HOCKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13744, 8 May 1908, Page 8

HOCKEY.

SEASON OPENS TOMORROW. .'" : The opening of the hockey season will take place at the Polo Ground, Remuera, to-morrow afternoon, when a sports programme will be gone through, and there will also be .seven a-side tournaments for the lady and men players. Tramcars will leave Custom-street at frequent intervale for the. ground, and a train will also run A charge of 6d will be made for admission ami afternoon tea will be provided. ' The following is the draw for the seven a-side tournaments:— '",■"'.'■.' Senior Grade: (1) University v. College Rifles (referee.Mr. Wright); (2) North Shore v. Ponuc-n----by (referee Mr. Larkin); (3) St. George's v \uekland A (referee Mr. Hay); (4) United v." Auck- ■■■ '/'■

land B (referee Mr. Robinson); (5) winners of Ko. 4 v. winners of No. I, (referee Mr.- Madden); (6) winners of No. 2 v. winners of No. 3 (referee Mr. Larkin); (7) final, winners of No. sv. winners of No. 6 (referee Mr. Hay). Junior Grade: (1) .St. George's v. Training Col- ■ lege (referee Mr. Ziman); <2) College Rifies v. Ellerslie (referee Mr. Goldwater); (3) ro nana by v. United (referee .Mr. Pople); (3) Epsom v. Auckland (referee Mr. Beckend); (5) Y..M.C.A. v. University (referee Mr. 'Osborne); (6) winners of No. 1 v. winners of No. 5 (referee Mr. Ziman); (7)-winners of No. 2 v. winners of No. 4 (referee Mr. Pople); winners of No. 3, bye; (3) winners of No. 3 v. winners of No. 7 (referee Mr Beckend); (9) final, winners of Ko. 8 v. winners of So. , 6. (referee •Mr. Gold water). Ladies' Seven A-side: (1) Moana v. Rawhiti (referee Mr. Madden); (2) Kopana v. winners, of No. 1 (referee Mr. Wright). TEAMS FOR. TO-MORROW. The following teams have been supplied for tomorrow's matches:— United : Seniors— A. C3thro, G. Munro, G. Miller, 0. Welhatn, D. K. Porter. W. A. Brown, F. S. Shirriffs. Juniors—B. W. Becker; W. Hamlin. If. Hesketh, Woods, C. Dickeson, W. Douglas, A. W. Taylor. Auckland: Senior —Fullback?, H. D.'Hill and E. G. Whitley; halves, P. Lepine and V. C. Kavanagh; forwards, 11. W. Mather, W. BrookeSmith, ,S. X. Jones. Senior B—Fullbacks, C. L. Eastgate and A. W. Poad ; halves, A. Reid and C. E. Speight: forwards, 11. Culpan, A. Murdoch. H. Whyinan. The junior team will be pioked from the following:—A. 11 anion, J. H. Thompson, W. Hunter, McDonogh, P. Binford, McKean, W. Hutchings, Duval, C. Weston, E. V. Spears. St. ' George's: Senior.-,—Gilmour. Slator, Waters, Badliam, C. E. Stone. Palmer, Tattley. Juniors— W. Thompson, J. Xoonan, Westbury, Gyllies, Laird, Blewett, Timras. The following handicaps iiave been declared for the referees' ICOyds handicap, to be held at the sports at Remuera ■ to-morrow: —E. Madden scratch, G. Osborne 3yds. W. Dinnisou 4yds, l'oplo and If. Hay syds, Robinson and Beckend 6yus, Larking and Goldwater 7yds.