HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 296, 8 September 1908, Page 7

HOCKEY.

——» . '' LADIES'TOURNAMENT. ' The. ladies' hockey tournament • was coh- •••; tinuod at-Day's Bay yesterday. .At times tho weather was threatening, but no rain fell, "and a fair number of spectators made the trip. The Canterbury team gave a ''-good.display in their match against Nelson, - '• and it i 9 unfortunate that the former had to leave on tlio' return trip' last night,' as some iof the girls were nnablo to obtain any further leave. The following are the details of the play:—' . SENIOR. HAWKE'S BAY (6) v'. WELLINGTON (0). • The match between Hawke's Bay and Wel.v- lingtori, on No. 3 ground, was very interesting, and was watched by a large number of spectators. A , few minutes after tho start ■ Miss Green scored - for tho Northerners, from • a pretty pass, from the left wing. Miss ' Crowley followed up a moment, or two. later by,a good shot, which found the net. Give-,I and-take play. ensued for a while, until I v Hawke's Bay returned, to tho attack, and Miss Nitt scored a'nice goal. .With, great • < evenness tho game continued. Wellington had a shot at goal, but the defending goalkeeper saved well. ~ Miss .Green was given ianbther opportunity, and from a scramblo ' - sho secured another goal, followed by still another. In the latter half Wellington im- ■ proved greatly, - and instituted somo excellent passing' rushes,. but they lost several opportunities by Ijard hitting. Just beforo time was called Miss Crowley took the ball up-field and put on Hawke's Bay's sixth , score. .CANTERBURY (7) v. NELSON (1). • . The game of .the day took place on No. 1 ground between. Canterbury and Nelson. For the first half of the first spell Canterbury were strongly . on the attack, except for one rush, by Nelson, which resulted in a score. Good i stick: play and centring:> by Misses M'Millan, Rennio, and Campbell gave Miss Pearco an opportunity, and sne netted in fine style; Canterbury ,ran the ball in the.' Nel- '" ,son circle, and.Miss Goadie scored a pretty 'g0a1;.,. : Fast, even play ensued, until a mishit '■ by Miss ; Robinson let' Nelson in, and . Miss ■ D. Parsonage made a good score. • After tho bully, Miss. Campbell, centre-half, made a good long hit, and Miss Pearce was .... again, enabled.to. add to. Canterbury's total, : which now.stood at 3 to 1. Nelson attacked .' strongly for a while, and they. scoured ■: a : corner. . -Miss Mason intercepted, and took the ball right up the field, and Miss Pearco again scored. After the'spell, Nelson started vigorously, but Miss Mason secured possession, and. made Canterbury's fifth goal. For ten-minutes, Nelson.had the advantage, but thoy could not penetrate the defence. Then Canterbury.took up the attack, and the defending goal-keeper, Miss Robertson, was called upon 'to; do some strenuous work, and she . acquitted herself well. Nelson again assumed the attach and maintained it determinedly,.,but' in spite of excellent combined play they could not elude the vigilance; of the defending l full-backs and goal-keeper.' Misses, Pearce and Rennio added one each to the Canterbury total beforo Mr. H. Y. Walton called time. A feature of'the game was the fast running by Misses' Mason and M'Millan. . ; WAIRARAPA A v. WELLINGTON A. '' 'As in other things, so in hockey, one can- • not judge by appearance. This was shown at '■ the match between Wairarapa A. and, Welling- ■ -, ton v 'A, : played on No. 2 ground. Tho Wairarapa girls aro very'small, arid, com--1 paring 'them with : tho Wellington girls, one would. think they would not have' stood a chance, but they set up a strong, attack right : '"'from'the bully, ,and woulil :r! plrobably have scored had it not been for Miss Gear, Wel.lington's right-half. 1 Wellington then took a hand in attack, and missed scoring through waiting too long. Play was fast and interbesting; and both' sides had ill-luck iii not - ".'scaring.. The.'shobting 'wasrather .erratic,' i" and-somo players delayed. their hits and: so .lost 'goals. Just beforo half-time, .Wairarapa'took'the ball to tho mouth of . Wellington's goal, where a scramble ensued, and the first j score was