SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 143, 2 June 1911, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

I ’THE SPORT OF KINGS.” FIXTURES. June 2 and 3 —Dunedin J.C. June 3 and a—Otaki Maori R-C. June 3,5, and 7 —Auckland R.C. Great Northern Steeplechase. June 21 and 22 —Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 23 and 29 —Napier Park R.C. July 6 and 7 —Gisborne li.U. FOOTBALL. NEW ZEA LAND RUG L Y INION Wcllingum. June I. The Manngemviit Committee ot the New Zealand KteJiy 1 is mn itu-t tv n if, ht. A t-aro <>f Te Ante ’■ *h. Bo.v ' .1 M.-t pvi'UKsut.ii :•> I N South V» ales.- It ti.s sit'd ti ::t they be inturiii* d Hint the uu... it - tee could not avvvtie to the request, but that they be rw.’mitiuuii'u t,> renew it next season. T. Parata asked permission for the Maori team which toured Autralia last year to play a few matches in the North Island of New Zealand.—lt was decided to ask for particulars as to whether the team proposed to tour as • representing the Bay of Plenty Union, the decision being mean--while deferred. k Nelson Union asked for a loan.— It was decided to reply that no funds were available.

NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

Wellington. June I. The council of the New Zealand Football Association met to-night. It was decided that the matter of a visit from a New South Wales team be deferred till the end of the season, when the question would be considered with a x iew to arranging a tour next year. A communication was received from the New Plymouth Uiub complaining about the manner in which the affairs of the Taranaki Association were managed.—lt was referred back to the club, the meeting holding that communications from clubs should be forwarded to the council through the governing association. The Manawatu Association notified that it had arranged for a match with Wanganui, to be played on June 3rd, and asking the council's permission for a game to take place.—The application was granted. It was decided to ask the Canterbury Association to arrange a date ifor its match with Otago, and to notify it that a challenge for the Brown Shield had been received from Manawatu. It was decided that five per cent, of the net proceeds of the Canterbury Otago match should be retained by the council, and that the New Zealand Referees’ Association be asked to appoint the officials.

The following will represent Rovers v. Athletic:—Bainbridge. Nelson, Ellingham, Porahtwi. Koiyon, Heeney (2), Wilson. Grant. O’Neill, Murphy. Casey, Sutherland, Pattison, McWillie, Roberts. Wallace. The following will represent Rovers Juniors in their match against Athletics next Saturday. 2.30 p.m. sharp: - Backs, A. Gigg. Hay, O’Neill, Anderson. Pepper, Love, Humphreys, Packer, Caulton; forwards, Clarke, Power. Nesbit, Price, George, McCutcheon. K. Gigg, Sinclair, Langley. Downey. DOG TRIALS. THE CHAMPIONSHIP H MEETING. Dannevirke. June I. The Dannevirke inaugural cham pionship meeting under the auspices of the North Island Dog Trials Association was concluded to-day in favourable weather. Results:— Short Head and Yarding Competition. —H. G. Walters' (ihn.-f--church) Scott. 33 points. 1 : R. Pollock’s (Christchurch). 37 point l -. 2 : J. G. Sutherland’s (Hawke's Ba.O Fan, 38 points, 3. Thirty-six < <«m Huntaway. —R. Patterson’s (?dasterton) Bruce, 3»> points. ! ; G. Smith’s (Hawke's Bay) Fly. 27 points. 2: J. McDonald’s (Danne virke) Jock. 24 points. 3. The wut ner scored the full number <■' points. Twenty one competed. Mr. R. D. D. McLean. President of the association, was HOCKEY. UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY. JUNE 3rd. A Grade. — Bible Class v. Here taunga (!•>). 3, F. Thomas: Napier v. Hastings (12). 3. C. L. Thomas ; Mercantile v. Civil Service (11). 2. C. L. Thomas. B Grade.— Mercantile v. United (I2X R- V. C. Harris: St. Matthews v. Union (1), J. McGoldrick

Junior.- I’.il.b* < Im < v. Sr. ALit- ■ thews i’ll. 3. R. V. C. Ifnrris ; ; United Union (Hi). Thomas; K>>hinoor v. Napier 2. H. Ere- *:»•.! kson : ' Ladies’ Senior. Huia v. Hine- . n; >a (Hula). P. Folev. 1 Ladies' Junior.—Technical v. Huia (■». -2. R. Tlieks; Wapiti v. • * live (!*). 3. R. Hicks.