NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 32, 7 August 1934, Page 13

NELSON NEWS

A HOLIDAY MONDAY

HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

(Special to the "Evening Post.")

NELSON, August 0.

Kelson is the only district in New Zealand which recognises the first Monday in August as a holiday, following the English Bank Holiday on that date. ' The holiday was favoured by fine weather conditions for the various sports fixtures, which included a representative Rugby match and hockey tournaments. Many people went to the country and shooting and tramping expeditions were popular.

Prior to tho .commencement oi: the representative Rugby match today the Moller Memorial Cup, which has been allotted to the senior championship, was presented to the Nelson Union by Mrs. Moller. The Mayor (Mr. W. J. Moffatt), who spoke on behalf of Mrs. Moller, paid v tribute., to the late-Mr.;.-Holler, who had been a . highly- esteemed citizen and a ; prominent figure in various .sports in ■•Neisoii;' Mr. K. J. Ayre, president, accepted1' the 'trophy on behalf of the union. ' . >

The annual ladies' six-aside hockey tour■nanient • held on the Botanical Reserve ';l-«lay waS won by Rcwa Ai. The results rwere'-'as t'ollows:—First round.: Hiiia A beat Atua'B by'default; Kewa beat Motneka-A, 3-0; Motueka B beat Kia Ora B, 1-0. Second round; Atua A beat Moutere B, 1-0; Wa&htu Eeat.Tarakohe A, 1-0; Kiwaka jA.v-.b'eat-i-Eetya B, 3-0; Moutere A beat iriwaka C,: 3-0; Kia Ora A beat Kiwaka '-B, :i-0';-'Huia -A beat Ngatimoti, by default; Huia B beat Tarakohe B, by default; Kewa A beat Motueka B, 2-0. Third round: Wakatu beat Atua A, 1-0; Kiwaka 9 beat Moutere A by a hit over; Kia Ora A beat Huia A by a hit over; Rewa A beat Huia B, 3-0. Semi-finals: Kewa A beat Kia Ora A, 1-0; Kiwaka A beat Wakatu. Final: Rowa A * beat Kiwaka A, 2-1. The Gregg Relay Cup was retained by the Rewa Club. The schools' tournament was won by Stoke.

In a. match between the Nelson and Motueka Ladies' Golf Clubs Motueka won the Acheson Cup by 5 games to 1. Results were (Motueka names-first): Mrs. Smith beat Mrs. Green; Mrs. Thorp lost to Mrs. Toplise; Miss .Whitehorn beat Miss Mackay; Miss Everett beat Mrs. Moore; Mrs. Stilwell beat Mrs.-Davidson; Mrs. Kelling'beat Mrs. Miluer. The results of other games were: Mrs. Minchin lost to Mrs. Miller; Miss . Douglas lost to Mrs. Ohallies; Mrs. Mackay .and Mrs. Acheson all square;-' Miss Morrison lost to Mr?.' Harlfey; Mrs. Atkins beat Mrs..Sinclair; Mrs. Webley beat Mrs.. Boyes; Mrs. Moverley lost to Mrs. Mitchell; Mrs.' Deem beat Mrs. Stedman; Mrs. Cameron beat Mrs. Baigent; Miss Ross beat Mrs. Dodds.