No. 1 Day's Bay; United v. Y.M.C.A., at Athletic Park. ' JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. May 30.—Karori v. Wellington, on No. 4 Day's Bay: Y.M.C.A. v. Wesiey, at Wellington ground; United v. Victoria College, on Vivian ground; St. Patrick's Collego Old Boys v. Vivian, on Y.M.C.A. ground. Juno 6.' — Y.M.C.A. v. United, on Y.M.C.A. ground; Wellington v. AVoslcy, on No. 4, Day's Bay; Karori v. St. Patrick's Collego Old Boys, on Wellington ground; Victoria College v. Vivian, on Vivian ground. , Juno 13. —Victoria College r. Y.M.C.A., on No. 4 Day's Bay ; Wellington v. Vivian, on Wellington ground; St. Patrick's Collego Old -Boys' v. Wesley, on Vivian ground; Karori v. United, on Y.M.C.A. ground. June 20. —Victoria Collego v. Karori, on Vivian ground; Wesley v. Vivian, on No. 4 Day's Bay; St. Patrick's Collego Old Boys v. Y.M.C.A., on Wellington ground: Wellington v. United, on Y.M.C.A. ground. Juno 27.—Vivian v. Karori, on Y.M.C.A. ground; United v. Wesley, on No. 4 Day's Bay; Victoria Collego v. St. Patrick's Collogo Old Boys, on Vivian ground; Y.M.C.A.' v, Wellington, on Wellington ground.- - • THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. ' May 30:—United v. Y.M.C.A., on Thorndon ground; Thorndon v. Vivian, on St. Patrick's ground: Wesley v. Wellington, on Wesley ground; Victoria Collego A v. St. Patrick's College Old Boys,: on Karori ground; Victoria Collego B, .i byo. | Juno G.—Victoria' Collego B v. St. Patrick's Collego Old Boys, on St. Patrick's ground; Vivian v.' Wesley, 'an .Thorndon; Y.M.C.A. v. Wellington, on Karori ground; Thorndon v. United, on Wesley ground; Victoria College A, a bye. ' Juno 13. —United v. Vivian, on Wesley ground; Victoria Collego B v. Victoria College'A,. oil Karori ground; Y.M.C.A. .v. Thorndon, on Thorndon ground; Wellington v. St. Patrick's College Old Boys, oil St. Patrick's ground; Wosloy, a bye. ' June 20.—Victoria College B v. Wellington, on AVcsley ground; St. Patrick's College Old Boys v. Thorndon, on Karori ground; Vivian v. Victoria College A, on Thorndon ground; Y.M.C.A. v. Wesley, on St. Patrick's ground; united, a bye. June 27.—United v. Wesley,, oil Karori ground; St. Patrick's Old Boys v. Vivian, on Thorndon ground; Victoria College B v. '{Thorndon,- -on St-i'Patrick's ground; Victoria College A v. Wellington, on Wesley ground; Y.M.C.A., a bye.

July 4.—Wesley v. Thqrndon, on Wesley ground; Vivian v. Victoria College B, oil Thorndon ground; Wellington v. United, on St. Patrick's ground; Victoria College V. Y.M.C.A., oil Karori ground. St. Patrick's Collego Old Boys a bye. . July 11.—Thorndon v. 'Wellington';, on Thorndon ground; United v. Victoria Collego A, on AVosloy ground; St. Patrick's Collego Old Boys y. Y.M.C.A., on St.' Patrick's ground; A : ictoria College B-v. AVesloy, 011 Karori ground. Vivian a bye.

Thorndon has dropped out of tho junior round with tho result that Knrori will play Y.M.C.A. on 4 Day's Bay on Saturday.

TEAMS. /The following will represent Thorndon. in tho Seniors v. United at Day's Bay to-mor-row:—Thorndon—Turner, Hunt., Footo, D. Sloano,_S. Sloano, Struthers,' Clouston, Aitken, Kiornan, Williams, C. B. Russell;''.' ■The following 'teams liayo boon picked to represent tho St. .Patrick's Collego Old Boys oil Saturday Junior v. Wellington, at Miramar—Coltman, Gallagher,' Quinn, Gamble, Campbell, Francis, Chapman, M'Carthy, P. Ryan, AV. Ryan, Butler.. Third Class v. U'nited at ' Miramar—Fennel], ■ M'Grath, Blako, J. Ford, J. Ryan, Miller,'Jos. Ryan, M'Laughlan, Kelly, Bennett, H. Ford. LADiES! ASSOCIATION. . Tho following aro to-morrow's fixtures:— SENIOR. Victoria Collego v. Kiwi, on Vivian ground; St. John's v. Petone, 011 Y.M.C.A. ground., ' Wellington a bye. JUNIOR. Ramblers v. Wesley, on Petono ground; Hinemoa v. St. John's B, on St. Patrick's Collego ground; Hueawa v. Victoria Coiloge B, on Association ground at 3 p.m.; Kiwi v. Greggs, 011 Wellington ground; St. John's A. v. Victoria College A, on Wesley ground; Girls' Collego and Old Girls a bye." THIRDj-CLASS. Gregg v. Terrace A,' at Day's Bay, 2 p.m.; Endeavourers v. Victoria College, on Tliorndon ground; Ramblers v. Wesley, on Afctoria Collego ground, 2 p.m.; Hinemoa v. Terraco B, on Victoria'Collego ground, 3 p.m.; Roseneath v. St. John's, on Association ground, at 2 p.m.; Kia Ora v. Hereawa, at Jolinsonville ground; Girls' Collego, a byo. COMMITTEE MEETING. . A meeting of.tho committee of tho Ladies' Association was held last evening, Dr.'lzard' occupying tho chair. . A deputation from tho Hereawa Club waited upon Dr. Izard, tho president of tho Ladies' Association, last evening, requesting further consideration of their appeal to tho eomiujttco to remain as a Junior club,'tho committee having decided to classify the Horeawa Club as a. Senior club. It was resolved at a meeting of tho comniittco also held last evening, at which Dr. Izard presided, to allow tho Hereawa Club to play as a Junior club, and tho Victoria Collego, who played them last Saturday, will count that match as their byo in this round, as will also all other clubs who aro drawn to play Horeawas in tho first round. Tho Hereawa Club's team will now play/Junior and thirdclass, instead of Senior and Junior. A movement is afloat to form a New Zealand Ladies' Hockey Association. One of tho audience at Mr. Buddo's meeting at Kaiapoi last night asked tho member's help in checking tho practice of dressing fish at sea. "Nothing," ho said, according to the "Lyttolton Times," "will moro surely drivo fish away from tho coast than cleaning them at sea and throwing tho insides overboard. We know that as soon as tho head and entrails of fish touch tho bottom tho groper cease to bito." It might have been suggested that, the fish being undeterred by sentimental scruples, had too nuleh to'do to bother about bait, but the subject appeared to he a very.live one. 'Mr. Buildo said the subject, waa altogether beyond his depth, but, promised to bring it under tliu notice of tho proper departmental olUcerj. -•