HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 771, 21 March 1910, Page 4

HOCKEY.

WELLINGTON CLUB. The annual'report of the Wellington Hockey Club states: The membership roll is still well maintained, there being. 41 active mombers. During the season .the. club! sustained./the loss of several. /prominent players, amongst whom >vap Mr, R, A. Brewer, wbose:untiring,,.efforts -'in the .dual capacity of captain'.; lin'd -treasurer during the 1908 season' -won-.liim thc,<'esteem : of every member •ofy'tho club;;:; ,;Th o financial position; of. th« club is highly satisfactory, there'being a halaiieein the bank of £14 ~10s.: The; committee regrets that it cannot congratulate members on the playing ..record for: the season, but.with tile promising material iii the, junior teams, there is every reason to. , look; for far- better' results-during tho onsuing season. .'.The senior team played'/ll matches, I 'winning" three, and Icsing 'eight goals' for 20, againGt , 31. Despite the lWrn-beribf losses'.sustainedj, it is 'satisfactory''to -note -that' all ":tho games wore'fought to. a close Rnish.Tho juniors, and thirds .'had ayerydishearfc ! dning season, • constant' irritating and trivial .|d«lays ; postponements, takr ing all tho keenness, out,, of members early in the season, thus rendering.it.' difficult. to, ,keep the teams together. The junior's' record reads Matches played.nine, won three,;lost six,'whilst <Jne,was:won'.by default. Goals for 18, against'3B.'" The third; team; as'far as can]: bo-ascertained, again' occupied the position' "of ~niiiners-iipV',' 'playing ten matches,' of which eight were' won in' addition 'to one by default', arid two lost, also one.by default; goals for 38, against 30. It is to ,bo hoped that this year they..will succeed in reaching the. top., .The players are to. be congratulated on gaining representative honours, viz., Mossrs. Walton, Smith, Smythe/ and HJi'rty. ' Hie two, lastnamed were members of tho team which Wrested the shield from' Auokland. In addition Messrs, .Grut, Gill,, and Morrah played for the.Junior Representatives. The thanks of tho, club are due to -Mr. R. G. Reed,, for. his donation to.the club's funds; to Mr. D. R. Mouzios fori his services as, auditor.; to Mr. Walton for. somo neat, copies of "Hints to Players," and to Messrs. Boole and Brewer-'for-the liso 'of' rooms for committee meetings. ' ■ " —— I'.' . THE UNITED CLUB. The. annual , meeting of the United' Hockey. Club. was , '.held on Saturday evening, when the following-, officers were. elected President, ' Mr.' -0. !A. Richardson;,vice-presidents, Messrs. ,T. S. Ronaldson and W.- 'E. Bethune; club captain, Mr. W. E. Pearson; 'committee, Messrs.' G. : F. Smyth,' M: BV Luckie, and W. J. Organ; hoii. secretary and treasurer, Mr. L. A. Elliott ; lion, auditor, Mr. W. A. Pavitt; Seloctien Committee, Messrs. G. 11.,I 1 ., Smyth, C,.Hickson, and L. A.,Elliott; .delegates to association, Messrs. M. F Luckio and L. A. Elliott., .-Mr.. ,F. Aslibolt, ; ono ,of .the , oldest .and--most, prominent, members -of',.-tho club,-, was . elected, a lifo member.. His departure is a great loss'to-the club. Several new members'..wore, eleqtpgi-. It,is.'intended - commence'"'' practice, fan-'. .mediately;--after' tho'- Easter holidays: ; T.KTONE CLUB. Tlio,, first' annual : - meeting of the Potone-Men's Hockey Club was.held /ni st 10 -Baptist.-Schoolroom. The' Rev, 1. A. Williams, presided-. The ■ report, which was adopted,, stated that the. club had been very, successful lapt '.season, both-teams having occupied a high position in their...'respective ■ grades:'.- Spine new;.; riiembeiis were' elected,., Officers for' the', ensuing season are.'as'.'follow: —Patt'on,j r .- T. M. Wili'ord; "M.P.; vice-patron, Mr. j. W M'Ewan; president," Rev. T. .A; Williams'; 'vice-presidents, Messrs. London, Short, -Silraii, Nicholson, Arnold, Hollar'd, Foster, Baldwin', ' and Warnessecretary; Mr. ' Atkinson";''treasurer' Mr. llardio, The captain and vicecaptain" aro to bo elected at a later date. Practice was commenced on Saturday afternoon, there being a good attendance;-'