HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1750, 15 May 1913, Page 6

HOCKEY.

WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. THE TIi7RD ROUND. l'etone '3 llui Mai 2 llereawa 3 Artillery 2 l'akcha A 5 l'akeha B 1 The third round of the Wednesday Hockey Association competitions was played yesterday, all tho grounds being m splendid condition. The following are tlie results: — PETONE —HI*I MAI. The game between Petone and Hnj Mai was piayecl at Petone. Tho home team won ilie toss, and decided to play with tlie wild at their hacks. llio game opened with Pc-tono breaking away lioin ina bully, and, lor a time, tney hud llui Mai 011 the delencc, but oil-side play relieved the pressure. From the irce-hit llui Mai got over lactone's twenty-five Line, onlv to lose the ball by hard hitting. M'Keiven (llui Mai) presently got tho ball; aiui, centring it, the forwards were soon attacking. In the circlc Hoy passed to bree, who scored. Hui Mai, 1; .L'etone, nil. l:'or Mime time afterwards play was very last and even, each side nnvir.g a turn <;t attaching, but the lino detente of t'lie tacks oil each side saved repeatedly. Eventually the Petone lorvards rushed down-neid , Irani half-way, and Parrant, pa.-.siug to W. M'Ewan, to llowe, the- latter shot a lino goal, llui Mai, 1; l'etone, 1. . Alter restarting, petono had Hui Mai hard pressed, bui iloy .saved by giving a penalty corner. The j'etono ionvarus then had several chances, but poor shooting was the ordcf of tho day, and the score remained as it was, Willi honours easy. Hui Jfai at length carried play iyto Petone. quarters, lind l'ointon (Pcione), in stopping tho rush, received a somewhat nasiy cut over the eye. .When play was resumed, Kobiuson (Hui Mai) Had a shot at goal, tho ball just missing tho net. In the second spell, Petono had tho best of the play l'or a time, but. the good play of the itiu Mai half-back lino saved, and a iorward ru-/i, iu the shape of a counter-attack, saw Petone's goal iu danger. A misunderstanding between bay and Hoy lost the chance. J. M'Ewan then started a passmg-nish, which carried play right down the field, and Cavill finished up by finding the net. Petone, 2; Hui Mai, 1. From tlie "bullyoft'," Hui Mai rushed play into I-ctone's circle, and, irom a scramble ill front of tho goal, the ball was kicked through. A goal was awarded to Hui Mai. Petone, 2; Hui Mai, 2. Just before the call of time, Hui Mai bad to concede a corner, from which W. M'Ewan landed a goal. The game thus ended ill favour of Petono by :! goals to 2. _ For the winners the M Ewan Bros., Pointon, Saul, Parrant, and Burn played well, while for llui Mai M'Kewen, Gillney, Robinson, Hoy, and Bree were the best. Mr. C. I'. M'lvenzie had charge of the game.

. HEREAWA—ARTILLERY. The match between Hereawa and Artillery was played at Karon, and, after a very even game, resulted in a win for Hereawa by 3 goals to 2. In the first spell play was even, and ended without cither side scoring. In tho second spell, Hereawa, for a time, had things tlicii own way, and Boyd (1) and Le Compto (-) scored in that order, 'l'hen Artillery, putting more life into their piaj', had Hereawa on the defensive, and tileeson and Batten each scored. When the whistle went, Hereawa were defending. Lo Compte, Boyd, and Clementson for Hereawa, and Gleeson, Batten, James, and Cox for Artillery, played well. Mr. Enipson was referee.