SKATE HOCKEY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 103, 28 October 1939, Page 20

SKATE HOCKEY

The 1939 skate hockey season having been concluded, Mr. C. Amory, president of the Wellington District Skate Hockey Association, presented the championship shield to G. Manson, captain of the Tigers. During the past three seasons the Tigers have not lost a game and have only had 10 goals scored against them.

The 1939 team was G. Manson (captain), K. Mac Donald, H. Jones, S. Manson, W. Walton, and B. Christian. Others who have played in the previous seasons are J. Manson, V. Fry, and R. McHerron. All of the players have represented Wellington and D. Christian was also chosen as emergency for the Canterbury representatives when he was residing there in 1936.

During the 1936 season when no skate hockey was played in Wellington, the Tigers visited Manawatu, Auckland, and Christchurch . They defeated Manawatu and Auckland (twice) but were beaten by Canterbury. This was the first time Auckland had been beaten since the inauguration of the annual interprovincial matches in 1930.

Kitty, with Innocence second and Southern Maid third. The Innocence led most of the way, but in an exciting finish the Kitty managed to beat her across the line by. 3sec. The Southern Maid did not use her spinnaker in the race owing to the absence of some of her crew,1 and performed creditably to finish third. Innocence wa6i disqualified as-a result of trouble at the start. ,

In the afternoon races were held for keel yachts, Taur angas, and combined centreboarders. Maureen was first in the TaUrariga race, with Matchbox second and Pee Wee third. The keel yacht race proved to be somewhat disappointing, there being only three starters, Astral, Maranui, and Wairere, the race being won by Wairere.

A newcoriier. to Evans Bay, the 26ft mullet boat Cloud, owned by Mr. C. Catchpole, was expected to start in this race, but owing to the fact that she was leaking badly when launched on Saturday, she had to be reslipped on Sunday, and probably will nbt take the water again for a week or two.

Twenty-nine boats, including competitors from the Royal Port Nicholson, Worser Bay, and Muritai Yacht Clubs, took part in the race for combined centreboarders. The Kitty, repeating her morning performance, again finished first, this time by a considerable distance, with the Southern Maid second and the Vampire third. Judging by these performances, the Kitty and the Vampire show that they will be very hard boats to beat in the Sanders Cup and Idle Along trials respectively. On handicap, however, this race was won by the Takapuna class boat Manahau, which had sailed consistently well throughout the race. The Idle Along boat Toroa was second and the Swallow was third.