notched, Misses Bicknell and Humphries' being responsible for it. After "changing Tound Wairarapa nearly ' scored another goal, being stopped only'-by Wellington's goalkeeper. v Wellington played up much better iri this spell, but were kept ■ . out by " tho solid ■ defence of their opponents, ;'sttss-Beat3on; ; W'airarapa's left full-back,'be- ' .ing, especially brilliant. The-.visitors ' were tiring noticeably, and the pace slackened, giving Wellington a chance to keep the opposing backs busy. ( Wairarapa got away'on some good rushes; Miss Keedwell being con- . " spicuous, but ■ they. failed to soore'further. With about five minutes to go, Miss M'ln- ' ' tosh',scored, for Wellington, thus making the game a, draw, the scores being one all. JUNIOR. HOROWHENUA (1) v. WELLINGTON B (0). Horowhenua defeated Wellington B on No., i ground by one goal to nil. The game was fast and even, and Wellington had hard luck in not winning. . The: deciding score was notched by Miss Gibson.' HAWKE'S BAY (2) v. WAN.GANUI (1). On N,o. 2 ground,. Wanganui suffered defeat at the hands of Hawke's Bay by two to one. Tho match was interesting and well contested. The winners .had'the advantage in tho first' spell, but in tho second spell their opponents caino very much to the fore, though they were unable to alter the figures. , HAWKE'S BAY CONTESTS. | ' ' (BX TELEGIIAriI.—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Napier, September 7. Tho championship in connection with the hockey competition, played' under tho auspices of the Hawke's Bay Hockey Asso- , ■ ciation, has been won by the Napier Biblo Class Heckey Club, who show a record of fourteen matches played t twelve wins, ono loss, and ono draw, n , ; \ TO-DAY'S FIXTURES. The following aro tho tournament fixtures for to-day:— 7 1 SENIOR. Wellington A v. Wellington B, No. 2 ground, 3 p.m. ; Nelson v. Wairarapa A, No. 1 ground, 3 p.m.; Hawke's Bay v. Wairarapa B, No. 3 ground, 2 p.m. , JUNIOR. Wellington A v. Wellington B, No. 1 ground, at 2 p.m.; Horowhenua Hawke's Bay, on No. 2 ground, 2 p.m.; Huia (Hawke's. Bay) will play a'friendly game with Wa- ■ nganui on No. 4 ground at 3 p.m. NEW ZEALAND HOCKEY , ASSOCIATION. THE QUESTION OF HEADQUARTERS. A largely-attended meeting of hockey'enthusiasts and delegates' from tho various • ladies' associations was held at Godber's Rooms last' evening, Dr. A. W. Izard, presii dent of'the Wellington Ladies' Hockey Association, occupying the chair. , Tho following'delegates wero present: — Wellington, Miss M'lntosh and Mr. J. D. M'lntyre; Canterbury, Messrs. W. Johnson and F. R. Frascr; Otago, Miss Broad and Mr. 'Hi V. -Walton; Auckland, Misses Clark and Schischka; Miss Soler and Mr. Gower; Wairarapa, Misses 0. Richards and Humphries: Hawke's Bay, Mrs. Westall and Mr. H. M Dougall; Nelson, Misses Kelling ami Roberts; Horowhonua, Misses Bird and : Houton; South Canterbury, Miss Whitcombo and Mr. J. Wyn Irwin. Mr. J. D. M'lntyre was elected interim ■ secretary. , / , ■ Tho chairman took tho opportunity to wel- . como tho visitors. After referring to tho objects of the meeting, he moved formally that a New Zealand Ladies' Hockoy Association bo formed. In seconding the motion, Mr. Walter JohnBon, secretary of the Canterbury Associa-

tion, .said tlioir action would mark an epoch in tho world of ladies' hockey, and he referred to tho great benefits accruing to tho ladies who played hockey. _ ' The motion, was carricd with one dissentient. Mr. H. M'Dougall {Hawko's Bay) said that no satisfactory reasons had been advanced in favour of the motion, but he did not mean that his association would not affiliate. Tho chairman said that this raised the question as to whether the Hawko's Bay Association would not be disfranchised. Mr. H. V. Walton moved that the headquarters of the association bo in Canterbury. Mr. J. Wyn Irwin seconded. Miss Roberts (Nelson) moved as an amendment that tho headquarters 'be at Christchurch and Wellington alternately. This was seconded by Miss Kelling "(Nelson). . . Speaking to the amendment, Mr. M'lntyre said that it would bo- impossible to havo two headquarters. Wellington would bo' the most convenient centre,'as tho North Island had tho most