HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 594, 24 August 1909, Page 6

HOCKEY.

,: TBD.HAWIffi'S'BAY, TOTONAMENT/ :' ~'; , '.(By. ToleEraDh.-'-Sbbclal OorresDondont.l • r. '-v-'"" ':-' Hastings,' August ; 23.l' ; The various local, hockey;, teams are looking after; their-guests, and yesterday, 'which fine summer's day, the,visiting teams were all taken out ; for, drives.* Tho. Wellington: girhi were the guests of the Huia l Hockey Club, arid were driven through Grconuieadows; and iVn-' hill, stopping at the latler. place■for afternoon tea. The Wairarapa girls' were the guests of the. Te Kooti Jjadies' Hockey; Club at Hastings, and. were' driven to papier via Taradale.' -'On Saturday night the Maroro Ladies' Hockty Club entertained the Auckland ; and . Nclboh teams at a Cinderella dance at Napier,,and tho "oflier ,t«aniß i were all the guests of the various clubs. To-night the 10a Ida Club entertained thovHastings! guests,'af,;a- dance." To-day.the visiting captains,managers, "and .'chaperons were entertained at lunch'at Frimley by, Mrs. and Miss Jones, on behalf of Mr. Basil Jones, president, of the Hawke's Bay Hockey Association. The: association, was also represented by. Messrs. B. J. ,W. Hallett, :E. F. Shirley,' F. W.. Melhuish, and L.: I'ail.- The Siesta; who arrived in drags; were,received by rs.'Basil Jones.'a'nd escdrted to' lunch in tho dinitg-hall. After, .luuch ;Mr. Basil Jones welcomed, the visitors; to Hawkb's Bay,; and congratulated the girls 'oh the interest iri the game..'.He saidi the girls..proved, themselves .true sports. While it was: impossible for'all to ;win, his sympathies were with 'Hawke's Bay.'as; he. wished, to.;have the pleasure of entertaining again .noxt', year; and he' hoped- to see twenty-teams at' next; meeting, The.'.visitors 1 were then escorted/through' Frimv ley works, and left in ' drags: for.'-Cornwall. Park 'to' start play.; ; ' ' ~.: - ;Tp-day's, matches resulted as follow:—, '. Hawke's: Bay :'B';(3 goals) v. Warigahui ,(2). Misses R. Shattky,' Sniyrk, and E;-Thompson scored for tho winners', and Misses-Powell and : Craig for-Waiigunui.,,; '" ),,:,' ;.-■-, ' Wairarapa. A (4 goals) v. Horowhenua (nil). v The scorers were' Misses Z. Humphries (2), K, O'ljeary, and P. Ashton. , ■■ The match Hawke's Bay A v; Auckland war one of the best games seen on Cornwall. Park, and after a very exoiliug match was won bj Hawke's Bay by 3 goals to nil. - • ~- Wellington beat Wairarapa B team by. 1 goal to' nil. ■-. -, : •■■'■.''..;•■; Nelson beat Tarariaki by.3 ~.'..-' Play takes place to-morrow at Napier, start iiig at 10.15 a.ni. The following is the draw:— ■Wairarapa"'A, v, Hawke's , Bay B„ Hawke'a Bay A v. Horowhenua, Nelson v. Wanganui, Wellington v. Auckland, Wairarapa B ■ v.' Taranaki'.'-':.',-'■.•':;■'■ "v ~",;,.' ','; ;';.-, The following 'nre the-results to date:-Nel-Bon' and Hawke's Bay A, ■ three wins; Taranaki, Auckland,! and- Hawke's, Bay, 8,. two' wins, one; loss; Wellington, Wairarapa A, and Iloiwhchua.ono win, two losses. Wanganvii aud Wairarapa ,B, three losses. ■ '■: .. ■ V.