HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 595, 25 August 1909, Page 9

HOCKEY.

THE HAWKE'S -BAY TOURNAMENT. ;; ;| ;: 7; /FOURTH DAY'S PLAY. 7 ■' ; ' '.' ;■-..: ,(By Tolccraph.-Bpeclal Correspondent.). ; ';7'-',. ■■';'';.'-;-.' '■'.■.'■'•;•■■.".• Napier, August 21. ;: ■. hookey girls lave been prominent 'people ': Napier -streets during the present week, and, the championship tournament has been played in glorious weather. It is expected that the 125 visiting players wilt carry away an ofthe climate of ; Napier. at its best, . To-day 'a■ change of venuo was effected,' and the,:fourth days play opened on tho Napier Recreation Ground; the preceding games having been played, on Cornwall Park,' Hastings, • . •The opening game'was between Wntrarapa A/and Hawkes.Bay 8.. The teams were evenly matched, ;.but ,;in the v first :'spell' the visitors .were within an ace of scoring,, Miss Thompson making a sensational run, and missing the goal by inches, r Wairarapa continued to force - the;- play, '/'.lrat'-.-'.lhe' .defence was too sound. Hawkg'a Bay.retaliated, but some good chances 1 of; scoring were lost (by, bad shooting in the 6econd spell,; Good/defensive work was done for.; Hawke's Bay by Misses Humphries, War'renVand'Bissell. Play 'gradually liecame very fast, and Wairarapa almost secured a goal in the Hawke's >Baycircle, while the homo team missed two easy shots. The game ended in a draw, neither side scoring. Just fit the end'of •the: game -a Wairarapa playet received a rather ' severe knook in the faco with the ball, and had to be .assisted off > the! field. ,

:■''•■ The; game, Horowhenjw v. Hawke's Bay A, .had only been in progress a couple of minutes ,wh'enVthe> home /team- scored. Miss Nivon ; brought the "ball .down,, and,-passed to Miss ; - Wellwood, who shotan easy goal; Horowhenua then became ' aggressive, ■ but .Hawke's'- Bay and Miss Crowley shot a 6econd -goal; 'Hawke's Bay continued to hold ■•/ the-up>>er hand, and, in spite of >he; splendid defence i-of-Miss Bennett- (Horpwhenua's-goal-' '". keeper),,'ifour - ,'additional 'goals :wer'e shot by / Miss.'Well'svood, and one. by Miss Crowley.,..Tho. game thus tended in'favour of Hawke's Bay by '. 7•:Kdals ;to,."iiiL'' '_.:'■'■■■''"■■'•'•'.":". ■ '-'/.• '■ .'■'■'• '■'■"■ '■'■',-. 'Nelson,;and;'Wanganni. met. in a game that •was'full of', fast".and exciting play; Both sides 1 showed splendid combination; and >the 'first epell ended' without score. ,In the second spell ' Nelson -pressed- from-the-"b'ully-off,"'-and. after gome, fine play by the left-wing, Miss Parson- -.-,: age]-sent.the'.ball.in from.a.ecramble/near.the mouth df the.net.' Nelson'continued to attack, and,' after exciting ■ play.- in tho Miss ':. Langridgetshot a second g0a1..; Wangunui then ■■'■; assumed the '■■ but -poor: shooting robbed them of a score, and the game ended in^:f avouf of. Nelson • 2 goals to nil. • ■ ! In- the "game, Wellington v. -Auckland,. the' asserted .their superiority, and 'won byj'threa goals.to nil; .Miss-l)6nes (2) and-Miss Clarko wero responsible' for the scores. .',•'• Wel- , lingtoh set 'up :a stubborn defence, and • the , forwards occasionally.showed out'.in flashes of ; -•..:aggresHye>play.-'':'••■•-.-'..• .'■.'.■;.'■-..'''..'..•'■'. vxaranakimet WairaTapa B in an evenly-con-tested match; ' The first'spell ended without ■'; ecdre"; but the second had barely opened ,whon Miss'M'Keown shofa goal'for Taranaki. Miss Youiig promptly .added a "second, "and, after /holding the .advantage throughout/'Taranaki won,by 2 goals to nil. k .•"."'■ '. -,;•,.-..:. - ;. Great interest centres roUnd, to-morrow's play ,when Nelson:meets Hawke's Bay A. Neither 'team-has yet lost'-a match, and the result of /the;game will probably decide the 'champion- ' -At Hho close ;of . to r day's games the •-. positions, of the various o'ompehng clubs • were ' ; as;follow:—..;'; A.;'-';:'' : \- ;, ■'.:•:■-,■'.■-.,- : .:'■ . : ;'i.,^i' / '^~' r : ; -- '■■'.■. s.: : - ."-.■''" •-': ■ - : , : '■' »> '.-'s r^i- ■. ■ ■;■•:",!.- ■•■"■ ■"■■■:■. '-■".■ ..v;'i-'.i-:.9i..;'a-''.'-';3. -.!■..■■.'.;■ !■' ,' ! :■•■ ..-.-'-'. ■ -to-o i< "•■■ t"" '•'•—'■ .-..■■■ -• ..- fr .>J O , Hawke's Bay "A ,;. 4 0 0 .-'Nelson ...,.;..,. ; ;;.„;.....,. i ';.' "vO » '• 0 Taranaki '...]........,.........'..;;.......:. 3 '"'•'' l, .fl Hawke'6 Bay 8..:...,;„'......„'...;.,.;.' 2 11 Auckland , 8 10 Wairarapa A ....." , 12 1 Wellington I 3 0 Hoiawhenua 1 8 , , 0 Wairarapa B ,o. , i 0 Wanganui 0 4 0 "'LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. Illy Telcerapli.-I'rcss Association) ,"' - ' -•• • - • Dunedin, August 24 1 The ladies' hockey match, Otago v. Southland, was played here to-day, and resulted in \ win for the foimer by - four goals to-ml. CITY GAMES. j • - The Wednesday Hpcicey Association hava de;ided to pbslpone" to-day's on account of the Inter-Island Rugby tootball natch. ,