associations. ■ Tho amendment was lost. ' At the suggestion of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Walton agreed to alter his motion to read that Christchurch .be made tho centre, and that the matter be reconsidered at any annual meeting. . Miss Clark moved that Auckland bo tho headquarters, as Mr. Rces-George had offered a banner if that city wero made thecentre. '; Thero was no seconder to this motion, and it lapsed. A lengthy discussion took placo as to the locality of the headquarters, and Mr. M'lntyre's motion, in favour of Wellington, was carried: _ Tho chairman pointed out. that the question of |headquarters did not affect tho tournaments in any way. .' The first annual meeting will be held in April next. | It was decided that the association colours be black skirt, white blouse, and fern-leaf monogram. 1A.letter was received from Otago suggesting a visit from an English team. I The chairman said that if they would pay their own expenses it would eventuate, but it would.be improbable-otherwise. A motion, affirming the desirableness of tho visit, was carried. Mr. Shirley raised tho question of tho continuance of the tournaments. >'Ho thought it would be desirable to hold them earlier in the season. A motion in favour of an annual tournament was carried unanimously. Tho tournamont is to be held in the place holding the .championship. The meeting closed with a hearty vote of thanks to the chairman. ' An "At Home" will be given by the Wellington Ladies' Hookey Association in honour of tho visiting teams on Thursday evening at eight o'clock at the Town Hall. The function will end with a dance. Tickets may be procured from the secretary (Mr. M'lntyre), Miss M'Kellar (Victoria College),' Miss Glasgow, and the secretaries of tho various clubs. WELLINGTON POULTRY SOCIETY. -—-—» ■ ANNUAL REPORT. Tho annual report of tho committee of the Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society states that during the year the Management. Committee ,held no fewer than sixteen meetings, all, with one exception, being well attended. , Three quarterly meetings of members of tho society wero held, with an average attendance of 21 members. . Mr. A. EL Guthrie, owing to pressure 'of business, was compelled to resign his position as honorary secretary, and tho committee unanimously elected Mr. H. W. Littlejohii to the positionof- corresponding secretary, which position eventually grew into an acting honorary secretaryship. .The annual, show was held oh July 2, 3, arid 4 last.Although entries, passed the,, previous yearls total by 100 odd, it is regrettable that the poultry, entries failed to increase proportionately with those of pigeons and canaries.. . While the entries in the pigeon section .incroasod,by'4o per cent., and those .in.'-tho.canary section.by .150 per cent., the poultry entries actually decreased by 30. per cent. Had there been a proportionate increase in poultry, the society would have had a grand total of about 1200 entries. The quality all round was quite equal to that of former years. One of the society's £10 10s. trophies, after being in competition for eleven years, was won outright by Mrs. E. H. Holland, of Bunnythorpe. The finances of the society are in a very satisfactory (Condition. In connection with tho society's income, tho committed regrets to complain of tho lack of support accorded by. tho public, they failing to patronise the to the extent, the committee expected, and which tho exhibition justly merited. It_ is again a noteworthy fact .that tho receipts from donations to: the society's funds actually exceed the whole of the door receipts, and the society's .warmost thanks aro due to all their friends who so generously contributed to the donation, list. Tho society's thanks are also, duo to tho Department, of Agriculture, whose officials so generously placed the old Drillshed at tho society's' disposal, also to Mr. J. Rider for tho use of his room .for meetings. The society's thanks are again due to the many donors of trophies and) special. prizes, feed, and other necessaries for the show. . The receipts in connection with the show amounted to £171 9s. Tho assets aro valued at £120 6s. lid. . i