HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 291, 2 September 1908, Page 9

HOCKEY.

! ;l Vkadies v : hockey tournament. . irijAt a, conference held ,lasfc evening -by Dr. Izard, 1 .president, ; and Mr. ■ M'lntyro, secre- ■ tary :of : -tho Ladies' Hockey Association, and Mr. J. ;M. ' Samson, of the Wellington Har'.bbiifc Ferries,. Limited, it was decided to :hold- the representative tournament at Day's tßay:;. ; The,tournament will commence on 'Friday ; aftempon,..and will last ten days. Teams .from:all.'-parts. of the .Dominion will take'part,\ and,some exciting , games are anticipated.: The.,; ferry . steamers will run excursions to and jrom;fyj,e.;Bay. in connection .with, the^eventj.-and;, special. arrangements willJ>p; t ffiade.;foE-seatihg.;accon)'modation on tho';iliiWjaS. \Further.;: particulars are announced .elsewhere. ~.. v.- WELLINGTON. * liT (3"'TSlEtlllAPH—rttSSS ASSOCIATION.) oiai 1 "'iAubkland, August 31. will'he represented, against Wei-' lington* iii .for the 'New Zealand vCh'ampiolisiiip" Hockey; .Challenge Shield at Victoria'/Parli/next as follows:— Goal; Hotyell B) ; full-backs, Shir.riffs (cap'tiin,. United)j'Speight (University); linlf-bacltsj' Badliam (St. ' George), Porter ■(United), Kav.anagh (Auckland A); forwards, AVelham (United);' Barry (United), Mason '(Auckland A).-Matlidr (Auckland A), Brooke-(Auckland-A),' Great intercut if bfe'ing taken in "the match.' liM.JK-' ■ ■■- ■ -■ ~ -'■THE WELLINGTON -REPRESENTATIVE 7 -TEAM. ' ; ■■ ..j.i ; .,J(nr',,TKLEqttArH—peess- association.) • .vj: : J.';-. Wanganul, September 1. 'T.' The' r-'represeAtative hockoy team,-who.are :on.their way to,play Auckland. fori the shield, played a ;'against..a Wanganui. representative -t&Sni to-2ay. .-.-The. weather was beautiful, and thevgronnd dry.— The game was of a vfcry even nature^-and resulted in a draw, each side scoring a goal. In the first spell ' the"'visitors showed better combination in •the forwards than the local team, but the 'defence of'the Wanganui backs more , than equalised matters. The ■ Wanganui team expects'to; play-Auckland for the shield on Septismborljl2j-should' the latter still. bt holding: it." '.'